The feeling that I ended up in a pioneer camp in a distant scoop and food of an incomprehensible kind, some kind of slurry from tomatoes and half-cooked eggs, burnt chickens, cold snot soup, and so on. For 10 days I have never seen greens, nor a normal omelet, nor decent pastries. There were dumb, tasteless rolls, and this is in Turkey, where bread is baked on every corner. From the second day, we ate exclusively outside the hotel, as the mere sight of this food made me feel sick, but the people hawal and even asked for more. The staff in the dining room, I repeat, have no respect for the guests.
A free bus takes you to the beach, but the beach is very narrow, the sunbeds are back to back in three rows, so if you like to inhale cigarette smoke and listen to other people's conversations, go there. The toilet on the beach is a separate story. It is never removed. Two lazybones who kind of work there, when I asked why the toilets are so dirty, they answered "because there are a lot of people. " At 6 pm, these characters start defiantly collecting sunbeds, even if people are sitting on them.
The hotel, I must say, is not cheap, therefore, even if you fly in on your own and rent an apartment and eat in a cafe, you will still be able to save money, and most importantly, enjoy your vacation, and not a complete disappointment.
The beach is shared with another hotel (also Viking). If you come after 10, it will be problematic to find two sunbeds side by side. There is a shower, toilet and dressing room. Pebble. Getting in and out is a little tricky.
Of the shortcomings (rather shortcomings) wi-fi is free in the reception area, but rather weak. There is a paid one. I would like to have a bridge on the beach to enter the sea.
20 minutes from the hotel to the center and to the beach.
Small area, 1 pool and 1 slide.
1 iron for all.
Good staff.
Breakfasts are meager, lunches were not attended because they were on excursions or the beach, dinners are good.
The hotel is right next to the forest and mountains.
If you are a fan of staying in a hotel, then this is not your option, but if, like us, we left in the morning and came back in the evening, then it will do.
It's five minutes to go to the beach, more than twenty to go. If to another beach, then about 15 minutes. We left the beach at 12 o’clock, a queue was already gathering for the transfer, you could wait from 10 to 20 minutes in the sun until your turn came, because. only 14 people were loaded into the bus. It was the most embarrassing moment.
There are pebbles on the beach, it is difficult to go out even in special shoes. We went to the pier next to our beach and went down the stairs.
The food was good, though a couple of times too dry chicken and a few overcooked vegetables, otherwise everything is fine.
When you arrive at the hotel, there are 1.5 liters and 0.5 bottles of water in the refrigerator. That's all. You can take water in glasses, or buy 5 bottles of 1.5 liters for $1.
Cleaned in the room, if you hang a sign asking to be cleaned. Change towels, linen, vacuum the flooring. No complaints.
Friendly staff.
You can walk through the forest and walk along the forest mountain path towards the village of Kirish, very good air and beautiful views from above.
Vacation was satisfied.
In the morning we went for breakfast. And from that moment, the real holiday began! For breakfast, they serve scrambled eggs, pancakes or scrambled eggs (alternates on different days), many types of cheese: hard cheese, suluguni, feta, cheese and others, 5-6 types of olives: dark, green, stuffed, dried, several types of sausages. Two types of non-sweet buns were served hot (he always took instead of bread), boiled eggs, mashed potatoes, rice, nuggets or cutlets and other side dishes. There are also a lot of chopped vegetables and herbs, a lot of pickles. Cereals and milk, a wide variety of jams, nut butter, crackers and waffles, desserts: a lot of cakes, oriental sweets, fruits - watermelon, apples, plums. Of the drinks, tea, hardware coffee, tea bags, juices (well, these are not really juices, rather tasteful drinks), ayran (very tasty), lemonade.
In the "room with suitcases" they took a backpack and went to the sea. The beach is within walking distance of 18 minutes at a calm pace. A shuttle (minibus) runs from the hotel to the beach according to the schedule. Drive less than 3 minutes. The beach is large, wide, SANDY. The beach is called: Dakapo Beach Club Kemer. The hotel on this beach rented part of the territory for its tourists. The infrastructure of the beach is developed, showers, changing cabins, umbrellas, sun loungers. There is a bar and several cafes on the beach, waiters offer soft drinks. The bar and restaurant on the beach is paid, the price of orange fresh is $ 2, Tuborg beer is $ 4. Water activities such as banana and boat trips are offered, even a flyboard was seen for an additional fee. The sea is amazing! Clear, very warm water. We got out of the water in an hour and a half.
We returned to the hotel at about 12 o'clock again on the shuttle (it works very well on schedule). There is a bar in the courtyard of the hotel by the pool, drinks in glasses are free. There is also a "tent" equipped in the national Turkish style. Turkish flatbread "Gö zleme" is prepared here. Very tasty and colorful. Here we met a hotel manager named Fagan. We can safely say - a man in his place. He told us that our room was being prepared and we would be settled immediately. In general, it should be noted all the hotel staff, the guys at the reception, cleaners, waiters, bartenders - everyone is very friendly and trying to decorate your holiday. We were seated around 13:00. Clean, spacious enough, in the room there is a refrigerator, a wardrobe, two beds, a TV, carpet on the floor. The furniture is not broken. There are two chairs and a table on the balcony. The balcony offers a great view of the mountains. Upon check-in, a bottle of water was placed in the minibar. Water is not added, you have to collect it yourself in the cooler.
Lunch and dinner will not be painted separately, every day the dishes alternated, fruits and vegetables did not change. Always several types of meat, fish, nuggets cutlets. For dinner, a lot of french fries, grilled burgers, meat, vegetables. There are no nutritional questions.
The hotel provides beach towels for $ 1, beach towels are changed on Wednesdays and Saturdays. . There is free wi-fi in the hotel lobby and by the pool, but at lunchtime and in the evening, when a lot of people use the Internet, it works a little slow.
If you do not want to go to the beach, you can relax by the pool. There is one water slide. Enough sunbeds and umbrellas. For children there is a "paddling pool" with a slide. The pool bar is open from 12.00 until that time drinks can be taken from the restaurant bar.
We were very pleased with our vacation!
The hotel is far from the sea, but even here the delivery of vacationers to the sea is well organized throughout the day, you can go back and forth, you didn’t have to wait long. The sea was different: it was very dirty once though, but mostly clean, especially in the first half of the day. There were sunbeds on the beach, but when the season is hot, I think everyone will miss.
Food: this is a minus for me, I can put a C grade with a stretch. There was fish once, mackerel, chicken all the time, there was hot goulash twice, there were no fruits either, but green plums (wild fish) and ugly apples are hard to fruit the name was something, but there was a plus - it was a watermelon, although basically it didn’t taste like it, but it was . .
There were entertainment activities after dinner (belly dancing, discos and some other artists).
Before going, I read one review that you can buy entertainment from a hotel guide for $ 35. My friends and I bought, but we were provided with three services from the list, and there were 6 of them. This is a hammam + masses and a face mask, a boat and a foam party in the club (but the entrance to the club is free anyway), and you can buy a hammam and a boat on the street for $ 10. Last year they offered rafting for that money, but when I asked, they said that the water was cold, although on the street the guides also had rafting. I advise you to take a closer look before taking it to the hotel.
In general, the courtesy of the staff covers all the shortcomings. For me, the minus of this hotel is FOOD. If it was improved, we could return again. !