Those tourists who are supporters of the Turkish coast and love a relaxing holiday can recommend the small resort of Bogazkent, which is the youngest on the Mediterranean coast. The wonderful climate and good coastline attract families with children. In our article, we want to talk about one of the five-star complexes of the village - Waterworld Crystal.
A little about the hotel
Waterworld Crystal is built right on the seashore. The total area of the hotel is 42,000 square meters, 18,000 of which are gardens. The hotel is brand new, it first opened its doors to tourists in 2013. It is located in a fairly convenient location, since the distance to Belek is about 10 km, and to Antalya - 35 km. The hotel consists of three- and four-storey buildings.
Waterworld Crystal room descriptions
The number of rooms in the complex is represented by the following categories of apartments:
- 446 standards, the area of which is 27 square meters. The rooms consist of a bedroom and a bathroom. They are designed to accommodate two or three people. floors inthe rooms are covered with laminate, and in the bathroom - with tiles. The apartments are equipped with air conditioning, hairdryers, TVs, satellite channels and minibars. 150 rooms are equipped with spacious terraces, and 8 are equipped for people with disabilities.
- 16 Superior apartments with an area of 23 sq.m. These apartments are identical to the standards, but are designed to accommodate only two guests.
- 144 family rooms. The area of each of them is 33 square meters. In general, their equipment does not differ from the standards.
- 4 honeymoon suites equipped for romantic occasions. The area of the apartments is 23 sq. m. All rooms overlook the sea or the pool. This apartment features a terrace with sun loungers and a Jacuzzi.
- The hotel has 4 deluxe rooms, the area of each of them is 50 square meters. They also have terraces with jacuzzis and sun loungers.
Catering service
Waterworld Crystal, like many hotels in Turkey, operates on the concept of "ultra all inclusive". The main restaurant offers its visitors a buffet. In addition, the hotel also has 8 a la carte restaurants:
- Latin institution.
- Dragon restaurant with Far Eastern cuisine.
- Steakhouse with grill menu.
- Careta restaurant offers Mediterranean dishes.
- Anatolia restaurant with Turkish cuisine.
- Italian restaurant.
The hotel has a wide selection of bars for all tastes:
- Atlantis.
- Beach bar"Carriage".
- Irish pub.
- Prestige bar.
- Cobra bar.
- Sunset bar.
- Pool bar.
- Lobby bar.
- Aqua Diner.
- Cafe.
- Arena.
- Disco bar.
Children's Services
Waterworld Crystal is aimed at all categories of tourists, including couples with children. Therefore, much attention is paid to children's leisure. The mini club offers a lot of entertainment for kids: games, swimming pool, competitions.
Sports & Entertainment
Waterworld Crystal Resort Spa offers guests a wide range of entertainment, including sports: fitness, beach volleyball, table tennis. Tourists can use the tennis courts and the basketball court.
The hotel has a Spa center that offers guests to restore and maintain beauty and he alth. In the institution you can take sessions for body and face care, relax in the hammam, steam room or jacuzzi. The following treatments are available to guests:
- Marine therapy.
- Underwater massage.
- Aromatherapy.
- Peeling.
- Mud treatment.
- Anti-cellulite sessions.
A large selection of different types of massage allows you to choose an individual program:
- Soothing massage.
- Hot Stone Therapy.
- Ottoman massage.
- Thai massage.
- Indian head massage.
- Reflexology.
Waterworld Crystal Resort Spa has a meeting room inwhich can accommodate 750 people. Among other things, the hotel offers a wide range of entertainment for adults. Animators not only organize daytime activities, but also evening shows, concerts with live music, performances by visiting artists. Games will help you to have a pleasant and fun time: bowling, darts, mini-football.
Waterworld Crystal (Turkey) also has its own water park with numerous slides for adults and children: "black hole", "cobra", "space boat", "rafting", "flying boats", "free fall".
Beach vacation
Waterworld Crystal Resort Spa (Turkey, Belek, Bogazkent) is located on the coast, the distance to the sea does not exceed 100 meters. The hotel's beach is 500 meters long. The coast has a sand and pebble surface and is equipped with awnings and sun loungers.
A little about the resort
As we already mentioned, Waterworld Crystal 5 is located in the small village of Bogazkent, which is currently still a very young resort. Not so long ago, new fashionable hotel complexes appeared on the local coast, which many tourists have already managed to appreciate. Rest here is preferred by those people who appreciate the silence, tranquility and comfort. The resort is no less attractive for couples with children, since Bogazkent has a lot of entertainment for kids. The resort has gained popularity due to the clear sea and beautiful beaches surrounded by cypress groves and pine forests. Who shouldn't go toBogazkent is for those who cannot imagine rest without an active nightlife. The young resort cannot boast of a large number of nightclubs. Almost all entertainment is concentrated on the territories of the entertainment complexes themselves.
The sandy coast of the resort stretches for six kilometers. It has fine sand and clear water. The carriage-carriage turtles have chosen the local coast. It is for this reason that the area is a National Wildlife Refuge.
