Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
10.0
Service:
9.0
Cleanliness:
9.0
Food:
8.0
Amenities:
9.0
Advantages:
In the heart of the city, next to the old town.
Small compact isolated area.
Friendly service staff.
Disadvantages:
Delivery to private beach.
No playground (only swings).
Review:
We rested in August 2009. First time in Turkey.
We were purposefully looking for a small hotel within the city with conditions for children - we were tired of sitting on the territory of peripheral hotels. Breaking the sea of reviews on the "fours" in Side, quite by accident came across the "triple" Sun club. I liked the reviews, although it was dumb to go to the three after the previous "fives". Despite the fact that the hotel was on the "stop", through its operator managed to break through the vouchers.
In principle, I completely agree with previous reviews - the hotel can claim a solid four.
I will try not to repeat, because in previous reviews over the past year everything is more or less the same.
LOCATION.
The hotel is located on a small shopping street, about a hundred meters from the coastline. From its side there are a number of shops, exchange offices, cafes and a pharmacy. On the opposite side, a whole block of big fives with inner blocks of shops. Very handy for small purchases.
It is very peculiar that the hotel is not visible from the street at all. There is a small archway between the shops - entering from the street you immediately find yourself in another world. Given that the territory is located in a large square, along the boundaries of which buildings are located, the presence of the city on the territory is not felt.
I’ll make a reservation right away - the pictures on the tour sites are outdated. The hotel is green. Fruit trees grow on the territory along the buildings (a very definite plus - they are not liked by cicadas roaring outside the hotel). Every day the gardener bustled about planting something in the flower beds. Compared to the previous photos, it's a clear progress, although the trees are not very big yet.
The location of the hotel is very good, because after going ashore, in 15 minutes you can walk to the peninsula, where the old city is located.
The rooms are standard (double bed plus one and a half). But with two children it is better to stay in building D. There are bunk beds. Hot water was present without fail. Rooms are cleaned daily. True, the first three days the towels were not changed. But, going to the reception and meeting with the manager of the hotel, I realized that this was a misunderstanding. By the way, a very pleasant and adequate person who speaks Russian well. Any request (for example, to move the cleaning of the room from lunch to the morning when the children are awake) is resolved promptly. By the way, painlessly, for a fee, the issue of extending the room on the day of departure is also resolved (the general rule in Turkey is that the room is vacated at 12 o'clock). And in general, the staff is friendly, most speak Russian.
Upon arrival, we were settled on the second line (between the buildings). As it turned out, this is even better, since during the day there was a small shade at the entrance to the room and no noise was heard from the pool.
NUTRITION.
Very good food for a treshka. Yes, as everywhere now in Turkey - soy beef. But, there was always an alternative in the form of poultry, pizza and a sea of stewed vegetables in different variations. From fruits - only watermelons and melons. But, in neighboring shops (in the inner streets of neighboring hotels) there are always grapes, Persians and plums at reasonable prices. Moreover, almost every day a truck with a local collective farmer came to our street, who sold the freshest fruits (grapes, Persians) at the rate of 2 tugriks per kg (about 50 rubles).
SEA.
The only negative, in my opinion, that does not allow this hotel to receive the status of the four is the location of the beach. Although, maybe this is not a minus. Will explain.
Indeed, until July they had their sunbeds right in the city. But, according to the manager, at the peak of the season, since August, the rental price tag was well charged and a number of hotels moved their beaches outside the old city.
The sea in Side is gorgeous. Small sand. Morning and evening just transparent. But, in this place (in the city) there is a large load of beaches by neighboring hotels, therefore, thanks to the fine sand that swimmers raised, sometimes the sea is unclear. Again, very clean. The public beach mentioned in some of the reviews is about 500 meters away, and in fact, almost empty. In the evenings, the Turks bring the children to bathe. But I did not notice any crowds of people there.
