Kemer - one of the most popular Turkish resorts - is perfect for those tourists who dream of spending time by the sea, surrounded by fabulously beautiful nature. The city is located at the foot of the mountains. It is so ancient that Homer still described it in his Iliad. To say that a vacation in Kemer will be good is to say nothing. Although it is still considered a relatively new resort center, all the necessary infrastructure has already been fully formed here - luxury hotels, night clubs, excellent restaurants, cafes with oriental flavor and much more.
However, many tourists on this amazingly beautiful coast are attracted by secluded coves completely covered by coniferous mountains, turquoise clear water, pine groves - all this has a good rest.
In addition, Kemer has magnificent beaches. Many of them were awarded the Blue Flag for their cleanliness. Hotels in Kemer are presented in various price categories. Recently, many luxurious apartments have been built here, for example, five-star Asdem Beach hotels, Catamaran Resort Hotel, etc. They offer excellent service and a huge range of services. Four-star accommodation options, such as Armas Beach Hotel, Park Claro, Batont Garden Resort and many others, are very popular in Kemer.
These hotels offer well-refurbished, roomy rooms. And although the atmosphere in them is sometimes not as luxurious as in more elite apartments, such hotel complexes have a very developed infrastructure and offer absolutely everything so that people can have a decent rest.
Description
Among the four-star hotels in recent years, the Armas Beach Hotel has become popular among Russians. The service in it, judging by the reviews, fully meets the established category. This hotel will be discussed in this article.
It was built back in 2006. The last time major repairs were carried out in it in 2015. Armas Beach Hotel 4 * is located one kilometer from the center of Kemer. The nearest airport is fifty-five kilometers away. Many compatriots opted for it because of a short transfer, because for those who come to rest with young children, this issue is especially relevant.
The hotel has a well-thought-out and landscaped area of six thousand square meters. Its rooms are furnished in a five-story modern building designed in the Art Nouveau style. Despite its compactness, the hotel has many lawns, palm trees, fir trees, exotic flowers are planted everywhere, benches are placed, there are signs with signs for all infrastructure facilities. The hotel has its own free parking. Booking in advance is not required.
Service and infrastructure
Armas Beach Hotel 4 * is a hotel that offers a full range of services that correspond to its category. On its territory there is a foreign currency exchange, a paid laundry, a doctor’s office, shoe shine, a post office, a beauty salon and dry cleaning, as well as concierge services, there is a small shop and a souvenir kiosk in which various gifts can be purchased before departure.
The hotel reception is open 24 hours a day. Here you can rent a safe-deposit box or a compartment in the storage room. Waiting for check-in in a cozy lobby will not tire anyone, although judging by the reviews, if there are available rooms, keys are handed out even in an unplanned time.
In the administrative building there is a bureau for organizing excursion tours, as well as a vehicle rental office. At the reception, it is possible, if necessary, to buy a transfer to the airport, air or train tickets, and make copies of documents. The hotel also has a conference room, an Internet cafe open from ten in the morning until ten in the evening.
Armas Beach Hotel: room description
The hotel is considered average by standards. It consists of one five-story building and one-story cottages, in which one hundred and fifty-two rooms of the following categories are equipped:
- thirteen eco rooms without a balcony with an area of eighteen square meters for a maximum of two people;
- one hundred eighteen standard room (3 + 1 people, 25 sq. m);
- twenty one garden room in cottages.
The rooms have paid safe and minibar, TV with two Russian and one music channels, direct dial telephone. The furniture in the rooms is new, the beds are comfortable. Laminate flooring. Manually controlled split systems are responsible for the comfortable temperature in the rooms. Cleaning is carried out daily at a time convenient for guests. The maids change bed linen three times a week.
Chandeliers, curtains and bedspreads - all this is thought out by designers so that a special atmosphere of comfort was created in the rooms. Most rooms have balconies overlooking the pool, as well as terraces with access to the patio.
In the bathrooms there is high-quality plumbing, the ceramic tile does not slip, there is a hair dryer, as well as a bath with shower and a washbasin. Hygiene items are updated daily.
