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FOREWORD: rested with a family (2 adults and 1 child 5.11 years old) from June 3 to June 17.2017. First time in Belek. In hotels that are exclusively sold by TUI, also for the first time. Before that, they rested with a family with a child in Kemer, in the village of Tekirova: in Marti Mir 5 * (July 2014) and Euphoria Tekirova 5 * (September 2015), as well as in Side: in Barut Hemer (Kyumkoy, end of August 2016). The couple also rested in Egypt, in Sharm el-Sheikh: in Ras Um El Sid, in the Iberotel Club Phanara 4 + * hotels (now part of the Jaz hotel chain) in December 2007. and Hilton Waterfalls 5* in March 2008. I will try to share in detail my feelings from the rest.
FLIGHT / AIRLINE / TRANSFER / WORK OF THE TOUR OPERATOR: Tour operator: TUI, Ukraine. Flight Kyiv-Antalya: Rosa Vetrov airline, charter flight, airbus. Departure at 4.55, no delays and no complaints. During the flight: only drinks (still water Morshynska, tea and coffee). Everything else for an additional fee.
Upon arrival, an individual transfer immediately to the TUI Magic Life Waterward hotel. Looking ahead, I will say that an individual transfer was ordered by us in advance in both directions from the tour operator. Along with us, in addition to the driver, a Russian-speaking guide TUI was traveling in the bus and accompanied us to the hotel. On the way, we didn’t stop at any sweet shops, the driver didn’t ask for stops for a smoke break. The bus driver loaded/unloaded things on his own. Return flight: at 15.40, Antalya-Kyiv (Boryspil airport), also without delay and complaints. Charter flight, airbus. Regarding the cost of an individual transfer: there are three options for ordering it: 1. from a tour operator from home - this is 155 dollars. round trip. The hotel itself does not provide individual transfer services (so the manager of the guest-relationship of the hotel Tatyana Oskan wrote to me in a letter). 3. Search the Internet for a Turkish transportation company or take a taxi.
By the way, a taxi is much cheaper - 45 euros one way. At least that's what the information on the stands says.
Regarding the airline Roza Vetrov: it is possible to pre-book seats on a charter flight. 1-3 row: 30 dollars. /1 place, the rest: 7 dollars. /1 place. This can be done on the official website of the airline, after paying them the money. Upon arrival at the airport, your seats will be already reserved for you and it will not matter what you were in the queue at check-in. You will be flying in your chosen seats and sitting side by side. Children under 16 years of age are not seated on the front row and in rows with emergency exits.
Regarding the work of the tour operator TUI Ukraine, not everything is so rosy. There were vacationers at the hotel who planned their vacation in the city hotel of Kemer TUI Day and Night Connected Hydros Club and initially paid for their tour there, but upon arrival it turned out that there were no places there and they were settled in TUI Magic Life Waterward.
On the one hand - it seems, how lucky, Magic Life Waterward is in a higher price category. But on the other hand, instead of the planned mountainous region of Turkey, Kemer, people ended up in a completely different, flat region of Turkey, Belek. And they no longer had a choice. Rhetorical question: why sell tours if the hotel is at a stop.
WORK OF TUI GUIDES AT THE HOTEL / PRICE POLICY FOR EXCURSIONS FROM TUI / SHOPPING FROM THE TOUR OPERATOR: 3 male guides (all Turks who decently speak and understand Russian) work at the hotel TUI Ukraine / Russia, who insert printouts with flight confirmations into the folders that are constantly nearby near their table. I can’t say anything bad or good about them, because we didn’t plan to go on excursions or shopping with them. My husband went to a meeting, he was told about excursions and given a printout. So the prices for excursions: sightseeing tour of Antalya (15 USD adult, 15 USD.
child, $5 Infante), Demre-St. Nikolai-Mira-Kekova (50 USD adult, 30 USD child, 5 USD infant), Pamukkale-1 (50 USD adult, 30 USD child, 5 USD infant), Demre-Pamukkale 2 days: 125 USD. adult, $65 child, $10 infant), Israel ($229 adult, $219 child, $60 infant), Istanbul-1 by plane ($199 adult, $199 child, $10 infant), Kapadokya-1 by plane ($269 adult, $269 infant). child, $10 infant), North Cyprus-1 by plane ($219 adult, $169 child, $75 infant), water park in Belek Rixos Land of Legends ($50 adult, $45 child, $5 infant), water park in Belek Belek Rixos Land of Legends, swimming with dolphins (159 USD adult), dolphin show in Kundu (40 USD adult, 30 USD child, 5 USD infant), dolphin show/swimming with dolphins (115 USD adult), Olympos Teleferik (50 USD). adult, $30 child, $5 infant), Macellan pirate yacht ($35 adult, $25 child, $5 infant), a day trip on the yacht Harem ($55 adult, $30 child, $5.
infant), disco on the yacht Harem (45$ adult), submarine Nemo Premio (99$ adult, 99$ child, 5$ infant), Orman park (55$ adult, 40$ child, 5$ infant), aquarium in the evening ( $40 adult, $35 child, $5 infant), aquarium all inclusive ($60 adult, $55 child, $5 infant), Fires of Anatolia Aspendos ($40 adult, $20 child, $5 infant), Chapit Adrenaline show (60USD adult, 35USD child, 5USD infant), Green Canyon tour (55USD adult, 30USD child, 5USD infant), Karajaoren picnic (60USD adult, 40USD child, 15USD infant), rafting+picnic + jeep safari (55 USD adult, 35 USD child, 5 USD infant), SEALANYA water park + dolphin show (85 USD adult, 70 USD child, 5 USD infant), Dallas rafting (30 USD adult, 15 USD child, 5 USD. infant), Discovery Park Side (55$ adult, 30$ child, 5$ infant), diving (70$ adult, 40$ child, 5$), safari (65$ adult, 40$ child 16+), buggy cross (60 dol. adult, 30 child), Manavgat speedboat (40USD).
adult, $20 child, $5 infant VIP sea fishing (120$ adult, 70$ child, 5$ infant), shooting range (55$ adult 18+), porsche safari (adult and child 6.109$ per person), Turkish bath Quatre package or Peloid Classic (25 USD adult, 15 USD child), Turkish bath Katre Osmanly or Peloid Relax (50 USD adult, 30 USD child), Turkish bath East Katre or Peloid Thai and Bali (55 USD adult, 30 USD child), Turkish bath VIP hammam (125 USD adult, 60 USD child), Turkish bath at the TUI Magic Life Waterward Hotel (includes kese foam massage 20 minutes, relaxation massage 20 minutes, indoor pool, green tea/coffee/fruit juice, sauna/steam room: 40 USD adult , $25 child).
Guides from TUI also offer shopping: first to a leather goods store in Antalya, and then to textiles. But again, I have not used their services.
GEST RELATION HOTEL PERFORMANCE: 100% great for us.
If you are relaxing in this hotel with a child, then on request you can take a baby pot or a toilet seat, a clothes dryer, a bath for washing clothes, an electric kettle in the room. Rent of baby carriages - paid.
HOTEL RECEPTION WORK: 100% great for us. Girls understand and speak Russian, English, German, Turkish. We received the keys to the room, not waiting for 14.00, but immediately upon arrival. Thank you very much, oriental beauties. Also thanks for the exchange of 10 euros in 1 euro coins. I also advise the general manager, when distributing the bonus, not to bypass the receptionists. The reception is located at the entrance to the hotel in a separate building. There is a refrigerator with water without gas, a machine with coffee. You can sit on the sofas, at the table. At the reception there is a manager, from whom you can rent a car, a baby carriage. But as I understand it, this is the company with which the Magic Life hotel cooperates.
There is a rest room where you can change clothes, even take a shower, relax, leave things in the storage room. It is impossible not to mention the guys porters. Before we had time to call the machine, we were already knocked on the room. Thank you very much for your hard work in the truest sense of the word.
