We had a good rest as we knew what to expect.

Written: 19 august 2013
Travel time: 11 — 18 august 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
Impressions remained good, yesterday have returned. Firstly, they are not corrupted by luxury hotels, and secondly, thanks to the reviews, we knew where we were going.

Airline - UIA. Tour operator - Pegas Touristik, no complaints. Clearly met at the Antalya airport, clearly sent back. All in white shirts, neat and handsome.

We arrived at the hotel around 10 am, waited for the settlement until 14:00. For $40 we got a room with separate air conditioning, a side view of the sea and the roof of a neighboring hotel (before paying, we could count on central air conditioning, which works until 3 am). When we were leaving, someone paid $100 for a frontal sea view.

STAFF
Waiters and cleaners plowed like bees from 7:30 to 00:00. Bucks didn't beg. There were tip jars near the bar and kitchen. Very friendly people. I liked the night attendant at the reception (a young man with glasses), he responded to all our requests very quickly. Removed normally.

If you don't want the cleaner banging on the door, hang a "Don't disturb" sign outside, otherwise it will distract you at the most inopportune moment.

SEA
The main impression of the trip. It is really fabulous: transparent and mega warm (about 30 degrees). The sea breeze really helped to endure the sweltering heat (+29 at night).

BEACH
Horseradish, in August it was very reminiscent of Sudak. Places were taken at 7 am, or sunbathing on the pier for $ 6 from 1 belly.

FOOD
There were no poisonings. We liked the food. There was no seafood, but there was meat and regular fish. I really liked cheeses, olives, pomegranate syrup, cakes, watermelon and grapes. Did not like sausages, juices from concentrates and melons. All the tastiest things were prepared near the pool: omelettes in the morning, something meat or fish in the evening. Always ate. On Saturday there was an evening of Turkish cuisine - they barely crawled away from the table ...

BAR
We drank dry white and red wine, beer, Pepsi, Fanta, Sprite, tea and coffee. Bought orange juice for $2
. I don't recommend drinking anything else.

ROOM:
When the balcony was open, the air conditioner automatically turned off. At night, at full power of 18 degrees, it barely cooled the room, in the morning we woke up from the cold. There are no blankets in the room, but they gave us one.

WATER
Always hot and cold. Take good hair balms with you - the water is very hard, it is difficult to comb your hair without a balm. Shampoo, shower gel and soap were provided free of charge.

SPA
As soon as we arrived at the hotel, a short girl caught us and offered to conduct an introductory tour of the hotel's SPA area. We went to the -1 floor, where she showed the sauna, the pool with sea water and said that they have a tradition: on the first day of your stay at the hotel, peeling and foam massage (hammam) are free of charge, subject to ordering one massage at the price list. Minimum price: $20. We took the total for $30. I liked it, but then other services began to soar to us, we refused.

By the way, it is not for nothing that this young lady catches vacationers on the first day - then you realize that their prices are too high.

HOTEL GUIDE (Pegas Touristik)
Since we did not come to the information meeting and did not buy excursions from him, he refused to communicate with us ...

TOURS
Bought from Ginza. In Kemer, this is the largest tour operator. Their offices: to the left of the hotel, near the clock tower, near the yacht parking, etc. Air-conditioned buses, compulsory insurance. Everything is civilized, do not be afraid of the horror stories of hotel guides. Prices in each office are called different (or rather, they are entered in an advertising booklet). To the left of the hotel, an employee named ISA gave us the following rates:
1) Pamukkale-Hierapolis = $35 (for the whole day: one way bus ride 4 hours).
2) Myra-Kekova-Church of St. Nicholas = $ 25 (all day: ride the bus + walk on the yacht).
3) Istanbul = $220 (all day, fly by plane).
4) Jerusalem = $300 (all day, fly by plane).
5) Jeep safari = $20.
6) Quad safari = $20.
7) Fishing picnic = $30.
8) Cableway Olympos = $50.
9) "Anmaltsya Akvartsum" (the world's largest aquarium) = $45.
10) Turkish bath (hamam) = $15.
11) Rafting = $12.
12) Aqualand Water Park = $30.

We chose the tour "Mira-Kekova-St. Nicholas Church" from 08:00 to 20:00. I really liked the guide Aigul from Kyrgyzstan. Aunt with humor, fluent in the material and very cordially treats tourists, St. Nicholas plays a big role in her life, even though she is a Muslim.
Through a hotel guide, any excursion costs at least 40% more.

LEATHER AND FUR COATS
The hotel has a small shop that organizes shopping tours to its trading base, where "SUPER DISCOUNTS". They promise to deliver back. On the street or where you buy excursions, you are offered to drive 3 minutes to a specialized market. They take you there and dump you without warning. There are no price tags on the products sold, prices are set after the “face control”.
If you are from Moscow, you will be sold a leather jacket for $1.500; if you are from Kyiv, the price for the same jacket drops to $400. The market itself is a huge major store.


GENERAL CONCLUSION
It is better to go to the hotel in June or September, when there are fewer people: you can choose a good air-conditioned room and not fight for a place by the sea. Trade everywhere. They themselves take off the prices, which they have previously cheated. Say that here (in Ukraine, Russia... ) it costs less, they are immediately inferior in price.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original