I, Nadezhda, rested in Turkey in the city of Kemer, the village of Goynyk from 03.09 to 15.09. 2005 at the CLUB SIESTA GARDEN hotel with her friend Nina and her daughter Alla. On Friday 09.09 after lunch we decided to go to the market with a local young man, Kadir, whom we met in a carpet shop. He promised to show where you can buy good gifts, souvenirs for our relatives and friends.
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I, Nadezhda, rested in Turkey in the city of Kemer, the village of Goynyk from 03.09 to 15.09. 2005 at the CLUB SIESTA GARDEN hotel with her friend Nina and her daughter Alla. On Friday 09.09 after lunch we decided to go to the market with a local young man, Kadir, whom we met in a carpet shop. He promised to show where you can buy good gifts, souvenirs for our relatives and friends. I especially wanted to buy real Turkish fruit tea, which we were treated to by the locals, and which we really liked. But Kadir said that it is better to buy tea not at the bazaar, but at the supermarket, so on the way back to the hotel we went to the only supermarket in our village, AFRA. I took a pack of tea and a $9 can of olive oil, went to the cash register and paid with a $100 bill. The cashier took the money, and saying something in Turkish, left in an incomprehensible direction. As we understood, in order to check the money. She was gone for 10 minutes.
During this time, my friend managed to pay for her goods at another checkout, go outside, buy ice cream for the child, and return. And she wasn't there. We started to worry. In the end, she appeared, very cheerful, pleased and handed me a completely different bill: crumpled, covered with some kind of signs, with the words "This is a fake. " I was shocked. She began to resent, saying that it was not my money, that mine was clean, new, not even wrinkled, not to mention the inscriptions on it. But she was impregnable and stood her ground. Then we demanded to be taken to the store manager and they already tried to explain to him that this is not my banknote, that in Ukraine, unlike Turkey, dollars and other foreign currencies do not circulate freely. We can't come to the store and pay with dollars. Only national currency - hryvnia. Therefore, I changed all the money only in the bank and they are all real.
But the conversation with the manager didn’t work out either: he didn’t understand either Russian or English, which we speak fluently. Or they just didn't want to understand. Then we asked to scroll through the video camera that was in his office, but he refused, saying that there was no “review” function. There was no device for checking money in his cabin either. I wonder where she went to check the money and with what? When we realized that they were trying to cheat us out of the blue, we asked Kadir to call the police, which he did. The police arrived 10 minutes later, took the signed banknote, put us 4 in the car (me, Nina, her daughter and Kadira) and took us to the police station. The manager and the cashier arrived much later in their car. At the police station, they were first interrogated, then Kadir, and lastly us. If you can call it an interrogation. Since we were not provided with an interpreter.
We had to explain on our fingers to the soldier, who, as he said, seemed to understand us, but he could not translate and say anything plainly in Russian. We told the situation, they typed our story in Turkish on a computer, printed it out and asked us to sign the testimony, which we did out of the kindness of our hearts. But we did not lose heart, because we were in the police station and naively hoped for justice, for the fact that "the police protect us. " Then we were taken to a hotel and my passport was taken away from me, as I did not resist, explaining that this is the only document that confirms that I am a citizen of Ukraine and I am in a foreign country on vacation. But I was assured that they have every right to do so, that everything will be fine, that on Monday 12.09 I will be taken to Kemer, where the trial will take place, after which they will give me my passport. The senior in rank asked us to be ready by 07.30 am on 12.09. Nina and I asked:
- “Will we have time to decide everything before 10 am, since we have bought an excursion to Aqualand. Or are we better off taking the money? ” To which they gave a positive answer and left.
For two days, Saturday and Sunday, I was in suspense. I'm in a foreign country, without documents, anything you want can happen to me. I was scared.
On Monday 12.09, as we were asked, we arrived at the reception by 07.30 in the morning. But no one came for us on time, as promised. Without breakfast, my friend and I waited until 09 am, when the police appeared. We realized that no one would have time in Aqualand, but they promised us to return the money, that they would contact the tour desk where we bought the tour. Which, in the end, they didn't either.
We were taken to the police station, where we sat stupidly for about an hour, though under supervision. Then we went to the bank for a counterfeit bill, then back to the police station. And all this happened without explanation: where, why, why, what awaits us?
Only by 13 o'clock in the afternoon we got to the court of Kemer. Neither the supermarket manager nor the cashier came to court. They just didn't exist. When I asked: “Where are they? What kind of court is this without everyone involved in this case? I was told that they would be dealt with later, they are local, and you are leaving soon.
