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The hotel is very average. Stayed there with my husband. We are not a very party couple, but even we were bored there.
Pros: 1. The hotel is on the first line and it is very convenient - you can go for a swim at any time. 2. Food was always enough and varied. We tried to lean on vegetables and fruits, our favorite dishes quickly appeared. Baking is great. 3. Quiet and calm both in the hotel and on its territory (if the Russians come, you can not sleep at night). 4. Few compatriots. When we arrived, only an elderly Russian couple was resting in the hotel. The rest are Europeans and locals. Then, however, ours also pulled up, but not much 5. We liked the attitude of almost all the staff, especially at the reception and the waiters. They learned a couple of phrases in Turkish from a phrase book, such as "good morning", "hello", "how are you", "thank you", etc. , so their enthusiasm knew no bounds.
Cons: 1. No entertainment. Of the declared ones, we used only table tennis, and even then with broken balls. But when we played with the locals (who also rest there in unlimited quantities), we were already given whole balls! 2. The beach is tiny. Towels were already spread out on the coolest sunbeds from 6 in the morning, but no one appeared on them until almost noon. As they say, neither to themselves, nor to people. And sea. It is certainly cool, if not for the boat of the owner of the hotel. He was always laid up in the center of our offshore area and had to go around him to swim. Moreover, fuel flowed from it directly into the sea, where we could smell it. 3. In terms of food, we did not understand one thing - what kind of meat they gave us. It was strange, to say the least. Fresh, but somehow tiny. It must have been soy meat. And instead of juices they gave something like instant drinks. 4. Far from the village where we went to the market and the supermarket for fruits and souvenirs. The hotel seems to be all impressions.

I also wanted to warn everyone who is going to rest in any of the hotels in Turgutreis. There is such a travel agency "Tur-Tour" there. It is located right on the way from the embankment to the village market. Two charming Turks work there: older and younger (bos). We had the imprudence to buy the Ephesus-Pamukale tour from them. For two evenings we went specially with them to talk and find out everything to the smallest detail (it’s a pity that we weren’t asked to write everything on paper). According to them, everything was great: a group with a Russian guide, all-inclusive meals and all-inclusive excursions, etc. Imagine our surprise when, already on the trip, we found out that the group was English (it was difficult for me to understand the excursions, and my husband duplicated everything for me - he knows the language perfectly and uses it every day at work); that for food we have to pay big money or starve for 2 days; that half of the most interesting excursions are paid and also not weak. As a result, we spent all the money taken just in case and did not get on all the excursions. Impressions were certainly spoiled. The next day after our arrival, we came to find out what was the matter, why they lied so vilely in the eyes. The charming Turks immediately changed and began to claim that they did not tell us about any paid excursions and meals. They started yelling at us, insulting us and kicking us out of the store. At the same time, they claimed that our problems were that we did not know English well and did not understand what they were saying to us (very funny). As a result, our ticket bought on the street + the cost of food and excursions cost the same as it cost our guide. But, as it turned out, those who traveled with our guide and with the Russian group did not pay extra for anything.