Твердая тройка. Solid trio.

We stayed at the hotel at the beginning of July. We drove from the airport for two hours, no less, carried all the tourists around Side and Manavgat, and by 10 pm we were at the goal. I didn’t really like the hotel right away, as there was a terrible roar from all sides, the animators worked conscientiously, music also sounded in the hall, vacationers and their children scurried about. . . In short, the people rested. We were given a tiny room with one bed above the disco, in response to my refusal to check in, they politely noted that there would be no rooms until tomorrow. In the morning we reminded ourselves, and they gave us a room more spacious with two beds. It is useless to look for a quieter room in this hotel, since it is surrounded on all sides by a road along which buses travel day and night, and hotels in which animation stops working late at night. Labranda's restaurant is small and during the influx of tourists you have to make a choice: come first and rush to the table or come at the end and be content with what is left. We tried both options and preferred the second one. Mostly Germans rest in the hotel, they are loved and expected here. The rest are received quite coolly, this is especially noticeable in the restaurant. Once a week, the hotel turns off the electricity, only the lighting in the bathroom works. It's hard, because without air conditioning the whole hotel is suffocating. On this day, they turn on the substation, which drowns out even the disco of the neighboring hotel. The territory is small, clean enough, but I can’t say that it is surrounded by greenery. The road to the beach is really nice. The beach is clean, but the sea is rough and deep. However, very warm and relatively clean. On the beach there is a bar, a toilet, a shower and a changing cabin. There are enough sun loungers for everyone, there are awnings above them and you can relax comfortably. But you will not find silence here either: music rumbles everywhere, and club or pop music (preference is given to our pop music.... ) If you want to enjoy the silence, then come from 7 to 10 in the morning. This is the best time to relax. Room cleaning was normal, I put a tip once, but they didn’t take it, then at the end they delicately hinted, twisted the towel and left a napkin with a name and a questionnaire. Of course, I thanked you. Separately about excursions. At first I wanted silence and seal rest, but they didn’t let me relax. A separate guide arrived the next day and suggested trips! Prices, oh, how sickly, but after bargaining, we took two excursions: Side and Pamukalle. (From the airport we were intimidated by local bureaus). I liked the trip to Side. There was a small bus with a good air conditioner. Elise, the local guide, speaks perfect Russian, jokes all the time and knows a lot. We drove to the historical part of the city, looked at the ruins of temples, ate ice cream, then went to the museum of castings. The museum is wonderful, there was already another guide who told us all about cooking butter. We dined at the Manavgat waterfalls, the food is quite decent, drinks are paid. We preferred to have coffee in a small coffee shop nearby. Then there was another museum of nomads. Also a very interesting place. We were told about the way of life of nomadic peoples, showed us household items. We went to Pamukalle in a couple of days. We left at 3 o'clock. morning. . . The bus is huge, there are a lot of children who were torn off their beds by kind parents and taken in search of adventure. We found adventures right away: the bus broke down somewhere in the mountains. . . It's good that they didn't turn up. They waited another hour, then rushed to their places and everyone got scared. Amazing! At 6 am there was breakfast (it's not for the faint of heart) you had to take food with you. Pamukalle, of course, is a very interesting place, but such an influx of tourists that it will not last long. It's a pity. . . Some of the travertines are already closed to the public. The prices on Pamukalle are crazy for everything: coffee is more expensive than on the Arbat. Lunch was good, brought to a restaurant where there was a buffet and quite decent. Then shopping and home. The road, I'll tell you, was tiring and unsafe: the driver famously drove the bus along the serpentine. We had a good rest in general. But next time I will be much more careful in choosing a hotel.