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First time in Turkey. We are a married couple with two younger sons (aged 9 and 14). The kids enjoyed it more than us. And we just liked it. Everything is good in the hotel. And while we are talking about "beach vacation" everything is fine. And the territory, and the kitchen, and the bars, and the pool, and the sea, and the spa, and animation. . . But we were in Turkey for the first time and we wanted to go on excursions. And we saw another Turkey. And not in the most pleasant way. The first minus - guides. They seemed to have learned to speak, but they never blushed to lie. For them, the main thing was to drag you to shopping. From this they have%. The rest is on the drum. Therefore, I warn all our followers: "You have chosen a beach holiday in a family hotel! " This is what you enjoy. Even if you have children from 1 year old, everything will be fine. And excursions are only allowed rafting (and then at the hotel $ 40, and outside the gate $ 20) and a walk on a yacht (although this is not a yacht, but a boat). And no shopping. In Odessa, on the "7km" market, the same thing will still be half the price even after the Turks cut half the price after an exciting bargain. Shopping in Istanbul. But not at this time. Yes, I took a little smoke, and $ 5 per pack is somehow very unusual. After the trip, I calculated and compared this holiday with what I had last year in the Crimea at the same time and in the same composition. The money is about the same. It's just that in Crimea every day a little bit, but here everything at once. Otherwise, they were just completely different options for recreation. To the Crimea on your car. With stops in Alushta, Alupka, Sudak. Every time it is a small private hotel. (In Alushta, it was "Lydia", near the post office on the embankment, in Alupka "Ro-Yalta" on the territory of the Vorontsovsky Park) When relaxing in the Crimea, we did not stay on the beach for more than 2-3 hours, and even then not every day. We traveled all the time. And I want to return to Crimea, but not in Side. It's just a different kind of vacation. Although we will probably fly to Turkey. . .