The hotel pulls 4 minus, something is wrong with catering, very poor quality of food, queues, everything else can be experienced and used to, we are not whimsical, the rooms are good, the sea is excellent, the staff is good.
Rest in Camyuva, in particular in the 5-star hotel "White Lilyum", were completely satisfied.
HOTEL
It is located in the village of Camyuva, which is 10 km from Kemer (10-15 minutes by public transport) and 60 km from Antalya (about 1 hour from the airport).
It is quite suitable for both young people (with or without children) and the older generation.
Clean, cleaned everywhere.
One spacious and one small (for children) swimming pool, as well as 2 slides.
Inside the hotel there are complex baths with all massages, table tennis, billiards.
The convenient location of the hotel allows you to walk at a leisurely pace in 2 minutes both to the sea and to the street with a bunch of shops and stalls.
SETTLEMENT.
According to the rules, they settle in the room from 14:00.
But if you arrived earlier than this time, you should not despair - you can be accommodated even faster (for free). Usually in such cases, a room is offered with a view of the balconies of a neighboring hotel with a 20-meter distance.
But the amount of $ 10 from your pocket to the administrator will magically make the process of early check-in not only guaranteed, but also give a confident hope of getting a good room with a view of the pool and mountains.
NUMBERS.
Clean, relatively spacious, with good furniture, mini-fridge, TV and air conditioning (cools great - never complained). Hot water - around the clock.
Cleaning was carried out efficiently and daily (for higher motivation, the cleaning lady was left $ 1, but, however, every other time).
The cleaning lady brings water to the room daily (free of charge).
The balconies are narrow: uncomfortable for gatherings, but sufficient for drying linen and towels.
The rooms are equipped with a FREE code safe.
SERVICE.
Hotel service - at a high level!
The staff is well-trained: they work day and night.
Polite, friendly and smiling guys.
For 10 days of rest, there were no complaints against anyone.
On the contrary, they were only praised. And with some of them I even managed to communicate and learn a lot of new things for myself.
Tip: When addressing staff, try to smile at least a little - this can definitely bring you some bonuses.
And try to remember at least a couple of elementary words in Turkish - the Turks like it - and, accordingly, in some places, in some things, small amenities can also await you.
NUTRITION.
Quite plentiful, edible and varied: fish, turkey, beef, chicken, eggs, salads, cereals, potatoes, vermicelli, tortillas, pancakes, olives, cheeses, sausages, soups, vegetables, fruits, lots of sweets and much, much more!
Seafood and pork should not be expected, but the feeling of hunger here will definitely not overtake you.
Rest between all meals is no more than 1 hour))) They even feed at the beach bar (delicious ice cream, hearty burgers, potatoes, meat and vegetables).
P. S. You read the comments of some whiners and wonder: who and what is missing to eat here ?? ? Ay!! ! Are all of you who write such nonsense, accustomed to overeating prestigious products and getting fed up with elite dishes in everyday life ?? ? Fucked up, honestly!
There is only one conclusion: the food became boring / they began to feed worse / monotonously - it's time to go home - you rested.
THE DRINKS.
Pour in 3 bars in the hotel and 1 bar on the beach.
There are plenty of drinks to choose from: beer, vodka, whiskey, wine, martinis, liqueurs, cocktails, etc.
Coffee from the machine - not bad (Turkish premium - paid - $ 2), did not try tea, juices - lousy (chemistry like "Yupi" / "Invite"), beer - light, wine - dry (not bad), strong drinks are also tasty .
SEA and BEACH.
To the sea from the hotel, walk at a leisurely pace 2 minutes (a good comfortable path past several shops).
The sea is just a fairy tale! Very warm, clean, salty, transparent!
Entry into the sea is very convenient - relatively gentle. Small pebbles (we went barefoot - without any special slippers).
Beach - own, wide, pebbly - with a bunch of umbrellas and sun loungers (free of charge).
Despite the high occupancy of vacationers, there is enough space on the beach for everyone.
As I mentioned, from 10:00 to 18:00 on the beach there is a bar with drinks and snacks (snacks - only until 16:00), which makes relaxing by the water much more pleasant?
Every day in the morning, the artistic corn seller Sarkan walks all over the beaches (ours and neighboring ones) (“Corn-mukuruza”, “So-so”, “Yum-Nyam”, “eat” - you will understand later)).
