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As you enter the hotel you get the distinct feel that you have made the right choice; with the numerous smart glass lifts whooshing quietly up to the various floors, and the expanse of creamy-biege marble floors, gleaming brass railings, and the nice attention to detail on the nautical theme around the hotel.
Check-in are super efficient friendly and provide you with all the necessary information/maps etc to prevent your return there too often with questions and queries.
We had paid for a sea view but don't expect your classic sea view unless you have splashed out on a presidential suite at the front of the hotel ! The hotel is built at angles to the sea, so that most, but by no means all, rooms have a side sea view of some description.....though the higher your floor (there are eight floors), the better these are. Personally speaking, there is not that much visibly happening on either the sea front or the water to worry about the view too much (in October at least).
The rooms are smart and comfortable. The bathroom had both a bath, and power shower... and the usual array of complementary shampoos, shower gel, shower caps, soap, sewing kit and perhaps a bit more impressively a couple of pairs of complementary slippers ! There is a hose type hair drier in the bathroom, but no tea & coffee making facilities.
The TV had a quite vast array of channels - mostly foreign of course. There was however CNN, National Geographic and BBC World. There was more choice for kids including Disney Channel and quite a variety of sports matches which covered between them most European football club matches(including UK),international football matches, Grand Prix racing, snooker, international rugby fixtures, motorcycle GP races - I think you be able to watch most major sporting events. There is also a widescreen showing sports fixtures in the Bowling bar if public humilation in front of Germans & Russians, at British sporting failure is more your thing !
The mini bar in the room is FREE, and restock once a day.... comprising; 2 still mineral waters, 2 fizzy mineral waters, a Fanta, a sour cherry juice (not unlike cranberry), 2 cans of Efes larger, a can of Coke and a can of diet Coke.
The complementary slippers, and the on site spa, prompted me to make enquiries on hiring a towelling bathrobe for the week at 3 euros a day - however I was kindly advised by reception, that it was not much more to purchase one from the shop on the ground floor of the hotel, at 25 euros. This I did, and it definitely added to the overall feeling of relaxation on the holiday - I would highly recommend you leave a little luggage allowance/space for one of these !!!
The food at the hotel was pretty good from our experience of Turkey, though not wonderful, but it should be remembered that this is after all, mass catering.
Breakfast was probably the most disappointing, as many dishes were spicy (including the cooked breakfast - which I should warn you does NOT include any sort of bacon). However, there was certainly plenty of choice of dishes each and every mealtime - there is not much chance that you will starve ! There are also plenty of types of cuisines, and numerous locations to take your meals. We particularly enjoyed the Stella Snack bar, near the beach, at lunch times.
The drinks were of a good standard, and there was minimal queuing at the bars. We were very impressed by the quality of the wine, and even more so by the quality of the coffee. Icecream was readily available a various times/locations in the afternoon (as were yummy cakes and snacks) and free popcorn was also provided prior to the main shows.
We were there just before October half term, and had no problem getting poolside loungers at any time of the day - and we were impressed that there was minimal 'towel on the loungers' reserving going on and in any case - certainly not your usual 07.00am operators, from what we saw !
It was getting less easy to get loungers around the aqua park and/or bean bags on the pier, towards the end of the week, as these seem to be the most popular hang outs. I would imagine things could be slightly less cordial at peak season times.
The entertainment was pretty good (though we didn't attend it all) a couple of the shows you wouldn't have been disappointed if you'd have paid to see them !!Particularly the Chinese acrobats ! They had a beer festival night one night too. The kids club was a bonus, but my children were too busy with all the other things to do on site, to bother more than a couple of times !I was a bit alarmed however that my 6 year old daughter was able to give the kids club leader the slip on at least one occasion and (fortunately) found her own way back to us adults at the pool- they did not seem terribly concerned about young kids signing themselves in and out either. My 10 year old son turned up one morning saying he had got fed up, signed himself out and decided to join us !It is a very large and complex site so really not an ideal situation. I had to stress to the kids club leader that my kids were not to be allowed to 'disappear' from the club on their own - I would recommend you do the same if you use them, as I think this situation occurs because some parents really do not care where their kids are, or what they are doing !
The recreation facilities are second to non ; an olympic pool, half olympic pool, massive free form pool, jacuzzi, mini aqua park, larger aqua park, indoor pool,kids play area (including trampolines), spa facilities (incl. turkish baths etc), shopping mall, photo studio, hairdressers, ten pin bowling alley, games room, snooker/ billiards, gym facilities, tennis courts, football pitches, and full guest entertainment/sports programme. Bars, coffee bar, sports bar numerous restaurants, clean sandy beach withample loungers, beach pier (complete with soft beanbags & sun parasols & bar). Watersports and boat trips.