CONTINGENT OF HOLIDAYS: Germans (at the beginning of our holiday there were 600 people in the hotel. With a total number of vacationers 1600 people), British, Hungarians, Turks, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Moldovans, Russians. During our stay in the hotel there were quite a lot of infants. The hotel does not have bracelets. It's comfortable. On the day of departure, the all-inclusive system works without problems: you can have a normal and full lunch, sit in a coffee house. There were no disagreements between people in the hotel. The maximum occupancy of the hotel is 2200 people. (personally interested in the reception).
HOTEL TERRITORY: the hotel has 5 conference rooms, currency exchange, shops, hairdresser (fee), doctor's services (fee), laundry (fee), parking (free), car rental (fee). The hotel is located on the first coastline, 2 km from the center of Belek, 50 km from the center of Antalya and 35 km from Antalya Airport. I thought that after the very super green hotels in Kemer: Euphoria Tekirova and Marty Mir, the territory would no longer surprise me. But Magic Life Waterward managed to do it. You are in a fairy tale. The territory is large, 220.000 sq. m. , chic, very well-groomed, green. We managed to grow an excellent park of trees, since the hotel was built in 1992. My opinion is that the landscape designer did a great job in his time. Although, you meet on the Internet the opinion that there are inconveniences with ascents, descents, etc. But I personally think that this is the highlight of this hotel. There are 8000 trees, 145 plant species on the territory of the hotel.
There is an organized cat's house, a small mini-zoo where rabbits, chickens, birds live. The hotel has its own garden, greenhouses, where you can see growing trees and bushes with fruits: oranges, apricots, pomegranates, plums, peaches, nuts, grapes, eggplants, tomatoes, olives, etc. Right from the balcony of our room it was possible to pick apricots. A lot of coniferous trees, bushes. Irrigation organized. Many well-groomed flower beds with different flowers. The bushes are beautifully trimmed. Many thanks to the gardeners of this hotel, who work there every day. Low bow to them. In the room, we opened the windows only with nets, so there were no mosquitoes in the room. Although I saw fumigators on the trolley at the cleaning lady, so I conclude that there are mosquitoes on the hotel premises.
The hotel is perfectly divided into zones: separate reception; main building with main restaurant, main swimming pool, water park for adults and children and issue of beach towels, pool bar; bungalow, family and children's pool, Basta pasta; relaxation pool for adults only; large play area in front of the beach: tennis, football, basketball, aerobics, coffee house; 2 additional boxes.
From the wishes: during the evening shows, make a division into a zone for smokers and non-smokers.
HOTEL ROOMS / ROOM PROVIDED TO US / ROOM CLEANING: in general, the hotel consists of the main 6-storey Palace building, 21 pcs. 2-storey bungalows and two 3-storey Anex buildings (the so-called Hill). There are 770 rooms in total. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. The main building is located as close as possible to the sea, the main pool, the main restaurant.
But the minus is a 24-hour bar and a playground on the street in front of the windows of the rooms, as well as smoke in the evenings while cooking on the street. This accommodation will appeal to party-goers and those who like to sleep with the window closed, including air conditioning, as well as those who like to be in the thick of things. Also, this building is chosen by the disabled, the elderly. Regarding two-room suites: the best two-room suites are in the main building, but there are very few of them, and they are mainly sold to the European market (Germans, Austrians). At TUI Russia and Ukraine in March they were not to be found, not to mention the beginning of the season. Bungalows are loved by those who want to live in harmony with nature. But they are more remote from the sea and the main infrastructure of the hotel. But it's quiet in the evenings.
According to my personal observation: it is better to live in a bungalow on the second floor, where it is less humid, there is a balcony, not a terrace, as on the first one (you can normally dry things on the balcony by asking for either drying, or taking a rope with clothespins with you from home). At the beginning of the season, for example, in the Mimosa Bungalow, which is located in a lowland, it can be humid. But its plus is the close location of the family pool, the Basta Pasta diner. But in the bungalows located near the reception, for example, Bougonville, Gardenia, it seems to me that it is less humid. And the first floor there does not go into the thicket. In the bungalow, the furniture is more simple, but the TVs are plasma and hang on the wall. As Tatyana Oskan, the manager of the guest relation, told me that there are no two-room family rooms in the Sardinia bungalow at all, but only one-room ones. Bungalows have two-room family rooms and superior two-room family rooms.
Again, improved two-room family rooms were not sold to the Russian and Ukrainian markets in Belarus. Lovers of comfortable rest settle in the Hills, there is newer furniture in the suites. But hill and hill are different. Definitely better to settle, in my opinion, in Phoenix Hill than in Pine Hill. Pine Hill has rooms that overlook mini zoos and the neighboring Belconti Hotel. It can be noisy in there. It can also be noisy in Phoenix Hill rooms that overlook the amphitheater. Good two-room suites and in the hills, but the minus for couples with children is that it is two-story, and if the child is too small or very active, then you should always be on the alert about the stairs.
We were settled in a two-room suite in a bungalow (we booked this category of room from home). Room 2113, on the second floor of a two-story bungalow. We did not have to renew the room on the day of departure, as we were taken from the hotel at 12.15.
Pros - proximity to the reception, the ability to sleep with an open window, as we did not hear the noise from the disco, smells from the main restaurant; the presence of disposable slippers; beautiful greenery outside the window and the singing of birds. You feel one with nature. Cons: north side, laundry does not dry well on the balcony, a bit dark, as there is no central lighting in the room, but only table lamps or sconces; safe on a metal key; not replenishing the minibar even with plain water without gas, not to mention other soft drinks; lack of canned shampoos, gels, and there was only shampoo and liquid soap in dispensers; lack of an electric kettle in the family room and a tea/coffee set; very dirty windows in the room including screens. I had to wipe 2 windows myself. No welcome cards or fruit baskets in the room upon arrival. Ironing and laundry services are paid.
It was my birthday during my stay at this hotel. I received a greeting card, a souvenir in the form of an eye and a bed decorated with flower petals, beautifully lined sheets, towels. No cakes, pastries, wines are provided in the room. If you want to get a cake, then only for an additional fee. I advise you to immediately ask for a clothes dryer when you arrive at this hotel or take a rope with clothespins from home.
Description of the room: 2 bedrooms with an interroom door, bathroom / toilet combined, balcony (exit from only one bedroom), corridor. There is a large closet in the hallway.
1. Bedroom: double bed, 2 bedside tables with lamps, a wall lamp, a chest of drawers with a large mirror, a small chest of drawers, a plasma TV hanging on the wall, 2 windows: 1 with a mosquito net, a large nightstand with shelves and a minibar, a mirror with table and chair, telephone.
Ukrainian, Russian, German, English and Turkish channels are shown on TV. Central air conditioning.
2. Children's room: 2 single beds, 2 bedside tables with table lamps, a wall lamp, a small stand, a plasma TV attached to the wall, a telephone, a large cabinet with shelves and a minibar (it was not replenished with anything, but it worked), glasses. From the nursery you can get into the bedroom. Air conditioning is shared. There are 2 windows, one of which has a mosquito net and access to the balcony. There was a pack of tissues.
3. Bathroom and toilet: combined, large mirror, washbasin, toilet and comfortable shower. hairdryer. There is no bath. But we didn't need her. Jacuzzis are available in the Hill Suites. From bathroom accessories: liquid soap and shampoo in dispensers (there is no jar). No washcloths, comb, cotton buds and sponges. And all these little things were, for example, in Barut Hemer in Side, where we rested at the end of August 2016.
Shower cubicle free of mold, no streaks, always clean and disinfected. The toilet bowl and washbasin were also clean.
4. Corridor: a large built-in wardrobe with enough clothes hangers, vertical and horizontal shelves. We even fit all three of our suitcases in there. There is a safe (albeit with a metal key, which is quite inconvenient), a set of threads, a laundry bag, an additional warm blanket, and pillows. Safe is free.
5. Balcony: facing north, so the laundry took a long time to dry. There is a table, folding chairs, an ashtray, matches. There is a small dryer. I advise you immediately upon arrival to ask the guest relation for a normal drying or hang your own rope taken from home. Upon arrival, the windows were very dirty. I noticed that the cleaning lady on the balcony didn't even sweep. Although they left baksheesh, the matter did not reach the balcony.
