The next day we rode a jet ski, it stalled and we were covered by a wave, no one came for us and we swam out from the middle of the sea, and the next day they came to the hotel and charged us 2300 euros for the repair of the ATV)))) without showing him without explaining why. The hotel with them for one thing, they said they can remove 800 euros, pay the rest. They scare us that if we don’t pay, we won’t get on the plane. Our guide does not work with us at all, does not answer questions and says tear yourself apart, his name is Elvira. In general, the emotions are terrible, I would close this hotel for a check. For everything, even though it's ultra all inclusive, you have to pay. Just for everything! It's horrible!
Both the region and the hotel LYKIA WORLD tra-ta-ta. . . 5 (! ) * UAL.
In order - transfer from the airport 2.5 hours and it is the latest. After the penultimate one, we drove for 45 minutes along the collective farms and state farms of the glorious Turkish fields along the most winding roads on the plain. In the penultimate hotel, the accompanying guide from Coral Odeon came out and left us alone with our three-year-old son to the mercy of a gloomy Turkish uncle who did not boom-boom in any languages except Turkish and turning “no way” a couple of times and handing over backwards shouting out the window “go there yourself unwashed fool. ” Needless to say, my anxiety turned from an emotion into a material object. But you brought it, you tramp!! ! They didn’t settle at the reception) not in the plan - you didn’t come there, you don’t have your numbers, this is the wrong country, you don’t have a PCR test....They said: “Do you want to eat? Run down, otherwise the restik will close. And take off your masks already”) I crawled into the restaurant, not like that - into the “restaurant” and ah... la. (doesn't gasp)
I have not seen such a shabby canteen since my vacation in Ilyichevsk at the Chernomorets camp site for 7 euros a night. Realizing that she needed to eat something, otherwise death, she took two plates of “porridge” and “omelet”. Motya refused to eat at all and threatened with an indefinite strike... They settled in a room in building 4. Without preliminary showings, they took him on a golf cart along with suitcases, almost in the state of luggage). The stuffiness in the room was a bit disturbing. In vain that a little - I learn to trust my instincts permanently. Matvey confirmed something was wrong, yelling in the shower "cabin": Mom, sand!!!!! ! The cleaners with the bathroom were not particularly confused....other people's remnants of the beach from swimming trunks went to us as proof - people have been here.
About the cleaners is also a separate issue. Nowhere else have I seen such "fuzzies" - the appeal of the poor fellow is the most appropriate and practically a compliment. The air conditioner was fixed in two days! We won by presenting the left card for permanent blocking of the switch, and according to Matvey, it got hot! )
The territory of the hotel is big! There are many trees, bushes, lawns, hills, paths, but everything is somehow unloved - the paths are swept only near the pool, the side staircase of our building did not see a broom long before our settlement, and will not see it until the close of the season. Separately, I will say about that part of it that is proudly called the Golf Academy - not Gloria Golf Resort, to put it mildly) The staff of gardeners-janitors should obviously be increased by 4 times.
Food
Here, how lucky) in the sense that if you are lucky in life and you are not picky - there is something to eat. And if you want the meat to be chewed well, the fish not to stand dead on a plate, the buns to be fresh, and the croissants to be buttery - fuck it!!! ! Everything does not seem to be yesterday - but... As they sometimes write in reviews: "You will not stay hungry. "
They coped with quarantine by putting up plastic "cordons" between food and hungry. Behind the cordon there are cooks and food, and from our side - “potatoes, I say put potatoes, and a couple of pieces of onion”, “wat of this meat and wat of this. And this one is what? In short, if it weren’t for the tablet and Motin’s love for cartoons, FIG would have had the patience to get food and livelihood like that. There is ice cream, full of fruits, no figs ((
The drinks
I chose between two hotels (equal in cost and approximately in terms of conditions). The last criterion is “Julia, ask the operators where they pour pink? ”. So - you drink this pink yourself. In the sense of shmurdyak, we never drank and did not start. Mota is still early, but I found a dry "champagne" - with ice alone it somehow crawls through. In short, the drinks are strongly local. The Turks have good European quality dry wines, but they weren't brought here - I tell you, it's too far!
