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Rested in early June 2021. with a child 1.5 years. Corresponds to its price. Great for couples with young children and the older generation who seeks passive rest. For the settlement I give five pluses: + Arrived around 11 am immediately put on bracelets and send for breakfast. Settled before 12 o'clock, although we did not even ask.
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Rested in early June 2021. with a child 1.5 years.
Corresponds to its price. Great for couples with young children and the older generation who seeks passive rest.
For the settlement I give five pluses:
+ Arrived around 11 am immediately put on bracelets and send for breakfast. Settled before 12 o'clock, although we did not even ask. Gave a very nice 2-room room in the main building on the north side, so it was never hot, did not even use the two available air conditioners. View of the city, mountains and sea at the same time. Quiet and peaceful.
There are ramps everywhere so it was comfortable with a stroller.
+ The range of dishes is not very large, but everything is edible, no super salty or peppery. Everything is very tasty, most of the dishes could be given to a small child (there was always something to choose from, boiled, baked and stewed). For me, this is the main criterion for evaluating nutrition well. At lunch and in the evening there were always fish, 1-2 species.
Meat was also enough for chicken and beef. There are plenty of sweets, and there have always been several types of traditional ones. Fruits are not very much, mostly watermelons, apples, oranges, plums, dried fruits. But in the nearby town it was cheap to buy delicious strawberries, cherries and melons.
+ We cleaned when we marked "cleaning", replenished stocks of everything we needed.
+ No annoying animation.
+ The pools were already clean and warm.
+ Close to the beach.
+ Alcohol corresponds to the price category, bartenders are neat and cheerful.
+ - There is almost no territory, but there is a long promenade with pedestrian and bicycle areas, so there was a place to walk with beautiful scenery and playgrounds.
Nearby is the National Park and Ephesus Market, you can also take the 34th bus to Kusadasi.
+ There are no noisy hotels with discos and endless music nearby. There are no wild beaches or music around, so you can relax and unwind on the beach.
+ Sunbeds are new, not shabby, clean, always enough.
+ Sunset is gentle and sandy, great for a child.
- Local stray dogs walk, the staff of course tries to drive them away. But in general they are kind and gentle.
- The sea was sometimes dirty with algae, because there was still a period of winds and waves, but in the nat. park beaches are just perfect!
- The sand on the beach is not very clean.
- Not enough staff. Probably because we were only a week after their opening. But still, they all tried very hard, ran, tried to compensate for the lack of labor, all young, energetic and polite. On the weekend due to the large number of guests in the evening there were long queues, this is the only thing that was a little nervous on vacation.
- The children's room and entertainment venues have not been opened yet.
Corresponds to its price. Great for couples with young children and the older generation who seeks passive rest.
For the settlement I give five pluses:
+ Arrived around 11 am immediately put on bracelets and send for breakfast. Settled before 12 o'clock, although we did not even ask. Gave a very nice 2-room room in the main building on the north side, so it was never hot, did not even use the two available air conditioners. View of the city, mountains and sea at the same time. Quiet and peaceful.
There are ramps everywhere so it was comfortable with a stroller.
+ The range of dishes is not very large, but everything is edible, no super salty or peppery. Everything is very tasty, most of the dishes could be given to a small child (there was always something to choose from, boiled, baked and stewed). For me, this is the main criterion for evaluating nutrition well. At lunch and in the evening there were always fish, 1-2 species.
Meat was also enough for chicken and beef. There are plenty of sweets, and there have always been several types of traditional ones. Fruits are not very much, mostly watermelons, apples, oranges, plums, dried fruits. But in the nearby town it was cheap to buy delicious strawberries, cherries and melons.
+ We cleaned when we marked "cleaning", replenished stocks of everything we needed.
+ No annoying animation.
+ The pools were already clean and warm.
+ Close to the beach.
+ Alcohol corresponds to the price category, bartenders are neat and cheerful.
+ - There is almost no territory, but there is a long promenade with pedestrian and bicycle areas, so there was a place to walk with beautiful scenery and playgrounds.
Nearby is the National Park and Ephesus Market, you can also take the 34th bus to Kusadasi.
+ There are no noisy hotels with discos and endless music nearby. There are no wild beaches or music around, so you can relax and unwind on the beach.
+ Sunbeds are new, not shabby, clean, always enough.
+ Sunset is gentle and sandy, great for a child.
- Local stray dogs walk, the staff of course tries to drive them away. But in general they are kind and gentle.
- The sea was sometimes dirty with algae, because there was still a period of winds and waves, but in the nat. park beaches are just perfect!
- The sand on the beach is not very clean.
- Not enough staff. Probably because we were only a week after their opening. But still, they all tried very hard, ran, tried to compensate for the lack of labor, all young, energetic and polite. On the weekend due to the large number of guests in the evening there were long queues, this is the only thing that was a little nervous on vacation.
- The children's room and entertainment venues have not been opened yet.
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Well, finally, I moved away emotionally from this miracle vacation and I can write everything! In one word - NIGHTMARE! for which I gave 2200 dollars for 1 person - I don’t understand and I will never understand! Zero territory! One pool and immediately the beach! Dirty, almost any broken dishes, as if
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Well, finally, I moved away emotionally from this miracle vacation and I can write everything!
In one word - NIGHTMARE! for which I gave 2200 dollars for 1 person - I don’t understand and I will never understand!
Zero territory! One pool and immediately the beach! Dirty, almost any broken dishes, as if they found them in the trash! The territory and the pillars are not wiped, to sit down to eat, you clean the table yourself, the food is so terrible for the first 5 days, the stomach constantly hurt, everything is not fresh, there is no complaint book at the reception! No feedback! Nobody will help you! I experienced such stress from what I saw, I was so sorry for the money spent! This is not 5 stars, but a maximum of 3! Now I need a rest after such a "rest" and by the way the staff does not know English! SHIT HOTEL!! !
In one word - NIGHTMARE! for which I gave 2200 dollars for 1 person - I don’t understand and I will never understand!
Zero territory! One pool and immediately the beach! Dirty, almost any broken dishes, as if they found them in the trash! The territory and the pillars are not wiped, to sit down to eat, you clean the table yourself, the food is so terrible for the first 5 days, the stomach constantly hurt, everything is not fresh, there is no complaint book at the reception! No feedback! Nobody will help you! I experienced such stress from what I saw, I was so sorry for the money spent! This is not 5 stars, but a maximum of 3! Now I need a rest after such a "rest" and by the way the staff does not know English! SHIT HOTEL!! !
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I chose the hotel carefully, paying attention to the rating. The climate there is awesome for those who suffer from diseases of the respiratory system. We were 5 people, 3 in one room, 2 in another. When we arrived, at first they gave rooms on different floors, but we asked for nearby, while we went out for lunch, our question was resolved positively.
