Spring in Belek. Good.

Written: 20 may 2008
Travel time: 21 — 28 may 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 10.0
LOCATION

The hotel is located 30-40 minutes drive from the airport. Fast, convenient. Belek is 15 minutes by tractor or 5 minutes by taxi. Belek is full of small and large shops. But the prices there are practically no lower than hotel stores. Travel by tractor to Belek 1.5 lira, 1.5 dollars or 1 euro. Taxi fare 8 dollars or 8 lire. Gasoline they expensive - horror.

TERRITORY

The territory is quite large. the main thing is to understand that Resort and Club are one territory. And in total it is quite significant. It is very green, there are many flowers, bushes that bloom at this time of the year, there are also many needles. Another thing is that we have seen more luxurious decorations. But here everything is very decent. Clean, there is where to sit, there is where to walk.


On the territory of the hotels there are 3 outdoor pools, a water park with 8 slides (2 slides for kids, flow into the paddling pool), 2 indoor pools in the hotel health centers. It's all free. Outdoor pools are quite large, you can swim.
Found two tennis courts and mini-football court. The courts were more or less free. Where to get rackets - I don’t know, I didn’t have time to check. I guess the animators. Interestingly, there is even a mini-golf course on the territory, which no one talks about : -)

Both the Resort and the Club have their own health centers. They have free services and paid ones. Free - swimming pool, sauna, hammam. For a fee - massages, peelings, masks, hydro-procedures and other SPA-ness, which I do not understand. It's all worth it. Dry + foam peeling and massage with aroma oils cost me $70. Free pleasures are usually quite free. But if the weather deteriorates, it is better not to linger, because people immediately run in large numbers and simply no longer fit in the same sauna.

The hotels have free Wi-Fi in the lobby on the first floor, which no one talks about. I discovered this only a few days later, watching the guests. The internet is pretty decent.
Everything works and fast.

There are shops in both parts. Toys, cosmetics, clothes, watches, jewelry, leather. More details about the stores below.

ROOM


The room was in the Resort. We were satisfied with only the second proposed. And it was room 1551 on the 5th floor. The first was, although Sea View, but from a different angle - the trash heap of the neighboring hotel Atlantis, which is not buzzing. In general, this hotel is a constant source of noise, I want to say. At 8 am, a loud and strained roaring garbage truck arrives there. If you leave the balcony open, it wakes up stably. Roars until about 8:30. During the day, the speakers of the animators yell at a wild volume, constant "Mishcha, come on, Natasha! .. ", music. At night they have a feeling that an open-air disco. And so on until about midnight. In general, this side of the hotel is not good, although Sea View also has a place. Yes, I forgot, during the day it regularly starts to smell like food. From where - did not understand. The kitchen is located in the part of the hotel closest to the sea. Wind from the sea. last floor.
So here it is. Think for yourself where to live. Our friends instead of two one-room suites with an extra bed agreed to one two-room suite. Conveniently. Children slept in one room, mothers in another. And the hotel saved money : ) I didn't stay in the club part of the rooms, but outwardly the bungalows are quite decent.

Everything in the room worked. Only with a hair dryer did I prick. It turns out that it is necessary to keep the button pressed all the time (safety! ), but I thought it was broken. I ate the brain guest relays. The mini bar worked, there are soft drinks (water) for free. Replenished every day. There was also a safe. Have worked. TV - OK. 2 Russian channels. Furniture is brand new and working. No complaints. Even the phone was paired. One device in the room, the second - in the bathroom / toilet. Conveniently.

SERVICE

The staff, in general, are great. At first, there was a sharp lack of it. The beginning of the season turned out to be unprepared for the influx of Russians and Ukrainians. Almost everyone understands Russian.
Just keep in mind that they understand words, not language, so you need to talk less. Then you will be understood. English is also understood. I spoke English and did not bother with Russian.

The hotel has Guest Relations (phone number 2424). There _sometimes_ there is no person who speaks fluent Russian. But then you can speak English. They try to solve problems. There is a sense of friendliness and willingness to help. The girl at the reception also speaks excellent Russian.

Cleaning was done quite normally, towels changed every day, bedding on request. As a child, we changed the bed almost every day for obvious reasons. But we almost always left 1-2 dollars on the table under the ashtray. Our friends did not do this, they cleaned worse. Everything as usual.


The main thing in a restaurant is not to wait for the weather by the sea. There was never enough staff. People ate - left - the table is served again no one knows when. I'll ask you to take the cutlery from the neighboring tables.
Everyone did it, who is more active. Drinks are also better to pour yourself. Less hassle and faster. Thankfully, this is possible.

Full of bars. They didn't open right away. But by mid-May everyone was already working. During the evening show, of course, the next two are full of people. You have to stand and wait.

Bartenders vary in quality. Cocktails are also prepared from the bulldozer, it happens. It feels like they are either stoned or just stupid. But a lot of good, funny, nimble.

