Стареющий "Дом вдали от дома"... The aging "Home away from home"...

After visiting the hotel this year, we realized that the desire of many vacationers to go only to new hotels is justified. We first visited Meryan in 1997, a year after opening. Then it was a 4-star hotel. . . It made a great impression on us, and this year, in the year of the hotel's 20th anniversary, we decided to come here again. . . We went with Coraltravel Ukraine. What did we see. . .
1. The accommodation went quickly, we were given a good room, according to the scenario described by many. The day before, I went through online registration on the site, but there were no traces of her in the hotels. I had to re-write everything in place. Currency exchange is formally designated, but when I tried to change money for lira, I was refused. By the way, the indicated course was quite tolerable.
2. Number. It may not be large in size, but we are going to Turkey not to sit in the same room? And for sleep it is quite comfortable. Compared to 1997, the number has changed slightly, the main change is a 32-inch flat-screen TV. Everything is clean, but already slightly dilapidated... Disposable slippers and bathrobes were not delivered with the addition of a fifth star. In the bathroom, the tiles are broken in some places, the shower-faucet mixer switch does not work, the plastic of the hair dryer and telephone, yellowed from old age... They gave one magnetic card for three to enter the room (later this created a lot of inconvenience). As written by many, the safe and Wi-Fi are paid, 1 euro from one device per day (at the same time, the day ends at the checkout time, at 12 noon, although no one warned about this). After connecting the third device, the "family rate" applies and 3-4 devices per room will cost 3 euros per day. In the rooms, the network is extremely unstable, constantly knocking out, a good reception in the lobby and restaurants, and at the pool bar.

3. Sea. Pier appeared. And the beach itself remained with large pebbles, so many go into the sea only in "coral" rubber shoes. There are a lot of sunbeds, umbrellas are large, but they are not regulated in relation to the sun. The beach is relatively clean, but the sea is not really, there are a lot of plastic cups, bags, garbage floating around. A bath attendant and a local photographer constantly walk along the beach, with a trained eye choosing untanned tourists as a "victim" and offering them their services.
4. Pool. The main pool remained the same, only the depth everywhere became 145 cm. The children's pool was moved to another place, next to the pool with slides. Water slides with seams at the junctions do not particularly pleasantly "massage" the body during descents.
5. Main restaurant. There is still plenty of food. But its quality has deteriorated. And it is difficult to choose delicious food, in our opinion. Yes, it looks beautiful, beautifully designed, when you pick up a plate you want to eat everything with your eyes... But when you start to try, you understand that not everything is so rosy. Grilled fish is dry, dishes lack flavor, etc. Almost all food is repeated every day (side dishes and salads). Much food remains virtually untouched. In our opinion, it would be a good idea for the chefs to monitor the leftovers and remove those dishes from the menu that are not in demand. The waiters are excellent, as are all the staff we encountered.
6. Animation. At a very high level, the knowledge of the languages ​ ​ of the animators allows you to communicate with all vacationers. They create an interesting program every day, where everyone can find themselves.
7. Territory. Small, but cozy, pleasing to the eye. Lots of greenery.
Overall, the week at the hotel left mixed memories. Do you want to come to Turkey again? Yes, I really want to... But not in this hotel, unfortunately.