Decent budget hotel

Written: 14 june 2009
Travel time: 6 — 12 june 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
I'll start in order... We went to Turkey for the 2nd time, the tour operator "Anextour", Globus Airlines, in the fleet of this airline only Boeing 737-400 and Boeing 737-800NG. We flew just the same on a Boeing 737-400, both flights passed without delays and transfers.
Upon arrival in Turkey, at the Antalya airport, the host party - “Anextour” was waiting for us, we quickly got on the bus and moved to the hotel (it took about 1.5 - 2 hours to get to the hotel). We got to the hotel somewhere at 21:00 Turkish time (that is, an hour ago from Moscow). At the hotel we were met by the guide from "Anextour" - Alisher, a stupid guy with a lack of organizational skills, in my opinion. I explain why, as soon as we entered the hotel and approached him, I asked him to put us as close to each other as possible, since there were four of us, and, accordingly, 2 double rooms. He came up to the reception and mumbled something in Turkish, then told me that everything was settled. As a result, 2 were settled on the 4th floor in the right wing, others - on the 1st floor in the left wing, and the building there is not small! In the end, we settled everything ourselves without a guide and we were all settled on the 4th floor. For the guide in the process of rest there were still a few joints !!!
Now for the points:

1. Numbers. The room is very decent, clean, everything is new, TV - "plasma", well, maybe because the hotel is relatively new - 2008. Cleaned daily, weaved all sorts of things from towels and bedspreads, of course for a modest tip - $ 1. So I rate the comfort and cleanliness in the rooms at "5".
2. Infrastructure. On the territory there are 3 water slides, of course not extreme, well, for a change, you can ride. There is also one huge pool for adults (there is also a children's pool) with a bridge thrown over it. The water in it is clean, you can swim even at night (which is not allowed in all hotels). The downside is that there is practically no greenery on the territory, the trees are still small, they still grow and grow, there are practically no flowers, and if there are places, then velvet (they have seen enough of velvet in Russia) (((. As for beach, then it is rather not 50m from the hotel, but 100m, but this is not particularly annoying, because the transition to the beach is underground, so you don’t have to run along the road in fear. The beach itself is semi-sandy semi-pebbly, sun loungers with mattresses quite a lot, so there will be enough for everyone (no need to jump up and run to borrow sun loungers at 6:00 in the morning. ) Towels are issued near the hotel for free - a deposit, i. e. exchange of a card issued at the reception for a towel and then back. Fortunately, towels from Russia can be do not drag))). Well, due to the lack of landscaping on the territory of the hotel, I would rate the infrastructure at "4".
3. Nutrition. They are fed in the hotel for slaughter, you definitely won’t stay hungry. All inclusive includes: breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea in the lobby bar, beach bar, dinner, late soup from 12:00 to 1:00, local drinks (beer, whiskey, etc. ) , as well as various soft drinks (cola, sprite, fanta, juices (but not freshly squeezed - they are chargeable)). For breakfast they offer scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, pancakes, potatoes (cooked in various ways), cereals, chocolate, jam and more. For lunch - a couple of soups to choose from, again potatoes, pasta, chicken, endless salads, desserts, fruits (during our stay there were: apples, oranges, watermelons, peaches, nectarines, plums, but still greenish) and so on. For dinner - meat, fish, chicken, various side dishes, desserts, fruits, etc. etc. At the bar on the beach - hamburgers, hot dogs... On the street, ice cream is the best ice cream I have ever tried, for my taste. Ahhh… I almost forgot, there was also chicken shawarma, which surprised me a lot. There are also 3 A'la Carte restaurants. In general, nutrition is definitely a "5".
4. Service. I have no complaints about the service, all the Turks are very smiling, nice and courteous. I have something to compare with, last year I was in another Turkish 5 * hotel and the service there was disgusting. This hotel loves children very much, they have a special attitude towards them. Well, in general, if you need to be “licked”, do not skimp on tips, then you won’t have to go for drinks yourself, although warming up can be very useful! I rate the service at 5.

Now about the contingent at the hotel, when the Russians prevailed, but during the rest the Germans (albeit not many) and the British and Poles and French, and most importantly the Turks, arrived in gigantic companies of youth.
I would recommend the hotel to both families with children and young people. there is a disco on the territory (for all-inclusive it is free), animation (first for children, and later for adults, by the way, there is a lot of vulgarity in it), fire show, glass stomping (with bottles non-waste production, their contents are drunk during the day , and in the evening they are broken and crushed glass for the show) and so on.
As for the markets with all sorts of souvenirs, they are completely absent in the region of 3 kilometers for sure, but there are several good shops opposite the hotel, the prices there are very reasonable, I would say the markup is minimal, because. we were taken to a store where the initial price for a mug identical to the mug from the shop opposite was $12 (and in the shop opposite $5). But in general, you can take a dolmush (route taxi) and go to the city, who really needs a huge choice.
Conclusion: the price of the hotel corresponds to its quality... which means you can safely go there and conquer sultry Turkey!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original