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We rested in June 2021 for 10 days. The territory of the hotel is very well-groomed and green. Even vines grew on the houses. The streets are divided by color - green, pink, blue and yellow. We had a yellow street and a house away from everyone, so the sound of music or animation did not interfere with our sleep.
430 people were staying at the hotel at the same time as us, 120 of them were children. Most of the vacationers were from Ukraine. From June 22, flights were opened for Russians, but only 80 people settled in our hotel.
The staff is friendly and helpful, knows the most basic Russian and English words.
In the restaurant it was necessary to wear masks, which lay at the entrance in unlimited quantities. Also, masks must be worn in all indoor areas, public places and at events, though not everywhere they were mandatory, and from July 1 they are canceled altogether.
The curfew after 22:00 and on Sundays applies only to locals.
The covid test or vaccination passport was not checked either at the airport or at the hotel.
The food is quite varied, except for breakfasts (there, as always, eggs in different forms, a variety of kelloggs, salads, buns, potatoes, cereals) - french fries, mashed potatoes, sometimes baked potatoes, pasta, fried / grilled chicken, gyros, veal, burgers, from soups were usually 2 - gazpacho and lentils, once was from champignons and 1 time was from dumplings, fresh and mayonnaise salads. Somehow there were stuffed peppers, sushi (didn’t like it), turkey, pizza, they often gave mini manti, there was a huge number of different buns, fruits were served daily - watermelon, melon, peaches, pears, apples, often there were cherries and somehow there was a plum, a huge selection of sweets, cakes, pies and baklava. The food trays were constantly replenished. In the interval between lunch and dinner, you could take Turkish cakes with meat or cheese, crumb potatoes and ice cream (6 types). Food could be eaten throughout the hotel and even taken into lunch boxes (instead of dry drinkers).
The restaurant always had a place at the tables.
Drinks could be taken not only at the bar, but also ordered from the guys who cleaned the tables, it happened very quickly. The bar has a fairly large selection of popular cocktails.
There were always enough sun beds and towels for everyone - there was no need to score at 5 in the morning.
The rooms were cleaned every day. Towels were changed daily. Bed linen was changed several times in 10 days.
Animation is normal. At 10:15 yoga. At 11:00 aqua aerobics. At 20:30 animation for children, at 21:30 entertainment for adults - competitions, acrobatic shows, live music, discos have been canceled in Turkey for 2 years.
On 2 sites I read that the price includes a hammam. At the SPA, we were told that we could sit in the sauna at most (in the heat of 30'C it's very important! ) and lie down on a hot stone. Peeling, scrub and massage for a fee. But they can do a trial 15-minute, free massage, after which, of course, everyone finds a whole range of problems, which is solved by a complex of massages for $ 150
In order not to get bored at the hotel, we also took excursions from a local travel agency - Beloved (located on the main street). For comparison:
1) Pamukkale (lunch, guide and transfer included in the price) at the Beloved table 30$ (25€), at Novatours (our travel agency) - 55€,
2) Cappadocia (4-star hotel, guide, transfer, dinner and breakfast included) at Beloved - $ 60 (50 €) + optional hot air balloon flight (highly recommended) costs 90 € (together 140 €), and you can take a sunset in the pink valley for 10 €, but this is a swindler - nothing special, and by this time you are so tired that you really want to sleep, Novaturs has an excursion to Cappadocia that costs 210 €,
3) rafting (lunch and transfer included) - 15$ (12.50€), we also paid 5$ (4€) for the Taze Canyon (only 16.50€), Novatours - 35€. Take your swimming slippers (you can rent them for $4, we didn’t need thermal suits, but they are also rented for $4 or slippers + suit for $5)
We also went with Beloved to the Tiger leather/fur store (located in Goynuk). The price was reduced from 1600€ for 2 men's and 1 women's leather jackets to 600€, but still they didn't take it, because you can buy it cheaper in Riga.
We went to the leather / fur factory in Antalya with the guys who sold this product on the territory of our hotel. There, after the auction, they wanted 400€ for a men's jacket, so we asked them to take us to the mall of Antalya, where jackets cost starting from 100€. There are many branded stores and you can buy things at good prices.