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I chose the hotel carefully, paying attention to the rating.
The climate there is awesome for those who suffer from diseases of the respiratory system.
We were 5 people, 3 in one room, 2 in another. When we arrived, at first they gave rooms on different floors, but we asked for nearby, while we went out for lunch, our question was resolved positively.
Never wrote a review before. But I want to especially note this hotel, because I really enjoyed my stay in it.
The rooms are clean, furniture, plumbing - everything is new.
Cleaning every day, bed towels - everything is in perfect condition.
The food is a complete mess. The food is fresh, varied. All kinds of meat: boiled, and steamed, and stewed, and fried, and grilled, and in pots. Desserts - the sea, fruits too, ice cream and much more...
At first, I was a little embarrassed that the territory was small, I think, where will I take a photo ? ! Then I realized that it was cool: half an hour on the slides, an hour at the sea, an hour in the pool - and, most importantly, everything is nearby)))). And there are many good places for photography.
The inhabitants are mostly British, Germans, Turks. There are few Russian speakers.
Time has flown by unnoticed, the children are delighted, the parents are happy.
For me, the most important thing is cleanliness, service, quality of service and food. All this was at a decent level.
The only thing that upset me a little is that there are no shopping centers in the village of Davutlar. You need to go to Kusadasi, it's not far, but half a day is lost. So I'm taking off one star for the location.
The climate there is awesome for those who suffer from diseases of the respiratory system.
We were 5 people, 3 in one room, 2 in another. When we arrived, at first they gave rooms on different floors, but we asked for nearby, while we went out for lunch, our question was resolved positively.
Never wrote a review before. But I want to especially note this hotel, because I really enjoyed my stay in it.
The rooms are clean, furniture, plumbing - everything is new.
Cleaning every day, bed towels - everything is in perfect condition.
The food is a complete mess. The food is fresh, varied. All kinds of meat: boiled, and steamed, and stewed, and fried, and grilled, and in pots. Desserts - the sea, fruits too, ice cream and much more...
At first, I was a little embarrassed that the territory was small, I think, where will I take a photo ? ! Then I realized that it was cool: half an hour on the slides, an hour at the sea, an hour in the pool - and, most importantly, everything is nearby)))). And there are many good places for photography.
The inhabitants are mostly British, Germans, Turks. There are few Russian speakers.
Time has flown by unnoticed, the children are delighted, the parents are happy.
For me, the most important thing is cleanliness, service, quality of service and food. All this was at a decent level.
The only thing that upset me a little is that there are no shopping centers in the village of Davutlar. You need to go to Kusadasi, it's not far, but half a day is lost. So I'm taking off one star for the location.
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We stayed at the hotel in September 2018.2 adults, 6 year old child. We arrived at the hotel at night, settled quickly, but unfortunately the room was not cleaned, i. е. bed linen was clearly changed, but everything else was decided not to be washed. The next morning we talked with Sergey, this is a Russian-speaking representative of the hotel, he is just a miracle!! ! The room was cleared for dinner.
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We stayed at the hotel in September 2018.2 adults, 6 year old child. We arrived at the hotel at night, settled quickly, but unfortunately the room was not cleaned, i. е. bed linen was clearly changed, but everything else was decided not to be washed. The next morning we talked with Sergey, this is a Russian-speaking representative of the hotel, he is just a miracle!! ! The room was cleared for dinner.
A huge advantage is that there is a Russian-speaking representative, any issues were resolved through him. Thanks to him for his kindness and generosity.
I won’t write anything about nutrition, I’ll join in a lot of positive reviews about it, and the food and drinks are at the highest level, despite the fact that alcoholic drinks are locally produced.
Children's animation from 10:00 to 17:00, with a lunch break from 12:00 to 14:30, if a child is older than 4 years old, you can safely leave him with the animators, Olga, a good girl who loves children, was on our trip. Plus, there is a mini dance, every evening from about 20:00, where the animators dance with the children, many of the hotel's little guests were looking forward to it.
There were also entertainment for adults: during the day, beach volleyball, zumba. Show program in the evening. There is a disco from 23:00 to 2:00.
Hamam and Finnish sauna services are provided free of charge. There is live music, daily, in the evening.
Wi Fi catches even on the beach, near the edge of the sea. )
We really enjoyed.
A huge advantage is that there is a Russian-speaking representative, any issues were resolved through him. Thanks to him for his kindness and generosity.
I won’t write anything about nutrition, I’ll join in a lot of positive reviews about it, and the food and drinks are at the highest level, despite the fact that alcoholic drinks are locally produced.
Children's animation from 10:00 to 17:00, with a lunch break from 12:00 to 14:30, if a child is older than 4 years old, you can safely leave him with the animators, Olga, a good girl who loves children, was on our trip. Plus, there is a mini dance, every evening from about 20:00, where the animators dance with the children, many of the hotel's little guests were looking forward to it.
There were also entertainment for adults: during the day, beach volleyball, zumba. Show program in the evening. There is a disco from 23:00 to 2:00.
Hamam and Finnish sauna services are provided free of charge. There is live music, daily, in the evening.
Wi Fi catches even on the beach, near the edge of the sea. )
We really enjoyed.
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We rested at the hotel from July 13 to July 20.2018 with a 3-year-old child. We went from Coral Travel. The room was Family room limited. We were 4 adults and a child. Upon arrival, at the airport we were met by representatives of Koral, who explained how to get to the bus. The journey from the airport to the hotel took about 2 hours.
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We rested at the hotel from July 13 to July 20.2018 with a 3-year-old child. We went from Coral Travel. The room was Family room limited. We were 4 adults and a child.
Upon arrival, at the airport we were met by representatives of Koral, who explained how to get to the bus. The journey from the airport to the hotel took about 2 hours. Flora Garden is located in the suburbs of Kusadasi and our hotel was the last one on the itinerary. Therefore, tune in for a long road, along the way the bus brings people to different hotels, along the way you get a tour of the hotels.
But when we left for excursions and drove home, the bus came to us first. Because of this, we left the hotel at 23.30 to collect everyone along the way, and the flight was at 4.35 in the morning. It was hard. In the future, I will take into account the location of the hotel from the airport!
We were taken to the hotel on a large comfortable bus, then transferred to a minibus, everyone who was in Flora Garden was already traveling in it. At first, our guide said that she would not go to the hotel with us, she would simply tell us how to fill everything out upon check-in (((Although, she accompanied people to all previous hotels. But then she changed her mind and came with us to the hotel.
