Наша проба пера (курортаного путешествия) Our test pen (holiday travel)

We spent the last week of May in Atlantis, Belek, Turkey.
We went with a large company - 1 dad, 3 moms, and three children (8 months, 1 year and 2 months, 4.5 years). It was our test run, so to speak, so we chose Turkey (not so long to fly), Belek (again, not so long to go from the airport) and Atlantis (many stars, large territory, etc. ) .
We can honestly say that the holiday was a success. I was a little tired of the flight (of course, this has nothing to do with the hotel, we flew from Finland with Finnair and for some reason it seemed to me that the service there should be at the highest level. but no! but oh well... )

As for the hotel - no complaints. The territory is super, there are tiled shores of the pools, and lawns with trees (and, accordingly, shade) next to the pools, and a beautiful sandy beach with a strip of awnings. A bunch of all sorts of corners, nooks and crannies, patios and just a nice place where you can pass the siesta and put the child away from the noise for daytime sleep. We left the room at 8 o'clock for breakfast and returned before dinner to "wash and change. " Therefore, when we were offered to extend the room on the day of departure from 12 to 20 for 75 euros, we easily refused, which we did not regret.
Our tour operator did not initially announce that we were buying ultra all inclusive, so we were also pleasantly surprised at this moment. Appropriate ultra drinks were available only in the Lobby bar 24 hours (the rest, local, could be obtained in other bars and restaurants). So, even in prime time, there were no crowds and long queues in the lobby bar. Double drinks, of course, were not poured, but you could get as many as you like at the same time. I am writing about this not because we are heavy drinkers, but simply due to the presence of 3 sleeping children in the evenings, we spent them on our own balcony, and therefore running every 15-20 minutes from the 5th floor to the first floor for drinks is not very convenient, and therefore trying to get more. So feel free to take a few drinks and you can immediately make doubles, triples, etc. on your own. : )
By food. Enough, varied, tasty. There are several restaurants - the main Pinea, Italian and Turkish, where you can go to dinner once per vacation instead of Pinea (at least within the ultra), as well as Mexican and sushi (5 euros extra). Of course, it is difficult to call it full-fledged restaurants, but the corresponding entourage was present. The menu was a set menu, so to speak. nooo. . . we liked it. Just variety.
The service in the restaurants, in the rooms, and on the territory is excellent, everything is very friendly and smiling, everyone squeezed the children (of course, it's nice for parents : ) ) I don’t describe many moments (such as animation, slides, discos, a gym, bowling, sauna-Turkish bath, excursions, etc. ) because we did not use them. but it's all there.
Therefore, I can recommend the hotel with a light heart, even for "with small children", enjoy.