Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
7.0
Service:
7.0
Cleanliness:
6.0
Food:
5.0
Amenities:
6.0
Summer starts with a visit to Turkey. Traveling to the Mediterranean in my family is a tradition that was decided not to change in 2016. Starting to choose a hotel, we hesitated between Queens, Euphoria Tekirova and Alva Donna in Kirishi. Then they compared prices, calculated and decided that for four adults even $ 300 savings is already good, and they took Queens Park, which was cheaper than Alva and Euphoria. No alarm bells intuition did not give. We were already in this hotel in 2014 and just squealed with delight - from the kitchen and service. But alas, the excitement is in the past.
I would like to make a reservation right away that my review is based on a comparison of the Queens Park of past years and the Queens Park of the 2016 season. People who came here for the first time are in a sacred delight, and newcomers, judging by the policy of the hotel, are the majority. They like everything, they will surely flood the resources with their positive reviews. I will write as is. Because I remember how it was.
1. SETTLEMENT. We arrived early, there were no problems with the settlement, we were settled immediately after breakfast. Dali 5th floor, above the restaurant. After half a day, things that were drying on the balcony began to smell like meatballs, and a day later - a cocktail of fish, grilled vegetables and kebabs. The only salvation from smells is to "batten down the hatches. " But alas, then you can cook - because the air conditioner does NOT WORK after a certain time. Its hours of operation are from 10 am to 5 pm (I think). And that's it. Savings. . . Closer to midnight, the sewer began to talk to us. . . The sounds and smells are still the same. We had to change the room - but they moved us only on the third day. We moved from restaurant hell to a villa, at the other end of the hotel. In the villa, the room, although smaller, is heavenly compared to the wing overlooking the pool and restaurant))) And it’s not hot, air conditioning is not needed in principle. Safe, minibar, basic furniture, two sockets)))) In the minibar - sprite, fanta, cola, water, apple juice, filled every 3 days (after a reminder). Cleaning is superficial. Change towels, make bed. I had to point my finger at the sticky table and the finished shampoo in the dispenser. The mattresses are very hard, both in the main building and in the villas. Unaccustomed bones can hurt))))
2. FOOD AND BEVERAGES. Naturally, the second question after settling is food. Here you can write for a long time. For food (compared to previous years) - a complete failure. Let's start with the fact that the ultra-all-inclusive in Queens 2016 is kind of weird. Let's say there is no food from 16-00 to 19-00 (cookies and coffee do not count). The snack bar is closed and the main restaurant will serve dinner only from 7pm. The same failure from 21-00 to 23-30. Late for dinner - your problems, go hungry until almost midnight. Yes, and after midnight you can only eat a warmed soup, make a sandwich with cheese-sausage and eat a tomato. A la carte restaurants are not available for free at all. The price of the entrance ticket is 10 dollars.
As for the main menu: lumpy meat does not exist in nature. Beef - once every five years. Lamb - either in the form of a kebab, or as a solemn dish. Didn't see any red fish. True, there was tuna on the grill. 1 time. Neither sea bass nor dorado - the fish menu is limited to small breaded fish, or fillets a la herring - fried, boiled, steamed... From meat - chicken (wings, legs, grilled fillets in the evenings), turkey (small pieces in sauce or, again, grilled in the evenings). There are many herbs and pickles - but they are the same from day to day, no variety. No basil, no arugula. Mint - and that is not always present. Side dishes - potatoes in all forms, rice, bulgur, pasta. They're fucking everywhere! Even in salads!
Sweets: compared to previous years, this is a shame, not sweets ((( Baklava is enough for a maximum of the first hour of a meal, those who come later can only lick their lips. Cakes are all the same type: coffee biscuit shortcake + layer of jelly or soufflé + berry on top. You can dial 4 different pieces and closing your eyes, try everything. There is NO difference. My husband and I love fried bananas in a sauce of caramel, figs, dried apricots and nuts were the only time, and in a meager amount. In the past visit to the hotel, these bananas could be fattened up to sugar coma))) Fresh - no, as a class. Not for free, not for money. An abundance of fruit is also not observed - 3-4 times there were strawberries, green apricots and hard plums. From what is at every meal - oranges, apples, watermelons. There are no grapes, no cherries, about pineapples or some kind of figs in general I am silent.