The hotel itself is located in the suburbs of Kusadasi, in a small village. Around private houses, cottages for rent, small streets. There is no special infrastructure nearby. The hotel area is not very big, but quite cozy and comfortable.
They don't speak Russian at the reception, only Turkish and English. We arrived around 11:30 and were told there were no rooms available. Will only be from 14.00. But we were very lucky, we met a Russian-speaking girl Masha. Very nice and pleasant, she helped us a lot. Huge thanks to her! Masha worked in the kids club and in the interior of the hotel. With her help, we checked in much earlier than 14.00.
The room, as indicated, had a sea view. Even from the balcony you could see the cottage complex and the view of the mountains. The room is very pleasant, bright and modern. It is comfortable to be in it. The room is exactly the same as in the photo, only in the photo it seems larger, by the way, like the rest of the hotel. In reality, everything is not so large-scale, but still pleasant.
In our Family room limited we had 2 rooms, one of them without windows turns out. 1 large double bed, chair-bed is in a room with a balcony. And in the second room there are two single beds. 2 TVs and 1 air conditioner
Now I will begin the description of the negative moments. One of the main disadvantages of the hotel is poor housekeeping. True, we did not leave a dollar for the maids, maybe because of this it was so. After cleaning, it was clear that the floors were wiped only near the bathroom, and in the room where the beds, apparently, were wiped just to be. Even our footprints were visible before cleaning.
Towels and bedding changed on demand, everything is clean and pleasant. True, towels were not always given to everyone the right amount. We were 4 adults and a child. And on this occasion, at the reception we were told that now a lot of people have settled in and there is not enough for everyone))) It sounds ridiculous for a 5 * hotel.
In the restaurant where we ate, sometimes not quite clean plates and cutlery came across. But I don’t see a very big problem in this, they just took others, clean ones.
Another small minus is that there are not enough playgrounds on the territory of the hotel with swings, slides, where children could play in the fresh air. There is an indoor kids club and a small playground next to it. But I found out about its existence already upon returning home, looking through the photo of the hotel on the website)))
And for me personally, all the same, the minus is a very strong wind on the shore, on the sea. The wind blows almost always. Sometimes on the beach you even want to hide or get dressed. But the heat is very easy to bear. For our vacation, we were lucky for 2 days, there was no wind and the sea was incomparable: quiet, clean, warm.
Now for the good!
Nutrition.
The food is just excellent. Diverse, for every taste. And everything is very tasty. There was meat and fish all the time. Moreover, meat and fish in different forms: steamed, grilled, kebabs.
A wide selection of fruits, cheeses. Olives, yogurt, juices. Lots of salads for all tastes.
The food at the hotel is definitely a big plus!
Entertainment.
Family hotel. Every evening half an hour children's disco. The kids love it. Then the entertainment program. It will definitely not be boring, but I can’t say that it’s super wow-interesting either. During the day you can play volleyball, darts, water polo in the pool. Waterslides. You can go to the gym with a swimming pool.
Beach.
The beach is very good. Wide, spacious, there are always enough sun loungers for everyone. The entrance to the sea is gentle, the bottom is sandy. Just the right choice for kids. To normal depth it is necessary to go to the buoys. Blue flag beach. From the hotel to go to the sea for 5 minutes at a slow pace. The hotel is separated from the beach by a narrow embankment road that stretches along the entire coast.
All in all, I enjoyed my stay here. There are many good memories
Upon arrival, at the airport we were met by representatives of Koral, who explained how to get to the bus. The journey from the airport to the hotel took about 2 hours. Flora Garden is located in the suburbs of Kusadasi and our hotel was the last one on the itinerary. Therefore, tune in for a long road, along the way the bus brings people to different hotels, along the way you get a tour of the hotels.
But when we left for excursions and drove home, the bus came to us first. Because of this, we left the hotel at 23.30 to collect everyone along the way, and the flight was at 4.35 in the morning. It was hard. In the future, I will take into account the location of the hotel from the airport!
We were taken to the hotel on a large comfortable bus, then transferred to a minibus, everyone who was in Flora Garden was already traveling in it. At first, our guide said that she would not go to the hotel with us, she would simply tell us how to fill everything out upon check-in (((Although, she accompanied people to all previous hotels. But then she changed her mind and came with us to the hotel.
The hotel itself is located in the suburbs of Kusadasi, in a small village. Around private houses, cottages for rent, small streets. There is no special infrastructure nearby. The hotel area is not very big, but quite cozy and comfortable.
They don't speak Russian at the reception, only Turkish and English. We arrived around 11:30 and were told there were no rooms available. Will only be from 14.00. But we were very lucky, we met a Russian-speaking girl Masha. Very nice and pleasant, she helped us a lot. Huge thanks to her! Masha worked in the kids club and in the interior of the hotel. With her help, we checked in much earlier than 14.00.
The room, as indicated, had a sea view. Even from the balcony you could see the cottage complex and the view of the mountains. The room is very pleasant, bright and modern. It is comfortable to be in it. The room is exactly the same as in the photo, only in the photo it seems larger, by the way, like the rest of the hotel. In reality, everything is not so large-scale, but still pleasant.
In our Family room limited we had 2 rooms, one of them without windows turns out. 1 large double bed, chair-bed is in a room with a balcony. And in the second room there are two single beds. 2 TVs and 1 air conditioner
Now I will begin the description of the negative moments. One of the main disadvantages of the hotel is poor housekeeping. True, we did not leave a dollar for the maids, maybe because of this it was so. After cleaning, it was clear that the floors were wiped only near the bathroom, and in the room where the beds, apparently, were wiped just to be. Even our footprints were visible before cleaning.
Towels and bedding changed on demand, everything is clean and pleasant. True, towels were not always given to everyone the right amount. We were 4 adults and a child. And on this occasion, at the reception we were told that now a lot of people have settled in and there is not enough for everyone))) It sounds ridiculous for a 5 * hotel.
In the restaurant where we ate, sometimes not quite clean plates and cutlery came across. But I don’t see a very big problem in this, they just took others, clean ones.
Another small minus is that there are not enough playgrounds on the territory of the hotel with swings, slides, where children could play in the fresh air. There is an indoor kids club and a small playground next to it. But I found out about its existence already upon returning home, looking through the photo of the hotel on the website)))
And for me personally, all the same, the minus is a very strong wind on the shore, on the sea. The wind blows almost always. Sometimes on the beach you even want to hide or get dressed. But the heat is very easy to bear. For our vacation, we were lucky for 2 days, there was no wind and the sea was incomparable: quiet, clean, warm.
Now for the good!
Nutrition.
The food is just excellent. Diverse, for every taste. And everything is very tasty. There was meat and fish all the time. Moreover, meat and fish in different forms: steamed, grilled, kebabs.