Bogazkent is a bird's paradise, 39 species of birds live in the resort. During the year, another 1698 species of birds arrive here. Nature lovers will surely love it here. If you want to see the sights, then you should go to the ruins of ancient Perge or Aspendos, a trip to the Manavgat waterfall is no less interesting. Not far from Bogazkent is Belek, where you can not only walk, but also go shopping.
Waterworld Crystal reviews
Continuing the review of the hotel, I would like to turn to the reviews of tourists who managed to visit it. Tours at Waterworld Crystal Resort Spa, although popular, reviews about the hotel are quite contradictory. The hotel has a very large and equipped, but not quite clean territory. But first things first.
The number of rooms is quite good, although not all apartments are in the same good condition. The number may or may not be good. All tourists note the poor quality of cleaning, or rather, its complete absence. Maidsthey come regularly, but they don't do wet cleaning. Moreover, even a tip does not save the situation. Often vacationers complain that they are settled in untidy apartments. The soundproofing of the rooms is practically non-existent. Since many families with children are resting, squeaks and screams are heard around. In the afternoon, it is very difficult to put the kids to sleep in such noise.
Linen and towels are rarely changed. Perhaps this is due to the negligence of the staff itself, or perhaps this is the norm for the institution.
As for food in Waterworld Crystal (Belek), the reviews of tourists about it are also quite contradictory. The main restaurant offers a wide range of dishes, but not all of them are delicious. Basically, Turkish food prevails. In addition, most of the dishes are very similar to each other. In general, the food is quite good. But the choice of food for children is small, there are practically no soups, and the rest of the dishes are quite spicy and s alty. The bars offer normal quality drinks and cocktails. Guests of the hotel really praise desserts and pastries, which the chef turns out just fine. All those with a sweet tooth will surely love the desserts.
The hotel has a wide selection of a la carte restaurants, but you can only visit one of them for free per trip. Which one is better is hard to say. It all depends on your gastronomic tastes.
The main restaurant lacks staff and it is very noticeable. Waiters with such a number of visitors, just do not cope with the work. You can often seea queue of tourists or uncleaned dishes. The hall is not very clean. According to tourists, such service does not correspond to the status of the hotel. Apparently, the administration saves on employees, and this despite the fact that the complex is very large and completely filled with people.
Overall impression of the hotel
Waterworld Crystal Hotel makes a rather ambiguous impression on tourists. Someone is satisfied, but most of the reviews are negative. It seems that the institution consists of a plexus of contrasts. On the one hand, the hotel has a large territory, and on the other hand, this territory is very elongated, and not along the coast. In fact, only the side part of the establishment goes to the sea. In the same way they are lined up along the territory and the corps. The complex has two large beautiful swimming pools. They are very beautiful and clean, swimming in them is a real pleasure. Nearby there are recreation areas with sun loungers and awnings.
During the daytime animation for adults is not very active. Most of the activities are held around the pool. Very interesting water park, which is quite good. He works five hours a day. In principle, this time is enough to ride to the fullest, but with a heavy load of the hotel, queues accumulate on each slide, so most of the time you just wait for your descent, which lasts much less than waiting for it. Children and adults really like the water park, because this is an amazingly interesting entertainment just right for a beach holiday.
Reviews about the beachvacation
Crystal Waterworld has its own beach. The distance to it depends on how far you live from the coast. We have already mentioned that the hulls are lined up perpendicular to the shore. The sandy beach is quite spacious. It has sun loungers and awnings, which are enough for all guests. However, the sand itself is very dirty, it is not sieved. All the garbage left by tourists, as well as cigarette butts, simply remains on the coast. For children who always crawl in the sand, this is unacceptable. The entry into the sea is gentle, but the bottom is rocky. Pebbles, though not very large, but sharp. Therefore, if you did not bring your own shoes suitable for such occasions, you will have to buy them. There are enough shops with such marine accessories on the territory of the hotel and beyond. You can't do without special shoes. Otherwise, the coast pleases with beauty and warm sea.
Institution service
The hotel is family oriented. And there are really a lot of kids in it. However, not everything here is provided for children, especially food. The hotel has a very nice mini-club, but unfortunately there are no special activities for children. But there is an evening mini-disco.
The hotel staff is very different: from wonderful to not very nice people. This, perhaps, is the reason for so many shortcomings. The administration of the institution, in pursuit of savings on employees, completely forgot about the decent level of service that any hotel should have, especially if five stars flaunt on its sign.
Instead of afterword
Hotelthe Crystal Waterworld complex has good potential and an excellent base, but not everything is as good with the service in this institution. In general, you can spend your vacation here quite well, if you are ready to turn a blind eye to some points. Not everyone will like the lack of cleaning, the rare change of linen and other nuances, especially when you come to rest with a child. Of course, everyone wants to relax on vacation, and not fight everyday problems.
The hotel is very conveniently located, so it is quite easy to get to it from the airport. In addition, you can very quickly get to shopping or an excursion to Belek. The institution, of course, has a number of advantages, which are neutralized by a large number of mistakes in the work of the staff.
