We rested in this hotel from 9.06 to 24.06. 25. Number 103. Right above the reception. Number Renovated. Soft beds, sofa. New furniture. Large balcony. Electronic card for entering the room. The room has one double bed, and one single. Good sound insulation. But the TV hangs so that it is not visible from the couch.
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We rested in this hotel from 9.06 to 24.06. 25. Number 103. Right above the reception.
Number
Renovated. Soft beds, sofa. New furniture. Large balcony. Electronic card for entering the room. The room has one double bed, and one single. Good sound insulation. But the TV hangs so that it is not visible from the couch. And the table was disappeared from the number (he was in number 303 last year). The odd rooms are corner, even in the middle of the floor (they are smaller in area).
Beach
The wide - 4 rows of umbrellas of 12 in a row, that is, they will not be enough for all guests of the hotel (in 2024 there were 5 rows of 12 sunbeds - which is also few).
Beach battle is strange. I told him that hats of nails stick out from a wooden flooring on the beach, which is dangerous for children. The reaction was simply clogging of a particularly sticking self -tapping screw on the approach to the soul. All. On a wooden flooring on the beach barefoot, you need to walk very carefully !! !
Transfer to the beach on a bus with 15 sedentary places.
The driver - about 50 years with glasses are very friendly. When you are late for a flight, he stops even from the other from the hotel side of the road and is waiting for being late. Often, when there were a lot of vacationers, he made 2-3 flights at the declared time to the beach (usually at 16-00) and back from the beach at 18-00. At the same time, he and the scourge of the battle loudly called vacationers on the beach and at the hotel. This happened in 5-10 minutes. Until the planned time of departure and after it. Consider it. Thanks to him. Not to thank him for a good job is simply impossible.
Road to the beach
You can not only go to the beach by bus, but also walk. As you understand, to leave the beach at 18-00 with the last bus from the hotel for us is unacceptable. We were on the beach at least up to 19-00.
You have to go to the beach on 2 lane asphalt roads. To the right from the road there is a sign “Irem Beach”. We cross the road. We go towards the Irem Beach beach along a trampled wide path before her branch right.
Next, we again go along the way to the gate opposite the Dream of Side beach. Go about 20 minutes. We went to the beach on foot in the morning about 8-10, then about 11-00 to the hotel, and during the day because of the heat, at 16-00 we drove to the beach by bus, but in the evening we went to the hotel on foot.
Nutrition
Quite diverse. Each meal was watermelon and apples, often melon. There were pears, bananas and apricots. A large selection of cheeses, pickles, stewed and grill vegetables, chicken and beef meat, usually in 2-3 types. Once every 2-3 days, fish. A few side dishes. Soup - one view of lunch and dinner. Every day there was a variety of dishes - several side dishes and meat dishes, although Free potatoes were often. The restaurant has special low children's tables.
Photos with a schedule of power mode for a week are attached.
Alcohol
From strong: Rakia, Gene, vodka. The vodka was divorced - there is no dispenser in the bottle. I stopped taking it. The wine was white and red wine. Beer is so -so.
Staff
Very friendly.
Especially Catherine on the reception, a woman-barman and a bus driver. The impression was that the hotel staff understands the Russian language better than English.
Animation
In the evening there is a show with invited artists (low -level). I liked both Turkish night and live music. Although this ends within 0.5 hours, and then from 21-30 to 23-00 tourists just sit near the restaurant and drink something (the bar works 19-00 ...23-00).
Tourists
Russian -speaking (about 80%), Kazakhs, Poles, Germans.
Prices in Side
Compared to 2022, prices in grocery supermarkets Side rose 1.5 ...2.5 times. This refers to prices for: ice cream, juices in bags, Lukum, watermelon and white loaf. At the same time, the Turkish Lira course towards USD fell from only 36.05 TL in June 2022 to 39.3 TL in June 2025. The Turks are robbed. Going through the RO, VV or HB system in SID is now insanely expensive.
The pluses of the hotel
1. A friendly staff, especially Catherine on the reception, a bartender and a bus driver.
2.
Refined rooms with good sound insulation.
3. Free Wi-Fi in the yard around the reception, in terms of rooms and in a restaurant.
4. Wide beach.
5. Delivery from the hotel to the beach and back has significantly improved.
6. Close (10-20 minutes on foot) as large stores (A-101, Migros, Carefour, LC Waikiki, etc. ) and the ruins of the ancient side (not all of them were surrounded by a fence).
