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August 20, 2023
We rested in this hotel with our 11-year-old daughter; it was our first time in Turkey; we chose Side for acquaintance, since a good beach is very important for us. Covid times and other events made their own adjus**ents, so we haven’t been abroad for 4 long years. The goal was not only relaxation on the beach, but also educational excursions, so we chose a 4* hotel, since we did not plan to stay in it. 1. Check-in. We arrived at the hotel early in the morning, they checked us in only at 13:00, but immediately put on bracelets, treated us to coffee and juice, there are excellent sofas in the lobby where you can sit comfortably. After breakfast we went to the beach. 2. Beach. We walk quickly, the journey took 4-5 minutes, but if we come across a cat that definitely needs to be petted, it will take a little longer. The road is not the most pleasant, as during our stay in one of the hotels there was large-scale construction work on our way. Dust, dirt, noise. There is a bus to the beach from the Orfeus Park Hotel, which is located across the road, but we did not use it. The beach ***** is large, the sand is golden, there were enough sun loungers at any time. It’s not very clean, of course, but there’s more of the vacationers’ wine here. The sea is beautiful. True, in August, for my taste, it is too warm. When entering the sea from the hotel beach there were stone slabs, we went a little to the left. For several days there were waves in which we joyfully jumped. 3. Number. Even initially, I read reviews and looked at reviews and saw that some of the rooms have a balcony into the courtyard under the roof, without air access. The manager and I booked a standard room, not an economy one, and, lo and behold, the room turned out to have a balcony facing the street. True, it overlooked the highway, and it was quite noisy. The room itself is small, the bathroom is spacious, but someone very funny came up with a window from the shower into the room. There are, of course, blinds hanging there, but everything is perfectly visible. Thank you that there is not a toilet next to the bed, but just a shower. The air conditioning worked great. 4. Nutrition. For me this is a very big problem in all hotels. There is nothing to be happy about here. The food is not tasty. And yes, everything seems to be there: meat, fish, vegetables, fruits. For breakfast, scrambled eggs, you can fry toast, there is always porridge (it just tastes terrible). The only thing that pleased me was the presence of a coffee machine at the bar in the restaurant. You can drink coffee or tea not only for breakfast. There were also delicious cakes. Quite decent for 4*. But it’s not very good for our taste, since we only like home-cooked food or from a good restaurant. And there are always some greasy dishes and cutlery. It was unpleasant. 5. Swimming pool. Quite an ordinary pool, a lot of people all the time. After lunch there is water aerobics. Foam party on Wednesday at 15:00. It was not possible to swim comfortably due to the large number of people, but overall the pool was excellent. We went to Orfeus Park several times to the pool and slides. There are only 2 slides, you can ride a couple of times. 6. Animation. Most of it takes place at the Orfeus Park Hotel. Mini disco is no longer very interesting to us, we went several times out of curiosity. There is a DJ at the hotel on Friday evenings. Also a variety of recreation. Water aerobics in the pool, beach volleyball. Overall the staff are friendly
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