The location of the hotel is approx 15 mins (Turkish driving speed !) from the airport. A cab from there to the Titanic will cost around 25-30 Turkish lira (about
Travel operator: Independently Booked
The food in the main restaurant (Parkflora) is very nice with a large selection to choose from at breakfast lunch and dinner, The other restaurants around the hotel grounds opened at different times of the day and also provided a nice selection, We did try the turkish restaurant which was wonderful and the service was very fast not as described by a previous report, But i would recommend not eating too much during the day as they give you so many courses its hard to finish it all ! The Italian Restaurant is also very good, I can recommend the chicken!!! As for the drinks i was pleasantly surprised, We have been all inclusive many times before and being a red wine drinker i have been made to endure some rather dodgy stuff in my time but here it is lovely, In fact all the drinks were of very good quality.
As in most all inclusive hotels there is not much outside of the hotel Just a small shopping centre, But if you like to get out and about it is cheap enough to get a cab to the market or elsewhere, Reception will order you a cab which will take two minutes as the cab office is located just outside the hotel, And its handy to know the cab office owner speaks perfect English.
The entertainment was also very good, with chinese acrobats, proffesional dancers and disco after each show, Try not no miss the foam party at the end of the jetty its excellent. The only down side to the entertainment especially during the day was most things were aimed at the russians and dutch so some things can get a bit lost in translation, The english are a minority at this hotel but we were told there are more english each year
I would like to take this opportunity to say hello to Sam, Lee, Charlie and Sophie, Bev, Justin and Sophie, Thank-you all for making our holiday so much fun, XXX
Travel operator: First Choice
Pool towels provided paying 10 euros each deposit,which is refunded when leaving.
This is the first hotel we have been to that there was no problems getting sunbeds and shade,even at 11 am.So no getting up early.
Very popular hotel for weddings,there was 3 there in our 2 week stay,which so much hard work went into it all.
Entertainment was great,something for all ages,including foam parties and beach parties.
Food and the a-la-cartes were the best,the Italian was superb,we went to this both weeks of our stay because it was faultless,and the staff there were so entertaining and very very polite.
Overall ,best holiday ever,definately go back.If your looking for top accomadation and not bothered at what is outside of hotel then youll be picking a winner.
In fact any of the hotels on Lara beach are on par with each other.
Travel operator: cosmos
Travel operator: first choice
Rooms: The rooms (we had interconnecting) were certainly large enough with free safe, plenty of wardrobe space, lovely modern bathroom with bath and shower.Free mini bar stocked everyday with beer,water and soft drinks. Linen changed every other day and clean towels daily. Large enough balcony with side sea view. Coffee machine outside room - wonderful to get up in morning and nip outside room to get a cup of coffee.
Food:
Breakfast was served in large Parkflora restaurant on lower ground floor.Loads of choice; cereals, eggs (boiled, fried or omelette),cheese toasties, lots of different types of crusty rolls and loaves of bread. toasters available, every type of jam and honey you could wish for, yoghurt, danish pastry and couissants, contintental breakfast.plenty of tea and coffee on tap. Lunch was also served here and you could get a 4 course meal if you wanted. Stella snack bar served burgers, sandwiches, kebabs and 1/2 roasted chicken and chips.Tent serving turkish pastries and pizzas. Dinner was served in restaurant, (there was a children buffet with small tables and chairs served from 6.30 - 8.00.) loads of choice of carvery meat,dishes cooked in woks, salads, vegetarian meals, diet meals, desserts to die for.The children loved the food and you would never starve no matter how fussy!!!There was even a midnight snack bar open until 3am that served hotdogs, cheese toasties,omelettes,soup etc.Waiter service at all the bars and all the drinks were very good,the beer was Effes - excellent.
Staff:
The staff could all speak English and were excellent. They were all very hard working and very efficient. They kept the hotel spotless.They made a fuss of all the children in our party.
Location:
Located on Lara beach amongst many similar 5* hotels.(We have previously stayed at Concorde - equally as good) A small shoppping bazaar just outside hotel and a much larger shopping mall within 10 minutes walk, Antalya just a shortbus ride away, Hotel runs courtesy bus daily.
Pools and beach:
Several pools ranging from childrens pools to olympic size. Water slides galore both for adults and children. Plenty of sunbeds available but harder to get around childrens pool. Towel cards to get clean towels everyday. Indoor pools as well-both adult and childrens. The beach was lovely - loads of sunbeds available. A jetty with large beanbags and cushions on.And beach bar.
