polorty
8 de julio de 2024
Right off the bat, this is not 5* luxury resort. I didn’t pay for a 5 star resort, so wouldn’t expect it to be. I was there when some of the previous reviewers were there and sometimes it’s clear that some people don’t realise you get what you pay for. I wanted quiet, peaceful and inexpensive. Let’s discuss a few points: The pool was clean, not overly chlorinated and warm. I personally witnessed the pool guy clean and maintain the pool every single evening. Our room was a family room with 2 levels overlooking the pool area. Yes the downstairs was a bit darker but perfect for the nocturnal teens I brought with me. The air con was amazing. Truly, superb. The rooms are a bit tired (think the old style centre parcs kind of worn and used but still fully functional) but we had a cleaner who came round 3 times in the week we were there. She was amazing! The rooms have been used, they’re not pristine and I think with a wee bit of money spent on them would be fantastic. The hotel is small, quiet and the staff are lovely. The reception staff were always on hand for advice or to call a taxi. This cost 150lira into the small town centre. Not expensive or about 1.3 km walk. All flat, no hills to get to the centre. The restaurant area does need work, it’s very tired and there are flies which would be eliminated with some of those electric flytrap things other hotels seem to have all over. That’s the nature of being in a hot country surrounded by mountains. Sit outside, then they won’t bother you. Flies do get on the cold items left out, to be honest, I just dug under the first layer and got stuff but covers would be great. The hot food was good. Not the hideous “let’s all go on holiday from the middle of England and demand English food” type stuff but home cooked bulger wheat pilaf, rice, meats, meatballs, pasta, couscous, creamy local veg, the biggest tomatoes you’ve ever seen. The fruit could do with being removed. Replace with daily fresh cut watermelon/pineapple/mango/papaya and it would be perfect. I’ve seen people complaining that the staff don’t speak enough English. That’s because you’re in Turkey, how much Turkish do you speak? Use google translate if it’s that huge an issue. The staff speak basic English and that is more than enough for me as I’m terrible with other languages so use alternative methods of communication. My one major gripe is a store in the town absolutely scammed me, charged me £112 instead of £25 and then became incredibly rude and intimidating when I called them out. They’re the last kind of touristy shop as you walk up the Main Street on the right hand side. Sells all sorts of crochet stuff, bowls, Turkish delight etc etc. be warned about them. The dolphin restaurant, lux and new gate restaurants were amazing! New gate has karaoke and dancer evenings and the staff were outstanding there. Shout out to all of them as they truly made our whole trip the best fun. All in all I’m definitely coming back. Will
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