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We fly in early August, 2 adults and a child 2 years old, budget $ 1500. We cannot decide on a hotel: Club Hotel Grand Efe (Kusadasi) or Club Hotel Caretta Beach (Alanya). Advise)
We fly in early August, 2 adults and a child 2 years old, budget $ 1500. We cannot decide on a hotel: Club Hotel Grand Efe (Kusadasi) or Club Hotel Caretta Beach (Alanya). Advise)
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I would go to Grand Efe (been there before), but: without a child! To travel along the coast and given the fact that it's still a "three-ruble note", Although they have stuck one more star now. The hotel is not very suitable for families with children.
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answered 8 years ago
If you have a question, then there are no questions. If not, then choose "for yourself" = sea temperature and excitement, the possibility of excursions, the comfort of the room. Nobody chooses a place "under the fence" from the budget, but
according to your wishes!
according to your wishes!
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answered 8 years ago
So decide for yourself - rest for the child or "for yourself"! What and what should be sacrificed or combined.
"Star" does not define children's service! Do you want to "relax" yourself or your child?
"Star" does not define children's service! Do you want to "relax" yourself or your child?
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answered 8 years ago
I was neither in the first nor in the second, but in 2014 I was resting in a hotel next to Caretta. Well, to be honest, I wouldn't go there myself. Firstly, it is immediately clear that the hotel is an economy class, there is no aesthetic appearance at all, a small area, mediocre animation, more shows than the participation of guests. The rooms are rundown according to the reviews. And the building itself is located somehow strangely, perpendicular to the sea. But far from the road, you will not hear the noise of the roads. And yet, keep in mind that in Konakli (for some reason) how many times I have been there, there were so many waves, both in July and early August, and at any time of the year ... you will have to keep an eye on the child. The beach, if I'm not mistaken, is quite a pleasant sand.
But in fact, just read the reviews, especially since you have a choice between thinking hotels, and not 5 or 8. :)
But in fact, just read the reviews, especially since you have a choice between thinking hotels, and not 5 or 8. :)
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answered 8 years ago
I don’t know anything about Grand Efe, but somehow I was in Caretta ... I wouldn’t advise Caretta. I didn't like it there.
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answered 8 years ago
Yes, this year, almost all hotels have reduced the level of service.
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answered 8 years ago
Olgaolga153, not all, but really many. And if the hotel had no service anyway, then with a reduced one, all the more I don’t know. pay for what. Those hotels in which the service remained at the same level, the prices were not particularly reduced. There is literally a difference of 200-300 dollars. for a family tour compared to last year. Or no difference at all (at the same price level)
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answered 8 years ago
Yes, I did not notice that the prices for tours have decreased. Quite the opposite. )))
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answered 8 years ago
In 2015 in Alanya hotel CARETTA BEACH was a work colleague in August. I picked up, like many there, the virus and all 14 days I was ill with a temperature. Kusadasi is much more interesting.
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answered 8 years ago
In Kusadasi, the sea has a constant "muzzle" and is 3-4 degrees colder than Anataliy
bay (the child has nothing to do there). The city itself is "not for children." To the Virgin Mary to atone for sins -
-it's too early and the ruins of Ephesus -simply will not be appreciated.
bay (the child has nothing to do there). The city itself is "not for children." To the Virgin Mary to atone for sins -
-it's too early and the ruins of Ephesus -simply will not be appreciated.
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answered 8 years ago
1500 is not such a small amount for Turkey today). You can get, for example, to good hotels in Belek. Just got back from Papillon Belvil. I looked at prices in joint up for 2 + 2 for a week - 1520-1600 dollars. Just take last-minute ones: with a departure in 2-4 days. As booking wrote about this hotel: get more than you pay) Papillon is a hotel chain. If you like the area big and green, choose Belleville. If you need compactness, then Papillon Aisha. Everywhere a good beach, slides, food. high rating.
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answered 8 years ago
Oops, I was wrong. I read that I have two children. And if the child is two years old, then in general on August 3 Belleville 1448 USD
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answered 8 years ago
Belleville for one and a half? Grab and don't think. This is a great option!!!
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answered 8 years ago
Pachok, we took for 1700 and were happy. And now they are even a little upset).
kamelkova3, this week a price collapse happened, just have to go). I looked at other five-star hotels that I considered as alternatives to Belleville before making a choice. For example, the Alva Donna hotel chain also has great deals (join up, but can still check the annex, etc.). Alva Donna Beach Resort Comfort in Side - on 3 Aug. $1289 Alva Donna Exclusive in Belek on August 3 - $1536, Alva Donna World Palace 5 * - $1499. Also excellent hotels for the price-quality (especially at this cost).