The beach directly from the hotel is located just behind the peninsula (old town). The water is perfect there. Yes, the delivery was not very successful. An old gazelle-type bus once an hour. Timed it - four / five minutes.
The problem was that the first departure was relatively late - at 9-30 in the morning. Considering that breakfast at the hotel started early (from 7-30), and after 12 there was nothing to do at sea with children - there was a significant queue for the first flight. With children, of course, everyone let them go ahead (with the exception of impudent Polish pensioners). Again, when the Manager had to complain, the schedule was changed to an earlier first flight. But, in principle, a five-minute bus ride did not bother (my children and I swam on a distant beach before lunch, and in the evening we went to a local beach).
Indeed, if you take the sunbeds of coastal restaurants, the Turks offer to buy something from them at the bar. In the evening, we just threw things near the sun loungers and calmly swam.
As for the pool - like everywhere in Turkey they have a problem with chlorination.
Yes, every evening the pools were cleaned with a vacuum cleaner and part of the water was drained - but still they tried not to let the children into the pool once again. Although, the Germans and Poles did not climb out of it for days.
TOURS.
The host was the company "ODEON". Good organization of work both on reception and on excursions. Hotel guide Olga, a very nice girl, who actually came to the hotel every day. Yes, of course, the price tags on excursions are screwed up. But I didn’t want to take risks on street options (for example, for 5 euros to Alanya), having heard how they bred.
Of the excursions for children, the “pirate yacht” was very successful. I personally liked flying to Istanbul. As for Pamukkale, of course it is worth seeing, because the Turks have actually decided to close it to tourists.
But, during a one-day excursion, most of the tourists were taken to all sorts of "baited" outlets, such as wineries and jewelry stores with charged price tags. The visit to Pamukkale itself took two hours! ! Therefore, the more you should not tie up for a two-day tour.
We also went to the Troya water park in Belek. I did not like. We have been to different water parks, but this attempt is the worst. A dozen slides on site and a terrible crush. It is clearly not suitable for a large flow of tourists from all over Antalya. Moreover, in fact, there are several small slides for three-year-old children, and only 12 years old are allowed on the other slides. Accordingly, my eight-year-old son got on a number of slides.
Of course, you should go to the ancient Side during the day, as well as take a walk along its streets in the evening. The spectacle is indescribable! Walking by sea 15 minutes. By minibus 3 minutes (approximately 2 lira per person).
By the way, there is the only place where they sell the famous Turkish goat ice cream (2 bucks).
PURCHASES.
As for shopping, we did not pursue the goal of shopping, nevertheless, before departure, we bought a little clothes for ourselves and our children, since here in Turkey they are of high quality and much cheaper than in St. Petersburg.
Practice has shown that in the surrounding small shops within our quarter, the price tags are, of course, an order of magnitude lower than in the “official” points of the guides. It is also expensive to buy in the shopping district of the old city.
Do not be fooled by the offer of the guide who meets you not to buy sweets until the return trip to the airport, when the bus will call at the confectionery factory (such as “everything is the freshest! Etc. ) Yes, at this factory they sell “from the oven” for the weight of some it's one kind of sherbet, priced at $16 a box! The rest of the products are in the usual factory packaging, the date of manufacture of which, at best, is at least three weeks.
The price tag, of course, is 30 percent higher than in the shops near the hotel and, therefore, the mythical 5 percent discount on cards issued by guides looks cynical.
CURRENCY.
Oddly enough, the rates that are at the reception, that on the street in exchangers do not differ. Approximately it turns out that the lira goes to the euro 1:2, and to the dollar 1:1.4. I do not agree that it is profitable to buy only in euros. Turks use exchange rates in a peculiar way. So always ask them for the price in all three currencies. It often happened that the price in dollars was lower than in euros, and vice versa. It is convenient to keep small lira on "bakshishi".
CONCLUSION.
Nice little family hotel for families with children. It is especially convenient if you do not want to lie by the pool or on the beach for days.
