Tu Casa Gelidonya Hotel

“Excellent!”

Very good and clean hotel. The staff were polite and courteous. We had a big family reunion and the hotel went above and beyond to accommodate us and our wishes. Yes, there're some cons but definitely more advantages. As September was still a peak time, many loungers were taken at the beach. Some … more

Very good and clean hotel. The staff were polite and courteous. We had a big family reunion and the hotel went above and beyond to accommodate us and our wishes. Yes, there're some cons but definitely more advantages. As September was still a peak time, many loungers were taken at the beach. Some loungers are in bad shape, but aren't replaced. The walk to the beach is indeed through an alley with trash containers, but it's not too gross as you might think. Not a sandy beach just fyi. The hotel offers daily shuttles for free to some other beach, which is 15-20 min walk otherwise. The pool program during daytime and after dinner they make contests, karaoke, kids time, Brazilian evening etc. We stayed 7 days and we enjoyed every bit of it. The food wasnt what they show on their IG page, but it was always a good variety, refilled all the time and delicious. Good job!

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“Best holiday i could have ask for, will definitely be going back.”

My boyfriend and i have just come back from this holiday and all i can say is to ignore the reviews. We have had the most amazing week away the staff especially made our trip, the entertainment staff were amazing especially one who went above and beyond with making it, playing games with us through… more

My boyfriend and i have just come back from this holiday and all i can say is to ignore the reviews. We have had the most amazing week away the staff especially made our trip, the entertainment staff were amazing especially one who went above and beyond with making it, playing games with us throughout the day and taking us out at night. The receptionists were lovely especially one guy who really helped us out as we were english. The entertainment at night varied from Brazilian dancing to traditional turkish dancing and karaoke. The food was amazing varied every night and taste so good and the room was lovely and big with a lovely balcony. The beach was also lovely and the drinks behind the bar were good and even though the staff couldn’t speak much english they were always lovely. You are near all the shops as well with only a short walk. The pool was lovely and we never struggled to get a sun bed, overall we had the best time and will definitely be going back. Once again i can’t thank the staff again, please be kind to them some of them work such long hours, being kind cost nothing and they will go over and beyond to make your experience great.

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“Lots of pluses and lots of minuses”

The hotel overall was a medium experience for my partner and I. We went during August. We were quite sceptical by booking this holiday after reading mixed reviews about it. However we’re not too picky so we booked it anyways. The first thing in reviews that you read is that the hotel is full of Ru… more

The hotel overall was a medium experience for my partner and I. We went during August. We were quite sceptical by booking this holiday after reading mixed reviews about it. However we’re not too picky so we booked it anyways. The first thing in reviews that you read is that the hotel is full of Russians. Which is true. The hotel does cater a lot more to the Russians than the other guests. For example, there’s several animations during the day like darts and evening shows. But they’re all in Russian…. So my partner and I would go and we’d feel very left out as the animation people would only speak in Russian so we didn’t know what was going on. They would joke around and essentially just speak in russian for the whole game and show so we eventually stopped going to the entertainments as it was just very rude. Then the Russian guests would only speak in Russian, no English!!! The bar staff were only friendly to them and also only spoke in Russian. The Russian guests would push in lines during the dinners and reserve towels all day and claim that they were there all day, which they weren’t. The staff of the hotel came across very rude and again only catered to the Russians. When we arrived at the hotel, we didn’t even hear a welcome or a hello from the reception and felt as if we were going through security at the airport. It was just “passport please” and that was it. The hotel rules were also ridiculous. If you were found taking food or snacks to your room, they would try to fine you €50 for that. Also the WiFi, we had to pay around €20 each for 10 day WiFi connection. (You pay for each device). You would also be fined €50 for taking your room towels to the beach or pool. Instead they wanted us to rent special towels for that , that costed around €10!!! The rooms were fine, nothing to complain about. They were cleaned daily very well. The beach is also just rocks so keep that in mind. There are hotel sunbeds that are just for the hotel guests which is also good. The beach bar is a joke on the other hand. You cannot get any alcoholic beverages from the beach bar, only fizzy drinks and juices. The walk to the beach is also terrible, you are walking through this alleyway in between two hotels that is filled with bins and bin bags, which was a terrible walk with horrible smells. There are shops around the hotel, but the scamming is out of this world. Every shop has a different price and they try scam you with a high price even if you’re just buying a packet of crisps. The hotel shop also has high prices which is ridiculous. So we just went to a shop called Carrefour which is around 7 minute walk from the hotel, which has regular Turkish prices. The food was good I will say. But the queues were crazy. Dinner started at 7pm and the Russian guests would queue up from 6:30pm. There would also be a special dish everyday like kebabs or even shark meat. But because of the Russians queuing up, by the time you got to it, there was none left. So that is also something to keep in mind. Overall it was a mediocre experience and I would say we would not return to this hotel in the future

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