Definitely not 5*

Written: 13 july 2009
Travel time: 26 june — 3 july 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 9.0
Rest in this hotel was a success, but the merit of this is not the hotel and not the animation team, which could only be met at the evening show and at the disco.
There are no complaints about the settlement, as they ordered a room in the main building - that’s how they got it, without an additional surcharge. absence) was a little surprised, but we thought about the good, so after breakfast we wandered around the territory (everything is not as colorful as in the photo), but nothing.
The room was not bad, the windows overlooked a flower bed near the main entrance, it’s a pity that there was no balcony. The room had brand new furniture, plumbing, hair dryer and air conditioning worked properly, they cleaned the room every day, a couple of times they made beauty on the beds from pareo robes, but on this beauty ended, although tips were left every day, linen was changed 3 times a week, as written.

The hotel area is large, but somehow stupid, because they do not give any maps of the hotel, then look for a pool with slides, two other pools and restaurants, according to other tourists, they had to hear and smell.
The whole party is located near the main pool, where animation takes place, although we were very surprised that there is no animation on the beach. A couple of times a boy ran somehow and invited to football, twice there were girls who offered water aerobics, and that's it. This behavior of the animators was strange. In the evening, the guys entertained tourists in the amphitheater, best of all, of course, their boss - he tried with might and main, they also lit up at the disco.
Sea. The Aegean Sea is beautiful, clean, transparent. But the beach is not happy - a wooden platform, which swayed with separate boards when tourists walked. There was also a concrete platform, it didn’t hurt. The entrance to the sea and from the stairs and there is a small sandy beach (behind the elevator), where the entrance is from the shore.
Nutrition is a separate issue. The choice of dishes left much to be desired, there was little choice. But what was most striking was that dinner began at 19.30, but if you come after 20.00, then there was no choice, because what ended was not supplemented. It was delicious grilled cape and fish, Turkish pies, but you had to queue for everything. It is clear that the tourists themselves create the hype, but anyway, somehow thoughtlessly by the hotel management. There were few fruits - only watermelons, melons and peaches (if you're lucky). Of course, we were not hungry, there was delicious shawarma on the beach and a woman baked pita bread with fillings. The waiters are kind of lethargic, they are in no hurry to clean up, you need to take alcohol yourself at the bar, the list of drinks that are included in the all inclusive system was never found.

We visited one restaurant - Turkish, by appointment - 5 euros per person (why you had to pay for it - it was amazing, because this is a 5 * hotel! ) The food was delicious, specific, Turkish - a choice of snacks and dishes from a list selected in advance, the service was good, alcohol cost for a fee - 40 lire - about 30 dollars, but the wine was delicious, beautiful and unusual coffee was served.
We were on one excursion - in Pamukale, it took the whole day, not very tiring, but, of course, we stopped by the shops necessary for the guide and arrived a little later than promised. Advice - girls, take a pareo on this excursion to cover yourself a little on Pamukalla itself , because it feels like you're burning up despite protective creams.
As a result, I can say that the hotel is not bad, for a person who has never been abroad, it will be excellent, but still we wanted better service. Of course, we will return to Bodrum, but we need to choose a hotel closer to the city itself and we don’t want to return to this hotel, and we won’t advise our friends either.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original