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So, let's begin!
At the beginning of my story about Gypsophila (or Gypsophila in Turkish) a small educational program for those who come to Turkey for the first time.
You can always be distinguished from those already living or coming more than once and not only by the lack of a tan.
You sit sadly at the reception waiting for a room or, even worse, you go with things in jeans, socks and dark T-shirts to the sea. After 5-10 minutes, you start to melt and, completely annoyed, go back to sit and get bored under the air conditioner.
Dear "beginners", do not torture yourself and especially children. If you have chosen a 5* hotel, you have paid decent money, so why waste time?!

When packing luggage in your home country, put swimsuits, slippers and at least one towel in your hand luggage. We arrived, registered at the hotel and that's it, you are guests, you can enjoy all the benefits. You leave your suitcases at the reception (believe me, no one needs them), just check at the counter on which side the arrivals leave things so that they don’t get confused with the suitcases of the departing. Go swimming, sunbathing and after dinner at the restaurant, you are full and satisfied and go to check into the room already prepared for you.
Now about everything in order.
Rested from 25.07 to 05.08.
I strongly advise you to fly regular Russia. No delays and Boeing, after all.
Since I met Kilit Global, there are no questions about the meeting, delivery and unobtrusive chatter during the journey.
It takes about 2 hours to drive from Antalya Airport with one traditional stop for 15-20 minutes. the driver "really wants to drink coffee. "
Our hotel was the first along the route of the bus, well, we were the last to leave back.
From the outside, the hotel does not look like its declared 5 *, no pathos, and generally inconspicuous from the road. However, this can be attributed to the village - a country house, a la village.
The hall is sooooo small for a group of five, although I didn’t see any guests sitting there.
Since we arrived at 22:00, we immediately received the room number 1107. At first, we were tense that in the bungalow closest to the reception and the road, we thought it would be noisy, but after the first night we spent, we relaxed.
The room is decent, designed for a maximum of four (2 adults + 2 children under 10 years old). And do not feed yourself with the illusion that you will "somehow" fit in a large group. You are going to rest, not to solve problems.
Wet cleaning of the room and change of towels every day, linen every other day. We were very lucky with the maid! Seyma, a girl of about 30, turned out to be very quick, pleasant in communication (only Turkish and the address "madam", gestures and desire rule!! ), correct and skillful. With pleasure she spun swans from towels, sincerely rejoiced at, albeit irregular, tips.
The condo is located competently and does not blow on the bed, it is comfortable to sleep at t-re 26-27. Does not work while you are not in the room!

The toilet and shower are combined, but there is enough space. The shower is half glazed and this is clearly not enough, after each visit a large puddle formed on the floor, which created a risk of injury, because the feet slide on the tiles. There are no disposable shampoos and gels, which is unacceptable for fives.
In the mini-bar there is only water in one and a half liter bottles - this is inconvenient!
Mini safe is free.
The balcony is small and without clothes dryers. Which is sooo weird! This is a family hotel, there are a lot of children, but there is nowhere to dry.
TV is decent, there were 4 Russian channels: STS, TNT, Carousel and Musical.
Wifi in the room free stable gihsophila. GIPSOPHILA catches badly on the beach. The snack bar is better. If you have a connected home Internet for 300 rubles per day, you can work from the hotel without interruption simply by switching from free to excellent paid.
The territory is large, but compactly organized in the center. Residential bungalows are located around the perimeter of the hotel.
Vegetation: there is a lot of greenery, and when the heat subsides, flowers begin to smell fragrant. It's just magical!
Sea: always!! ! waving, which makes the already rocky entrance very difficult. I advise you to buy special shoes for pebbles. In a local shop will cost 10 euros. But there are piers where, bypassing the pebbles, you can get into the arms of water. Under the piers live fish, quite decent in size, they will be happy if you treat them to a bun.
Beach: bulk sand with pebbles washed out of the sea. Machine with juices and water near the beach ATTENTION!! ! shocks. Not much, but not pleasant enough. An application for a breakdown was made, maybe. will fix it. There are sun loungers by the sea at any time, no hype. Strange situation with mattresses for sunbeds. If you get up early and catch the morning sun from 7 in the morning, then you will have to carry the mattresses on the beach yourself (around 8.30 the beach begins to be staffed), while by the pools and on the lawns by 7 in the morning the sun loungers are always ready to receive bodies naked to swimsuits. A topless German woman met once, but no one looked at her carnivorously or with condemnation.