Entertainment:
Loads of activities during the day. Mini disco for children at night and shows in the amphitheatre which were quite good, the beach party was excellent with BBQ and fireworks. and bazaar on thursday night complete with camel rides was a lovely change. The mini club was good and the children loved the activities.
All in all an excellent holiday and we were all sorry to come home. A well deserved 10 out of 10.
Travel operator: first choice
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Travel operator: Cosmos
You can dine in the A'la carte resturants by booking the day before and there are several places around the grounds to eat during the day for burgers, kebabs,jacket potatos and so much more.
The staff are very nice and speak enogh english to get by. It is located about 20 minutes from the airport and you dont notice any noise, you have the city center of Antalaya about 20 minutes away too and the hotel itself is beach front on a private beach it shares with several other 5 star all inclusive hotels.
The sand on the beach is fine sand with few small pebbles.The entertainment here is good there are childrens clubs activities during the day football, darts, tennis and loads more. At night they have shows in the amphitheatre and live music.
There are also other things to do for a charge like watersports, massage, bowling and more. This hotel has everything you want and need it was an enjoyable time here for my family and I would return.
Travel operator: first choice
The place was absolutely spotlessly clean, the pools were fabulous and the two aquaparks on-site were great for the kids(aged 9 and 4). Fresh beach towels were provided daily and room cleaned daily with mini-bar stocked with ginger and beer and water.
Although the resort was all inclusive there were 4 a la carte restaurants specialising in different cuisines and during the day, there was also a multitude of snack/eating places to enjoy lunch. If you get a chance, speak to Josef the lifeguard at the aquaparks as he is very friendly and keen to learn the english language. Also a mention to Egous at the restaurants as he is one of the most helpful and friendly waiters we have met.
The quality of the food was excellent everywhere we went and as a treat, there was also waiter service at the bars, which is very unusual or an all inclusive resort.
This is not a British resort though, but please do not let this put you off as you could not get a better holiday.
Finally, the beach is spotlessly clean with a weekly beach party
Travel operator: independent
It should not be hard to deliver a clean hotel with good food but Titanic went those few steps further with very helpful staff, a buffet style restaurant which covered the needs of those wanting authentic tastes to fussy children.
We also visited two of the a la carte restaurants and had delicious meals. You got clean beach towels every day, mini-bar restocked every day. The evening entertainment ranged from an ice show to chinese acrobatics, during the day there was plenty of choice from the more physical sports (step aerobics, football etc)to target practice.
The kids club was apparently very good although our children did not use it. The pools were all excellent and very clean - ranging from an olympic size lane marked deep pool to a very shallow pool for small children and lots in between!
Travel operator: First Choice
The cleanliness at the hotel was like we have never had elsewhere before. Rooms thoroughly cleaned daily, pool cleaned night and morning, grounds cleaned each night. It was spotless.
Food was excellent with lots of variety. There was always rice, pasta, and breads and then a bot of everything else.
We ate lots of new foods as with AI buffet style you can choose to go back if you like something more different. And if you like turkish desserts then you will be in heaven! At breakfast there were freshly made pancakes and omlettes cooked with what fillings you wanted.
Location - well there's not much but hotels in Lara Beach but with only 20 minute transfer from the airport location was perfect for us.
Staff - great! The poolguard (aquapark) was very efficient and friendly and desparate to improve his English so do chat to him.
The room maid was a lovely lady and the bar, waiting, and entertainments staff were excellent. The MiniClub staff all spoke English (although were Russian, Turkish, and Dutch)and the kids loved the activities. There were no problems with understanding each other and our kids even learnt some russian from some of the russian kids.
Acitvities for them ranged from face painting to kids darts, pool games to bowling.
We (grown ups) joined in the 'Animation Programme' doing darts, aerobics, step, boccia (boules to you and I), air pistol, archery, water gym etc. Each activity is about 1/2 hour but do take lots of water for Step aerobics outdoors in 37 degrees!
There is a cinema in there, where we watched the Monaco Grand Prix on the big screen.
Brits are the minority here but almost all staff speak English so there should be no worries. Once we had mastered '"Ichey Bira Lutfen" (2 beers please) we were well in.
Take Euros: everything in the hotel and the shops opposite are in Euros rather than Lira.
Plenty of sunbeds and shade and beach towels provided by way of towel cards.
There are on site photographers (5 Euro for each picture you buy - think they were 8 x 6 but could be 10 x 8)snapping around or you can ask them to do a photoshoot of your group which takes about an hour. No obligation to buy and you don't have to pay for the shoot, so we have some great pictures.
Would we go back? Yes we definately would - with and without the kids.
Don't hesitate to book this.
Travel operator: First Choice
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