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Since it was the first time in Turkey, I will try, as far as possible, to save the reader of the review from my assessments and comparisons - only facts.
Let's start from the end, to whom I would not advise to go there:
Families with very young children (less than 4 years old) have nothing to do, nothing to feed.
For people who do not welcome the active use of local beer to quench their thirst, the alternative will be not very tasty and very similar to powdered juices, water and Turkish-made soda. All.
For those wishing to enjoy the variety of koiktels, there are 8 types in the menu, and simple ones, more - through baksheesh.
Those who wish to pay for UAI to drink non-local alcohol - they don’t have it somehow...
With children who cannot swim, if you don’t want to constantly guard them while swimming in the sea, the coastal strip is far from flat and rather sharply gaining depth.
Otherwise, I liked the hotel... But, to the facts:

Facts about the hotel: the hotel is not new, but everything is quite clean and you can see that the guys are working on it. The staff is not particularly welcoming, but at the sight of almost any of the American presidents, it turns into a model of hospitality and smiling. The duration of this state depends on the individual characteristics of the staff and the name of the president, the merits of each of which in history this very staff, in all likelihood, evaluates differently... The composition of the vacationers gave the impression that the vast majority were our compatriots, in the sense of Russian-speaking, Turks and the Germans.
The hotel has a lot of services, I won’t list everything, firstly because I haven’t tried everything, and secondly, it’s written on the hotel’s website much more fully and competently, those who wish better let them look there...
Facts about food: I didn’t have any questions about food, I have nothing to compare with, but in Russia I’m used to eating well and I know firsthand what “restaurants” are... So the food is like in a good standard in an average Russian restaurant with only the difference is that the bill for it was brought to you back in your homeland and you have already PAID EVERYTHING. The main thing here is self-control, because there is a lot of delicious, and the stomach is not rubber. . . : ) Of particular note is the sweet table, pastries, many chicken dishes, and you can’t count everything. It's hard to stay hungry. But on the contrary - it's easy : ) When I myself read reviews like "there is a lot of food and it's tasty" I was indignant: is it really difficult to give examples, "tasty" is different for everyone ? ! It’s hard, guys, the list will turn out to be very long, but for example, a few memorable dishes: fried chicken wings, stewed chicken legs with something, pancakes for breakfast are very tasty, sausages in various forms, a lot of cheeses, meatballs, pancake rolls with something meat , 10 kinds of salads, buns with cheese, sausage, olives, etc. , sometimes lamb, sushi (lamb is delicious, sushi is so-so), fruits are always apples, pears, oranges, melons or watermelons, periodically peaches . . I started to remember, I remembered that there was not much fish and meat - the fish was present purely nominally, and there was not much meat in its pure form, mostly sausages and minced meat in different versions. With all the curtsies towards the kitchen, however, one cannot but indicate the following: a couple of times we saw cats walking around the main restaurant, maybe cats in Turkey are a sacred animal like a cow in India, but sanitary standards are the same for everyone... Plus, the dishes are not always clean , proposed for use in the restaurant, was such in fact.
Facts about drinking (non-alcoholic): It’s more complicated here - there are a lot of juices, but the fact that these are not fresh juices is putting it mildly. There is a suspicion that these are the very powder Yuppis, or whatever they are, from which all progressive mankind refused along with dust and mercury thermometers... But I'm not an expert and I can only say that juices are so-so... But at least drink them down... Naturally, there were all sorts of sodas, teas, coffees, everything is familiar here, they basically managed without really breaking off... But of course, if you don’t think that you can quench your thirst with beer, then you may have problems - freely available everywhere only these, so to speak, juices, water, tea and coffee.

