Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
7.0
Service:
7.0
Cleanliness:
5.0
Food:
8.0
Amenities:
9.0
1. Hotel.
The hotel is located in the village of Side, nothing particularly remarkable. Around the yellow earth, houses, shops and a line of hotels. The hotel is visible from afar, but the driver who took us from the airport got lost anyway. The water park and the amusement park are clearly visible. The hotel itself is not like regular hotels. Built in Thai style. On the roofs there are dragons, a pagoda, a Buddha. Although, against the background of the absence of lush vegetation, it looks clumsy.
Around the hotel, as expected, wastelands, heaps of land, small hotels, roads, iron fences and desert (or as it is called in Turkey). You can say a depressing landscape. It's boring and it's better not to look out the window.
The quirkiness of the hotel is also in the fact that it is located exactly perpendicular to the sea, i. е. only a few rooms overlook the sea, the rest look at the neighboring hotel, the amusement park, wastelands, the fence, the village, anywhere but the sea. But the first two thirds of these side numbers are called Sea View. Therefore, be careful and check with the tour operator if you have a view of the sea or a pile of overgrown yellow land, but at the same time, anything can happen during check-in.
Inside the hotel, of course, looks very impressive. Oriental exoticism, rattan chairs, glass tables, dragons, Buddhas, oriental music, uniformed personnel. As soon as you sit down at a table, a polite waiter will ask what you would like to drink. It is hot outside, so it seems that the air conditioners are not doing their best, sometimes you just try to find a place that is cooler.
There are several shops on the minus second floor. Gold, silver, leather, fur coats, T-shirts, rags and souvenirs. Souvenirs have all the necessary small things, though at hotel prices, from magnets, drinks, toys, fins, sweets to SIM cards. This shop has helped us out several times. A Russian-speaking seller works in it, who, if anything, can suggest and help out. In general, the guys in this store are very friendly and kind. There is a photo booth nearby. The guys are not intrusive, but it is difficult to refuse a photo.
2. Territory
Large extended central pool. There is depth for both toddlers and adults. The maximum depth is 1.40 m. You cannot dive from the side. There is a waterfall in the center. The water is relatively warm (cool pool in the water park). There are no places around. Already early in the morning everything is occupied with towels. But it did not strain, but slightly fettered.
There is also an Amphitheater for evening shows, a pool bar, a bungalow, a small illuminated waterfall, fish a la carte. There is a bridge over the pool leading to the sea. Further, surprisingly, you leave the territory of the hotel.
3. Beach
The beach is located from the hotel across the pedestrian promenade. There are no sand, pebbles or stones. Nobody drives on the beach, but it seems to me that they come here from other hotels, especially from the second line. Although I could be wrong. Lots of sunbeds, half empty. The beach is not well maintained, but vacationers are to blame to a greater extent. Cigarette butts, fruit bones, cups, water bottles come across here and there. Although there are urns nearby, which are constantly cleaned.
On the beach go bred. The first is a parachute and a banana (a strict black man in white), the second are sellers from hotel stores “Oh! ? I do not understand! Why haven't you traveled with us yet? You need to go to the store for jackets or go to our store! ”, The third is massage and sauna. There is also a standard beach volleyball and throwing balls (I don’t know what it’s called).
There is also a large bungalow. During the day there is lunch, cakes and more. In the evening, decorated and illuminated, it becomes an Asian island of tropical relaxation with drinking and dancing.
4. Sea
Long, comfortable sandy entry into the sea. The sea is warm, so you need to swim away to cool down. The sea is empty even there are no shells. Slightly hazy due to white fine sand. A couple of times came across minnows and other trifles. Children dig in the water near the water and build palaces of sand, as in exemplary films. For several days the sea was worried, not stormy, but it was worried. But even this excitement drove mud from algae to the very shore. It was unpleasant to go into the water, the child refused to go swimming at all. But if you go through these troubles away, the sea was clear again. (Once an old slate was washed ashore, and then a condom).
But this is not a claim to the sea. The sea has a lot to offer. And yet it is beautiful, and this is wonderful.
5. Number
Standard triple bed. Also decorated in Thai style. True, they did not know where to put the numerous pillows, ottomans and bedspreads. Plasma (there are two Russian channels). Mini-bar (beer, cola, sprite, fanta, mineral water, clean water, juice, all in duplicate) you could throw chips, nuts and cookies, but oh well. Clean linen. The conder worked perfectly, once they forgot to turn it off for the night, so they almost caught a cold. Cleaned every day, quite normal, once when we locked ourselves up and slept, they were even offended that we were not allowed. We did not see flowers, swans and other frills. Dollars were left every day, so for the sake of entertainment.
