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Lynda from Holyhead, Wales travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
Thosas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
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| said: We stayed in the holiday village, the room was nice and clean but it was quite hard for the first few days to find your way to the pool and resterant.
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sean and julie from llanelli travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
going places
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
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| said: we arrived early in morning just in time for breakfast at 7a.m.. rooms were adequate with air con,towels changed daily and a token for beach towels.mini fridge in room restocked daily.plenty of choice in restaurants.there is a slight comunication problem with german being the main language used,although there are a few waiters who could speak english.the staff were excellent and once you got used to the entertainment team translating everything in 4 languages the shows were excellent especially snow white.
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Amy from Rugby travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 |
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| said: On arrival at the hotel we were checked in very quickly and taken to our room by a man on a buggy type car.
The room was of a decent size although I think it would be cramped if there was a family in there and the sofa bed was pulled out. It was plenty big enough for the 2 of us. We had a view of the kids club and the park which didn't bother us in the slightest.
The food in the hotel was very good with a vast choice in the main restaurant at breakfast, lunch and dinner. We went to the Turkish and the Italian a la carte restaurants which again were fantastic.
The swimming pools were large and clean and we didn't have any trouble getting a sunbed. Pool towels are provided by the hotel which is a brilliant service. The water park was good as well.
I was very surprised by the entertainment much better than I've seen in any hotel. The entertainment team but on professional shows everynight do not miss mamma mia- brilliant.
A fantastic hotel and would recommend to anybody.
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steve from london travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
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| said: Just returned from a week at the hotel and found it to be spotless.
We stayed in a family room which had 1 double bed and a double sofa bed which was already made up. The rooms are basic but comfortable although ours was a little on the dark side we found we had to keep a light on, but all in all we had no problems.
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billy from workington travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
jmc
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
rated the Kamelya World Holiday Village as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just came back from the Holiday World and found this to be the the cleanest resort i have been to.
The hotel food was fine but i would recommend the kebabs they are delicious.the only down side is the germans they walked about has if they owned the place.
I seemed to get on with the staff met a young man who ran the arcade took him a few drinks every night and he looked after my two little girls when they played there. Found that if you tipped the barstaff they would make sure they served you in front of the Germans. They quite liked been thanked for just doing there job which meant they looked after you and had your drinks on the bar soon as they saw you.
Only had one dealing about the sunbeds the Germans just sat down on top of the towels we had put out.
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p coveney from worcester travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
jmc
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
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| said: It is exceptionally clean with great attention to detail.
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Spriggs from Annan travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
rated the Kamelya World Holiday Village as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: From the minute we checked in communication was an issue, the reception staff speak very limited(some no) English and smile sympathetically when you cannot communicate your needs.
The hotel provides towels for the beach etc but if you lose one they charge 10E, we had one STOLEN from our ground floor balcony when put out to dry and when we informed reception we were told we would have to pay. When I tried to explain my point as everyone leaves towels on their balcony I was referred to the Fulya Hotel 'Guest Services' who said I would still have to pay after strong objections I had to write a statement - which was later lost- and had to repeat the experience at the time of checkout. I was made to feel like a liar and this was a real low point in our holiday as it did not feel like a service.
Although probably around 2000 guests in the hotel, we were informed by our rep that only around 150 were British. We did not particularly want to spend time with Brits but it was quite isolating, we went 3 days without hearing any other English speaking guests.
The resort itself was beautiful not a concrete jungle like some resorts and was very lush and green with lots of lovely plants and flowers. It was also very clean, the cleaners were great and no matter what time we got up the room was clean and the minibar stocked when we returned.
Most of the shows were in German - think of the TV programme Playaway from the 80's in German and this is close to what its like, we steered clear after one.
The Aqua Park is smaller than we thought but the kids loved it and it was very clean although at 10am when it opens - even if you have queued - the Germans and Russians push past to get a sunlounger, we stared on in disbelief as men actually swam and ran through the pool to reach a desired sunlounger - absolute madness but hilarious viewing, we just couldn't be bothered!
The resort has many toilets and also has showers and taps to rinse the sand off when you come off the beach, this was a great idea. All were spotless.
My main complaint would be food, it was aimed at the German guests and there was an abundance of chips, hotdogs etc. In addition there was a lot of repetition and by Day 5 of our 2 week holiday we were thoroughly bored with it and no longer looked forward to mealtimes. I would advise against the Turkish restaurant as we really wanted to try authentic Turkish food but it was exactly the same as the everyday buffet.
I thoroughly recommend the Chinese which was waiter service and although had limited choice was tasty and a welcome change. In addition the service was outstanding and this was the only place we tipped due to excellent service. The views of the sun setting whilst we were eating were also fantastic.
The bars etc round the complex are great, we found the atmosphere at the Dragon Beer and Wine bar excellent and the scenery is very nice.
The shops in the hotel are quite expensive but there are alarge number of little shops within a 5 minute walk where you can pick up some great bargains.
We booked a trip through the tour operator but found the same trip at these shops for £10 less so would recommend that you use these and saved yourself some money, they have English speaking guides.
