We rested in Kamelya collection SELIN from May 23 to June 1.2021.
This is really a very decent hotel in Turkey in the Side area.
I want to pay attention, at the end of the review I will write my indignation about the Coral travel tour operator. Those who are going to go to this hotel, pay attention, because it is this tour operator that dominates here at the hotel. But more on that later.
So the hotel is really great. Firstly, a great beach: wide, sandy. The sea in May was the cleanest, a little cool, but even the children swam. Near the shore it is shallow for small children. But it is worth walking a few meters, as it deepens. On the beach there are a lot of sunbeds, awnings, "fungi" from the sun.
There is a large enough pool, there is also a small pool for small children with a slide.
We preferred the beach, because it makes no sense to go to the sea and swim in the pool. But mothers with small children hung out near the pools.
There is enough space for everyone.
The hotel positions itself as "ultra all inclusive". Yes, there is a late dinner from 00:00 to 2:30 and an early breakfast from 3:30 to 6:30. Haven't used it so I can't say. There are cafes by the pool and on the beach. Water, ayran, beer, juices, tea, coffee, burgers and hot dogs are free.
As far as food is concerned, it's enough. Lots of fish, vegetables, fresh salads. There are pasta, spaghetti, potatoes, two types of soups, chicken, turkey, cutlets, meat. Cheese, sweets, fruits. When we were, we mostly took watermelons. For some reason there were no strawberries even though the season.
Ala carte restaurants are open. Turkish is free, delicious, a lot of meat, local wine is poured, as for me, good. For fish you need to pay 10 euros per person, I also liked it. Very satisfying. For Mexican, Chinese and Italian you need to pay 5 euros.
The restaurant also offers local wine, champagne, beer for lunch and dinner. There are juices, tea and coffee.
Rooms at Celine are modern and spacious.
The bar has two juices, two beers, cola, fanta, sprite. There is mineral water, everything is replenished as needed.
There is also a kettle, tea and coffee in the room.
The lobby bar and bars also have both local and imported alcohol.
On the common territory there are three hotels at once - Selin, Fulia, Club. In Fulia there are water slides, there are pools everywhere. The Club has a large and beautiful territory, in general there is a lot of greenery. But when we were there, only Selin worked, then the Club was opened, Fulia was closed. Pandemic and a few guests, so they save. But there are a lot of people who want to relax here. In addition to us Ukrainians, there were Poles, Romanians, Croats, Lithuanians, Belarusians. Few Germans. There were no Russians, they were just banned from flying to Turkey.
As for Coral travel.
First time using this tour operator. Disgusting work by Coral travel and UIA.
We kept getting rescheduled. We flew to Turkey, changed the time three times. As a result of a night flight, early arrival.
The plane was packed, apparently, they connected all the flights that they could.
We arrived at the hotel at 6.30 in the morning, the settlement was around 14.00. Put your swimwear close and go straight to the beach, the only joy from such a flight. The hotel immediately fed, the hotel has no complaints.
Back instead of 15.00, the flight was moved to 7.30 in the morning! They just stole my paid night. Instead of 9 nights in the hotel, we will spend only 8 nights here. Since registration starts at 5.30, and it takes more than an hour to get to the airport. In fact, at the latest at 4 o'clock in the morning you have to be in the lobby of the hotel. Another night without sleep.
Without any explanations and apologies, put before the fact. This is a very dismissive attitude towards clients who have already paid you a lot of money. The company thought only of itself, it did not care about the tourists at all.
By the way, the operator was going to take us back to the airport through his shop, where we were supposed to buy sweets. Who decided that I need it?
At night, I hope they won’t be brought anywhere. Coral travel, I will never be your client again.
We arrived at 10.00 in the morning, settled quickly and were already in the rooms at 12.00. And they were pleasantly surprised, they were greeted with champagne in the hotel lobby, then even better, instead of the rooms they bought at Kamelya K Club, they gave 2 Beach Houses, the location is excellent, the houses are spacious, clean. The house has 2 sleeping beds, a soft corner, plasma, a wardrobe, a safe in the closet.
The Internet is excellent, the router was in our house.