Regarding Wi-Fi: it was in our bungalow in the room, but it worked intermittently. Didn't fish on the beach at all. On the territory of the hotel, he worked best at the reception, in the a la carte restaurants, in the main restaurant. So it would not hurt to improve the work of Wi-Fi.
The plumbing in the room didn't work. Air conditioners were not used. Slept with the window open at night. Fortunately, the night air temperature allowed this to be done. The cleaner, an elderly woman, regularly washed the cabin, the toilet, changed the bedding, towels, even twisted swans out of towels. But I didn't clean the balcony.
From the wishes: to improve the work of Wi-Fi in the rooms, to improve the central lighting of the room. The energy savings are too noticeable. Wash normally the windows, nets in the bungalow.
BEACH / WATER ENTERTAINMENT / WEATHER: own beach, there is a pier, the first coastline. Beach towels, mattresses, sun loungers and umbrellas - free of charge.
The beach is just great: large, 650-690m (different information about the footage), with a sufficient number of umbrellas and sunbeds, sandy. Only a small strip of pebbles in front of the entrance to the sea. And at the same time, they still have free space on the left on the beach, where, if necessary, you can add sun loungers and umbrellas. This is probably the best beach of my 4 visits to a Turkish hotel. The hotel's beach has a blue flag. There were always enough sun loungers during our stay at the hotel. It makes no sense to run at 6.00 and take a sunbed at all. Yes, if you come at 11.00, then on the first line near the sea you may not take a sunbed, but I think this is not a problem. Umbrellas are individual: for 2 sunbeds 1 umbrella. I wish the umbrellas were bigger. There was no massacre for the shadow. Distances between umbrellas are sufficient. The entry into the sea is smooth, sandy, gentle. For children, the entry is ideal.
During the 14 nights of our stay there was no rain at all, sometimes it was just overcast. On the beach, the animators offered to play boccia, there were competitions with hoops, etc. I personally did not take part in them. You can also ride a banana (free of charge, by appointment, children ride at 11.00), water skiing (sports is the highlight of Magic), catamaran (you need to have a license), motor and non-motorized boat, sofa, parasail, surf, etc. etc. , but all this is not intrusive, without dripping on the brain. At the same time, they offered spa treatments. I didn't specify the price because I didn't plan to. You can take a picture with a professional photographer. Along the coast, you can go past other hotels. Lying on other people's sunbeds with your own towel is not allowed.
From the wishes: to put a kiosk for the issuance of beach towels right on the beach, so as not to go to the main pool in order to change the towel.
WATER ENTERTAINMENT/SPORT ENTERTAINMENT: 100% excellent.
The highlight of this hotel is its sports orientation. Everyone will find something to their liking if they are aimed at sports recreation. There is a fitness room, and aerobics, and aqua aerobics, and water polo, and tennis courts (with free lighting and equipment), and a football field, and a volleyball field (including beach volleyball), and table tennis, and a basketball field, and darts , and boccia, and water skiing (free of charge, 3 times a day per person), and banana riding (free of charge, by appointment, children at 11.00 quietly ride separately with animators from the mini-club), and a canoe, and a catamaran (though you need to have a license), and surfing, and diving, and parachuting. Mountain bike rental for a fee. Paid slot machines.
POOLS/SLIDES: 11 swimming pools on site (7 outdoor pools, 2 indoor pools, 2 for children), water park (7 water slides) is a plus.
I'm not a big fan of pools and water parks, but even I couldn't help but ride the slides at the water park. The water park is recommended for children from the age of 10. If the child is younger, then he should be under the control of the parents. I advise parents to listen to the advice, because on the 2 steepest slides you need to hold on very well. If the child does not know how to do this, then it is better to let him grow up than to take risks. A big plus of this hotel is the presence of a relaxation pool for adults, where adults can relax. After 20.00, the pools are closed for cleaning, and therefore it is no longer possible to swim in them. The advantage of the children's pool is that it is in the form of a ship, and that it is under a canopy.
FOOD/DRINKS: the hotel offers all-inclusive meals: breakfast (07:00-10:00) - buffet, late breakfast (10:00-11:00) - buffet, lunch (12:30-14 : 30) - buffet, dinner (19:00-21:30) - buffet, snacks (12:30-17:00), coffee (11:00-23:00), night snacks (00:00.01:00) - in the lobby bar, ice cream during lunch and dinner - in the main restaurant, local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. For a fee: imported alcoholic drinks, Havana bar, "Steack House" A La Carte restaurant, wines from the wine menu in A La Carte restaurants.
Restaurants and bars: Magico main restaurant, Mungo children's restaurant (located in the main restaurant, you can say a children's corner), A la Carte restaurants (19:00-21:30): Turkish (Sofra), 5 cuisines (Flavor), fish ( Fish), street food restaurant (Downtown). Visiting 1 restaurant - free of charge, "Steak House" - always paid; lobby bar (24 hours) in the main building, pool bar (10:00-18:00), beach bar (10:00-18:00), Havana beach bar (20:00-00:00, extra charge), disco bar (00:00-02:00), su-bar (20:00-00:00), aqua bar (10:00-18:00), coffee house (11:00-23 : 00).
- CHILDREN'S COMPARTMENT OF THE MAIN RESTAURANT: open in the morning, and lunch, and evening.
It is very comfortable. There are also small tables and chairs. There are chairs for feeding. There were always empty seats. There are children's plates, small forks and spoons, cups. But the blender and microwave are further near the refrigerators with water. I find this a little inconvenient. There is no packaged baby food for infants (no mixture, packaged cereals, portioned yoghurts, canned food, etc. ). This, of course, is a minus. In the morning there was always milk porridge (however, I never met buckwheat, as the Germans and Turks do not like it), there is milk separately and in the common room different types of corn flakes; buns, boiled eggs (you need to cook them better, they are not hard-boiled), portioned butter from a special apparatus. There is no portioned jam or jams in the main restaurant, but only in bulk. From meat in the children's corner: boiled chicken or turkey meat, boiled meatballs or in sauce.
Plus - this is the presence of packaged juice 1l (orange and cherry juice), however, by the end of the holiday they began to pour it into jugs. I suspect that vacationers just started picking up in batches.
From the wishes: to be generous with jar food for infants, as well as children's drinks (you can at least ayran in portioned cups, small juice with a straw, etc. ). Often there were mashed soups, but many mothers did not dare to take them for infants, because they did not know all the ingredients. For children from the CIS countries, you can also cook buckwheat porridge.
- MAIN RESTAURANT: capacity 1600 seats.
I consider the lack of seasonal fruits during our vacation to be a big minus: for 14 nights they gave strawberries 2 times and cherries 1 time per day (16.06. 17). Nectarines, peaches, apricots were completely absent. At the same time, in the evening, when they gave cherries, they strengthened security for the first time. It looked funny.
Of the fruits were: red and green apples, oranges, grapefruits, bananas, watermelon, greens and unripe plums. As for the plums: you should have some advice in general, so that unripe fruits can be exhibited to vacationers! I understand that the beginning of the season, but in a country that is famous for its harvests of fruits, berries and vegetables, this is outrageous. At the same time, I personally have a relationship with the processing of fruits in my country. Dried fruits were exhibited only in syrup: dried apricots and figs. You don't like syrups, your problems. The advantage, of course, was the availability of free orange and grapefruit juice in the morning.
BREAKFAST: boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, sausages, different types of white cheese, sausage, pancakes, pancakes, waffles, fried donuts, many types of bakery products with different fillings, different shapes, vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, olives, black olives , salad, etc. ). In portions, you can take butter.
In bulk there are different types of compotes, jams (from roses, quince, oranges, apricot, strawberry, cherry, etc. ), liquid chocolate. There are different types of cereal and hot milk. Portion jam, jam, honey, processed cheese was not. The machines have espresso, double espresso, cappuccino, mochachino. But the quality is so-so. It is better to drink coffee in a coffee house. From the wishes: boil hard-boiled eggs.