Drinks - well, you can drink. They pour it, of course, as they tear it away from themselves - in microdoses. Vermouth is poured into 1 sip. You feel like a beggar and an alcoholic, coming to the bar for the 4th time and demanding a "double martini". Savings (((((Cocktails are hell, especially mojitos. We adapted to make it ourselves, adding our own alcohol and our own sprite or schweppes. A mint leaf filled with mineral water or lemonade is NOT MOJITO). Of the strong drinks, the most sane alcohol is brandy. Juices from vending machines - also nonsense, you can only drink apple.
Ice cream - oooh, from 15-15 to 16-15. To get a ball of ice cream - you have to stand in line. And before that - you have to take a turn. Because there is not enough ice cream, and if you come at 16-00, then it simply may not be there. Again, savings.
3. TERRITORY AND SEA
Beautiful. Green. Well done. The sea, as always, is good, the staff monitors the beach. There are no broken sunbeds, everything is within the normal range. The pool is also in relative order, but there are surprises in the form of an abandoned diaper under a sun lounger, for example. However, it's not so much the fault of the staff who do not have time to clean up, but the pigs-compatriots who believe that everyone owes them. . .
There are many cats on the territory, they are very well-mannered, they will gladly eat a sausage or a piece of meat if you offer. And if you do not offer, then they will not beg. A turtle lives near the greenhouse, walks on the lawn in the morning)
There is a hammam, a sauna, a Roman bath, and even there are similarities of heated chairs lined with mosaic tiles. They are called tepidarium - it is ideal to warm up kidney stones)))))
4. ANIMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. We go on vacation without children, so I can not appreciate the quality of care for the little ones. I heard that mothers are outraged by the work of the mini-club - the animators do not take under the patronage of "active" children. Basically, the kids are all hanging on their parents' heads, actively crowding around the lobby bar in the evening hours, which creates a strange sight - at 11 at night there are more preschool children hanging out at the bar, begging for cola and nuts than adults ordering alcohol.
As for the evening shows - well, SUCH. Didn't finish watching anything. Brazilian dances - 6 girls-dancers, 40 minutes dancing some kind of endless dance-hodgepodge with the same movements. Break dance - b-boys, twisting the bottom break under the Prodigy. Miss QueensPark contest - four girls were invited to sing karaoke with water in their mouths (Oh my God, what a man, Louboutins, etc. ). In a word, amateur activity of the pioneer camp level. But then again, maybe we are snobs - people laughed, had fun, filmed on their phones and gave a standing ovation.
5. CONTINGENT OF HOLIDAYERS. Well, here, I think everything is clear. The bulk - Ukraine. Kyiv, Odessa, Zaporozhye, Western regions. Ukrainian flags are periodically hung on windows and balconies. For dinner, some come in embroidered shirts. There are several Russian families. Another 20 percent is evenly distributed between Kazakhstan and Europe. From time to time one gets the feeling that wild people from a civilization forgotten by God have arrived at the hotel. We saw how one of the female vacationers took full handfuls of tea bags and... hid these bags in her bra without leaving the table. On the beach, mothers do not hesitate to put their children to pee at a nearby sun lounger, "in the sand. " Although the toilet to go a maximum of 100 meters. On the lawns we constantly stumble upon some kind of candy wrappers, pieces of paper - children running around the hotel are not at all accustomed to throwing anything into the bins. And the Turks do not have time to clean up, although they lick the territory and plant flowers almost around the clock.