The disadvantages of the hotel
1. The door did not lock on the balcony.
2. An open restaurant without air conditioning - it is hot in it during the day.
3. In the shower or boiling water or cold water - it is difficult to adjust the normal temperature.
4. In the afternoon there is no protection at the entrance to the hotel.
Excursions
In contrast to 2022, most of the ancient objects in the SID were surrounded by a fence and require 10 euros for the entrance. There is a nuance. It is necessary to pay 10 euros for the entrance in Turkish lies. The euro for lira changes at the rate of 1 euro - 43.5 lire, and 10 euros for the entrance must be paid at the rate of 1 euro - 46.56 lire.
Yes, the Turks were still engaged in obvious stupidity - they restore the main attraction of Side the temple of the applon.
About 15 allegedly broken new columns were installed - and the whole charm of the Apolon temple disappeared.
They also ruined the fountain at the entrance to the Sid with a retaining in the form of porticoes and columns. The amphitheater is closed for repairs - a lifting crane is installed on its territory.
We went to Aspendos (35 km from Side). Just delight. As if once again visited the Crimea in the New World or the environs of the Sudak fortress (very interesting slides and vegetation there). Entrance - 15 euros at the rate of 46.5 TL. There is no exchange in Aspends, but the card reader is faulty - bring the lira with you.
The amphitheater, the best of the preserved in Asia Minor, did not make an impression - we saw too many amphitheaters before that. But the 2 -storey viaduct with a 5 -storey house high, and even with somewhat fragments of its continuation I really liked it. In Aspendos there are intensive “restorative” work to bring Aspendos to some completely fictional “archaeologists” species.
It is very hot there during the day, but at the same time you eat less food.
Alexander and Larisa.
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Renovated. Soft beds, sofa. New furniture. Large balcony. Electronic card for entering the room. The room has one double bed, and one single. Good sound insulation. But the TV hangs so that it is not visible from the couch. And the table was disappeared from the number (he was in number 303 last year). The odd rooms are corner, even in the middle of the floor (they are smaller in area).
Beach
The wide - 4 rows of umbrellas of 12 in a row, that is, they will not be enough for all guests of the hotel (in 2024 there were 5 rows of 12 sunbeds - which is also few).
Beach battle is strange. I told him that hats of nails stick out from a wooden flooring on the beach, which is dangerous for children. The reaction was simply clogging of a particularly sticking self -tapping screw on the approach to the soul. All. On a wooden flooring on the beach barefoot, you need to walk very carefully !! !
Transfer to the beach on a bus with 15 sedentary places.
The driver - about 50 years with glasses are very friendly. When you are late for a flight, he stops even from the other from the hotel side of the road and is waiting for being late. Often, when there were a lot of vacationers, he made 2-3 flights at the declared time to the beach (usually at 16-00) and back from the beach at 18-00. At the same time, he and the scourge of the battle loudly called vacationers on the beach and at the hotel. This happened in 5-10 minutes. Until the planned time of departure and after it. Consider it. Thanks to him. Not to thank him for a good job is simply impossible.
Road to the beach
You can not only go to the beach by bus, but also walk. As you understand, to leave the beach at 18-00 with the last bus from the hotel for us is unacceptable. We were on the beach at least up to 19-00.
You have to go to the beach on 2 lane asphalt roads. To the right from the road there is a sign “Irem Beach”. We cross the road. We go towards the Irem Beach beach along a trampled wide path before her branch right.
Next, we again go along the way to the gate opposite the Dream of Side beach. Go about 20 minutes. We went to the beach on foot in the morning about 8-10, then about 11-00 to the hotel, and during the day because of the heat, at 16-00 we drove to the beach by bus, but in the evening we went to the hotel on foot.
Nutrition
Quite diverse. Each meal was watermelon and apples, often melon. There were pears, bananas and apricots. A large selection of cheeses, pickles, stewed and grill vegetables, chicken and beef meat, usually in 2-3 types. Once every 2-3 days, fish. A few side dishes. Soup - one view of lunch and dinner. Every day there was a variety of dishes - several side dishes and meat dishes, although Free potatoes were often. The restaurant has special low children's tables.
Photos with a schedule of power mode for a week are attached.
Alcohol
From strong: Rakia, Gene, vodka. The vodka was divorced - there is no dispenser in the bottle. I stopped taking it. The wine was white and red wine. Beer is so -so.
Staff
Very friendly.
Especially Catherine on the reception, a woman-barman and a bus driver. The impression was that the hotel staff understands the Russian language better than English.
Animation
In the evening there is a show with invited artists (low -level). I liked both Turkish night and live music. Although this ends within 0.5 hours, and then from 21-30 to 23-00 tourists just sit near the restaurant and drink something (the bar works 19-00 ...23-00).
Tourists
Russian -speaking (about 80%), Kazakhs, Poles, Germans.