I was taken to an office where there was already a man, as I understood the judge, because he was wearing a robe; a young girl (as I also found out later, already on the way to Antalya), this was my lawyer, who did not even deign to come up to me, introduce himself; and all the same "soldier-translator". The judge and the girl talked to each other in Turkish and sentenced me:
- “You are under arrest, you will be taken to Antalya, where you will spend the night in an “apartment”. And tomorrow there will be a high court after which you will be released. ” - so the soldier translated me.
I was confused: why? what is the highest court? which one is arrested? I'm not to blame for anything! But they didn't even listen to me.
We were put in a car and brought to the hotel for my things. Already at the hotel, I asked our guide to translate and tell the police correctly what happened to me, but it was too late, the verdict was passed. Semih, our guide, called the regional manager of the travel company TEZ-TOUR, from which we went to Turkey. He quickly arrived and began extorting $500 from me. Showed the phone number of the judge, who will solve my problem in 10 days. I said: “guys, what 10 days, I have a plane in 2 days; what $500, where can I get them, I've already been cheated out of $100; what a prison, I'm not guilty of anything. But they didn't care, they didn't care. They just tossed me around like a blind kitten.
I went to collect my things. I had a policeman with me all the time: in the corridor of the hotel, while I was packing my suitcase. I was escorted under escort through the territory of the hotel, like some kind of criminal.
It was terribly embarrassing in front of the people resting in our hotel; I felt humiliated, dirty, I was ashamed. The policemen were probably afraid that I would run away. But where, why, without documents? I am a simple girl, I came to Turkey for only 12 days on vacation: to relax, lie in the sun, swim, see the sights, go on excursions. And this is what a nightmare.
In general, they put me in a car and took me to the city of Antalya to a real prison, and not to an apartment, as the soldier translated for me. There was already an interpreter in the car with me, which was provided to me by the regional manager of TEZ-TOUR. He reassured me, saying that I had nothing to fear, that they believed in my innocence, I had a lot of advantages.
Firstly, the cashier checked the money not in my presence; secondly, she was absent for 10 minutes; third, they checked my rest of the money, they were ok; fourthly, dollars do not circulate freely in our country; Fifth, we ourselves called the police. He inspired me with confidence that I would be released the next day, on Tuesday. He even told me how to get from the prison in Kemer to the hotel. And laughter and sin.
We arrived at the prison around four in the afternoon. And this is where the real nightmare began. All my belongings were checked using X-ray television equipment, and then they also carried out a physical search of things. They did the same with me. Then, having taken away all the things I needed: a toothbrush, paste, toilet paper, and other hygiene items, they took me to the cell. It was very scary: in addition to me, there were 13 other Turkish women in the cell, of different ages, who were arrested for God knows what. I didn’t know what to expect from them, what they were sitting for.
I just lay down on the bed that was given to me and lay quietly. In the evening, when I was already falling asleep, I heard a strong sound, like something fell. Then there were screams, crying, hysteria, fainting. It turns out that one of the prisoners threw another girl down the stairs, from the second floor. I was very scared, I thought that my heart would burst out of my chest. I was afraid that they would simply point the finger at me and say: she did it. All night I did not close my eyes, I lay, shaking with fear and praying.
The next day, Tuesday 13.09, was the longest day of my life. Because I've been waiting. I expected that they would come for me, that they would come to me, that they would let me go, as promised. But they didn't keep their promise, again. I didn't know if my family knew about me, what happened to me, where I was; I was worried about my mother, for her sick heart.
Already in the evening, one of the girls, who spoke a little English and knew a few words in Russian, explained to me that everything that the police and the interpreter told me was a lie, they tell everyone that. The trial will take place only in a month and that we must rely only on ourselves. In the evening she wrote me two statements addressed to the head of the prison. One for permission to call the Ukrainian embassy, the other for permission to exchange my money for Turkish lira in order to buy a phone card, hygiene items and food I need (because during the three days I spent in prison, I was not fed I only drank water). In the morning at the construction, I gave applications and again began to wait. By lunchtime, having learned that the card would be brought to me only after 3-4 days, having lost all my patience, I turned to the girls for help, asking them for a phone card to call the Ukrainian embassy.
