Rest in Rama

Written: 2 september 2021
Travel time: 17 — 24 august 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 2.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
My first vacation in Turkey. I chose a hotel based on the region, the beauty of nature and reviews on the Internet.
Feelings are mixed, but more positive. The sea is beautiful, just fantastic: clean, warm, the water is clear. There I spent most of my vacation.
The hotel itself. . . I'll start with the arrival. The reception is very modest, there is no place for people in the evening (many people need Wi-Fi). The chairs are old, worn in places, there is no air conditioning. At the front desk, she quickly filled out a coupon, the girl led her to a room in building 2.1st floor, 233. The floor is high, not a basement, but the room itself is trash. It is a shame to put guests in such rooms in a 4 * hotel. I read reviews, looked at photos and videos, but I did not count on this. Old furniture, tiny room (and paid for 2 + 1), 2 beds without a gap and a folding bed nearby. In fact, the whole room was occupied by these 3 beds, 1 cabinet near the bed and opposite the dressing table. An antediluvian model of an air conditioner hung above the cot, it had a remote control, where there was no back cover, just the batteries were sealed with tape. TV - 20-30 years ago, a tiny tube box (as they used to take to the hospital). Another inconvenience is that there are switches above the head of the bed and you constantly touch them while lying with your head or pillow.

The bathroom fixtures are relatively new, with a comfortable washbasin and toilet. The paper holder was torn off the mount, there was no glass for the toothbrush, nothing. Sufficient amount of gel, shampoo and conditioner, replenished regularly. The shower cabin is exactly as described in other reviews - a fixed watering can (really uncomfortable), the ventilation is dirty. There was a small refrigerator in the room, which only glowed, but did not cool anything. Cleaned regularly: if you put up a sign, then be sure, if not, then they knocked every day anyway and asked if you need to take out the trash, clean it up or something else. The towels are gray and stained (they are washed, just old), the bed was changed. There are no complaints about the work of the woman who cleaned, only thanks for her work.
The territory of the hotel. 2 large pools, there are sections for kids and 1 water slide. The kids loved the pool, especially my older daughter. Near the 1st pool there are several sunbeds, near the 2nd - tables with chairs, bar stools in the water, but... for drinks myself, you can’t order them from the bar counter in the water (as it was in Egypt)
Many cacti, there are palm trees, pine trees, lawns, flowers - it's beautiful.
The beach is large, and indeed on the 0 line, long, but not wide. Since it was at the peak of the season, there are a lot of people and there are few free sunbeds by 8 in the morning, they take it at 6 or earlier - they throw in a towel, things and that's it... In the evening, the workers clean the sunbeds, garbage. The beach is clean. There is a pier for entering the water, even 2, but old ones. On a small pier, vacationers have injured their legs more than once. Over the sea she wrote - magical. I do not advise you to relax on the beach from 12 to 15.30 - it's hot, you'll burn out quickly. In the evening, heavenly coolness and comfort.

There are 3 bars on site, 2 by the pool, 1 by the beach (the latter sometimes worked in the evening, I didn’t see it during the day). Drinks: fanta, cola, sprite and water. I saw that there is beer _ did not try. In the presence of white, pink and red wine (dry, you can drink), 2 types of cocktails: mojito (with mineral water, tasteless) and pink / blue (from the presence of syrup) +/- alcohol. Different people work in the bar: from professional hard workers to outright boors. One bartender made a milkshake for children more than once, then another, on the same day, refused, said that it was a fee of $ 3 (I don’t know if this is true, but in my eyes only one bartender made this cocktail and for free). Finished off that they don’t have syrup for a cocktail, then syrup is only for alcoholic cocktails, then in general... you order one thing, but in fact they give another (sprite instead of cola, 1 drink instead of 2, etc. ), and just open rudeness (not all bartenders)
But the waiters in the restaurant more than compensate for everything: they plow like bees. The heat, the sun, and they work without squatting in white shirts. Temperatures are taken at the door and masks are issued.
Drinks in the restaurant: 2 drinks of own production6 refreshing water (written mojito) and lemonade. This muck can neither be drunk nor called juice. There is also a coffee and tea machine. All drinks are provided by the girl. In the evening, they make a low-alcohol cocktail with the addition of fruit.
Breakfast: scrambled eggs with vegetables, sausage and cheese (delicious), fried eggs, boiled egg. Fritters (give decently soda) with syrup (chocolate delicious). 2 types of milk porridges: rice and oatmeal, toast with cheese, several types of cereals with milk / yogurt / kefir - to choose from, very tasty jams (from rose and citrus), as well as an abundance of soft cheeses (by the type of health, Adyghe) with herbs , linen, etc. From fruits watermelon / melon always
Lunch and dinner are quite plentiful, a wide range of fast food: french fries, pizza, pita bread with fillings, minced meat in dough, potatoes in dough (deep fried). There is simply boiled rice, porridge, potatoes. Different types of pasta: from simply boiled, to vegetable, with sauces, meat, etc. Pilaf, various varieties of vegetables - from baked, grilled to simply raw, sliced, both individually and for making a salad. Very tasty ravioli, regularly different fish, in versions (there was also tuna).
Salads are all tasteless (not even Greek, the most understandable Olivier - did not take). Meat... well, there were no steaks, as well as chops. More cutlets, rolls, goulash with sauces. Most of all chicken, less often beef, turkey and, it seems, there was lamb. Once in the evening there were sushi, quite edible. We tried to change the menu every day.

Desserts are also varied: from cakes (not really, except for chocolate, but this is a matter of taste), to baklava, Turkish delight, creme brulee, creams in cups. Take a little bit and be sure to find the one that will not leave you indifferent. For lunch and dinner there is always ice cream, 4-5 types. Grapes, plums, orange and peach are added to the watermelon / melon (generally tasteless, like in the store, our local peach is sweeter and juicier).
The staff in the restaurant are polite, attentive, affectionately treat children, even spend their time listening to their wishes and trying to please the kids. Only a Turkish woman offended me, she was so small that she handed out fruit in the morning. In front of me, a guest from Turkey took fruits, so she put 2 plates of watermelon on her with a smile, but I asked for 3 pieces - she threw me scraps from a watermelon, after asking me to put 3 pieces, she first threw 1 more slice and screams: "More? ", then another 1 and threw it carelessly, like a dog. It became so insulting, straight to tears, there was a tourist from Russia nearby, she was also surprised by this behavior. Is it really difficult to treat foreigners, how to treat your own? I don’t know... I didn’t scoop like a pig to throw it away later. I just took 2 more children 1 piece each. Yes, we ate almost everything. Really good food in the restaurant.
I had a good rest, because I was going to the sea.
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