The only thing is that these are flights from Kyiv.) As I understand it, the author of the question is from Belarus, then you need to look at other tour operators. It also depends on the agency. For example, I always independently look at prices from tour operators, and I go for those. And other tourists, as it turned out, overpaid quite a lot.
kamelkova3, this week a price collapse happened, just have to go). I looked at other five-star hotels that I considered as alternatives to Belleville before making a choice. For example, the Alva Donna hotel chain also has great deals (join up, but can still check the annex, etc.). Alva Donna Beach Resort Comfort in Side - on 3 Aug. $1289 Alva Donna Exclusive in Belek on August 3 - $1536, Alva Donna World Palace 5 * - $1499. Also excellent hotels for the price-quality (especially at this cost).
The only thing is that these are flights from Kyiv.) As I understand it, the author of the question is from Belarus, then you need to look at other tour operators. It also depends on the agency. For example, I always independently look at prices from tour operators, and I go for those. And other tourists, as it turned out, overpaid quite a lot.
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answered 8 years ago
ldaydesign, traveling with Join is for extreme lovers. Just in July, tourists who booked a tour to Papillon Aisha were moved to a completely different hotel, tours where they were sold at lower prices. And this is a tiny part of what can happen to Join. Join is one of the most unreliable operators - they dump prices to the detriment of the volume and quality of service.
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answered 8 years ago
By the way, the Papillons are not worth $1,600 today. 9 nights for 2+2 will cost from 2700. And one more thing: prices now for tours change 3-4 times a day.
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answered 8 years ago
I went with join twice (the last time was a week ago). Nothing so terrible happened, but the flight departure was changed from Utar to lunch, which is even better. Looked for the sake of interest in the anex. also alva donna for 1499 (2+1 (2 years)). It's just a departure in 1-3 days. If you book a week before the tour, then the prices are usually higher. The difference is that earlier it was possible to get to good hotels in terms of price and quality only in advance. This season is completely different! If I were tourists, two or four days before the expected date, I would look through tour operators and choose the most advantageous option at the moment.
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answered 8 years ago
In any case, tourists from Belarus. They have other tour operators
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answered 8 years ago
And yet, Papillon Belleville (at the same price I would advise you to choose it) was 50% full, so there will be no relocation to another hotel due to 100% occupancy.
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answered 8 years ago
ldaydesign. This year Belarus is going through Joint. Join actively promotes his tours there this year and gives a good% commission to travel agents. Therefore, Belarusians are actively offered hotels in Join. Relocation to other hotels is not due to overbooking
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answered 8 years ago
I would go to Golden Age, Yalikavak (Bodrum). Both adults and children have something to do there.
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answered 8 years ago
musja7, if there is a choice between bad hotels with a cool tour operator and cool hotels with a new tour operator, I would choose the second one. This is already a special case, why, if there is a voucher, they are moved to another hotel. I myself have not come across this, although I read (but not according to join). Here, of course, the responsibility lies with the travel agent. I trust mine and know that in case of problems, I can turn to him. Maybe this realization that they won’t advise bad helps to avoid incomprehensible situations)
Once the anex let down our friends, they don't fly anymore. And for many years everything was fine with us with anex (they also often have prices much cheaper than other TOs). If it’s so scary to fly to good hotels with a join up, then you need to look for a middle ground. Here TUI offers for 1500 at the beginning of August for a week 2 + 1 its Magic Life Jacaranda hotel in Side (although this is already a rise in price, two weeks ago they were burning for 1200). A new five-star decent hotel with a good rating. Or "Alva Donna" through anex.
Once the anex let down our friends, they don't fly anymore. And for many years everything was fine with us with anex (they also often have prices much cheaper than other TOs). If it’s so scary to fly to good hotels with a join up, then you need to look for a middle ground. Here TUI offers for 1500 at the beginning of August for a week 2 + 1 its Magic Life Jacaranda hotel in Side (although this is already a rise in price, two weeks ago they were burning for 1200). A new five-star decent hotel with a good rating. Or "Alva Donna" through anex.
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answered 8 years ago
By the way, if you are afraid of annexation and join up, then there is also a tour operator with good prices - this is TPG (travel professional group). Here, his alvadonnas also fit into the budget of 1500 at the beginning of August.
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ldaydesign, in such situations, the responsibility lies not with the travel agent, but with the tour operator. The travel agent sells the finished product, which is created by the tour operator. The travel agent does not enter into agreements with hotels, air carriers and the host. All this is the scope of the tour operator. There is a clear division of the rights and obligations of the travel agent and tour operator. In general, all the nuances of your "relationships" are written in the contracts that you receive. Few people read the nuances (or read the contract at all). TUI and ANex are not those operators who dump prices. Price cuts for them (especially for Anex) go to fill charters. Therefore, good prices can be caught on the next departure dates (4-7 days). This is due to the peculiarities of pricing for air that Anex made with its main air carrier. Therefore, before departures there are empty seats and "in its pure form", sometimes you can catch a ticket for the next dates to Antalya for 60 dollars for a charter. This also affects the overall cost of the tour.
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answered 8 years ago