Lovers of lingering feasts, foamy discos and long conversations over alcohol do not go here. This hotel is chosen by connoisseurs of a relaxing holiday.
A 7-night tour in the Akbulut Hotel Spa 4 hotel complex (Kusadasi, Turkey), taking into account the flight, costs 66.2 thousand rubles, while the cost of a hotel room is 23.4 thousand rubles. This budget hotel is in demand among couples, as well as among people who prefer a calm, measured, comfortable stay.
It was built in 2009, its full modernization took place in 2014. The hotel is located on the European coast of Turkey, on the Aegean Sea. Nature here is gracious. The air is saturated with sea ions and resins of pine forests. People come here to relax and improve their health.
Among the vacationers there are most British and Irish, Russian-speaking tourists are relatively few. Therefore, communication with the hotel staff is best done in English.
Location
The four-star Akbulut Hotel Spa is 95 km from the airport. However, since the current version of the transfer involves passing other tourists to their hotels, its duration for future Akbulut guests in time is 2.5-3 hours.
The resort town of Kusadasi, where this guesthouse is located, is famous for its beaches and emerald water. Directly opposite the hotel complex is a legendary place - the Cave of Zeus, where, according to legend, the most famous pagan god of thunder was born.
Hotel infrastructure
Akbulut Hotel Spa offers tourists its rooms located in a five-story building. In the basement there is a gym, dry cleaning, laundry. Also, with it, there is a currency exchange point, parking for car parking.
However, the very idea of creating a hotel complex is characterized by the word "spa", which is present in its name - Akbulut Hotel Spa. Entertainment and services for guests associated with the use of the healing and healing properties of water are indeed the hallmark of this hotel.
For the boring guests, it has three swimming pools. Two of them have a depth of one and a half meters, one of them is indoor, both are designed for swimming and swimming adults. The pool has a jacuzzi. There is also a very shallow, with a depth of 50 cm., Outdoor pool, built specifically for small children 3+. Also at guests' disposal are the procedures of the Turkish national bath - hammam - and baths of the Finnish sauna, massage services.
There is a beauty salon at the hotel complex. The price of customer service here is the same as in other similar hotel establishments: an average of $ 50 per session. The spa is quite advanced and practices effective healing procedures:
- procedures for giving hair elasticity and strength, their mineralization and recovery;
- procedures for rejuvenating the face, relieving signs of fatigue, smoothing wrinkles, giving skin elasticity;
- procedures for relieving hand fatigue, paraffin therapy, rejuvenation;
- foot procedures: anti-varicose, anti-cellulite and anti-edema, involving baths, wraps, hydro- and manual massage.
Also at the hotel for tourists there is the possibility of outdoor activities playing ping pong and darts.
About resort infrastructure
Kusadasi in Turkey itself has the glory of a quiet and beautiful beach coast. Local city residents willingly go here on a weekend tour.
It is noteworthy that right next to Akbulut Hotel Spa is the entrance to Milli National Park. Tourists can only access the well-groomed park area at its entrance, ennobled by walking alleys, landscape design, beaches. The entrance to the water on the beaches of the national park is flat, the bottom is sandy, the emerald water. Flocks of colorful small fish enliven swimming. Children really like being here, but it’s not safe to go deep into the national park, because it was created to protect the local subspecies of the leopard.
Here you can rent a bike and use it to explore the beauty of the area. Climbers like to train on local rocks. In the club of climbers, you can take several paid lessons and, under the guidance of experienced trainers, learn the basics of climbing.
Hotel Territory
The territory of Akbulut Hotel Spa 4 (Kusadasi) is well-groomed, carefully planned and landscaped. There is a gardener working around the clock. Lawns are always fresh and watered. The necessary care for flowering plants is provided.
In the pool area there is a bar that dispenses soft drinks, pastries, snacks in the daytime. From 18-30 you can take beer, local white and red wine, cocktails.
The hotel also has a volleyball court. A table tennis table is installed.
Rest on site
The hotel’s favorite place is the Akbulut Hotel Spa pool area. The service of the hotel complex is highly appreciated by its guests: 7.6 out of 10. Guests are willing to relax in the hotel pool area. The pool has a spacious lawn. Umbrellas and sun loungers are installed on it in sufficient quantities to prevent the desire to relax hotel guests. The administration allows vacationers at their discretion to move sun loungers to shaded places.
In the recreation area there is a bar where you can take soft drinks and ice cream in the daytime.
After 18-30 the bar of Akbulut Hotel Spa 4 (Turkey) releases beer, local white and red wine, cocktails. At the same time, guests note that Tuborg beer is excellent, wine is “so-so”, and cocktails are for everybody. There are no nightclubs here, and the hotel cafe is open until 23:00, so lovers of nightlife prefer hotels located in more crowded places to the Akbulut hotel.
