We were at this hotel from August 1 to August 8, 2024. On the plus side: the staff is very friendly and helpful. Beautiful clear sea. Small pebbles entering the sea. Almost immediately deep. Sun beds and umbrellas on the beach are free of charge. The beach is 150 meters from the hotel.
Food: very monotonous. Only chicken and chicken liver are made of meat. The food is delicious. I'm not picky about food, so I was quite satisfied with the food.
Animation for a C grade. Every other day in the evening.
There is a bazaar, a pharmacy and a Migros store within walking distance.
Internet at the reception is free. We bought wi-fi. $2 for 1 day. 3 days - $5. 7 days - $12.
Do not change dollars at the hotel or at the guides. Their exchange rate is 1 dollar - 30 liras. In most stores, you can pay in dollars at the rate of 31.5 - 33. In general, do not be fooled by the persuasions and assurances of the guide that it is more profitable to pay with lira.
Among the disadvantages: room cleaning. Our room was cleaned once on August 2nd. I approached the reception twice with a request to arrange room cleaning. As it seemed to me, I was heard. But the room was never cleaned again until August 8. The maids explained that they had no time - they needed to deal with the rooms they were checking into. In my opinion, this should not be a problem for resident tourists. I had to go around asking for toilet paper and clean towels. This is probably the only big disadvantage.
In general, I recommend the hotel)))
Over the past 2 years of selecting tours to Turkey, it has become clear that the coronavirus and the economic crisis have greatly affected the situation with hotels. Their food prices have increased 2-3 times, so there are restrictions on the menu of hotels. There doesn't seem to be any money for repairs either. In general, the price-quality ratio is no longer the same as in 2006-2010. If you want a solid three, take a 4. If you want 4 stars, buy a 5-star hotel in a good season.
We paid 154,000 for 8 nights for two people for the hotel. We arrived at 7 a.m. and left at 5:30 p.m. (we were lucky to get 9 days). We had a rest from 30.08-07.09.2024.
The Aperion Hotel is a solid three, with only its own private beach starting from 4. Animation is symbolic and not every day. The impression of the hotel's design is "I made it out of what was..." It looks very shabby, but we knew about it and that it was not the declared 4 stars.
Wi-fi is paid for 1,700 rubles. did not charge. Free catches only at the reception and nearby in the smoking room. Dollars were exchanged for lira at 32 and in Alanya at 33.
The beach has an awning, sun beds, showers, toilets. The pebbles are not small, buy corals. The bar is non-alcoholic, open for a couple of hours in the morning and evening.
The pool was full of Turkish children, we didn't swim there. There is a shower and an aqua slide.
Check-in. At first, they wanted to give us room 109, but we were afraid that it was the 1st floor and asked to change it higher. We waited only 30 minutes for the cleaner to wash it.
Room No. 121 turned out to be a family room (3rd floor), with a view of the pool and the sea. The renovation in the room is good. The battery turned on after 2-3 attempts. The refrigerator was freezing symbolically. The shower doors did not work (as they do everywhere else), so they did not dare to close them. Knowing the situation in general, we didn't act up at the hotel. There was toilet paper and liquid soap. We never let the cleaner into the room, we keep ourselves clean.
We do not recommend taking a bungalow, there are a lot of complaints. On the 1st floor. We also do not recommend the main body, mold is present and there are other problems (air conditioning, toilet bowl). We have inherited our room from Russian tourists.
Breakfast from 8:00 to 9:30
Lunch from 12:30 to 14:00
Snack – the time is not specified accurately, it is necessary to guard earlier. There are queues for baking.
Dinner from 19:00 to 21:00
Bar – normal cold beer, dry red and white wine, imitation gin, vodka without anise, cola, fanta, jupi. You can ask them to make a gin cocktail.
Meal. Compared to last year's good three-night party in Marmaris, we were very satisfied.
Breakfast – boiled eggs, omelet, soy sausages, cheese, wet and dry cheese, tomatoes, fresh loaf, butter a la margarine, jam, corn rings and milk. Coffee from the vending machine and tea in the bar.
For lunch and dinner, there is always a delicious soup (always new), 2 types of chicken, local salads, hot peppers, tomato sauce, zucchini, eggplant/cauliflower, olives, olives, watermelon.
An afternoon snack is one thing: balls/ tortillas like crumpets or couscous with delicious vegetables + pickled cucumbers and cabbage.
For dinner - soup, chicken and delicious ventricles with hearts / liver, bulgur, rarely rice, watermelon, rarely potatoes in gravy. Mackerel, mutton and meatballs were caught 1 time. Dessert made from semolina, cocoa, honey.
Service – no complaints. Well-maintained green area, attentive staff. The only problem is that there are not enough staff in the bar and dining room, so there are delays with plates and queues at the bar.
We stayed at the hotel for only 2 days, the rest of the time was spent on excursions.
Excursions. Green Canyon on a large catamaran (9.30 - 16.00) - light boat tour of the Manavgat River, clear cool emerald water, 2 stops for swimming, lunch on the shore (trout, chicken or meatballs to choose from, vegetables, bread roll). There are unlimited soft drinks on board.
Dolphin Island by yacht (8.30 - 17.30) – a very fun excursion along the Manavgat River and the sea towards Alanya. Bathing 3 times, meals on the ship (chicken, bulgur, salad), soft drinks for free, children's animation, foam disco, photo with a parrot (for a fee), gozleme tortilla – 2 euros, ice cream – 4 euros, beer - 5 euros. Dolphins and turtles were not seen).
Cappadocia for 2 days (4.00 – 20.30) – visited the underground city, cave temples and churches. It's exhausting for a family with young children. With stops in 1 direction, it takes 8 hours. We only went for 1 balloon ride and 1 panorama.
The first breakfast is your own lunch box or for a fee, lunches are 15 euros each or your own food (you can buy a snack at gas stations). Only dinner (first day) and breakfast (2nd day) are free at the hotel.
The hotels are ordinary or imitation caves. Inside there is everything for a comfortable stay.
Balloon flight – from 200 dollars (no more than 10 balloons) or 300 (more than 100 pieces). Due to the weather, it may be canceled. We recommend that you go to see the panorama of balls by: bus - 35 euros, horses (40 euros), jeeps (50 euros/person). The usual pink sunset for 15 euros is not worth it (only 5 minutes).
Freshly squeezed juice – 3 euros. If you spend money on all the offers, you can go broke)). There are surcharges everywhere.
We traveled to Alanya on our own by bus (100 liras in 1 direction), funicular (345 liras), cave (100 liras), swimming on Cleopatra beach, walking. We recommend downloading the offline map maps.me The last bus to Manavgat is at 22.00.
In Side, we watched a waterfall (7 euros for tourists), an open-air museum, and just walked.
Our vacation was a success, we always rest actively!
Great sea! There are always free sun beds! The beach is close! The rooms are old! The staff is smiling, pleasant, cheerful! There is no animation! The main contingent, the elderly (many foreigners), families with children!The food is monotonous!If you don't want any noise...This way for you!