Separately about WiFi. Being a person, if not advanced, then understanding in modern technologies, firstly, I categorically did not want to remain without communication, and secondly, I did not want to overpay for information at all, so the presence of free Internet was a serious plus when choosing a hotel. Colleagues' stories about draconian roaming added determination not to let Beeline and Turktsel warm up on himself. On the first day, I really couldn’t get the beech to connect, but when the problem was solved, I got access to a fairly good channel that allowed me to communicate via Skype video with quite acceptable image quality (negotiations without video went without any complaints at all). The phone was immediately turned off as unnecessary. Skype was more than enough, calls to the computer were completely free, to landlines to Russia ~0'05$, mobile ~0'1$. If anyone knows how to call cheaper - tell me the way? : )
What I didn’t like was the bathroom, which required, if not repair, then good cleaning (mold was visible in some places on the wall tiles and ceiling), not very new plumbing, which turned off when the air conditioner was removed from the key card slot. The problem of synchronizing the kondeya and the key card was helped by the case - they somehow slammed the door without thinking while being outside. At the reception, without talking, they programmed and issued another card. To the question: "Return it? " the answer was an all-inclusive gesture. As a result, one card, if necessary, was in the room and was friends with the condo, and the other was used for its intended purpose, i. e. was the key. The room was cleaned every day, towels were also changed almost every day (although I left a dollar for keepers every 1-2 days, so I’m not ready to say that this is the hotel’s rule)
Bathrobes and slippers were not included with the room, but there was a small balcony. It’s true that I didn’t really have to sit on it - the sunny side, but it was convenient to dry...
Facts about the territory: I would conditionally divide the territory into two parts: the first - from the main building to the sea, the second - from the main building to the amusement park. In the first part there is a large pool, a small pool with a rather interesting slide (a bonus to the water park : ), a children's paddling pool (a couple of small slides, a very shallow depth, in relative shade under a canopy) and other joys. In the second - lakehouses (relatively secluded houses with their own access to the pool around which they stand), a water park, an amusement park (paid, two tickets are issued at the entrance to one person, if you want further - if you please, go to the cashier... ). Everything is clean and tidy, not buried in greenery, but not at all deserted....There is even a river with fish on the way to the beach.

Facts about family holidays: here the impression is twofold, probably with older children (6+), yes, but on the condition that the guys do something with juices, less - I did not see any particular reason to go here. I'll try to justify my position. What, in my opinion, a small child needs, and, accordingly, a parent, in order of importance:
The sea - of course it is here, clean and fairly transparent, but the entrance is gentle, by no means, and with each step the depth increases quite radically. For objectivity, I tried to enter in different places on the coastline - the picture is the same everywhere, I did not find a gentle entrance. Under its own power, a five-year-old child can walk from the strength of a meter and a half, and then only if he knows how to swim. If we take into account the presence of waves, then there was absolutely no desire to leave a child who could not swim alone even along the surf strip... The bottom is basically not very comfortable pebbles, due to pebbles the sea is more beautiful and transparent, but walking on it is much less convenient than sand. The beach itself is sandy.
Food - of course, a child will never remain hungry, but I did not notice a special choice of children's dishes (such as porridge, compotes, etc. ). I repeat, what to feed a child of 4 years and above can be found without much difficulty, but it will be more of an adapted adult than a children's menu.
Entertainment - children's pool with two slides. There was a children's club, but I have nothing to say about it - they did not use it. The amusement park is certainly good, but guys, although it’s not much, it’s paid... There is a good water park, but there’s nothing special to do with very young children, but the older ones will come off there in full...
Bottom line: everything is fine, but it will be possible to use these benefits to the fullest with children from 6 to 7 years old who can swim.

Facts about the amusement park: four carousels, one, in the form of a fluttering skirt of a dancer, with particular cynicism will check the vestibular apparatus of not only a child, but also an adult, karting, cars with an electric drive like a trolleybus and rubber sides - an interesting thing, in Russia I saw such during the Soviet power, a swing in the shape of a life-sized ship, a children's version of a caterpillar roller coaster, and, of course, a Ferris wheel. In general, it’s not bad, everything is merrily illuminated, music plays, a bar works, ice cream is being distributed. Ticket prices depend on their number: 1 for 1|, 20 for 15| or $22. They don’t save much on the time of the attraction, 10 tickets for the evening should be enough, depending on how you ride of course... : )
Facts about ultra all inclusive: there will not be many facts here, like the ultra itself. From what is usually attributed to it, I saw only ice cream in the evenings, there are no questions about it, tasty, without queues and as much as you like. But that's where the ultra signs end. Alcohol is all local, koiktelnoe menu positions 8 not very complex mixtures, if you want something more refined - drive baksheesh. But even in this case, local alcohol will be used. So if you want to sour elegantly - look for another ultra, but if you like ice cream - you are here : ). In this place, an experienced tourist can say that it was necessary to use a magic word or a sign for which bartender to give, to express, so to speak, a desire to taste the ultra. I will answer - I don’t want to relax like that, I just want to pay money and use what I paid for without unnecessary nerves.
Beach facts:
There are always places on the beach, the only thing is that the later you come, the less likely it is to be on the most trump first line of sunbeds. But there were no problems with accommodation. On the beach there is a bar with juices, water, beer and other alcohol, changing rooms, showers, toilets. The beach is sandy, quite clean - gobies in the sand come across, but not often... All types of water entertainment are available and unobtrusively, but constantly moving forward in the loitering masses. The price tag for services is not weak: 15 minutes of a scooter is $60, a five-kilometer flight on a parachute behind a boat is $60, a banana is $15. There are many options, the average price tag for each is about $ 50-60... Probably, it was possible to bring down the price by bargaining, but there was not much interest, therefore I did not try it.
The descent into the water is steep - 3-4 meters from the shore it already hides with its head (height 176), the bottom is complex: pebbles, sand, stones.
Facts about additional services:

