We had a rest in August 2024 at the defne defnem 5* hotel. The hotel is very decent, well-maintained territory, several pools, good food, fresh rooms after renovation, comfortable beds. A big plus of the hotel is the sandy beach with a gentle entrance to the sea, the availability of always free sun beds, as well as a promenade along the sea. A small disadvantage is the lack of a bathroom door, although there is a separate glass door to the toilet, a rather strange solution for family rooms. I also liked the performance of the visiting artists, although the animation team itself is weak, as well as a sufficient number of free sports, as well as free billiards. The entire infrastructure is also close to the hotel. The overall impression is positive.
A great hotel and a great vacation. The hotel is large, beautiful, and has several swimming pools. If you are traveling with children, they will definitely like the slides, they turn on during the day at a certain time. There is a lot of food, there is a choice, you definitely won't stay hungry. Sometimes, on certain days, they distributed ice cream, which was very tasty. In general, I want to say that there were doubts about the food due to some comments, but there were no problems with what to eat at all. Of course, this is not a restaurant in the center of Moscow, but you need to understand how much it costs to stay in hotels with food of this level. There are no complaints about food at all. There are also comments from those who "have been to Turkey a thousand times and circumnavigated the earth" that it is not 5 stars. I agree, but it's a solid four and the price is right! By the way, food is available 24 hours a day, and snacks and some salads remain in the trays at night. A magnificent hotel beach, a sandy sloping entrance, there is a hotel bar on the beach where there are snacks, several dishes are served at lunchtime so as not to go to the hotel. The sun beds were always available at any time. By the way, it's not far to go, about 7 minutes, depending on how you go. Someone wrote about the terrible way to the sea, the stink, the garbage. I've attached a photo of the track (a photo with a white car). We were preparing for this, but the transition was not annoying at all, there was no garbage, there was no stink. The location of the beach on the coast is good, to the edge of the hotel development, so there is not much traffic of people on the coastal alley. An evening promenade can be arranged along the same alley, and the most persistent can walk to the old town. We were in July 2024, there were half Russians, the other half were Europeans, all amicably, peacefully. Show programs every evening after the children's program, invited artists who do not require the participation of vacationers, everyone just sits and claps. There were karaoke nights. It may not be very interesting for young active people, but in general it was fun for everyone. I can't say anything bad about rooms and cleaning, but there is a feature that there is a glass window with blinds between the room and the shower, it's not entirely clear why)) And the wet area is strangely made, the door is not provided, there is a curtain in the shower, a glass door in the toilet (but it is not visible from the corridor and the room). They got used to it quickly. The balcony is spacious. The air conditioner was working, and there was also a ceiling fan. Wi-Fi only works normally in the lobby, it catches in the rooms from time to time. If you are interested, there is a spacious gym, there is a wide range of basic equipment, weights, and exercise equipment. The staff is friendly and courteous. The tour operator's hotel guide, as always in my repertoire, will not even write. The hotel is definitely worth the attention in its price category. I almost forgot, there were very nice presents when checking into the room. There was a cloth beach bag, which was used, and two cute cloth purses on a string for a phone and small things.
I am very glad that we chose this particular hotel. I had a rest in September 2024. The optimal combination of price and quality. A comfortable hotel with very polite staff. The beach is large with yellow velvet sand. We walked along the coast in Side - this is the best beach. The entry into the sea is ideal. There is a great bar by the beach. There are always enough sun beds both by the pools and on the beach. Sun beds with comfortable mattresses. The hotel has slides for both children and adults. Slides for adults - with and without tubing. There were always enough tubes, there were no queues on the slides. There is a separate 18+ swimming pool without children. The pools have a comfortable depth of 1.4 m. Where the slides are 1.2 m. The food at the hotel is delicious, varied - meat, fish, chicken, vegetables, fruits. The fruits were watermelon, melon, plum, apples, pomegranates, grapes, oranges. The room is clean, cleaned daily. They gave me a lot of towels - 2 beach towels for each, 2 large white ones for use in the room and even small ones. Theoretically, the room had a sea view, but since we lived on the 2nd floor and the sea was a 10-minute walk away, we couldn't see it. The controversial point is that there is no door to the bathroom (there is a toilet), but since we were without children, this did not bother us. An important point is that they do not give shampoo and conditioner for hair (but I always have my own), there is a shower gel. The only drawback is wi-fi. Only the reception has a normal connection. There is almost no animation (discos, karaoke and infrequent artists, once a week there is a foam pool), but you can play tennis (large) or mini golf, you can throw darts or rope mugs at the target. In the restaurant, at first I was surprised by the moment with tables assigned to specific rooms, then I got into it that it was convenient - a large company was given a large table, for two - a small one. As a result, your clean table is waiting for you at any time. Of the important little things - we had a late arrival (after 23-00), we were fed anyway (snacks were placed in the restaurant in such a case). I was very pleased with the rest. Great hotel!