Side hotels: two sides of five stars

Every year thousands of tourists go on vacation in Turkey. One of the most favorite resorts is the city of Side. This is due to the huge number of hotels on its territory, access to the Mediterranean, a developed service and the continuing year-round fun that this country is so famous for. Numerous Side hotels are happy to welcome their guests at any time of the day or year. They, like many others, differ in stellarness. It is worth noting that Side hotels are predominantly 4 and 5 *, which, unfortunately, do not always match their stated star rating.

In 2011, new hotels in Side were opened, among them the Crystal Palace Resort Spa 5 *, located on the seashore not far from the city itself, stood out. Its location is very convenient for tourists, as it is near the airport of Antalya, but there are no inconveniences associated with flights. Its territory is 22 000 m2. It houses one main four-story building and another 5 four-storey buildings. Many Side hotels have rooms for people with disabilities, as well as for vacationers with children and honeymooners. The main mass of accommodation in this hotel is a standard room, which can accommodate from 1 to 4 people at the same time with the possibility of installing an extra bed. The room has a TV, balcony, shower, floor-parquet, wireless Internet, safe, hairdryer, mini-bar, air conditioning. This hotel, like the rest of Side hotels, has on its territory one main restaurant and 5 restaurants of national cuisines from different countries. One dinner in each of them will be free for the visitor. In the main restaurant there are no restrictions on food and local alcohol. There is a schedule of meals. Which is still worth observing. Every evening, various artists perform at the hotels, and in the afternoon animators entertain guests with fun contests and fitness programs. The girls will appreciate the proposed SPA procedures, which can restore beauty and health to an organism that is tired of life in a megacity. If you look at hotels with children Turkey Side, then this is the best option, because in addition to animation and children's menu there is a children's pool with water slides, a cot for babies in the room for free, all restaurants have free highchairs.

As for external and internal design, most tourists say that everything is done at the highest level. Service leaves much to be desired. This hotel is perfect for the Germans, but for Russians, a comfortable stay is possible only with knowledge of English, because the staff in Russian practically does not speak. In the rest it is an excellent resting place with children and for youth.

In 2011, not only beautiful and comfortable Side hotels were built, but also those that almost did not match their status. These include the hotel Cenger Beach 5 *, located 20 km from the city center. It consists of one building, where, as in the previous version, there are room options for any composition of holidaymakers. The rooms are equipped according to the description of the owners of this place, the same way. On the territory there is a restaurant, several bars, a spa. What really? In fact, it turns out that in the rooms there is always something that does not work, and it's extremely difficult to interrogate the personnel from the personnel. The hotel is not in the first line, as stated, and not even in the second, but much further. On its territory there is a private pool, but it is much smaller than stated in the description. To its pluses it is necessary to carry only a spa - salon, where talented masters really work. In addition, nothing at 5 * in the hotel there. From this you can draw only one conclusion: choosing a place to rest, it is worth not to rely on the description of travel agencies, but on real feedback from those who were there. Do not take risks if negative information is greater than positive.