Nutrition
Armas Beach Hotel offers all-inclusive meals. The food is buffet style. Pastries and snacks are served from fourteen to seventeen in the main restaurant, tea, instant coffee, as well as alcoholic drinks produced by local producers can be taken in bars. Freshly squeezed juices throughout are offered for a fee. Armas Beach Hotel, the food in which, judging by the reviews, is of high quality and delicious, like almost all other hotels, for those living on the all-inclusive system, it means the presence of rubber bracelets.
For the safety of customers' health in bars, all drinks are served exclusively in plastic glasses. The restaurant is also open upon reservation. The menu is eastern and European cuisine.
Bathing area
Armas Beach Hotel, whose beach is only fifty meters, has its own territory on the seafront with a length of thirty and a width of six meters. The coating here is small sand and pebble. For a comfortable entry into the water, as evidenced by the reviews of our compatriots, it is better to wear special rubber shoes. Umbrellas, mattresses and sun loungers are provided free of charge on the beach for all-inclusive residents.
Services for children
Armas Beach Hotel tour operators are primarily positioned for family vacations. Indeed, it provides all the amenities so that small clients feel comfortable in the territory, so that they have something to occupy themselves with. For them, there is a children's pool with slides, and from ten in the morning until eighteen in the evening the children can visit the mini-club. For the convenience of feeding babies, parents will receive high chairs in the restaurant. Foldable extra beds are available upon request.
Paid entertainment
The four-star Armas Beach Hotel offers its customers a Turkish hammam and sauna. Guests can also visit the massage room. A wide range of paid water activities is offered on the beach. Here you can ride a bike and water ski, rent a canoe or jet ski, and do parasailing.
Those who always combine vacations with sightseeing tours can use the services of a tour desk working at the registry, however, most of our fellow countrymen, judging by the reviews, chose to independently study the ancient monuments and nature reserves of the region. To do this, they rented a car.
Free activities
On the territory of Armas Beach Hotel 4 * there is a clean outdoor pool with two water slides. Umbrellas and sun loungers around it are very convenient for getting a tan or just for a pleasant pastime.
Those who play table tennis, darts or beach volleyball can enjoy their favorite sports for free. In the mornings in the pool, an experienced instructor conducts aerobics classes.
Additional Information
According to the rules of the hotel, check-in is at fourteen, and check-out at twelve. Only Visa and MasterCard credit cards are accepted here.
Armas Beach Hotel (Turkey) has a room for disabled guests and several for smokers. In all other rooms a fire alarm is installed. According to the rules of this hotel, which will especially please some tourists, pets are not allowed.
Armas Beach Reviews
Many of our compatriots who were fortunate enough to visit this hotel are mostly satisfied with their choice. As for the rooms, there is some dissatisfaction with their small area, although those who spend all the time on the beach or on excursions, and only return to the rooms to sleep, do not express any complaints. You can immediately see that Armas Beach Hotel is a new hotel, all the plumbing works perfectly. As for the situation in the rooms, then, regardless of category, they have everything necessary for a normal stay.
As for the location of the hotel, the reviews are positive. There are many cafes and shops nearby. Around the mountains, planted with coniferous forests, at the foot of which grow citrus groves.
Many Russians liked the proximity of the airport, as a result of which the transfer was short in duration. Regarding the food provided, the reviews of our compatriots diverge somewhat, although most people find that the food at Armas Beach Hotel is tasty and quite varied. In this hotel, in addition to Russians, Germans and Poles also rest. The staff speaks many languages. A Russian-speaking girl works at the registration desk. Children really like slides and a shallow pool. It is very convenient that the hotel has a photographer.
The Russians left many positive reviews regarding the improvement of the territory, which is completely landscaped and thought out. Impressions about cleaning also do not differ. The vast majority of our compatriots express the opinion that the maids work well and have high professionalism, conscientiously fulfill their duties and promptly respond to requests.
Summing up, we can say that most Russians believe that their choice of hotel was fully justified both in price and in quality of services.