And at about 4-5 pm, I got through to the Ukrainian consul, who said that they knew about me and were dealing with my case. After talking with him, I burst into tears from happiness, from the knowledge that I had not been abandoned, that my parents know where I am, and it doesn’t matter if I leave on my own flight or not, but they will get me out of prison. At the evening assembly, they told me to pack my things, they let me out. They released me around 10 pm. I was taken out of the prison, where my friend Nina and representatives of TEZ-TOUR met me, who ran after they were pressured from above. But they didn’t take me back to the hotel, but took me to a boarding house under the police, where they again went through the same procedure of inspecting my things. A friend bought me something to eat: 2 apples, 2 small packets of juice and a chocolate bar, and they took me to Kemer.
The next morning I had a plane at 10.35 am.
I was very afraid not to be in time, because I was first taken to the police for processing some papers. Then we went back to the prison for my things, because in the evening, when they let me go, the storekeeper was gone, and my things were not returned to me. Then back to the police. And only about 10 days you rushed to the airport. In general, I managed to get on my plane.
Already on the bus on the platform, I met a friend and her daughter. It turns out that she was also not sweet all that time. In addition to the fact that she did not know where I was and what happened to me, our hotel went bankrupt. But people continued to be settled and then transported, and those who had a few days left to leave were simply taken to other hotels for dinner. The last night, a friend with her daughter spent the night in a store near Kadir, since all the staff left the hotel, the electricity was turned off in it, and direct looting began. It was scary to stay with a child.
That was the rest.
Thanks to the travel agency TEZ-TOUR, which did not care about its customers, which sent us to a bankrupt hotel, which gave the wrong phone number to our consulate in Turkey, which, upon returning home, did not even want to talk to us, calling us counterfeiters.
Thanks to my girlfriend, parents and all those who pulled me out of hell.
Time passed, I calmed down, restored my health a little, after the emotional stress I had endured and the blatant injustice.
So everything is fine, everything is already behind.
During this time, my friend managed to pay for her goods at another checkout, go outside, buy ice cream for the child, and return. And she wasn't there. We started to worry. In the end, she appeared, very cheerful, pleased and handed me a completely different bill: crumpled, covered with some kind of signs, with the words "This is a fake. " I was shocked. She began to resent, saying that it was not my money, that mine was clean, new, not even wrinkled, not to mention the inscriptions on it. But she was impregnable and stood her ground. Then we demanded to be taken to the store manager and they already tried to explain to him that this is not my banknote, that in Ukraine, unlike Turkey, dollars and other foreign currencies do not circulate freely. We can't come to the store and pay with dollars. Only national currency - hryvnia. Therefore, I changed all the money only in the bank and they are all real.
But the conversation with the manager didn’t work out either: he didn’t understand either Russian or English, which we speak fluently. Or they just didn't want to understand. Then we asked to scroll through the video camera that was in his office, but he refused, saying that there was no “review” function. There was no device for checking money in his cabin either. I wonder where she went to check the money and with what? When we realized that they were trying to cheat us out of the blue, we asked Kadir to call the police, which he did. The police arrived 10 minutes later, took the signed banknote, put us 4 in the car (me, Nina, her daughter and Kadira) and took us to the police station. The manager and the cashier arrived much later in their car. At the police station, they were first interrogated, then Kadir, and lastly us. If you can call it an interrogation. Since we were not provided with an interpreter.
We had to explain on our fingers to the soldier, who, as he said, seemed to understand us, but he could not translate and say anything plainly in Russian. We told the situation, they typed our story in Turkish on a computer, printed it out and asked us to sign the testimony, which we did out of the kindness of our hearts. But we did not lose heart, because we were in the police station and naively hoped for justice, for the fact that "the police protect us. " Then we were taken to a hotel and my passport was taken away from me, as I did not resist, explaining that this is the only document that confirms that I am a citizen of Ukraine and I am in a foreign country on vacation. But I was assured that they have every right to do so, that everything will be fine, that on Monday 12.09 I will be taken to Kemer, where the trial will take place, after which they will give me my passport. The senior in rank asked us to be ready by 07.30 am on 12.09. Nina and I asked:
- “Will we have time to decide everything before 10 am, since we have bought an excursion to Aqualand. Or are we better off taking the money? ” To which they gave a positive answer and left.
For two days, Saturday and Sunday, I was in suspense. I'm in a foreign country, without documents, anything you want can happen to me. I was scared.
On Monday 12.09, as we were asked, we arrived at the reception by 07.30 in the morning. But no one came for us on time, as promised. Without breakfast, my friend and I waited until 09 am, when the police appeared. We realized that no one would have time in Aqualand, but they promised us to return the money, that they would contact the tour desk where we bought the tour. Which, in the end, they didn't either.
We were taken to the police station, where we sat stupidly for about an hour, though under supervision. Then we went to the bank for a counterfeit bill, then back to the police station. And all this happened without explanation: where, why, why, what awaits us?