Rooms for guests
Tourists note in reviews the convenient layout and atmosphere of Akbulut Hotel Spa. Description of rooms by guests in their tone - loyally. From this we can conclude that people generally like the compact but functional rooms of the hotel, high ceilings, euro windows, wide double beds with orthopedic mattresses, spacious cabinets, properly functioning air conditioners and other household appliances. The standard room is 22 m 2 . It is designed for 2-3 people.
The design of the rooms is thought out and executed in the style of minimalism. The bathroom and the bathroom are combined. There is equipped either a bath or shower. In the standard room - a large dressing table, built-in refrigerator, bed, three nightstands, a folding chair.
It is positive that the furniture in the rooms is working and new. Broken update immediately. High-quality design of the premises. The rooms of the guests the atmosphere is harmonious and pleasant to stay.
Rooms are cleaned daily and thoroughly. Fresh towels, replaced regularly, as well as on demand.
The room has a balcony. It is furnished with two light semi-chairs. Guest rooms include free Wi-Fi.
Nutrition
In the Akbulut Hotel Spa hotel complex meals are organized according to the principle of a buffet. The cuisine is European and Mediterranean. The menu of lunch and dinner always contains several main dishes of meat and fish. Guests prefer to eat three meals a day, because the team of hotel chefs works great, and the price of dishes is slightly lower than in nearby cafes and restaurants. The assortment of dishes and their quality are consistent with the declared four-star level.
Four existing bars complement the main food, providing an opportunity for a snack for tourists who have forgotten to come from the beach or from the pool for lunch. Going on an excursion, a tourist can go to a restaurant so that the cooks packed him food on the road.
Beach vacation
The journey from the Akbulut Hotel Spa to the hotel beach takes only 2 minutes. He is well-maintained. Vacationers are provided with sun loungers and umbrellas. There is a shower, there are changing cabins. A buffet is available on the beach in a separate kiosk.
The entry into the water is rocky, so it is advisable to take beach slippers with you. Near the coast, among sea weeds, sea urchins are found.
The beach itself is bulk sand. The entrance to the sea is rocky. The beach has a small marina suitable for mooring boats and boats.
However, leisure enthusiasts on the coast of the Aegean Sea are not limited to visiting the coastal section of the hotel. They strive to get to the best beaches in the city of Kusadasi: Central, Lady, Guzemchamly. Since on weekends they are filled with locals, tourists on Saturday-Sunday usually plan excursions.
Excursions
Guests of Akbulut Hotel Spa 4 visit the nearby Milli Park on their own, as well as on rental bicycles, discovering picturesque corners there suitable for outdoor recreation.
Also not far from the village are historical architectural monuments: ancient city walls, a 16th-century mosque, a medieval Turkish port, and the Venetian castle of Kudykalesi. From here it is convenient to go on an excursion to the remains of the ancient architecture of Ephesus. For such trips, vacationers use the services of local buses.
Families of vacationers with children often travel to neighboring water parks equipped with water slides and attractions.
The guests of the hotel complex use the services of diving clubs located in Kusadasi. Those practice diving excursions for vacationers. The government promotes the development of this sport: in particular, a decommissioned aircraft was specially flooded to attract athletes off the coast.
Shopping
For everyday shopping, tourists go to the only Kipa shopping center, a twenty-minute drive from the hotel. Twice an hour a free flight is provided for him.
Light industry products can be bought in the Barn store, located in the city center. Although the prices there are slightly higher than the average ones, its entire second floor sells goods sold at a discount. Prices are low. In the city limits - closer to the sea - there are shoe stores.
Near the mosque there are several points where they sell knitwear, as well as alcohol shops. Fans of shopping prefer to buy clothes and shoes in stores located closer to the coast.
Guests of Akbulut Hotel Spa 4 *, as a rule, go for large purchases in Izmir. The road takes one and a half hours of time in one direction, the price of a bus ticket is 12 lire. The central market of Izmir is called Kemeralty Charshisi. You can buy almost everything here, but experienced shopaholics come here, usually behind carpets.
Conclusion
Due to its favorable location: the enchanting sea coast and the park area of the protected area, Akbulut Hotel Spa is popular with tourists. The reviews of its guests indicate their full and interesting rest, as well as about recovery.
It is positive that the owner of the hotel complex most of the time he is present in it: tastes food, checks the operation of services. Such continuous control, of course, helps to improve the quality of staff work.
However, against the background of friendly reviews of tourists, there is a place for recommendations that contribute to improving the quality of leisure. This is a tip - to fix broken fitness equipment and to establish the full-fledged work of the gym. Tourists also make serious comments regarding the quality of hotel animation. The transfer of newly arrived tourists to the hotel requires revision. 2.5 hours at a distance of 95 km - this is certainly a bit much.