Sea of impressions. And I wrote too much. Ready to answer in more detail on each position (write).
In the heart of the city, next to the old town.
Small compact isolated area.
Friendly service staff.
Disadvantages:
Delivery to private beach.
No playground (only swings).
Review:
We rested in August 2009. First time in Turkey.
We were purposefully looking for a small hotel within the city with conditions for children - we were tired of sitting on the territory of peripheral hotels. Breaking the sea of reviews on the "fours" in Side, quite by accident came across the "triple" Sun club. I liked the reviews, although it was dumb to go to the three after the previous "fives". Despite the fact that the hotel was on the "stop", through its operator managed to break through the vouchers.
In principle, I completely agree with previous reviews - the hotel can claim a solid four.
I will try not to repeat, because in previous reviews over the past year everything is more or less the same.
LOCATION.
The hotel is located on a small shopping street, about a hundred meters from the coastline. From its side there are a number of shops, exchange offices, cafes and a pharmacy. On the opposite side, a whole block of big fives with inner blocks of shops. Very handy for small purchases.
It is very peculiar that the hotel is not visible from the street at all. There is a small archway between the shops - entering from the street you immediately find yourself in another world. Given that the territory is located in a large square, along the boundaries of which buildings are located, the presence of the city on the territory is not felt.
I’ll make a reservation right away - the pictures on the tour sites are outdated. The hotel is green. Fruit trees grow on the territory along the buildings (a very definite plus - they are not liked by cicadas roaring outside the hotel). Every day the gardener bustled about planting something in the flower beds. Compared to the previous photos, it's a clear progress, although the trees are not very big yet.
The location of the hotel is very good, because after going ashore, in 15 minutes you can walk to the peninsula, where the old city is located.
The rooms are standard (double bed plus one and a half). But with two children it is better to stay in building D. There are bunk beds. Hot water was present without fail. Rooms are cleaned daily. True, the first three days the towels were not changed. But, going to the reception and meeting with the manager of the hotel, I realized that this was a misunderstanding. By the way, a very pleasant and adequate person who speaks Russian well. Any request (for example, to move the cleaning of the room from lunch to the morning when the children are awake) is resolved promptly. By the way, painlessly, for a fee, the issue of extending the room on the day of departure is also resolved (the general rule in Turkey is that the room is vacated at 12 o'clock). And in general, the staff is friendly, most speak Russian.
Upon arrival, we were settled on the second line (between the buildings). As it turned out, this is even better, since during the day there was a small shade at the entrance to the room and no noise was heard from the pool.
NUTRITION.
Very good food for a treshka. Yes, as everywhere now in Turkey - soy beef. But, there was always an alternative in the form of poultry, pizza and a sea of stewed vegetables in different variations. From fruits - only watermelons and melons. But, in neighboring shops (in the inner streets of neighboring hotels) there are always grapes, Persians and plums at reasonable prices. Moreover, almost every day a truck with a local collective farmer came to our street, who sold the freshest fruits (grapes, Persians) at the rate of 2 tugriks per kg (about 50 rubles).
SEA.
The only negative, in my opinion, that does not allow this hotel to receive the status of the four is the location of the beach. Although, maybe this is not a minus. Will explain.
Indeed, until July they had their sunbeds right in the city. But, according to the manager, at the peak of the season, since August, the rental price tag was well charged and a number of hotels moved their beaches outside the old city.
The sea in Side is gorgeous. Small sand. Morning and evening just transparent. But, in this place (in the city) there is a large load of beaches by neighboring hotels, therefore, thanks to the fine sand that swimmers raised, sometimes the sea is unclear. Again, very clean. The public beach mentioned in some of the reviews is about 500 meters away, and in fact, almost empty. In the evenings, the Turks bring the children to bathe. But I did not notice any crowds of people there.
The beach directly from the hotel is located just behind the peninsula (old town). The water is perfect there. Yes, the delivery was not very successful. An old gazelle-type bus once an hour. Timed it - four / five minutes.