Rooms are like rooms - the beds are so tall - a nightmare that Matvey will fall and hurt himself. And the pillows are uncomfortable (neck massage saved). Speaking of SPA - read above about the territory. Huge, it works for free, but all of it is somehow unwashed and unfinished, and in some places it needs repair and replacement of pieces of everything that are visible to the eye. There are even recreation areas from the sauna and hammam type in the air - and next to the terrace, giant ants are eating up the corpse of some kind of bird - the scribe "Relax spectacle. " But the guy did a good massage for $30 for half an hour.
Waterslides
Slightly on the outskirts of a separate Basik and works for two hours before lunch and after. I'm not a fan, they seem normal.
Children's Affairs
Found two pools. I liked one more - there are three slides. Mini-club or as Mate said mini-stupid, because everyone is stupid there))) it also works for two hours in the morning and in the afternoon - great! They take from the age of 3 with their parents, from the age of 4 you can already be left alone. Take your temperature and move on. In the evening, as usual, mini-disco smoothly flows into disco or live music for mature vacationers, but no one drives the green ones either. Motin's cry "Partyaaa" was heard regularly in the night.
Sea beach
That's what actually started everything. It was stormy for four days - the water was 30 degrees, but the waves - it was difficult to get in and out, and dirty. The beach is gray-brown and also dirty. On the one hand, it adjoins a wasteland (! ), on the other, a wasteland with golf courses. As the storm subsided, the water became cleaner, more cheerful. Sunset in the sea sand and a little pebbles. Normal comfortable foot massage. Water fun "banana / catamaran" unobtrusive and survive)
In general, to sum up: resting for any reason is better than not resting, but I’m not here anymore AT ANY cost of a “ticket” - well, unless they pay $ 150 extra for a terrible road and I’ll take an individual transfer with a pretty driver.
The pool is sorely lacking sunbeds!! ! On the beach only plastic sunbeds without bedding !!!!!!!
Stupidly lying on the plastic !!! !
In order not to repeat too much with other reviews, I will highlight the main ones:
A letter of recommendation from TopHotels did not give us anything, they gave us a room without the right to choose, in building 4 on the 1st floor overlooking the playground. If we go back to this hotel, I will strongly ask for building 1.2 or 3 to be closer to the restaurant and entertainment.
The cleaning of the room in the 4th building was good, though the towels were taken away in the first days, but the clean ones were not left. They called 7777, they brought towels within 5-10 minutes. So it didn't cause much inconvenience.
They no longer put beer in the mini-bar in the room (we didn’t have to, but suddenly it’s important to someone).
The sea is excellent, although not quite transparent, in the afternoon with waves. The entrance is not comfortable, but it didn’t really bother us. On the beach, garbage is the result of tourists' rest, glasses from under the water, napkins - few people clean up after themselves, it's a shame : (
The food is excellent, varied, there is also a diet with a good selection of dishes.
The restaurant is not very clean in places, most likely they do not have time to clean with such a large number of tourists, some of them are not quite neat. We didn’t get dirty dishes, sometimes we only noticed water stains.
We went to an Indonesian restaurant. More or less, but there was no desire to return. From the dishes we liked only chicken in sweet and sour sauce and beef, but duck and salads - not so much.
A confectionery with waffles and ice cream is located on the way from the reception to the main restaurant and the beach, on the right without reaching the big steps (many for some reason could not find it).
Water park - it is better to come not to the very opening, but after 30-40 minutes, then it is easier to find free sunbeds. In the white slide, the joints are not smooth, it is a little uncomfortable to move out. The striped slide was closed.
Entertainment - for small children a mini club and a mini disco, no complaints, but there were better ones. The teenager went mainly to the water park and to the shooting range, but there the tourists behaved in such a way that there was no desire to go again.
