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Rested with a family of 4 people in July 2021 for 1120 dollars. Pros of the hotel: cozy territory, constantly cleaned, 2 pools that are cleaned every day, there are sunbeds along the pool, hanging cocoon chairs and, probably, the strong point of this hotel is the slides (water park), which are open from 10 to 12 and from 14 to 16, the presence of Wi-Fi at the reception (after registration), you can send a text, voice message, photo without any problems.
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Rested with a family of 4 people in July 2021 for 1120 dollars.
Pros of the hotel: cozy territory, constantly cleaned, 2 pools that are cleaned every day, there are sunbeds along the pool, hanging cocoon chairs and, probably, the strong point of this hotel is the slides (water park), which are open from 10 to 12 and from 14 to 16, the presence of Wi-Fi at the reception (after registration), you can send a text, voice message, photo without any problems. The rooms are small after repair, new furniture, refrigerator, air conditioning, LCD TV, hair dryer, in addition to the common bed there is a bunk bed, a balcony, a safe (without doors? ). Rooms are cleaned constantly, towels are changed, there is liquid and solid soap, there is toilet paper, if something runs out, they immediately add it. There is no shampoo. Household and plumbing work, warm water in the shower was. The room has 2 sockets free for use, many sockets in the lobby. The hotel staff understands a little Russian.
Cons of the hotel: this is a settlement and this is a constant problem with everyone. Immediately they will say there are no places, we will settle in another hotel. We arrived at 05:00, settled at 14:00 (according to the general rules for settling in hotels), put on the bracelets immediately, and we had breakfast at 7:30. Some vacationers were settled after 14.00, they sat at the reception in the heat, and who slept on the couch waiting for their room, someone was temporarily settled in rooms for employees where the plumbing did not work, the smell of sewage was then relocated with a fight. We were settled on the 1st floor, there was a smell of sewerage in the room, so the ventilation was constantly turned on all night and this problem was in many rooms on the 1st floor. The second trouble of the hotel is the restaurant, catering, there is practically no meat, they give every other day and for dinner, on the rest of the days there are semi-finished meat products, as for me there is no meat or at least. There are no sweets, they give jams, honey portioned DIPs of 70g each, 1 time in 8 days they gave croissants and shortbread cookies. From fruits: every day watermelon, apples 2-3 times in 8 days, bananas 1 time, and then they cut at least, probably, 5-6 pieces. Cheese, sausage (soy) is impossible.
Salads sour (most served repeatedly from the previous meal). In the morning, what you could eat is boiled eggs (they didn’t cook an omelet), buns, vegetable cuts, olives and so-so sausages in tomato sauce. The children ate french fries, they said it was not very tasty, I did not visit it. But what surprised me when a hotel that positions itself at 4 stars serves jacket potatoes and boiled beets cut into quarters (photo), I immediately thought the chef probably laughed a lot when he put it out for vacationers, this is just the bottom in catering and this was repeated not once, but 4-5 times in 8 days. They also served in the restaurant: rice, vermicelli, yogurt (kefir), grilled vegetables (peppers, eggplants, tomatoes), greens. From drinks: tea, from a machine (coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate from powder), sweet drinks like Yuppies cannot be drunk. From 10 to 22 the bar worked - wine, vodka, beer, cola, sprite, prepared cocktails from the above plus syrup. There was no animation at all, they included popular songs at lunch, and she played until dinner.
We went to eat at another hotel (of this chain) Joker Side HiLL, the bracelets are the same, in this hotel the food was more varied, more assortment, fresher, better cooked and the main thing was meat (chicken, beef, sharma), fish, there was baklava from sweets, but not always (3 times served). In the evening, children's animation was held, after which various competitions for adults were held. Although this hotel has 3 stars, but the food is better. From the Joker Side HiLL hotel, vacationers came to our Joker Vista hotel for slides, a pool, and alcohol. And this migration of vacationers between hotels was constant.
