Been to Max

Written: 22 august 2013
Travel time: 14 — 31 july 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
10.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
Carefully read the reviews about the hotel posted on other sites. What can I say myself. Were in Max in July, this is the fourth time in the three years of its existence. Will I go again? Necessarily! Personally, I, my family in this hotel never, no one and nothing bothered - the staff was not rude, the children did not catch the infection, they always served with a smile and quickly. Yes, this time we were met without champagne, but the time of our arrival at the hotel was 06.30, it is clear that the working day, as such, did not start for everyone at the hotel. Then they came to the reception and drank champagne, and ate chocolate-covered strawberries. Then they did it every day, just like that, when they wanted to. This year, in addition to shamanic, they were met with red wine, reminiscent of a good port wine.

Here, I personally do not understand the complaints of people about settling in rooms. If they settled in the wrong room - yes, although, thank God, I did not encounter this myself. But everyone knows that check-in is from 14.00, because check-out is at 12.00.

You arrived early, be prepared to wait. Why is the hotel immediately bad? Moreover, Max has Freezone: take a shower from the road, change clothes, leave things in the locker and start relaxing in full.

I must say, the hotel has raised prices this year. I discussed this issue with the hotel manager, the reason is that there is demand and the hotel decided to somehow "sift" the contingent of vacationers. In my review from last year's visit to the hotel, I wrote that a massive tourist poured into the hotel - these are towels hung on the balconies of the hotel; sunbeds covered with towels from 07.00, but occupied only by 11, etc. Apparently, the hotel management had the same impression. This year, sometimes I saw only occupied, but never used sunbeds more than once a day. By the way, about the free places on the beach. We came to the beach at 9.10, 11 o'clock - there were always places (taking into account that we needed five sunbeds and nearby). The same picture and at the pool.
The only time there was no place on the grass when we came one day at 11 o'clock, but we crossed to the other side - to the right of the road to the pier - there you are: if you want on the sand, if you want on the grass. I do not agree, again, with those who complain about the lack of waiters on the beach, only a blind person or a person who did not want to see them, respectively, did not see them. They went and offered to order drinks, if you personally didn’t come up to you, you can call after all.

The food is varied, of course for an amateur, but there is almost everything. What I really liked was tandoor lamb and duck, seafood, chicken and grilled fish. Shrimps, of course, are overcooked, therefore they are fresh, but with soy or other numerous sauces, nothing. Last year there were crayfish almost every day - the same story with them. Well, the Turks do not know how to cook them. Complain about rolls? I didn’t eat it myself - Turkey is not the birthplace of rolls, but our friends tried it, and they ate them in many places, for some reason they liked it.

This year, a shed was built near the beach, where they placed chilled fruits. Watermelons, melons, figs, cherries, oranges, apples, grapefruits, something else. From 11.00. until 17.00 come, take, enjoy. By the way, I read the review of a woman who writes that the cherry was not tasty. If it’s not tasty there, then I don’t know where you ate delicious before.

Drinks are still great! The bartenders did their best, especially since everyone remembered us from previous visits. Thank the bartender or waiter if you liked the service with 5 dollars and just smile, and they will greet you all your vacation as best friends. Drinks, some new ones did not appear, but what was enough in abundance - those who were in Max understood me.

Since this year, there has been a clear inclination of the hotel to attract a more respectable audience. The night club has been transformed into a lounge - a huge living room with excellent design, soft chairs and tables, in the middle there is a grand piano, which used to be on the -1 floor.
Now here you can listen, in addition to the piano, guitar, violin. Waiters serve drinks. The night club has moved to the -1 floor in a small room, where, however, everything is equipped as expected - a bar, tables, a DJ console, light music, etc.

In addition to the barbecue (we had a great time! ) we visited a fish restaurant. Very good, in addition to fish there is also meat. The original serving of salads in a flask inserted into a vessel with smoking multi-colored liquid or, for example, fruits in a bowl of ice.

Of the new - Dino Club of course. Moving snarling dinosaur models and the opportunity for children to ride on their backs - our child was delighted. As for the kids club. Our daughter (5 years old) categorically refused to go there last year, only to the disco. This year, once persuaded, going once every day from 16.00 to 21.00 disappeared there. And parents are good, you can take care of yourself.

If the kids club had a break last year, somewhere around 3 hours, this year it is a full day, from morning to evening, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are provided in their own children's restaurant. If a child cannot eat something, they will not give it, they are also watching this. Children there, at your request, can be put to bed at the time you specified. Three cinema halls where cartoons are shown in Russian, German and some other languages, respectively. Children are taken to the water park every day. Our child did not get sores, abrasions, etc. there, he did not complain about a bad attitude towards himself, so we have no complaints about the kids club either.

Changes for the better have also affected the area where evening shows are held. The tables were set high and round, with backlight, bar stools to them. Now more people can be accommodated at the stage. Curtains, large and heavy, were hung around the entire perimeter, and a sound-reflecting fence was placed on the roof.
Now the music does not reach the hotel at all, lovers of going to bed early have become comfortable. They watched and listened to the "traditional" group "Silver", "Todes" (there were also that year), African acrobats, a circus on ice, DJs, one of them "Electro", they say is world famous. I must say the artists worked out the numbers qualitatively. During the performance, waiters scurry around the tables, bringing what you ask for. And if I have good relations with them (see above), on my own initiative I simply set the table for you: fruits, sweets, etc.

Separately, I would like to draw attention to the following. Were from 14.07 to 31.07. The hotel is full but not crowded. People got together, perhaps, only at dinner, but, again, there were no problems with places in the restaurant. There are very few people in the water park, the slides are free, the pool in the corner, with hydromassage, was almost always empty - a maximum of 3 people swam.
In short, if you can afford it, if you want a serene, relaxed and quality holiday - go to Max. He will definitely not disappoint you. The best confirmation of this is that there are never empty places there.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original