6. Vacationers
Germans, Dutch, British, Albanians, Ukrainians and Russians. All decent people, smiling, friendly, sufficient. The atmosphere is quite conducive to communication and quiet rest.
7. Dining room
The food is very good and varied, although you get tired on the tenth day of fried food. Very tasty and beautiful lamb!! ! There is no pork in any form, which suited us. The sushi and shrimp were inedible. Almost no fish and seafood. Everything is normal in the morning. For an omelet, as usual, the queue. Fried eggs (you just have to ask not to turn over). Muesli, yogurt, fresh (carrot, apple, grapes, but no orange). There are many fruits, but they were green, even a melon. Ate watermelon. We did not notice any obvious theme nights. A beautiful huge ice cream cake with lit torches delighted the children. The table was full of sweets.
There are many visitors, three halls, plus a street. Places are hot. Cleaning and preparing tables is not too fast, although they try. Some visitors expressed dissatisfaction with the long wait for clean cutlery or an ordered drink. We, for the sake of convenience, and in practice, ate almost always at the same table, so we were served by two of the same waiters, with whom we easily exchanged a few phrases in Turkish, about mood, food, drinks, about how certain fruits, drinks, foods sound in Turkish. All these light conversations were very conducive to digestion. Therefore, we never experienced problems with the speed of cleaning the table, ordering a drink. Sometimes they just guessed what we wanted and rushed across the hall. It was very nice!
The funniest thing in the dining room is the sound of salt shakers! Here and there you could hear the sound of salt shakers on the table or on your hand. It can be seen that the salt got wet from moisture, the holes clogged and it was very difficult to shake it out, but it gave a lot of pleasure. Our familiar waiter revealed the secret of a quick solution to the problem. He took out a toothpick from his pocket (they were only in the big hall) and quickly fixed this unit for us. We did not experience any more problems with salt shakers.
For lunch, hamburgers and hot dogs in the water park, cakes on the beach and lunch in a bungalow, awesome kebabs and donuts in the poolbar, and cakes in the bungalow right there.
Ala carte did not visit anything I can not say.
8. Animation
Daily animation: pool competitions, beach volleyball, belly dancing, fitness dancing, Turkish (very funny), darts, gun, diving in the pool.
Evening performances are all held by their own animators. There are no guest artists. They try, but mostly the Turkish standard. For the children there was a performance of The Lion King, a story that the children have already forgotten. The hall was packed when there was a Michael Jackson show. They danced chic and very similar.
All the animators speak Russian, some are better, some are worse. They try very hard and are offended if vacationers are lazy.
9. Fun
Happy water park. Pools from 40 to 1.40 m. Slides for both small children and large ones. A total of 9 slides, different heights and speeds. The order is supervised by a special staff. Children run non-stop. You can always find sunbeds. But they won’t let you lie down to rest, then go up this hill, then dive into this pool.
Luna park in the evening. Ferris wheel, boat (really breathtaking), dragon train, carousel, trampolines, electric cars. Everywhere control and attention. There are also two tennis courts. The amusement park and the water park are across the road, the passage to them is through the tunnel.
So entertainment is provided for children, but the touching faces of parents on the third evening become more serious. In this heat, they are drawn to sit in the lobby with a glass of cocktail in their hands. Therefore, relaxing people sit in the lobby in the evenings, and children rush around them.
There are those who want to go to the show and sit there in the bar with a glass of soft drink. There are those who go to the bungalow to the very sea, music plays there, drinks from plastic glasses flow like water, the sea rustles, the lights of other people's hotels are burning and pitch darkness.
In addition, downstairs in the hotel billiards, bowling, slot machines. Slot machines are pure scam. Children first rush to them, and then bypass them.
In the evening, at the exit to the pools, children launch luminous helicopters into the sky from slingshots. The spectacle is quite amusing due to the number of participants. There are also fathers and mothers and children speaking all languages. "Launcher" can be bought right there in the store. And what child will pass by without saying - Mom, well, buy it!
The second attack is lasers. Children run with him and shine on all sides, which gives even more "brightness" to the hotel.
In the evening and at night, the disco is cool, but not crowded. It is said that it works until 24, but they frolic later.
10. Alcohol
Beer - Ephesus (who has tried it knows what it is) on every corner, everywhere and always. You can drink a year ahead. Helps in the heat, a small degree. "Bir mess bir, lutfen! " And the subsequent attention is provided to you.
Cocktails are nonsense, everything is done quickly and somehow not clearly, not clearly. Mojito almost without mint and with lemon. But it happens. Delicious cocktails at the discotheque, they are made there without observing any rules, they call them names as they want, but they are, damn, very pleasant.
11. Bottom line
Of course I liked it. The hotel is beautiful, chic, even cozy. Any shortcomings can be endured, not paid attention. The main thing is to devote yourself to rest, the sea, mood.