Beach. Walk for 8-10 minutes, back you have to go uphill. The beach is sandy, located almost opposite the gendarmerie, there are identification flags. Sunbeds, umbrellas are free, but they need to be taken by the sea early in the morning, and at the end of the beach they were always free. The coast is very gentle. When we rested, there were areas with algae in the sea (photo) near the shore of our beach. You can lay a towel on the sand anywhere, no one will say anything.
A 30-minute walk from the hotel is the old city, I advise you to look, the entrance is free except inside the amphitheater and the museum. Also in the old town you can buy: clothes, shoes, bags, souvenirs, sweets, etc. you can bargain. In the center, before turning into the old city, on a circle near the flag, there is a cheap Sali Pazari supermarket, LC Waikiki store, McDonald's.
I would come to this hotel again if the price is lower, the service that is provided does not correspond to the declared price.
Pros of the hotel: cozy territory, constantly cleaned, 2 pools that are cleaned every day, there are sunbeds along the pool, hanging cocoon chairs and, probably, the strong point of this hotel is the slides (water park), which are open from 10 to 12 and from 14 to 16, the presence of Wi-Fi at the reception (after registration), you can send a text, voice message, photo without any problems. The rooms are small after repair, new furniture, refrigerator, air conditioning, LCD TV, hair dryer, in addition to the common bed there is a bunk bed, a balcony, a safe (without doors? ). Rooms are cleaned constantly, towels are changed, there is liquid and solid soap, there is toilet paper, if something runs out, they immediately add it. There is no shampoo. Household and plumbing work, warm water in the shower was. The room has 2 sockets free for use, many sockets in the lobby. The hotel staff understands a little Russian.
Cons of the hotel: this is a settlement and this is a constant problem with everyone. Immediately they will say there are no places, we will settle in another hotel. We arrived at 05:00, settled at 14:00 (according to the general rules for settling in hotels), put on the bracelets immediately, and we had breakfast at 7:30. Some vacationers were settled after 14.00, they sat at the reception in the heat, and who slept on the couch waiting for their room, someone was temporarily settled in rooms for employees where the plumbing did not work, the smell of sewage was then relocated with a fight. We were settled on the 1st floor, there was a smell of sewerage in the room, so the ventilation was constantly turned on all night and this problem was in many rooms on the 1st floor. The second trouble of the hotel is the restaurant, catering, there is practically no meat, they give every other day and for dinner, on the rest of the days there are semi-finished meat products, as for me there is no meat or at least. There are no sweets, they give jams, honey portioned DIPs of 70g each, 1 time in 8 days they gave croissants and shortbread cookies. From fruits: every day watermelon, apples 2-3 times in 8 days, bananas 1 time, and then they cut at least, probably, 5-6 pieces. Cheese, sausage (soy) is impossible.
Salads sour (most served repeatedly from the previous meal). In the morning, what you could eat is boiled eggs (they didn’t cook an omelet), buns, vegetable cuts, olives and so-so sausages in tomato sauce. The children ate french fries, they said it was not very tasty, I did not visit it. But what surprised me when a hotel that positions itself at 4 stars serves jacket potatoes and boiled beets cut into quarters (photo), I immediately thought the chef probably laughed a lot when he put it out for vacationers, this is just the bottom in catering and this was repeated not once, but 4-5 times in 8 days. They also served in the restaurant: rice, vermicelli, yogurt (kefir), grilled vegetables (peppers, eggplants, tomatoes), greens. From drinks: tea, from a machine (coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate from powder), sweet drinks like Yuppies cannot be drunk. From 10 to 22 the bar worked - wine, vodka, beer, cola, sprite, prepared cocktails from the above plus syrup. There was no animation at all, they included popular songs at lunch, and she played until dinner.
We went to eat at another hotel (of this chain) Joker Side HiLL, the bracelets are the same, in this hotel the food was more varied, more assortment, fresher, better cooked and the main thing was meat (chicken, beef, sharma), fish, there was baklava from sweets, but not always (3 times served). In the evening, children's animation was held, after which various competitions for adults were held. Although this hotel has 3 stars, but the food is better. From the Joker Side HiLL hotel, vacationers came to our Joker Vista hotel for slides, a pool, and alcohol. And this migration of vacationers between hotels was constant.