A wide selection of fruits, cheeses. Olives, yogurt, juices. Lots of salads for all tastes.
The food at the hotel is definitely a big plus!
Entertainment.
Family hotel. Every evening half an hour children's disco. The kids love it. Then the entertainment program. It will definitely not be boring, but I can’t say that it’s super wow-interesting either. During the day you can play volleyball, darts, water polo in the pool. Waterslides. You can go to the gym with a swimming pool.
Beach.
The beach is very good. Wide, spacious, there are always enough sun loungers for everyone. The entrance to the sea is gentle, the bottom is sandy. Just the right choice for kids. To normal depth it is necessary to go to the buoys. Blue flag beach. From the hotel to go to the sea for 5 minutes at a slow pace. The hotel is separated from the beach by a narrow embankment road that stretches along the entire coast.
All in all, I enjoyed my stay here. There are many good memories
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The small area of the hotel has everything you need to relax. Time flew by unnoticed. Our number was from 2 rooms with a partial sea view, 2nd floor (essentially the 3rd). Modern furniture in light colors is conducive to relaxation. Large flat screen TV in front of the bed. Need not needed, who cares, we periodically watched cartoons with a child.
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The small area of the hotel has everything you need to relax. Time flew by unnoticed. Our number was from 2 rooms with a partial sea view, 2nd floor (essentially the 3rd). Modern furniture in light colors is conducive to relaxation. Large flat screen TV in front of the bed. Need not needed, who cares, we periodically watched cartoons with a child. Each room has an air conditioner. As soon as you close the balcony, the air conditioner turns on. You can turn it on and off with the remote control, but sometimes this automatic switching on made me angry. The room is clean, pleasant. Everything is new. You can not take shower gel or shampoo with you. When it's over, tell the reception, they change it immediately and without question.
Cleaning on request. (Not to say that the floor looked super clean, but fresh) When leaving, press the "cleaning" icon and a sign is lit near your door - cleaning is required. Once they refused cleaning, but forgot to turn off the icon, so at about 17 o'clock a girl came and asked if there was a cleaning? I had to explain that we ourselves refused. Linen is clean-changed upon request at each cleaning, towels are changed (throw them on the floor). Whether you want it every day, or less often. Keep in mind that they can come to clean at 15 o'clock, but they will come anyway.
We liked the food very much. True, there were problems with not very clean dishes. I removed the plate that I did not like and took another one. Before us, people complained in the reviews. They changed the head of the restaurant, now it seems to be in order.
The variety of dishes and the taste are impressive. Lots of fish, seafood and grilled meats. There are always salads and vegetables. A sea of olives for every taste. And the cheese!! ! Also a lot. In the main restaurant, right in front of your eyes, they will cook pizza and much more delicious things. Didn't notice it was over. All the time watching and adding. Those. there is no point in running to a restaurant in order to have time to take something delicious. Problems were only with places. Sometimes there are no free tables. But rarely encountered such a problem. But if you get to the table, you also don’t want to leave in the shade. The waiters are attentive, and if you leave a tip, they will serve you wherever you sit. Many locals rest. I was surprised by Turkish dads who are constantly with their children. And they feed and walk. I did not expect!
The hotel area is small. But somehow everything is there. Bar, swimming pool, slides. Ice cream is delicious, ayran is cool, coffee is excellent. One more moment. Every day at a certain time, some cakes with filling are prepared on request. Couldn't try. There is always a small queue of 2-3 people and it is already difficult to find a place in your stomach, to be honest.
There are also 3 restaurants on site. You can sign up once for free if 7 nights and 2 times for free if 14 nights. Sign up as soon as you arrive. At the entrance, 10 steps straight and to the left, a presentable lady sits at the table. She will sign you up. We didn't go. The main restaurant had so many delicious things that it makes no sense.
I would not say that the staff is super friendly, but they seem to smile. They speak English and Turkish. Some waiters from Kyrgyzstan understand Russian. But you won't get much information from them. They only know their job. But the animator girl Masha is a miracle!! ! She works with children in the children's room. Helped us with translation. Pleasant to deal with, thank you very much! If you meet, give us a big hello.
Everything in the fridge was free. But the subsequent filling be prepared to pay. Safe is free. We used, but in general, experienced travelers do not advise. It is better to have a safe at the reception. Take towels for the beach in the SPA salon, from the reception down to the right. They are exchanged for cards, which are immediately issued along with a card from the number. The card from the number, as you enter on the wall, must be inserted into a special place. Then there will be light and air conditioning and water.
The animation is not intrusive. Every evening some kind of program. A day later, guest artists performed. And between them, their local animators held competitions.
And finally the Aegean Sea. The beach is large, there are always free sunbeds. The sea is very salty, it is better to wash off the sea water in the shower. There is a shower on the beach - cold, as for me. The beach is sandy, great for children. The sea is not deep. But it is quite possible to swim, you do not have to go far. BUT a fairly strong wind is constantly blowing from the sea. There were big waves, muddy water. For all the time, only 2 times I saw a calm sea, transparent and silky. Sometimes, especially after dinner, it seemed to blow out all the brains. The embankment is huge. Walk to the left, even to the right. We walked only 1 time, again because of the strong wind.
I recommend taking a place near the pool in the morning, you can swim to the sea, very close. Yes, and walk past the bar, you can cool off. But after lunch you have a windless pool and a beautiful tan.
I recommend the hotel to everyone. Of the minuses, I want to note the windy weather almost constantly. But at the same time, the wind helped to easily endure the heat. Which is very important. And there were no mosquitoes because of the wind. The nights are cool, and the sea is very warm in the morning. Need to get used to the pool. And the second minus is that there is no place for children 2-3 years old to play, except for 2 slides in the children's pool. Only on the beach in the sand to sculpt bees. The game room is not open all day and is taken there from 4 years old.
But I think these are minor things. We loved this hotel. Come and rest.
Cleaning on request. (Not to say that the floor looked super clean, but fresh) When leaving, press the "cleaning" icon and a sign is lit near your door - cleaning is required. Once they refused cleaning, but forgot to turn off the icon, so at about 17 o'clock a girl came and asked if there was a cleaning? I had to explain that we ourselves refused. Linen is clean-changed upon request at each cleaning, towels are changed (throw them on the floor). Whether you want it every day, or less often. Keep in mind that they can come to clean at 15 o'clock, but they will come anyway.
We liked the food very much. True, there were problems with not very clean dishes. I removed the plate that I did not like and took another one. Before us, people complained in the reviews. They changed the head of the restaurant, now it seems to be in order.
