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.
We recommend to everyone! do not spare money if you want to arrange a fairy tale for yourself - a fairy tale is Fulya!
There is a lot of entertainment for children, Russian-speaking animators from the CIS countries are very good at working with children, and there is a lot of entertainment for adults. The territory of the complex is huge. There is always where to go. About additional restaurants. For 7 days you can go to one for free, sign up as soon as you arrive. We were so rested that we missed a visit to a Chinese restaurant, went to a barbecue restaurant, our food is better. Everyone really praises the fish restaurant. About the beach and pools. There are enough sunbeds on the beach for everyone and you don’t have to run at 7 in the morning and take up empty places of tents, too, there is enough for everyone. The only thing that was a minus was that the transfer of the flight flew 8 hours later, instead of 13.30 the flight was moved to 21.30 and the room was naturally asked to be vacated at 12.00. , a representative of TEZ TOUR told me that for $ 30-50 you can be asked to leave you for 4 hours, subject to availability, but we did not have time to do this, because. met another Russian couple, who were offered to take bed linen from their room for 200 EURO and go with it to a dirty, uncleaned room.
Other than that, the stay exceeded my expectations.
Natalia
The Camellia complex was chosen due to the fact that it is Side (beach - sand) and a large and rather pretty area (the way it really is). Fulia was chosen because we were told that the rooms are new and the hotel seems to be after renovation. It can be added to the pluses that every room has internet, it’s completely free, you just need to take a cable to the reception, well, don’t forget to bring a laptop with you.
The animation in the evening consisted of showing a show like a musical with a claim to professionalism : -(. The scenery may not be anything, but it sucks in English with an incomprehensible Turkish-German accent. The service is terrible. All the waiters and bartenders do nothing but stare around (on girls) and spit on the ceiling. The air conditioners in the rooms are cut down for 2-3 hours three times a day. And the worst thing is when this is done from 4 to 9 in the morning. The fan threshes and there is no cold, immediately there comes such humidity that before sleep (I am writing this antipathy just at 7-30 local). I personally checked this situation, this is done in the whole hotel at the same time. Three more families were with us at that time, all of them had the same thing.
For all the time at dinner in a restaurant, a couple of times the waiter came up himself and offered something to drink, and so I just caught him and dragged him to our table (fortunately, I speak a little bit in German). Mini bar - two Fanta, 1 cola, 2 water without 2 with gas, not thick. Forks and knives on free tables in the hotel restaurant had to be taken by ourselves, because. You can't even wait for the waiter. The food is so-so for a C grade, you need to squeeze freshly squeezed juice in the morning yourself, having previously stood in line for half an hour, at exactly 10 am the shop closes - a Turk comes and takes the juicer and oranges (who did not have time - he was late). There is not a single restaurant or bar with air conditioning, this is just a "hanger" heat at this time of the year.
By paying 4900 US$ and get such a "divorce". a hotel where, from the reception to the pool bar, they frankly extort money from you, well, this is probably such a policy of the owner. A minimum of service and costs, and let the staff get out as they want. Who will be interested in the photo of this sludge write, send. My mail: ssp4@bk. ru
And so it happened. The hotel is located in the "Camellia" network complex (Hotel "Selin" -5*, "Fulia-4*" and "Camellia"-4*), i. e. you can use all the services in any hotel, eat only in your restaurant.
The rooms are chic: natural flooring, plasma panels in each room, everything is clean, beautiful, the mini bar is replenished every day, the safe, in general, there is nothing to complain about. The service at the hotel is good - even if they do not understand Russian, then through a Russian operator on the phone you can talk to the administration. Everyone is very friendly. They especially love children.
Meals are around the clock, i. e. the main meals at the time, and the rest of the time the restaurant is open and offers various snacks, fruits, vegetables, soups, pastries, etc. There are many bars on the territory, and all work on the ultra all inclusive system. All kinds of alcoholic drinks, cocktails, juices, various snacks throughout the day, in general, it was not possible to lose weight. I especially liked the Campari with juice and Pinokolada cocktails.
And what is only "Dragon Wine House" on the beach. Just AWESOME!! ! The building is in the form of an old castle, with many fountains, with a dragon, with good service. Wines for every taste: both from barrels and from bottles, beer, champagne, juices, hot snacks during the day, and in the evening they offer various types of cheese, grapes, toasts to the "Wine List". Very beautiful. Especially when it's impossible to be hot at sea, to sit in the shade and cool - "Wine House" is what you need.
Swimming pools at different levels, with fountains, with a jacuzzi, with a bar. Children's pools are generally something! So many different slides for small children, large slides for adults and children. It is impossible to describe beauty in words.
Animation all day long: games, competitions, well done guys. All professionals: in the evenings they put on a real show.
On the territory of the hotel "Selin" there is a cool disco, bowling. there is always something to do without leaving the hotel.
There is a small zoo on the territory. For children, a variety of slot machines, billiards, tennis, a mini club. A very beautiful square with shopping malls and fountains, which also has bars and places to relax. At night, you can eat hot soup, sandwiches, salads, etc. right on it.
And what restaurants! Chinese wow! Fish wow! ! Italian wow! ! Barbecue wow! ! around: on the territory and the sea! You can’t convey it. The dishes are very tasty, beautifully decorated. The waiters are in the form of sailors, and the captain walks around the hall and does not intrusively wish everyone a pleasant evening and communicates. You can take a picture with him. We got a lot of pleasure.
Despite the fact that the territory of the complex is very large, everything is not far away. The nature is beautiful. Very large beach. It's great that you don't need to take a seat either by the pool or by the sea. There is enough space for everyone.
The only drawback is that the sea was sometimes not quite clean. Although it is very good for children because it is shallow from the shore and the depth does not begin immediately.
All in all, go for it, you won't regret it.