Beach. Walk for 8-10 minutes, back you have to go uphill. The beach is sandy, located almost opposite the gendarmerie, there are identification flags. Sunbeds, umbrellas are free, but they need to be taken by the sea early in the morning, and at the end of the beach they were always free. The coast is very gentle. When we rested, there were areas with algae in the sea (photo) near the shore of our beach. You can lay a towel on the sand anywhere, no one will say anything.
A 30-minute walk from the hotel is the old city, I advise you to look, the entrance is free except inside the amphitheater and the museum. Also in the old town you can buy: clothes, shoes, bags, souvenirs, sweets, etc. you can bargain. In the center, before turning into the old city, on a circle near the flag, there is a cheap Sali Pazari supermarket, LC Waikiki store, McDonald's.
I would come to this hotel again if the price is lower, the service that is provided does not correspond to the declared price.
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This is not the first time we visit Turkey, but we have not been to Side yet and did not know anything about hotels in the city. By the time of booking, there were no reviews about the hotel, they only knew that there had recently been a renovation and, accordingly, hoped for at least a decent appearance and rooms.
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This is not the first time we visit Turkey, but we have not been to Side yet and did not know anything about hotels in the city. By the time of booking, there were no reviews about the hotel, they only knew that there had recently been a renovation and, accordingly, hoped for at least a decent appearance and rooms. However, this was not to be hoped for.
Firstly, the hotel barely looks like a top three - and the territory is extremely small, and the rooms are somehow "tired". When we checked in, our room had not been cleaned at all and there was a whole rotten plum lying on the floor. Bed linen is stained, hair is everywhere, furniture is worn. They asked to clean up, and at least it was already possible to spend the night in the room, but no more. They didn't have anything else, by the way. What is strange in the current situation. And at first, by the way, at the reception they generally offered to settle in another hotel of the same chain, Joker Hill, which is supposedly already 3 stars. We initially read about it, and by the way, it was cheaper than our "four". That is, according to their logic, we should have considered the option of settling in a cheaper hotel when we had already paid more. But okay.
Secondly, food. Certainly not 5 stars. However, in 2018 we rested in the "troika", and there the food was better and more varied at times. Seriously, is this a way to mock tourists - every day to serve the same chicken, probably prepared for a week in advance, and the same side dish? The same fruits (tasteless plums and grapes, and then, in limited quantities), the same dessert (this is in Turkey! ), The same greens. Well, why after such a hotel positions itself as a "four"? How did he get those 4 stars?
Third, the beach. It takes about an hour to get to the private area on foot. Yes, and it is difficult to call it private. They seem to have a contract with the hotel. Moreover, the bar there is paid, again, why? Four stars, huh? And if you arrive by transfer (beaten minibus) to this beach, then you can’t go to another one - swim only there, buy cocktails only there, take sunbeds only there. Otherwise, then the Turks from the bar will start to resent - why are we, having paid for a full tour, for an allegedly private beach and AI food, dissatisfied with this dirty beach, we go to competitors? Such impudence is difficult to endure, but, fortunately, we encountered this by the end of the vacation.
It takes about 15 minutes to go to the public beach, you can buy a cocktail and lie on a sunbed all day long.
Nothing bad to say about the staff. Many try to entertain guests at least somehow. True, no one met us upon arrival, we went to the reception and did not see a single smile. But, in general, after some time, they still realized that they were clearly not in the "four", where every guest is welcome, and reconciled. The hotel, by the way, was not the most peaceful. One night, some girl even knocked out the door next to ours. The screams did not subside for a very long time.
We do not recommend to all those who want to relax with COMFORT. They themselves were led to a recent renovation, and were not afraid of the lack of any reviews. The hotel is NOT 4 STARS. I don’t know by what parameters they declared themselves that way, but this can mislead many people.