The variety of dishes and the taste are impressive. Lots of fish, seafood and grilled meats. There are always salads and vegetables. A sea of olives for every taste. And the cheese!! ! Also a lot. In the main restaurant, right in front of your eyes, they will cook pizza and much more delicious things. Didn't notice it was over. All the time watching and adding. Those. there is no point in running to a restaurant in order to have time to take something delicious. Problems were only with places. Sometimes there are no free tables. But rarely encountered such a problem. But if you get to the table, you also don’t want to leave in the shade. The waiters are attentive, and if you leave a tip, they will serve you wherever you sit. Many locals rest. I was surprised by Turkish dads who are constantly with their children. And they feed and walk. I did not expect!
The hotel area is small. But somehow everything is there. Bar, swimming pool, slides. Ice cream is delicious, ayran is cool, coffee is excellent. One more moment. Every day at a certain time, some cakes with filling are prepared on request. Couldn't try. There is always a small queue of 2-3 people and it is already difficult to find a place in your stomach, to be honest.
There are also 3 restaurants on site. You can sign up once for free if 7 nights and 2 times for free if 14 nights. Sign up as soon as you arrive. At the entrance, 10 steps straight and to the left, a presentable lady sits at the table. She will sign you up. We didn't go. The main restaurant had so many delicious things that it makes no sense.
I would not say that the staff is super friendly, but they seem to smile. They speak English and Turkish. Some waiters from Kyrgyzstan understand Russian. But you won't get much information from them. They only know their job. But the animator girl Masha is a miracle!! ! She works with children in the children's room. Helped us with translation. Pleasant to deal with, thank you very much! If you meet, give us a big hello.
Everything in the fridge was free. But the subsequent filling be prepared to pay. Safe is free. We used, but in general, experienced travelers do not advise. It is better to have a safe at the reception. Take towels for the beach in the SPA salon, from the reception down to the right. They are exchanged for cards, which are immediately issued along with a card from the number. The card from the number, as you enter on the wall, must be inserted into a special place. Then there will be light and air conditioning and water.
The animation is not intrusive. Every evening some kind of program. A day later, guest artists performed. And between them, their local animators held competitions.
And finally the Aegean Sea. The beach is large, there are always free sunbeds. The sea is very salty, it is better to wash off the sea water in the shower. There is a shower on the beach - cold, as for me. The beach is sandy, great for children. The sea is not deep. But it is quite possible to swim, you do not have to go far. BUT a fairly strong wind is constantly blowing from the sea. There were big waves, muddy water. For all the time, only 2 times I saw a calm sea, transparent and silky. Sometimes, especially after dinner, it seemed to blow out all the brains. The embankment is huge. Walk to the left, even to the right. We walked only 1 time, again because of the strong wind.
I recommend taking a place near the pool in the morning, you can swim to the sea, very close. Yes, and walk past the bar, you can cool off. But after lunch you have a windless pool and a beautiful tan.
I recommend the hotel to everyone. Of the minuses, I want to note the windy weather almost constantly. But at the same time, the wind helped to easily endure the heat. Which is very important. And there were no mosquitoes because of the wind. The nights are cool, and the sea is very warm in the morning. Need to get used to the pool. And the second minus is that there is no place for children 2-3 years old to play, except for 2 slides in the children's pool. Only on the beach in the sand to sculpt bees. The game room is not open all day and is taken there from 4 years old.
But I think these are minor things. We loved this hotel. Come and rest.
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We were very satisfied with our stay! They settled in a minute, they were already waiting for us, because the plane was delayed and we arrived at night, instead of the evening, they offered to eat. In the room everything was ready, the children were placed and made beds. The food is excellent, varied, especially fish and grilled veal.
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We were very satisfied with our stay! They settled in a minute, they were already waiting for us, because the plane was delayed and we arrived at night, instead of the evening, they offered to eat. In the room everything was ready, the children were placed and made beds. The food is excellent, varied, especially fish and grilled veal. There were dinners with a marine theme, they gave sushi, mussels, shrimp, baked salmon. Fruits are simply incomparable, in huge quantities, Turkish delight, various nuts, ice cream, everything is in unlimited access. The territory is quite small, but very well-groomed, there is where to hide in the shade with a cup of coffee. At first, we were upset that there was not enough area where to walk, but here is a big plus in the beautiful embankment, about 20 km long, there is where to roam. There are no large hotels nearby, and the cottages are private, where locals come for the summer, it is pleasant to walk and look at the beautiful cozy courtyards. Everything is just full of flowers. If you are with children, then the minus is that there is no children's playground in constant access. Only a small playground on the territory of the children's club, for the kids who go to the club. That is, to come to her just at any time will not work. . But we found two wonderful playgrounds on the embankment, not so far from the hotel and went there, the children got acquainted with the local children. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming, although not everyone speaks English. The sea is beautiful, shallow near the shore, you need to walk to the depths, which is also good if you have small children. The pools are excellent, for adults with three steep slides and two for children - one for the smallest, the second also with a slide for middle-aged children. The bar near the pools during the day also served delicious meals. When we arrived the hotel was not very busy, it was just great. But after July 1, more and more guests began to arrive and it became not so comfortable. The first days could not cope with the influx of people a little, the restaurant was noisy, crowded and sometimes they did not have time to take out clean dishes. But in a couple of days the staff adapted and everything was fine. But it became difficult to find a place on the beach and near the pool, sunbeds were delivered every day. This is probably the only snooze we found. Many locals have a rest, they come by car, for the weekend, for a week. We regarded this as a good indicator of value for money. . Our conclusion - the hotel is great for families with small children, but better not in the peak season.
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We got to the hotel by accident, a large green area, pleasant and very polite staff, an excellent swimming pool, the hotel is very well cleaned, there are tolerable flaws in the room: either the toilet is leaking, or the outlet is not working... but in general it will pull, the cook cooks rice perfectly, but how can you spoil a trout or a chicken? Fruit for every meal, beer is normal, wine is diluted, but you can get undiluted.
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We got to the hotel by accident, a large green area, pleasant and very polite staff, an excellent swimming pool, the hotel is very well cleaned, there are tolerable flaws in the room: either the toilet is leaking, or the outlet is not working... but in general it will pull, the cook cooks rice perfectly, but how can you spoil a trout or a chicken? Fruit for every meal, beer is normal, wine is diluted, but you can get undiluted. The most important thing: I didn’t like the sea - it’s very shallow and when you can’t swim in the waves, the water mixed with sand is unpleasant.
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We rested in Club Mersin Beach as a family (daughter 11 years old) from 05.06. 2010 to 19.06. 2010. We flew from Minsk, from Capital Tour, hosted by Alba Travel, also known as Peninsula Tour, met without any problems and after 2 hours (because we were the last on the route), arrived safely at the hotel. There, at the reception, we were “ringed” with branded wristbands, and since check-in was from 14-00, we were sent for a walk.
