I was lucky enough to be here from 25-30.08.24.
Positive:
1️⃣ Food. I really enjoyed breakfast with menemen (Turkish omelet with vegetables), grilled vegetables, cheeses, olives, fresh vegetables and a sandwich with smoked red fish. For dessert, pancakes with cherry jam, fruits and strong black tea from armudas. And if my breakfast was simple enough, then lunches and dinners were a complete gastronomic orgasm! I always took grilled fish (sea bass or dorado), as well as other dishes a little at a time to try all the incredible abundance presented: delicious meat dishes, seafood, salads, snacks. For dessert, a divine bomb tart with apples and cinnamon, an ala Tiramisu cake or a cheesecake with cherries! For dinner on the street (Gourmet station), I took either salmon, octopus, or lamb, and every dish... It's just an extravaganza of taste! I recommend approaching her every evening, and not just taking food from the main restaurant. There are shawarma and pasta cooking stations nearby, and a grill station across the entire table area. They took fish and meat there.
2️⃣ There is a kettle, cups, packaged black and green tea in the room. There are 2 bottles of water per person in the refrigerator daily. As well as 2 liter bottles of Fanta, Cola and 2 cans of Efes 0.33 beer. A cabinet with shelves, a cabinet, two armchairs, a safe.
3. Comfortable mattresses and pillows, clean linen. Bathrobes, slippers. The entire list of care cosmetics: cotton pads and sticks, shower gel, shampoo, hair conditioner, body cream, soap, which were replenished daily.
4. Large, well-groomed, covered with flowering plants and trees area. It was very pleasant to walk along the paths in the evening, and then have a couple of cocktails sitting in the nicest bar with swings or by the pool.
5️⃣ The beach is small and clean (swimming area between two piers). The shore is small pebbles, the entry into the sea is sharp, chest-deep already a few meters from the shore. The sea is very beautiful, the water is warm and transparent, so I have never swam in the pools. The deck chairs are high-quality and comfortable. A steep pier with a bar (no cocktails), those who were comfortable with a large depth dived from it, and we loved to come there after dinner, lie on sun loungers and look at the sea. I really liked the service on the beach, it is really beyond praise! The young man constantly walked around with a large tray and carried sparkling wine, beer, iced coffee and other soft drinks. There was no need to follow them anywhere. In the afternoon, he offered French fries with nuggets and watermelons.
6. In addition to the main restaurant next to the beach there is a snack bar with DIY burgers, there is also a station where they bake gozleme, but we did not go there, our main meals were too plentiful. But we tried ice cream! Lemon and chocolate are very tasty, but it melts instantly, you can't bring it to the beach in a horn.
7. If you leave the hotel and walk forward a little, on the left side there is a tiny amusement park belonging to the hotel, you can go for a ride with the children on a small Ferris wheel, swings and cars. There is also a public transport stop across the street. From there, you can take the LC07A bus (if there is no working bank card, transport can be bought at the supermarket near the bus stop, you can not pay with cash on the bus) to the old town of Antalya (stop of the shopping center "Mark Antalya"), as well as to the business card of the city - the Nizhny Duden waterfall. I strongly advise (if it is not too hot), when visiting the waterfall, to walk the entire park ~ 3 km stretched along the edge of the cliff (the views there are incredible), and then walk perpendicular to it, through shady streets to the wonderful shopping center "Terra City", where many departed from Russia and local brands are represented. I am attaching a collage of natural species.
8️⃣ To the right of the reception is the table of Ibrahim, who speaks excellent Russian, who, as independent travelers, suggested some points to us. Ibrahim, if you are reading, greetings from Irina, Vadim and Miroslav from Siberia, who were looking for mail to send home a postcard from Antalya. The postcard arrived to us in 3 weeks!
Cons:
1️⃣ Glasses and cups are poorly washed, there are a lot of cups in tea / coffee stains, and glasses are in the dried pulp from orange juice.
2. On the one hand, disposable glasses in bars are good, hygienic, but considering how many of them are used per day in this huge hotel, it is very bad for the environment, for the sea and its inhabitants. You can replace them with reusable plastic ones of very good quality, which even look like glass ones (I used them in other Turkish hotels) and be sure to replace plastic cocktail tubes with aesthetic paper ones.
3 . There are no blankets in the room by default, only thin waffle sheets. I had to go to the reception and ask, but when they were provided to us, it became very warm and cozy to sleep!
4 . Low-quality care cosmetics. Shampoo the head is not washed, and after conditioner the hair is like a nest that cannot be combed.
5. There are no branded products, for example, a beach bag, which is provided free of charge in five-star hotels.
6. Some tablecloths are in creepy pellets, it's time to throw them away.
7. Disgusting coffee, so I drank tea exclusively.
A great hotel! It was in November 2024. The food and service are excellent. The waiters are doing their best. The beach and pier are super. Many thanks to Ibrahim Develi for his sensitive attitude towards tourists!!!! I want to come back again!!! Thank you for a great stay!!!
Having a foam party in the afternoon with blaring music when many children are sleeping on the beach is strong. All pavilions of the neighboring hotel are in foam. The children, waking up, scream in horror. And the guests of this hotel boldly step over the children sitting on the beach, and on our beach, vacationing in Adalia Elite Lara. I have never seen such a collective farm in Turkey.