Evening shows are beyond praise, but you need to know that the first performance immediately after the mini-disco at the beginning of 10 pm in the amphitheater is very interesting for teenagers and adults (daughter 4 years old did not hatch). And after it, at another Party Area location, live music, karaoke, disco 80-90, jungle parties and more - well, we were very entertained and allowed to rest our souls while the children were sleeping in the room. And from 00 to 2 am - disco in the bar.
From the unpleasant - an electronic cigarette was stolen from us at the disco (after the disco at 2 am, when there was no one except us, the staff and the table close to the staff, they forgot the cigarette on the table, returned after 3 minutes and it was gone and no one returned , although it was clear who took it, but they could not prove anything and there are no cameras there). A day later, in the same way, the acquaintances forgot the iPhone and after 5 minutes they no longer found it, there was also no one except us there, but using the "find iPhone" function the next day they were able to prove that it was somewhere near the reception and found it in the room lost things (allowed to go there), but email. they didn't take us there to check the cigar.
I’ll separate my wishes - give out a hotel card to newly arrived guests and tell at least briefly about the structure, we noticed some locations only before leaving, and something is already on the photo of the card after returning home.
And it would be nice if beach towels were also given out near the beach.
The location of the hotel is perfect
pros
I liked the hotel staff, everyone is friendly and because I knew the language, the sea was comfortable, the sea was not far away, the food was super, the rooms were clean, I almost didn’t leave the pool for 3 days!
Minuses
Sometimes it was damp in the rooms,
The tours were not very good, so I ordered tours from a friend using this link https://turkish. tours/antalya/ contact Marat really liked the foam party on the ship
See you next year Lykia thanks for the perfect 3 days!!! !
So, in Turkey were not the first time. We rested in this hotel with a family consisting of two adults and two children, from 23.05. 2019 to 01.06. 2019 (10 days).
The night flight was hard for me, because with my height of 183 cm there is absolutely no legroom on the plane, in connection with this I didn’t even manage to sleep, but the plane and the airline back were different - the flight was more comfortable. This time, upon arrival in Turkey, we passed customs control very quickly and received our luggage.
The transfer from the airport to the hotel was 45 minutes, despite the fact that we were the first to be brought in (lucky, because this is not always the case) and there was no standard stop, which is very good, but the journey back was 2.5 hours, because we were picked up first, and then we stopped by four more hotels and, accordingly, according to the tradition of tour operators, stop at the store.
The hotel is located away from residential areas. On the way, looking out the window, there is nothing to catch the eye.
Upon arrival at the place, and this happened at 08.00 local time, we were met by the friendly hotel staff, who spoke excellent Russian. Documents were accepted very quickly and sent for breakfast. According to the regulations, check-in to the rooms takes place after 14.00, but we were told to come to the reception after 10.00.
At first, the restaurant confused us with its layout, I wanted to have breakfast on the street, but we didn’t immediately find seats there. There were not many people in the morning, which was very pleasing.
After breakfast we decided to take a walk around the area. The first impression is that it is very large, although in the last hotel it was also not small, but somehow it was more comfortable, more soulful or something. While walking, we can say that we lost access to the reception))).
The room was given in building 3 on the main (first) floor next to the lobby bar.
My wife liked it for its size and layout, the presence of a large balcony and access through the balcony to the pool.
Being under positive impressions, we quickly put on beach clothes and went to the sea with the whole family.
The road from the room to the sea through the hotel was 5 minutes (my children and I), past three bars and across the bridge over the pool. The sun loungers were almost all occupied, and how sad it would not sound, including towels that people leave on purpose when reserving their seats. I can’t say, but it’s quite possible that our fellow countrymen do this, because in the last hotel, and it was aimed mostly at the rest of Europeans, this was observed much less. Having settled down on one deck chair in the fourth, we went to taste the Mediterranean Sea after the Russian winter. The distance to the sea from the sunbeds is greater than in the previous hotel.
