In ancient times, the picturesque “Bird Island” (as Kusadasi is translated) was the abode of pirates. Now Kusadasi is a famous resort place. The coast of this Turkish resort, washed by the Aegean Sea, is surrounded by a wide sand spit with a marina accommodating 600 boats.
Here, among the colorful landscapes and legendary monuments of antiquity, the wonderful Faustina Hotel (Ku adas) has comfortably settled down. The landscapes of Kusadasi are incredibly beautiful. Coniferous forests interspersed in this place with beautiful lagoons, rocky coasts and golden sand braids. The Aegean Sea gleams with incredibly clear azure waters.
Hotel location
The resort complex is located in the village of Guzelchamly, 25 kilometers away from the city of Kusadasi. To the airport in Izmir - 95, in Bodrum - 130 kilometers. The hotel is adjacent to a national park that spreads across the Dilek Peninsula.
Hotel Description
Faustina Hotel 4 was built in 1997. In 2011, the 5-storey hotel building was renovated. The infrastructure of the hotel, covering an area of ​​8500 m 2 , is modestly developed. Guests are provided with parking, a currency exchange office, free Wi-Fi, a billiard room and a conference room for seminars, business meetings and presentations.
Guests have access to a doctor and laundry services. The hotel has a swimming pool with sun loungers and a bar offering refreshing drinks. In the pool there is a section for young guests.
Description of rooms
Guests are accommodated in Standard Room and Deluxe Room apartments with Internet access, telephone and air conditioning. Guests use the safe and minibar at an additional cost. The TV at Faustina Hotel 4 is connected to satellite and cable TV.
The bathroom comes with a shower and hairdryer. Maids serve the apartment once a day, clean linen and towels are brought every three days. Loggias adjoin the rooms overlooking the picturesque expanses of the Aegean Sea or the beautiful park surrounding the hotel.
Food in restaurants and bars
The hotel offers tourists meals according to two systems: “half board” and “all inclusive”, which include alcohol and various drinks that do not contain alcohol. Faustina Hotel's restaurant serves delicious pasta, salads, and Turkish and international dishes. The pool bar serves snacks and refreshing drinks.
Beach vacation
The hotel complex is part of the first beach line. From the hotel building to your own beach - 50 meters. The sand spit is equipped with free sun loungers and umbrellas (towels are not provided) and a convenient pier. Of the huge number of water activities, the most popular among tourists are diving and windsurfing.
Leisure at the hotel
Guests pay a fee for access to the spa, billiards room, sauna, motorized water sports and mini-golf course. All other entertainment at Faustina Hotel 4 (Kusadasi) is free of charge. Vacationers relax in a Turkish bath, light at a disco, watch programs in the TV room. They play futsal, tennis and table tennis, go in for water sports, get sightseeing programs and get acquainted with the sights of Turkey. Many tourists relax in the Dilek National Park, which is 1000 meters away from the hotel. The park with the ruins of ancient settlements has become a cozy home for rare species of birds and animals. Visitors are watching here half-wild horses, forest cats, monk seals, who set up a rookery in the western vicinity of the reserve. Dolphins and turtles live in the coastal waters of the park.
Guzelchamly, where the Faustina Hotel 4 hotel complex is located, is a quiet village, so tourists go shopping in the town of Soke and have fun in Kusadasi for shopping. For lovers of vibrant nightlife in Kusadasi, the doors of colorful bars, discos with beautiful music of different styles and the popular club Akdeniz are open. Travelers have fun in water parks and relax in Turkish baths, visiting the ancient Genoese fortress "Kuchukada Kalesi", which once served as a defense of Pigeon Island. Ships still adhere to the old port in the fortress. Guests visit the Caravanserai, enjoy oriental dishes in folklore and fish restaurants, scattered along the narrow old streets with pretty two-story houses.
Tourists reviews
In the unanimous opinion of travelers, only Hotel Faustina 4 is good for a beach holiday. The reviews left about this resort complex reflect the real atmosphere that has developed in the establishment. The impressions of most guests about him coincide. Tourists are pleased with the nice facade, beautiful interior of the hall, stunning views from the loggias of apartments and boat trips.
The staff in the institution is smiling and polite, kindly listens to the complaints of vacationers and does nothing to eliminate the problems that have arisen. The rooms are tiny, they are very crowded, however, they are furnished with good new furniture. Apartments are cleaned formally. There are no amenities for children to relax.
The beach is tiny, you can enter the water normally only from the pier, but there is a decent depth. There is no sunset at sea for children. Sun loungers are conveniently placed in the first line. But the sea ​​water is clean and transparent. The water entertainment office only offers paid services.
The menu in the restaurant is settled once and for all: every day the same dishes. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, side dishes of potatoes, rice and pasta, sausages and cheese, salads, pastries or cakes of 2-3 kinds, jams, granola, juices and some fruits. Spices are separate, each adds to taste.
For lunch, a thick national soup is added to the above dishes. The snack bar offers huge sandwiches with greens and cutlet, drinks without restrictions. For dinner, fish, shawarma and fruit are served.
In general, guests do not raise the rating of Faustina Hotel 4 above average. They believe that the quality of service in the institution does not reach 4 stars. At the same time, some tourists do not feel like returning to this hotel again and recommend accommodation to other travelers.