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We rested in Club Mersin Beach as a family (daughter 11 years old) from 05.06. 2010 to 19.06. 2010.
We flew from Minsk, from Capital Tour, hosted by Alba Travel, also known as Peninsula Tour, met without any problems and after 2 hours (because we were the last on the route), arrived safely at the hotel. There, at the reception, we were “ringed” with branded wristbands, and since check-in was from 14-00, we were sent for a walk. It should be noted that from that moment it was already possible to use food and other benefits of the hotel. The territory is very pretty, albeit small, and the embankment is just a fairy tale, well, we love that there is an empty beach to the right and left for kilometers, but at the same time ennobled, with wonderful paths, paved with tiles, decorated with palm trees and other plants, and in the dark also illuminated. In short, they were very satisfied with the territory - our option.
During the walk, we met the local massage therapist Almas, he was the only one of the staff who spoke Russian, as well as compatriots, they had been resting for a week and showed us “where is that” (at the reception they don’t explain and don’t show anything, they just give a leaflet with the work schedule restaurant and standard daily activities).
After dinner in the restaurant at 14-00 we go to the reception, they say another 15 minutes, just prepare the room, then again 20 minutes, etc. , but they didn’t ask for the first floor, they shrug their hands - there are no rooms (at the same time, the hotel is filled with a maximum of 2/3, the beginning of June, there are still no people), we take things and go to the room. What we saw there was beyond words: terrible dirt, old bed with sand on the sheets, left after vacationers, etc. (see photo).
We go to swear at the reception: “one moment, we’ll fix everything now, ” and again no one, and this is ad infinitum. Honestly, if it were not abroad, I would have given the manager in the face. As it turned out later, everyone had problems with settling.
Russian-speaking vacationers. Our guide Zhenya said that many simply cry from resentment, like children, it is understandable: "you, but for your own money. " Thanks to Zhenya that in the end we got a good room on the 3rd floor overlooking the garden on one side and the goose with goslings on the other. True, with 2 beds. I had to pile up the remnants of English and explain that there are three of us, then fight off a smelly folding bed as a 3rd bed. We look at the clock, wow, 17-30, we quickly settled. In fact, we have no complaints about the work of the hotel's junior staff (maids, waiters, bartenders, porters), but the managers at the reception deserve a fat Kol from us.
After settlement.
we go to the beach, it’s really good, it reminds me a lot of my native Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg: a long shallow sandy entrance, however, it’s unclear near the shore, but if there is a wave, and it happens there often in the evening, then it’s a pleasure to ride the waves, children just trudge, on the beach there is a kind of two kayaks and a pedalo catamaran, they are free. It is impossible to say that the beach is very clean, vacationers greatly contribute to this, although the trash cans are every two meters.
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At lunch and dinner, the restaurant has a bar, and you pour yourself wine from barrels. The waiters - the guys are very smart, they are quite satisfied with their work. If you are leaving on an excursion, or somewhere else, ask at the reception for a lunch box (packed rations according to ours), only you need to do this in advance, a day in advance. Good natural coffee can be drunk only for money, in a bar it costs 2 Euros, and on the waterfront in the nearest cafes 2 liras, you catch the difference.
The animation is all in French, and in general everything in the hotel is for the French, even purely French games are cultivated, Fr 80 percent, a terrible audience. But you can work out various aerobics, play table tennis, volleyball (albeit with a soccer ball), surprisingly everything is strictly on schedule, volleyball lasts exactly 1 hour, then the animator thanks everyone and takes the ball away, he was very sorry that he didn’t take his gym so and did not find, the daughter claimed that there is.
They practically don’t take care of children, only in the evening there is a children’s disco for the smallest, I didn’t see an adult at all, although one bartender invited my wife, sometimes artists perform (dance group, circus, belly dance), but mostly animators give performances, in general they are good guys but not a word in Russian. The wife and daughter spent the evenings mainly in the Turkish bath, the sauna was also okay, I liked it (the bath and sauna in Mersin are free, massage is paid, foam massage is free for children).
Remark: in order to receive beach towels, demand (themselves, bastards, they won’t even offer) special cards at the reception upon arrival. Get towels in the bath, and change them there for clean ones, from the reception to the left and down. Loss of a card - 10 euros, and loss of a room key - 30 dollars (bargaining is appropriate, people knocked down to 10), they will also require money from the reception to call the guide (calling the guide is free !! ! ! ). Tip - bargain until you're hoarse.
Excursions and attractions: for this it is worth going to Kusadasi, because everything is very close, of course, this is the ancient city of Ephesus, there is probably no such large, perfectly preserved ancient city anywhere, we highly recommend it. Pamukalle - indeed, nature can create something that a person would not even think of. By the way, you can usefully travel to Turkey in the winter, too, in Pamukalle to the thermal springs, we were there during the tour, smeared with mud, etc. etc. , they also saw what a restaurant in a 4-star hotel is, frankly, Mersin has faded in our eyes, the difference is too great.
Aquapark (Adaland) is the largest water park in Turkey. Children are in heaven there. But we must constantly remember about safety precautions, the risk of injury from a simple abrasion to dislocation and fracture is very high (especially on tube slides). Ours badly skinned her thigh, and in the first-aid post there is only iodine and peroxide.
Food and drinks in Adaland are quite expensive.
Mili Park, or national park-reserve, with a huge 12-kilometer canyon and wonderful beaches, a youth bath and ecological trails, etc. I think that this journey of ours is worth telling in more detail: on the last day of rest, we finally decided our dream to get to Mili Park. We traveled by shuttle minibuses (dolmush) through Davutlar and Guzelchamly. We are running out of time, because we are leaving tomorrow morning, so we get off at the stop of the second beach, we still won’t have time to do anything before lunch. God, what the purest water is there, there are no people, but at the same time everything is civilized, wooden sunbeds with umbrellas, there are even tables with benches, showers and toilets, and there are giants around the pines, because there is a paradise on earth! Order in the park is guarded by mounted gendarmes, well, they look very nice, I don’t even know who is more beautiful, guys or horses.
And now the horrors from Mili Park: there are A LOT of wild boars and THEY ATTACK PEOPLE. These animals are so accustomed to the appearance of a person that they are not afraid of him at all, moreover, they behave extremely arrogantly. We arrived at the beach early enough, put things on the table. The first appearance of a pig with piglets made us tender, the children threw them a bun, the adults took pictures. When the gruntels ran away, everyone went for a swim, then the adults got mad on the sunbeds, the children played nearby, nothing foreshadowed danger. The idyll was blown up by the cry of the daughter. Turning around, we saw how the leader of the pack, standing on the table, was wielding his snout in our things. Being the first near the boar, the daughter tried to drive him away. The beast, jumping off the table, grabbed the child's hand with his teeth. The wife launched a stone at the boar, followed by the others, after which he retreated into the thicket.
