First time in Turkey

Written: 2 october 2007
Travel time: 3 — 10 september 2007
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
This year we decided to go to Turkey after listening to rave reviews from friends and relatives. We decided to go in September, because it is not so hot and there are fewer schoolchildren. We needed a 5 * hotel with a sandy beach and a good entrance to the sea, well, with a normal price-quality ratio. Antalya area, only there is a direct flight from Barnaul. We studied the Pegasus, Neva and TEZ tour catalogs, consulted with a local travel agency and settled on the Side region, and after some searches and price comparisons, we settled on JOY NASHIRE.

From Barnaul for 2 for 15 days it cost 70.500 rubles. I was attracted by the fact that the hotel is fresh (built a year ago), many pools and a huge beach.
We talked with experienced tourists and took with them:
- compact iron;
- mask and snorkel for swimming;
- dried squids and anchovies (for beer on the beach);
-chocolate "Inspiration" and pistachios (for cognac and whiskey in the evening in bars);
-3 packages of cheap caramels for the maid;

-3 blocks of cigarettes;
- medicines;
- hygiene products, including shampoo and soap, because there was nothing in the room except liquid soap;
- a couple of books and magazines with crossword puzzles;
- camera with charger, spare batteries, two flash drives;
-Cell Phones;
- clothes as usual at sea (we didn’t take a lot of junk).

Our travel agency said that the tour operator would be Pegasus. This was a little embarrassing, because in the reviews people often complained about their guides. 13.09. 07 flew to Antalya, quickly went through customs and border guards. On the square, a large group of Pegasus guides met, who sorted everyone into buses in one fell swoop. There were 8 people and a couple of children in our direction. Accompanied by a guide Ismail, a young humorous guy, in my opinion from Kazakhstan. In general, we went with jokes, jokes, informative information about Turkey and its sights, so 1.5 hours to the hotel flew by unnoticed. In JOY NASHIRE, my wife and I went out alone, the rest of the people settled in other hotels.
Ismail explained how to fill out the card at the reception and took the rest further. The time was 2 pm local time. Several of our people arrived earlier and had been waiting for two hours for the rooms to be cleaned.

Of the staff at the reception in Russian, no one spoke when the settlement is not clear. On the advice of our compatriots, we went to a restaurant for lunch. After dinner, we immediately received the key to the room, went to look. Room on the same floor as the reception overlooking the forest and the car park. We went to ask for a room with a sea view, but the Turks at the reception first turned on the "Uzbek" (don't understand yours or mine), then they offered to pay extra 10 euros per day. Our hotel guide Pegasus Muslim was supposed to appear the next morning, we decided to wait for him, not to pay money.

The room is spacious - entrance hall, bathroom, room, small balcony.

The room has a double bed, a sofa, an armchair, a table, a bedside table with a mirror and a TV, a bench, central air conditioning (it worked fine). General lighting and sconces over the bed. In the hallway there is a wardrobe (there is a safe in it), a clothes dryer, a mirror. The bathroom has a bathtub with a stationary shower, a toilet bowl with a pacifier and a faucet for washing, a sink, a mirror, a hair dryer. Chipboard furniture, but still fresh.
After spending the night, we decided not to change the room, because the balcony overlooks a quiet, shady side, everything is nearby - a 24-hour bar, shops, reception, a SPA center, a restaurant and an entrance gate on the other side, so there is no stench and bus noise. But still the guide Muslim was asked about the sea view.

He said that Pegasus books cheap rooms with a view of the forest, those who have money and desire pay extra 10 euros per day, everything seems to be official, this is the policy of the hotel. By the way, Muslim is also a compatriot, though from the Crimea.
Very intelligent guy, explains everything clearly, without false promises, always in touch.
The hotel building makes a very good impression, spacious clean halls, stairs, original glass elevators, etc. A very large general restaurant (some of the seats on the street are under a canopy), there are always free places and there are a lot of them. The waiters serve quickly, there are practically no dirty dishes on the tables. The menu lacked normal meat, because they mostly fried minced meat and there was something resembling goulash. Well, chickens ate a year ahead and in different forms.

In general, you could always find something to your liking, you didn’t go hungry. We also went to an Asian, fish and Italian restaurant. I liked the Asian one, the rest are so-so.
The great thing about Nashir is the pools, hardly any other hotel has so many. In fact, they occupy half of the territory. The pools have 4 jacuzzis, two children's slides.
The pools always have free sunbeds.
The beach is large (300-400 meters), there is a platform, sand, small pebbles, a convenient entrance to the sea.
There are showers and changing rooms. Sunbeds, mattresses, towels - free of charge. Next to the beach, a snack bar with beer, drinks and snacks from 10 am to 6 pm. Not far away, my aunt is baking stuffed cakes.
There is a kids club (we were without children), two courts, a water sports center.


Animators people 10 + 5-6 girls in the evening programs. Sometimes they do not bad (mostly dance numbers), but mostly amateur performances. Several times there were good teams from outside. In the evening there is live music in retro style.
There are many Germans in the hotel, especially pensioners, but this is a separate issue. Of ours in September were also mostly over 40-50 and young parents with children. There is no loud disco, there is a small one in the basement, but few people went there.
We immediately found a company of fellow countrymen close to our age, so we had a very good time. The hotel is for a relaxing family holiday, with a very clean area and good staff. If we get a chance, we will definitely go there again.
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