Forty minutes from the airport of Antalya - and tourists who have bought a tour to the Vera Stone Palace Hotel 5 (Turkey, Cholakli) are at their destination. The cost of the tour in this hotel complex is about 53,280 rubles for two for a weekly guesthouse in the velvet season. A comparative analysis of the resort market suggests that this hotel demonstrates a very reasonable price for a vacation of this level.
Arrival at Vera Stone Palace
We begin our presentation from the point of view of a person who has just arrived from the airport to the place of his guesthouse. Forty minutes of travel from Antalya Airport and before his eyes - entrance to the hotel - an arch with its name and brand name. Immediately behind it is a parking lot under a canopy for vehicles of staff, as well as vacationers renting cars. It is striking that the territory of the hotel complex Vera Stone Palace Side 5 (and it is rather big - 32 thousand m 2 ) is very well-groomed, numerous walking terraces are laid on it, it is planted with palm trees, ornamental shrubs, lawns, flower beds. In addition, it is decorated with numerous bright children's play areas.
Reception
Upon arrival, the hotel staff helps to transfer things to the reception. New arrivals are awaiting differential service from Vera Stone Palace Side 5 - PP DBL (i.e. per person and double). Check-in at the hotel itself usually occurs at 14-00. An observing visitor, considering the reception area located in the central building, will immediately understand why the name of the hotel complex has the word Palace. It's all about architecture.
Most of this room has four times the height of the ceiling! The huge internal volume of fresh air-conditioned air, as well as the fact that visitors are not constrained by low ceilings, speaks in favor of this name. Vertical natural light falls here through a glazed roof in the center of this unique building through a stylish atrium equipped on top. And under the glass dome is equipped with a unique multi-tiered lamp with a translucent design. The reception area floor is lined with artificial marble imitating marble. All this really creates an atmosphere of solemnity, a palace.
Having registered the new arrivals in the room allocated to them, they are immediately given “bracelets” - specific chip passes, indicating the obligation to serve them from the Vera Stone Palace Side 5 hotel and being a pass to the infrastructure of the hotel complex.
Hotel Impressions
However, arrivals must have chosen this tour, having learned in advance that this hotel is quite large and consists of six four-story buildings. Resorts with pleasant surprise will notice that each building is not nameless, but has a romantic name, for example Moon Stone (moon stone). The view from their windows from the north opens to the mountains, and from the south to the pool area. Having settled in it, they will also find that the sectors of the selected building of the Vera Stone Palace Side 5 hotel are also unnamed, their names correspond to the names of precious stones. For example, Zitrin (citrine, golden topaz ), Emerald (emerald), etc. Thus, the entire structure of the hotel can be represented as a kind of precious necklace. According to reviews of some holidaymakers, it was sometimes funny to them to listen to the staff’s conversation during the holidays. Of course, not everyone understands the Turkish language , but because of the names of stones that appear in the dialogs of the hotel staff, it may seem that you hear the communication of jewelers.
The impression of the rooms
As usual, on the eve of choosing a hotel complex for holidays, potential vacationers also learned all about the 330 rooms of Vera Stone Palace Side 5. Prices for resort services also did not pass them by. This is reasonable, because checking into one type of room or another, guests pay a different amount for the guesthouse.
So the cost of a standard double room (24 m 2 ) is 4031 rubles, a family triple room (32 m 2 ) - 8026 rubles, a standard family room (28 m 2 ) - 7262 rubles, a family four-bed room (32 m 2 ) - 9364 rub. At the same time, already moving in, guests notice that the actual sizes of the rooms provided to them in this hotel slightly exceed the sizes of standard suites of other hotels declared on the tour sites. Those. Vera Stone Palace Side 5 looks preferable. Reviews also indicate that the furniture in the rooms of clients is comfortable and ergonomic, in particular double beds equipped with normal orthopedic mattresses are mentioned more than once in grateful reviews.
Room Design
The interior of the hotel rooms is dominated by white (ceiling, walls, bedding) and tan - the color of wood furniture and laminate. The bathroom is comfortable and aesthetically decorated. The shower cabin is functional and spacious. The bathroom design is dominated by the same colors as in the residential rooms of the hotel. Note that it would be unfair to ignore the pleasant for the eyes and aesthetic lighting of the rooms of the hotel complex. In addition to the main top color, wall sconces are used to give the lighting a more diffuse character. Such lighting is considered professional, it is more pleasing to the eye and will not cast sharp shadows from the illuminated objects.
Present in the rooms of the guests are all the necessary household appliances and appliances: a TV, air conditioning, a safe, a minibar, a hairdryer, a telephone in Vera Stone Palace Side 5. Guest reviews about the hotel positively tell about the quality of the daily cleaning of their rooms, that furniture - new, worn out, that household appliances are modern and maintained in good condition. When resorting with a request to eliminate the domestic problem that has arisen, it is solved within an hour.
Pool area. Rest at the hotel
In total, the hotel has five pools. The main one is universal and extensive, here you can swim, and just splash around, and even play water polo. Animators regularly conduct water aerobics classes in the mornings. Near him, they also organize yoga classes.
Another pool is a small "attraction" with slides, it is always noisy and fun here. Children's artificial pond is equipped with an awning, so here a child can relax without a panama hat.
The relaxation pool is designed for older people who prefer to swim calmly, without the squeals of kids and the bustle of athletes. Around it are even equipped with signs "+16" (ie, children are not recommended to rest near it).
The only indoor pool is located in the spa.