LUNCH: We used to dine at the Magic Snack Bar all the time. Several times in Basta Pasta and Durum. We didn't go to the main restaurant. About Magic Snack, Basta Paste and Durum below.
DINNER: more variety. There were themed dinners: Turkish night, fish day. We tried to decorate the restaurant. Thank you for this. But it was in the evening that the main restaurant was buzzing: there was a crowd of people and the fact that you live in a large hotel, as well as queues for the most delicious dishes. At the same time, according to the reception, there were 1600 guests in the hotel. Question: what about when the total occupancy is 2200 people?
But there is always a line for them. Regarding the work of waiters: the guys are trying, running around, trying to please, there are a lot of young people and trainees. There were always enough tables and chairs in the restaurant. They are both outside and inside. Of course, the staff, for example, the Barut Hemera Hotel in Side, is better trained, but this is understandable, since they have been working at the hotel for many years.
MAGIC SNACK STORE: very close to the sea. Works from 12.30 to 16.00. Here you can have a full meal if you don’t want to go to the main restaurant. During lunch: hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza or pide, grilled chicken or turkey or beef patties, whole fish fried and in pieces (bones separate very well), grilled vegetables (carrots, peppers, onions, eggplant, zucchini) , french fries or baked potatoes. You can take pasta or pasta separately, sprinkle with cheese and pour separately prepared sauce.
From vegetables: fresh salad of tomatoes and cucumbers with herbs, which can be seasoned with pomegranate sauce, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil of your choice; cucumbers, tomatoes, pickled onions, lettuce and parsley. Very rarely there were olives, although they always were in the main restaurant. From drinks you can take beer, cola, fanta, sprite, iced tea.
BASTA PASTA: located near the bungalows, before the relaxation pool for adults. Open at lunchtime from 12.30 to 16.00. Lovers of pasta, spaghetti, pasta - here. You can order your favorite form of pasta with different fillings and sauces. Minus: it is necessary to number the tables so that the waiters do not have confusion with orders. We had such confusion. First they brought us dessert, and then they decided to bring pasta. ? It turned out that our pasta was given to a nearby table and we had to wait until it was cooked again.
SNACK DURUM: open from 12.30 to 17.00 on the beach near water activities.
Its highlight is durums, that is, shawarmas with different fillings. The assortment of fruits and vegetables there, of course, is less than in the Magic Snack or in the main restaurant, but you can definitely visit for the sake of variety and those who want to stay longer on the beach.
ALA CART RESTAURANTS: I liked 3 in which we personally were. The capacity of all a la carte together is 450 seats. The hotel has 5 a la carte restaurants: Turkish (Sofra), fish, 5 cuisines, street food restaurant, Steak House (it is always paid). Each a la carte can be visited free of charge once during your stay at the hotel. They work from 19.00 to 21.30. a la carte re-entry is 10 euros per adult and 5 euros per child). You can sign up in the reception hall at the terminal: a ticket is issued to visit a specific a la carte with a specific date / time and number of people. With this voucher you need to come to a la carte. I recommend signing up in advance.
There are many visitors, and it happens that people sign up and do not come, and the table for them is booked. Therefore, if it is impossible to come or plans have changed, then it is better to warn the guest relation and then the reservation will be canceled. We visited: fish, Turkish and 5 cuisines. I personally really liked all three and each in its own way.
At the fish restaurant: we celebrated my birthday. A very decent white wine. Well and tasty cooked fish with side dishes, a plate of seafood, salads with fish. Great desserts. Beautiful landscape on the street. Courteous waiters. Here is the menu order.
Turkish a la carte: also loved it. At the meeting, they were treated to sherbet. A woman bakes Turkish bread. They bring dishes without a menu, but standard for all visitors to this restaurant. We were treated to Turkish national dishes: pide, kebab, gozleme, meatballs, Turkish sauces, buns. There were also squid on skewers. Dessert: baklava, pumpkin dessert with sauce.
Again I want to note a good, but already red wine. Turkish music plays, including from the TV series "The Magnificent Century - Roksolana. " The restaurant left pleasant memories. We were satisfied with the quality of service.
Restaurant The Flavor - 5 cuisines of countries in which there is a Magic chain - these are Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Tunnis. Very cool electronic menu. But the downside is that there is no Russian version. Served 5 plates from the above listed cuisines. So appetizer, main course and dessert. Unusual. You can definitely go. We were also satisfied with the quality of service.
BARS/COFFEE HOUSE: there are 8 bars within the hotel: Wonderbar (in the main building of the hotel), Pool Bar (near the main pool, next to the water park), Tropic Bar (on the beach), Beach Bar (next to the water sports station), Cocktail Bar (next to the aerobics area and beach bar), aqua bar (near the relaxation pool for adults), coffee house (next to the tennis office), Havana Bar (chargeable, next to the water sports station, in the evening), su bar ( next to the disco), disco bar (next to the su-bar). Fine wines and imported alcoholic drinks at an additional cost. We are not special admirers of alcohol: sometimes we took beer (Efes Pilsen), it is bitter, but this is not for everyone. The champagne at the beach bar is non-alcoholic: the Germans laughed. In the evening I took local baileys, but it smelled very much of alcohol; Mojito cocktail - and sugar on the teeth. Definitely in the evening there are few waiters, queues for alcoholic drinks gather.
The advantage of Vanderbar is that there you could take cola or fanta 1 liter each.
COFFEE HOUSE: located next to the tennis office, open from 11 to 18.00, but cakes are available only from 14.00. It's a big plus that it's there. The assortment is there: Turkish coffee, cappuccino, mochachino, latte, espresso, Turkish tea, herbal teas, hot chocolate (to put it simply, baby cocoa), etc. I advise the confectioner not to get carried away with biscuits, but to diversify sweets in coffee house.
KIDS ENTERTAINMENT: there is a mini-club which has a playground. Minus - there is no trampoline. In the evening, the mini-club is simply teeming with children, so I conclude that the territory of the mini-club is not enough for such a hotel and so many children. Our child did not ask to go there in the evenings, but he was drawn to slot machines. But in the morning and lunchtime, there were almost no children at the mini-club site. Plus - it's a platform under a canopy. Miniclub has a separate fenced area.
On the territory of the miniclub: slides, stairs, swings for the little ones. On the territory of the mini-club there is a toilet with children's washbasins and small toilet bowls and disinfectants. dispensers. This is a plus.
ADULTS ANIMATION: We didn't participate. A couple of times we went to the amphitheater for performances, but did not sit out to the end.
SHOPPING/WALKING IN BELEK: There are several options. First: go shopping with the tour operator TUI, which they offer. Second: independent. Regarding shopping with a tour operator: I did not participate. The second option: you can go by tractor to the center of Belek on your own ($ 1 per person), you can walk. Stop to the right of the entrance to the Magic Life Waterward Hotel. A taxi is more expensive than $ 5, but you can bargain. If you are going to buy leather or gold products, then I definitely advise you to go to Antalya. In the center of Belek on Saturdays there is an exit market where you can buy fruits.
I can recommend this hotel for families, including those with children, especially if you dream of a sporty hotel. I advise the hotel management to listen to their vacationers about the minuses and try to fix them this season. I wish the prosperity of the entire Magic network in 5 countries where there are hotels, as well as the expansion of its activities!
PROS OF THE HOTEL: proximity to the airport, good location of the hotel, large and green area of the hotel, sports orientation of the hotel, excellent work of the hotel guest-reception and reception, good a la carte restaurants, gorgeous sandy beach, gentle entrance to the sea, a sufficient number of sunbeds on the beach and by the pool, clean public toilets on site, excellent zoning of the hotel, the presence of a mini-zoo and a cat house, the presence of toilets on the beach, the presence of a large water park, a children's pool under a canopy, the ability to play sports, the proximity of the hotel to the center of Belek, excellent coffee house, comfortable sunbeds, relaxation pool for adults, amphitheater accommodation, reception in a separate building.
