Great hotel, nature is a fairy tale, the sea is paradise, delicious, Wi-Fi, service

Written: 9 june 2016
Travel time: 25 may — 8 june 2016
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 4.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
Ulusoy Kemer Holiday Club
When choosing a hotel for a vacation this year, we were very surprised that we did not find fresh reviews about this hotel. He impressed us with his territory, because we so wanted to go to nature, and not to a stone building. In general, we trusted the travel agent and our intuition and bought the tour. Looking ahead, I will say that we were 100% satisfied with the choice! The hotel lived up to expectations, but did not disappoint with shortcomings, because we were ready for them. And the quantity and quality of the pluses greatly exceeded the number and strength of the minuses. And now in more detail about everything from the very beginning... We returned today, so everything is fresh.
TOUR OPERATOR / TOUR. Anex - tour. They paid in UAH, the exchange rate of the tour operator was too high, they were allowed to pay in dollars, but for the price +1 percent.

FLIGHT. Here is a huge fat minute AZURAIR. The flight was supposed to be at 4 in the morning, and we would have got a whole day on vacation, but, having suffered without sleep, at 2 in the morning a message appeared at the airport that the flight was being postponed until 14.00! While we were sorting it out, indignant, trying to get compensation for a taxi, morning came. By the way, the unfortunate passengers were given water only by 6 in the morning, and visitors, and even then only with children, were taken to hotels by 8.
We took off at 14:00. And thank God. I remind you that lunches on airplanes are not provided for short distances. But you can carry it with you.
Nobody compensated us for the damage. If suddenly the thunder still strikes, I will add here))
TRANSFER. Everything is clear, as usual. We arrived from Antalya in an hour and a half.
SETTLEMENT. Here attention! We made our first mistake! Since they were exhausted and dreamed of a soul and food, they agreed to the first number that came across. But in vain! The hotel is only 50% occupied! The choice of rooms is huge! But first of all, they will try to slip you an economy number. If we were less tired and more demanding on the rooms, we would have chosen a better house, but, alas.
ROOM. In general, this is the main disadvantage of the hotel. But you're not going to sit in the rooms! And the hotel has a lot more pluses! )
PROS: free safe; Wi-Fi; daily cleaning, bar stocked with drinks (all inclusive); hair dryer; TV (never turned on).
CONS: Small!! ! Well, it’s like Harry Potter’s closet, the balcony is also tiny, but, however, the view is excellent in the yard; no iron and kettle; lighting is bad. Repair is not wow, I would say - tolerable.
TERRITORY. And this is the main plus of the hotel! Bungalow-type wonder town with its streets - a paradise for the city dweller!
PROS: Green, beautiful, smell! At every step there is everything that you can impatient at any moment (from lie down to drink or pee). It's just nice to be here! Trees are the basis of the design of the hotel area! Tree houses? In the trees, and just the magic of a fairy tale! Ah... I am writing this, looking out the window at my stone jungle and I want to go back.
MINUSES: none.
BEACH.

PROS: Excellent beach; small pebbles on the beach; gradual entry; regular cleaning of the beach and water; There are always free sun loungers both on the beach and on the pantone; The water is warm, transparent, in the morning - stably smooth, like silk, in the evening it could be a little worried.
Beach towels can be changed once a day.
MINUSES: at the time of entry there is a meter section with rather big cobblestones. The pantone bar was not open.
WATER ENTERTAINMENT.
Catamaran and canoe - 30 min free.
There is a seabob, a parachute, a banana, a tablet, a motor boat, jet skis. The price is about 40 dollars.
PRICES. The dollar is equated to the euro, although in fact the euro is more expensive. It is convenient to pay in Lira with a card. That's the most beneficial. Don't forget to bargain. Everywhere.
Course: 1 lira = 10 UAH,
1 dollar = 2.6 lire
1 euro = 3.0 lire
NUTRITION.
Main restaurant, snack bars.
PROS: it feels like you can and should eat around the clock! Berries, fruits, fish, ice cream, national dishes, sweets. . . And all this is insanely delicious! Everything that was, everything was delicious! Two weeks of fun! Now I don’t even know what to eat at home, I’m so used to deliciousness. Watermelons, melons, apples, medlar, apricots, oranges - almost around the clock access. There was cottage cheese for breakfast. There were no lines for anything. Never. Nothing ended. There are night meals. You collect lunch boxes from the restaurant yourself, how much and what you want. Just take your trays.
You can take out food. There are disposable tableware.
CONS: The choice of wholesome food is not enough (although, as I said, I had enough, but what was enchantingly delicious), a lot of deep fat, snacks with mayonnaise, which I did not even try. Octopus was only once. Never had strawberries.
THE DRINKS.
Local, like everywhere else. 4 working bars.
PLUSES: from 10 am to 2 am. The cocktails are delicious. I liked pinacolada, irish, mojito, margarita, whiskey, wine, tequila, raki, beer… In my opinion, everything was delicious, and everything was delicious. I don’t even know what was from the paid one))) For 2 weeks we couldn’t try the whole alcohol card.
Coffee machines at every step, Juice machines - too, as well as Refrigerators with bottled plain water.

