Good time of the day! Rest from 8.09 to 09/15/24. A good hotel for a budget relaxing holiday. The staff is mostly friendly and helpful.
The standard rooms are a bit cramped even for two, but we only spent the night there and took a shower. The equipment for 4* is standard. Cleaning was carried out daily, bottled water and hygiene products were replenished as needed, towels were also changed as needed.
The beach is 150 meters away. The beach and the entry into the water are good. The sea is clean and calm due to the special location (in the form of a small bay). Therefore, even when the sea was stormy, it was calm here. For a holiday with children, that's the thing. If you want, you can swim in the open sea. We enjoyed strolling along the coast, exploring the beaches of neighboring hotels.
I would especially like to mention the food, it is excellent for this price category. Everyone who was vacationing with us at that time was of the same opinion. Delicious, varied, beautifully served. Whenever we came, there was enough of everything. Chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, fish have been eaten several times, vegetables are diverse and wonderfully cooked, fruits - plums, apples, peaches, oranges, melon, watermelon. In general, we did not meet anyone dissatisfied with the food and service in the restaurant there.
I would especially like to mention the spa complex, or rather its employees. I took 5 medical massage procedures (45 min. legs, back, buttocks). Ferhad is a professional in his field, and I know what I'm talking about because I own the technique of medical massage myself and for many years managed a team of massage therapists on duty. Irina, Ainura, Ferhad, if you look at the reviews, hello and thank you so much for your professionalism and hospitality.
The animation is weak, probably the girls burned out by the end of the season. During the week of rest, I was "lucky" to visit aqua aerobics in the pool once, I didn't come across any more movements with a bang, although I carefully monitored this type of outdoor activity. I don't know how it happened with their children, but working with adults was reduced to posting ads at the elevator about half-hour shows of invited artists and playing music to which people had to entertain themselves. When we asked what the announced "disco party" was, we were told something like "here's the music for you and dance"). I admit the subjectivity of my opinion, because a week is too short a period for completeness of perception. I'm just judging in comparison with previous years of holidays in hotels of similar stardom.
Of the cons: the meeting of late guests has not been organized. We arrived at the hotel at 23:30. I think it was easy to offer tea and something to eat (cookies, bun), because there are no kettles in the room. It's a little late for dinner, of course, but we were on the road for 12 hours in total. On the last day, we also approached the reception about lunch boxes, since we had a check-out at 3:30. The employee, who did not understand Russian well, replied something like you will come at any time and pick it up. As a result, we were also left without a snack on the road, because there was no continuity of information between the staff. The number of guests leaving at night is known in advance and how many lunch boxes need to be prepared. In fact, due to unsuccessful flights, we lost a day at the hotel, we could take care of lunch boxes on the road. I think that this is a flaw in the accommodation service, or rather the weak preparedness of the staff. These are small things, but they give the impression of the work of the entire hotel staff, although I am sure that these "shoals" simply do not reach the management.
There was also a moment when the dishes and appliances collected by the maids in the rooms after cleaning stood for days right on the floor of the stairwells. Apparently, the restaurant staff was supposed to pick her up, but they didn't pick her up on time. The advice to the managers is to walk up the stairs more, rather than take the elevator, you will see the "shoals" of the staff's work.
In general, I wrote more reviews not for tourists, but for the responsible persons of the hotel. It's a shame when little things worthless in monetary terms spoil the overall impression of the team's work.
In general, I recommend the hotel! THANKS to the staff of the hotel!
The hotel is small but cozy. The room was also small, without bathrobes, only a towel, 2 pcs per person. The cuisine is diverse - chicken, lamb, beef, fish, vegetables, fruits, sweets in the assortment. At the bar, all drinks were included in the ticket price (from non-alcoholic to strong alcohol in the assortment). The hotel is located on the first line, 3 minutes to the sea. The beach is not very well equipped, but sandy - in some places there are boulders and large stones on the bottom. The sun beds are free. The beach bar is non-alcoholic. In general, I liked everything!
In general, the hotel is not bad if you are not looking for a separate vacation, but for the sea and the sun.
The hotel is located a 5-minute walk from the big market, which is convenient.
You can't get to the sea through the hotel territory itself, you have to go out and walk along the smelly street, there are garbage cans of a neighboring hotel with waste on the street, which immediately begins to spoil and stink in this heat, they are often cleaned, smelly puddles are washed off and even shampooed, but the impression deteriorates a little.
I would like to mention the sea itself, entering it. Even when the sea is not calm and there are big waves, they do not reach this beach because of a small dam on which you can walk and watch crabs and fish. Access to the sea is good, but not everywhere, there are rocks in some places, but you quickly get used to the correct and safe "route", there is sand on the beach, which is nice. The entrance to the sea is smooth, which is also convenient for those who do not know how to swim or come with children.
The food is not bad, delicious, relatively varied, and the staff is diligent.
I would like to mention the massage therapist - Ferhat, a master with golden hands and medical education (which is important), the spa has a special offer for the 1st massage session for 15 minutes for free, they will tell you what problems you have and they will choose the right massage.
The animation is interesting, the animators are Russian, cute, they try their best, some ensembles often come to the hotel with performances, which is also interesting.
Room cleaning is lame, but towels are changed often. The rooms are small, but it didn't bother us personally, as we only went there to sleep.
The only drawback is that it's very stuffy in the corridors, when you wait for the elevator to go down from the room to the lobby, you'll sweat 10,000 times, it's very comfortable on the ground floor, but in the corridors where the rooms are frankly bad, it's also stuffy in the elevator, if you have the desire and strength, it's better to walk down.
In conclusion, I would like to say that the hotel is not bad, and it is still far from ideal, but it does not position itself as some kind of luxury and justifies itself for its money, many return to it because of the convenient sea, we are no exception :)