The popular Turkish resort of Marmaris is located in the south-west of the country, on the coast of the Aegean Sea. During the season, this southern village is visited by 300-400 thousand tourists. And of course, for the convenience of vacationers, many hotels have been built here. Russian beach lovers, for example, can rent rooms in Marmaris, at the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 *.
Where is
This four-star complex is located not directly in Marmaris itself, but about 9 km from it - in the picturesque village of Icmeler. From all sides, the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * is surrounded by mountains covered with luxurious tropical vegetation. The distance from this hotel to the seashore is only 200 m. That is, its guests can literally walk to the beach in 5 minutes.
Actually, the village of Icmeler is located in the bay. Therefore, the sea here is almost always calm. This explains the fact that this village is very popular primarily among lovers of a quiet beach holiday.
Icmeler was once considered part of Marmaris. Today it is an independent settlement. But still, tour operators usually attribute it to the resort area of Marmaris. The name of this village is translated as "drink water." In its vicinity there are many mineral springs.
The nearest airport to Icmeler and the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * (Marmaris) airport is in the city of Dalaman. The distance from the hotel is about 100 km. On the tour operator’s transfer bus, vacationers who have rented rooms in this complex should, therefore, get to the place about 2 hours.
Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 *: description and features
This complex accepts guests in two multi-storey buildings. One of them is the main one, the other is optional. All the main infrastructure elements of the hotel are located in the courtyard. The territory of this hotel is not too big. The total area of the complex is 2750 m 2 . But at the same time, the courtyard of the hotel looks very cozy and beautiful. Southern plants are planted at the hotel, and its bars and pavilions are decorated in the original "tropical" style.
This hotel was built relatively recently - in 2008. But the last reconstruction in it was carried out back in 2012. Therefore, tourists who rented rooms here should not count on too new furniture in their rooms, decoration and household appliances.
In addition to cash, for additional services at this hotel you can pay with cards. Pets are not allowed in the hotel. If you want to rent housing in this complex can also include people with disabilities. There is one room for disabled guests.
The main feature of this hotel is that only adult guests can be accommodated here. Children are accepted at the hotel only if they are already 16 years old.
What rooms does the hotel offer vacationers
The size of the hotel is Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * and is relatively small. In total, tourists are offered 73 rooms. The hotel rents rooms of only two classes - standard and family.
All hotel rooms have:
- air conditioning;
- TV;
- safe;
- telephone;
- mini bar.
All rooms have laminate floors. Guests can access the Internet via the Wi-Fi network. This service is provided to hotel residents free of charge. In the bathrooms in the hotel can be installed or shower, or bath.
What you should know about
The peculiarity of this hotel, among other things, is that standard class rooms here are divided into two categories - cheaper and more expensive. On the sites of tour operators selling holiday packages to Turkey with accommodation at the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * (Marmaris), this, unfortunately, is not always indicated. At the same time, domestic companies usually conclude contracts with the condition of providing their customers with the most inexpensive rooms. The dimensions of such standards, as many tourists note, are very small. Judging by the reviews of vacationers, there is nowhere to put even their bags. Reviews of such rooms in this hotel from tourists on the Net, of course, are not too good.
Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 *: guest reviews on rental properties
Normal standards (costing 50 lira per day more than small ones) in this hotel, according to vacationers, are quite convenient and comfortable. These rooms include balconies. The area of rooms of this type in a hotel is 26 m 2 . That is, they are really quite spacious.
Regarding the cleaning of the rooms of the guests of this hotel there are no complaints to the administration. The maids of this hotel are doing their job, judging by the reviews, good. The only thing is that towels in this hotel are usually changed only after the request of the guests.
Some complaints about the rooms of the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * in Turkey deserved for the air conditioners not working very well. Judging by the reviews, they often do not cope with the Turkish heat.
Hotel Infrastructure
Children, as already mentioned, are not accommodated in this hotel. The Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * hotel is designed mainly for lovers and friendly companies. But at the same time, as many guests note, almost no drunkenness and brawls in the hotel almost never happen. All guests behave in a civilized manner.
There are not too many Russian tourists in this hotel. Mostly English and Slovaks rest here.
Of course, for guests of the hotel on its territory there are many amenities. After all, this hotel belongs to the four-star class. Tourists can use the hotel:
- free parking;
- laundry service (extra charge).
The hotel also offers currency exchange and car rental. There are two whole pools in this complex - indoor and outdoor. The latter has an irregular shape. Sometimes on the websites of tour operators on the hotel page you can see a square pool in the photo. However, such pictures are taken on the territory of a neighboring complex belonging to the same owner (incidentally, according to some tourists, less convenient).
In addition to this, in this hotel tourists can visit a cinema or a beauty salon. These services at the hotel are paid. Of course, animation events are periodically held near the pool in this hotel (including in Russian).
