Hotel - economy!

Written: 8 january 2008
Travel time: 9 — 16 january 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
2.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
I will say right away that we went to the hotel with a completely positive attitude. We went to have fun and relax after the New Year's race. So, let's start. The hotel is located in Lara, Antalya. It's a 20 minute drive from the airport. The place will someday be beautiful and crowded with hotels and shopping centers. In the meantime, construction is going on around there with might and main. However, there is still something to see and where to walk. There are already a lot of hotels around, all 5 *. All hotels with a claim. For example, in our hotel they were not allowed to enter the restaurant in shorts and flip flops on bare feet. However, in the middle of winter this did not bother us, but in the summer...
We went from the company Lagina-travel. They are great! We were met and accommodated perfectly. In addition, we had a very uncomfortable flight: late arrival and late departure, and with the capture of the next day. Those. theoretically, we would have to pay extra for half a day, but thanks to our TA "Tur-Don" and the administration of Lagina, this issue was resolved, we were presented with this half day. Now about the hotel itself. Rooms. Beautiful and big.
We were placed in a duplex room. But this is the only merit. Noise isolation is missing as a class! We heard how our neighbors were talking behind the wall, how their TV was working, through the door we could hear how they were walking and talking along the corridor, if music was playing, we heard it. It seems to me that this is unacceptable in a hotel of this level! They cleaned the room well, laid out hearts with petals of carnations, swans, bows.

In general, the junior staff works well, but it's time to change the hotel administration! The hotel operates on an ultra system. BUT!! ! There are no bathrobes or slippers in the rooms. They could only be purchased for a fee. There was also fresh for a fee! Meals. The food at the hotel is delicious and varied. Although there were fewer salads than in summer, we did not experience a shortage. There was a lot of meat, fish, baked vegetables. There was a separate dietary table. Several times they even gave seafood: shrimp, squid rings. They even gave lightly salted salmon. But here, too, there were shoals.
Surprise caused a meal schedule. Breakfast from 8.30 to 10. Late breakfast in a very truncated form - from 10 to 11. Lunch started at 13.00 and went only an hour and a half - until 14.30!! ! Thus, if you did not manage to wake up before 11.00, then you will not be able to eat anywhere until 13.00. Yes, there is also a Turkish tent, but it is open from 12 o'clock and only in good weather! But dinner is a delight. It starts at 18.30 and goes until 21.00 There is also a mini-confectionery where you can have a snack between lunch and dinner. There were sandwiches with tasteless sausage and delicious cakes. The absence of napkins and toothpicks on the tables was also surprising. They had to go separately or ask the waiters. There are no complaints about them at all. Good girls.
Bars. A lot of them. They work fine, but the cocktail list is very modest. The hotel lobby is quite large, but the furniture gives the impression of an old "scoop". chairs are small and uncomfortable. We visited an Italian a la carte restaurant. Portions are small but tasty and plentiful. It's hard to stay hungry. Service is fast and good.
Animation. Of course, we were warned that in winter the hotel had soft animation. But not to the same extent! I was lucky to be in the pool during the water aerobics. She walked for 15 minutes!! ! It was some kind of waving arms and legs, running in circles and that's it! Those who understand will understand that this has nothing to do with water aerobics. We did not notice the work of the mini-club at all. Children wandered around the hotel not knowing what to do! We visited the mini-club a couple of times. Two or three children of 4-5 years old were crawling on the carpet, the animators were talking to each other. In the first couple of days, we did not know at all that the hotel had evening animation, however, knowledge did not help us at all, because. it was in German. And this despite the fact that the animators themselves can speak Russian. Our daughter interacted with them.

Guest relations work just disgusting. My husband's birthday was January 1st. And they congratulated ME instead of him, sending fruit and a congratulatory letter addressed to me. By the way, in the hotel, NOBODY of the staff speaks Russian! Exception - Olga at the reception, working until 18.00. You say you need to know English. And I know! I didn't have any problems. However, it is not clear why the Germans speak German, and we have to learn English!
We spent every evening playing bowling. The hotel has two lanes, but they work in a very strange way. It is impossible to order a game time, because. payment goes for the game from each player. If you didn’t immediately say how many games you want to play, then if there are still people who want to play, they won’t let you play more than one! True, we managed to convince the administrator and secure the time from 22.00 to 24.00, i. е. until the end of the work. The game room also has billiards, tennis, several slot machines and darts. Except tennis, you have to pay for everything. However, the price is small - $ 1 per game. But taking into account the fact that there is nothing else to do in the evenings, we left a lot of money there!
A nightclub with a disco worked until 2.30. What to say about him? For young people - not bad, but not enough. And for middle-aged people - not the music and atmosphere. Pool. The hotel has an indoor heated pool. The water temperature is 29-30 degrees!! ! But in the jacuzzi, the water is very cool. The pool itself is quite small, about 20 meters in diameter. Therefore, during peak hours, there is simply nowhere to swim. The dressing room is full of empty lockers, but no keys. And someone privatized the package with her swimsuit and toys for the pool, forgotten by my baby. The administration extended the pool by an hour and a half, but the pool bar closed as before - at 18.00, and wet towels had to be taken to the reception after 18.00.
Territory. The hotel area is large and very beautiful. Especially from a height of 10 floors. However, the almost complete absence of a shadow was unpleasantly surprised. In the summer for white people, this will be a big problem. Yes, there will be umbrellas by the pools, but the entire area is planted with palm trees. We also saw the stage with the amphitheater. Imitation of Aspendos. Not a bad idea, but sitting there is uncomfortable, there is no way to lean back, lean back and watch the show while drinking juice or a cocktail.

Aquapark. Did not work. But the slides are not bad, albeit standard ones. We counted 6 of them. There are also good children's slides. There are 4 of them. Lunopark. Exclusively for children. Even the Ferris wheel is a bit small.
In short, the motto of this hotel is saving on customers!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original