His behavior and manner of trading will definitely not leave a single vacationer without a smile (by the way, corn is really tasty - the issue price is $ 1 / head).
ANIMATION.
The animators here work like bees: darts and aerobics on the beach, water polo in the pool, evening karaoke, lotteries and competitions, as well as outdoor discos would not be so exciting and humorous without their charisma and charm.
Arkhan and Zhora deserve special attention - these active hardworking guys are really able to interest the public in participating in various contests, competitions and quizzes)))
ENTERTAINMENT.
Things are not very good with free Internet (Wi-Fi) in the hotel - it catches only in one place (on the -1st floor), and even then the signal is not very good: send a message and a photo for sure, but it’s normal to call on any of the messengers - here's how it goes. . .
But paid Internet from the hotel (there is such an option) has not been used for a single day, therefore there will be no comments on this subject.
We connected roaming: not cheap, but it works anywhere and flawlessly.
P. S. How to get relatively free Internet with high speed, see the "Tours" section?
In addition to the evening hotel animation, you can walk along the cozy streets of the village - here you will see shops with all kinds of goods, and rental vehicles (a car for a day - $ 40 without a deposit, a scooter for a day - $ 20-25, an electric bike - $ 5 / hour ( rented for an hour - you can ride around the neighborhood)), and points of sale of excursions (more on this - also in the "Excursions" section).
If you walk 5 minutes along the embankment alley a little to the right of the hotel, you can see a counter with crayfish ($10/kg). Here they will be deliciously cooked and either given to go or allowed to eat in a restaurant opposite - at your discretion (this does not affect the price in any way).
You can also go for a walk in Kemer: a minibus runs every 15 minutes (from the hotel to it - 2 minutes on foot). Travel - $ 1 or 5.5 lira (it is more profitable to pay with lira, because the exchange rate is $ 1 = 8.5 lira)
EXCURSIONS.
Since we are more or less experienced tourists, we did not agree to overpay the guide for those excursions that street vendors are ready to offer us for a lower price on the same conditions. The choice of excursions was considered only with them.
And here, in a separate text, I will single out the tour seller Pasha (his Novelty Tour point is a 3-5 minute walk from the hotel).
In addition to good prices for tours and discounts on them, it also provides free Wi-Fi as a bonus (yes - here it is a secret for those who have read my boring text to the end)) not only before going on excursions, but also after them .
As for the excursions themselves, we traveled through three picturesque bays on the Mega Star yacht with Captain Ali, an active and incendiary person, without whom this trip would definitely not have been so advertised and exciting ($ 25 / for two - with a discount, lunch switched on). Definitely worth going.
Duration - from 09:00 to 16:00.
I would also like to single out the guide Evgenia from the Mars Travel company, who accompanied our
a sightseeing tour to Antalya, which included ascent / descent on a cable car with beautiful views of the city, shopping (not so interesting part, but who cares), a walk through the historical places of the city, a mini-cruise on a ship (paid separately – 6 $/person), a free lunch in a cafe and finally a visit to a waterfall in one of the most beautiful and elite areas of the metropolis.
Cost - 20 $ / person. Duration - 08:00 - 19:00.
TOTAL:
Like the village of Camyuva, the aforementioned White Lilyum hotel, which confidently deserves its declared 5 stars, is definitely recommended for a visit.
Do not trust negative and picky reviews - if you are an adequate person with common sense, you are unlikely to be significantly upset by anything here.
If you have any well-reasoned questions, I am ready to give my detailed answers: mix. dos. vas@gmail. com
In the dining room (you can’t call it a restaurant) food for 3. Every day is the same. There are no first courses, mostly French fries, pasta, mediocre bulgur, meat only legs, fish-fried dry small mackerel. Olives are tasty and enough! Apricots, plums, pears, melons are not tasty, like grass. Apples okay. delicious watermelon! All sweets and juices are chemicals. Baklava and halva - super - but not everyone had enough. The beer is good, the semi-dry wine is normal, and all the cocktails are tasteless chemistry. They didn’t drink vodka, but whiskey with ice and lemon was not bad. As a result, you won’t be hungry, but you won’t try anything interesting... The staff is responsive, trying! As a result - the sea, the landscape, the atmosphere are good, the food and service are mediocre.