Prices in Side
Compared to 2022, prices in grocery supermarkets Side rose 1.5 ...2.5 times. This refers to prices for: ice cream, juices in bags, Lukum, watermelon and white loaf. At the same time, the Turkish Lira course towards USD fell from only 36.05 TL in June 2022 to 39.3 TL in June 2025. The Turks are robbed. Going through the RO, VV or HB system in SID is now insanely expensive.
The pluses of the hotel
1. A friendly staff, especially Catherine on the reception, a bartender and a bus driver.
2.
Refined rooms with good sound insulation.
3. Free Wi-Fi in the yard around the reception, in terms of rooms and in a restaurant.
4. Wide beach.
5. Delivery from the hotel to the beach and back has significantly improved.
6. Close (10-20 minutes on foot) as large stores (A-101, Migros, Carefour, LC Waikiki, etc. ) and the ruins of the ancient side (not all of them were surrounded by a fence).
The disadvantages of the hotel
1. The door did not lock on the balcony.
2. An open restaurant without air conditioning - it is hot in it during the day.
3. In the shower or boiling water or cold water - it is difficult to adjust the normal temperature.
4. In the afternoon there is no protection at the entrance to the hotel.
Excursions
In contrast to 2022, most of the ancient objects in the SID were surrounded by a fence and require 10 euros for the entrance. There is a nuance. It is necessary to pay 10 euros for the entrance in Turkish lies. The euro for lira changes at the rate of 1 euro - 43.5 lire, and 10 euros for the entrance must be paid at the rate of 1 euro - 46.56 lire.
Yes, the Turks were still engaged in obvious stupidity - they restore the main attraction of Side the temple of the applon.
About 15 allegedly broken new columns were installed - and the whole charm of the Apolon temple disappeared.
They also ruined the fountain at the entrance to the Sid with a retaining in the form of porticoes and columns. The amphitheater is closed for repairs - a lifting crane is installed on its territory.
We went to Aspendos (35 km from Side). Just delight. As if once again visited the Crimea in the New World or the environs of the Sudak fortress (very interesting slides and vegetation there). Entrance - 15 euros at the rate of 46.5 TL. There is no exchange in Aspends, but the card reader is faulty - bring the lira with you.
The amphitheater, the best of the preserved in Asia Minor, did not make an impression - we saw too many amphitheaters before that. But the 2 -storey viaduct with a 5 -storey house high, and even with somewhat fragments of its continuation I really liked it. In Aspendos there are intensive “restorative” work to bring Aspendos to some completely fictional “archaeologists” species.
It is very hot there during the day, but at the same time you eat less food.
Alexander and Larisa.
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We rested in this hotel from 9.06 to 23.06. 24. Number 303. Number Renovated. Soft beds, sofa. New furniture. Large balcony. Good sound insulation. Odd numbers are on the corners, even numbers are in the middle of the floor. There are 4 rooms on the floor. Beach Wide – 5 rows of umbrellas, 12 in a row, i.
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We rested in this hotel from 9.06 to 23.06. 24. Number 303.
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Renovated. Soft beds, sofa. New furniture. Large balcony. Good sound insulation. Odd numbers are on the corners, even numbers are in the middle of the floor. There are 4 rooms on the floor.
Beach
Wide – 5 rows of umbrellas, 12 in a row, i. e. enough for all hotel guests. The downside is that sun loungers and mattresses are included in the tour price, but you need to bring your own towels. A very good and helpful whip boy. I don’t remember his name - he looks like an Indian for 25-30 years.
Transfer to the beach in a bus with 15 seats. The driver, about 50 years old and wearing glasses, is very friendly. When you are late for a flight, he even stops on the other side of the road from the hotel and waits for those who are late. Once at 18-15 (the last flight from the beach to the hotel) there were a lot of people and they couldn’t even fit on the bus standing. The driver made an extra trip to take them to the hotel.
Bus schedule to the beach: 8-30.9-00.10-00.11-00.12-00.15-00.16-00.18-00. Back in 15 minutes.
Quite varied. Every meal was watermelon and cantaloupe. Sometimes cherries and apricots. A large selection of pickles, stewed and grilled vegetables, chicken and beef, usually in 2-3 types. Fried fish every 2-3 days. Several side dishes. There is one type of soup for lunch and dinner.
Every day there was a variety of dishes, although there were fries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant has special low tables for children.
Alcohol
Strong: rakia, gin, vodka, rum. Good red wine and Efes beer. 4 types of cocktails were offered - did not try.
Staff
Very friendly. Especially Tatyana at the reception.
