Good afternoon, everyone!
So our family vacation with my husband in Turkey, Gumbet province, Ladonia del Mare hotel is coming to an end, and what can I say, guys, this is not the declared 4*, but a solid 2* at most, it doesn't even pull for 3*, much to our regret:(
The territory is very small, everything is burnt out (I don't know why you can't at least water plants dying in front of your eyes at night / in the evenings), as for entertainment and animation (some reviews say they are) I don't know, we haven't seen this in a week, we haven't heard 😂 only dancing between our local aunts))).
Food / bar - yes, I will not argue with previous reviews here - you will not starve from the word at all, but do not expect frills either (grilled fish was once, it seems on Friday) the rest of the days chicken, meat, well, very average.. but the truth is, you have breakfast, lunch (aka lunch), snack bar (these are burgers, French fries, pizza), cookies from 5 to 6, and dinner, of course (it is unlikely that you will lose weight). Yes, by the way, I will not scold the bar (my husband says, write mediocre "local pour"😂 do not expect something elite and imported.
Guys, I'll write right away what scares you!!! - this is a complete unsanitary situation (honestly), I took only disposable dishes for the whole vacation, fortunately they put disposable spoons / forks)) and so they wash, of course - they don't wash from the word!! dishes in general ((not to mention, sorry, about the toilets at the reception and cleaning the room (this must be seen, there are no words).
Yes, this is probably the only plus that there is here.👍 Very warm, clean (nice cove)). The hotel is on the first line, there are sun beds, umbrellas (the truth is also so-so, there are very few shadows from them, even smeared with cream to the ears with my husband). Towels are provided until 11:00. The pool is (one) small, and, of course, packed with people.
By the way, I will not scold the wi-fi Internet either, it is at the reception, bar, recreation area next to the pool, and even you go out to the sea, it pulls.
The attitude towards us is very average (even I would say 👎). There are few Russians, as we understood, the hotel is for locals. In general, honestly, I do not recommend it. I am attaching a photo.
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Мария Зеньковская
Level 5 Local Expert
June 18
Price and quality match. The food is decent, European-style. The staff is trying hard. He is learning Russian. The animation is light, as promised. But we weren't bored. It was a great company. They entered the sea in shales. Towels and a safe are free of charge. It is better to take excursions from an animator or on the street. Much cheaper. I really liked it. I want to go back
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Вера Курочкина
Level 5 Local Expert
August 19
Terrible hotel. It is completely unclear why Russian tour operators sell it as a 4*. Perhaps once upon a time he corresponded to this rating, now he pulls a maximum of 2 *. And the rooms, and the reception, and the restaurant, and in general the whole territory just screams about the need for some kind of renovation.
As already written in other reviews, the air conditioner does not work at the reception, it is very stuffy and smells like cat urine, because cats walk around here like at home. There is no early check-in, check-in has to wait until 14 (but at check-out the room was extended without any problems, not for free, of course). Wi-Fi is only available at the reception and in the common area near the pool and restaurant. Sometimes he barely finishes off in the rooms. There is also no bar in the lobby anymore, just a lone cooler with water. In the evening, even a huge chandelier (with plafonds for some reason resembling rubber products No. 2 in shape) it is not burning at full strength, but only one tier. The elevator is not working. Luggage before check-in is offered to be left right in the corridor, on the word of honor of the administrator, there is no question about the luggage room.
The furniture in the rooms is old and shabby. The upholstery of upholstered furniture made of leatherette is peeling off, on the countertops made of stones (I don't know really, real or artificial) there are indelible traces of glasses. The laminate is scratched and scuffed, the baseboards are torn off somewhere. There was no light bulb in the lamp at the entrance. We counted three broken switches in the room, apparently at the best of times there was some kind of backlight and the lamps on the balcony worked. At first, we were given a room in which there were no handles on the closet, the safe was broken, and there were no towel hooks in the bathroom. After the intervention of the hotel guide, the room was changed on the second day. The bathroom has dirty tiles with mold, a broken countertop under the sink. After sunset, you will wash with lukewarm water. Towels with stains and holes. Fortunately, the bed linen is clean.
There is no kettle or glasses in the room. There's not even a toothbrush cup in the bathroom. I'm not talking about slippers and bathrobes at all.
One of the advantages is the hotel on the first line, from some rooms you can even see the sea. The beach is small, but surprisingly there were no problems with free sun loungers. But the beach seems to be the dirtiest in the whole bay, for 10 days no one has ever removed the garbage from the sand. The neighboring hotel cleaned up the garbage on its piece every day. Beach towels give you clearly one thing in hand, only in the morning. And the guy who gives them out is not always there, because he also cleans the floors at the reception and checks that the sun beds on the beach are not occupied by guests from other hotels.
Food can also be counted as a plus. At first we were upset - the distribution is very small, the choice is meager, but the food is quite tasty. By sparingly, I mean that for lunch you will most likely be offered one type of side dish and two types of hot, vegetables, pickles and five types of dessert, for breakfast an omelet or pancakes are not prepared every day. Fruits are only for dinner, usually watermelon and nectarines or apples or plums. The alcohol is surprisingly decent enough, but of course locally produced.
On the websites of tour operators, you can find beautiful photos with a restaurant almost on the beach by the sea, in fact, there is none of this. The restaurant may have been there once, but now it's just a broken gazebo where they give out beach towels and an abandoned tandoor. The tennis court doesn't seem to be working either.
The hotel staff speaks very little English, there is only one Russian-speaking receptionist at the reception.
There is no animation (we didn't need it, but maybe it's important to someone). And judging by the photos from the tour operator, she was there once after all.
As they say, think for yourself, decide for yourself, but the hotel is clearly going through hard times and is trying to squeeze at least something out of the remnants of former luxury.