Good budget stay

Written: 11 september 2016
Travel time: 4 — 11 september 2016
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 4.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
Rest time from 09/04/2016 to 09/11/2016.
1. Tour operator. Tour operator TPG, host Lemar. Departure from Kharkiv to Dalaman and back is timely, without delay. No complaints about the transfer.
2. Settlement quickly, efficiently, without money. The guys at the reception are just great, thanks to them. We arrived at the hotel around 18:00. We settled in a bungalow - 3rd floor No. 704 (with a sea view from the balcony). Everything worked, the furniture is not new, but all in good condition, the air conditioner cools normally, not noisy. The bed and towels are clean, the room has a hair dryer. In the mini-bar, water is 2 * 1.5 liters. The minibar was not replenished anymore. Water was collected from coolers in the dining room, at bars or on the beach. Safe for a fee of 1.5 euros per day. Wi-Fi is paid (we did not take it, so I do not know the cost).

3. Cleaning. I can’t rate it, because you can't appreciate something that doesn't exist. They tuck in the blanket and take the dollar. Therefore, the dollar ceased to leave. The floor is not washed, the ashtray is not washed (and sometimes they are not shaken out), the mirrors have not been washed for a very long time. Tips must be earned. Upon check-in, they put two soaps, 2 shower caps, a mini-set of cotton buds, a set of needle and thread, 3 rolls of paper. Either shower gel or shampoo is poured into the dispenser in the shower. Nothing else is reported.
4. Dining room. Not quite close to the restaurant. The choice of dishes is large, the snack table is served in portions (kokotnitsy, kremanki, etc. ). Breakfast is not very varied, but for a week you can take a different set every day. After all, no one cooks 148 dishes for breakfast at home. Cheeses, olives, olives, sausage, eggs, omelettes, muesli, dried fruits, jams, honey, maple syrup, pancakes. There are plenty to choose from. Dinner. Two types of soup (toasted with croutons), grilled meat or fish, salad greens, sauces, stewed, boiled vegetables, stewed meat, battered fish, etc. At the restaurant on the beach for a snack, delicious cheese pizza. There was something new on the snack table every day: shrimp salad or crab meat (not to be confused with crab sticks, although they were also there? ) - this is in addition to the usual snacks. Fruits - melon, watermelon, plums, apples. There are no oranges! Among the shortcomings: sometimes dirty plates come across, the closed restaurant is not designed for the full occupancy of the hotel, I wanted more buns and traditional oriental sweets. On the grill, most often the meat was browned. With a children's menu strained. There are few waiters and they are rather cleaners, because they did not have time to bring anything to anyone. But they clean like bees quickly and efficiently, for which they are a big plus. There are a lot of wasps near the tables in the open air of the restaurant, there are none inside the restaurant. At dinner at the fish restaurant there was a big sea bass and various seafood.
5. Drinks. The coolers contain packaged juices, not powdered ones. Tea is good, coffee is not for everybody. For lunch and dinner, they give ayran in portioned cups.
6. Alcohol. The wine is most likely powdered, "noisy" even if you drink 1 or 2 glasses. Good gin and tonic, not bad brandy, locally poured Baileys liquor. Cocktails are well made.

7. Beach. Artificial stone, the entrance to the water along the ladder as in the pool. The water is super warm and very clear - like in the Red Sea. Shower, changing cabins, toilet (clean), sun loungers, umbrellas, there is a slide on the beach. It's free. Water bike and other fun - for money. Beach towels for a deposit of $ 10. Cards are given at the reception, and the towels themselves are near the spa from 9-00 to 18-00.
8. Pool. They clean, they clean. For kids mini-slide. Enough sunbeds and umbrellas
9. Technical services. Everything worked on the territory of the hotel, which means the technical service - well done . . The water cooler broke down - they fixed it in 2 minutes.
10. Animation. Very weak and only in the evening. The animation team needs to change. It is calculated either on very drunk or narrow-minded people. There is no disco.
11. Territory. Throughout the hotel, pine trees, bushes and flowers. A very picturesque place. Cicadas chirp all day long, and crickets chirp at night. It's not stressful. After the metropolis it is nice to listen to the sounds of nature. There is a piano in the hotel lobby, sometimes there is live music. If you can do it yourself, no problem! To Icmeler, a very leisurely step along the promenade along the beach - 20 minutes, to Marmaris -25. You can take a bike, scooter or electric bike and ride along the edge of the promenade path. Renting at the hotel is expensive, you have to take it from street agencies.

12. Excursions. According to the hotel guide Maria and the tour guide Diana, there are very big claims. Intimidation (buy excursions only from me, and if not, then you are responsible for yourself and I have nothing to do with you). It's just ridiculous for those who are not the first time abroad. The tour operator has nothing to do with the insurance policy! Read the policy, it's all there. They took an excursion from the hotel guide only to Pamukkale and only because it “only now and only for us” had an adequate price of $47. But! As it turned out, most of the time was spent on the "exclusive" wine shop, jewelry and textile store. Our group was budgetary and almost no one bought anything, which upset Diana endlessly. Most of the story of the guide Diana was dedicated to her - super professional, licensed, erudite, etc. Self-promotion must be supported by facts, which, alas, was not. The bus was late, the information was presented in a minimal amount, like from a history textbook. And all this in a bored tone. On Pamukala she ran ahead and only the first 10 people listened to the information. Disappointed. We took a tour of Dalyan on the street, but also from a licensed agency. The cost is $22 versus $41 for Lemar. The group was 24 people (English, German, Turkish and Russian). There were two licensed guides per group. Here are the professionals! We haven't had such an informative tour for a long time. The guides were able to pay attention to each person personally and present facts in an interesting way. When leaving the city, the tourist police stopped and checked their documents for the right to take a tour. activity. After checking in 1 minute we drove on. On excursions, they brought them to therapeutic mud with a hydrogen sulfide bath with water t + 40 (free of charge), they sailed along the river along the Lycian tombs in the rocks, on the beach of the Mediterranean Sea there were about 1 hour. 30 minutes. Sea is warm. Near the beach, a river flows into the sea - very beautiful. On the pier from the side of the river, two carriage-caretta turtles were seen. We also took a walking tour of the islands from street guides. With drinks including wine and beer 25 USD. No drinks $19 I am not advertising any street agency specifically, but I want to note that it is also safe to travel with them and much cheaper than with a hotel guide. The decision is made by everyone.
13. General impression. The hotel is worth the money (for 2 people 850 dollars per week). The nature is gorgeous, the food is decent, there is where to walk. I recommend!
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