Turkey / Side / Golf - I liked it!

Written: 19 august 2009
Travel time: 24 june — 5 july 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
Abroad, before that, they rested in Cyprus and Djerba / Tunisia. In Turkey were 24.06. 09-05.07. 09.
We went with two families - 2 couples and children 3.5, 7 and 13 years old. Before the trip actively read the reviews,
took a long time to choose a hotel. We settled on Golf. We do not regret. We rested and the children.
About the hotel.
The transfer was from TF Neva. Thank them. Directly to the hotel. No travel anywhere. We drove for 40 minutes.
The hotel is really small. The territory is really VERY green: orange,
pomegranate trees, pines, palms, shrubs, creepers, all sorts of bindweeds and thick grass.
Two four-story buildings are located in the letter G, skirting the children's and the first adult pool.

Behind the buildings is a snack bar. On the third side of the pool there is a bar, on the fourth - greenery. It's kind of like a bedroom community. If you start the "bypass of the territory" from the main entrance, then immediately to the right is the children's room on the 2nd floor, on the 1st floor - the reception. Further on the right side is a dining room with a veranda under a canopy. Even further on the right side is the described sleeping quarter. If you look to the left from the entrance, then: a playground / swing, a house, slides - for kids; table tennis, billiards, air hockey, table football - for those who are older. Then the theater, where nightly animation. Next is the Garden bar, the second pool with two slides, a hammam and a beauty salon. The second pool is active - music, animation, slides. The first is quiet and calm. Separated by a green zone. Very well.
About the beach.
The beach is really 5 minutes. Exit the hotel and go left along the path. On the way to the beach there are 3-4 clothing stores and also a type of beauty salon. On the beach there is a bar belonging to the hotel. The bar has a night animation. There is a stall in the bar where beer, diluted juices, and wine are free for you. There is also a toilet there. Part of the beach is directly adjacent to the hotel. Approximately 30 by 30 meters. Umbrellas and sunbeds with mattresses free of charge. On your first visit, Fedya, who is looking from the hotel, will immediately figure you out by your white skin and tell you everything. There is an opportunity for a fee: fly on a parachute / 25, ride a banana / 5 per person, on a boat, on a scooter. Free: dive from the pier, feed the fish from the pier. If children are 12-15 years old, then swimming is also easier. If younger - only with you. Because: there was always a wave from 0.5 m to 1.5 m; entrance to the sea - 2 m on pebbles. Stop therapy is a very useful thing, but you have to force yourself. From the shore 5 meters - a depth of 3 m. Therefore, everyone hangs out approximately between the pebbles and the depth in a two-meter strip. There was no mud or sea urchins with jellyfish. The water is always a little cloudy. In Cyprus (they were in Ayia Napa, the beach was in some kind of bay), the sea was delightful: water, bottom, view. Here is just the sea. Beach without cigarette butts and cups. But due to the fact that it is small and partially pebbly, there is no special beauty and gloss.
About food.

Breakfast: salads, scrambled eggs, cereals, sweets. Yogurt, no cereal. Lunch: 1-2 soups (usually spicy); 10 types of salads; chicken stew; local cutlets (hard and spicy); 10 types of sweets. Dinner: also salads, stewed or fried chicken, again these cutlets, sweets. Of the fruits were: watermelons, melons, cherries, apricots, cherry plums, apples. There is no separate menu for children, so I had to experiment. At 14-15 hours, delicious cakes are baked in the snack bar. If you like it, give the baker a dollar every 2 days. It will be kinder. At 16-17 hours in the Garden Bar 3-4 types of cookies for coffee or tea. The Garden Bar and Dining Bar serve alcoholic cocktails. The Pool Bar and Garden Bar have barrels of red and white table wine. Beer, yuppies, coffee, tea. Everything is free. Tipping, please, to the waiters. You need to come to the dining room either a little before the start of the meal, or 20 minutes after. Crowd. Ending dishes are updated quickly, so there were no hungry. At first, as usual, they ate everything. Then - stew, salads, fruits, sweets. Then we got bored of garlic, borscht, dumplings… You can buy a chocolate bar or juice for the younger ones in a store nearby. A little further (10 minutes) - 3 more shops. Another walk (from the hotel 15 minutes on foot) is a pedestrian shopping boulevard. There are many shops and shops for every taste - food, souvenirs, clothes and everything else. All trade for dollars and euros. To exchange for Turkish lira makes no sense. And take the change in dollars and euros. Force yourself to bargain from day one. “$10? Give for 5! Ok, agreed - 7 "Everywhere, even in shops where prices are written, they give small discounts. And where the seller names the price - bargain for 50%. Unusual, but force yourself. Then get used to it. Such is the mentality.
You can also give a dollar every 2-3 days to waiters in bars and in the dining room. Don't be greedy. Take a photo with local photographer Joseph. Hello from Peter. The photos are all staged, but in memory of Turkey, Side, the hotel - that's it. 13 pieces 13x18 - $50.
TF Neva took us: a sightseeing tour of Side (with a visit to the mosque, jewelry and leather shopping centers); aquarafting (rafting on a mountain river); Troy water park hamam. Thank you. All liked it! Denis, Natasha, Inna (Neva guides) - well done!
Do not remember and do not write everything. If you ask, I will try to remember and answer in more detail. Have a great holiday!
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