Ayka Vital Park

PRELIMINARY NOTE: I didn’t choose this hotel myself; it was the last stop on a packaged Western Turkey trip from Istanbul down to Antalya. I don't know the actual hotel rate for my stay, so I can't really rate value for money. I stayed here two nights. LAGE: A bit in the middle of nowhere, more precisely on the edge of the small village of Duaci, which in turn is located on the outer outskirts of Antalya. To Antalya in or to the airport it is at least 45 minutes, with Rush-Hour even longer. It's in the forest, right next to a cattle farm, which you can smell; you have manure in your nose. Especially with my room, it was like that; I looked directly at the operation. On the day of departure we were allowed to stay in the room until 13h, then had to kill time until the pick up at 18h. There are hardly any opportunities to do anything. Spa area we also did not use, as we were dressed and suitcases already packed. Where to put the wet stuff? We are then, at least for two hours walking down the car road to the small town of Duaci to bridge time. There are two supermarkets, a pharmacy and the possibility to eat in a small snack bar. That's it. SERVICE/EQUIPMENT: There are also “apartment blocks” at this hotel. My room was in block 4, next to the main building. I have not visited the outdoor pool, gym and spa area, so I cannot rate them. The reception was friendly, the staff overall. Internet is free, fast and stable. The hotel is a bit older, but still in good condition. The food on offer was disappointing: At breakfast only black tea and nasty vending machine coffee. No juice or anything like that. Breakfast offer manageable, laffe bread, only two cheeses – one a fake cheddar (I even suspect it was analogue cheese, with red dye, so plant-based). The white cheese of the type here in Germany is known only as "soft cheese" or "soft cheese". ‘soft cheese preparation’ may be placed on the market or market. These “cheese” are cheaper to produce, do not ferment/ripen as usual, are softened with palm oil or in Turkey often with date oil (“hurma yagi”). Food was refilled very slowly, if at all. At some point, the bread was out, and some guests engaged in discussions with employees. There were also discussions about the meal times: always “only” 2h. Breakfast from 6:30 to 8:30, dinner from 18:30 to 20:30. One evening, some full buses arrived with guests. There was then action in the dining room, with long lines, occupied tables and long waiting times. At breakfast on the day of departure, there were even – hold on – French fries! I haven't had that yet. Mal was Neues. I guess they had to go. Even dinner was never a revelation. But somehow it also made you feel full. On the other hand: Yes, I know Turkish hotels are struggling with costs and margins, too. Inflation in Turkey has remained high for some time. The hotel must also plan its use of goods well. On the other hand, the foreign guests who would like it most cheap. One of the reasons why I always book my hotels without meals on a private trip, but then even look for the quality I enjoy outside in the restaurant. Here the hotel was just booked as part of a package holiday. Considering the location, this is not a hotel where “normal” Antalya visitors get lost. It's too far from the city and the sea, in the middle of nowhere. This hotel lives off the bus groups who stay for only one or two nights, then depart. Accordingly, there are cooperations with local tour operators. ROOM: My room was on 4. Floor in block 4. Overlooking a small cattle farm. You could smell it. Unfortunately. It was very annoying that there were at least two cocks there that started crowing from about 3h in the morning, and did not stop at all. In between then the barking of several dogs and the cackling of chickens. You'd need Oropax. But then you must not overhear the alarm clock, because breakfast is only available until 8:30. Really uncomfortable. The room was quite dim, which was due to the little lighting. The one ceiling lamp alone had an extremely weak bulb. I opened all the doors and turned on all the lights to achieve a pleasant brightness in the room. The room could be a bit cleaner. When moved in, the bedding looked very wrinkled. It's like you didn't change it, just tried to smooth it out for the next guest. The decor is old, the TV flat, but ancient and small. The safe didn't work. The bathroom large, the shower too, moreover with seating. The blackout curtains could also have been a little wider, so that the sun, which rises directly in front of the window, does not shine in – right and left. You have to know, I just like it as dark as possible to sleep. Stickers advertise using the save button when using the toilet – but this is useless if it is defective. CONCLUSION: For the many reasons mentioned above, I personally would not stop there again. I wouldn't know right away which type of traveler the hotel would be suitable for? There wasn't really peace there? And hikers? I don't know if there are hiking trails or similar. Antalya and airport are also far away. Phew... difficult. The hotel itself does its business with the bus tour groups. They then make the classic Western Turkey route or the Cappadocia route, so that you can stay there as a tour group at the beginning and/or end of the trip. The hotel also advertises with a “Longevity Center”! It has rather deprived me of life time and quality. I'm a little surprised at the good review here; in my tour group no one was satisfied with the hotel, so you could recommend it with a calm conscience. Oh, yeah. While reading some reviews I noticed something: I also recommend that you show the receipts of your beverage orders and sign them. Because if you order drinks at the bar or at dinner, then the cellar remembers the 4-digit room number, leaves, brings the drink and leaves again. That was the case with the previous hotels on the tour. I don't want anyone to get hurt; in hindsight I think to myself: True, you should have always had the order receipt shown to you and signed it. Safe is for sure. And I and we drank many, many glasses of wine.

- beautiful Anlsge - very remote, no other shops, restaurants in the wide area - cold rooms in winter - eat seems to have been warmed up several times, but in the buffet mostly cold. - Dessert can have mold - no water on room - for each drink must be paid extra and far too expensive - Broken toilet spray, leaky shower door etc are details. Seems financially close to that. - unfortunately not recommended at all.

We have been here 3 nights in the course of a round trip. Since you only found out about the hotel in Turkey, you could not inform yourself before. The hotel was probably a wellness hotel for pensioners for many years and the commercial is still on the TV. It is located in the middle of nothing, a small SOK market is 2 km away. But the garden is still very green. The quite nice pool has about 20 loungers, which is far too little for a hotel of this size. The hammam was not active in our travel time and there was not much else. There was no animation at all. The rooms were functional and with 2 single beds. The dining room was extremely tightly seated and accordingly the volume at meals was extremely high. While starter and dessert buffet were still ok, there were incl. side dishes! just 6 main courses and these were not even good. No juice for breakfast, just coffee. Was a food empty was not refilled or with something completely different. Drinks were extra and with moon prices (3€ for a 0.2 Fanta is usury). Since it wasn't forbidden, I got an energy drink. On the first night no problem I even got a glass of ice. Completely banned on the second night and I had to take the can off the table. For this we were not supplied with drinks or the table was cleared the rest of the evening. Outrageous! We were definitely 15 times in Turkey and feel very comfortable every time. Here we felt as a disturbing factor and were happy when we were brought to our "real" holiday hotel. No Recommendation for this hotel, this was the worst thing I have ever visited in Turkey.