Animation
She's gone. That is, in the evening there is a show with invited artists (low level), and then from 22-00 to 23-00 tourists just sit near the restaurant and drink (bars are open 10-00... 23-00).
Tourists
Germans, Russian speakers, Kazakhs, Czechs.
Pros of the hotel
1. Friendly staff
2. Renovated rooms with good sound insulation.
3.
Free Wi-Fi in the courtyard around the reception and in part of the restaurant.
4. Wide beach.
5. Close (10-15 min. walk) to both large shops (A-101, Migros, Carefour, LC Waikiki, etc. ) and the ruins of ancient Side.
Cons of the hotel
1. The smell of sewage in the bathroom, because there is no hood, I had to keep the window open all the time.
2. The door to the balcony did not lock.
3. An open restaurant without air conditioning – it’s hot in there during the day.
4. There is either boiling water or cold water in the shower - it’s impossible to set the normal temperature.
5. There is no security at the entrance to the hotel.
In general, the hotel makes a good impression - it is a solid 3* for not overly discerning tourists. But if you are used to relaxing in Sunrise, Hilton, Rixos and other truly 5* hotels, this is not the place for you.
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Renovated. Soft beds, sofa. New furniture. Large balcony. Good sound insulation. Odd numbers are on the corners, even numbers are in the middle of the floor. There are 4 rooms on the floor.
Beach
Wide – 5 rows of umbrellas, 12 in a row, i. e. enough for all hotel guests. The downside is that sun loungers and mattresses are included in the tour price, but you need to bring your own towels. A very good and helpful whip boy. I don’t remember his name - he looks like an Indian for 25-30 years.
Transfer to the beach in a bus with 15 seats. The driver, about 50 years old and wearing glasses, is very friendly. When you are late for a flight, he even stops on the other side of the road from the hotel and waits for those who are late. Once at 18-15 (the last flight from the beach to the hotel) there were a lot of people and they couldn’t even fit on the bus standing. The driver made an extra trip to take them to the hotel.
Bus schedule to the beach: 8-30.9-00.10-00.11-00.12-00.15-00.16-00.18-00. Back in 15 minutes.
Quite varied. Every meal was watermelon and cantaloupe. Sometimes cherries and apricots. A large selection of pickles, stewed and grilled vegetables, chicken and beef, usually in 2-3 types. Fried fish every 2-3 days. Several side dishes. There is one type of soup for lunch and dinner.
Every day there was a variety of dishes, although there were fries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant has special low tables for children.
Alcohol
Strong: rakia, gin, vodka, rum. Good red wine and Efes beer. 4 types of cocktails were offered - did not try.
Staff
Very friendly. Especially Tatyana at the reception.
Animation
She's gone. That is, in the evening there is a show with invited artists (low level), and then from 22-00 to 23-00 tourists just sit near the restaurant and drink (bars are open 10-00... 23-00).
Tourists
Germans, Russian speakers, Kazakhs, Czechs.
Pros of the hotel
1. Friendly staff
2. Renovated rooms with good sound insulation.
3.
Free Wi-Fi in the courtyard around the reception and in part of the restaurant.
4. Wide beach.
5. Close (10-15 min. walk) to both large shops (A-101, Migros, Carefour, LC Waikiki, etc. ) and the ruins of ancient Side.
Cons of the hotel
1. The smell of sewage in the bathroom, because there is no hood, I had to keep the window open all the time.
2. The door to the balcony did not lock.
3. An open restaurant without air conditioning – it’s hot in there during the day.
4. There is either boiling water or cold water in the shower - it’s impossible to set the normal temperature.
5. There is no security at the entrance to the hotel.
In general, the hotel makes a good impression - it is a solid 3* for not overly discerning tourists. But if you are used to relaxing in Sunrise, Hilton, Rixos and other truly 5* hotels, this is not the place for you.
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The hotel is very decent for a troika. More suitable for families with children. The territory is small, but well planned. Everything is very close: dining room, swimming pool, playground, hammam and massage. Settle in quickly. We arrived at about 16-20, filled out the paperwork and received the key. At the reception, a very nice girl Katya works with Russian speakers.
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The hotel is very decent for a troika. More suitable for families with children. The territory is small, but well planned. Everything is very close: dining room, swimming pool, playground, hammam and massage. Settle in quickly. We arrived at about 16-20, filled out the paperwork and received the key. At the reception, a very nice girl Katya works with Russian speakers. All problems in Russian are solved mainly through her, since the rest of the staff does not speak it very well, and with English, too, everyone has different ways. But you can explain yourself to almost everyone, there were no special problems here.
