Great hotel for your money

Written: 24 august 2021
Travel time: 14 — 23 august 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
First, an appeal to Russian tourists: Compatriots, behave appropriately, take care of yourself and your children while on vacation.
Good hotel with its pros and cons. Of course, some places are already in need of repair, but overall very well. It is especially necessary to go here for those who are going to Turkey for the first time in order to experience the all-inclusive vacation. Everything is really on here and you can’t turn it off : ). We lived in the main building overlooking the amphitheater, the room has air conditioning, a refrigerator, a TV, a hairdryer, a safe and all accessories (gel, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, dental and shaving kits, even cotton pads and sticks, and threads with a needle! ). The room was cleaned every day, towels were also changed every day, linen - every five days. According to other guests, they were not cleaned regularly, but once every two days. With what it is connected, I do not know.
Nutrition.

The feeling of hunger did not have time to come to us during the rest : ) Although I can’t say that we ate a lot at the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner). In the restaurant you can eat 5 (!! ! ) times a day - breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and night soup (I have no idea what it was, it was not useful). The menu is extensive and quite rich and varied. In the morning, in addition to standard sausages, cheeses, vegetables, greens, thoughts, cereals, cereals, etc. , you can take freshly prepared scrambled eggs, donuts, pancakes, pancakes, and also make a la club sandwiches on the grill yourself. Starting from lunch, in the main restaurant you can get locally produced alcohol (quite tolerable quality), as well as soda. For lunch there is always chicken, turkey, fish in different cooking options, soups, side dishes and more. Dinner is also distinguished by a variety of dishes, meat dishes are added. Every dinner they cook something interesting - either shawarma or some other dishes.
You can always find something to eat! Desserts are simply huge. Fruit is always available. In addition, you can also eat at the beach bar (snack bar) from 12 to 15 - burgers, french fries, nuggets, salads, fruits. The lobby bar is open from 10 to 00. Any drinks - from tea and coffee to the signature Caesar cocktail are always welcome.
Due to the virus, waiters impose food, sometimes queues form because of this, but this is not critical. There is enough for everyone, even if you arrive 15 minutes before the end of, for example, lunch. The tables are also cleared very quickly, you can always find a table. Special thanks to the restaurant team! Those who write that everything is monotonous and not tasty are just freaking out with fat or trying to prove what gourmets they are : )
Russian tourists, as always, are always hungry, gaining an incredible amount of food and then leaving everything on plates. Or carried out of the restaurant and left halfway. So ashamed of such compatriots!
Sea and beach.
The Mediterranean Sea is simply luxurious - warm, pleasant, the waves are not huge, the entry into the water is gradual, you can choose the desired depth. The beach is large, there are enough sunbeds for everyone (we went at different times, we were never left without a place). Instead of umbrellas, awnings are stretched, which is also very convenient. Although the beach itself is being cleaned, but with such an influx of tourists, they obviously can’t cope, it’s dirty in places. BUT! For some reason, tourists cannot take two steps to the trash can. Especially parents whose children just arrange a pigsty after themselves (and not only on the beach, but also in the dining room). Every time I watched it, I was horrified! At home, you clean up the trash after your child, but you don’t need to at the hotel?

The pools are large, there are two of them and another one with slides for children and adults. The pool between the buildings is a place for a party - there is music, animation, all sorts of entertainment. The pool behind the main building on the way to the beach is a calmer place. There is a small paddling pool for kids.
Entertainment.
Almost the whole day something happens: ) Either yoga, then aqua aerobics, then darts, then some children's activities (the mini-club also works). But the most important thing is the show time from 20:45 mini-disco (it seemed to me that for children up to 10 years old) and from 21:30 the show program is different every evening. During our time, there were belly dances, and a fire show, and a comedy show by animators, and a Mongolian show (practically the Circus Du Soleil). There was live music on the restaurant terrace on some days (on Sunday, for example, when there is no show program). The repertoire is excellent! The host is just a mega-artistic person. Finds a common language with all adequate people (just sometimes some parents do not understand what they are being told and simply interfere with work).
The hotel is definitely recommended to visit, but you need to be prepared for a huge number of people.

We rested with Aneks and this is a different story. Anex-Tour has changed its style.

Previously, during a transfer from the airport, the guide told general facts about the country, something interesting and so on, now they immediately begin to sell their excursions. At a meeting with a hotel guide (hello to Denis from our Caesar), you need to directly ask about the excursions in all details - what will happen, where they will take you, what time is calculated, what you need to bring with you, etc. So, we bought into The Land park of legends and worthlessly spent $150 for two with an anex, and all because it was said - for the WHOLE day, at the end you will see a fountain show and so on. In fact, tourists are taken out at 16:45, while the organization for entering the park is also lame. Alena drove us - she doesn’t really know anything, she can’t tell. Such to yourself. The same thing happened with the excursion to the Tyzy Canyon (new program) at sunset. We found out that the tour included rafting on a mountain river 10 minutes before departure, well, at least we managed to run away for changeable clothes and swimwear.
But Denis told everything colorfully, with jokes, personal photos. He is an excellent salesman : ) And this time, the annex has a million such punctures with excursions. And the organization is lame in places, and the guides can't really say anything. The disappointment is complete.
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