Excellent 4 or 5 economy

Written: 9 october 2017
Travel time: 27 september — 7 october 2017
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
We rested at the hotel from 27.09 to 7.10 with a child of 4 years. Despite the fact that this is our first holiday in Turkey, I will try to be as objective as possible) At the time of choosing the tours, this hotel was offered at a discount and in our price range, taking into account the rating, reviews and the desired duration of the holiday, we settled on it. We studied the concept, I won’t write about towels, water, etc. in detail. I can only say that they took 2 of their own towels, so they didn’t change it and bought water once for 1.5 lira, then replenished it, although there are vending machines and glasses everywhere on the territory and the beach, so they didn’t go with a bottle.
Since we were traveling with a child for the first time, the main criteria were cleanliness and "safety" of food. According to these parameters, the hotel corresponds to 100%, clean, well maintained, tidy, not a single dirty plate, etc. no one got sick, no one got poisoned, there were no signs of "acclimatization". The food is standard for this price category, plus the end of the season (chicken, turkey, stewed meat, a couple of fish, a lot of vegetables and fruits), to choose what to eat, but stereotyped. The only puree was a couple of times apparently powdered. In my opinion, it is better not to serve this at all, there were already enough side dishes from potatoes.
By the way, the hotel has a very pleasant chef, smiling, always wishing you bon appetit. It was not uncommon to see how he himself took dishes from the distribution and dined or dined with everyone. The waiters are beyond praise, the tables are always clean, served, dishes and cutlery are removed instantly and not noticeable.

In general, the hotel is very pleasant of this club type, because many really rested there not for the first or even the second time.
More than once in the room, a tablet, phone, camera were left on the bed or bedside table, nothing was missing.
Now about the cons, or rather the inconvenience that we personally experienced:
1) The WATER in the coolers is icy, you need to dilute it with hot from thermoses or take it in the evening so that it warms up overnight. But if you collect boiling water, the container melts and keep it hot. In general, dear administration, since the concept has a paid minibar and the absence of water even once, it would not be superfluous to install devices with a two-type water supply.
2) ANIMATION is not intrusive, the child really liked it, according to the program everything is OK, but I would like to know about the paid services of animators as well as about the concept of the hotel, because everyone plans their expenses precisely on the basis of free and paid services. Namely:
- paint a children's T-shirt, handbag, etc. ($10)
- create a picture out of sand ($5)
- luminous hoops ($ 5), which were carried between the tables every evening.
- bingo game for adults ($10)
If with adult animation at will, then it is very difficult for a child to explain why they don’t give him a T-shirt, a picture, etc. on stage, but everything is built exactly like this: after the mini-disco they give it so that the rest of the children can see and want. And it turns out either daily tears, or buy, such a kind of earnings on children's weaknesses.
3) PIRS. a second staircase would be handy, because there are queues, and given the category of elderly vacationers, who sometimes just “hang” in the water on the stairs, it is not always convenient to climb in the presence of waves. Also, the technical condition of the stairs is 3+.

Separately, it caused bewilderment and indignation that it was allowed to fish on the pier, in our period these were guests from Germany, mostly children of 10-12 years old. There are always people on the pier, small children, and they lay out a lot of fishing rods with hooks, a lot of bread around the pier in the water, and you walk like a minefield so as not to step, then another, so as not to stumble in the water. Make a fishing area if there are so many who want it, and don't wait for someone to drive a hook in their leg or somewhere else.
In general, we are satisfied with the rest and the hotel, the room was 220, the view of the stage and the sea was noisy, but the child did not interfere with sleep, so they did not change, besides, the program ended at 10, and silence from 11.
The hotel can be recommended, given its global advantages and reasonable price.
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