CONS OF THE HOTEL: lack of seasonal fruits (strawberries, cherries), repetitive dishes in the main restaurant, smoke near the main restaurant at dinner, intermittent wifi, lack of an electric kettle and tea / coffee making facilities in the room, dirty windows and screens in the room , lack of cleaning on the balcony, lack of replenishment of the minibar, soap and shampoo only in dispensers, work of waiters in Basta Pasta, lack of a trampoline in the mini club, insufficient central lighting in the room, lack of canned and portioned food for infants, small umbrellas on the beach, paid rent for children strollers.
FLIGHT / AIRLINE / TRANSFER / WORK OF THE TOUR OPERATOR: Tour operator: TUI, Ukraine. Flight Kyiv-Antalya: Rosa Vetrov airline, charter flight, airbus. Departure at 4.55, no delays and no complaints. During the flight: only drinks (still water Morshynska, tea and coffee). Everything else for an additional fee.
Upon arrival, an individual transfer immediately to the TUI Magic Life Waterward hotel. Looking ahead, I will say that an individual transfer was ordered by us in advance in both directions from the tour operator. Along with us, in addition to the driver, a Russian-speaking guide TUI was traveling in the bus and accompanied us to the hotel. On the way, we didn’t stop at any sweet shops, the driver didn’t ask for stops for a smoke break. The bus driver loaded/unloaded things on his own. Return flight: at 15.40, Antalya-Kyiv (Boryspil airport), also without delay and complaints. Charter flight, airbus. Regarding the cost of an individual transfer: there are three options for ordering it: 1. from a tour operator from home - this is 155 dollars. round trip. The hotel itself does not provide individual transfer services (so the manager of the guest-relationship of the hotel Tatyana Oskan wrote to me in a letter). 3. Search the Internet for a Turkish transportation company or take a taxi.
By the way, a taxi is much cheaper - 45 euros one way. At least that's what the information on the stands says.
Regarding the airline Roza Vetrov: it is possible to pre-book seats on a charter flight. 1-3 row: 30 dollars. /1 place, the rest: 7 dollars. /1 place. This can be done on the official website of the airline, after paying them the money. Upon arrival at the airport, your seats will be already reserved for you and it will not matter what you were in the queue at check-in. You will be flying in your chosen seats and sitting side by side. Children under 16 years of age are not seated on the front row and in rows with emergency exits.
Regarding the work of the tour operator TUI Ukraine, not everything is so rosy. There were vacationers at the hotel who planned their vacation in the city hotel of Kemer TUI Day and Night Connected Hydros Club and initially paid for their tour there, but upon arrival it turned out that there were no places there and they were settled in TUI Magic Life Waterward.
On the one hand - it seems, how lucky, Magic Life Waterward is in a higher price category. But on the other hand, instead of the planned mountainous region of Turkey, Kemer, people ended up in a completely different, flat region of Turkey, Belek. And they no longer had a choice. Rhetorical question: why sell tours if the hotel is at a stop.
WORK OF TUI GUIDES AT THE HOTEL / PRICE POLICY FOR EXCURSIONS FROM TUI / SHOPPING FROM THE TOUR OPERATOR: 3 male guides (all Turks who decently speak and understand Russian) work at the hotel TUI Ukraine / Russia, who insert printouts with flight confirmations into the folders that are constantly nearby near their table. I can’t say anything bad or good about them, because we didn’t plan to go on excursions or shopping with them. My husband went to a meeting, he was told about excursions and given a printout. So the prices for excursions: sightseeing tour of Antalya (15 USD adult, 15 USD.
child, $5 Infante), Demre-St. Nikolai-Mira-Kekova (50 USD adult, 30 USD child, 5 USD infant), Pamukkale-1 (50 USD adult, 30 USD child, 5 USD infant), Demre-Pamukkale 2 days: 125 USD. adult, $65 child, $10 infant), Israel ($229 adult, $219 child, $60 infant), Istanbul-1 by plane ($199 adult, $199 child, $10 infant), Kapadokya-1 by plane ($269 adult, $269 infant). child, $10 infant), North Cyprus-1 by plane ($219 adult, $169 child, $75 infant), water park in Belek Rixos Land of Legends ($50 adult, $45 child, $5 infant), water park in Belek Belek Rixos Land of Legends, swimming with dolphins (159 USD adult), dolphin show in Kundu (40 USD adult, 30 USD child, 5 USD infant), dolphin show/swimming with dolphins (115 USD adult), Olympos Teleferik (50 USD). adult, $30 child, $5 infant), Macellan pirate yacht ($35 adult, $25 child, $5 infant), a day trip on the yacht Harem ($55 adult, $30 child, $5.
infant), disco on the yacht Harem (45$ adult), submarine Nemo Premio (99$ adult, 99$ child, 5$ infant), Orman park (55$ adult, 40$ child, 5$ infant), aquarium in the evening ( $40 adult, $35 child, $5 infant), aquarium all inclusive ($60 adult, $55 child, $5 infant), Fires of Anatolia Aspendos ($40 adult, $20 child, $5 infant), Chapit Adrenaline show (60USD adult, 35USD child, 5USD infant), Green Canyon tour (55USD adult, 30USD child, 5USD infant), Karajaoren picnic (60USD adult, 40USD child, 15USD infant), rafting+picnic + jeep safari (55 USD adult, 35 USD child, 5 USD infant), SEALANYA water park + dolphin show (85 USD adult, 70 USD child, 5 USD infant), Dallas rafting (30 USD adult, 15 USD child, 5 USD. infant), Discovery Park Side (55$ adult, 30$ child, 5$ infant), diving (70$ adult, 40$ child, 5$), safari (65$ adult, 40$ child 16+), buggy cross (60 dol. adult, 30 child), Manavgat speedboat (40USD).
adult, $20 child, $5 infant VIP sea fishing (120$ adult, 70$ child, 5$ infant), shooting range (55$ adult 18+), porsche safari (adult and child 6.109$ per person), Turkish bath Quatre package or Peloid Classic (25 USD adult, 15 USD child), Turkish bath Katre Osmanly or Peloid Relax (50 USD adult, 30 USD child), Turkish bath East Katre or Peloid Thai and Bali (55 USD adult, 30 USD child), Turkish bath VIP hammam (125 USD adult, 60 USD child), Turkish bath at the TUI Magic Life Waterward Hotel (includes kese foam massage 20 minutes, relaxation massage 20 minutes, indoor pool, green tea/coffee/fruit juice, sauna/steam room: 40 USD adult , $25 child).
Guides from TUI also offer shopping: first to a leather goods store in Antalya, and then to textiles. But again, I have not used their services.
GEST RELATION HOTEL PERFORMANCE: 100% great for us.
If you are relaxing in this hotel with a child, then on request you can take a baby pot or a toilet seat, a clothes dryer, a bath for washing clothes, an electric kettle in the room. Rent of baby carriages - paid.
HOTEL RECEPTION WORK: 100% great for us. Girls understand and speak Russian, English, German, Turkish. We received the keys to the room, not waiting for 14.00, but immediately upon arrival. Thank you very much, oriental beauties. Also thanks for the exchange of 10 euros in 1 euro coins. I also advise the general manager, when distributing the bonus, not to bypass the receptionists. The reception is located at the entrance to the hotel in a separate building. There is a refrigerator with water without gas, a machine with coffee. You can sit on the sofas, at the table. At the reception there is a manager, from whom you can rent a car, a baby carriage. But as I understand it, this is the company with which the Magic Life hotel cooperates.
There is a rest room where you can change clothes, even take a shower, relax, leave things in the storage room. It is impossible not to mention the guys porters. Before we had time to call the machine, we were already knocked on the room. Thank you very much for your hard work in the truest sense of the word.
CONTINGENT OF HOLIDAYS: Germans (at the beginning of our holiday there were 600 people in the hotel. With a total number of vacationers 1600 people), British, Hungarians, Turks, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Moldovans, Russians. During our stay in the hotel there were quite a lot of infants. The hotel does not have bracelets. It's comfortable. On the day of departure, the all-inclusive system works without problems: you can have a normal and full lunch, sit in a coffee house. There were no disagreements between people in the hotel. The maximum occupancy of the hotel is 2200 people. (personally interested in the reception).
