Хорошая четверка good four

Well, here is the long-awaited vacation, where to go? Of course to Turkey! But where exactly, there are a lot of offers, one is more beautiful than the other, your eyes run wide, what to choose ?? ? And I chose - CLUB BELINDA! I chose this hotel for a reason, I had several criteria - a sandy beach, with a gentle entrance, good food, since we have a 7-year-old daughter with us, normal rooms, and of course an acceptable price... and now about everything order.
We rested from 21 to 31 July, a family of 2 adults and a daughter. In Turkey for the second time, last year we were 5 in Alanya, respectively, and I will compare with it... , and it’s not necessary to say that these are different things, I compared last year’s 5 at the price (I won’t say the name, so that no one considered for advertising), and CLUB BELINDA, the difference was not significant. Why didn't we go there, you ask? I will answer, it was not bad there, but the person is such a creature that he wants something new all the time, and to be honest, I read reviews on the Internet, almost everyone put three 5 CLUB BELINDA. My score is solid 4. I'll start with the check-in, there are two representatives of Turtess at the reception desk, who kindly helped fill out questionnaires, not intrusive about excursions, in general hello to them, especially to Denis. We got to the hotel at about 13:00, they put on our bracelets right away, we were offered a room after 15 minutes, we didn't pay anything. They settled us in building A, on the second floor No. 114, the room turned out to be normal, albeit small, but we were ready for this. Three single beds, a wardrobe, a bedside table with a TV (4 Russian channels), there was a refrigerator and a safe that we did not use (nothing was missing), a small balcony, air conditioning above the bed... In general, the room is simple, no frills, tiles on the floor... , at 5 it was much better... They cleaned every day, there were no complaints about cleaning, but they didn’t make swans out of towels, they folded something resembling a bow...
The hotel area is not very large, but not small either, there are 3 pools - one main pool, one paddling pool for very small ones, and one with slides that are open until 17.00. We were on the slides 2 times after dinner, I don’t understand people who go to the sea, but spend all the time by the pools, you can go to the pool at home... Well, to each his own.

The hotel was 70% Germans, there were Turks, Poles, Slovenes, Russians and Ukrainians (Ukraine - hello), it's so nice to hear your native language... I even saw one Frenchman that he forgot there, they have their own Cote d'Azur). Although the hotel is designed for Germans, the staff understands Russian, and there is also a great opportunity to remember the school English course))) By the way, at the expense of the staff, here Belinda pleasantly surprised me, the waiters kindly brought us drinks to the restaurant, even without a tip, not always of course, but so many times, everyone is trying, I did not notice the difference between the Germans and other nations in terms of service. The Germans were also poured drinks into plastic glasses when there were no glass ones, when they were, they poured them to everyone in a row. The bartenders are always smiling and joking.
As for the cuisine - when you enter a restaurant, your eyes widen, but by 4-5 days you realize that this abundance is already terribly tired, and this is not only in Belinda, but in other hotels too... although almost everything was fresh and even delicious). You will not find pork and veal there, but chicken, turkey and soy cutlets, which I do not recommend to anyone, have always been) Several times there was fish, very tasty. A lot of vegetables and fresh and stewed and fried. As a side dish - constantly fries, rice and pasta, 2 times there was mashed potatoes, but I did not like it. From the first courses, mashed soups are constantly brewed, which are not possible, even though the Germans were crushed on two cheeks, if they tried our borscht, then there would be a queue... ))) By the way, about borscht - at 5 he was once and very much even nothing. . . ) From fruits - always watermelons, peaches, plums (sour), apples, there were grapes, melons. Dessert - a lot of semolina sweets, a lot of similarities, differ only in the top watering, but there are also delicious things.
Drinks - fanta, cola, sprite, pepsi, lemonade, soda - all from the machine, but you can drink it, Ephesus beer is gorgeous, I really liked it. I tried different mixtures, such as whiskey-cola, gin and tonic, a rare muck, however, like all alcohol, it is all Turkish-made, and even diluted... but it didn’t bother us, because we drank either soda or beer. What did not pleasantly surprise me was the lack of forks in the restaurant, if you did not come to the beginning of the meal, you will have to eat with plastic forks... goat's milk and stretches, we liked it.
Sea. It takes 2-3 minutes to go to it, which is not annoying at all, you will have to go along the construction of a new hotel, construction is not underway now, it was even fun to walk a little after eating. There is a bar on the beach, which is open from 10 to 18, there are all the drinks that are in the main building, except for alcohol (beer is present). At lunch you can and refresh yourself, they always cook something, from the assortment - constantly fries, vegetables, soy cutlets... We always went to dine in a restaurant. There are always enough sun loungers, mattresses too, towels can be taken to the hammam (Turkish bath) on bail, but we had our own. The sea justified all my hopes, the entrance is gentle, there is sand everywhere, there are no large stones. The sea is warm, like fresh milk, the water is 3 times saltier than in Black, so you lie down on the water like on a bed and it holds you, who can’t swim, you can easily learn, the water really holds). I recommend going to the sea when it gets light, or when the sun sets - the beauty is indescribable, the sea becomes white, like milk, it is not for nothing that the Turks call it the White Sea.

We didn’t go on excursions, we buy fur skin, gold at home, cheaper and better. We went to the market, not far from the hotel, you can buy souvenirs, again Shir. needs, leather, and so on, you can bargain for a long time and have fun what you definitely need to do, otherwise they may be offended by you...
Evening animation. At 20.30, a children's disco begins, every day the same thing, like a carbon copy, but the children liked it, my daughter danced almost every day, the motive is still in my head and ram zam zam) Then the show time begins, 1 time per week is Turkish night, traders set up tents with goods, all the staff go on stage, all in red T-shirts with a crescent moon, sing, dance, have fun and invite everyone, the culmination of the celebration is the removal of a large ice cream cake, fireworks are lit, then the cake can be tasted, delicious ) All animation is in German, important points are voiced in English and Russian, although in my opinion everything was clear. Once there was a show "couple of the hotel", it was fun, different competitions for 4 couples from different countries who are on stage. There was a couple from Russia, the mood was spoiled by the fans of this couple, obscene shouting towards competitors and in general, and around the children, after that, out of principle, I did not applaud the Russian couple, and henceforth I tried to communicate with the bartenders in English, you guys are not at home , you need to be more cultured... Animators - well done, they try, all the performances were interesting, with the exception of a few evenings. In the afternoon near the pool, they also hold all sorts of games, but we did not participate in them, as we constantly went to the sea. On the sea, there is also the opportunity to play volleyball and bocha.
Well, our journey has ended, and I will finish my "short" review))), to be honest - it was not bad, some moments were better here, some last year 5, but we do not regret that we came here if we rest with a good mood, then no plastic forks can spoil it, and cons can be found everywhere. The hotel can be recommended to friends, and perhaps we will return here again. Have a great holiday everyone!! !