Yes let us down Turkey!

Written: 3 september 2011
Travel time: 21 may — 4 june 2011
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Too advertised Turkey!!!
Well, here we are in Turkey. I'll start in order. As usual, the whole family gathered in Egypt for the spring break, but due to the hostilities in this country, we had to hand over already purchased tickets and choose another country. We canceled our choice in Turkey. The hotel was chosen for a long time and carefully, according to the reviews of vacationers and the advice of friends.
We rested in Fulia 5 * from May 21 to June 4.2011, my family, my husband and daughter 8.5 years old. Through the tour operator TEZ-Tour. Departure from Sheremetyevo-F, by Transaero airline at 6-40.
And now in more detail and in order.
1. SETTLEMENT. You can get to the hotel quickly enough in 50 minutes. Upon check-in, at the reception they put $ 20 in one of the passports and asked for a good room, and without waiting for 14-00, they gave us the keys to room 3628 on the 6th floor.

2. NUMBER. We really got a good room, firstly it was a corner room, overlooking 3 sides, incl. and on the sea (although in Moscow we paid for a standard room with a garden view) and secondly, much more than a standard one. The room is not luxurious, but there is everything you need a mini-bar (we replenished daily 2 cans of Efes beer, 2 cans of cola or fanta, 2 bottles of still water, and 2 bottles of sparkling water), a kettle, 2 cups, and a tea and coffee set, a safe , LCD TV (3 Russian channels), air conditioning, 2 beds (large 1.5 sleeping), chair bed for a child). The furniture in the rooms is not new, but also "not killed". The bathroom includes shampoo, shower gel, hair conditioner, soap, liquid soap, etc. , bathrobes, slippers, a hairdryer, a bathroom, a sink and a toilet. The room was cleaned well, we put $ 2 every day (although the amount of money did not affect the quality of the cleaning). Everything worked in the room, and there were no problems.
3. FOOD. The hotel has 1 main restaurant and 4 a la carte restaurants (Fish, Italian, Chinese and Turkish). The food for breakfast is more varied scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs (sorry that from the package) with all kinds of additives, pancakes, sausages, chopped vegetables, croissants, all kinds of buns, pizza, fried cheese, sausage, all kinds of cereal with milk. From drinks tea, instant coffee, Turkish tea, pseudo juices (instant UPI), freshly squeezed orange juice. But for lunch and dinner, the food, to put it mildly, is not very much according to 1 type of meat, chicken, fish, from the side dish, too, one type of rice, pasta and potatoes, and of course chopped vegetables. Ready salads are generally not possible. Of the fruits, there were only apples, oranges, pears, and after May 25, watermelons appeared, as for strawberries (after all, it was already in season), it appeared only in June and only for dinner. There seems to be plenty of desserts, but this is deceptive, there are 5-6 cakes that are absolutely the same but with different "roses" decorations. The ice cream in the restaurant is very tasty, for lunch and dinner there are always 5 out of 6 types (vanilla, strawberry, creme brulee, chocolate, lemon, mint). There are enough tables in restaurants, but you can’t wait for waiters with drinks, several times after dinner and lunch they left “not salty. ” In addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner from 11-00 to 16-00, there are Gozleme houses on the territory in which grandmothers bake cakes with all kinds of fillings and there are several cafes on the beach where you can have a bite to eat and drink coffee from 12 to 16.
Once we were in the Fish and Italian a la carte restaurants. The fish restaurant works on a buffet system, you serve snacks yourself, and for hot dishes you choose any fresh fish and they cook it in front of you. In Italian, a waiter comes up and takes the order. The menu has 4 types, salads, pasta, hot, desserts, ice cream, there are freshly squeezed juices. The attitude in these restaurants is very hospitable and the food is very tasty, so I advise you to visit both. I want to warn you that you need to sign up for restaurants immediately upon arrival, we got into them only on the 11th and 14th days of our vacation.
4. BARS. Bars and cafes in the hotel and on the territory, pieces 6 or 7, did not specifically count. In the bar opposite the reception they make delicious coffee (espresso, cappuccino... ), and in the lobby bar they make delicious milk and alcoholic cocktails. On the beach there is a wine house "Dragon Bar", where during the day you can drink beer (3 types) and wine (6 types), and from 13-00 to 16-00 you can also have a snack.

5. ENTERTAINMENT. On the territory there is a water park with 4 water slides for adults, but children also ride them. You can go down the hills fearlessly, the seams (joints) are not felt. There are also children's slides in the water park and in the pools near the Fulia and Selin hotels (10 in total). There is also mini golf (free of charge), tennis (ball and racket rental for a fee), gym (free of charge). In the hotel building on the 1st floor there is a slot machine room (for a fee) and an Internet cafe (for a fee). There is also enough entertainment on the beach.
6. ANIMATION. Separately, I want to talk about Animation! First for adults. The animation at the hotel is decent, some write that it is not visible, but..... they themselves are to blame, you have to look at the program schedule and then everything will be ok! In the morning at 11-30 aqua aerobics in the Camellia pool. You can play volleyball on the beach during the day. In the evening in the amphitheater at 21-15, after a mini-disco, a comedy show, the musicals "Zorro", "Mamma Mia", contests Mister and Miss Camellia. Hours from 9 pm in the "Drakan Bar" live music. And at 23-00 in the hotel Celine disco. Now for the kids. There is a playground. Here you have swings, carousels, all sorts of climbing slides....Near the site there is a circle for painting on fabric, where you can paint a T-shirt, pillowcase or bag with acrylic paints for $ 15. There is also a kids club next to the playground. Every day, animators (3-5 Russian-speaking people) gather children in the kids club and play all kinds of games with children, mini-golf... In the evening at 20-30 in the mini-disco amphitheater, after which the children who were in the mini-club , handing out commemorative diplomas.
7. BEACH AND SEA. The beach is sandy, the sea is warm (22-25 degrees) (and this is at the end of May), clean, the beach is very wide, there are enough sunbeds, you can’t lie on each other’s heads. We came to the beach in the afternoon (usually in the morning by the pool or in the water park), there were always free sunbeds, though not on the 1st line. From entertainment on the beach: parachutes, surfing, catamarans, sailboats, bananas, etc. , I don’t know all the prices, a parachute is $ 50.
8. TERRITORY. From the pros: The hotel area is large, a lot of green (but not flowers). Of the minuses: the complete absence of urns and ashtrays on the territory, as well as benches or benches. All of the above is only on the waterfront.

On the territory of the hotel, there are souvenir shops, so you can buy souvenirs there or in the market, which, like the pharmacy, is 10 minutes away. walk from the hotel (if you leave the territory, go left until the first turn to the right, and literally after 100 meters there will be a market). Prices there are no higher than in Side stores.
The hotel always has Tez Tour hotel guides. They are always ready to help and advise. Special thanks to Olga - a professional person and a pleasure to talk to))
P. S. As before, I again draw a conclusion for myself. If there is a choice to relax in Turkey or Egypt, then only Egypt, and only in the PeakAlbatros hotel chain... all the same, service and food (for Egypt) are at a high level.
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