CONS: juice - chymosa, as elsewhere; there were no fresh juices, but I myself crushed oranges - there are a lot of them.
ANIMATION.
Only 5 animators. The schedule did not change: 10.00 start, 10.30 volleyball, 11.00 - boccia; 11.30 - water polo, and with a difference of 30 minutes step aerobics, zumba, darts... In the evening at 21.30 a program involving hotel guests, or a performance by invited artists. Animator not intrusive, but not very active.
At 23.00 the disco starts. The DJ was not tense: the track list is the same every evening. The second half of the disco is exclusively Turkish music. It lasts until 00.00. The bar is open for 2 more hours.
CONTINGENT.
"Visout Russian" is included in the "All Inclusive" list! It's amazing! There are no Russians at all! No one yells "tagil! ", no thumps, no litter! The beauty! Those rare shots from the Russian Federation that appear in the hotel are immediately visible to the naked eye - they behave, as always, very boorish and arrogant. Luckily, there are few of them, and they quickly leave.
Many Ukrainians, Germans, Turks. The latter come both for the weekend and just for a couple of days. Lots of Europeans. There are also guests from the ex-USSR.
When we were there the hotel was 50% full.
Mostly all family. Many children, but for some reason it was not noisy.
GYM.
He is) And it pleases. And this is one of the criteria by which we personally choose a hotel, and few people always write about it in reviews. I correct)
BENEFITS: two treadmills, a few bikes, a very cool ellipsoid. Bars, pancakes, dumbbells, several block simulators. Thrust to do - buzzing, a butterfly - not very, a few benches, there is a stepper, hack, a wheel for the press, a Roman chair.
Towels are issued to the hall in the hall itself.
CONS: no squat rack, smith machine is sluggish, looks like it's about to fall apart.
SAUNA on site.
Sauna - regular and hammam - included. Okay.
Massage in a private room - $15
There is no steam room with eucalyptus (or it is, but for a fee). Lockers are not locked. Works until 19.00. Change your beach towels here.
We went to steam regularly after training.

SWIMMING POOL.
PROS: There are always a lot of places near it; animation passes near it; separate shallow pool for water polo; children's small part and adult - 190.
+Jacuzzi.
MINUSES: he is alone, and not big. There was no paddling feeling, but I don't know what it would be like if all the rooms were filled in the hotel. But in general: why do you need a pool? Go to the sea))
AQUAPARK.
4 slides. Flowing into a shallow pool.
PROS: for kids, teenagers like me. Located in the shady part of the hotel.
CONS: Not suitable for extreme lovers))
ENTERTAINMENT.
Darts, ping-pong - free.
Big tennis - for a fee.
Renting a bike for three hours (maybe a little longer) - $ 10. I recommend taking it to ride it to Kemer for souvenirs and look at the Canyon.
FOR CHILDREN.
Animation day and night. We don't have kids, so we don't know much. But there are many children in the hotel.
CONS: if you are annoyed when they smoke on your child - not your option, you can smoke here everywhere.
PLUSES: if you like to smoke, then you will like it here.
SECURITY.
Things were thrown everywhere and always. Everything. Nothing is missing. We have at least.
WI-FI.
PLUS: free throughout the hotel.
MINUS: regularly there were interruptions.
STAFF.
Basically, everyone is very friendly, diligent, unobtrusive.
The bartenders are young guys.
Never had any problems with any of the staff.
HOTEL GUIDE.
Elena.
PROS: adequate girl, always present at the place; in touch in viber.
MINUSES: I kept silent about some points that are beneficial for the tourist, but not beneficial for the tour operator. Such as rafting shoes, free attractions; the uselessness of a trip to Kemer.
EXCURSIONS.
The guide, as usual, is trying to sell his own, supposedly profitable and comfortable. We took three, we were too lazy to look for options, but we could have won. I'll tell you about them, and you decide for yourself.
1 HAMMAM.

