Great vacation for a first timer!

Written: 13 august 2019
Travel time: 30 june — 7 july 2019
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
Vacationing in Turkey for the first time. Me, wife and 5 year old son. Rested in Raymare from 30.06 to 07.07. We arrived at the hotel at about 9 am (1.5 hours drive from the airport), while we were filling out paperwork, we were put on bracelets and sent to have breakfast. An hour later, we were already settled in the room (I did not give anyone money). Room 508, on the 5th floor, the windows overlooked the highway and the mountains (it was a bit noisy, the door to the balcony did not close well), but it didn’t matter to us that it was the sea. The room has a double bed and a folding chair for a child. The room turned out to be large, there was a lot of space (I saw it myself and heard from other guests that there are very small rooms, when as soon as you open the front door there is a bed right away). The room was cleaned well, there were no nuances (maybe because they always left 1 dollar). The safe is free, air conditioning works, Wi-Fi caught only near the front door.
The food was delicious and there was a lot of it. There was enough for everyone, but if you come at the beginning of the meal, you had to stand in lines and look for free tables. Breakfast was always the same, you had to alternate eggs with scrambled eggs. But for lunch and dinner there was always something new. Fruits included watermelons, melons, apples, apricots, plums, peaches. Grilled red fish, rabbit, chicken and turkey. The hardest thing was to please the child. There is no children's menu, I had to give soups (cream soups, tasty, but specific), pasta and, of course, french fries (there was ALWAYS a huge queue for it).
Bars started working from 10 am (if you take alcohol). They poured everything and everyone, made cocktails. Beer, rum, tequila, whiskey, cognac, vodka. The strength may not be great, but you can get drunk easily. Words of gratitude at the bar, a smile and friendliness, and the bartenders pour you a super cocktail, in which more than half is alcohol. For children, cola, sprite and fanta, as well as juices (more like a powder diluted with water).

On the territory of 4 swimming pools (2 of them for children), there are slides. We did not swim in the pool, we went to the sea. To the sea 5-10 minutes walk through the hotel. The sea is clean, the water is clear, maybe a little cold (due to the river that flows into the sea right behind the hotel), but we swam and could even stay in the water for an hour with a child. There is sand on the beach, the entrance to the sea is small pebbles. A little uncomfortable, it is better to take special shoes. I personally did not feel any discomfort, it was also not painful for the child to walk on small pebbles. There were always enough sun loungers whenever we came.
We were very pleased with our stay and the hotel in particular. Maybe by someone's standards this is not a super hotel, but for the first time this is just what you need.
PS: To parents with children: on the 4th day our child got sick, his stomach hurt, he had a temperature, he vomited once (it’s not clear why, maybe the food is like that, maybe acclimatization, maybe he just missed home). DON'T BE AFRAID to go to the hospital, call, call an ambulance or call insurance (all for free). A car will come for you and take you to the hospital, where there are really good doctors (and again, everything is free). Do not torture the child and do not suffer yourself.
On vacation, smile more often, greet the staff, say “thank you” and “please” to them, and you will see how the Turks will treat you with gratitude!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original