Good hotel, but problems with the beach and the road from the airport is at least three hours

Written: 12 june 2018
Travel time: 26 may — 3 june 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 7.0
We rested in late May - early June 2018. Going on a trip, we knew almost nothing about the hotel, because, unfortunately, there are few reviews about it.

A small digression: if you have even the slightest opportunity not to contact the Joinup tour operator. ua, please use it. Otherwise your holiday (100%) will be ruined. In our case, the plane was promised to take off from Kyiv to Bodrum at 8 am, departed at 7 pm. We got back with the same adventures.

Attention: it takes at least three hours to get to the hotel from the airport! The guides will tell you "about two", as they assured us, but don't believe it. If you go in the morning or afternoon, there is an opportunity to admire the scenery outside the window. They are amazing here! The bus has air conditioning, which is also a big plus. But if you get to the hotel in the dark, as happened to us, it will be a little sad.


We got to the resting place around midnight. We were quickly settled: 11th floor, room 1106, view of the sea and pools. Offered to eat at the main restaurant.
We liked the room - after renovation, everything is practically new. The only embarrassing thing was that it was very high (I'm terribly afraid of heights! ) and there were elevators right in front of the room. They asked to change the number. The next morning we were offered to see housing on the 6th floor. It seemed to us that the room was smaller, and the view was not very good - at the construction site. We decided to stay in our 1106. I got used to the height over time, the elevators moved silently. The room was cleaned to perfection. Not just changed towels and a little marafetili. Wet cleaning of the entire room - every day. The bed was changed every other day.

An important detail: the hotel staff communicates in English and Turkish. In Russian, we managed to talk with only one waiter, as it turned out in the conversation, he came from Baku. Tourists - mostly Europeans - from Germany, Holland, Romania, Bulgaria, Iran.

My fondest memory is dining out on the terrace in the main restaurant. From there you can see incredible sunsets!
The breakfasts there are great too. Freshly squeezed orange juices, omelettes and pancakes with all sorts of toppings, cooked right in front of you. Yummy! ! Lots of fruits - cherries, strawberries, apricots, watermelons, apples, oranges. Snacks are huge! Greens and vegetables! Sauces for them! My favorite is pomegranate - there is very, very much! For lunch there are always two types of soup, fish, a lot of meat. And the desserts! Their number is uncountable! And Turkish bread and pizza straight from the oven is something! The food here is very, very, very much, different and delicious!! ! The lobby bar is open around the clock, there is a normal whiskey, liqueurs, tequila, cocktails. There is live music in the evenings. A lot of people gather, drink, very lively support the musicians.

There are several swimming pools on site. We chose the one on the right on the way to the beach. It is always very quiet there, unlike the central pool, where there are many parents with children.
By the way, there are a lot of small children in the hotel, but since the territory is rather big, it is imperceptible. At least, I don’t remember capricious tantrums and crying.

Beach. But I did not like this at all ...Unfortunately. First, very small. You go, you go, and the water is all knee-deep. Without exaggeration! Secondly, the constant waves that rock the sand. In short, the bottom is not visible at all. Sunbeds on the beach are normal, mattresses are not always perfectly clean, but it’s hard to change something here, because the beach is sandy, not pebbles. The water bottle was very warm. But people practically did not swim, more - they sunbathed. We found a way out: a little to the side - and the beach is not so shallow. True, this is the territory of another hotel, but no one has ever approached us with claims. One day, the husband went on a reconnaissance along the sea and came across an incredibly beautiful beach. The next morning we went there with the whole family. We walked for a long time, but it's worth it: white sand and blue-blue calm sea. Like in the movies!
True, then it turned out that the beach is paid, like $ 5 per person. We did not take money with us and we were allowed to stay for free. It is worth noting that the people here are all very hospitable, they will do everything to make you satisfied.

We were satisfied! There are clearly more pros than cons.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original

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