We had a rest together with my daughter from 18.10.24 to 25.10.24. The hotel is 4 with a minus. The advantages of this hotel, for us personally, were: close proximity to the airport; clean sea; delicious food; good, unobtrusive animation; the presence of small bazaars near and near the hotel (we were happy to walk through them and make small purchases of souvenirs, textiles and fruits).
Now about the cons:
- I knew perfectly well that we were going to 4*, but still, even in Russian 3* hotels we have disposable kits - shampoo, conditioner, tooth.pasta, shower cap.
- paid wi-fi of terrible quality, I constantly had to switch, it was unrealistic to download something!
- room cleaning. On day 3, we realized that no one cleans the floors and surfaces in the room. The girls only made the bed and took out the trash. And, apparently, they haven't washed or vacuumed the floors for a long time, because my daughter found glass fragments under the bed. And this despite the fact that I left $1 on the bed every day. And so, when on the 3rd day I swept the pieces into the middle of the room and did not leave a dollar, the cleaning was done perfectly. So take your time with tips)))
- lighting in the room. It's very dark!
- a $10 deposit for a beach towel. We were lucky - we got the money back at the end of the vacation. And some people don't. The fact is that when you make a deposit on a towel, at the reception they give you a plastic card on a towel and write out a receipt on a pink piece of paper. And if you lose this pink piece of paper and return only the plastic, the money will not be returned to you. This was the case with several tourists.
- dirty beach. The beach is not cleaned, only the dishes are cleaned. Piles of cigarette butts, wrappers, etc.
- a cold pool. You can't explain to children that it's cold to swim in the pool, even if the slides are turned on. Either heat up the pool, or do not turn on the slides in the autumn-spring period.
- lack of a toilet on the beach or lack of culture among vacationers. There is a shower and a changing room on the beach. The nearest toilet is by the pool. Many are too lazy to go up to the toilet to the pool and they relieve themselves in the shower. From which, by the middle of the day, there is a terrible smell of urine. Therefore, we had to leave the beach after 11 o'clock and sit by the pool.
- for me, Turkey is an abundance of fruits - melons, watermelons at least. But on our vacation dates, watermelon was given only 1 time at dinner, melons were 2 times. From fruits - apples and plums. Sliced oranges and tangerines a couple of times too. Therefore, we bought fruits on the street - strawberries, pomegranates, oranges, melon.
Let's start with the pros. The staff is friendly, especially the waiters, bartenders and animators (special thanks to Regina for the positive attitude and various fun exercises). The buffet always has a lot of greens, snacks, meat is present every day (mostly lamb and chicken, but there were also offal - liver, hearts), fish is not often. There were various sweets and some fruits (melon, apples, pears, tangerines, oranges, plums, but not all at once, but 2-3 types per meal). The tea is delicious, the coffee from the vending machine is mediocre, as well as juices and something like ice with syrup. The food was all fresh, no leftovers from the previous meal. There was a grill bar near the pool (pancakes/omelette for breakfast/fried eggs, grilled meat/fish for dinner, lamb with vegetables, etc. In the afternoon, you could take burgers and some tortillas with stuffing).
The bar featured beer, red and white wine, vodka, gin and various cocktail combinations from them. Almost all bartenders speak Turkish, minimal English and a little Russian.
The pool is small, but there are 2 slides, clean (in the evenings, the bottom is periodically cleaned). The beach has a shower and a changing cabin. A piece of the beach belongs to the hotel, sun beds can be occupied without problems (although there are a lot of people during the day, you may not find an empty one). There are small and medium pebbles on the shore (it is more convenient to swim in special shoes). The neighboring hotel has a pier, you can basically walk along it, take photos.
In the morning, there is a charge on the beach for everyone, after aqua aerobics in the pool. Volleyball in the evenings. Sometimes there are darts competitions, in the evening at 21.00 children's dances, then various entertainment programs for adults (music,fire shows, karaoke). The bar is open until 23h, then all alcohol is paid.
Now about the cons ...
Upon check-in, it turned out that wi-fi is paid (1 dollar/ euro per day for 1 device). You can buy for 1 day, or immediately for 7/10 days. Before leaving, we lost the wi-fi password for 2 days. We said that we had already paid 10 days in advance, and we needed the Internet to check in early in the morning. To which the guy at the reception said, "There was nothing to lose a piece of paper, I don't know anything, the authorities will be in the morning. You can pay $2 per day, I'll give you a new password." An unpleasant situation, the mood was spoiled at the end of the vacation ...
and most importantly-COCKROACHES. I don't know what was happening on the other floors (we lived on 1), but specifically cockroaches were noticed on our first day (we checked in around 2 a.m.) and on the last day (we had fun at 3 a.m.). Apparently, they crawl through the sewer lines in the toilet, maybe on the first floor too (there was a dining room nearby).
The staff was told about the cockroaches on the first day, and they promised to move us to another room "as soon as there is a free one." Naturally, it did not appear, the hotel was full.
I'll assume that cockroaches visited our room every night while we were sleeping. But the door to the bathroom was closed at night, perhaps they didn't run around the room itself. It's disgusting that the staff is aware of the problem, but they still don't do anything about it.
Plus, there was a terrible smell of sewage a couple of times, it's unclear from where. The neighbors on the floor also noticed this.
I also didn't like the breakfasts. Monotonously - eggs, sausages and sausages (not tasty at all), some kind of cereal and balls like breakfast cereals. In general, if you don't have time to take pancakes from the bar, consider breakfast passed by. The taste and color, of course, but we didn't appreciate it.
Massages and all kinds of spas are very obsessively offered. A young man walks along the beach and offers to sign up (apparently on a percentage). After the first session, you are offered almost 5-10 massages per course, convincing you that you really need to do this, everything is bad with your health. Don't get fooled. The sauna is kind of free, I didn't find out the rest.
The men are Turks. They will ask for Instagram, smile, try to talk. If anyone is interested in resort novels, it's your right...But in general, this excessive attention is outweighed.
Overall, the hotel is pleasant, albeit shabby. There are many Russians and residents of the CIS, couples with children and the elderly. The hotel offers a quiet family holiday.
If it weren't for cockroaches and sewage problems, I would turn a blind eye to the shabby interior and tasteless breakfasts. By the way, the cleaning was done every day, you can also hang a sign for a more thorough cleaning. The maids are friendly, some even know Russian. They will always help, give you everything you need. Undoubtedly a plus. Kitchen staff, bar staff, animators - one hundred percent plus!
As a result, I put 3 out of 5.
September 2024.
The hotel is normal. The food is good, but no frills. The rooms are normal, cleaned daily, but for three. The territory is small, but quite cozy.
Tea, coffee, water and juices are always available at the reception.
Of the disadvantages, it can be noted that the electricity in the room works only with a card from the same room (I wanted to leave the power bank on charge, but alas)
WiFi is paid, but you take it for three days, and it works for ten. You don't have to take it to the second device, because one login worked on two phones, or you can connect with one phone and distribute it to another.