The problem was that the first departure was relatively late - at 9-30 in the morning. Considering that breakfast at the hotel started early (from 7-30), and after 12 there was nothing to do at sea with children - there was a significant queue for the first flight. With children, of course, everyone let them go ahead (with the exception of impudent Polish pensioners). Again, when the Manager had to complain, the schedule was changed to an earlier first flight. But, in principle, a five-minute bus ride did not bother (my children and I swam on a distant beach before lunch, and in the evening we went to a local beach).
Indeed, if you take the sunbeds of coastal restaurants, the Turks offer to buy something from them at the bar. In the evening, we just threw things near the sun loungers and calmly swam.
As for the pool - like everywhere in Turkey they have a problem with chlorination.
Yes, every evening the pools were cleaned with a vacuum cleaner and part of the water was drained - but still they tried not to let the children into the pool once again. Although, the Germans and Poles did not climb out of it for days.
TOURS.
The host was the company "ODEON". Good organization of work both on reception and on excursions. Hotel guide Olga, a very nice girl, who actually came to the hotel every day. Yes, of course, the price tags on excursions are screwed up. But I didn’t want to take risks on street options (for example, for 5 euros to Alanya), having heard how they bred.
Of the excursions for children, the “pirate yacht” was very successful. I personally liked flying to Istanbul. As for Pamukkale, of course it is worth seeing, because the Turks have actually decided to close it to tourists.
But, during a one-day excursion, most of the tourists were taken to all sorts of "baited" outlets, such as wineries and jewelry stores with charged price tags. The visit to Pamukkale itself took two hours! ! Therefore, the more you should not tie up for a two-day tour.
We also went to the Troya water park in Belek. I did not like. We have been to different water parks, but this attempt is the worst. A dozen slides on site and a terrible crush. It is clearly not suitable for a large flow of tourists from all over Antalya. Moreover, in fact, there are several small slides for three-year-old children, and only 12 years old are allowed on the other slides. Accordingly, my eight-year-old son got on a number of slides.
Of course, you should go to the ancient Side during the day, as well as take a walk along its streets in the evening. The spectacle is indescribable! Walking by sea 15 minutes. By minibus 3 minutes (approximately 2 lira per person).
By the way, there is the only place where they sell the famous Turkish goat ice cream (2 bucks).
PURCHASES.
As for shopping, we did not pursue the goal of shopping, nevertheless, before departure, we bought a little clothes for ourselves and our children, since here in Turkey they are of high quality and much cheaper than in St. Petersburg.
Practice has shown that in the surrounding small shops within our quarter, the price tags are, of course, an order of magnitude lower than in the “official” points of the guides. It is also expensive to buy in the shopping district of the old city.
Do not be fooled by the offer of the guide who meets you not to buy sweets until the return trip to the airport, when the bus will call at the confectionery factory (such as “everything is the freshest! Etc. ) Yes, at this factory they sell “from the oven” for the weight of some it's one kind of sherbet, priced at $16 a box! The rest of the products are in the usual factory packaging, the date of manufacture of which, at best, is at least three weeks.
The price tag, of course, is 30 percent higher than in the shops near the hotel and, therefore, the mythical 5 percent discount on cards issued by guides looks cynical.
CURRENCY.
Oddly enough, the rates that are at the reception, that on the street in exchangers do not differ. Approximately it turns out that the lira goes to the euro 1:2, and to the dollar 1:1.4. I do not agree that it is profitable to buy only in euros. Turks use exchange rates in a peculiar way. So always ask them for the price in all three currencies. It often happened that the price in dollars was lower than in euros, and vice versa. It is convenient to keep small lira on "bakshishi".
CONCLUSION.
Nice little family hotel for families with children. It is especially convenient if you do not want to lie by the pool or on the beach for days.
Sea of impressions. And I wrote too much. Ready to answer in more detail on each position (write).
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