Here I can say a little, since I did not go deep into the topic. I was in the thalassocenter, where I bought a program for 55 |, not the shortest, but there were more sophisticated ones. What did I get for this amount. First, a sweet lady took me to a spacious room, strongly reminiscent of a steam room in a Russian bath - with a heater and a ladle in a bucket of water. After letting me sit there for 5-10 minutes, the girl again came after me and took me to the room where the hammam usually works. Laying me on a stone slab, she first rubbed me on all sides with a special peeling glove, periodically dousing me with warm water from a ladle. Or maybe not from a ladle. . . The procedure is very relaxing, you know. . . : ) Then, from something else, foam was poured on me and a foam massage was carried out, again of the whole body. I'm not sure that I can say exactly how long it lasted, but when they lifted me from the stove to pour pleasant warm water several times and wash off the remaining foam, I was in a rather softened state. After that, the girl laid me on a sunbed and covered me with a towel and gave me a little rest. While I was lying, I thought that in principle it was not bad, but for 55 euros it could have been more : ) It turned out that there was more. After 10 minutes, the girl came again, smeared her face with some substance from the bowl with a brush and left again for 10 minutes. And then, in another room, the physiognomy was washed (on her own) and the same girl had a full body massage with some kind of oil on the massage table . The total stated time of the entire procedure is 80 minutes. I don't know much about it, but I liked it. . .
Were in the baths: for 5 euros you get access to three different steam rooms and a pool with heated sea water. Everything is clean and beautiful, even without being a lover of baths, I used this service with pleasure. And from 8 to 11 am it can be done for free.
We were also in the a la carte restaurant. Not a fountain. . . The quality of food is not much different from the main restaurant, only that one is more like a canteen, and this one is more like a restaurant. . . Looks like nothing more....
In addition, Pegasus offered excursions of all stripes if you want to Israel or Istanbul ($ 309 for 1 person for 1 day) by plane, if you want to go fishing on lakes ($ 65) or rafting in the mountains ($ 45 + cable car $ 20), if you want to Pamukkale ($70 for 1 day). All prices are for 1 adult, children are cheaper.
We wanted to go to Pamukala, but after learning that it would take four hours to go there one way, we quickly changed our minds. . .
Findings:
Pros:
Good and varied food
Proximity to the sea
Availability of good WiFi
Beautiful and green area
The presence of a good water park at the hotel
Large pool area
The presence of an amusement park
A wide range of additional services in one hotel
Minuses:
The concept is rather good AI, but not UAI
Pretty steep, pebbly entrance to the sea
Numbers in need of updating
Default: Not very welcoming bartenders
The problem with soft drinks is that in a country with so many fruits, drinking powdered juices is ridiculous. . .
In places, violation of sanitary decency (cats in a restaurant, unwashed dishes)

As a result, we can say the following: I wanted to take the child to the sea - I took it out. And since all of the above shortcomings either did not concern the child, or I could eliminate them as much as possible, then, in principle, for the first time I was satisfied with the trip. With all the shortcomings noted, I would boldly recommend the hotel for families with older children, if the guys did not skimp on normal juices. If the listed disadvantages do not scare you or are taken into account in the price of the tour, then feel free to go to the Silents, you will like everything else. A normal hotel, stuffed with pleasant bonuses such as a water park, amusement park, thalasso center, gym, etc. All comments are removable and, if this is done, it will probably be difficult for other hotels to compete with it.