It cannot be said that the wounds on the hand were large, but still to the point of blood, the girl was very frightened, crying, probably from pain and resentment that she did not get even, because she scolded the boar with all the nasty words that she knew. The wound was washed and upon arrival at the hotel, through a guide, they consulted a doctor. A Russian-speaking doctor arrived, took us to the clinic, they did an X-ray of the hand, and saying that it was okay, they issued an insured event, after which they made vaccinations in the hospital, the course of which we continued to do at home.
Everything was done promptly, respect to the doctors, to the insurers too.
About shopping: of course, when guides take you to shops on excursions, everything is exorbitant there. Example: in a shop for tourists a box of sweets is 5 dollars, in the market in Guzelcamli 2.5 lira (1.7 $), and in a cheap sweet shop for locals already 1 lira (0.7 $).
They said that on Wednesdays a large clothing market operates in Kusadasi, and on Fridays there is a food market, alas, we were not there. At the bazaar in Guzelchamly (one hour walk along the embankment from the hotel - I recommend everyone to take a walk), I was, in principle, decent prices, the cap that I bought there is sold at exorbitant prices in the market in Minsk. The most correct choice for shopping is a trip to the Outlet Center in the city of Soke (5 km of the Soke-Bodrum highway), where, unlike the market, branded items are sold, sewn in industrial factories, and not in basements. Only you need to go not with a tour arranged by guides, but by yourself. In the first case, you will have a maximum of an hour and a half for shopping, while you will have a crowd of three sellers in the store, who 90 percent understand and speak only Turkish and are in no hurry anywhere, as a result, who managed to buy - the rest next time.
In the second case, you can wander around these three hefty centers of branded trade, stretching for 2 km, for at least a whole day, slowly choosing and trying on, but how will you explain yourself without a Turkish guide? We went there on our own, I tried to explain myself in Turkish, my wife says that I even succeeded, it seems to me that the main thing here is to ask the right question, and after the dialogue starts (even at the level of gestures), you will definitely get the necessary information and get where you need to. In general, based on the results of independent travels around the area, so to speak, “going to the people”, I conclude that the Turkish subjects turned out to be very responsive, friendly people, ready to help if they are asked for it (this does not apply to managers at the Mersin reception).
Conclusions and assessments: Turkey itself - 5, Kusadasi - 4+. Hotel Mersin: location and beach - 5, service -3, food -3+, animation - 0.
We flew from Minsk, from Capital Tour, hosted by Alba Travel, also known as Peninsula Tour, met without any problems and after 2 hours (because we were the last on the route), arrived safely at the hotel. There, at the reception, we were “ringed” with branded wristbands, and since check-in was from 14-00, we were sent for a walk. It should be noted that from that moment it was already possible to use food and other benefits of the hotel. The territory is very pretty, albeit small, and the embankment is just a fairy tale, well, we love that there is an empty beach to the right and left for kilometers, but at the same time ennobled, with wonderful paths, paved with tiles, decorated with palm trees and other plants, and in the dark also illuminated. In short, they were very satisfied with the territory - our option.
During the walk, we met the local massage therapist Almas, he was the only one of the staff who spoke Russian, as well as compatriots, they had been resting for a week and showed us “where is that” (at the reception they don’t explain and don’t show anything, they just give a leaflet with the work schedule restaurant and standard daily activities).
After dinner in the restaurant at 14-00 we go to the reception, they say another 15 minutes, just prepare the room, then again 20 minutes, etc. , but they didn’t ask for the first floor, they shrug their hands - there are no rooms (at the same time, the hotel is filled with a maximum of 2/3, the beginning of June, there are still no people), we take things and go to the room. What we saw there was beyond words: terrible dirt, old bed with sand on the sheets, left after vacationers, etc. (see photo).
We go to swear at the reception: “one moment, we’ll fix everything now, ” and again no one, and this is ad infinitum. Honestly, if it were not abroad, I would have given the manager in the face. As it turned out later, everyone had problems with settling.
Russian-speaking vacationers. Our guide Zhenya said that many simply cry from resentment, like children, it is understandable: "you, but for your own money. " Thanks to Zhenya that in the end we got a good room on the 3rd floor overlooking the garden on one side and the goose with goslings on the other. True, with 2 beds. I had to pile up the remnants of English and explain that there are three of us, then fight off a smelly folding bed as a 3rd bed. We look at the clock, wow, 17-30, we quickly settled. In fact, we have no complaints about the work of the hotel's junior staff (maids, waiters, bartenders, porters), but the managers at the reception deserve a fat Kol from us.
After settlement.
we go to the beach, it’s really good, it reminds me a lot of my native Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg: a long shallow sandy entrance, however, it’s unclear near the shore, but if there is a wave, and it happens there often in the evening, then it’s a pleasure to ride the waves, children just trudge, on the beach there is a kind of two kayaks and a pedalo catamaran, they are free. It is impossible to say that the beach is very clean, vacationers greatly contribute to this, although the trash cans are every two meters.
Now let's talk about nutrition.
At lunch and dinner, the restaurant has a bar, and you pour yourself wine from barrels. The waiters - the guys are very smart, they are quite satisfied with their work. If you are leaving on an excursion, or somewhere else, ask at the reception for a lunch box (packed rations according to ours), only you need to do this in advance, a day in advance. Good natural coffee can be drunk only for money, in a bar it costs 2 Euros, and on the waterfront in the nearest cafes 2 liras, you catch the difference.
The animation is all in French, and in general everything in the hotel is for the French, even purely French games are cultivated, Fr 80 percent, a terrible audience. But you can work out various aerobics, play table tennis, volleyball (albeit with a soccer ball), surprisingly everything is strictly on schedule, volleyball lasts exactly 1 hour, then the animator thanks everyone and takes the ball away, he was very sorry that he didn’t take his gym so and did not find, the daughter claimed that there is.
They practically don’t take care of children, only in the evening there is a children’s disco for the smallest, I didn’t see an adult at all, although one bartender invited my wife, sometimes artists perform (dance group, circus, belly dance), but mostly animators give performances, in general they are good guys but not a word in Russian. The wife and daughter spent the evenings mainly in the Turkish bath, the sauna was also okay, I liked it (the bath and sauna in Mersin are free, massage is paid, foam massage is free for children).
