Still a very good family run European hotel

Written: 11 april 2011
Travel time: 7 — 15 june 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 6.0
My family and I (me, husband, 2 children and grandmother) rested in Hillside 3 times in a row. All the time in the middle of June - and this is the best time to go there, because then it is already VERY hot. This hotel was in its heyday in 2005-2009, but last year everything was not bad either.
First, about the pros: VERY BEAUTIFUL LOCATION AND BEACH!!!!!!!!! ! VERY TASTY FOOD!!!! ! A very atmospheric place - you instantly have a good mood, and it does not pass during the whole rest. Good animation, and if you and your children have a company, in the evenings it's just a lot of fun. The audience is very decent, there is no predominance of one nationality, for example, only Germans or only Russians. There are British, Germans, Belgians, Dutch, very intelligent Turks from Istanbul, very few Russians and Ukrainians. Which is very positive, no one is bothering anyone. Everyone is very polite and no incidents. There are families with small children - there are with teenagers, and there are many just young people of student age - but everything is decent.
You can do sports as much as you like - the staff will be very enthusiastic to train you in whatever you want. The town of Fethiye is not far, 10 minutes by taxi, so you can walk for a change.

The rooms are very simple, but comfortable, although some are located very high on the mountainside - but somehow you quickly get used to it. The service is attentive and fast, the staff does everything willingly and with a smile. For Russian-speaking tourists who do not speak English, there is a Russian girl at the reception, but she works in our way, so it's better to do everything through the Turks. Kid's club is not bad, but you have to pay separately for all activities.
I must say that many come to Hillside 2-3 times in a row.
Of course, there are also disadvantages:
1. The number of people could easily be reduced by at least 1/3. Too many rooms for this area.
2. There is only one pool.
3. There is practically only one restaurant (albeit a very good one), and it is very noisy and crowded during peak hours.
4. You have to pay extra for many things: for example, for lunch at a restaurant on the beach, or for sports or children's entertainment.
5. Compared to other hotels in Turkey, this one is a bit expensive (there is a difference in price for the Russian-speaking market and for the European one). We live in Europe, a week in this hotel costs us 1.7 times cheaper than my friends who booked it through Teztour. But, probably, this is in order to weed out the unwanted mass audience.
In general, this hotel can be safely recommended, I think its main value is a pleasant atmosphere and, as a result, a good rest.
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