Hello! We stayed at this hotel in August 2021, the hotel was chosen by rating. The hotel mostly had reviews from foreigners. From the first minutes of arrival at the hotel, everyone began to like everything, even the non-Russian-speaking staff, cheerfully explained with the help of a telephone translator.We got a room with a side view of the sea, although the voucher had a view of the surrounding area (perhaps the chocolate "Alyonka" helped). The hotel's contingent is mainly foreigners (Germans, Albanians) and a few Russians, which was a big plus. The food at the hotel is at the highest level. Lunches and dinners are always varied. Once a week, Turkish night and national cuisine are served for dinner. Once a week there was a seafood dinner (squid in batter, king prawns, fish of various species, mussels). There was also one dinner with rolls of various kinds. And so every day for breakfast they offer dried apricots, dried figs and Turkish delight with onions of several types. A wide variety of fruits (apples, melons, watermelons, peaches, plums, grapes) are displayed at each meal. We don't drink, so we can't say anything about alcohol , but people drank something. There is an opportunity to eat in an air-conditioned room or on a terrace overlooking the sea.🌊 Also on the account of nutrition ... There are several bars on site: Lobby (hotel lobby), pool bar (bar stools are located right in the pool), beach bar, which was very convenient! Going to lunch without changing clothes, right in swimsuits. This bar also serves delicious donuts and Viennese waffles from 16 to 17, and awesome ice cream from 15 to 17. Sanitizers are also hanging everywhere in the dining room, bars and in general on the territory of the hotel, and disposable gloves and masks are lying at the entrance to the bar and dining room. The staff is very friendly, responsive, smiling. Many people speak Russian in bars and canteens. Rooms are cleaned daily, towels were changed every day. The refrigerator with water is replenished daily. There are also 3 swimming pools on the territory of the hotel: 1 indoor on the (-5) floor and 2 outdoor (one of which has 3 slides, both children and adults ride). There are daytime and evening animations. The animator girls speak Russian. During the day: volleyball,aqua aerobics,yoga,darts (at the beach bar), children's animation at the mini club. In the evening, animation on the pool stage and dancing on the dining room terrace. The beach is sandy, the entrance to the water is gentle. Towels, deck chairs, mattresses -everything is free of charge. WiFi is available throughout the territory, in the dining room, bars and on the beach. The safe is paid (2€/day). Excellent location of the hotel:
~ 2 steps to the sea on one side and 2 steps to the main street on the other side with numerous shops, supermarkets and pharmacies, there are also transport stops.
~ if you go to the beach facing the sea, then there is a river with large turtles on the right 15-20 minutes walk away.
~ and on the left, 1.5 hours walk along the embankment - antique Side (seven minutes to the embankment along the sea along the beach) You can return to the hotel along the same route or take a local bus (dolmusha) with the inscription Kumka (the name of the hotel area) and tell your hotel. The fare is 4,50 TL or 1 $ .....1$≈ 8,6 TL , that is, in dollars, the fare is almost twice as expensive!!!
We made a big mistake by going on a free tour to a textile factory! Prices are twice as expensive as in the shops on the main street near the hotel. Nobody bought anything... All the outraged returned back. We didn't take any excursions at the hotel, we went everywhere ourselves! The guide offered an excursion to the Ancient Side for 2500 rubles per person! And our trip per person cost $ 2 (round trip), while we were in no hurry, walked by ourselves and took pictures. They just did not enter the amphitheater for a fee (about 1000-2000 rubles per person). We went to Manavgat to the waterfall ourselves , the entrance is also paid, it costs ≈ 7 TL per person (about 63 rubles ). We went to Waikiki in Manavgat. Prices for goods are cheaper than in shops on the streets and 2 times cheaper than in Russia. Towels, T-shirts, jeans -bought there. Churchkhela was seen in Side near the hotel for $ 15 per kilogram, and bought in Manavgat for $ 6 per kilogram, tasted the same, scored on goodies.
I really enjoyed the rest! The hotel is gorgeous. The hotel has some advantages! There are no disadvantages! We recommend this hotel to everyone! You won 't regret it !