Beach towels are issued and changed from 8 to 16 daily near the animation desk, located by the pool.
Animation: the guys try, communicate, play games by the pool, BUT for those who travel to Turkey all the time - this is not aerobatics! They are contact, adequate, hearing, responsive to comments, for which many thanks to them) I really hope that “hearing us” will be better. Volleyball, as they wrote earlier, is the work of the players, however, like the bay of the playing field. The responsible animator does not know the rules, and he plays mediocrely. Water polo is not on the list of our favorite pastimes, so I won't say anything. Darts, archery, water and land gymnastics are present.
Mini-club: a separate topic for conversation...
The children's club is run by a rather old lady named Shanni (Turkish, English, German). The Russians nicknamed her "pioneer-pensioner. " She has been working in this hotel for 10 years and plans to continue working. With regards to the work of the club, there are no questions, life is organized, new children of different ages are invited, they are happy to draw there, play various calm and active games, make crafts and bake cookies. Everything is clean, neat, a big town under a canopy. 2 Russian-speaking girls Olya and Asya and 2 Turkish boys work in the club together with Shanni. Somehow they change there and replace each other. All in all, we were satisfied until…

Mini disco: until you get to this disco. It is designed for the smallest children and after a couple of songs that are monotonous in movement, it becomes uninteresting to either parents, or children, or Shannie herself. From her appearance, you can understand how she was fed up with all this. There is no drive, parents are stuck on their phones, children start running from the stage to their parents and back down the terribly dangerous stairs, they are not screwed to the stage, they have a rectangular, not rounded shape, their sharp edges and corners are upholstered in some kind of metal, in short, the organization is lame very. Plus, one of the speakers is fighting with current, and the microphone loses sound. The amphitheater is small. Filling out the guest questionnaire, we put a minus in the mini-club column. A few days later, Shannie asked my daughter to invite me for a chat. Honor and praise to her, she asked to tell us what specifically does not suit us. After our conversation for 2 whole evenings, the discos were exemplary, then everything returned to normal. At the end of the mini-disco, diplomas are always handed out in all hotels. In Gypsophila and this is a mess. Those who are lucky enough to be at the top of the list, diplomas are issued on a stage like in a "ceremonial" atmosphere. But after 10 minutes, we have to clear the stage for an adult show, and here complete confusion begins. Someone is crying that they didn’t have time to issue him, someone leaves without waiting . . or maybe it’s just not worth issuing diplomas for everything? 6th or 10th place does not mean a diploma... and the ease of obtaining ceases to make them desirable.
Birthdays: Gypsophila loves her birthdays, fireworks-fountains are lit in honor of children, and adults can count on fruit baskets in the room. Don't forget to notify your DR at reception.
Food: very varied, very tasty (except for borscht, I don’t understand how it was possible to spoil this soup (sour meat) SO much), a lot. The waiters are helpful, efficient, they will always ask about drinks and bring them, tips are a nice bonus, not an obligation. I really liked the red wine! Pink is the driest. White neutral. There were no half-measures for serving the vacated table, the guests ate, got up, and immediately the tablecloth was changed and new appliances. No lines for food or waiting for free tables. Grilled tuna is GREAT! ! Any grilled meat is GORGEOUS! Respect to the chef and chief administrator of the restaurant for everything !!
Ice cream is only paid. Tube with a ball - 2 euros. For five, more than strange. The lack of freshly squeezed juice, even for a fee, also does not correspond to the idea of ​ ​ ​ ​ a five. Gozleme-Turkish cakes, I didn’t like it in this hotel, the dough is not airy, there are few fillings, the craftswomen make them somehow without a soul. Airan is in the snack bar. While poured from bottles, it was incomparable, then it became less saturated in containers, apparently ice was added, which melted and thinned the consistency.
Fish restaurant: we never go to a la carte, but here we decided to try and did not lose. I advise! Go, feel the slowness of life, taste the fish soup, shrimp and squid, choose the main course to your taste. Dilute the "gray" weekdays; ) And when you sign up for a restaurant at Irina's guest relay, say hello from Katya from St. Petersburg; ) Ask her any questions, especially about nutrition: where and what is worth tasting, what to mix with and where and what to find . Wow, what a nice girl who works in her place!

Panorama Bar: Definitely go. Located on the third floor, above the a la carte restaurant. Have a cocktail or a glass of wine after dinner. From there, a beautiful view of the sea opens, from which the evening coolness blows.
The presence of Russian-speaking staff is impressive! Do not be afraid to be misunderstood, do not strain your brain, trying to remember the school curriculum in English or German. Not everyone will answer, but almost everyone will understand. Provided that the Russians go to this hotel en masse only for the second year - Well done!
Shops on site: Yes, they are. As always expensive. Bargain! Designed for the lazy. 25 minutes walk to the right of the exit from the hotel is ALARA BAZAR. Prices are 2 or even 3 times less. Free buses run from the hotel every half an hour round trip, break from 13 to 17.
Will I go to this hotel again? No. I love variety. Will I recommend it to my friends for a relaxing and hassle-free holiday with children - yes!
Well, that seems to be it! Uff. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer. Have a good holiday everyone!