The food is not inferior to some fives - everything is fresh, quite edible, but, of course, neither crabs nor oysters will be served to you. There is always pasta, french fries, stewed cabbage or eggplant or zucchini baked with cheese. From meat - chicken, mostly in the evening it is fried on the grill. They also make fish on the grill, there is also fish stewed or baked in the oven. From vegetables - cucumbers, tomatoes, greens, different salads, hummus, 3-4 types of olives. Watermelon, melon alternate every day, you can also take grapes, there are pears, peaches, plums, but not every day. For breakfast, the choice is somewhat smaller, and it is repeated - eggs, scrambled eggs (fried with peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and local sausage - to choose from). Pancakes are also fried, but they can run out quickly for those who like to sleep for a long time. Several types of cereal, though with cold milk, sausages, sausage, vegetables, olives, potatoes. Tea, coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate, butter, chocolate, various sweet syrups for buns. From sweet - a set of 5-7 types of pastries. We never left hungry. Rather, they overate, although they tried to take a little of everything.
I won’t say much about alcohol - I don’t drink it in the heat, as it will be bad (checked), but the people took mostly beer, cocktails and wine. Cola, fanta, sprite, cooler water, juices (powdered according to taste). There is almost no animation: in the evening at 8 Katya lights up at a mini-disco with kids and 2-3 times girls came with belly dancing. The first time was interesting, then - not anymore. There is a table tennis table next to the reception. Is popular. A lot of people sit in the evening on the blue rocking chairs next to the reception, as the hotel's free wifi catches pretty well there. In general, wifi is pretty good, you can contact from the room if it is near the reception or near the pool / in the dining room. The rule is simple - the closer to the reception, the better the Internet. With test messages it is very good, media is loaded at different points in very different ways.
The room we got was clean and spacious, for 2 people - 3 beds and a sofa. Toilets and showers are clean and free of mold. In the shower, the drain hole was slightly broken. It didn't bother us. Fan didn't work. Dry hair naturally. Towels changed, cleaning daily. The air conditioner worked well and the fridge also froze very well. When you leave the room and pick up the key, everything is turned off except the refrigerator - this is a plus, as in some hotels everything is turned off. As you understand, it is useless to leave phones on charge - there is a night for this. It is hot in July, we cooled the room with air conditioning, then turned it off, as we began to squish our nose slightly because of the air conditioner, even at 26 degrees. I really liked the balcony - large, with an overview of 2 sides at once (corner room). Here you can dry towels by simply hanging them on the railing. For smaller things, I took a rope and 6 pieces of clothespins.
The pool has a small slide. Turned it on after 12 and until about 17-00. For those who do not have enough of it, you can go to the AquaJoy water park - it is not far, about 15 minutes by car from the hotel. It costs 85 liras per adult and 60 liras per child for 7-8 hours from 9-30 to 17-30 or 2 times more expensive from street travel agents. A small bus takes you to the beach according to the schedule 8-30.9, 10.11, 12.15, 16 - there, 9-15.10-15, etc. back. Last flight at 18-15. But this is in the season when there are enough people. When there are fewer of them, then the schedule is different. The road to the beach takes about 15 minutes. There is no particular beauty if you first go along the road along the hotel for about a kilometer, and then cross the road and parallel to the fence on the right side. Landmark - bar Viking. The Dream of Side beach is just behind it with yellow umbrellas. For a cocktail in Viking you can get a wifi password. Neither near the pool nor on the beach there is much struggle for places on sun loungers - there is enough for everyone. Some people come, some, on the contrary, leave the beach.
The water on the beach is clean, transparent, entry into the water is convenient. The beach is sandy. swimming is a pleasure. We got to the moment when the forest in Manavgat was burning, so smog hung over the sea and pieces of ash floated in the water, so the spectacle was something else. But in normal times there are many "pirate" yachts in the sea, which bring tourists to swim and dive to the beach a little further than ours. On the beach you can ask for water, sometimes juice or tea. This year, Asif works there - he meets and sees off with a smile. On the last day we saw little turtles just hatched from eggs. Very funny. In some places on the beach there are fences, inside of which there are other eggs of turtles. As for the road to the beach, it can take much longer than 15 minutes, because. you can go through the old ruins. And then how lucky - if you like to take pictures among the ruins, you can go to the sea for more than an hour - depending on the length of the photo session. It's free, but there are a lot of thorns and tough grass along the way - we scratched our feet. Well, and the remains of the life of camels, which we saw near the ancient walls.