Only by 13 o'clock in the afternoon we got to the court of Kemer. Neither the supermarket manager nor the cashier came to court. They just didn't exist. When I asked: “Where are they? What kind of court is this without everyone involved in this case? I was told that they would be dealt with later, they are local, and you are leaving soon.
I was taken to an office where there was already a man, as I understood the judge, because he was wearing a robe; a young girl (as I also found out later, already on the way to Antalya), this was my lawyer, who did not even deign to come up to me, introduce himself; and all the same "soldier-translator". The judge and the girl talked to each other in Turkish and sentenced me:
- “You are under arrest, you will be taken to Antalya, where you will spend the night in an “apartment”. And tomorrow there will be a high court after which you will be released. ” - so the soldier translated me.
I was confused: why? what is the highest court? which one is arrested? I'm not to blame for anything! But they didn't even listen to me.
We were put in a car and brought to the hotel for my things. Already at the hotel, I asked our guide to translate and tell the police correctly what happened to me, but it was too late, the verdict was passed. Semih, our guide, called the regional manager of the travel company TEZ-TOUR, from which we went to Turkey. He quickly arrived and began extorting $500 from me. Showed the phone number of the judge, who will solve my problem in 10 days. I said: “guys, what 10 days, I have a plane in 2 days; what $500, where can I get them, I've already been cheated out of $100; what a prison, I'm not guilty of anything. But they didn't care, they didn't care. They just tossed me around like a blind kitten.
I went to collect my things. I had a policeman with me all the time: in the corridor of the hotel, while I was packing my suitcase. I was escorted under escort through the territory of the hotel, like some kind of criminal.
It was terribly embarrassing in front of the people resting in our hotel; I felt humiliated, dirty, I was ashamed. The policemen were probably afraid that I would run away. But where, why, without documents? I am a simple girl, I came to Turkey for only 12 days on vacation: to relax, lie in the sun, swim, see the sights, go on excursions. And this is what a nightmare.
In general, they put me in a car and took me to the city of Antalya to a real prison, and not to an apartment, as the soldier translated for me. There was already an interpreter in the car with me, which was provided to me by the regional manager of TEZ-TOUR. He reassured me, saying that I had nothing to fear, that they believed in my innocence, I had a lot of advantages.
Firstly, the cashier checked the money not in my presence; secondly, she was absent for 10 minutes; third, they checked my rest of the money, they were ok; fourthly, dollars do not circulate freely in our country; Fifth, we ourselves called the police. He inspired me with confidence that I would be released the next day, on Tuesday. He even told me how to get from the prison in Kemer to the hotel. And laughter and sin.
We arrived at the prison around four in the afternoon. And this is where the real nightmare began. All my belongings were checked using X-ray television equipment, and then they also carried out a physical search of things. They did the same with me. Then, having taken away all the things I needed: a toothbrush, paste, toilet paper, and other hygiene items, they took me to the cell. It was very scary: in addition to me, there were 13 other Turkish women in the cell, of different ages, who were arrested for God knows what. I didn’t know what to expect from them, what they were sitting for.
I just lay down on the bed that was given to me and lay quietly. In the evening, when I was already falling asleep, I heard a strong sound, like something fell. Then there were screams, crying, hysteria, fainting. It turns out that one of the prisoners threw another girl down the stairs, from the second floor. I was very scared, I thought that my heart would burst out of my chest. I was afraid that they would simply point the finger at me and say: she did it. All night I did not close my eyes, I lay, shaking with fear and praying.
The next day, Tuesday 13.09, was the longest day of my life. Because I've been waiting. I expected that they would come for me, that they would come to me, that they would let me go, as promised. But they didn't keep their promise, again. I didn't know if my family knew about me, what happened to me, where I was; I was worried about my mother, for her sick heart.
Already in the evening, one of the girls, who spoke a little English and knew a few words in Russian, explained to me that everything that the police and the interpreter told me was a lie, they tell everyone that. The trial will take place only in a month and that we must rely only on ourselves. In the evening she wrote me two statements addressed to the head of the prison. One for permission to call the Ukrainian embassy, the other for permission to exchange my money for Turkish lira in order to buy a phone card, hygiene items and food I need (because during the three days I spent in prison, I was not fed I only drank water). In the morning at the construction, I gave applications and again began to wait. By lunchtime, having learned that the card would be brought to me only after 3-4 days, having lost all my patience, I turned to the girls for help, asking them for a phone card to call the Ukrainian embassy.