HOTEL TERRITORY: the hotel has 5 conference rooms, currency exchange, shops, hairdresser (fee), doctor's services (fee), laundry (fee), parking (free), car rental (fee). The hotel is located on the first coastline, 2 km from the center of Belek, 50 km from the center of Antalya and 35 km from Antalya Airport. I thought that after the very super green hotels in Kemer: Euphoria Tekirova and Marty Mir, the territory would no longer surprise me. But Magic Life Waterward managed to do it. You are in a fairy tale. The territory is large, 220.000 sq. m. , chic, very well-groomed, green. We managed to grow an excellent park of trees, since the hotel was built in 1992. My opinion is that the landscape designer did a great job in his time. Although, you meet on the Internet the opinion that there are inconveniences with ascents, descents, etc. But I personally think that this is the highlight of this hotel. There are 8000 trees, 145 plant species on the territory of the hotel.
There is an organized cat's house, a small mini-zoo where rabbits, chickens, birds live. The hotel has its own garden, greenhouses, where you can see growing trees and bushes with fruits: oranges, apricots, pomegranates, plums, peaches, nuts, grapes, eggplants, tomatoes, olives, etc. Right from the balcony of our room it was possible to pick apricots. A lot of coniferous trees, bushes. Irrigation organized. Many well-groomed flower beds with different flowers. The bushes are beautifully trimmed. Many thanks to the gardeners of this hotel, who work there every day. Low bow to them. In the room, we opened the windows only with nets, so there were no mosquitoes in the room. Although I saw fumigators on the trolley at the cleaning lady, so I conclude that there are mosquitoes on the hotel premises.
The hotel is perfectly divided into zones: separate reception; main building with main restaurant, main swimming pool, water park for adults and children and issue of beach towels, pool bar; bungalow, family and children's pool, Basta pasta; relaxation pool for adults only; large play area in front of the beach: tennis, football, basketball, aerobics, coffee house; 2 additional boxes.
From the wishes: during the evening shows, make a division into a zone for smokers and non-smokers.
HOTEL ROOMS / ROOM PROVIDED TO US / ROOM CLEANING: in general, the hotel consists of the main 6-storey Palace building, 21 pcs. 2-storey bungalows and two 3-storey Anex buildings (the so-called Hill). There are 770 rooms in total. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. The main building is located as close as possible to the sea, the main pool, the main restaurant.
But the minus is a 24-hour bar and a playground on the street in front of the windows of the rooms, as well as smoke in the evenings while cooking on the street. This accommodation will appeal to party-goers and those who like to sleep with the window closed, including air conditioning, as well as those who like to be in the thick of things. Also, this building is chosen by the disabled, the elderly. Regarding two-room suites: the best two-room suites are in the main building, but there are very few of them, and they are mainly sold to the European market (Germans, Austrians). At TUI Russia and Ukraine in March they were not to be found, not to mention the beginning of the season. Bungalows are loved by those who want to live in harmony with nature. But they are more remote from the sea and the main infrastructure of the hotel. But it's quiet in the evenings.
According to my personal observation: it is better to live in a bungalow on the second floor, where it is less humid, there is a balcony, not a terrace, as on the first one (you can normally dry things on the balcony by asking for either drying, or taking a rope with clothespins with you from home). At the beginning of the season, for example, in the Mimosa Bungalow, which is located in a lowland, it can be humid. But its plus is the close location of the family pool, the Basta Pasta diner. But in the bungalows located near the reception, for example, Bougonville, Gardenia, it seems to me that it is less humid. And the first floor there does not go into the thicket. In the bungalow, the furniture is more simple, but the TVs are plasma and hang on the wall. As Tatyana Oskan, the manager of the guest relation, told me that there are no two-room family rooms in the Sardinia bungalow at all, but only one-room ones. Bungalows have two-room family rooms and superior two-room family rooms.
Again, improved two-room family rooms were not sold to the Russian and Ukrainian markets in Belarus. Lovers of comfortable rest settle in the Hills, there is newer furniture in the suites. But hill and hill are different. Definitely better to settle, in my opinion, in Phoenix Hill than in Pine Hill. Pine Hill has rooms that overlook mini zoos and the neighboring Belconti Hotel. It can be noisy in there. It can also be noisy in Phoenix Hill rooms that overlook the amphitheater. Good two-room suites and in the hills, but the minus for couples with children is that it is two-story, and if the child is too small or very active, then you should always be on the alert about the stairs.
We were settled in a two-room suite in a bungalow (we booked this category of room from home). Room 2113, on the second floor of a two-story bungalow. We did not have to renew the room on the day of departure, as we were taken from the hotel at 12.15.
Pros - proximity to the reception, the ability to sleep with an open window, as we did not hear the noise from the disco, smells from the main restaurant; the presence of disposable slippers; beautiful greenery outside the window and the singing of birds. You feel one with nature. Cons: north side, laundry does not dry well on the balcony, a bit dark, as there is no central lighting in the room, but only table lamps or sconces; safe on a metal key; not replenishing the minibar even with plain water without gas, not to mention other soft drinks; lack of canned shampoos, gels, and there was only shampoo and liquid soap in dispensers; lack of an electric kettle in the family room and a tea/coffee set; very dirty windows in the room including screens. I had to wipe 2 windows myself. No welcome cards or fruit baskets in the room upon arrival. Ironing and laundry services are paid.
It was my birthday during my stay at this hotel. I received a greeting card, a souvenir in the form of an eye and a bed decorated with flower petals, beautifully lined sheets, towels. No cakes, pastries, wines are provided in the room. If you want to get a cake, then only for an additional fee. I advise you to immediately ask for a clothes dryer when you arrive at this hotel or take a rope with clothespins from home.
Description of the room: 2 bedrooms with an interroom door, bathroom / toilet combined, balcony (exit from only one bedroom), corridor. There is a large closet in the hallway.
1. Bedroom: double bed, 2 bedside tables with lamps, a wall lamp, a chest of drawers with a large mirror, a small chest of drawers, a plasma TV hanging on the wall, 2 windows: 1 with a mosquito net, a large nightstand with shelves and a minibar, a mirror with table and chair, telephone.
Ukrainian, Russian, German, English and Turkish channels are shown on TV. Central air conditioning.
2. Children's room: 2 single beds, 2 bedside tables with table lamps, a wall lamp, a small stand, a plasma TV attached to the wall, a telephone, a large cabinet with shelves and a minibar (it was not replenished with anything, but it worked), glasses. From the nursery you can get into the bedroom. Air conditioning is shared. There are 2 windows, one of which has a mosquito net and access to the balcony. There was a pack of tissues.
3. Bathroom and toilet: combined, large mirror, washbasin, toilet and comfortable shower. hairdryer. There is no bath. But we didn't need her. Jacuzzis are available in the Hill Suites. From bathroom accessories: liquid soap and shampoo in dispensers (there is no jar). No washcloths, comb, cotton buds and sponges. And all these little things were, for example, in Barut Hemer in Side, where we rested at the end of August 2016.
Shower cubicle free of mold, no streaks, always clean and disinfected. The toilet bowl and washbasin were also clean.
4. Corridor: a large built-in wardrobe with enough clothes hangers, vertical and horizontal shelves. We even fit all three of our suitcases in there. There is a safe (albeit with a metal key, which is quite inconvenient), a set of threads, a laundry bag, an additional warm blanket, and pillows. Safe is free.
5. Balcony: facing north, so the laundry took a long time to dry. There is a table, folding chairs, an ashtray, matches. There is a small dryer. I advise you immediately upon arrival to ask the guest relation for a normal drying or hang your own rope taken from home. Upon arrival, the windows were very dirty. I noticed that the cleaning lady on the balcony didn't even sweep. Although they left baksheesh, the matter did not reach the balcony.
Regarding Wi-Fi: it was in our bungalow in the room, but it worked intermittently. Didn't fish on the beach at all. On the territory of the hotel, he worked best at the reception, in the a la carte restaurants, in the main restaurant. So it would not hurt to improve the work of Wi-Fi.