In general, within walking distance from the hotel there are shops (LCWIKIKI, Migros), and McDonald's, and a bunch of small shops, and of course the ancient Side with beautiful columns, the Colosseum (the only paid ancient museum site), the remains of the Temple of Apollo, many retail outlets, which stand on "transparent floors" - ancient ruins are visible through a lattice covered with thick glass. Nice, but hard to walk. In general, I recommend the hotel. If you are not afraid of some remoteness from the sea - feel free to go.
The food is not inferior to some fives - everything is fresh, quite edible, but, of course, neither crabs nor oysters will be served to you. There is always pasta, french fries, stewed cabbage or eggplant or zucchini baked with cheese. From meat - chicken, mostly in the evening it is fried on the grill. They also make fish on the grill, there is also fish stewed or baked in the oven. From vegetables - cucumbers, tomatoes, greens, different salads, hummus, 3-4 types of olives. Watermelon, melon alternate every day, you can also take grapes, there are pears, peaches, plums, but not every day. For breakfast, the choice is somewhat smaller, and it is repeated - eggs, scrambled eggs (fried with peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and local sausage - to choose from). Pancakes are also fried, but they can run out quickly for those who like to sleep for a long time. Several types of cereal, though with cold milk, sausages, sausage, vegetables, olives, potatoes. Tea, coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate, butter, chocolate, various sweet syrups for buns. From sweet - a set of 5-7 types of pastries. We never left hungry. Rather, they overate, although they tried to take a little of everything.
I won’t say much about alcohol - I don’t drink it in the heat, as it will be bad (checked), but the people took mostly beer, cocktails and wine. Cola, fanta, sprite, cooler water, juices (powdered according to taste). There is almost no animation: in the evening at 8 Katya lights up at a mini-disco with kids and 2-3 times girls came with belly dancing. The first time was interesting, then - not anymore. There is a table tennis table next to the reception. Is popular. A lot of people sit in the evening on the blue rocking chairs next to the reception, as the hotel's free wifi catches pretty well there. In general, wifi is pretty good, you can contact from the room if it is near the reception or near the pool / in the dining room. The rule is simple - the closer to the reception, the better the Internet. With test messages it is very good, media is loaded at different points in very different ways.
The room we got was clean and spacious, for 2 people - 3 beds and a sofa. Toilets and showers are clean and free of mold. In the shower, the drain hole was slightly broken. It didn't bother us. Fan didn't work. Dry hair naturally. Towels changed, cleaning daily. The air conditioner worked well and the fridge also froze very well. When you leave the room and pick up the key, everything is turned off except the refrigerator - this is a plus, as in some hotels everything is turned off. As you understand, it is useless to leave phones on charge - there is a night for this. It is hot in July, we cooled the room with air conditioning, then turned it off, as we began to squish our nose slightly because of the air conditioner, even at 26 degrees. I really liked the balcony - large, with an overview of 2 sides at once (corner room). Here you can dry towels by simply hanging them on the railing. For smaller things, I took a rope and 6 pieces of clothespins.
The pool has a small slide. Turned it on after 12 and until about 17-00. For those who do not have enough of it, you can go to the AquaJoy water park - it is not far, about 15 minutes by car from the hotel. It costs 85 liras per adult and 60 liras per child for 7-8 hours from 9-30 to 17-30 or 2 times more expensive from street travel agents. A small bus takes you to the beach according to the schedule 8-30.9, 10.11, 12.15, 16 - there, 9-15.10-15, etc. back. Last flight at 18-15. But this is in the season when there are enough people. When there are fewer of them, then the schedule is different. The road to the beach takes about 15 minutes. There is no particular beauty if you first go along the road along the hotel for about a kilometer, and then cross the road and parallel to the fence on the right side. Landmark - bar Viking. The Dream of Side beach is just behind it with yellow umbrellas. For a cocktail in Viking you can get a wifi password. Neither near the pool nor on the beach there is much struggle for places on sun loungers - there is enough for everyone. Some people come, some, on the contrary, leave the beach.
The water on the beach is clean, transparent, entry into the water is convenient. The beach is sandy. swimming is a pleasure. We got to the moment when the forest in Manavgat was burning, so smog hung over the sea and pieces of ash floated in the water, so the spectacle was something else. But in normal times there are many "pirate" yachts in the sea, which bring tourists to swim and dive to the beach a little further than ours. On the beach you can ask for water, sometimes juice or tea. This year, Asif works there - he meets and sees off with a smile. On the last day we saw little turtles just hatched from eggs. Very funny. In some places on the beach there are fences, inside of which there are other eggs of turtles. As for the road to the beach, it can take much longer than 15 minutes, because. you can go through the old ruins. And then how lucky - if you like to take pictures among the ruins, you can go to the sea for more than an hour - depending on the length of the photo session. It's free, but there are a lot of thorns and tough grass along the way - we scratched our feet. Well, and the remains of the life of camels, which we saw near the ancient walls.
