Our holiday in Caesar was a success!

Written: 4 july 2018
Travel time: 4 — 14 june 2018
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: 5.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
We rested at Cesars Resort Side from June 4 to June 14.2018, two adults and two children 10 and 12 years old. This year, Turkey, with a flight from Almaty, has noticeably risen in price, so it took a long time to select an acceptable option with a good sea and territory. Caesar was chosen, knowing all his pluses and minuses, so I will not write with indignant cries, I will try to be more or less objective.
The meeting company was TUI - well done! We met at the exit from the airport, carried the suitcases to the minibus and brought only our family to the hotel, we can say that we got an individual transfer! We arrived at lunchtime so check in went smoothly. The Russian-speaking administrator immediately explained that it costs $ 20 per day to settle in the main building, and we had the same STANDARD POOL SIDE in the voucher, they didn’t pay extra, they just asked for a room not inside the well, but outside and a higher floor, focusing on the reviews they read . The room is a bit old, but everything worked and most importantly it was not cramped! A large double bed, a sofa for the older and younger brought a cot instantly. Flat TV, wardrobes with a bunch of hangers, a free safe, in the refrigerator - only the expected water. In the bathroom, the initial set of shampoo-shower-gel-lotion, soap in the dispenser. The hair dryer is weak, but I always take my travel one with me. There are only 2 outlets, we always take an extension cord and tees with us, since everyone now has smartphones and tablets. The condik worked adequately, enjoyed. From the balcony there is a decent view of the hotels, the street and the sea in the distance. A couple of times music thundered from neighboring hotels, mostly silence after 11-12, so we slept like dead. The building itself is located below the main one and you have to climb the stairs a little up, for us this was not a problem, since the children are already big. But I would probably advise parents with small children and the elderly to immediately book the main building while still in a travel agency.
Cleaning is so-so, we barely came to an understanding with our cleaning aunt, who stubbornly rushed to our room after dinner, when we were resting. Towels are changed daily, bed linen is changed every 5 days, wet cleaning is very symbolic.

The sea is gorgeous, the coast is sandy, the entrance is gentle, there are a lot of sunbeds, they never took a place in advance. There were small stones in the middle, so it was prudent to swim around the edges, swim both to the left and to the right, everywhere is good!
The territory is green, well-groomed, constantly watered and cared for flowers. There is where to take pictures and take a walk, a very interesting veranda of the hotel. Pools 2, the one closer to the sea, deeper and quieter, fewer people. In the second, animation games are held, so it is more crowded there. Slides worked by the hour, the children really enjoyed it.
Wi-Fi is free, the coverage is unstable, but it was enough for whatsapp and browsing sites.
Animation is lively, do not let you get bored. I went to water gymnastics every morning with Miss Cathy, she is just a lighter! The hubby at lunchtime enjoyed shooting with an air rifle (thanks to the animator George! ), Playing darts. Animators were constantly working with children in the mini-club, drawing on T-shirts, then in the evening they were handed out in the amphitheater. Our youngest danced at the mini-disco in the evening, he really liked the funny dances. Occasionally there were guest artists who alternated with amateur performances of local animation.
Nutrition. Overall good, but there were really queues! As I understand it, the vacationers themselves created them, wanting to put everything in a row on a plate. But in general they got used to it. I was pleasantly surprised by the abundance of fruits, I really liked the pears and cherries. Ice cream was given for dinner, and in the package, everyone got it. I won’t bore you with listing everything, we always chose something tasty for ourselves. In general, for a budget five, quite decent food. They preferred to dine on the open veranda with live music.
My husband had a birthday on the third day of rest, the waiter brought a present from the hotel to the room - a bottle of local wine and a plate of fruit. A trifle, but nice!

From alcohol, hubby drank Tuborg beer, he checked it out, I treated myself to Baileys in the bar in the lobby, not the original of course, but delicious. The children drank milkshakes. There you can also ask the girl from the bar to make Turkish coffee, unfortunately I found out about it too late. Very fragrant!
Shopping around the hotel is excellent, several rows of shops and a large Kumkö y center to the right of the hotel. You can and should bargain! We collected a lot of bed linen in the Alt? nba? ak store, the owner was well inferior in price, we even became friends, treated us to Turkish coffee. We bought a lot of leather shoes on the rows, an excellent weight Turkish delight from Arthur. The sales people are all friendly and talkative. We went a couple of times on our own to Manavgat, bought a lot of things at LC Waikiki, this brand has been in Kazakhstan for a long time, but it is in Turkey that the assortment is more interesting and the prices are lower! We visited the vaunted Nova Mall, an interesting mall, many different shops. . .
The flight was rescheduled for us, to our great joy, 5 hours later, thanks to which we managed to swim before lunch, get ready, check in and have a quiet lunch, and at 14:30 an empty minibus arrived for us, which comfortably drove us alone to the airport, so that tour operator TUI respect!
In the end, I want to say that we liked the rest in Caesar! There were small expected minuses, but they were blocked by positive emotions! Read reviews carefully to know what to expect.
A life hack from my husband - dinner starts at exactly 19:00, and earlier they are not allowed into the restaurant from the main building. But! It is possible to take good places on the street for a pleasant dinner - just go to the outdoor area of ​ ​ the restaurant from the beach, there is an entrance from the beach bar. There are many good places at 18:40-18:45! And delicious food will not run away from you : )
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