No children are allowed in this hotel. And accordingly, no services are provided for them here.
Guest reviews about infrastructure
Service at the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * hotel guests, judging by the reviews, is offered relatively good. The hotel pool, for example, is praised by most tourists. It works according to a fairly convenient schedule and has a depth of 1.6 meters comfortable for swimming.
Some disadvantage of the hotel pool is that the hotel staff sprinkles a lot of bleach into it. In addition, as some guests of the complex note, the water in it sometimes has too high a temperature. The indoor swimming pool at the hotel also earned good reviews from guests.
About the animation carried out in the hotel, tourists have mostly good reviews. Judging by the reviews of vacationers, time at this hotel can be quite fun.
Many tourists consider weak Wi-Fi as a certain drawback of the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * complex in terms of the service provided. Sometimes the internet at this hotel works well. And sometimes tourists can’t even visit the social network.
Staff Reviews
Service at the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * t Urista, therefore, is offered relatively good. This complex has earned good feedback from vacationers in terms of staff attitudes towards guests. Unfortunately, the employees of the Mersoy Bellavista hotel do not speak Russian. This is apparently due to the fact that tourists from Russia here began to be received not too long ago. But the hotel workers understand English quite well. Therefore, our compatriots usually do not have special problems in communicating with them.
About the work of the staff of the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * hotel on the web, there are only positive reviews. Tourists praise hotel workers primarily because they behave politely with guests and always demonstrate their willingness to help. Tourists consider some of the drawbacks of this hotel to be that the English guests here are sometimes treated more attentively than the Russians.
There were no cases of theft in this hotel. The staff, including the maids, is decent. At least in 2017, there were no negative reviews in this regard about the hotel on the Web.
Dining at the hotel
This hotel operates on a fairly convenient HB system. This means that the cost of 4 * rooms rented at Mersoy Bellavista Hotel includes breakfast and dinner. The dining room of this hotel is praised by many of its former guests. Delicious food, according to some tourists, is the main advantage of this complex. The cooks at the hotel are really very good.
The food in this hotel, as vacationers note, is not only tasty and fresh, but also very diverse. At the same time, tourists can take portions as large as required. In addition to the main menu, the hotel provides an afternoon snack at 12:00. At this time, guests are usually offered pizza. In the afternoon, before dinner, fries and muffins are served in the dining room.
The food at the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * t Urista is thus offered good. Tourists consider some of the drawbacks of the hotel restaurant that the staff here do not care too carefully about cleanliness. In this regard, there are, unfortunately, not very good reviews about the hotel on the Web.
Beach Hotels
The Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * is located, as already mentioned, on the shore of the bay. To reach the beach, its guests have to cross the road. At the same time, no underground passage to the sea opposite the hotel is provided. This is some tourists, of course, refer to the small disadvantages of the complex.
This hotel does not have its own beach. For guests of the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * on the shore, only a small area of the city is separated. And still, the tenants of this hotel have to pay separately for renting sun loungers and umbrellas.
Actually the beach of the complex itself is quite peculiar. It represents one large concrete slab. At first, this seems somewhat unusual to tourists. However, later they get used to it and consider it even convenient in something.
On the beach, Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 *, works, among other things, and one of the bars belonging to the hotel. It is here that tourists are offered a free afternoon pizza. Of course, on the beach of the hotel are equipped with toilets, changing cabins and showers.
The sea opposite the hotel, as already mentioned, is calm. However, since this is still a bay, the water in it here, judging by the reviews, is somewhat dirtier than in resorts located directly on the open sea.
Icmeler Infrastructure
In the village itself, guests of the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * hotel can visit shops of various specializations, cafes, restaurants. All the main elements of Icmeler's tourist infrastructure are concentrated on a street along the coast (leading to Marmaris). In addition to shops, there are, for example, bike rental points. This service in Icmeler is inexpensive - about $ 5 a day.
There is a small bazaar in this resort village. True, it works only on Wednesdays. Guests at the Mersoy Bellavista can also visit clubs and discos in Icmeler.
sights
If desired, residents of the Mersoy Bellavista Hotel 4 * complex can, of course, buy some interesting excursion. Such trips are sold by tour operators themselves who have settled tourists in the hotel, or just street vendors. The most popular attractions in Icmeler and Marmaris are:
- representing, judging by the reviews of tourists, a piece of paradise, the island of Cleopatra in the Aegean Sea;
- the ancient city of Kaunos, founded more than 10 centuries ago;
- Ibrahim Pasha Mosque.
Also in the vicinity of the village and Marmaris there are such interesting sights as the caravanserai of the Sultan of Hafsa, an ancient fortress, an old guesthouse for travelers Tashkhan, etc. In general, tourists can spend time in the resort of Icmeler very interesting and informative.