Coffee.
They have three names. Coffee - instant burda. She can drink food. Espresso - coffee from a coffee machine. Turkish kofi - Turkish coffee. With sediment. Do not get confused in the bar, so as not to resent later. But if their coffee machine breaks down, they can make you an espresso from instant coffee without telling you about it and without batting an eyelid. Village devils.

SPORT

The Resort has a quite normal, albeit small, gym. There were quite a few people there, so you can do it. Included in the price.
As already mentioned, 2 outdoor tennis courts and a small football field were discovered. There were two volleyball courts on the beach where I spent a lot of time. In the morning, it removed unpleasant conditions very well.

There were billiard tables in the building, but this is chargeable. There were no people there during the day. In the evening there were people.

Of course, there were paid entertainments on the beach like a banana, a parachute, aquabikes, etc. But the prices are moronic. 15 minutes of a bike cost $60 or $70 - I don't remember exactly. Too much. For $30 I would go for sure. And so the toad choked. Bananas were not in great demand, because they were expensive and the water was still cold.

In general, it's good.

SEA and BEACH


The sea was still cold. 20-22 degrees. I am comfortable. But few people bathed. The beach is sandy. The water is muddy, there is algae, which lie dry on the beach. The same is true for neighboring hotels. On the beach there are trash cans in the form of empty flower pots.
The entrance to the sea is quite gentle, but I would not leave very young children without supervision. The beach, of course, is a hotel. There may not be enough sunbeds on the beach when fully loaded. Although, if desired, it was always possible to find sunbeds one at a time and drag them to one place for a group stay.

By mid-May, a previously closed bar was opened next to the beach. It became more convenient.

I liked the beach and the sea.

FOOD

You can eat from morning to night. They feed very well. Just a lot. The food is traditional for Turkey, i. e. a lot of stewed and fried vegetables and no pork at all. There are special children's tables on wheels. They even seem to be disinfected, because they initially stand with a table wrapped in film. The main thing is that there are always traditional mashed potatoes, french fries, fried chicken, etc. It made life much easier for us with a child who does not accept food innovations. For 2 weeks there were no poisonings.

The price includes local alcoholic drinks and cocktails.
Western drinking - for money. EFES beer. To me it's pretty decent. This is not the muck that was given in Egypt. There is no whiskey, but there is brandy. Therefore, people did not drink whiskey-cola, but brandy-cola. It is quite possible to live in the morning after all this. Although our other acquaintances once got too drunk right up to poisoning.

I give the food 4+.

CHILDREN

On the territory there is a closed mini-club (in the Resort) and an open one in the Club. There are also mini-clubs near the water park, but at this time they were not working yet. For children, I think everything is fine there. Ours got acquainted with others without any problems and we forgot about him.

Animation.
I can compare with two other trips.

These are the best. Entertainment set is standard. Beach volleyball, water gymnastics, water polo, darts, archery, water games...Mini disco in the evening and then a show. Once there were professional artists from Antalya. They danced well and the drum show was also impressive.

From 23:00 to 01:45 disco at the Resort. The music is ordinary, club, a lot of acid.
Quite normal. Only the hall is small and stuffy in it. Drinks until 24:00 are free. After 24:00 only water is free. Even cola costs money. A cocktail costs 10 lire, a cola costs 6 lire.

Organize a child's birthday.

To reserve a table for the evening, you need to go to guest relations. Order a special cake through them. Cake - for a fee. For 6 people it is 15 euros (then they will be included in the bill for accommodation).

In order for the animators to congratulate the child on the mini-disco (it's free), you must approach them in advance on that day and agree. And around 6 pm they have a break and they can not be found. And then you're busy with the baby. Do not forget to buy some gift in advance, so that the animators give it as if from themselves. It is necessary to agree with the animators on the same day, before or immediately after lunch. Go to the mini-club and state the essence of the matter. They will give everything to the boss of the mini-club and he will organize everything. From 6 to 7 pm there is no one to be found!

I put 4+ animations, because there were moments, nuances, etc.
ANYTHING

Jewelry.

Our friends bought breeches in my presence both in the store in the Resort and in the one in the Club. Ordinary east. Very politely they are trying to swindle you. We bought a ring and ordered more earrings with the same stones. Earrings made with stones a little bit, but less. And visually noticeable. They had to redo it. We apologized for a long time...But, sorry, these are jewelers. They should not have such errors, it seems to me. The Resort said that the category of stones purchased earlier in the Club was overstated in the product passport. But they were interested in selling something else and sold it : -) In general, the East is a delicate and not very fair business, as always. Most importantly, everyone was happy.

Cash.
If there was not enough money.

You can withdraw from your card at an ATM. They say there are ATMs that give dollars. I did not find. And so they give lira. Please note that our accounts are not in lira, which means that the bank that issued your card will convert it into lira. As a rule, the course is bad. may be 5-8% higher than the Central Bank.
The prices are normal. From the original price drop to 15-20%. We went to Belek - there prices are not lower. But here they will fit you. Surely Belek also has this, but in those 2 places where we went, there was no fitting.
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