And at about 4-5 pm, I got through to the Ukrainian consul, who said that they knew about me and were dealing with my case. After talking with him, I burst into tears from happiness, from the knowledge that I had not been abandoned, that my parents know where I am, and it doesn’t matter if I leave on my own flight or not, but they will get me out of prison. At the evening assembly, they told me to pack my things, they let me out. They released me around 10 pm. I was taken out of the prison, where my friend Nina and representatives of TEZ-TOUR met me, who ran after they were pressured from above. But they didn’t take me back to the hotel, but took me to a boarding house under the police, where they again went through the same procedure of inspecting my things. A friend bought me something to eat: 2 apples, 2 small packets of juice and a chocolate bar, and they took me to Kemer.
The next morning I had a plane at 10.35 am.
I was very afraid not to be in time, because I was first taken to the police for processing some papers. Then we went back to the prison for my things, because in the evening, when they let me go, the storekeeper was gone, and my things were not returned to me. Then back to the police. And only about 10 days you rushed to the airport. In general, I managed to get on my plane.
Already on the bus on the platform, I met a friend and her daughter. It turns out that she was also not sweet all that time. In addition to the fact that she did not know where I was and what happened to me, our hotel went bankrupt. But people continued to be settled and then transported, and those who had a few days left to leave were simply taken to other hotels for dinner. The last night, a friend with her daughter spent the night in a store near Kadir, since all the staff left the hotel, the electricity was turned off in it, and direct looting began. It was scary to stay with a child.
That was the rest.
Thanks to the travel agency TEZ-TOUR, which did not care about its customers, which sent us to a bankrupt hotel, which gave the wrong phone number to our consulate in Turkey, which, upon returning home, did not even want to talk to us, calling us counterfeiters.
Thanks to my girlfriend, parents and all those who pulled me out of hell.
Time passed, I calmed down, restored my health a little, after the emotional stress I had endured and the blatant injustice.
So everything is fine, everything is already behind.
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Club Hotel Siesta Garden Bought a ticket to this hotel 3 days before departure, lasting 7 days. Before that, we usually chose a hotel for a long time, studying the reviews, but this time it turned out that the vacation was over, and we hadn’t rested anywhere yet, so we took what we had. The next day we read the reviews and were simply shocked by them.
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Club Hotel Siesta Garden Bought a ticket to this hotel 3 days before departure, lasting 7 days.
Before that, we usually chose a hotel for a long time, studying the reviews, but this time it turned out that the vacation was over, and we hadn’t rested anywhere yet, so we took what we had.
The next day we read the reviews and were simply shocked by them. We already wanted to refuse and change the hotel, but then we decided to go to this one, given that the stay would not be long + two or three excursions + the beach would help to stay at the hotel less.
Upon arrival at the hotel, a miracle did not happen - everything bad that was in the reviews was confirmed. Even considering that we were already ready for what we would see - the first day I personally was still in shock, but the next day addiction began - everything suddenly began to seem not so bad.
It is unlikely that the hotel is not bad - it just sucks, we just know how to relax. What can be noted about the hotel:
Feeding: if wisely choose food, tolerable.
Situation: fresh in the morning, chopped in the afternoon, in the evening in a salad - I met almost every day.
In general, we didn’t go hungry, we didn’t get poisoned.
Room cleaning: none. For 7 days, neither the bed nor the towels were ever replaced, there was rubbish on the floor and remained until we left.
And once they went to the guide, who was there all the time, they said, she wrote it down - nothing has changed. I did not leave tips, because from past experience I got the impression that they do not help.
Room: the room itself got a decent one, a view of the mountains, there were no cracks on the ceiling.
Animation Entertainment: it just wasn't there. The boy who is the animator is a juvenile jerk.
Hot water: for 7 days of stay, they washed in the shower 2 times with hot water, the rest of the time - cold, once it was icy at all. Local drinks - so-so. I drank mostly beer.
At first, they poured it into gnawed plastic cups, later they corrected themselves - they began to pour it into glass goblets.
Somehow I took wine in such a glass (wine in a plastic glass is a disaster) and saw lipstick on the edge, looked at how they wash them - they don’t really strain: they dip them in some kind of soapy solution and rinse with water.
Beach: the bus that takes you to the beach free of charge was hit 2 times. It is not realistic to wait for the bus back to the hotel, because it comes only when there are people going to the beach. Walking to the beach and back is not so tiring. The pool is quite big compared to other hotels.
The sea is excellent, although there are few living creatures in it and it is not as beautiful and colorful as on the Red Sea in Egypt.
Excursions are cheaper to take in shops located on the way to the beach.