We can say that not a single hotel is visible on the horizon, but I would say that the equipped beach is not big, although there is where to turn around. Last year's vacation, it was the equipped beach that was longer and nicer. Perhaps this is the syndrome of the first day and sleepless flight. When entering the sea, there is a strip of pebbles, but then a flat sandy bottom. The water during this period of time is refreshing, but everyone bathes, young and old. The first two days were cloudy, but warm, the sea was calm. Then the wind rose, dispersed the clouds, it became clear and sunny, a wave appeared on the sea.
When they came for dinner, they were in shock, again compared to last year's hotel. Such emotions were from the surrounding people, the same as we are vacationers. At the entrance to the restaurant there was a queue, which looked very wild, as if there was not enough food or space.
Last year's hotel was focused on Europeans, it was mostly Germans and British who rested, they did not create a queue and generally always smiled and tried to talk if they were positively disposed towards them.
After a couple of days, the opinion was finally formed. Now I will try to state the main points without emotions, maybe this review will be useful to you when planning a vacation.
1. Flight
Flight to rest and back described above.
2. Transfer
The road from the airport to the hotel and back is set out at the beginning of the review.
3. Receptionist
The reception staff speaks Russian quite well. There is a separate table where a person sits, in our case they were immigrants from the CIS, who help resolve issues. They need to make applications or, for example, how can my wife take a book from the "library".
Issues are always resolved fairly quickly, and in the process of rest they are always interested in whether everything is fine and how they are resting.
4. Number
We had a room in the 3rd category building ...It had 2 beds with an approximate width of 1.2 m, which, if necessary, the staff can move, 2 bedside tables, 2 small sofas, children slept on them, they also offered to bring a baby cot, but we refused , there was a small armchair with a footstool, a table, a chair, a coffee table, a TV. At the entrance to the room there is a zone in which there is a sink, toilet and bathroom. The bathroom has a bathtub, a shower head and a rain shower, which is supposed to be taken standing on the floor, which has a ladder to collect water. Doors to wet rooms are made of frosted glass (not transparent). There is also a small entrance hall with a built-in wardrobe with shelves and a bar with hangers.
From the room there is access to the balcony on which there are two chairs and a table. Through the balcony you can access the pool. The room, characteristic of hotels of this level, provides a central air conditioning system, a free safe and a daily replenished refrigerator (water, beer, soda water such as Pepsi and Fanta), as well as gel, shampoo, hair conditioner, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers and a set towels. The peculiarity of our room from others of the same category was an increased area of about 5 m with panoramic windows and the presence of a second sofa. Finishing in soothing colors, but in some places the wallpaper leaves, you don’t need to pay attention to this.
There was also a flaw that could not be corrected. As I said earlier, a shower ladder was installed in the bathroom floor, but the floor was sloped from the ladder to the threshold, and water, at a certain amount, began to flow over the threshold, getting into the sink area and into the bathroom.
We were offered to change the room, but it turned out to be smaller and with the difference indicated above, so we refused and adapted to this inconvenience.
5. Room service
Upon check-in, the room could have been prepared better, namely the main complaint about the cleanliness of the floor, including on the balcony. After talking with the hotel representative, the room was cleaned. Cleaning is done daily, bed linen is changed, if I'm not mistaken, every two days, towels are changed daily.
6. Hotel area
The area of the hotel is very large, and if you take into account the golf courses, it is simply huge. We did not get around it during our entire stay. The main part is well-groomed, there is a lot of vegetation: mowed lawns, shrubs and trees, outside the hotel the oasis ends, since there is nothing in the neighborhood. During the stay, we met a hedgehog, lizards, one very large. When choosing a hotel, a large green area was one of the requirements.
If you forgot something at home or didn’t take it with you, then there are small shops that I haven’t been to, but I realized that you can buy textiles, personal hygiene products, sunscreen, jewelry, furs, children’s toys, there were even scooters and souvenirs. Wi-Fi is limited on site.
7. Pools
There are five main pools: two for adults, one of which passes through the main bridge leading to the beach, two for children, one for children and one indoors. There is also a swimming pool with water slides. And I won’t tell you how many pools are near the buildings in the form of a calm river, because I don’t know (see the map).