Firstly, the hotel barely looks like a top three - and the territory is extremely small, and the rooms are somehow "tired". When we checked in, our room had not been cleaned at all and there was a whole rotten plum lying on the floor. Bed linen is stained, hair is everywhere, furniture is worn. They asked to clean up, and at least it was already possible to spend the night in the room, but no more. They didn't have anything else, by the way. What is strange in the current situation. And at first, by the way, at the reception they generally offered to settle in another hotel of the same chain, Joker Hill, which is supposedly already 3 stars. We initially read about it, and by the way, it was cheaper than our "four". That is, according to their logic, we should have considered the option of settling in a cheaper hotel when we had already paid more. But okay.
Secondly, food. Certainly not 5 stars. However, in 2018 we rested in the "troika", and there the food was better and more varied at times. Seriously, is this a way to mock tourists - every day to serve the same chicken, probably prepared for a week in advance, and the same side dish? The same fruits (tasteless plums and grapes, and then, in limited quantities), the same dessert (this is in Turkey! ), The same greens. Well, why after such a hotel positions itself as a "four"? How did he get those 4 stars?
Third, the beach. It takes about an hour to get to the private area on foot. Yes, and it is difficult to call it private. They seem to have a contract with the hotel. Moreover, the bar there is paid, again, why? Four stars, huh? And if you arrive by transfer (beaten minibus) to this beach, then you can’t go to another one - swim only there, buy cocktails only there, take sunbeds only there. Otherwise, then the Turks from the bar will start to resent - why are we, having paid for a full tour, for an allegedly private beach and AI food, dissatisfied with this dirty beach, we go to competitors? Such impudence is difficult to endure, but, fortunately, we encountered this by the end of the vacation.
It takes about 15 minutes to go to the public beach, you can buy a cocktail and lie on a sunbed all day long.
Nothing bad to say about the staff. Many try to entertain guests at least somehow. True, no one met us upon arrival, we went to the reception and did not see a single smile. But, in general, after some time, they still realized that they were clearly not in the "four", where every guest is welcome, and reconciled. The hotel, by the way, was not the most peaceful. One night, some girl even knocked out the door next to ours. The screams did not subside for a very long time.
We do not recommend to all those who want to relax with COMFORT. They themselves were led to a recent renovation, and were not afraid of the lack of any reviews. The hotel is NOT 4 STARS. I don’t know by what parameters they declared themselves that way, but this can mislead many people.
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In general, for your money - a normal holiday, according to the points: 1. Territory - there is no special territory of its own, an inner courtyard, in which there is a pool with sun loungers and 3 water slides (open from 11 to 12). 2. The rooms are in good condition, recently renovated, everything is fresh.
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In general, for your money - a normal holiday, according to the points:
1. Territory - there is no special territory of its own, an inner courtyard, in which there is a pool with sun loungers and 3 water slides (open from 11 to 12).
2. The rooms are in good condition, recently renovated, everything is fresh. Cleaning - every day.
3. Food - generally ok. Every lunch and dinner there was a chicken. But from desserts - only baklava, fruits - only watermelon and melon.
4. Beach - ruined the whole experience. It is located very far, 40 minutes walk from the hotel, but there is a shuttle service twice a day. But we were there only once, this is a quiet horror: near the flea market and the local cafe, they extended the shelter from above and put sunbeds. You will be lying next to toys and clothes, and on the right - wild laughter sitting in a cafe and the smell of cigarettes. This is the outskirts of the city and it is in this place that boats park and the water is covered with a thin film of gasoline or oil from them.
In general, the first three days we went to sunbeds in 5 * not far from our hotel, and when there were more people there, we lay downstairs on towels.
I hope our review will help you with your choice!
1. Territory - there is no special territory of its own, an inner courtyard, in which there is a pool with sun loungers and 3 water slides (open from 11 to 12).