But here we can immediately say that, for example, if you go by pomukalla for 2 days at a cheap price, then you will have to spend the night in a 3-star hotel. We did not go there, because we rested for only 7 days.
Excursions we took on the street 3 pieces: Turkish bath - I recommend; aqualand - a couple of slides are cool, but in general we have better water parks; sailing on a yacht - riding, swimming, lunch is free, generally tiring.
Here I would like to note the Turkish service - it is simply no, complete disorganization. In my opinion, the Turks don’t give a damn about tourists, they are only interested in single tourists (I won’t develop this topic - it’s disgusting, ugh, that’s how all Russians are judged).
Separately, I would like to note the excursion to the Canyon, which we arranged for ourselves. This was the best tour we have ever taken in Turkey. Go far, somewhere 10-15 km. from hotel. But it's worth it!
We left at 14.00, returned at 21.00, tired, but satisfied.
When we left, it was generally a complete madhouse. In the evening they returned to the room, began to collect things - they turned off the electricity in the entire hotel. We didn’t have to kick the staff, we started the generator ourselves.
The rise was at 3 am. Got up - no electricity. I went to reception and told them to turn on the light. We must pay tribute, after 15 minutes the generator was started again, we brought things to the reception, they turned off the generator again, sat in the dark.
In general, we had a great time, and even such a terrible hotel did not stop us. I would like to add that my opinion is not the opinion of a spoiled Muscovite, because I am not one. Yuri.
Before that, we usually chose a hotel for a long time, studying the reviews, but this time it turned out that the vacation was over, and we hadn’t rested anywhere yet, so we took what we had.
The next day we read the reviews and were simply shocked by them. We already wanted to refuse and change the hotel, but then we decided to go to this one, given that the stay would not be long + two or three excursions + the beach would help to stay at the hotel less.
Upon arrival at the hotel, a miracle did not happen - everything bad that was in the reviews was confirmed. Even considering that we were already ready for what we would see - the first day I personally was still in shock, but the next day addiction began - everything suddenly began to seem not so bad.
It is unlikely that the hotel is not bad - it just sucks, we just know how to relax. What can be noted about the hotel:
Feeding: if wisely choose food, tolerable.
Situation: fresh in the morning, chopped in the afternoon, in the evening in a salad - I met almost every day.
In general, we didn’t go hungry, we didn’t get poisoned.
Room cleaning: none. For 7 days, neither the bed nor the towels were ever replaced, there was rubbish on the floor and remained until we left.
And once they went to the guide, who was there all the time, they said, she wrote it down - nothing has changed. I did not leave tips, because from past experience I got the impression that they do not help.
Room: the room itself got a decent one, a view of the mountains, there were no cracks on the ceiling.
Animation Entertainment: it just wasn't there. The boy who is the animator is a juvenile jerk.
Hot water: for 7 days of stay, they washed in the shower 2 times with hot water, the rest of the time - cold, once it was icy at all. Local drinks - so-so. I drank mostly beer.
At first, they poured it into gnawed plastic cups, later they corrected themselves - they began to pour it into glass goblets.
Somehow I took wine in such a glass (wine in a plastic glass is a disaster) and saw lipstick on the edge, looked at how they wash them - they don’t really strain: they dip them in some kind of soapy solution and rinse with water.
Beach: the bus that takes you to the beach free of charge was hit 2 times. It is not realistic to wait for the bus back to the hotel, because it comes only when there are people going to the beach. Walking to the beach and back is not so tiring. The pool is quite big compared to other hotels.
The sea is excellent, although there are few living creatures in it and it is not as beautiful and colorful as on the Red Sea in Egypt.
Excursions are cheaper to take in shops located on the way to the beach.
But here we can immediately say that, for example, if you go by pomukalla for 2 days at a cheap price, then you will have to spend the night in a 3-star hotel. We did not go there, because we rested for only 7 days.
Excursions we took on the street 3 pieces: Turkish bath - I recommend; aqualand - a couple of slides are cool, but in general we have better water parks; sailing on a yacht - riding, swimming, lunch is free, generally tiring.
Here I would like to note the Turkish service - it is simply no, complete disorganization. In my opinion, the Turks don’t give a damn about tourists, they are only interested in single tourists (I won’t develop this topic - it’s disgusting, ugh, that’s how all Russians are judged).
Separately, I would like to note the excursion to the Canyon, which we arranged for ourselves. This was the best tour we have ever taken in Turkey. Go far, somewhere 10-15 km. from hotel. But it's worth it!
