Thanks Beemerbabe,,guess we may have to pay the extra if we want the room later.just over 3 wks now, cant wait,hope all those going today managed to get away ok.

just a quickie for those that have already been, whats the beer like????,is it bottled or draught or both?drinkable or toilet?

We are off to the Tropical next Thurs (17/8) from Manchester anyone else on here going then?

Really excited and glad to see that things have seriously improved since last year as we have had this booked for over 12 months!!!!!



Rachel

the beer is nice and we are fussy about beer, ain august fosters and becks are included in the all inclusive

Hi we went to the tropical last september a party of 7. It was fantastic . The beer was great my husbands only complaint was that they didnt put enough in your beaker/glass. so he started getting two. Anyway i hope you all have a great time im sure you will as there is somthing for everyone. Ive booked a last minute for next sat (19th aug) for marmaris to a hotel called Amber Green !! anyone heard of it or got any info on it??? weve got a week away on our own no kids yippee so i wasnt as careful at choosing a hotel as usually would be. now ive found out its called soft all inc??? any ideas??

*Edit please do not use this topic to discuss the current flight situation hand luggage etc.

You will find discussion on this on the following link.
http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=81406&start=0 Briar

JUST trying to book a last minute holiday you my 4 year old son and me - both the palace and tropical are coming up with tropical being bit cheaper. are they both the same or is one more child friendly i.e kids pools, clubs etc. if anyone cod let me know asap so i can press send button thanks

I would go for the cheaper option Mary as you can use both hotels anyway so best to save some money. I would say they are as child friendly as each other and you can use the pools in both hotels anyway.
So jealous have a fab time.
Sam

Mary we went for Palace as we wanted Jacuzzi suite.
The tropical didnt appear to have doors seperating lounge from Bedroom but palace does, important as son will be sleeping in lounge area

Col

thanks was a bit worried that tropical did not have as much and was more for adults. the travel from airport is £30 has anyone got a cab and is it cheaper? also late checkout room is £38 till 6pm but im thinking we will be in pool most of the time so is it worth it? are their kids clubs on both sites? last thing if i book with eclipse do i get all the benefits of booking with first choice? thanks

hi mary, eclipse is part of first choice so you should get everything. we stayed in tropical last year and palace this year and there really is'nt much difference so i'd go for the cheaper. there are kids clubs on boths sides and you can use both hotels as much as you like, bit confused as to why you have to pay £30 transfer? you will have a fantastic time, we wish we were still there. when is it you are going?
any questions please pm me and i'll try to help

hayley

hi, we returned at 5am from two weeks at the tropical, what a day top travel! we were very lucky our flight to cardiff was on time but airport was full of sleeping bodies as east midlands and gatwick flights were cancelled indefinately.
well what can I say, we have been all inc a few times but this was by the far the best, because of the size of the places you have lots of choices to sit day or night, by different pools or different parts of the complex so you dont feel as if you were stuck in the same place.
will keep it short!

mustafa was fab, what a lovely guy, did the mud bath trip would have done more but we couldnt be bothered to drag ourselves and kids from pool. we went to book on the sunday we arrived and mustafa said mutley crew had been in the day before!
it was very very hot, 46 tuesday but there is a breeze, sometimes very windy so it doesnt feel that hot.
mossies were nightmare, all got bitten, took some tesco insect stuff with us but wasnt as good as local stuff in hotel shop, cost 7 TL and we didnt get bitten so much but still a few.

cant really think of anything else only that it was totally fab, spent a fortune on "designer" tshirts, bags and shoes, sarigerme market is very very funnny traders are all good humoured , I wouldnt really call it hassle, I have been lots of places where they dont take no for a n answer but it wasnt like that it was good humoured banter.
my kids loved the pools and the kids clubs, they have evening clubs 9pm to 11pm, 2 hours peace to sit and have a drink, luxury. clubs run for 8hrs a day, wavelength was quite sports relatewd and and my elder daughter is not very sporty although she still enjoyed the non sports stuff like, chocolate party and murder mystery night, my younger daughter is 8 and loved all the taz activities she did them all.

I cant see how anyone with kids would not enjoy this holiday, so much for them to do,.

any questions feel free, otherwise this would be five pages long!

Can anyone advise what activicties there was for 8 year olds in the kids club

Oh dear, youngest has just shown the dreaded chicken pox, fly in 13 days, hope he gets rid of them by then!

Hi mrs Jack Sparrow,

Glad you had a great time, we are off to Tropical in September, can't wait! couple of questions

1 is bottled water free?

2 does the Tropical have it's own creche?

3 were you able to get a sunbed in the shade ok

4 lastly what were the a ala caret restaurants like, someone said you only get limited choice in the indian?

5 sorry one more, were is the best place to ask for a room, we have booked a family room

thank you

Emma x

hi emma,
i'll answer your questions just in case mrsjacksparrow has gone to bed after her very late night.
there are water coolers by each bar where you can fill your bottles or just grab a cup and have a drink, at lunch and dinner they put big bottles of water on your table and you can take them with you and ask for more if you want.
yes the tropical has its own creche.
you do have to get up earlyish to get a bed in the shade we went last oct and we have just got back and the sunbed situation is about the same in both months. about 4pm you can get a bed anywhere and its still warm and the pools are lovely and warm.
when we were at tropical last year we faced the pool which was nice, but it did get noisy sometimes.
colin d barber, got to go now but will answer you later

hayley

thanks hayley, should be up early as we have a 2 year old!!

Emmax

hi thebonds gibbs family here we're flying from bristol 17 aug can't wait

well that is its booked. got 1 week at the tropical £600 for my son and i. was thinking id have to pay that for S catering. went Ai with first chioce recently and loved it. not a fussy eater. ds loves the kids club so for us it being bit like butlins in the sun is great. we know what we are expecting.

so here starts the questions:-

- do i need to take any towels at all.
- read about money - is it best to take sterling?
- really late flight back but we cant afford this holiday at all do didnt go
for late check out this time - whats the changing/shower facilities like?
- what in reality do you pay for - trips etc?
- injections - do we need any?

im so excited - even more now cos i booked so late.