The hotel is located in the village of Side, nothing particularly remarkable. Around the yellow earth, houses, shops and a line of hotels. The hotel is visible from afar, but the driver who took us from the airport got lost anyway. The water park and the amusement park are clearly visible. The hotel itself is not like regular hotels. Built in Thai style. On the roofs there are dragons, a pagoda, a Buddha. Although, against the background of the absence of lush vegetation, it looks clumsy.
Around the hotel, as expected, wastelands, heaps of land, small hotels, roads, iron fences and desert (or as it is called in Turkey). You can say a depressing landscape. It's boring and it's better not to look out the window.
The quirkiness of the hotel is also in the fact that it is located exactly perpendicular to the sea, i. е. only a few rooms overlook the sea, the rest look at the neighboring hotel, the amusement park, wastelands, the fence, the village, anywhere but the sea. But the first two thirds of these side numbers are called Sea View. Therefore, be careful and check with the tour operator if you have a view of the sea or a pile of overgrown yellow land, but at the same time, anything can happen during check-in.
Inside the hotel, of course, looks very impressive. Oriental exoticism, rattan chairs, glass tables, dragons, Buddhas, oriental music, uniformed personnel. As soon as you sit down at a table, a polite waiter will ask what you would like to drink. It is hot outside, so it seems that the air conditioners are not doing their best, sometimes you just try to find a place that is cooler.
There are several shops on the minus second floor. Gold, silver, leather, fur coats, T-shirts, rags and souvenirs. Souvenirs have all the necessary small things, though at hotel prices, from magnets, drinks, toys, fins, sweets to SIM cards. This shop has helped us out several times. A Russian-speaking seller works in it, who, if anything, can suggest and help out. In general, the guys in this store are very friendly and kind. There is a photo booth nearby. The guys are not intrusive, but it is difficult to refuse a photo.
2. Territory
Large extended central pool. There is depth for both toddlers and adults. The maximum depth is 1.40 m. You cannot dive from the side. There is a waterfall in the center. The water is relatively warm (cool pool in the water park). There are no places around. Already early in the morning everything is occupied with towels. But it did not strain, but slightly fettered.
There is also an Amphitheater for evening shows, a pool bar, a bungalow, a small illuminated waterfall, fish a la carte. There is a bridge over the pool leading to the sea. Further, surprisingly, you leave the territory of the hotel.
3. Beach
The beach is located from the hotel across the pedestrian promenade. There are no sand, pebbles or stones. Nobody drives on the beach, but it seems to me that they come here from other hotels, especially from the second line. Although I could be wrong. Lots of sunbeds, half empty. The beach is not well maintained, but vacationers are to blame to a greater extent. Cigarette butts, fruit bones, cups, water bottles come across here and there. Although there are urns nearby, which are constantly cleaned.
On the beach go bred. The first is a parachute and a banana (a strict black man in white), the second are sellers from hotel stores “Oh! ? I do not understand! Why haven't you traveled with us yet? You need to go to the store for jackets or go to our store! ”, The third is massage and sauna. There is also a standard beach volleyball and throwing balls (I don’t know what it’s called).
There is also a large bungalow. During the day there is lunch, cakes and more. In the evening, decorated and illuminated, it becomes an Asian island of tropical relaxation with drinking and dancing.
4. Sea
Long, comfortable sandy entry into the sea. The sea is warm, so you need to swim away to cool down. The sea is empty even there are no shells. Slightly hazy due to white fine sand. A couple of times came across minnows and other trifles. Children dig in the water near the water and build palaces of sand, as in exemplary films. For several days the sea was worried, not stormy, but it was worried. But even this excitement drove mud from algae to the very shore. It was unpleasant to go into the water, the child refused to go swimming at all. But if you go through these troubles away, the sea was clear again. (Once an old slate was washed ashore, and then a condom).
But this is not a claim to the sea. The sea has a lot to offer. And yet it is beautiful, and this is wonderful.
5. Number
Standard triple bed. Also decorated in Thai style. True, they did not know where to put the numerous pillows, ottomans and bedspreads. Plasma (there are two Russian channels). Mini-bar (beer, cola, sprite, fanta, mineral water, clean water, juice, all in duplicate) you could throw chips, nuts and cookies, but oh well. Clean linen. The conder worked perfectly, once they forgot to turn it off for the night, so they almost caught a cold. Cleaned every day, quite normal, once when we locked ourselves up and slept, they were even offended that we were not allowed. We did not see flowers, swans and other frills. Dollars were left every day, so for the sake of entertainment.
6. Vacationers
Germans, Dutch, British, Albanians, Ukrainians and Russians. All decent people, smiling, friendly, sufficient. The atmosphere is quite conducive to communication and quiet rest.
