Be careful - Romance beach 4+ and Romance club 3 + * - are radically different, although the owner is one

Written: 22 august 2017
Travel time: 4 — 11 august 2017
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 3.0
We went according to the description and photos in Romance beach (near the sea and water park, with its own beach), and got to the Romance club (you need to go to the sea through the main road Marmaris).
Don't confuse! These are two different hotels with one owner. And it is better to get to the beach hotel - by the sea, with its own beach, spa, gym, large area. They are not equal, have different "star categories", visually visible (passed daily along the road to the sea and visited the gym).
My review will apply to Romance club hotel 3 + *.

LOCATION. Cons: Across the road - crazy drivers in cars and bugs do not pass. On the one hand, it is really dangerous, because due to the turn and bushes the car is not visible, you can easily get under the wheels. The hotel is located on both sides of the road between other buildings and the bazaar above the road. The view from the window on the pool is a better option than on the road. Center - up to 2 km. We rented bicycles or walked. Near the hotel near the market.
Pros: relatively close to the sea.
ANIMATION: not available. Some drunken Russians arranged for themselves animations with dancing on high bar stools - why not a show)) after 23.00 the hotel goes to sleep.
TERRITORY. Minus that it actually does not have. Swimming pool, bar and dining area. The hotel is small - I would say it's just an all inclusive apartment.
Plus: neat and clean. You can relax with your fruit and wine in the area at the tables on the side of the building.

BAR.
Cons: The quality of drinks, in fact, as in most hotels in Turkey, wants to be better. Beer - for the amateur, a kind of sour and brooch-like wine, from which you do not get drunk, but only plant health. Cocktails are a little better. Juices, surprisingly, are not yuppies - but from the bottle and the rules. Cola, fanta and sprite are similar to the original, you can drink (although we do not sing at all). But we took nothing but water at the bar! Alcohol was bought in a store. Spent extra ...
It is good that tequila was brought from tax-free))) wine is not cheap.
Pros: Bartender. It is mega positive and nice, attentive and pleasant, polite and friendly. He speaks English. Alican saved the rest of the hotel. The bar is open until 23:00. Give sparkling little water in small jars - tasty and convenient. Alikanu thanks and smiles, jokes, good mood and atmosphere))

FOOD. Cons: daily to garnish rice. And french fries. Pasta and potatoes were rare. And that's all. I just can't look at the rice. Baking is very sweet, little choice. The coffee machine often did not work, empty cups sometimes stuck to lift. It is better not to taste fried soy sausages or meatballs. Uniform breakfasts. The queues are long at the beginning.
Pros: No one was hungry. Sufficient choice of greens, vegetables - both raw and stewed. Ready to take better (even gave a pencil). I am for a healthy diet))) Delicious peppers, broccoli, eggplant, cabbage ...

It's bombastic for vegans! But we are not vegans))) fish - mackerel - was given twice - tasty and large pieces. Every day chicken (only one day was not), and once gave a delicious veal, I still remember. worked as an apartment without a kitchen). Fruits - watermelon, melon, apricots - should be taken at the beginning, because then everyone quickly disassembled.
ROOMS: It is better not to settle in the building on the left. We barely moved from there to another building the next day and the difference is very noticeable. About the worst rooms: peeling walls, horrible tiles, old bed and torn, not fresh, tired… Toilet and bath - a kind of pantry. Shower - a hole in the floor, curtain….
The best rooms are spacious, newer, cleaner and nicer. They cleaned every day. We left a couple of dollars for the whole hour. Bed linen was changed once and towels were changed several times.
Shower and toilet with good tiles and decoration.
Tip - before you check in - go and check the room.
The best rooms on the right and in the middle (if you look at the hotel). Because there is sadness in the building on the left. Change the number - no problem - the staff goes to the meeting. In general, we wanted to move to the Romance beach hotel - everything is real - with a surcharge of $ 20 per night. But after moving to the best room, they changed their minds.
Beach: small, has no own, you can use the beach of the above hotel. There are few sunbeds, but we never lay at sea, dropped things and used one sunbed for 8 people of our company.
EXCURSIONS - went somewhere every day - Dalyan, the confluence of two seas, Cleopatra, jeep safari, hammam… Took tickets to MAXA (near the market on the road tour office YAGNA's boat). Max (as he calls himself) makes good discounts, especially when not one tour, several people and a good speaker in the company who knows how to bargain.
Plus exchanges money at a good rate.
Compared to others - discounts can be big, communication with Max will be positive and you can hear a lot of useful advice that others will not tell. The guide is definitely more expensive tours.
In general, the rest is great due to excursions and the sea. If you go without excursions and be all the time in Marmaris - this hotel is not suitable. And the sea, for example, in Icmeler (8 km) is better - cleaner and bombshell)) We rode bicycles to swim there.

The hotel has its advantages - the staff (especially the bartender Alican) and relatively good cuisine. Three meals + a snack with their pastries + a coffee machine with 24-hour access. Suitable for budget holidays and for those who do not sit still. If you want comfort, relaxation, views of the sea or garden, animation, sophistication - you are not here.
I didn't like the fact that the hotel was hosted by most Russians, some of them were absolutely adequate and pleasant, and some of them served instead of animation after drinking alcohol to a lesser extent.
Be careful, because in fact for the same money you can get to Romance beach 4 *, which is an order of magnitude higher in everything. Clarify in advance so as not to be as disappointed as we are at first.

PS In the photo - two rooms - one worse, and the second - the best, to which we moved))) overlooking the pool
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