This was our first holiday going all inclusive...we did go with the expectation of eat and drink what you want...however i'm glad we only stayed for a week.
Negatives:There is plenty of choice of food however very turkish and not being used to it i did find myself eating a lot of bread, especially as being pregnant i was a bit concerned as to what was in the dishes.You never went without there was always something avl even if it was just bread. We did notice towards the end of the week they were bringing out more dishes the english were used e.g donner kebab and chips needless to say there was a massive queue.
A serious lack of drink....as i could only drink juice or water it was bound to get boring but i wouldn't have minded but the juice was awful...as for my partner he was really looking forward to free beer but he even got sick of the taste...apparently it wasnt good beer either and there was only one choice. We were expecting cocktails but they were only on in the evening and you had to pay for it...that's not all inclusive???And we did find the bar staff a bit dull. We discovered at the end of our week a couple of spirts hidden behind the bar...advertise!-or are they too expensive?
We went at the start of may...and if they are going to open then they need a heated pool...it was a lovely 28 outside the pool but a refreshing -10 inside the pool, some of the children braved it...but it wasnt nice no wonder there wasnt many up for the pool games.
The positives: Really pretty resort well kept there wasnt any rubbish to be seen anywhere. When the maids came and cleaned our room one day she did find a top of mine lying on the floor and she decided to make a swan with it and left them on my bed very sweet.
Nice spa area, not that cheap though and i didnt rate the turkish bath it's just something you have to experience when in Turkey. They have an area where they do treatments manicures pedicures etc they were a lovely couple and reasonably priced and i heard great things about them.
Accomodation was spot on, air con didnt work however-it blew out hot air??
I found evening entertainment to be good it amused me... it was what i was expecting and the children loved it...which is the main thing it isnt there for the adults!!One night they had some belly dancers and they always started with a childrens disco.
Be careful of getting sucked in with Tweetie he is the resident photographer and sales person for the massages, he does take good photos particulary at night however they are expensive and he does take quite a few so you end up wanting quite a few and he did offer to charge us an extra 60 euro to put them on a cd and we could have the small photos for free ( the one's he was going to chuck away anyway)....i did hear a chap bargaining with him and he got some freebies (so that's probably the way to go)-just remember how cheap they are to print in boots-because this is all he does.
This is definately a family resort, they do play loud music around the pool, which we enjoyed but probably not want you want if you are after a relaxing/romantic couples holiday.
Oh and be very very careful with the trips out...usually on holiday we loved to visit the surrounding areas but they were ridiculously over priced so only went on a cheaper one, visit to the market, a turkish delight factory (which was a bit naff-just another place for you to spend your dosh) and finished with a boat trip which was pleasant.
The blue lagoon wasnt all that it seems on the brochures, this is all we went for and were very dissapointed, it's just as pretty as all the other beaches and not worth the walk especially in the heat.
At the end of our holiday we decided we would still go all inclusive but would go to a more expensive hotel with a wider choice of restaurants and bars, this one only had one of each.
Oh and also there is a sister hotel just down the road Olu Deniz resort hotel which was pretty much the same just with more pools and the accom didnt look as nice as ours either.
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