7. Dining room
The food is very good and varied, although you get tired on the tenth day of fried food. Very tasty and beautiful lamb!! ! There is no pork in any form, which suited us. The sushi and shrimp were inedible. Almost no fish and seafood. Everything is normal in the morning. For an omelet, as usual, the queue. Fried eggs (you just have to ask not to turn over). Muesli, yogurt, fresh (carrot, apple, grapes, but no orange). There are many fruits, but they were green, even a melon. Ate watermelon. We did not notice any obvious theme nights. A beautiful huge ice cream cake with lit torches delighted the children. The table was full of sweets.
There are many visitors, three halls, plus a street. Places are hot. Cleaning and preparing tables is not too fast, although they try. Some visitors expressed dissatisfaction with the long wait for clean cutlery or an ordered drink. We, for the sake of convenience, and in practice, ate almost always at the same table, so we were served by two of the same waiters, with whom we easily exchanged a few phrases in Turkish, about mood, food, drinks, about how certain fruits, drinks, foods sound in Turkish. All these light conversations were very conducive to digestion. Therefore, we never experienced problems with the speed of cleaning the table, ordering a drink. Sometimes they just guessed what we wanted and rushed across the hall. It was very nice!
The funniest thing in the dining room is the sound of salt shakers! Here and there you could hear the sound of salt shakers on the table or on your hand. It can be seen that the salt got wet from moisture, the holes clogged and it was very difficult to shake it out, but it gave a lot of pleasure. Our familiar waiter revealed the secret of a quick solution to the problem. He took out a toothpick from his pocket (they were only in the big hall) and quickly fixed this unit for us. We did not experience any more problems with salt shakers.
For lunch, hamburgers and hot dogs in the water park, cakes on the beach and lunch in a bungalow, awesome kebabs and donuts in the poolbar, and cakes in the bungalow right there.
Ala carte did not visit anything I can not say.
8. Animation
Daily animation: pool competitions, beach volleyball, belly dancing, fitness dancing, Turkish (very funny), darts, gun, diving in the pool.
Evening performances are all held by their own animators. There are no guest artists. They try, but mostly the Turkish standard. For the children there was a performance of The Lion King, a story that the children have already forgotten. The hall was packed when there was a Michael Jackson show. They danced chic and very similar.
All the animators speak Russian, some are better, some are worse. They try very hard and are offended if vacationers are lazy.
9. Fun
Happy water park. Pools from 40 to 1.40 m. Slides for both small children and large ones. A total of 9 slides, different heights and speeds. The order is supervised by a special staff. Children run non-stop. You can always find sunbeds. But they won’t let you lie down to rest, then go up this hill, then dive into this pool.
Luna park in the evening. Ferris wheel, boat (really breathtaking), dragon train, carousel, trampolines, electric cars. Everywhere control and attention. There are also two tennis courts. The amusement park and the water park are across the road, the passage to them is through the tunnel.
So entertainment is provided for children, but the touching faces of parents on the third evening become more serious. In this heat, they are drawn to sit in the lobby with a glass of cocktail in their hands. Therefore, relaxing people sit in the lobby in the evenings, and children rush around them.
There are those who want to go to the show and sit there in the bar with a glass of soft drink. There are those who go to the bungalow to the very sea, music plays there, drinks from plastic glasses flow like water, the sea rustles, the lights of other people's hotels are burning and pitch darkness.
In addition, downstairs in the hotel billiards, bowling, slot machines. Slot machines are pure scam. Children first rush to them, and then bypass them.
In the evening, at the exit to the pools, children launch luminous helicopters into the sky from slingshots. The spectacle is quite amusing due to the number of participants. There are also fathers and mothers and children speaking all languages. "Launcher" can be bought right there in the store. And what child will pass by without saying - Mom, well, buy it!
The second attack is lasers. Children run with him and shine on all sides, which gives even more "brightness" to the hotel.
In the evening and at night, the disco is cool, but not crowded. It is said that it works until 24, but they frolic later.
10. Alcohol
Beer - Ephesus (who has tried it knows what it is) on every corner, everywhere and always. You can drink a year ahead. Helps in the heat, a small degree. "Bir mess bir, lutfen! " And the subsequent attention is provided to you.
Cocktails are nonsense, everything is done quickly and somehow not clearly, not clearly. Mojito almost without mint and with lemon. But it happens. Delicious cocktails at the discotheque, they are made there without observing any rules, they call them names as they want, but they are, damn, very pleasant.
11. Bottom line
Of course I liked it. The hotel is beautiful, chic, even cozy. Any shortcomings can be endured, not paid attention. The main thing is to devote yourself to rest, the sea, mood.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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