Cleaning every day, sometimes they really forgot to put shampoo, but at the first request they brought everything. The mini bar is replenished daily for free: 2 beers. 2 cola, 2 mineral water, 2 water, fanta, sprite and 2 juice, really didn't drink everything.
In the house, a kettle, coffee, cream, tea replenished daily.
The beach is clean, cleaned every day, there are a lot of sunbeds, we also had 3 sunbeds and an umbrella near the house on the lawn.
The sea is clean, swam every day, the water is 20-22.
Also in a large folder there is paper, envelopes, a pencil, a feedback form in different languages and a sewing kit.
Beach towels were in the room upon check-in, we changed them in the SPA pool. Or when cleaning the house.
The cottage has bathrobes and slippers.
There are armchairs and tables in the house and on the loggia.
Now for nutrition: the choice is huge, and if someone says that something was not a lie, and the food all day long everywhere was delicious, there was enough seafood, trout, dorado every day, shrimp. squids alternated in different dishes, cheeses, olives, pastries, fruits, a separate fitness corner, a separate diet corner, a separate baby food. Freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning for free, lunch and dinner from packages.
It is possible to visit the Ala Carte restaurant once a week by appointment.
We went to the fish restaurant, we liked it very much, everything is delicious, you order fish, squid yourself for any choice and they cook it in front of you.
Fruit sea, strawberries with champagne is good.
In general, the result of nutrition, the most important thing is not to get carried away, you can gain a lot of extra pounds.
The water park was turned on on May 1, the children rode, they liked it.
Animation also began somewhere on May 2-3, the performances of artists in the amphitheater.
The territory is large, there is where to walk, there are shops on the territory of the hotel, but there is also a large market near the hotel, about 10 minutes walk, the prices are much lower than the hotel, you can bargain and buy what you want.
We have been resting in Turkey for 8 times already, and in this hotel 2 times. I can confidently recommend this hotel for a holiday.
Separately, for skeptics, I can say with confidence that there are probably some nuances for nit-picking, but we rested in a wonderful mood and therefore we liked everything.
We rest at the hotel from May 14 to May 21. The hotel is not bad, although five stars and the concept of ultra all inclusive does not pull. The food in the main restaurant is good, there is variety and choice, but the ala carte restaurants were a bit disappointing. In addition to the fact that one visit per week is free, and the rest for a house fee, the quality leaves much to be desired, we were in one, according to reviews, the best fish restaurant. Buffet-type service, from alcoholic drinks wine, champagne and beer (see a little below about drinks) from the main dishes, this is an opportunity to order different grilled fish, but since the cook spoiled the dorado, it was necessary to manage and the red fish was also not distinguished by sophistication. In addition, it rained on the eve of dinner, and since part of the restaurant is open-air, the floor was wet and very slippery, but not only in that place, but also in the food distribution area and in the area of u200bu200btables for visitors that are under the roof. Before leaving, we also planned an Italian restaurant for ourselves, if anything, we will add our review about it.
The hotel has a very large well-groomed territory, a good beach, a spa, a fitness room, very comfortable for families with children (in terms of food and leisure). You can eat at any time of the day. and not bad
A good pool and a sufficient number of sun loungers near it, good bars and good staff, again at the reception there was a problem with communication more than once, since the staff of some shifts did not speak either Russian or English. True, despite the concept of ULTRA ALL INCLUSIVE, drinks in local bars, imported drinks only in some bars and then for an additional fee, in restaurants for lunch and dinner from alcohol, local wine and beer. But the bartenders are great and everyone can find a drink to their liking, they try to diversify the assortment with different cocktails (I especially want to mention the pool bar), the advantage of these drinks, in my opinion, is that they do not have a high degree and it’s very hard to get drunk (who loves drinks are more serious. buy in duty free or take from home).
Our room is a beach house (bungalow near the beach) very good location but tired furniture and interior, few Russian-language channels on TV (take an HDMA cable and some device from which you can watch movies downloaded in advance), wireless internet works well, the bar is replenished every day , but with cleaning in the room it’s not very good at all and the number of towels is very limited (five pieces along with a towel for legs for two) and if your time did not coincide with the cleaning lady’s time, then your room may not be cleaned for several days. Probably it was our individual luck, but several times we could not get into the room, the electronic lock did not open (four times it was reflashed to us at the reception).
