Okay, but it could be better!

Written: 4 july 2010
Travel time: 9 — 23 june 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 9.0
I will try to tell everything as it is, without unnecessary emotions, only facts. This is not the first time in Turkey, but before that they preferred Kemer and suddenly... Side.
1. Location of the hotel. Side is not even a city, but a small town, an urban-type settlement. The mountains are dim somewhere in the distance, not like in Kemer, but the sand... Yes! Great! Children love it! We drove to the hotel for 1.5 hours - quite acceptable!
2. The territory of the hotel. Class! Green, large, there are cedars (?! ), pines, hammocks are stretched, flowers are all around, huge cacti are taller than human height! Peacocks!! ! Gorgeous!

3. Nutrition. Delicious and varied! Very European! No overly spicy dishes (the Turks love it, whatever you say), there was fish, mussels, and meat (mainly turkey, beef). From fruits and berries they fed watermelons and melons. There were also apples, oranges, plums. They never gave strawberries (and it was the high season! ) But they didn’t go hungry, that’s for sure!
4. Drinking (this is for men! ) Well, there is no cognac in Turkey, no and no! It's brandy, but not the worst! We drank gin and tonic, there was good wine (both red and white), beer (beer is like beer), whiskey is also not bad. We honestly did not guard the opening of bars, like some of our compatriots, we had enough!
5. Beach and pools. Cleanliness and order, but for lovers of long sleep sometimes there were not enough sun loungers. On the beach, mattresses for sun loungers are paid (in my opinion it’s terrible, in a 5-star hotel it’s so trifling, although 1 euro per day is not such a trifle, is it? )
6. Number. We lived in the most ordinary room for 3. The air conditioner worked, the plumbing worked too, the minibar was replenished every day, the room faced a very favorable side (neither the pool, where it is noisy, nor the peacocks, which still "sing" terribly, and the entrance to the hotel - a very advantageous location and floor - second! In general, lucky! But the cleaning of the room is such a minus! On the second day, the maid came at 5-30 in the evening, when the whole family, having burned in the sun, rested before dinner, of course, I didn’t let her in and, as best I could, asked to come in the morning or at lunchtime! But no! On the third day of arrival, the paper ran out, but the maid came exactly at 6 pm! I didn’t let me in, I just took the paper. At lunchtime on the fourth day, I raised a “blizzard” at the reception. At about 5 pm, our “girl” crawled in style of annoying swans and left! As a result, for 2 weeks of stay - we met a little with her! It was a problem of problems!!!

7. Animation. We do not suffer from the lack of any animation, because we go to the sea, and not to participate in amateur performances, but sometimes we went to the amphitheater in the evenings! It's terrible what it's come to! They tell a joke in 4 languages ​ ​ and forget where they started! Only on the last day there was something worthwhile - synchronized swimming (Russian ballet on water), a fire show, champagne in a pyramid and a huge cake for all the guests!
Forgive me for so much writing, but sometimes I want to know everything in detail, personally I myself am looking for just such reviews, and not a class! super! wow, scum! etc.
Finally, we will not go to this hotel again, it's decided! I think my best vacation is yet to come! And I wish Grand Prestige to develop and improve!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original