The plumbing in the room didn't work. Air conditioners were not used. Slept with the window open at night. Fortunately, the night air temperature allowed this to be done. The cleaner, an elderly woman, regularly washed the cabin, the toilet, changed the bedding, towels, even twisted swans out of towels. But I didn't clean the balcony.
From the wishes: to improve the work of Wi-Fi in the rooms, to improve the central lighting of the room. The energy savings are too noticeable. Wash normally the windows, nets in the bungalow.
BEACH / WATER ENTERTAINMENT / WEATHER: own beach, there is a pier, the first coastline. Beach towels, mattresses, sun loungers and umbrellas - free of charge.
The beach is just great: large, 650-690m (different information about the footage), with a sufficient number of umbrellas and sunbeds, sandy. Only a small strip of pebbles in front of the entrance to the sea. And at the same time, they still have free space on the left on the beach, where, if necessary, you can add sun loungers and umbrellas. This is probably the best beach of my 4 visits to a Turkish hotel. The hotel's beach has a blue flag. There were always enough sun loungers during our stay at the hotel. It makes no sense to run at 6.00 and take a sunbed at all. Yes, if you come at 11.00, then on the first line near the sea you may not take a sunbed, but I think this is not a problem. Umbrellas are individual: for 2 sunbeds 1 umbrella. I wish the umbrellas were bigger. There was no massacre for the shadow. Distances between umbrellas are sufficient. The entry into the sea is smooth, sandy, gentle. For children, the entry is ideal.
During the 14 nights of our stay there was no rain at all, sometimes it was just overcast. On the beach, the animators offered to play boccia, there were competitions with hoops, etc. I personally did not take part in them. You can also ride a banana (free of charge, by appointment, children ride at 11.00), water skiing (sports is the highlight of Magic), catamaran (you need to have a license), motor and non-motorized boat, sofa, parasail, surf, etc. etc. , but all this is not intrusive, without dripping on the brain. At the same time, they offered spa treatments. I didn't specify the price because I didn't plan to. You can take a picture with a professional photographer. Along the coast, you can go past other hotels. Lying on other people's sunbeds with your own towel is not allowed.
From the wishes: to put a kiosk for the issuance of beach towels right on the beach, so as not to go to the main pool in order to change the towel.
WATER ENTERTAINMENT/SPORT ENTERTAINMENT: 100% excellent.
The highlight of this hotel is its sports orientation. Everyone will find something to their liking if they are aimed at sports recreation. There is a fitness room, and aerobics, and aqua aerobics, and water polo, and tennis courts (with free lighting and equipment), and a football field, and a volleyball field (including beach volleyball), and table tennis, and a basketball field, and darts , and boccia, and water skiing (free of charge, 3 times a day per person), and banana riding (free of charge, by appointment, children at 11.00 quietly ride separately with animators from the mini-club), and a canoe, and a catamaran (though you need to have a license), and surfing, and diving, and parachuting. Mountain bike rental for a fee. Paid slot machines.
POOLS/SLIDES: 11 swimming pools on site (7 outdoor pools, 2 indoor pools, 2 for children), water park (7 water slides) is a plus.
I'm not a big fan of pools and water parks, but even I couldn't help but ride the slides at the water park. The water park is recommended for children from the age of 10. If the child is younger, then he should be under the control of the parents. I advise parents to listen to the advice, because on the 2 steepest slides you need to hold on very well. If the child does not know how to do this, then it is better to let him grow up than to take risks. A big plus of this hotel is the presence of a relaxation pool for adults, where adults can relax. After 20.00, the pools are closed for cleaning, and therefore it is no longer possible to swim in them. The advantage of the children's pool is that it is in the form of a ship, and that it is under a canopy.
FOOD/DRINKS: the hotel offers all-inclusive meals: breakfast (07:00-10:00) - buffet, late breakfast (10:00-11:00) - buffet, lunch (12:30-14 : 30) - buffet, dinner (19:00-21:30) - buffet, snacks (12:30-17:00), coffee (11:00-23:00), night snacks (00:00.01:00) - in the lobby bar, ice cream during lunch and dinner - in the main restaurant, local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. For a fee: imported alcoholic drinks, Havana bar, "Steack House" A La Carte restaurant, wines from the wine menu in A La Carte restaurants.
Restaurants and bars: Magico main restaurant, Mungo children's restaurant (located in the main restaurant, you can say a children's corner), A la Carte restaurants (19:00-21:30): Turkish (Sofra), 5 cuisines (Flavor), fish ( Fish), street food restaurant (Downtown). Visiting 1 restaurant - free of charge, "Steak House" - always paid; lobby bar (24 hours) in the main building, pool bar (10:00-18:00), beach bar (10:00-18:00), Havana beach bar (20:00-00:00, extra charge), disco bar (00:00-02:00), su-bar (20:00-00:00), aqua bar (10:00-18:00), coffee house (11:00-23 : 00).
- CHILDREN'S COMPARTMENT OF THE MAIN RESTAURANT: open in the morning, and lunch, and evening.
It is very comfortable. There are also small tables and chairs. There are chairs for feeding. There were always empty seats. There are children's plates, small forks and spoons, cups. But the blender and microwave are further near the refrigerators with water. I find this a little inconvenient. There is no packaged baby food for infants (no mixture, packaged cereals, portioned yoghurts, canned food, etc. ). This, of course, is a minus. In the morning there was always milk porridge (however, I never met buckwheat, as the Germans and Turks do not like it), there is milk separately and in the common room different types of corn flakes; buns, boiled eggs (you need to cook them better, they are not hard-boiled), portioned butter from a special apparatus. There is no portioned jam or jams in the main restaurant, but only in bulk. From meat in the children's corner: boiled chicken or turkey meat, boiled meatballs or in sauce.
Plus - this is the presence of packaged juice 1l (orange and cherry juice), however, by the end of the holiday they began to pour it into jugs. I suspect that vacationers just started picking up in batches.
From the wishes: to be generous with jar food for infants, as well as children's drinks (you can at least ayran in portioned cups, small juice with a straw, etc. ). Often there were mashed soups, but many mothers did not dare to take them for infants, because they did not know all the ingredients. For children from the CIS countries, you can also cook buckwheat porridge.
- MAIN RESTAURANT: capacity 1600 seats.
I consider the lack of seasonal fruits during our vacation to be a big minus: for 14 nights they gave strawberries 2 times and cherries 1 time per day (16.06. 17). Nectarines, peaches, apricots were completely absent. At the same time, in the evening, when they gave cherries, they strengthened security for the first time. It looked funny.
Of the fruits were: red and green apples, oranges, grapefruits, bananas, watermelon, greens and unripe plums. As for the plums: you should have some advice in general, so that unripe fruits can be exhibited to vacationers! I understand that the beginning of the season, but in a country that is famous for its harvests of fruits, berries and vegetables, this is outrageous. At the same time, I personally have a relationship with the processing of fruits in my country. Dried fruits were exhibited only in syrup: dried apricots and figs. You don't like syrups, your problems. The advantage, of course, was the availability of free orange and grapefruit juice in the morning.
BREAKFAST: boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, sausages, different types of white cheese, sausage, pancakes, pancakes, waffles, fried donuts, many types of bakery products with different fillings, different shapes, vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, olives, black olives , salad, etc. ). In portions, you can take butter.
In bulk there are different types of compotes, jams (from roses, quince, oranges, apricot, strawberry, cherry, etc. ), liquid chocolate. There are different types of cereal and hot milk. Portion jam, jam, honey, processed cheese was not. The machines have espresso, double espresso, cappuccino, mochachino. But the quality is so-so. It is better to drink coffee in a coffee house. From the wishes: boil hard-boiled eggs.
LUNCH: We used to dine at the Magic Snack Bar all the time. Several times in Basta Pasta and Durum. We didn't go to the main restaurant. About Magic Snack, Basta Paste and Durum below.
DINNER: more variety. There were themed dinners: Turkish night, fish day. We tried to decorate the restaurant. Thank you for this. But it was in the evening that the main restaurant was buzzing: there was a crowd of people and the fact that you live in a large hotel, as well as queues for the most delicious dishes. At the same time, according to the reception, there were 1600 guests in the hotel. Question: what about when the total occupancy is 2200 people?
