Пвесть о том, как нижегородцы в Турции побывали The story of how the citizens of Nizhny Novgorod visited Turkey

Hello dear friends! Our vacation flew by at the Sinatra Hotel from 19 to 28 May 2012. More than a month has passed and “reading the pages of the past, sorting them out in order, now with a cooled mind” (Lermontov) I am still grateful to this site, on which I found the hotel, the tour operator Pegas Tourist and the staff of the Sinatra hotel!
Arriving at the hotel at 6.00 am and being very tired, we did not ask for a room, did not offer money, but instead threw our bags into a special room and ran to the sea! At the same time, we had breakfast - and I was pleasantly surprised, I expected the worst. Cheeses are quite decent, now I buy such cheeses at home, however, they are a little expensive here. In general, in terms of food, we can say that the hotel is on top. Do not eat only sausage and sausages! in our country it is poison, and even more so there... the price of meat there is $ 20-25 per kg. , so you should not prepare yourself for a variety of meat dishes. Mostly stewed with vegetables in the form of minced meat. Puree soups, those who love them, will like them (as was the case in our case), and those who do not like them will not seem disgusting, and due to the fact that others will not leave a good impression. Well, at least you will eat vegetables and greens! Cold appetizers and salinity for an amateur, I could not eat. In general, I want to say that the cuisine there is focused on Europeans, the local flavor is present, but at a minimum it does not cause rejection. And sweet lovers will not have to complain! Cakes and pastries - mmmmm... no words! Ordinary black tea runs out quickly, I haven’t seen green tea at all, but the lover of herbal teas will have plenty to choose from. Enough about the kitchen. . .
Of course, the weather did not allow us to go swimming immediately upon arrival! Having walked around the village of Chemyuva - the place where our hotel is located (8 km from Kemer) - we returned to the hotel at about 11.00, where another administrator Adam was already waiting for us, who immediately, without further ado and problems, settled us. We asked for the rooms to be next to each other, we asked not insistently, since it is not difficult for us to visit each other on different floors, but Adam helped us with pleasure. We lived looking at another hotel. It will seem uncomfortable and ugly to some, but the sun did not roast our rooms in the mornings, and we did not hear music from the Amadeo disco at night, and did not hear street karaoke (well, in principle, no one sang it there before our arrival)))) - that's a different story). The rooms are small and cozy! There are two key disadvantages:

1) With a height of 192 cm, it is not possible to wash in a shower with a closed cabin)))
2) Bed - two lorries shifted together. What is the inconvenience guess yourself)))
Having got acquainted with the "attendant" Jan, who told us about the hotel and its nuances, we agreed to visit his "standard bath procedures" for $ 20 per person. After this "relaxation" we slept for 12 hours. From now on, I don’t go to saunas in our city, because there’s nothing to pay for there... For $ 20, they carried me in their arms for 2 hours, washed, massaged, and even more so after the road and crazy work before the holidays, it was not forgotten . . Some people write that it is cheaper to find a hammam on the street and it is better there - maybe, but I just can’t imagine how to get to bed after that...
Disco Amadeo - a disco where there are always few people, no one is dancing and local guys are waiting for special girls who have come to relax to the fullest. Although when the four of us went there, the disco was dedicated only to us))) We didn’t go for discos, we didn’t need them, but for those who really want to, I advise you to go to Kemer for $ 5 in Crystal, in my opinion, the waiter Ishmael unofficially and will be happy to help you with this.
Excursions are of course better to take on the street. And do not listen to the hotel guide - he makes money on you. I advise you only to take on the street from one person and in a complex, so that the discounts are made more substantial. For example, the tour of the World - Kekova $ 25 / person, we bought not four for $ 90, then they rented new bicycles from him not for $ 3 / hour, but for $ 1.5 / hour, and they took us to Kemer for free when we were going to take a walk there... By the way, we arranged an excursion to Phaselis - the ancient city, on bicycles - both interesting and cheap, but this is not for wimps - 800 meters above sea level - about 15 km - you have to drive up the mountain.

It takes exactly 5 minutes to get to the beach from the hotel - such a distance is the third coastline))) On the small, seemingly pebble beach of the Sinatra hotel, Misha (Mahmed) works as a "beach manager", thanks to him it is always clean and there is where to "fall". Having been in Kemer, I was generally delighted with the Sinatra beach - it is spacious there, umbrellas and sun loungers are not on top of each other, passing by, you do not interfere with vacationers and do not stumble about them, stones do not dig into your legs. The volleyball court is one for two hotels, but this does not bring inconvenience. Even from Xena5* came to play with us, although their venue is not comparable to ours.
The hotel has a gym - purely symbolic, but those who are in the subject will be able to train there. The pool is also symbolic 1.5 meters, but I was in it once, the girl dragged me in order to take a picture, I didn’t need it anymore - I went to the sea.
In Sinatra, in my opinion, from what is offered in the all-inclusive bar, you can drink wine, both white and red. We used white, high-quality table wine! From strong - gin and Russian vodka - average quality! I would compare vodka with Khortytsya. . . Rakki is still an abomination)) if you drink it only clean, with ice and a volley)), they say that you can still drink with cola. The beer is good, by the way. I don’t really like it and drink it once every half a year, so for those who rarely drink it, it will leave a good impression. In general, it is harmful that everything is better than fruits - juicy, sweet. cheap!
The hotel has many vacationers from Germany, Great Britain and Turkey itself.
Resting compatriots in this hotel, I left only positive emotions, as we were surrounded by well-mannered intelligent people, mostly young couples or families of different ages.
Finishing my story, I ask the gentlemen who do not know how to behave, do not go to this hotel and do not shit there! I wish the rest of you a good rest and pleasant impressions! Hotel Sinatra in the village of Chemyuva is a wonderful place, the best value for money.
Sincerely, Evgeny.