In general, within walking distance from the hotel there are shops (LCWIKIKI, Migros), and McDonald's, and a bunch of small shops, and of course the ancient Side with beautiful columns, the Colosseum (the only paid ancient museum site), the remains of the Temple of Apollo, many retail outlets, which stand on "transparent floors" - ancient ruins are visible through a lattice covered with thick glass. Nice, but hard to walk. In general, I recommend the hotel. If you are not afraid of some remoteness from the sea - feel free to go.
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We arrived at 11 am and were seated immediately. She asked for breakfast: they brought sausage, olives, olives, cheese and a tomato on a plate - the child refused to eat it. The waiter brought a watermelon to replace the not tasty breakfast for the child! In general, the staff were all friendly, but they do not speak Russian well and do not always understand English.
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We arrived at 11 am and were seated immediately. She asked for breakfast: they brought sausage, olives, olives, cheese and a tomato on a plate - the child refused to eat it. The waiter brought a watermelon to replace the not tasty breakfast for the child!
In general, the staff were all friendly, but they do not speak Russian well and do not always understand English.
WiFi - no! He seems to be, but in fact he is not! Here's a pun. . . don't count on it.
The room was given 612 (they play darts near it) on the first floor; very small, closet without doors, the door from the refrigerator did not open entirely (the bed interfered), the balcony did not close. Useful rope and clothespins for drying clothes. In the pictures, the furniture is green, bright, clean, in fact very dirty, stained with various smudges.
The bedspread on the bed is a large waffle towel, I asked for a second one, as they did not fit with a five-year-old child on one. The pillows are small and uncomfortable.
The plumbing in this room is all old. I saw other numbers - they are newer. On the second day of our stay, mosquitoes appeared and were faithful neighbors throughout our stay.
The animation was: karaoke, small discos, mini disco, darts, foam party (but this is more a minus for me than a plus when it takes place in a pool. Chemists will understand me)
Special thanks to Sam, who was attentive to my request and moved the time of the game of darts to earlier due to the child's daytime sleep.
Rooms are cleaned daily, as are towels.
There are 2 pools on the territory, an adult 1.40 and a small paddling pool, the first 2 days we had to swim there, but when I saw how tourists (and there was more than one such character) wash their feet in the kids pool, I no longer allowed my child to enter it.
Meals: well, this is a canteen with a small edible selection of dishes, it seems like it costs a lot, but it’s not possible to eat. Therefore, in fact, we got a dietary and healthy diet, and the last days I generally turned out to be unloading. Well, more on that below. . .
Our diet: cauliflower and broccoli, rice, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, greens. They didn’t leave hungry, but there was nothing to remember either.
It was also mashed a couple of times, the meat is cooked not tasty, they often give sub products (lamb liver, kidneys), mackerel was often presented, 1 time was a dorado. For dinner, they sometimes baked cakes with cheese, but their pizza is completely inedible. There were monotonous desserts, but those who were in the mood to devour - all swept away.
Of the fruits we got in 10 days - green plum and not sweet melon, dirty apples, amazing watermelon and oranges. The last days of my stay were grapes (I can’t say anything about it, I don’t eat it).
Separately, I want to say about sanitary conditions. I believe that a catering place should be isolated and air-conditioned. In my opinion, the canteen looked like a tent. Flies constantly fly over food.
There are no tablecloths on the tables, they wipe the surface poorly, the dishes are dirty, reusable plastic glasses came across several times with lipstick.
Once I discovered sour pasta and 4 days before departure I got poisoned. After talking with my compatriots, I found out that I was not the only “lucky one” that day. Thank God the kids are gone. Naturally, she informed the staff and said that this was unacceptable, the season was just beginning, and what would happen next!
Keep in mind, the cooler in the cafeteria is filled with filtered water. This water is not brought, the filter is installed under the bar.
Separately and in detail I want to tell you about the beach and the transfer to it.
The hotel was chosen according to the principle - to leave the cold city to the sun. Therefore, we were not embarrassed by the information about the 3rd coastline. At the beginning of summer, when the temperature is kept within 27-30, the road from a joint walk is a joy. I imagined a well-groomed asphalt road through palm trees and bushes with flowers, in fact the road was rocky, dusty (without a dedicated pedestrian sidewalk), in some places it ran through a garbage dump (it’s a construction site, well, who has any fantasies and associations here). We went through this abomination 1 time, then we used the services of taxi drivers. Approximately $ 5-7, if you cooperate with someone, then your trip can be $ 1 per adult, children have never been counted. Thanks to such conditions, they visited the sea only once a day.