But there is always a line for them. Regarding the work of waiters: the guys are trying, running around, trying to please, there are a lot of young people and trainees. There were always enough tables and chairs in the restaurant. They are both outside and inside. Of course, the staff, for example, the Barut Hemera Hotel in Side, is better trained, but this is understandable, since they have been working at the hotel for many years.
MAGIC SNACK STORE: very close to the sea. Works from 12.30 to 16.00. Here you can have a full meal if you don’t want to go to the main restaurant. During lunch: hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza or pide, grilled chicken or turkey or beef patties, whole fish fried and in pieces (bones separate very well), grilled vegetables (carrots, peppers, onions, eggplant, zucchini) , french fries or baked potatoes. You can take pasta or pasta separately, sprinkle with cheese and pour separately prepared sauce.
From vegetables: fresh salad of tomatoes and cucumbers with herbs, which can be seasoned with pomegranate sauce, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil of your choice; cucumbers, tomatoes, pickled onions, lettuce and parsley. Very rarely there were olives, although they always were in the main restaurant. From drinks you can take beer, cola, fanta, sprite, iced tea.
BASTA PASTA: located near the bungalows, before the relaxation pool for adults. Open at lunchtime from 12.30 to 16.00. Lovers of pasta, spaghetti, pasta - here. You can order your favorite form of pasta with different fillings and sauces. Minus: it is necessary to number the tables so that the waiters do not have confusion with orders. We had such confusion. First they brought us dessert, and then they decided to bring pasta. ? It turned out that our pasta was given to a nearby table and we had to wait until it was cooked again.
SNACK DURUM: open from 12.30 to 17.00 on the beach near water activities.
Its highlight is durums, that is, shawarmas with different fillings. The assortment of fruits and vegetables there, of course, is less than in the Magic Snack or in the main restaurant, but you can definitely visit for the sake of variety and those who want to stay longer on the beach.
ALA CART RESTAURANTS: I liked 3 in which we personally were. The capacity of all a la carte together is 450 seats. The hotel has 5 a la carte restaurants: Turkish (Sofra), fish, 5 cuisines, street food restaurant, Steak House (it is always paid). Each a la carte can be visited free of charge once during your stay at the hotel. They work from 19.00 to 21.30. a la carte re-entry is 10 euros per adult and 5 euros per child). You can sign up in the reception hall at the terminal: a ticket is issued to visit a specific a la carte with a specific date / time and number of people. With this voucher you need to come to a la carte. I recommend signing up in advance.
There are many visitors, and it happens that people sign up and do not come, and the table for them is booked. Therefore, if it is impossible to come or plans have changed, then it is better to warn the guest relation and then the reservation will be canceled. We visited: fish, Turkish and 5 cuisines. I personally really liked all three and each in its own way.
At the fish restaurant: we celebrated my birthday. A very decent white wine. Well and tasty cooked fish with side dishes, a plate of seafood, salads with fish. Great desserts. Beautiful landscape on the street. Courteous waiters. Here is the menu order.
Turkish a la carte: also loved it. At the meeting, they were treated to sherbet. A woman bakes Turkish bread. They bring dishes without a menu, but standard for all visitors to this restaurant. We were treated to Turkish national dishes: pide, kebab, gozleme, meatballs, Turkish sauces, buns. There were also squid on skewers. Dessert: baklava, pumpkin dessert with sauce.
Again I want to note a good, but already red wine. Turkish music plays, including from the TV series "The Magnificent Century - Roksolana. " The restaurant left pleasant memories. We were satisfied with the quality of service.
Restaurant The Flavor - 5 cuisines of countries in which there is a Magic chain - these are Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Tunnis. Very cool electronic menu. But the downside is that there is no Russian version. Served 5 plates from the above listed cuisines. So appetizer, main course and dessert. Unusual. You can definitely go. We were also satisfied with the quality of service.
BARS/COFFEE HOUSE: there are 8 bars within the hotel: Wonderbar (in the main building of the hotel), Pool Bar (near the main pool, next to the water park), Tropic Bar (on the beach), Beach Bar (next to the water sports station), Cocktail Bar (next to the aerobics area and beach bar), aqua bar (near the relaxation pool for adults), coffee house (next to the tennis office), Havana Bar (chargeable, next to the water sports station, in the evening), su bar ( next to the disco), disco bar (next to the su-bar). Fine wines and imported alcoholic drinks at an additional cost. We are not special admirers of alcohol: sometimes we took beer (Efes Pilsen), it is bitter, but this is not for everyone. The champagne at the beach bar is non-alcoholic: the Germans laughed. In the evening I took local baileys, but it smelled very much of alcohol; Mojito cocktail - and sugar on the teeth. Definitely in the evening there are few waiters, queues for alcoholic drinks gather.
The advantage of Vanderbar is that there you could take cola or fanta 1 liter each.
COFFEE HOUSE: located next to the tennis office, open from 11 to 18.00, but cakes are available only from 14.00. It's a big plus that it's there. The assortment is there: Turkish coffee, cappuccino, mochachino, latte, espresso, Turkish tea, herbal teas, hot chocolate (to put it simply, baby cocoa), etc. I advise the confectioner not to get carried away with biscuits, but to diversify sweets in coffee house.
KIDS ENTERTAINMENT: there is a mini-club which has a playground. Minus - there is no trampoline. In the evening, the mini-club is simply teeming with children, so I conclude that the territory of the mini-club is not enough for such a hotel and so many children. Our child did not ask to go there in the evenings, but he was drawn to slot machines. But in the morning and lunchtime, there were almost no children at the mini-club site. Plus - it's a platform under a canopy. Miniclub has a separate fenced area.
On the territory of the miniclub: slides, stairs, swings for the little ones. On the territory of the mini-club there is a toilet with children's washbasins and small toilet bowls and disinfectants. dispensers. This is a plus.
ADULTS ANIMATION: We didn't participate. A couple of times we went to the amphitheater for performances, but did not sit out to the end.
SHOPPING/WALKING IN BELEK: There are several options. First: go shopping with the tour operator TUI, which they offer. Second: independent. Regarding shopping with a tour operator: I did not participate. The second option: you can go by tractor to the center of Belek on your own ($ 1 per person), you can walk. Stop to the right of the entrance to the Magic Life Waterward Hotel. A taxi is more expensive than $ 5, but you can bargain. If you are going to buy leather or gold products, then I definitely advise you to go to Antalya. In the center of Belek on Saturdays there is an exit market where you can buy fruits.
I can recommend this hotel for families, including those with children, especially if you dream of a sporty hotel. I advise the hotel management to listen to their vacationers about the minuses and try to fix them this season. I wish the prosperity of the entire Magic network in 5 countries where there are hotels, as well as the expansion of its activities!
PROS OF THE HOTEL: proximity to the airport, good location of the hotel, large and green area of the hotel, sports orientation of the hotel, excellent work of the hotel guest-reception and reception, good a la carte restaurants, gorgeous sandy beach, gentle entrance to the sea, a sufficient number of sunbeds on the beach and by the pool, clean public toilets on site, excellent zoning of the hotel, the presence of a mini-zoo and a cat house, the presence of toilets on the beach, the presence of a large water park, a children's pool under a canopy, the ability to play sports, the proximity of the hotel to the center of Belek, excellent coffee house, comfortable sunbeds, relaxation pool for adults, amphitheater accommodation, reception in a separate building.
CONS OF THE HOTEL: lack of seasonal fruits (strawberries, cherries), repetitive dishes in the main restaurant, smoke near the main restaurant at dinner, intermittent wifi, lack of an electric kettle and tea / coffee making facilities in the room, dirty windows and screens in the room , lack of cleaning on the balcony, lack of replenishment of the minibar, soap and shampoo only in dispensers, work of waiters in Basta Pasta, lack of a trampoline in the mini club, insufficient central lighting in the room, lack of canned and portioned food for infants, small umbrellas on the beach, paid rent for children strollers.
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