The presence of animals on the territory of the hotel is observed, dogs and local cats run in, who feel at ease begging in bars and drinking water from the pool, they can climb into your bungalow if you do not close the window.
In general, the pros - good cuisine, large well-groomed territory, good beach, good bars, good pool, Cons - requested clearing staff (poor quality cleaning in the rooms), not enough English - Russian speaking staff at the reception in some shifts, the presence of animals on the territory in close proximity to vacationers
Check in is fast, administration staff is polite. We booked a room with a side view of the sea, and this is what we got.
The rooms are medium in size, the furniture is relatively new, the decoration is good.
The foyer of the hotel is beautiful, the area is green, clean.
Rooms cleaned and minibar replenished daily.
A table in the ala carte restaurant can be booked through the terminal located in the lobby, quickly and conveniently.
Diverse food, fish, seafood, fruits, sweets, freshly squeezed orange juice. Beautiful presentation of all dishes.
Spa and wellness competent masseurs, Turkish and Thai.
Beauty salon and barbershop is small, but very good masters.
Entertainment and animation are standard. the audience at the hotel is older, very few young couples, there were also few children.
in general, a quiet, well-functioning hotel.
WiFi is good in the lobby, above the reception and the pool in the rooms also worked well.
The beach is good, clean, sandy, there are a lot of umbrellas and sunbeds.
1. The beach (isn't this the main thing in relaxing at sea) - the longest of all in Side! Gentle pleasant entrance, SAND! Awesome organization of sun loungers - no one interferes with anyone, a feeling of spaciousness.
2. Swimming pools - there are more than enough of them in the complex. The main thing is that the water DOES NOT SMELL ANYTHING, there is something to compare with (have you been to Fame Residence Lara? )!
3. Food - we are not such gourmets. But for children under 3 years old, it could be more diverse. Fresh orange in the morning! Champagne for breakfast on Sundays.
4. Alcohol - as elsewhere in Turkey - it is better to drink from duty free, or not to grumble and enjoy the local.
5. The rooms are all of the same type, the view from the windows (I noticed that tourists are so worried about this nuance) is in any case successful, because balconies either overlook the sea with a pool, or the sea and a neighboring hotel, or the territory of Camellia - and this is wow what a view!
The mini-bar is replenished every day - beer, gas, water. The safe fits under the laptop - free of charge.
6. Territory - "YOU DID NOT DREAM"! And that, perhaps, says it all! Feeling safe and spacious!
7. Animation - without embellishment - the best on the entire coast! Such pros work, they have been working for 6-7 years! And what shows put on! We've been watching it for so many years, but it's like the first time.
8. Attitude towards "our brother" - I don’t understand this eternal aggressive question of ours . . how you behave on vacation is how they treat you! But in the years 2007.2008 there were 2-3 Russian families in the hotel. So it was quieter and no one fought for sunbeds : ) but this year - yes, there were enough Russians.
9. Room cleaning, etc. I won’t say that the maids plowed into the rooms (I run a hotel in Russia myself, I know), but for my $ 1 a day - everything suited us!
10. One sadness - this hotel sells only TezTour, and does not offer flights in all cities, so you have to adjust for a year!
In conclusion: when only back in 2007 we stopped at the hotel, we could not believe our eyes! We did not expect such a thoughtful planned territory and sincere staff! And so far, no hotel has surpassed Celine! Probably Fulia is good, in the same complex, they did not have time to evaluate.
But at the end of October, I thought about where to go to re-evaluate my native Celine. And the site is the best help with the choice! Thanks to the creators! Here are the best reviews so far!
The question arises: why did we go there so stubbornly for 3 years in a row? Answer: BEACH!!! ! He's just great! I, in Soviet times, grew up in a pioneer camp near Anapa. So, this hotel has the same chic beach, and the same beautiful gently sloping, "childish" entrance to the sea. This is exactly what a 3-5 year old child needs. But, unfortunately, we are tired of carrying bedding for a child, baby food, antibiotics, and children's dishes with us on vacation. Somehow too much. Still, you are not going to Anapa in the 80s))). Last year we went to Greece, rented a separate house, rented a car and for the money it turned out the SAME as this hotel!! !