I advise you to buy Turkish sweets in our town. On the main street, 1 kg costs $10, in the mall of Antalya - $18, in shops where we were brought during excursions at $23 per 1 kg and $25/kg.
430 people were staying at the hotel at the same time as us, 120 of them were children. Most of the vacationers were from Ukraine. From June 22, flights were opened for Russians, but only 80 people settled in our hotel.
The staff is friendly and helpful, knows the most basic Russian and English words.
In the restaurant it was necessary to wear masks, which lay at the entrance in unlimited quantities. Also, masks must be worn in all indoor areas, public places and at events, though not everywhere they were mandatory, and from July 1 they are canceled altogether.
The curfew after 22:00 and on Sundays applies only to locals.
The covid test or vaccination passport was not checked either at the airport or at the hotel.
The food is quite varied, except for breakfasts (there, as always, eggs in different forms, a variety of kelloggs, salads, buns, potatoes, cereals) - french fries, mashed potatoes, sometimes baked potatoes, pasta, fried / grilled chicken, gyros, veal, burgers, from soups were usually 2 - gazpacho and lentils, once was from champignons and 1 time was from dumplings, fresh and mayonnaise salads. Somehow there were stuffed peppers, sushi (didn’t like it), turkey, pizza, they often gave mini manti, there was a huge number of different buns, fruits were served daily - watermelon, melon, peaches, pears, apples, often there were cherries and somehow there was a plum, a huge selection of sweets, cakes, pies and baklava. The food trays were constantly replenished. In the interval between lunch and dinner, you could take Turkish cakes with meat or cheese, crumb potatoes and ice cream (6 types). Food could be eaten throughout the hotel and even taken into lunch boxes (instead of dry drinkers).
The restaurant always had a place at the tables.
Drinks could be taken not only at the bar, but also ordered from the guys who cleaned the tables, it happened very quickly. The bar has a fairly large selection of popular cocktails.
There were always enough sun beds and towels for everyone - there was no need to score at 5 in the morning.
The rooms were cleaned every day. Towels were changed daily. Bed linen was changed several times in 10 days.
Animation is normal. At 10:15 yoga. At 11:00 aqua aerobics. At 20:30 animation for children, at 21:30 entertainment for adults - competitions, acrobatic shows, live music, discos have been canceled in Turkey for 2 years.
On 2 sites I read that the price includes a hammam. At the SPA, we were told that we could sit in the sauna at most (in the heat of 30'C it's very important! ) and lie down on a hot stone. Peeling, scrub and massage for a fee. But they can do a trial 15-minute, free massage, after which, of course, everyone finds a whole range of problems, which is solved by a complex of massages for $ 150
In order not to get bored at the hotel, we also took excursions from a local travel agency - Beloved (located on the main street). For comparison:
1) Pamukkale (lunch, guide and transfer included in the price) at the Beloved table 30$ (25€), at Novatours (our travel agency) - 55€,
2) Cappadocia (4-star hotel, guide, transfer, dinner and breakfast included) at Beloved - $ 60 (50 €) + optional hot air balloon flight (highly recommended) costs 90 € (together 140 €), and you can take a sunset in the pink valley for 10 €, but this is a swindler - nothing special, and by this time you are so tired that you really want to sleep, Novaturs has an excursion to Cappadocia that costs 210 €,
3) rafting (lunch and transfer included) - 15$ (12.50€), we also paid 5$ (4€) for the Taze Canyon (only 16.50€), Novatours - 35€. Take your swimming slippers (you can rent them for $4, we didn’t need thermal suits, but they are also rented for $4 or slippers + suit for $5)
We also went with Beloved to the Tiger leather/fur store (located in Goynuk). The price was reduced from 1600€ for 2 men's and 1 women's leather jackets to 600€, but still they didn't take it, because you can buy it cheaper in Riga.
We went to the leather / fur factory in Antalya with the guys who sold this product on the territory of our hotel. There, after the auction, they wanted 400€ for a men's jacket, so we asked them to take us to the mall of Antalya, where jackets cost starting from 100€. There are many branded stores and you can buy things at good prices.
I advise you to buy Turkish sweets in our town. On the main street, 1 kg costs $10, in the mall of Antalya - $18, in shops where we were brought during excursions at $23 per 1 kg and $25/kg.
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