May holidays in Turkey

Written: 19 may 2013
Travel time: 1 — 13 may 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 3.0
Cleanliness: 3.0
Food: 6.0
Amenities: 7.0
Good day everyone!
I want to write a review about the hotel PR CLUB SAPHIRE. We rested from May 1 to May 13.2013. I will try to be objective.
We go to Turkey every year, we were in Simena Sun Club, Amara Wing, Amara Dolce Vita. We decided that we would not spend a lot of money on the May holidays and decided to choose a budget hotel. Club Saphire is located at the very end of the coast, in the village of Tekirova. The drive from the airport (stopping at a bunch of hotels along the way) is about 2 hours.

We arrived at it around 11 am. Because it was May 1st, the hotel was half empty, we were settled immediately. We were given a standard room in the central 5-storey building on the 5th floor overlooking the road. I went into it and almost fainted from the smell of paint. Apparently recently renovated. The husband went down to the reception, gave us $ 10 and they changed the room for us - they also gave us on the 5th floor, but with a view of the sea, fresh, clean and odorless. According to the room: not bad, not very big, but nice. Of the minuses - a dark mirror and poor lighting in the bathroom strained. The socket on one side of the bed was not working. The balcony is not big and there is no dryer (or any device) for towels. I took rope and clothespins with me from home. The room was cleaned every day. I did not notice any cons for cleaning - it seems to be normal. We left a couple of dollar tips.
Hotel: The hotel needs renovation and furniture replacement. I was haunted by the smell of old carpeting in the halls. In the central hall (where the reception is) 2 out of 12 lamps are on (either they save or simply do not change the burnt ones). The last 4 days of our holiday, out of 4 elevators, 2 worked. Although the snack bar, in the left wing from the reception, has excellent furniture, new.
Territory: small, very green, many huge pine trees. Especially nowhere to walk (this is in the evening). The pool is quite large, there were enough sun loungers for everyone both at the pool and on the beach. One big and fat minus - dirty. It seems to be sweeping (by the pool), and watering, but it would be necessary to wash it with a good mop - dried puddles of spilled juice, garbage, cigarette butts... Chaise lounges require serious washing.
Beach: sand turning into pebbles. The entrance to the sea - the pebbles are larger. It was ok for me to get in. I saw people in special shoes. The beach was also cleaned badly - bottles, bits, dirty dishes, pieces of paper were lying around in the evening. When they removed it, when they didn't. Somehow strange... There were no problems with the sun lounger. No one occupied a place at 6 in the morning and everything was enough for everyone.

Food: OK for me. From meat, mainly chicken and turkey, lamb. Beef is mostly in the form of a stew with vegetables. Lots of vegetables and herbs. From fruits - apples, oranges, grapefruits, 3 times they gave strawberries. I didn't get the joke with the slugs. Oranges everywhere - the sea! And fresh is paid. It's strange... Well, you put a device for fresh juice - people will do it themselves - no, they put a specially trained boy. He was constantly standing and bored. For breakfast - different types of eggs, pancakes, muesli. Strange, but there were no dried apricots and figs (it seems they were only served a couple of times for breakfast). There are a lot of pastries, but I did not like it. Honestly not tasty.
Animation Entertainment: I myself came to fall on the beach, so I did not take part, but I watched and heard. Another fat minus is very loud music by the pool when the animators start working. it is impossible to sit and talk - you do not hear yourself. The animators held some competitions, but such children's ones! As in a pioneer leger, honestly. And the chief animator stupidly "joked" - his catchphrase was this - he listed the people who signed up for the competition and always added at the end - "Sasha, Masha and poop! " I wanted to come up and crack him, I swear! And another favorite phrase - "Stop eating, stop drinking! " I would have killed the bastard. Apparently one man could not stand it when he called him - Arthur - fittings. I apologized.
Children's animation: I can't say anything. There is a fenced children's corner with a house, swings. I saw children there with a dumb-looking aunt. They drew something there, played. But the kids were sitting, laughing - if it wasn't interesting, they probably would have run away.
It seems to be all. . .
Conclusion: For your money, the hotel is normal! You can find cons in all hotels and whoever is lucky. This one is in line with its price range.
Thank you for your attention! I hope that my review will be useful to someone. I will answer any questions if needed.
Have a nice rest!
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