Perhaps we will come here again, but in a different hotel. . .
On June 22.2021, the borders to Turkey were opened and my wife and I gathered without hesitation.
We chose the hotel based on reviews and ratings… THEY ARE REALLY VERY OVERAGED!!!
And now in order:
Room: the furniture is all battered, shuffled, sagging from the water; sockets fall out; the mattress is springy and tired - the springs stick out, it is not possible to sleep; the walls are concretely dirty; the room has a double door to the next room in which the mother lived with the baby, who did not sleep at night and did not give to the neighbors (i. e. us); in the room there is not a single rolled up (banal even toothbrushes have nowhere to put), no plates!
Sanitary unit: faucets in the sink and in the shower room and the toilet flush button are smeared with something; in the shower faucet it works only for the shower and does not switch to the tap; the toilet lid and seat are dirty; the partition in the shower room is clumsily tinted with rust; extractor fan is very noisy.
Dining room: in the morning at breakfast at the distribution, two half-asleep fainting spells - the queue stretches for at least half an hour; did not have time to come for breakfast in the first half hour - you will watch empty trays and eat what is left (greens and salads); when asked where the food is, these faints cross their arms and say “finish”; lunch and dinner the same picture, only four syncope; the menu is monotonous every day and almost everything is seasoned with some kind of vile seasoning, which already on the third day is frankly sick; with teaspoons it’s just a disaster - they simply don’t exist! - Apparently religion does not allow ?!
Bars: in the dining room, alcohol is only gin and wine, but there is always a queue; at the reception - the drunkard is different, but they pour 50 gr and no more than 2 servings per hand; a bar on the beach - a separate song - only beer from alcohol (more precisely, beer foam) - a queue for 20-30 minutes, from 11 to 12 they immediately give ice cream - another queue for 30-40 minutes (I spotted it several times! ).
Service: for 8 nights of vacation, the room was cleaned only once, and the way it was cleaned is very loudly said - they changed the dirty bedding to dirty, changed the towels, added hotel shampoos and that's it! No vacuuming, no dusting. . .
Wi-Fi: free Wi-Fi is available only on the basement floor… well, as it is… it is! But!! ! It has no internet! A simple banal text message in viber takes about two minutes. You can forget about voice / video calls. BUT!! ! Paid wifi ($1 per day from each device) is not much better - in very rare cases I observed a speed of about 3Mbps, in fact the usual value is 0.1 - 0.5 Mbps.
Animation: as in that joke about the gopher - do you see the animators? - No? – but they are!
And also a wagon and a cart of various stocks - you can’t remember everything at once!
Attempts to somehow convey to the hotel management their jambs were unsuccessful - if you don’t like it, don’t live! Very rude attitude!
In the bottom line, the hotel is very far from 3 stars!
And for such an attitude towards vacationers, they score 1!
Don't believe? – search YouTube for “mg hotels white lilyum hotel 2021” and see for yourself!
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1. Room: clean, well maintained, everything works, they clean and change bed towels every day. They settled quickly and fulfilled all requests.
2. Location: very close to the sea and there are always enough sunbeds, the sea is magical and the views of the mountains are swimming facing the shore, from the hotel restaurant it is very pleasing to the eye.
3. A good hammam and not too intrusive workers there, we didn’t have to fight back much.
Disadvantages:
- food: meat seems to be quite a lot of chicken, turkey, fish, all kinds of frozen semi-finished products, but it’s not tasty as they cook it. Vegetables, herbs, soups, desserts - that's enough! Very tasty ice cream on the beach was.
The biggest minus for us is the ABSENCE OF NATURAL COFFEE! How is that? ? When choosing, I saw a photo of a coffee machine in the reviews, but it turned out that this device brews soluble nonsense. For a week I had to switch to tea with lemon.
- animation: it's just not there!! ! Some kind of incomprehensible Turkish animator peacocks, hissing microphones and terrible sound quality, the girl who led the exercises and invited to the show with a sad sad face. this amateur performance did not interest me at all... the hotel is very quiet, like the village of camyuva itself, so if you want a revelry, you are not here!
Although the food and animation depends on the year, next year the chef can change, the contract with another animation team and everything will be ok.
If you rested in hotels such as Rixos, Alva Donna, then for a price three times cheaper, do not even try to compare !! !