Summing up all of the above: in my opinion, Queens Park Tekirova has turned from a solid, strong five into an ordinary hotel, which has no chips, no soul, no zest. Yes, they accommodate, yes, they feed, yes, they clean - but alas, there is no longer any delight, and there are more problems and misunderstandings than amenities. I think that on this trip, my personal friendship with Queens Park is over. There is no desire to return.
I would like to make a reservation right away that my review is based on a comparison of the Queens Park of past years and the Queens Park of the 2016 season. People who came here for the first time are in a sacred delight, and newcomers, judging by the policy of the hotel, are the majority. They like everything, they will surely flood the resources with their positive reviews. I will write as is. Because I remember how it was.
1. SETTLEMENT. We arrived early, there were no problems with the settlement, we were settled immediately after breakfast. Dali 5th floor, above the restaurant. After half a day, things that were drying on the balcony began to smell like meatballs, and a day later - a cocktail of fish, grilled vegetables and kebabs. The only salvation from smells is to "batten down the hatches. " But alas, then you can cook - because the air conditioner does NOT WORK after a certain time. Its hours of operation are from 10 am to 5 pm (I think). And that's it. Savings. . . Closer to midnight, the sewer began to talk to us. . . The sounds and smells are still the same. We had to change the room - but they moved us only on the third day. We moved from restaurant hell to a villa, at the other end of the hotel. In the villa, the room, although smaller, is heavenly compared to the wing overlooking the pool and restaurant))) And it’s not hot, air conditioning is not needed in principle. Safe, minibar, basic furniture, two sockets)))) In the minibar - sprite, fanta, cola, water, apple juice, filled every 3 days (after a reminder). Cleaning is superficial. Change towels, make bed. I had to point my finger at the sticky table and the finished shampoo in the dispenser. The mattresses are very hard, both in the main building and in the villas. Unaccustomed bones can hurt))))
2. FOOD AND BEVERAGES. Naturally, the second question after settling is food. Here you can write for a long time. For food (compared to previous years) - a complete failure. Let's start with the fact that the ultra-all-inclusive in Queens 2016 is kind of weird. Let's say there is no food from 16-00 to 19-00 (cookies and coffee do not count). The snack bar is closed and the main restaurant will serve dinner only from 7pm. The same failure from 21-00 to 23-30. Late for dinner - your problems, go hungry until almost midnight. Yes, and after midnight you can only eat a warmed soup, make a sandwich with cheese-sausage and eat a tomato. A la carte restaurants are not available for free at all. The price of the entrance ticket is 10 dollars.
As for the main menu: lumpy meat does not exist in nature. Beef - once every five years. Lamb - either in the form of a kebab, or as a solemn dish. Didn't see any red fish. True, there was tuna on the grill. 1 time. Neither sea bass nor dorado - the fish menu is limited to small breaded fish, or fillets a la herring - fried, boiled, steamed... From meat - chicken (wings, legs, grilled fillets in the evenings), turkey (small pieces in sauce or, again, grilled in the evenings). There are many herbs and pickles - but they are the same from day to day, no variety. No basil, no arugula. Mint - and that is not always present. Side dishes - potatoes in all forms, rice, bulgur, pasta. They're fucking everywhere! Even in salads!
Sweets: compared to previous years, this is a shame, not sweets ((( Baklava is enough for a maximum of the first hour of a meal, those who come later can only lick their lips. Cakes are all the same type: coffee biscuit shortcake + layer of jelly or soufflé + berry on top. You can dial 4 different pieces and closing your eyes, try everything. There is NO difference. My husband and I love fried bananas in a sauce of caramel, figs, dried apricots and nuts were the only time, and in a meager amount. In the past visit to the hotel, these bananas could be fattened up to sugar coma))) Fresh - no, as a class. Not for free, not for money. An abundance of fruit is also not observed - 3-4 times there were strawberries, green apricots and hard plums. From what is at every meal - oranges, apples, watermelons. There are no grapes, no cherries, about pineapples or some kind of figs in general I am silent.
