In a wonderful corner of the Turkish Riviera of Antalya, at the foot of the Taurus Mountains, on the shores of the gentle Mediterranean Sea, there is a relatively young, but already extremely popular resort, Tekirova. Almost every hotel here is modern, fashionable, giving its guests maximum comfort and convenience. This list also includes the hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 *. The reviews of those who rested here in 2015 are so different, as if people wrote about two not only different, but completely opposite hotels. Let's take a short walk around this hotel and try to figure out what conditions of relaxation are offered here.
Location
First, I would like to clarify that the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * hotel (Turkey, Antalya) was previously called the Jeans Club Hotel Saphire, but this year the management changed, and with it the name. The hotel is located in the village of Tekirova, not far from its center. The Rixos Hotel is very close on one side, and on all other sides of the Larissa Club Saphire is surrounded only by amazing nature. The nearest airport to the hotel, where planes arrive from Russia, is located in Antalya. Before him - 75 kilometers, or about 1.5-2 hours on a tourist transfer, which is obliged to provide a travel agency where tickets were purchased. Such a long road turns out because the bus enters tourists to other hotels along the way, because you have to go through Goynuk and Kemer, which are also very popular among Russian tourists. To the famous tourist center Kemer from Larissa Club Saphire 5 * - about 18 kilometers. You can get there on dolmushi. The road is located next to the hotel. Public transport stops on demand anywhere. Quite close to the hotel are the famous Camyuva village and Tahtali mountain with a unique cable car, as well as the ancient city of Phaselis.
Territory
Larissa Club Saphire 5 * (Tekirova) covers an area of 3.8 hectares. The territory is very green, well-groomed, causing only positive emotions. Among the trees surrounding the hotel, pine and citrus fruits prevail, which creates a unique cocktail of wonderful aromas in the air. On green lawns, in the shade of trees, there are hammocks and small gazebos under thatched roofs, where it is pleasant to relax alone or together. Also on the beautiful territory of Larissa Club Saphire 5 * there is a parking zone, a large pool for adults and a small one for kids, retail outlets where you can buy souvenirs, beach accessories and some Turkish goods. Between the trees there was a place for sports fields, a restaurant and bars.
Infrastructure
Hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 * (Kemer, Tekirova) has a rich infrastructure to ensure a complete and interesting stay for its guests. The reception is located in the central building and works around the clock, however, not all the time you can find Russian-speaking staff here. At the reception there is the opportunity to hand over laundry or dry cleaning personal items, order a taxi, room service, exchange currency, rent a car, buy sightseeing tours. In the spacious lobby of the hotel there are soft sofas, armchairs, as well as coffee tables, and each such corner for relaxation is individually designed. Here, in the lobby of the central building, there are shops with goods of leading brands in Turkey, a large billiard room, slot machines, a lobby bar. For those who want to combine leisure with work, Larissa Club Saphire 5 * offers to use a stylishly decorated and well-equipped conference room for 120 people.
The hotel infrastructure also includes a wide range of facilities offering SPA and other relaxing treatments.
Rooms of the main building
Hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 * for accommodation of its guests has a central building of 6 floors and four separate buildings (bungalows) in two or three floors. All rooms are cleaned according to the schedule, towels are changed every two days, and sheets and pillowcases are changed every three days. The design of all rooms is based on the principle of minimalism, that is, there is nothing superfluous in the rooms, everything is done in restrained colors, the only thing you can hold your eyes on is reproductions on the walls. The ground floor of the central building is occupied by infrastructure facilities (a hall, shops, entertainment complexes, restaurants). Rooms start on the second floor. Room categories and living conditions in all buildings are different.
The rooms of the central building of the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * Standard Hotel (Kemer) all have an area of up to 22 square meters, all are equipped with the necessary furniture (beds, wardrobe, bedside tables, chairs, table) and electrical equipment (TV, free safe, telephone, small fridge, replenished daily with drinks, telephone for communication with hotel services, air conditioning). The floors in the rooms are carpeted, and the windows have solid curtains that do not allow light to pass through. Almost every room has a balcony. But despite the seemingly equal amenities, relaxation in the rooms of the main building of the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * Standard hotel (Kemer) is very dependent on their location. So, in the hotel all rooms up to the fifth floor (No. 100-499) are connected to central air conditioning, that is, if there are malfunctions in the system, you can reduce the heat in the rooms only by opening the balcony for the night. In those rooms with windows facing the road or to the neighboring Rixos Hotel, or located above the hotel’s technical facilities, where noise from the machinery working there is constantly present, it is very difficult to relax in the absence of noise isolation. The standard rooms of the main building, located on the very top floor (No. 500-599), have an individual air conditioning system, and such guests do not have such problems.
