Pretty good vacation

Written: 30 july 2021
Travel time: 11 — 18 july 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 10.0
SETTLEMENT. The first impression is that the hotel is out of the way, we arrived early in the morning, we had to wait a long time for check-in at 14:00. After a while, we exhaled, changed clothes, left our things at the reception and went for breakfast and to the pool. Bracelets were given immediately. FOOD. The kitchen is good, enough variety of food, even with the Covid restrictions, the staff is quick to serve, friendly and pour as much as you ask. Food will be served for the whole day, you can be hungry only in the period from 17 to 19 - to 17 coffee breaks with buns, and dinner is already at 19. NUMBERS. The rooms are cozy, it is best to take standard rooms with a view of the road (! ) because there is a pleasant view of the lounge area and there is no noise when the balcony is closed. In rooms overlooking the amphitheater (essentially just a stage) it seems to me much louder. The mini bar was free and was constantly refilled for a dollar tip. There is a kettle and a minimal set of teas in the room, everything can also be taken in the lobby. At the same time, in the lobby bar they pour both there and with them into plastic cups, so taking it with you is not a problem. The availability of a free safe was also nice.
Oh, and especially the wi-fi. It didn't always work well, but it registers by tenant and room number and works for everyone. SWIMMING POOL. The pool is good, both children and adults descend on the slides, although the queues are recruited and the descent goes to a small paddling pool. There is also a pool inside, but cold. SPA sauna, hammam, steam room are free, but they ask you to book a time in advance (limit on the number of people due to Covid. We went 3-4 times a week, very cool.
SEA. Separate plus the sea. The hotel seems to be on the outskirts, which is a big plus - the last one in the line, it has a lot of territory, and not a beach crumpled between two hotels. The shuttle runs every 30 minutes, but in fact (although it seems that it will be very hot) it’s not a problem to walk from the hotel to the water in about 7 minutes. Come straight to the bar and drink some water. The sea is beautiful, pebbles are literally 1-1.5 meters and solid sand. Nothing bad floats in it. The minus of the beach (quite strong, so there are usually few people there, VERY few) - bad umbrellas. They are woven, do not protect at all. Choose your time to visit the sea responsibly. BUT, there is a life hack. Even two. First - there is a compartment of sunbeds completely covered under a wooden canopy. An ideal place, usually empty (probably people think that it is paid). Or the lifeguard tower, which casts a shadow for 2 sunbeds, just enough. The sea is less hot than the pool, quieter, fewer people, very cool. There is also a normal toilet in the bar, places for changing clothes.

ENTERTAINMENT. Every evening something happened in the amphitheater. The most interesting evenings are Miss and Mr. Ramada. But they also depend heavily on the participants in such competitions. They take tired people with a politota - they invited teams from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and what other country prevails during your week of rest at the hotel. The best thing is, the people were all adequate. These competitions went well, participants from different countries interacted absolutely friendly, in one evening the audience agreed and simply shouted the maximum for each country. Other evenings - dancing and live music, to be honest, were so-so, skipped them, changing to a trip to the lobby bar.
CONTINGENT. people are mostly Ukraine-Russia, but everything is quite adequate. Of course, we (I’m from Ukraine) were once asked: “How is the Maidan there? But about the contingent, I would like to say not about the countries, but about the fact that mainly families with children come here. And children from babies to schoolchildren. Just keep in mind that if you want to spend a really quiet holiday and without running around you, there are a lot of children here. But if you have children, then they actively got acquainted here (again, from different countries) and occupied themselves with games. Well, mostly slides.
EXCURSIONS. necessarily. because just lying by the pool here and only going to the amphitheater will get you bored. even if you are very tired. From the guides, I recommend a trip to the Green Canyon - unrealistically beautiful, a boat trip-fishing-restaurant - a classic, but very good. The coolest thing is swimming in this canyon. In fact, this is an artificially created reservoir - they made a dam, the flood was filled with water. Therefore, there is clean water, very deep (it’s not scary to step on something), a beautiful view. Even if you are a super swimmer, I recommend taking a life jacket at least at the second swimming stop (there are two of them). Do not drown, you can sail away from people near the pier. Lepota. Just look at the beautiful mountains. The main thing is not to confuse your boats)
From independent (and very cheap) - an excursion worth $ 2 per person. Leave the hotel and wait 20 minutes (or guess the time) - a dolmush (local minibus) arrives. Dolmushi walk along a clear route (the end point is written on the plate). The list of hotels they can take you to is written on the side of the car. Arrives right under the Ramada entrance, pay a dollar (or euro), and eat in Side (Side sign on dolmush). 16 km / up to half an hour, and you, having passed local malls and McDonald's, come through all of Side directly to the Old Town. This is a piece of the city with a bunch of columns, buildings, the remains of a bathhouse, an amphitheater, a museum and much more. The main attraction is the Temple of Apollo - just down the road. it’s not a long walk to get around everything, but if anything, a tram runs there for a few liras. Be sure to bring water and caps. A bunch of streets with fur coats-gold-gelato-magnets and whatever you want. Local restaurants, cafes. There is a small (just 15 meters) beach, you can wet your legs, take a picture on the spit. Take a picture in palm trees, take a boat around the shore. I recommend walking along the coast near the Temple of Apollo and you will find a cool photo gate with a view of all these buildings. Cats are everywhere. Find yourself, skimp and go to the same place where you were dropped off, take a dolmush to Gundagda (something like that), this is the village near which Ramada is located, your driver will ask which hotel you are from and take you to the door.

In general, a very good holiday, such a program is good for a week. If you stay longer, perhaps you need more excursions. This, of course, is not directly 5 stars, if there were once, there are enough minor flaws, undercompressed places, but for your money (compared to some 5-star ones for 20 thousand UAH per person, you can find here for more than 10), wonderfulhotel. I recommend it to everyone, have a good rest! )
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