We left at 14.00, returned at 21.00, tired, but satisfied.
When we left, it was generally a complete madhouse. In the evening they returned to the room, began to collect things - they turned off the electricity in the entire hotel. We didn’t have to kick the staff, we started the generator ourselves.
The rise was at 3 am. Got up - no electricity. I went to reception and told them to turn on the light. We must pay tribute, after 15 minutes the generator was started again, we brought things to the reception, they turned off the generator again, sat in the dark.
In general, we had a great time, and even such a terrible hotel did not stop us. I would like to add that my opinion is not the opinion of a spoiled Muscovite, because I am not one. Yuri.
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The hotel is far from 3*. The hotel itself is nice, consists of two two-story buildings. It would even be possible to make this hotel a 4 *, but a lot of effort must be made. Firstly, they were fed for slaughter, there was a large variety, but the dishes from which they drank drinks were plastic cups washed with bleach a hundred times, and the attendants at the same time drank from glass.
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The hotel is far from 3*.
The hotel itself is nice, consists of two two-story buildings. It would even be possible to make this hotel a 4 *, but a lot of effort must be made.
Firstly, they were fed for slaughter, there was a large variety, but the dishes from which they drank drinks were plastic cups washed with bleach a hundred times, and the attendants at the same time drank from glass.
Guide Semih Mammadov is just a fan of driving on the ears, that's the manager/manager Murat he said/did.
We somehow met the son of the owner of the hotel (after the owner himself came), but nothing even changed with their arrival, and he explained to us that this hotel is for them... so... In general, the rest at the hotel is only for families couples with children, young people have nothing to do there...
The hotel itself is nice, consists of two two-story buildings. It would even be possible to make this hotel a 4 *, but a lot of effort must be made.
Firstly, they were fed for slaughter, there was a large variety, but the dishes from which they drank drinks were plastic cups washed with bleach a hundred times, and the attendants at the same time drank from glass.
Guide Semih Mammadov is just a fan of driving on the ears, that's the manager/manager Murat he said/did.
We somehow met the son of the owner of the hotel (after the owner himself came), but nothing even changed with their arrival, and he explained to us that this hotel is for them... so... In general, the rest at the hotel is only for families couples with children, young people have nothing to do there...
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I rested with my wife from July 27 to August 12.2005. Those who met from the ERAY tour company could not find the hotel for a long time (I will make a reservation right away, its representative in the hotel was very rarely seen, while TEZ was sitting at the reception as if tied) We arrived in the morning, naturally there were some problems with the check-in.
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I rested with my wife from July 27 to August 12.2005. Those who met from the ERAY tour company could not find the hotel for a long time (I will make a reservation right away, its representative in the hotel was very rarely seen, while TEZ was sitting at the reception as if tied)
We arrived in the morning, naturally there were some problems with the check-in. it is after 12:00 pm But we were not at a loss - we left our things in someone's office, changed clothes and went to the beach.
The hotel is small, quiet, away from the roads (and the sea), 2 residential two-story buildings + 1 administrative, well-groomed area, lots of greenery. The staff is friendly, but they don't speak Russian. Rooms overlooking the pool and overlooking "nowhere" or the mountains (we got a view of the pool). The room has individual air conditioning, TV, telephone, three beds, balcony, toilet, shower, hair dryer. Everything worked properly. Tidy up steadily, even the linen was changed. Swimming pool - clean approximately 20x10m. , max. depth is about 2 m. , there is a paddling pool. Safe - in the adm. building for a fee.
Open-air restaurant (around the pool) tables for four under umbrellas. It's hot to have lunch, but breakfast and dinner are good - fresh in the morning, in the evening - a shade from the residential building. Czechs, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and a family of Turks rested and dined with us. Shame on my compatriots.
The bar was constantly working: juices (powder), water, tea, coffee, beer. We were not interested in stronger alcohol (we had our own), international music (also constantly). Animation was practically non-existent (but they were regularly taken somewhere to night discos). Once they staged a “Foam Show”, apparently to “promotion” of their own bathhouse (which we were not).
The food was quite satisfactory. There was no indigestion. Meat dishes, salads, desserts, few fruits, dried apricots, raisins. Often treated to watermelons. On the street you could buy figs, cherries, peaches, and so on. They sent postcards to friends (not from the reception, but went to the village) - surprisingly they reached the addressee.
About the sea: about 5 minutes walk to it. “Legless” or lazy people were taken in a tented truck, leaving every hour from the reception. Drive 1-2 minutes. The beach is sandy, entry into the sea is on pebbles. On the beach, sun loungers under a mesh awning or umbrellas, a bar with drinks and music. We didn't pay any money. Beach towels were received and changed at the hotel free of charge.