In addition to standards, the hotel has family rooms up to 36 square meters. They are two-room (there is an internal door). Equipment - necessary furniture (beds, sofa, armchairs, bedside tables, table, chairs) and electrical appliances (TV, small fridge, safe, telephone, air conditioning).
In the hygiene room of any room there is a toilet, a washbasin with a countertop, a shower cabin or a bath with shower, a hairdryer, a set of personal hygiene products.
Bungalow Rooms
These free-standing buildings do not differ in any exquisite appearance, but they all harmoniously fit into the overall design of the territory. The rooms of the Larissa Club Saphire Hotel 5 * standard category (No. 600-999) in the bungalow differ from those in the main building in more compact sizes and the presence of individual air conditioning. The furnishings and equipment of the rooms are the same as in the main building. Their minus is almost constant dampness, especially in rooms located on the ground floors. Their plus (except for an individual air conditioner) - there is no need to use an elevator, which in the main building is busy or crowded almost all the time. In addition to ordinary standard and family rooms, the bungalow has 27 rooms of the so-called Bunk bed room with an area of 26 "squares". They are designed for four vacationers. The highlight of these rooms is the bunk beds.
Another plus of the bungalow is the availability of two rooms for disabled people.
Nutrition
Hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 * (Kemer) has a central restaurant where main meals are organized (breakfast, lunch, dinner based on the principle of "self-service"), and a restaurant with a la carte custom-made menu , entry to which is by appointment and paid. As for the food in the hotel, the reviews of the guests are very different. There are those who consider it excellent, but there are also many who are dissatisfied with the menu, dishes and service in general. For breakfast, the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * hotel offers: several dishes of eggs, pasta, cereals (including dairy), sliced cheeses, sausages, vegetables, several types of salads, pancakes, yoghurts, cottage cheese, chicken, meat products. For lunch in the hotel restaurant every day the menu has full (non-powdered) soups, several types of chicken, sometimes turkey or lamb, fish, seafood, three or four kinds of side dishes, various fruits by season (melons, watermelons, apples, peaches, grapes, oranges, apricots), pastries, desserts. For dinner, guests can cook meat and fish on the grill, as well as salads, side dishes from pasta, rice, vegetables.
Among the drinks offered to guests during the day are juices in bags, fresh juices (for a fee), UPI, milk, coffee, tea. Among alcoholic beverages, there are Turkish- made wines and foreign manufacturers, crayfish, whiskey, vodka, ouzo, beer and others. The bar can also make cocktails.
In addition to the main meals, there are snacks in the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * hotel (Kemer). They can be enjoyed at the poolside snack bar. It offers pizza, flat cakes with and without filling, baked potatoes, drinks. For a midday snack, the hotel restaurant daily treats tourists with several types of ice cream and freshly baked waffles.
The hotel's restaurant provides a children's area (buffet), where for little guests there are separate tables, chairs, a children's menu is offered.
Sea
Hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 * (Turkey, Kemer) is located in close proximity to the coast. To the beach from any building no more than 3 minutes walk. The beach at the hotel is private, very spacious and clean. Coverage - small pebbles, on which you can step bare feet, but there are wooden flooring to the water. Sun loungers, umbrellas, sunbeds, mattresses are usually always available, towels are issued free of charge in the Turkish hotel bath. Only at the very peak of the season there may not be enough convenient places on the beach if you come here by ten in the morning. The sea in the vicinity of the village of Tekirova is fabulously beautiful, warm and clean. The entry into the water is gentle, convenient for everyone. From the entertainment on the beach, the standard attractions for sea resorts (banana, bagel, catamaran), there are also jet skis and water-skiing, a diving center works.
Leisure
Hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 * (Turkey) on its territory has one very spacious swimming pool for adults. Sun loungers and umbrellas around him are always enough for everyone. In addition, the hotel has a smaller heated indoor pool, which also has comfortable sun loungers. The highlight of the hotel - the water slides, working on a clock basis. Near the adult there is a pool for babies. There is also a playground for them at the hotel, and in the central building there is a mini-club for children, where a teacher is involved with the children.
For sports enthusiasts, the hotel has tennis courts, however, with a hard surface. There are volleyball and basketball courts, places for playing darts and archery, tennis tables are installed. The hotel building has a well-equipped fitness room, where every vacationer can work out with modern fitness equipment.
For a relaxing holiday, the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * hotel (Kemer) offers a wonderful SPA salon with a sauna and massage parlor, as well as a hairdresser where you can make a stylish hairstyle.
Animation is present at the hotel, but there are a number of complaints about the work of animators , in particular that their work with adults is hardly noticeable. Only for kids animation is more or less interesting. Its highlight is drawing on t-shirts, which must be purchased for 15 y. e. In addition, they organize mini-disco for children, show cartoons, and hold children's contests.
