I really liked Sydney.

Written: 1 july 2011
Travel time: 7 — 17 june 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; 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: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 9.0
Spontaneously getting together, literally in one day, I went with my sister on the "fortune 4 *" system to Turkey. for those who do not know such a system: you pay for a 4 * level tour, fly with a bang to the country, and upon arrival you are told which hotel and generally which resort you will go to. (The point is that the tour is much cheaper than usual in an average 4 * hotel) the catch is that you can be settled in as an excellent high-class hotel on the first, maximum second coastline, or they can be in a city hut with no windows, to the sea by bus, and the 3 * level is not clear how received . in general, really FORTUNE)))
we ended up at the golf club & park hotel. in fact, these are two different hotels - the club and the park itself, located at a distance of 50 meters from each other through the park. Both hotels belong to the same chain, bracelets work in both hotels, that is, the infrastructure can be used without problems. The club is more fun, there is animation , mini disco, performances in the evenings, music at the garden bar, informants run around the territory all the time, who really will not let you get bored alone (if they notice signs of boredom or discontent on your face, they come up, start a conversation, and try to cheer you up- without suggesting or imposing anything). in the Park it is quieter, it is more modest, 1 swimming pool, the food is worse, but it is quiet and no one irritates or annoys with noise. there are very beautiful pine forests around, a wonderful smell of pine needles, the sea and flowers.
The rooms are good, though small, the rooms are cleaned too, leave a tip, they will clean it as for relatives, well, there are swan flowers, of course).

The pools are pleasant, not too deep, the water is clean and does not smell of bleach, though it is cool (compared to the sea), but we liked it, because you go to the sea in the morning, and go to the pool in the afternoon, when it is very hot and you want to freshen up.
on the territory they offer a sauna, massage and peeling, who is not indifferent - go ahead, they do it well and the procedure is useful, at a cost of around 20-25 dollars, braids, make tattoos (temporary).
food: well, I wouldn’t call it very good (probably it’s already a matter of taste), not enough meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, salads, sweets, fruits, drinks.
from alcohol, wine is red and white-icy, and quite decent at bars, beer is also usable), vodka-36%, gin-I don’t really understand it, but it seemed to be edible, and Raki- I liked this thing, but it is impossible to drink it for several days in a row - an increased heartbeat begins (anise, after all). There is nothing else from alcohol, so if you like it, bring your own). and their cigarettes, it's expensive there - parliament slims - 5 dollars (we have 1, for comparison).
Sea. The sea is excellent. the beach is 400-500 meters from the hotel through a pine park, the beach is sandy, with a small strip of rolled pebbles, the water is clean, warm, with small waves. sun loungers, umbrellas in sufficient quantity. on the beach there is a beach bar (there are drinks, beer and wine, there is no hard alcohol, and rightly so) from morning and 5 hours to 5 snacks - french fries, hamburgers, and local unleavened cakes stuffed with cheese and some vegetables, with spiciness. at the beach bar in the evening from 23-00 disco, every day, different topics, people from other hotels also come.
tours:
at the beach bar you will be approached by a charming, lanky, baldish, very tanned friend - Saran. here he can and should ask excursions. a good guy, trying to help, not intrusive, polite and, as it turned out, a very useful person) naturally through him all excursions are 30-40 percent cheaper than through a guide at the hotel.

we went to Pamukkale: the tour is tiring, but interesting, and beautiful. we didn’t take tickets to the Cleopatra pool and were right, there was simply nowhere for an apple to fall, associations with a bus at rush hour involuntarily arose)))) the travertines themselves are very beautiful. ruins - well, they are ruins (and by the way, if you want to see amphitheater - do not worry about pamukkale, in Side, in the city, there is an excellent, well-preserved, entrance 10 lire (about $ 3)
further about Side: be sure to go to the city: go out onto the roadway, after 2 minutes a minibus will appear - No. 10, it is written - SIDE, for two 3 dollars, or 4 lira, go to the bus stop in the city - it is the final one, and from there on foot along ruins to the embankment, where you will see the symbol of Side - the remains of the Temple of Apollo. . .
we also went on a boat trip on a yacht, saw dolphins, swam in the lagoon, nice, but not ah)
in general, I liked the rest, I liked the hotel too, and the staff was just wonderful - thanks a lot to Hussein, Mustafa, Baha, Saran, Ali, Nastya and everyone else for a great time and a very pleasant stay!
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