The guide said that it costs $ 30, but when ordering an excursion, you get a discount of $ 10. We took it. But there were people who took over 30. Moreover, the hotel is no worse, and even better, the whole range of services - $ 35, ONLY MASSAGE -15 (the guide will convince you).
They take you to another hotel, where the procedure is put on the assembly line. Therefore, the procedure itself is high, but the feeling of “come on, come on” the next one is depressing. There, during the massage, the masseur of each of the clients abruptly leaves the room, returns with an interpreter and scares them with sores and horrors that he noticed. But!! ! They promise to save you in one procedure! You will have to pay a lot for this procedure. This is kadalovo. Don't get fooled.
But I recommend relaxing in the hammam itself on the first day! And yes: a tan after it is amazing.
2. PAMUKKALE.
45 dollars.
CONS: It takes 4 hours to drive. On the way, you will be brought to try wine and Turkish delight (delicious, they want to sell you at exorbitant prices).
Then to the most boring stone factory. Where they will also try to sell.
And the third one is my favorite! Textile shop! They bring you, they say that the prices are in dollars, but you are lucky, and today there will be 50 percent discounts on everything.
But! We accidentally found out that the prices are not in dollars, but in lira. And this is for a minute like "at a discount" so more expensive than it actually is.
To stay in Pamukkale, Cleopatra's pool ($13), theater - 3 hours!! ! It is too little!! ! Everything needs to be done quickly, and it's terribly annoying! We scored and missed the bus by 30 minutes.
PLUSES: the attraction itself!! ! Pamukkale is a stunningly beautiful and unusual place! We got aesthetic pleasure.
And the mineral water in the Cleopatra pool after a hot walk through the white beauties - relaxes! And gives the skin pleasure!
We didn't get to the theatre. Did not have time.
3. RAFTING.

CONS: Took a long time to arrive. The guide said "bring comfortable shoes", said that sneakers are a great option! But in fact, this is not an option at all! In wet shoes that can come apart, swimming is a very bad idea! Why didn't she warn us? Because on the spot you are offered comfortable (and not like yours) slippers for $ 4 a pair.
Bring your rubber ballerinas or pebble/coral shoes (can't remember what they're called).
There will be 3 stops on the way to the river (I don’t understand why they broke the signing of insurance, briefing, getting the oar into three separate stops). During the descent, there will also be about 5 stops for a centralized photo under the waterfall, jumping from a road but short bungee, jumping into the water, walking along the bridge... Everything that will not give you pleasure, but where you will be filmed and photographed, and for which they will later demand money, and it's all too much time! ! And no benefit.
PROS: the descent itself! It's amazing! Interesting! Refreshingly! Interesting! It's just incredible! Recomend for everybody! But it is better at the end of the holiday, because you can get sick in ice water.
CANYON.
The place that we found ourselves, according to the signs. We were cycling to the right. They went down on their own. Everything is free. There is an entrance fee, but you don't need it. Very beautiful, relax, breathe, admire - I recommend!
KEMER.
The guide and the owners (employees) of the shops on the territory of the hotel will invite you to "a free trip to Kemer, " well, we'll just go to the factory. Don't be tempted. There is nothing to do and see in Kemer, you will simply be centrally taken to the factory, where they will again be sold. The main attraction of Kemer itself is the restaurant. )))) But this is stupid! The main advantage of the region is the views and nature!
So: it's better to ride a bike (9 km to the left of the hotel), buy magnets, souvenirs. Go to a couple of shops, a la Waikiki, where you can buy good clothes 2-3 times cheaper than in your homeland)).
EVICTION.
We checked out at 12.
We were picked up from the hotel at 19.15. Departed at 23.25.
The suitcases were placed in the storage room.
Towels handed over at the very last moment.

We ate lunch, dined, and rested. We used all the services of the hotel to the last. By the way, there are no bracelets.
IN GENERAL, it may seem that there is a lot of negativity in my review, this is not so, I just objectively voiced those points that could be changed / corrected, and perhaps for someone they are significant. But after all, if they are corrected, then the price of the ticket will change. Our priorities for the hotel and the rest in general were very satisfied. All the points that are important to us are in the plus in Ulusoy! And we would love to come back here.
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