Sea Time: I'll try objectively......

Written: 22 july 2014
Travel time: 3 — 12 july 2014
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 3.0
Service: 4.0
Cleanliness: 4.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 6.0
We planned a vacation trip. After reviewing a bunch of information and paying $ 1.165 for two for 10 days, we chose Sea Time with friends from July 3 to July 12. Before that, we chose "strong fours" based on the "price-quality" ratio, we have never been in the "triples". Realizing that this is still 3 stars, we hoped that the hotel would be an order of magnitude lower in everything and agreeing with this, on the way with Pegasus. We arrived, transfer about 2 hours from Antalya airport and we hotel. Breakfast and tedious waiting for the settlement, settled somewhere around 2 hours. The meeting with the Pegasus guide was about 17 hours, everything is as usual, steaming excursions and "scare" those who think about excursions without Pegasus. cheap" trick of discounts only if you order on the first day. For the second may not be, if looking back, the tourist will realize that the prices for the excursion program in the tour operator are 2 times higher. And now everything is in order.
Hotel location. 3 points.
The hotel is located a few kilometers from the village of Konakli, in a rather dirty place without the beauties of nature. For me personally, the location of the hotel is minus, practically nothing but the sea pleases the eye. However, you can reach Konakli and Alanya without any problems. walk 100 meters, cross the road, bus stop. Bus number 50, to Konakli 1 dollar, to Alanya 2 dollars per person.

Accommodation. 2 points.
Horror. For some reason, all the rooms that we saw are very damp, in some this dampness on the walls is 40-50 cm from the floor. We stopped where this dampness is the least, realizing that all the rooms are like this. room, preferring to stay in it to a minimum. You enter the room like in a damp basement. True, then they changed this room to a slightly better one. There is a hairdryer, there is shampoo, hot water too, a TV with 2 Russian channels. There are no beach towels, we we took it from home, I saw that some people take it to the beach from the room. The air conditioner worked for us and for friends at "its own discretion", it could not be adjusted. There was a constant flood in our room in the bathroom, the tank hose was leaking. without result. By the way, the manager Mustafa made a good impression on us, you won’t envy him, he runs and settles, but what can he do if all the rooms in the hotel are terrible. So Mustafa leads tourists from room to room, trying to sort everything out somehow. My friends and I always greet each other when we meet. howled and smiled at him, understanding the complexity of his work. Well, the torn-off door in the mezzanine, the gaping hole in the dressing table drawer, when all the little things can be immediately put on the floor, everything falls out into the hole........ In general, hotel accommodation caused us a lot of jokes and laughter, and without laughter - a disgrace for a hotel with such a rating. The rooms are without double-glazed windows, so it’s unrealistic to relax in those rooms that overlook the pool during the day because of the animation music. Our room went to the opposite side and then it was clearly audible. The safe in the hotel is paid, $ 2 per day. It makes no sense to take it, the safe is brought into the room as hand luggage.
Beach. 4 points.
The hotel's beach is located 1-1.5 minutes walk from the reception through the underpass. The beach is not bad, the entry is quite normal, at the entrance to the water there are pebbles, sun loungers with mattresses. there is always a place for lunch. The beach is cleaned. There is a bar on the beach, there is only still water and something to eat.

Nutrition. 5 points.
For the "troika" the food is excellent and quite varied. Fruits are oranges, watermelon, melon, grapefruit, apples. On the street, they cook fish, shawarma, chicken skewers and liver with vegetables, all kinds of cakes for dinner. From 16-30 to 17 free ice cream. The bar has drinks (sprite, cola, fanta), alcohol (beer, vodka, raki, gin, wine). Here, as everywhere. You will be full and satisfied with the food.
Animation. 4 points.
I expected more after reading the reviews. For the "troika" they try. Alex stands out. He has outgrown the capabilities of the Sea Time animation team. In the "foot" beach volleyball, table tennis. Evening shows are rather weak, it's rather not a show, but competitions for vacationers. Although the amphitheater is good, you can make good shows. I liked the foam party on the beach. Here I "saw" the work of the "chef" of the hotel with a rosary in his hands. All the preparations for the foam party "tripled" in speed when he appeared. By the way, sometimes he visits the restaurant. When he appears, the staff changes beyond recognition.
Service. 3 points. Very weak 3 points.
Room cleaning is bad, lasts 2-3 minutes, comes down to a few strokes of a dirty rag. For 10 days they cleaned 3 times, towels and bedding were changed 1 time. The restaurant has a constant lack of utensils (forks, spoons, glasses). searching for forks, spoons. Tables are cleaned with a dirty brush, so it is difficult to find a clean table. There are constantly flies in the restaurant, because of this, the white artificial flowers on the tables are all dotted. I am writing this for the hotel management as well. For they still draw conclusions. After one of these reviews, the number of devices increased, but not enough. Upon our arrival, I was surprised that the staff in the restaurant were in dirty clothes, then the situation improved a little. The maids were dressed sloppily. The hotel has a free sauna. We went, well. There is a hammam, we didn’t use it, I don’t know.

The territory of the hotel. 4 points.
The territory of the hotel is medium in size, green. 2 pools (where people writing reviews found 3 pools, I can’t imagine), the pools are good, slides for children, swings, benches. I can’t say that I can’t say that it’s perfectly clean, but well-groomed. there is a bar by the large pool, there is no bar in the restaurant, maybe it’s not in the triples anywhere in restaurants, I don’t know, there’s nothing to compare with. You have to take all drinks by the pool and go to the restaurant. Take mosquito repellent, there are a lot of them.
At the time of the rest in the hotel, 90% are Russians, 5-7% are Belarusians, the rest are Ukraine.
Tours, shopping.
Excursions definitely do not take from the tour operator, much more expensive. We went on a jeep safari, we liked it very much. Cleopatra beach, I liked it very much. Now I would choose a hotel near this beach. Stop in Alanya "Luna Park". Sunbeds and sun loungers are paid there, we did not take them. (final stop bus No. 50), 100-150 meters ahead and on the right. There prices are fixed. We bought jeans for $ 15, a shirt for $ 10, a T-shirt for $ 8, a t-shirt for $ 12. prices for a guide. My wife planned to buy a sheepskin coat, she bought it at the Baran store (it was advised on the forum) near Waikiki for $ 500. But you need to bargain hard, initially the price was 1500. The quality is good. . In Turkey, you can certainly buy cheaper, but m it is possible and more expensive. The Turks will not sell you below cost, they will agree to a minimum profit, but if they can earn more, they will do it with a smile. In order to make it cheaper for you, you must be guided by prices.

Total. In my opinion, the Sea Time hotel is a 3-star budget hotel located in a modest location, with good territory and a beach within walking distance, poor accommodation and very modest service, good animation and excellent food. The hotel rating on this site is definitely overpriced and obviously not without stakeholder involvement. Should this hotel be considered as a suggested travel destination? Of course. Would I recommend it to my friends? I would refrain. If I’m interested in answering, it’s not worth convincing me of the opposite, I considered this review as a review for a 3-star hotel, from the “fours” where I was, it is significantly inferior in some positions
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