Remark: in order to receive beach towels, demand (themselves, bastards, they won’t even offer) special cards at the reception upon arrival. Get towels in the bath, and change them there for clean ones, from the reception to the left and down. Loss of a card - 10 euros, and loss of a room key - 30 dollars (bargaining is appropriate, people knocked down to 10), they will also require money from the reception to call the guide (calling the guide is free !! ! ! ). Tip - bargain until you're hoarse.
Excursions and attractions: for this it is worth going to Kusadasi, because everything is very close, of course, this is the ancient city of Ephesus, there is probably no such large, perfectly preserved ancient city anywhere, we highly recommend it. Pamukalle - indeed, nature can create something that a person would not even think of. By the way, you can usefully travel to Turkey in the winter, too, in Pamukalle to the thermal springs, we were there during the tour, smeared with mud, etc. etc. , they also saw what a restaurant in a 4-star hotel is, frankly, Mersin has faded in our eyes, the difference is too great.
Aquapark (Adaland) is the largest water park in Turkey. Children are in heaven there. But we must constantly remember about safety precautions, the risk of injury from a simple abrasion to dislocation and fracture is very high (especially on tube slides). Ours badly skinned her thigh, and in the first-aid post there is only iodine and peroxide.
Food and drinks in Adaland are quite expensive.
Mili Park, or national park-reserve, with a huge 12-kilometer canyon and wonderful beaches, a youth bath and ecological trails, etc. I think that this journey of ours is worth telling in more detail: on the last day of rest, we finally decided our dream to get to Mili Park. We traveled by shuttle minibuses (dolmush) through Davutlar and Guzelchamly. We are running out of time, because we are leaving tomorrow morning, so we get off at the stop of the second beach, we still won’t have time to do anything before lunch. God, what the purest water is there, there are no people, but at the same time everything is civilized, wooden sunbeds with umbrellas, there are even tables with benches, showers and toilets, and there are giants around the pines, because there is a paradise on earth! Order in the park is guarded by mounted gendarmes, well, they look very nice, I don’t even know who is more beautiful, guys or horses.
And now the horrors from Mili Park: there are A LOT of wild boars and THEY ATTACK PEOPLE. These animals are so accustomed to the appearance of a person that they are not afraid of him at all, moreover, they behave extremely arrogantly. We arrived at the beach early enough, put things on the table. The first appearance of a pig with piglets made us tender, the children threw them a bun, the adults took pictures. When the gruntels ran away, everyone went for a swim, then the adults got mad on the sunbeds, the children played nearby, nothing foreshadowed danger. The idyll was blown up by the cry of the daughter. Turning around, we saw how the leader of the pack, standing on the table, was wielding his snout in our things. Being the first near the boar, the daughter tried to drive him away. The beast, jumping off the table, grabbed the child's hand with his teeth. The wife launched a stone at the boar, followed by the others, after which he retreated into the thicket.
It cannot be said that the wounds on the hand were large, but still to the point of blood, the girl was very frightened, crying, probably from pain and resentment that she did not get even, because she scolded the boar with all the nasty words that she knew. The wound was washed and upon arrival at the hotel, through a guide, they consulted a doctor. A Russian-speaking doctor arrived, took us to the clinic, they did an X-ray of the hand, and saying that it was okay, they issued an insured event, after which they made vaccinations in the hospital, the course of which we continued to do at home.
Everything was done promptly, respect to the doctors, to the insurers too.
About shopping: of course, when guides take you to shops on excursions, everything is exorbitant there. Example: in a shop for tourists a box of sweets is 5 dollars, in the market in Guzelcamli 2.5 lira (1.7 $), and in a cheap sweet shop for locals already 1 lira (0.7 $).
They said that on Wednesdays a large clothing market operates in Kusadasi, and on Fridays there is a food market, alas, we were not there. At the bazaar in Guzelchamly (one hour walk along the embankment from the hotel - I recommend everyone to take a walk), I was, in principle, decent prices, the cap that I bought there is sold at exorbitant prices in the market in Minsk. The most correct choice for shopping is a trip to the Outlet Center in the city of Soke (5 km of the Soke-Bodrum highway), where, unlike the market, branded items are sold, sewn in industrial factories, and not in basements. Only you need to go not with a tour arranged by guides, but by yourself. In the first case, you will have a maximum of an hour and a half for shopping, while you will have a crowd of three sellers in the store, who 90 percent understand and speak only Turkish and are in no hurry anywhere, as a result, who managed to buy - the rest next time.
In the second case, you can wander around these three hefty centers of branded trade, stretching for 2 km, for at least a whole day, slowly choosing and trying on, but how will you explain yourself without a Turkish guide? We went there on our own, I tried to explain myself in Turkish, my wife says that I even succeeded, it seems to me that the main thing here is to ask the right question, and after the dialogue starts (even at the level of gestures), you will definitely get the necessary information and get where you need to. In general, based on the results of independent travels around the area, so to speak, “going to the people”, I conclude that the Turkish subjects turned out to be very responsive, friendly people, ready to help if they are asked for it (this does not apply to managers at the Mersin reception).
Conclusions and assessments: Turkey itself - 5, Kusadasi - 4+. Hotel Mersin: location and beach - 5, service -3, food -3+, animation - 0.
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Poor service, little food (constantly running out). The choice is small and the quality of products is below average. Something is constantly breaking in the rooms. The beach is beautiful, the Aegean Sea is great. The tour operator's guide constantly hovered over some left-wing services and goods, instead of doing his direct duties.
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Poor service, little food (constantly running out). The choice is small and the quality of products is below average. Something is constantly breaking in the rooms.
The beach is beautiful, the Aegean Sea is great. The tour operator's guide constantly hovered over some left-wing services and goods, instead of doing his direct duties. The area is interesting, you can walk and see how wealthy Turks live.
In general, I recommend Kusadasi and the Aegean Sea, but I do not recommend Mersin. There are plenty of smaller private hotels nearby that are cheaper in price and better in quality. A big minus for the tour operator TEZ Tour, which offers such bad hotels.
In general, you can go to Turkey without problems and without a tour operator (negotiate directly via the Internet), which charges tourists at least 50%, and in return often offers a mediocre service.
The beach is beautiful, the Aegean Sea is great. The tour operator's guide constantly hovered over some left-wing services and goods, instead of doing his direct duties. The area is interesting, you can walk and see how wealthy Turks live.
In general, I recommend Kusadasi and the Aegean Sea, but I do not recommend Mersin. There are plenty of smaller private hotels nearby that are cheaper in price and better in quality. A big minus for the tour operator TEZ Tour, which offers such bad hotels.
In general, you can go to Turkey without problems and without a tour operator (negotiate directly via the Internet), which charges tourists at least 50%, and in return often offers a mediocre service.
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