In general, for people who are not spoiled, such a rest is quite enough.
The excursion program is traditional for Turkey. We took at the hotel, but it was possible on the street (it's cheaper there). I was in Pamukkale and Ephesus in 2004, Chimera and all kinds of safaris did not appeal. From the offer we took Antalya (with a visit to textile and gold shopping centers), Demre-Mira-Kekova, a yacht and diving. There is nothing to see under water - only stones, but the instruction is in Russian and literally everything is done for you. The price includes a transfer, 2 dives (one with fish feeding), lunch on board (fried fish with rice), a certificate (diploma) for 2 dives and a glass of champagne! They shoot movies under water and take pictures of everything for extra. fee. Demre-Mira-Kekova was interesting, but very hot. The price includes a transfer, a visit to the Lycian tombs in the rocks, the Church of St. Nicholas, the sunken city, lunch in a restaurant.
I really liked the airport (before that I was in Dalaman, it is better than Koltsovo, but it cannot be compared with Antalya)
We arrived in the morning, naturally there were some problems with the check-in. it is after 12:00 pm But we were not at a loss - we left our things in someone's office, changed clothes and went to the beach.
The hotel is small, quiet, away from the roads (and the sea), 2 residential two-story buildings + 1 administrative, well-groomed area, lots of greenery. The staff is friendly, but they don't speak Russian. Rooms overlooking the pool and overlooking "nowhere" or the mountains (we got a view of the pool). The room has individual air conditioning, TV, telephone, three beds, balcony, toilet, shower, hair dryer. Everything worked properly. Tidy up steadily, even the linen was changed. Swimming pool - clean approximately 20x10m. , max. depth is about 2 m. , there is a paddling pool. Safe - in the adm. building for a fee.
Open-air restaurant (around the pool) tables for four under umbrellas. It's hot to have lunch, but breakfast and dinner are good - fresh in the morning, in the evening - a shade from the residential building. Czechs, Ukrainians, Belarusians, and a family of Turks rested and dined with us. Shame on my compatriots.
The bar was constantly working: juices (powder), water, tea, coffee, beer. We were not interested in stronger alcohol (we had our own), international music (also constantly). Animation was practically non-existent (but they were regularly taken somewhere to night discos). Once they staged a “Foam Show”, apparently to “promotion” of their own bathhouse (which we were not).
The food was quite satisfactory. There was no indigestion. Meat dishes, salads, desserts, few fruits, dried apricots, raisins. Often treated to watermelons. On the street you could buy figs, cherries, peaches, and so on. They sent postcards to friends (not from the reception, but went to the village) - surprisingly they reached the addressee.
About the sea: about 5 minutes walk to it. “Legless” or lazy people were taken in a tented truck, leaving every hour from the reception. Drive 1-2 minutes. The beach is sandy, entry into the sea is on pebbles. On the beach, sun loungers under a mesh awning or umbrellas, a bar with drinks and music. We didn't pay any money. Beach towels were received and changed at the hotel free of charge.
In general, for people who are not spoiled, such a rest is quite enough.
The excursion program is traditional for Turkey. We took at the hotel, but it was possible on the street (it's cheaper there). I was in Pamukkale and Ephesus in 2004, Chimera and all kinds of safaris did not appeal. From the offer we took Antalya (with a visit to textile and gold shopping centers), Demre-Mira-Kekova, a yacht and diving. There is nothing to see under water - only stones, but the instruction is in Russian and literally everything is done for you. The price includes a transfer, 2 dives (one with fish feeding), lunch on board (fried fish with rice), a certificate (diploma) for 2 dives and a glass of champagne! They shoot movies under water and take pictures of everything for extra. fee. Demre-Mira-Kekova was interesting, but very hot. The price includes a transfer, a visit to the Lycian tombs in the rocks, the Church of St. Nicholas, the sunken city, lunch in a restaurant.
I really liked the airport (before that I was in Dalaman, it is better than Koltsovo, but it cannot be compared with Antalya)
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We have been staying at this hotel for 4 years in a row. 2 times a year. We like this hotel very much. I want to say a big thank you to the hotel staff. And a big hello to Mutlu
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We have been staying at this hotel for 4 years in a row.
2 times a year. We like this hotel very much. I want to say a big thank you to the hotel staff. And a big hello to Mutlu
2 times a year. We like this hotel very much. I want to say a big thank you to the hotel staff. And a big hello to Mutlu
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