Those tourists who like to relax not only bask on the beach, but also get acquainted with local attractions, will appreciate the location of the Larissa Club Saphire 5 * hotel. From it to the world-famous cable car to the top of Tahtali mountain - about 10 kilometers, and to the ancient city of Phaselis, more precisely to this open-air museum of antiquity - about 6 km. It is located approximately in the middle between the village of Tekirova and the village of Camyuva, to which it is only 10 kilometers from the hotel. By the way, separate excursions are organized here so that tourists can get acquainted with the life of the Turkish people. Another fascinating excursion, which is very convenient to carry out from the hotel, is a trip to Kemer, which is less than 20 minutes drive to Dolmush.
In the village of Tekirova there is also a unique attraction - the first ecological reptile park in Turkey. However, here you can admire not only turtles, but also reptiles, as well as exotic plants, of which about 500 species are collected in the park. The cactus garden is especially noteworthy. The center of Tekirova, where the market is located and the main retail outlets are concentrated, is about 30 minutes walk from the hotel. The road lies past the orange gardens.
Additional Information
Larissa Club Saphire Hotel 5 * is focused on families with children. The main contingent in this hotel is residents of the countries of the former CIS. Representatives of other European countries are very rare here. Based on this feature, almost all the staff at the hotel understands Russian, and the rooms have televisions with Russian channels.
The check-in at the hotel according to the rules should be held from 14.00, but if there are free rooms, they are given immediately upon arrival of tourists.
For children under six years of age, even with a separate bed, no payment is made. Extra beds are not available in the rooms. Pets are not allowed.
The hotel can be settled in cash, as well as VISA and MASTERCARD bank cards.
Wi-Fi in the hotel is free for everyone, but it works very poorly.
Hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 *: guest reviews for 2015
As mentioned above, in this hotel the owners and management have changed, and with it some features of his work. Reviews about holidays in Larissa Club Saphire even among tourists who were here at the same time, are very different, as are the ratings. Some people think that it’s 3 or even 2, while others give the hotel 5 plus.
Advantages of the hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 *, noted in reviews:
- comfortable, comfortable rooms, everything is working properly, cleaning is at its best;
- excellent food, a wide range of dishes, every day there is enough meat (chicken, lamb, turkey meat), a good children's table;
- funny incendiary animation for adults;
- wonderful animation for children (one of the reviews indicates that it was difficult to pull out the child even at sea, like that in the kids club);
- friendly, helpful, polite, professional staff;
- wonderful territory, many coniferous trees, well-groomed green lawns, flowers, cozy arbors;
- proximity to the sea and the beach;
- the beach is clean, the entry into the water is comfortable, the sea is very warm, even in October;
- lack of theft at the hotel;
- individual reception staff quickly and professionally solve all issues;
- wonderful nature around the village, orange gardens, Takhtaly mountain, which can be seen from the windows of many rooms;
- always free presence of sunbeds and umbrellas near the pool;
- a good SPA salon.
Cons of the hotel Larissa Club Saphire 5 *, noted in reviews:
1. By numbers:
- old furniture, not working plumbing;
- in the main building in the rooms up to the fifth floor are not working air conditioners;
- dirt, no cleaning at all. Some tourists bought mops, rags and cleaned the room on their own;
- damp, fungus on the walls and ceiling;
- change of towels and bed linen only after repeated reminders;
- a lot of ants;
- very poor soundproofing of the rooms, which is especially important for the wing of the main building, closest to the neighboring Rixos Hotel, where the disco lasts until three in the morning;
- just one working and always busy elevator;
- from many rooms a view of the windows of a neighboring hotel.
2. Nutrition:
- in the restaurant it is very dirty, from the tables the crumbs are flicked to the floor, in the children's area the dirty trays are simply covered with foil;
- poorly washed dishes (glasses with traces of lipstick, plates with leftover food);
- eternal lines for everything tasty, which is very small;
- meat (except chicken) is represented by soybean semi-finished products;
- a very meager children's menu.
3. On animation: animators for adults work for a weak C grade, do not conduct any shows, organize only some sports events.
4. The whole hotel:
- not all reception staff understands the Russian language, because of which there are difficulties in solving problems;
- the water in the outdoor pool is not clean enough; on the slides, after they are turned off, the stairs will remain open;
- there is no lifeguard service on the beach, no one keeps order.
Larissa Club Saphire Hotel opened its doors in 1993. Many sites indicate that in 2014 the last reconstruction was made here, but in fact it affected only some of the rooms and services. Complete innovation in this hotel was made in 2008, and therefore many problems arose. In 2015, innovation is again being carried out in this institution, so in the next, 2016, everything should be wonderful here.