Отличный отель среди бюджетных 5* Excellent hotel among budget 5*

After reading the previous reviews, I began to doubt if people are writing about Lake River? Or is it in August 2021 that the hotel has changed so wonderfully right for our arrival? What are 50+? For 9 days we saw older people as much as 1 time. But there are dozens of kids from babies to... 16+. A real family hotel.
We rested with a large company of 4 families with children from one to 17 years old. Everyone liked it!!!
Now in order. The SkyUp airline delayed the flight for 6 hours - as a result, a sleepless night at the airport on suitcases. Really good hot breakfast. Then a transfer from Antalya to Side from our tour operator Join Up, which instead of the prescribed 1 hour 40 minutes took an hour more, since the guide Vlada accompanying us took us to some kind of toilet shop, as a result we arrived at the hotel at 14.20, in 10 minutes before the end of lunch. And the guys at the reception, instead of sending tired and hungry tourists to the restaurant, started filling out countless pieces of paper and settling. And if almost a whole day of rest had not been stolen from us, we could have put 10.

The rooms are clean, not worn out, with excellent beds and bathrooms. Those that overlook the pool with a beautiful view, but rather noisy music and a disco, our view was not very good - the river, but absolutely quiet. The rooms were cleaned regularly, unless of course we left a "do not disturb" sign, towels were changed once. And why more, we didn’t work there on a combine. The room has a free safe, sets of shampoo, conditioner, gel - 2 pcs per person, a mini bar filled with water and juices, which was even replenished, although they should not have been.
I read in the reviews "there was nothing to eat. " Do you people have a conscience? Yes, there were no squids and lobsters in this 5 *, but the number of dishes is huge. Even if something is repeated, then trying everything at once will not work.
Breakfasts: boiled, fried eggs, omelettes with different fillings, dairy, muesli, sausages and sausages (not very tasty), a lot of different greens, salads, buns, fruits, toasts, about 5 varieties of cheese, pancakes with Nutella. There were no meat dishes in the morning. But on the other hand, at lunch and dinner - in bulk, chicken (pieces of 5 different dishes), but tourists will definitely create a queue where steaks are fried or on the street; beef, liver, mushrooms, always delicious different fish, even red was. Steamed vegetables. That is, the food was "for ulcers, and teetotalers, and for vegetarians. " August is the fruit season, there was everything and a lot at the same time: watermelon, melon, grapes, peaches, plums, oranges, grapefruits, a couple of varieties of apples, pears. Something was sometimes greenish - but there is always something to choose from. On the street they baked delicious Belgian waffles with chocolate and some kind of pretzels, pita bread with cheese. At lunch - ice cream in packages by the pool - it was enough for a horde of children and adults. You can eat at the hotel almost always from 7 am to night. On the beach from 11.00 you can have a bite of pita bread, and at 12.00 a restaurant opens, where there are not only french fries, but also chicken kebabs, steaks, fish, salads and fruits. Unmeasured beer, wine, various drinks and coffee-tea from the machine.
Animation: by the pool darts, polo, aqua aerobics, at 21.00 - mini disco for children, at 22.00 - 40-minute show for adults - 4 days diverse dance groups, fire show (do local animators) - so-so, Miss Hotel and Mr. the hotel is the coolest. Of course, for such a large hotel, the animation is rather weak, but it is there. After the show, there was a disco, but for some reason there were very few people left for it, there were few young people, and the rest of the contingent had children.

The sea: it is magical, warm, clean. Beach: sand, small pebbles at the edge of the sea, there were always enough sunbeds under the shade for everyone both on yarn and by the pool.
The only negative of this hotel is 1.4 km from the sea (measured using the phone) to walk at a calm pace for 20 minutes. BUT there is a regular bus every half an hour. The time may not coincide with the schedule due to the fact that all the clocks in the hotel are 10-15 minutes ahead of schedule.
Ultra-inclusive: the most delicious cocktails are made at the lobby bar, they pour gin, tequila, whiskey, baileys… there are chips, nuts…
Excursions: with hotel guides 2-2.5 times more expensive than on the street on the right at the exit from the reception (15 meters). On any excursion, no matter where you buy it and no matter how much, you will definitely be ripped off somewhere, then the entrance is paid, then drinks. Be sure to take water with you! It is very expensive outside the hotel. Please note that Turkey is very burned out, and many objects that should be included in the tour are closed, which sellers will forget to warn you about. By bus for $ 1 you can go to the ancient city, close, cheap and very beautiful, especially in the evening. On Monday and Thursday, the market is open - also by bus for $ 1. In lira, the fare will be almost 1.5 times cheaper, they do not give change.
Be sure to sign up with the guest girl (sitting at the reception to the left of the front door) in the Ala Carte restaurant (free of charge). There is fish and Ottoman, the menu is completely different than in the main restaurant. Booked in the morning of the same day.
Will we visit this hotel again? No, because the world is huge and I want to see something else. Would I recommend it to you, definitely YES. Immediately upon returning home, she sent 3 families of her friends to Lake River at once. Have a good rest to you all. Look for the positive and the negative will find you.