8. Sea
Sea Mediterranean. ))) During this period of time - clean, however, on the last day of our holiday, the wind changed, a small wave rose and rubbish washed ashore. If I saw this picture at the beginning of the holiday, I was very upset. The water is refreshing, the temperature is 20-22 degrees, but everyone bathes.
Entry into the water through a two-meter, and in some places up to four meters pebble strip. The bottom is flat and sandy. Fans of swimming in a mask in a fenced area probably have nothing to do, because there is nothing to catch on the eye, if only to see fry.
9. Beach
The beach is divided into two zones: paid and free. In the free one, there were two types of sun loungers, plastic and wicker on a metal frame. All sun loungers are located under a canopy, the main passages are made of wooden flooring. There are areas for people with limited mobility and part of the free beach for the 16+ category. From the sun loungers to the sea, the distance is 30-40 meters. At the beginning of the beach, there is an announcement that it is impossible to move sun loungers to the sea, because turtles can come ashore, lay eggs and hatch, however, some people try to move sun loungers to the sea, but the staff monitors this and makes them carry them back . It looks funny from the outside.
The beach has two lifeguard towers and a water sports stall. The paid zone consists of 10-15 pavilions located at a distance from each other. If I understood correctly, then individual service is provided in the gazebos, the cost of rent for a day is 50 euros, or if you live in a villa, then it is automatically assigned to you, but not a fact. The beach is sandy with a minimum percentage of pebbles. For all the time I have never seen it being sifted, maybe this is due to the turtles, in the last hotel the beach was cleaner.
10. Restaurant and service in it
The main restaurant is located on site and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can also have a bite to eat at a bar near the beach and go to the Ala Carte restaurant by appointment (Turkish cuisine, Italian or fish). The food in the main restaurant is quite varied. There is a children's menu with local specifics.
For example, borscht or hodgepodge you will not find here. But we always found something to feed our children, because the main menu included stewed vegetables, fish and meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, for breakfast you can choose porridge or scrambled eggs.
In the evening, some of the dishes are cooked outside on an open fire. There is seafood for dinner. In the last hotel there was an author's cuisine - I did not see this here. The restaurant has a dress code in the evening. It's nice to see people following it. The restaurant consists of several halls, including 16+ and outdoor areas with and without a canopy. Each zone is served by a dedicated waiter who takes away dirty dishes and pours drinks if necessary, or maybe depending on how you ask him.
Most of the staff are friendly and smiling. In the last hotel, table setting was better, tablecloths were set for dinner with individual napkins, but this was not the case here.
In each zone there are high chairs with paper aprons, which you can take if necessary.
11. Bars
There are three main bars: lobby bar, pool bar and beach bar. Everywhere they make cocktails from local drinks, pour beer, sparkling water, juices, children's cocktails. The alcohol is local, but I saw how Smirnoff vodka was poured in the lobby bar, it also contains packaged juice.
12. Animation
The hotel organizes children's and adult animation. There is a mini-club where Russian-speaking staff works with your child, and in the evening there is a disco for children. Adults also have something to do: during the day, various sports events, in the evening after the children's disco - performances, there is live music next to the bar, and after the disco for adults. In general, the animation is at a decent level.
Outcome. Everything is relative. Definitely recommend this hotel for families with children.
The main thing is to positively tune in and enjoy the rest, and pay no attention to various little things.
Rooms are spacious but dirty. We tried to leave a tip so that they could clean it better, but as a token of gratitude they made a swan, and they apparently forgot to clean the room))). In general, the hotel is very dirty. There are no slippers or bathrobes in the room. There is only soap, shampoo and hair dryer.
Nice huge pool but very cold water. There are very few vacationers in the hotel and there are enough sun loungers for everyone.
The food is monotonous, but tasty. The staff smiles, but every time, at any request, they pretend that they do not understand anything. In general, the hotel draws on the top three, although at the front desk they stubbornly proved to us that the hotel is a premium class. Of course, I do not recommend going here, and even more so, I will not go here again.
unsanitary conditions
Bed linen is not changed
Towels changed once a week