At the beginning of the last century, a small village was located on the site of the current Kemer, on which mudflows constantly fell from the surrounding mountains . But soon a stone wall was built along the slope, and gradually life in this small village began to improve. And when Antalya turned into a large resort, they paved the way for Kemer and began to rapidly build tourist infrastructure. Today, a large center with its own harbor, restaurants and bars, branded boutiques and, of course, hotels, one of which is Simena Holiday Village & Villas (HV), which has become popular among Russians, appears before travelers.
Description
The complex is located ten kilometers from Kemer, in the vicinity of the small village of Chamyuva. It was built back in 1989. A few years later, in 2004, it was completed and enlarged. Simena Holiday Village & Villas (HV) has an area of 165,000 square meters. The last major renovation in it was carried out in 2014. Judging by the reviews, just a glance at its territory is enough to understand that it is worth relaxing in Simena Holiday Village. Everywhere there are a lot of greenery, flowers, palm trees. The territory is landscaped wisely, a lot of pointers. A special landscape design has been developed for her.
Tour operators are positioning the Simena Holiday Village as a family hotel. Indeed, for children there is a real expanse. They can spend hours playing on the green grass that covers the entire hotel.
The airport, located sixty-five kilometers away, is not an obstacle for kids: the shuttle service is provided by comfortable shuttles in which there are no children sick.
Infrastructure
The hotel has a conference room, which can work up to three hundred people, an Internet cafe. A secure parking lot is arranged on its territory, which does not need to be booked in advance. There is also a laundry room, a doctor’s office (paid service), a depository safe. The staff is fluent in English and German, the reception desk has a Russian-speaking employee.
In the main building, you can use an ATM and a currency exchange office. At the receptionist you can order a transfer or taxi, take a printout of all the services offered at the hotel. Documentation upon check-in at Simena Holiday Village for the convenience of customers, administrators carry out directly in the rooms.
Housing stock
The five-star hotel consists of eighty-five 2- and 3-storey cottages and the Select complex - villas with a balcony, from where residents can enjoy beautiful views of the surrounding mountain slopes and a beautiful garden, located on the territory. The comfortable rooms have the following amenities: air conditioning, manually adjustable, plasma TV and pay safe.
The combined bathroom is equipped with a shower, there are also regularly updated free toiletries and cosmetics necessary for a comfortable stay of guests. Room categories in two- and three-story cottages are as follows:
- Club room - for 2 + 2 people, ranging from thirty to forty square meters. meters.
- Garden room with upholstered furniture.
- Garden suite with two separate bedrooms.
- Family suite - two rooms with a total area of sixty square meters.
- Standard room .
- Superior triple room .
- Superior junior suite room .
- Superior family - two bedrooms separated by a door.
The pride of the Simena Holiday Village Hotel (Turkey) is the Type 1 and 2 duplex villas. The first level has a spacious lounge combined with American kitchen, a terrace and a combined bathroom with shower. On the second floor there is a lounge with a TV, four or two bedrooms, respectively, three bathrooms. The area of the villas in Simena Holiday Village (5 *) range from two hundred to four hundred square meters. They are designed for simultaneous residence of 5 + 2 or 5 + 3 people.
Some of the apartments in the five-star Simena Holiday Village are equipped with a full kitchen, there is also a washing machine. Living in the villas can use the minibar for free: soft drinks and water are replenished every two days once.
All rooms are cleaned daily, bed linen is changed three times a week. There is a direct dial telephone, and a hairdryer and slippers and bathrobes are also provided. On the floor - carpet.
Nutrition
Simena Holiday Village (5) works on the concepts of “ultra” and “all inclusive”. In the main restaurant, buffets are served three times a day. The other three are pre-booked and offer local as well as Italian and international dishes. There is also a special offer - seafood delicacies.
Residents of Simena Holiday Village (Kemer) villas are allowed to pay only for reservations once a week at a restaurant. The hotel also has several bars, including the pool and lobby.
Beach
The hotel complex is located at a distance of six hundred meters to one kilometer from the Mediterranean Sea. Every thirty minutes, a bus departs from the main building to the beach, which brings tourists back and forth. The size of its own swimming area is small - one hundred meters in length. For convenience, a wooden pier was built. The beach is covered with pebble and sand, so those who are going to come here should stock up on rubber slippers, especially for children.
Those who have bracelets of this hotel can use all the services provided for free: umbrellas, sunbeds, mattresses and towels. The beach bar has the opportunity to receive an unlimited number of drinks from a local manufacturer, including those containing alcohol, as well as snacks.
Entertainment and leisure
The five-star Simena Holiday Village hotel, with its infrastructure, fully corresponds to the category assigned to it. In addition to comfortable rooms, an excellent beach and delicious food, vacationers are also offered many activities, including water.
On site, tourists are given the opportunity to play sports, such as aerobics by the pool or basketball. Rental of pool tables - paid service. In addition to chess, indoor soccer, table tennis, vacationers can sit in the disco bar, where live music plays, or at computers in the games room. The list of entertainment programs also includes daily shows, disco and animation.
Those who want to be in great shape on vacation can also visit the sports hall equipped with various simulators. For nighttime tennis courts, as well as lessons with a professional trainer, you need to pay extra.
Among the beach activities: volleyball and bicycle, windsurfing or water skiing, canoe or scooter rental, banana, catamaran, as well as parasailing - parasailing. Those who want to see the underwater inhabitants of the Mediterranean Sea can enroll in a diving center to dive under the supervision of experienced instructors. Rental of necessary equipment and professional services are paid.
Additional Information
Simena Holiday Village has two pools - an outdoor and an indoor. There are always a lot of comfortable trestle beds and mattresses around. Those who do not want to sunbathe on the beach can spend time at the outdoor pool no less productively, resting lying on sunbeds in the shade of large umbrellas. There is also a bar where you can drink soft drinks. For freshly squeezed juices and imported alcohol you need to pay extra.
A considerable emphasis is placed on the beauty and health of customers. There is a paid spa and an excellent massage room, which must be booked in advance at the registration desk. Guests can visit the sauna, jacuzzi and Turkish hammam.
For children
Young tourists at Simena Holiday Village will have something to do. For them, a special shallow compartment is provided in the pool, there is a convenient playground. In the children's room and the mini-club, the kids can study with their teachers for a long time. Extra bed, highchair, Russian-speaking babysitting services - this is not a complete list of everything that is provided for the smallest customers in Simena Holiday Village.
Reviews
This complex has recently become especially popular among Russians. Judging by the reviews, visitors are not particularly annoyed by the remoteness of the hotel from the airport. The road is very beautiful, so, driving along it during the day, you can see many interesting sights.
There are no complaints about the rooms: the furniture is new, everything works. Most positive reviews regarding the food offered. The food is so varied and of high quality that it will not disappoint even the most fastidious customer. The beach is a bit far, but many consider it a plus: there is the opportunity to take a walk. A lot of enthusiastic impressions among tourists remained from swimming in the sea, which is always warm and gentle.
Of course, the hotel has its drawbacks. Among them, Russians most often call the need to tip, without which it is impossible to get a good number. And the rest, judging by the reviews, the majority believes that their vacation at Simena Holiday Village was a success.