Good value for money

Written: 4 june 2012
Travel time: 20 may — 3 june 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
Hello dear users. Yesterday we returned from this hotel and want to share our impressions. The hotel is very good, excellent value for money. I rested for 15 days, I bought a ticket from Turtess a month and a half before departure, costing 1450 USD.
We took off from Boryspil at 5.00, landed in Dalaman at 7.25. The airport is small, traces of recent repairs are visible, but everywhere without crowds. We quickly go through passport control, get luggage and already on the bus we go to the hotel and look at the beautiful landscapes. The transfer took 45 minutes. At 9.10 we were already at the hotel. At the reception, they kindly explained to us that check-in would be after 13.00, after which they put bracelets on their hands and offered to have breakfast. I won’t dwell on food too much, you won’t be hungry for sure. I want to note a lot of meat and fish that are grilled, which is not bad in principle. From fruits: watermelon, raisins, dried apricots and sesame.
The territory of the hotel is large: two swimming pools, water slides. . . the hotel is surrounded by greenery, everything is clean (see photo). I would like to note that the hotel fully corresponds to the level of 4 stars. In general, the audience is quite decent, behaves accordingly. Pleased with our compatriots: for 15 days I have not seen a single "in the trash" drunk. Many people travel with small children. Of the foreigners were the British, Scots, Germans, Dutch, freaky Bulgarians, Russians and Ukrainians.

The beach is large, the sea is unclear, the pier is terrible (we have not seen such misery for the fourth time in Turkey), sun loungers and mattresses need to be borrowed from 8 in the morning, by 10.00 there is nothing to catch.
On the entire coast there is another hotel, the nearest village is 5 km away, there are no bazaars and travel agencies, the guides beat crazy prices: Ephesus 110 USD; Hamam 50, yacht tour 40... no car rental. We took an excursion on a yacht for 35 per person, called "12 Islands". I liked it very much, unforgettable impressions (see photos). We recommend taking a walk along the beach in the direction of the neighboring hotel, or rather behind it. There is a stunningly beautiful beach and a soft turquoise sea, and climbing to the cape you can take magnificent panoramic photos (there are no snakes on the cape). Fish restaurant for an amateur ($ 8 per person): incomprehensible but fresh fish, fried squid, shrimp with melted cheese and an unusually spicy salad and ice cream for dessert. Local alcoholic drinks are the same as in other fours: no beer, powdered wines. To avoid poisoning, I recommend gin and tonic, vodka with sprite and whiskey with cola. Although it is better to use Duty-free.
The room is not bad (see photo), cleaned every day, no tip left (no difference, why pay more? ). The animation is simple and unpretentious, everything follows the same scenario. There are a lot of mosquitoes in the evening, it is impossible to sit at dinner in an open-air restaurant. The evenings are a bit boring, but that's another story. In principle, we had a good rest, which is what we wish you.
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