Sun loungers in recreation areas around outdoor pools are always deliberately placed with some excess. Therefore, there is no discomfort for those who want to relax on the terrace near the pool: whenever he comes here, he will always find a comfortable place for himself.
In the evening, each of the pools is perceived as something unusual, thanks to the signature art illumination from Vera Stone Palace Side 5. The photos of these well-groomed and comfortable hydraulic structures are inspiring, aren't they?
Many German tourists (and there are relatively many here) often even prefer to relax in the pool area over the beach, spending time on a leisurely game in the lotto and drinking beer from the buffet on the terrace with tables in the pool area.
Beach vacation
In order to get to the beach, vacationers must cross the road, first go between the hotels (where the path to the mini-zoo goes right) along the asphalt path. Five minutes to go, along the side of the road there are benches for rest. After about three hundred meters, you need to turn on the sign "Vera Stone Palace" directly to the beach. Next to the sun loungers, as you move, there is a beach bar with soft drinks and low alcohol drinks.
The beach of the Vera Stone Palace Side 5 hotel (Turkey) is wonderful, sandy, with a smooth entry into the water. There are enough deck chairs and umbrellas for everyone. Therefore, taking a seat on it in the morning is not necessary, which is always nice. The Mediterranean deserves special praise. No wonder Homer called it wine-growing! It is almost always calm in the hotel’s water, only small waves appear in the evening. Water is warm, like milk, visible to a great depth.
Hotel for families with children
If you read the reviews of spa guests, it is most often referred to as the “family” and “children’s” hotel Vera Stone Palace Side 5 (Turkey) considered by us. Reviews about the children's animation of this hotel complex are the most positive. Kids are really professionally occupied. The mini club is open from early morning until evening. Positive, friendly animators quickly find contact with children, they know their names. The hotel created a colorful children's town with beautiful landscaping, playgrounds with swings and attractions, a cinema, two special children's pools. Thus, a well-thought-out infrastructure for children’s recreation in Vera Stone Palace Side 5 Side is comprehensively built. Photos dedicated to spa holidays, perhaps, therefore, delight the eyes with a constellation of children's happy faces and smiles.
Mini club. Schedule before lunch
The kids here are really good. From 10-00 to 10-30 they conduct morning exercises. From 10-30 a.m. to 11-00 a.m. small sportsmen are offered outdoor games (on different days they are also different): darts, boca, basketball, bowling. From 11-00 to 12-00 kids, of my choice, I can choose between riding on the carousel, water slide and developmental activities: painting a T-shirt, drawing in the sand, drawing a mask.
Mini Club: Afternoon Program
After lunch, from 14-30 to 15-30 children are again offered an alternative: carousels / waterslides or exciting activities. The free face painting service by a professional artist is invariably successful (as you know, it is used at holidays, carnivals). Also, little resorts Vera Stone Palace Side 5 offer at this time board games. From 15-30 to 16-30 they organize a children's party, on Thursdays at this time - a mini-punk rock concert "Pirate day", on Wednesday and Friday, children learn needlework; on friday little vacationers are taught to make a necklace.
From 16-30 to 17-00 they are occupied with sports games. Then, until 19-30, children have dinner and spend time with their parents.
Mini club - evening program
From 19-30 to 20-30, as part of the evening program of the mini-club - riding on the carousel, and from 20-45 to 21-15 - local disc jockeys professionally arrange for the children a very popular mini-disco.
Six days pass in such a rhythm. The animators do their best to entertain the children, giving their parents the opportunity to relax. On Sunday before and after lunch, the program is simpler: developmental classes are not held, but to the delight of the children, a trampoline and classic carousels (rotating chains, as well as horses, dragons, donkeys spinning on a disk-shaped platform in circles) work.
The beach is so well-maintained and comfortable that it is convenient to relax with the kids on it.
Nearest excursion
The closest and also free tour is conducted for vacationers in the nearby town of Side. Side Vera Stone Palace Side 5 is located near the most significant archaeological site in Turkey! Of interest is the ancient Roman agora presented to the eyes of visitors to the city with the remains of ramparts, the temple of the fertility goddess, the slave market, an amphitheater for gladiator fights.
What excursions should a tourist choose?
However, speaking more globally about excursion opportunities, it is first necessary to mention the ruins of the Helicarnassus mausoleum - one of the ancient seven wonders of the world. Also of interest are the ruins of a dozen other (except Sida) Hellenic cities - Olympos, Termessis, Knidos, Mira. Unique and famous in the world is the "city in stone" - Cappadocia.
The land of the Star and Crescent Country is rich in natural objects: the Dalmatash grotto, a cascade of mineral travertine baths in Pammukale, Kekkova island, the burning mountain of Yanartash, Saklikent gorge. Here in the area of ​​the village of Gelemish (in the ancient city of Patara) Nikolai Ugodnik was born. And he served his service in the temple of the city of Demre.
The Turkish Riviera, which includes the location of Vera Stone Palace Side 5, is one of the world's recognized diving and rafting centers.
Conclusion
The five-star hotel, considered by us in the article, is a universally recognized place for a quality guesthouse of families with children. An infrastructure has been created here that promotes not only high-quality, but also safe rest for children. Bright, comfortable rooms, well-groomed territory, a comfortable relaxation area by the pools, a wonderful beach, abundant and delicious food - the visiting card of Vera Stone Palace. Children's and adult animations are beyond praise. The hotel staff faithfully fulfills its duties and is friendly to the spa guests, the requests of vacationers are fulfilled almost immediately.
All this makes it possible to recommend this hotel complex for relaxation.