Замечательный отель на Эгейском море Wonderful hotel on the Aegean

We chose a hotel based on reviews and ratings on the Aegean Sea in an acceptable price range. At the end of the season, taking into account early booking, something about 1200 Euros came out for three (a child of 11 years old) for 9 nights. The first thing I would like to note is Turkey, but this is not Turkey, but rather Greece! The difference from Kemer and Antalya is palpable. The sea is different (more calm), nature is different, everything is like that, but a little different. In general, for a variety of leisure and knowledge of the world - this is it!
Now for the specifics. Pros: location (first line) and territory (the presence of two swimming pools, separate beaches, including those with grass). The territory is very green, well-groomed (staff rustled from morning to evening), and much more than neighboring hotels, it was not crowded. The presence of the A la Carte restaurant by appointment, the fish menu was excellent. The presence of a children's area and a small water park (although the opening time was limited to an hour before lunch and an hour in the afternoon). An employee is always on the water park zone during its operation, looking after the children. There were no questions to the staff, because they do not speak either English or Russian.
For Russian speakers, one girl worked at the reception, all current issues were resolved in working order. Accommodation - in a bungalow. There was a two-room suite, fresh renovation, a balcony. In general, nothing special, everything is modest, no frills. There were no complaints about cleaning. The rooms in the main building are like a hostel, long corridors, dense population. I think living there is less comfortable, although the rooms there were more expensive when booking. The upper part of the hotel did not work due to Сovida, but objectively they are BEHIND the road and it will take 400-500 meters to the beach. Wi-fi catches well, but in three places: in the lobby, on the third floor of the hotel and at the bar located on the beach. Restaurants and bars - nothing special, varied, but not very tasty. Since there was only one main restaurant, there were quite a lot of people, places had to be taken immediately before opening. Grill (fish/meat) was almost daily.

Minuses: the issuance of food by the chefs, because of which long queues formed, almost inedible sweets, fruit could also be better. Lack of animation, entertainment, volleyball - allegedly this was due to the epidemic.
Leisure: a store a hundred meters from the main entrance to the hotel, an acceptable assortment (like a small local ATB). Very tasty and cheap Nutella, in Ukraine the quality is worse)). The minibus to Yalikavak stops in front of the main entrance to the hotel, they run every hour during the day. Payment ONLY CONTACTLESS, strict observance of the mask regime. In the center of the village you could take a walk and sit in a cafe, there were a lot of offers. Very authentic market near the bus station. From the Yalikavak bus station, buses to Bodrum run every 30 minutes, the fare is about $ 1 per person. In Bodrum, of course, you can spend the whole day. Everything is within walking distance, you can visit both the old part of the city with the market, the promenade, shops, or get off a couple of stops earlier and visit shopping centers. In general, entertainment can be found for every taste.
Of the excursions, we chose a trip to Pamukala, it was inexpensive, in my opinion, about $ 120 from two adults and a child. The ride is long, more than 4 hours, but in a very picturesque mountainous area. Visiting the proposed stores - minus. You don't even have to go out, it's too expensive compared to the usual shops in Bodrum itself.
Unfortunately, Greece was closed due to the pandemic, and it was possible to visit the Greek islands by ferry in 40-50 minutes and $ 20 by ferry.
In general, I liked everything very much, the nature is crazy beautiful and unusual. I recommend the region and this hotel to everyone.