Drinks - well, you can drink. They pour it, of course, as they tear it away from themselves - in microdoses. Vermouth is poured into 1 sip. You feel like a beggar and an alcoholic, coming to the bar for the 4th time and demanding a "double martini". Savings (((((Cocktails are hell, especially mojitos. We adapted to make it ourselves, adding our own alcohol and our own sprite or schweppes. A mint leaf filled with mineral water or lemonade is NOT MOJITO). Of the strong drinks, the most sane alcohol is brandy. Juices from vending machines - also nonsense, you can only drink apple.
Ice cream - oooh, from 15-15 to 16-15. To get a ball of ice cream - you have to stand in line. And before that - you have to take a turn. Because there is not enough ice cream, and if you come at 16-00, then it simply may not be there. Again, savings.
3. TERRITORY AND SEA
Beautiful. Green. Well done. The sea, as always, is good, the staff monitors the beach. There are no broken sunbeds, everything is within the normal range. The pool is also in relative order, but there are surprises in the form of an abandoned diaper under a sun lounger, for example. However, it's not so much the fault of the staff who do not have time to clean up, but the pigs-compatriots who believe that everyone owes them. . .
There are many cats on the territory, they are very well-mannered, they will gladly eat a sausage or a piece of meat if you offer. And if you do not offer, then they will not beg. A turtle lives near the greenhouse, walks on the lawn in the morning)
There is a hammam, a sauna, a Roman bath, and even there are similarities of heated chairs lined with mosaic tiles. They are called tepidarium - it is ideal to warm up kidney stones)))))
4. ANIMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. We go on vacation without children, so I can not appreciate the quality of care for the little ones. I heard that mothers are outraged by the work of the mini-club - the animators do not take under the patronage of "active" children. Basically, the kids are all hanging on their parents' heads, actively crowding around the lobby bar in the evening hours, which creates a strange sight - at 11 at night there are more preschool children hanging out at the bar, begging for cola and nuts than adults ordering alcohol.
As for the evening shows - well, SUCH. Didn't finish watching anything. Brazilian dances - 6 girls-dancers, 40 minutes dancing some kind of endless dance-hodgepodge with the same movements. Break dance - b-boys, twisting the bottom break under the Prodigy. Miss QueensPark contest - four girls were invited to sing karaoke with water in their mouths (Oh my God, what a man, Louboutins, etc. ). In a word, amateur activity of the pioneer camp level. But then again, maybe we are snobs - people laughed, had fun, filmed on their phones and gave a standing ovation.
5. CONTINGENT OF HOLIDAYERS. Well, here, I think everything is clear. The bulk - Ukraine. Kyiv, Odessa, Zaporozhye, Western regions. Ukrainian flags are periodically hung on windows and balconies. For dinner, some come in embroidered shirts. There are several Russian families. Another 20 percent is evenly distributed between Kazakhstan and Europe. From time to time one gets the feeling that wild people from a civilization forgotten by God have arrived at the hotel. We saw how one of the female vacationers took full handfuls of tea bags and... hid these bags in her bra without leaving the table. On the beach, mothers do not hesitate to put their children to pee at a nearby sun lounger, "in the sand. " Although the toilet to go a maximum of 100 meters. On the lawns we constantly stumble upon some kind of candy wrappers, pieces of paper - children running around the hotel are not at all accustomed to throwing anything into the bins. And the Turks do not have time to clean up, although they lick the territory and plant flowers almost around the clock.
Summing up all of the above: in my opinion, Queens Park Tekirova has turned from a solid, strong five into an ordinary hotel, which has no chips, no soul, no zest. Yes, they accommodate, yes, they feed, yes, they clean - but alas, there is no longer any delight, and there are more problems and misunderstandings than amenities. I think that on this trip, my personal friendship with Queens Park is over. There is no desire to return.
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