Хороший турецкий пляжник Good Turkish beachgoer

Before the trip, we read reviews of exalted and dissatisfied Russian tourists. We drove with apprehension for a pre-spoiled vacation, but, as it turned out, completely in vain. In general, I will tell you about the hotel as we saw it.
The four of us rested - with my wife and two sons aged 8 and 11 in late July - early August 8 days / 7 nights through the tour operator AneksTour. Flying airlines AzurAir, which is part of Anex. The flight went perfectly, the crew and flight attendants left a very pleasant impression, the food on board was wonderful, in general, Azur was great. We arrived at the hotel after 15:00. Initially, a one-room standard room with an extra bed was paid for, but then they decided to change it to a two-room family room (there is expanse for children, and sometimes my wife and I need to retire)))). For 8 days at the reception, they asked for an additional payment of $ 200, but the Turks love to bargain, so after 15 minutes of a heartfelt conversation, the price dropped to 130. They never regretted it, because if you took a family room from a travel agent, the surcharge would be 2 times more. The room went to the 3rd block on the 3rd floor overlooking the village, the Sherwood Hotel, mountains and the sea. In the morning it's super, and after 11-00 the sun goes to the other side, it's not hot. The furniture in the room is in good condition. The territory of the hotel is small, but quite cozy, and there have never been any problems with finding children.
And now in order. . .

CLEANING AND CLEANING OF THE ROOM
On the first day we met the maid. Pleasant cheerful Turkish woman partially speaking Russian, German and English. For a smile in the morning and a $1 tip on the bed, we got perfect cleanliness, swans, elephants, hearts with flowers, the required amount of shampoos, shower gels, caps, cotton swabs, nail files and other things throughout the rest! Reading previous reviews about the dirt in the room, it seems that we rested in different hotels. Bed linen changed every other day, clean towels - daily. The ashtray was not just washed out, but also rubbed to a shine! The plumbing was always clean and worked flawlessly, the hair dryer too, the safe was very convenient, the air conditioner spun so that it had to be quieter (by the way, it was regulated separately in different rooms). Dental kits are not provided, as well as bathrobes with slippers ((( - alas, not luxury.
HOLIDAY CAPACITY
The hotel is family run, lots of kids. Youth and teenagers will be frankly bored. The animation is aimed primarily at children from 3 to 12 years old (a chic and fun mini-club) and guests over 40 years old (water polo, volleyball, boccia, a ball in the pool, etc. ). Composition: 40% - Russian families, 30% - family Germans and pensioners, the rest - Poles, Czechs, Italians, Kazakhs and local Turks.
SEA, POOLS, LOUNGES

The sea is a stone's throw from the hotel. The beach is normal, they clean, they try. The sea is wonderful, even if there is a little excitement, the whole family jumped on the waves! The beach is sandy, the entrance to the sea is small pebbles, we did not experience any discomfort. There are stairs from the pier. Near the pools there are three small water slides - not a water park, of course, but quite enough to have fun with the children. Ran for a whole year. Many write about the lack of sun loungers on the beach and near the pools. We are an active family, we wake up no later than 7-00, at 7-30 we go for breakfast, at 8-00 we go to the beach or to the pool. At this time, more than half of the sun loungers are free and you can always choose a free seat for 4 people without any problems. But if you like to sleep and appear at the rookery after 10-00 or at 11-00, then you will get a maximum of 3 rows on the beach, and then, at best. The hotel is 100% full. But this situation in almost all hotels is the peak of the season. And whining about it is stupid. Get up early!
FOOD, ALCOHOL
Standard Turkish food, somewhat monotonous, like everywhere else. Meat - chicken, turkey, beef, lamb. Fish - mackerel, sea bass and trout. For lunch and dinner, they cook it all on the grill. Rice, pilaf, couscous, potatoes in any form. Vegetables, greens - a lot. Fruits, berries - watermelons, peaches, nectarines, oranges, several types of grapes, apples, plums, etc. Lots of oriental sweets. All in all, you won't go hungry. For very young children, I did not see suitable food - there are only tables for feeding. Apparently you need to take it with you. Alcohol. Turkish wine for lunch and dinner, you can take it directly by the bottle - the refrigerator is in the center of the restaurant hall. Regular table dry wine of normal quality. It is dry, that is, those who love sugary semi-sweet compote, wine may not like it. Bars serve cocktails. We liked the way the bartenders do it in the central lobby bar. In the bars on the street - worse. Strong alcohol is also Turkish, in unlimited quantities - vodka, gin, whiskey, tequila, etc. If you go to import - no problem, only for the euro. Fortunately, I have not seen a frank "tagil" among the Russians, but in the mornings many have a very wrinkled look, a lost look and unbearable thirst. By the way, at the expense of thirst - refrigerators with good bottled drinking water are placed throughout the hotel.
MONEY
Turks love the euro. Everywhere - both in the hotel and in the malls in the village. You can also pay with dollars, but the exchange rate is unfavorable: one euro - one and a half dollars.
NEGATIVE
But not everything is so rosy. There is also a fly in the ointment.

FIRST - hotel guides from AnexTour - Tatiana and Ivan. They don't care about the problems of the guests at all. It is useless to contact them with questions, their main task is to sell as many excursions as possible. And sometimes the price tag is too high. If you really want to see something interesting, go to the village, there are a couple of travel agencies opposite the shopping arcade, their prices for the same excursions are two times lower.
SECOND - in the room there is a parody of the minibar. The first time you check in, it must be filled free of charge. Funny set - cola, sprite, fanta and two bottles of drinking water. We didn't have it filled. And although in the lobby bar all these drinks are on tap - at least fill up, but it's a matter of principle! Although, after three reminders, I got tired. In short, until the end of the rest, the cherished three cans did not appear in the minibar ((((. Well, figs with them.
THIRD - locals who come to rest for the weekend. Like rude hosts. They behave unceremoniously, climb everywhere without a queue. Unpleasant.
FOURTH, and for me the most important thing. Internet. We don't live in the Stone Age! Wi-Fi only works well in the lobby bar. The speed is disgusting, especially if a lot of people connect. There are not enough dynamic IP addresses for everyone. The management of the hotel should seriously think about it. Even from neighboring hotels, the signal in the room caught, but we had a problem with this. Missed some important messages. Badly.
OUTPUT
Normal Turkish beachgoer. No better and no worse than the rest, with its pluses and minuses. No need to compare in the five star luxury category. These are completely different things! And the price tag is completely different! We spent an excellent 8 days with a family of 4 for an amount of just over 100.000 rubles. (Well, $130 for a two-room suite))). The combination "price-quality" is perfect. And let me give a little advice to those who do not like everything. Learn English, speak kindly at the reception and don't pretend to be VIP guests! From the outside, such pompous geese (in the sense, guests) look very stupid. And in a good way, you can solve any problem.
Have a great holiday everyone!