The transfer is thought out in such a way that in the morning the bus takes vacationers to the beach three times at different times (the main thing here is to jump in), and takes them back from the beach three times in the evening. Accordingly, if you went to the beach in the morning and want to return to the hotel at 12.00, you have to either walk or take a taxi.
In the evening, the same picture is exactly the opposite: if you want to go to the beach - a taxi or a walk, and from the beach by bus (that's just not a problem, the last bus leaves the beach at 17.00).
There are no towels, drinks or food on the beach. All for cash.
In general, the staff were all friendly, but they do not speak Russian well and do not always understand English.
WiFi - no! He seems to be, but in fact he is not! Here's a pun. . . don't count on it.
The room was given 612 (they play darts near it) on the first floor; very small, closet without doors, the door from the refrigerator did not open entirely (the bed interfered), the balcony did not close. Useful rope and clothespins for drying clothes. In the pictures, the furniture is green, bright, clean, in fact very dirty, stained with various smudges.
The bedspread on the bed is a large waffle towel, I asked for a second one, as they did not fit with a five-year-old child on one. The pillows are small and uncomfortable.
The plumbing in this room is all old. I saw other numbers - they are newer. On the second day of our stay, mosquitoes appeared and were faithful neighbors throughout our stay.
The animation was: karaoke, small discos, mini disco, darts, foam party (but this is more a minus for me than a plus when it takes place in a pool. Chemists will understand me)
Special thanks to Sam, who was attentive to my request and moved the time of the game of darts to earlier due to the child's daytime sleep.
Rooms are cleaned daily, as are towels.
There are 2 pools on the territory, an adult 1.40 and a small paddling pool, the first 2 days we had to swim there, but when I saw how tourists (and there was more than one such character) wash their feet in the kids pool, I no longer allowed my child to enter it.
Meals: well, this is a canteen with a small edible selection of dishes, it seems like it costs a lot, but it’s not possible to eat. Therefore, in fact, we got a dietary and healthy diet, and the last days I generally turned out to be unloading. Well, more on that below. . .
Our diet: cauliflower and broccoli, rice, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes, greens. They didn’t leave hungry, but there was nothing to remember either.
It was also mashed a couple of times, the meat is cooked not tasty, they often give sub products (lamb liver, kidneys), mackerel was often presented, 1 time was a dorado. For dinner, they sometimes baked cakes with cheese, but their pizza is completely inedible. There were monotonous desserts, but those who were in the mood to devour - all swept away.
Of the fruits we got in 10 days - green plum and not sweet melon, dirty apples, amazing watermelon and oranges. The last days of my stay were grapes (I can’t say anything about it, I don’t eat it).
Separately, I want to say about sanitary conditions. I believe that a catering place should be isolated and air-conditioned. In my opinion, the canteen looked like a tent. Flies constantly fly over food.
There are no tablecloths on the tables, they wipe the surface poorly, the dishes are dirty, reusable plastic glasses came across several times with lipstick.
Once I discovered sour pasta and 4 days before departure I got poisoned. After talking with my compatriots, I found out that I was not the only “lucky one” that day. Thank God the kids are gone. Naturally, she informed the staff and said that this was unacceptable, the season was just beginning, and what would happen next!
Keep in mind, the cooler in the cafeteria is filled with filtered water. This water is not brought, the filter is installed under the bar.
Separately and in detail I want to tell you about the beach and the transfer to it.
The hotel was chosen according to the principle - to leave the cold city to the sun. Therefore, we were not embarrassed by the information about the 3rd coastline. At the beginning of summer, when the temperature is kept within 27-30, the road from a joint walk is a joy. I imagined a well-groomed asphalt road through palm trees and bushes with flowers, in fact the road was rocky, dusty (without a dedicated pedestrian sidewalk), in some places it ran through a garbage dump (it’s a construction site, well, who has any fantasies and associations here). We went through this abomination 1 time, then we used the services of taxi drivers. Approximately $ 5-7, if you cooperate with someone, then your trip can be $ 1 per adult, children have never been counted. Thanks to such conditions, they visited the sea only once a day.
The transfer is thought out in such a way that in the morning the bus takes vacationers to the beach three times at different times (the main thing here is to jump in), and takes them back from the beach three times in the evening. Accordingly, if you went to the beach in the morning and want to return to the hotel at 12.00, you have to either walk or take a taxi.
In the evening, the same picture is exactly the opposite: if you want to go to the beach - a taxi or a walk, and from the beach by bus (that's just not a problem, the last bus leaves the beach at 17.00).
There are no towels, drinks or food on the beach. All for cash.
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