2. The rooms are in good condition, recently renovated, everything is fresh. Cleaning - every day.
3. Food - generally ok. Every lunch and dinner there was a chicken. But from desserts - only baklava, fruits - only watermelon and melon.
4. Beach - ruined the whole experience. It is located very far, 40 minutes walk from the hotel, but there is a shuttle service twice a day. But we were there only once, this is a quiet horror: near the flea market and the local cafe, they extended the shelter from above and put sunbeds. You will be lying next to toys and clothes, and on the right - wild laughter sitting in a cafe and the smell of cigarettes. This is the outskirts of the city and it is in this place that boats park and the water is covered with a thin film of gasoline or oil from them.
In general, the first three days we went to sunbeds in 5 * not far from our hotel, and when there were more people there, we lay downstairs on towels.
I hope our review will help you with your choice!
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Wonderful vacation! Kind, responsible and very responsive staff creates a positive atmosphere, maintain cleanliness at the highest level. The hotel is small, but located from the ancient city of Side in 5 minutes. drive or min. 40 walking steps along the promenade, close to shops and supermarkets. The food was good, everyone was full and happy.
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Wonderful vacation! Kind, responsible and very responsive staff creates a positive atmosphere, maintain cleanliness at the highest level. The hotel is small, but located from the ancient city of Side in 5 minutes. drive or min. 40 walking steps along the promenade, close to shops and supermarkets. The food was good, everyone was full and happy. The city beach is paid nearby, sand is everywhere, there is no workload, from the hotel 2 times a day transport to its own beach. In general, we were satisfied, I recommend both for families and for independent travelers.
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I'll start with the good! The room - you can immediately see that it was recently renovated, the air conditioner is working properly, there is a refrigerator, TV, hair dryer - in general, everything you need for convenience. Move on! The hotel area is small, sunbeds around the pool, 3 water slides, there is also a terrace at the top.
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I'll start with the good!
The room - you can immediately see that it was recently renovated, the air conditioner is working properly, there is a refrigerator, TV, hair dryer - in general, everything you need for convenience.
Move on!
The hotel area is small, sunbeds around the pool, 3 water slides, there is also a terrace at the top.
There was no animation during the pandemic, and therefore it was rather boring (((
Hamam is also closed due to the virus.
But there is also a plus of the coronavirus! This is a very thorough cleaning and treatment with antiseptics, they measure the temperature regularly before meals.
And now the food! Honestly, 3 out of 5. There is very little meat! Lots of greens and vegetables, chicken for lunch and dinner. For dinner, desserts were just baklava and sometimes some other coconut treats, well, there was something else. From fruits - watermelon)
Bar: vodka, gin, beer, water, soft drinks, coffee varieties.
The hotel has its own beach, but they carry it to it. We walked about 8 minutes at a calm pace to a common beach.
But I give the staff 5, they always smile and are happy to see you.
In general, the hotel justifies its price, but they need to work on food!
A 3.5 star hotel, not a 4!
The room - you can immediately see that it was recently renovated, the air conditioner is working properly, there is a refrigerator, TV, hair dryer - in general, everything you need for convenience.
Move on!
The hotel area is small, sunbeds around the pool, 3 water slides, there is also a terrace at the top.
There was no animation during the pandemic, and therefore it was rather boring (((
Hamam is also closed due to the virus.
But there is also a plus of the coronavirus! This is a very thorough cleaning and treatment with antiseptics, they measure the temperature regularly before meals.
And now the food! Honestly, 3 out of 5. There is very little meat! Lots of greens and vegetables, chicken for lunch and dinner. For dinner, desserts were just baklava and sometimes some other coconut treats, well, there was something else. From fruits - watermelon)
Bar: vodka, gin, beer, water, soft drinks, coffee varieties.
The hotel has its own beach, but they carry it to it. We walked about 8 minutes at a calm pace to a common beach.
But I give the staff 5, they always smile and are happy to see you.
In general, the hotel justifies its price, but they need to work on food!
A 3.5 star hotel, not a 4!
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