All in all the holiday was enjoyable but I would have liked to be aware that the resort mainly caters for the Germans in terms of entertainment, communication and food and had I known this before booking I would not have gone.
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Karen Howe from Middlesex travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
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| said: We returned yesterday from Kamelya World Village and after reading the review I was not sure what to expect.
Well I can honestly say that the Kamelya World Village has to be one of the cleaness places that I have visited. Kamelya world itself is amazing especially at night. The entertainment team work hard to keep everyone entertained even if a lot of the time this is in German. I would recommend that you check out GREASE.
Waterpark great for kids of all ages, and if you don't want to be disturb by children playing in the pool there is a pool for 16 years and over.
We all had a great time.
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mitton from carnforth travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
jmc
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
rated the Kamelya World Holiday Village as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We had a great holiday just right for families. There was a good choice of food even for the children fresh pizza burgers chips and icecream. Lots of bars on the complex and even a bowling alley. Water slides are great fun. Would stay at this hotel again.
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Sam from Manchester travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
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| said: This hotel was the best I have been to and yes there were little English there but all the animation team included you and made you feel special all the time.
I loved it and wish I was living there its ace and no matter what everybody says its so worth the money to go!!!!!
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Colin Hamilton from Glasgow travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
First Choice
on a 18-30s holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
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| said: This complex is great just got back, it has everything that you want from an A/I.
We stayed at the Fulya 4* The rooms, well we had 2 rooms 3417/18 what a difference. 3417 was at the corner of the building it was very big and spacious the other was very tiny with 3 beds in it so was a bit cramped but you only sleep in it. Air conditioning was very good but seemed to be a few power cuts during the night. Towels and linen changed everyday and the maids were very good. A free safe in the room and you also get a card to exchange for a free beach towel you could exchange when dirty.
The food was very good although chicken and veal basically everyday but cooked different ways so was fine, you could also have burgers chips salad etc so there was always something to eat and it was very nice. Snacks the whole day basically over the complex.
The swimming pools are everywhere I think they had overall about 8 plus an Aqua park, we never had any problem getting a sunbed everyday as there was that many.
Whole complex is spotless and they have an abundance of staff always cleaning. 2 bars on the beach (1 a beer & wine bar only no spirits) the other bar had this plus spirits. Also water sports we went on the jet-skies 45mill (£18) for 15 minutes good value I thought, and the pedaloes and canoes where free.
The only downside I found in this complex the British are in the minority think it was 65% German, 30% Russian 5% British. The animation team think there was about 20-25 of them unfortunately their English was none at all or very limited but the shows where mainly mimed so some shows were in English, such as Grease for instance, but they and the barmen do try and talk to you until they find you don’t speak German then they shrug their shoulders apologetically and walk away. German is there second language so beware even at the reception it is hard to ask for anything.
There is a doctor on site and a 24hr nurse in the Selin yet again English limited unfortunately we had to use the doctor and it was very complicated and pricey, but speaking to our Rep afterwards she told us First Choice have a doctor much cheaper (Always keep that in mind)Sorry for the dull part.
There are bars all over the complex so you will never be thirsty and the drink is very good beers-: Becks, Effes, Effes Dark) champagne, wine, vodka, whiskey, martini, cocktails.
I don’t think anyone who tried this complex would have very much if anything to moan about apart from the language barrier that is, but for an A/I we all enjoyed it very much and would thoroughly recommend it.
Would I go back yes I would but only if the language barrier improves.
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sara from essex travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
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| said: The room was a little basic but ok. Air con a bit noisy but a must. Struggled when we had a power cut one night as the temperature did not seem to alter much at night.
Turkish Bath and massage was an experience I shall never forget! Relaxing, cleansing, masseurs with a sense of humour. Don't ever do this if you have sunburn - ouch!
We went on a horseriding excursion adverised in the hotel. The family run stables were very welcoming. I would recommend this if you are into riding - but take a riding hat with you.
The entertainment was good - mimed (luckily in English) shows. Kids loved it and the disco afterwards.
This was our first AI holiday. There was alot of queueing for food/drink etc. I dont know if this is the norm.
The beach bar was our favourite - there was definitely a more relaxed pace and no queueing for food and drinks.
The beach is lovely and the water is delicious and warm - got sunburn here even with high factor on.
Partner enjoyed the catamaran sailing and watersports on offer.
The kids loved the slides. I found the lifeguards a little relaxed though. A bit busy having a fag and talking to their mates rather than watching what was going on around them.
A few niggly things have put me off returning to this resort:-
I cannot describe the daily hilarity; watching approximately 50 Germans fighting/diving into pools to try to obtain the much sought after sunbeds. We managed to find one when we could be bothered to look, and shared it between us.
Having to argue for an umbrella to shade my children, from a German family that had acquired 3 - they would not let me have one. I stated that if they moved I would take one. I quietly enjoyed watching them spend the whole afternoon glued to the spot - fearing that I would steal the umbrella from them if they left their sunbeds!
English people were in the minority here - this does not usually bother me, but I did feel a little bit like a second class citizen.
One day the swim up bar was left unattended. A group of 'Europeans' Jumped over the bar jeering and pouring out drinks for themselves - these were allegedly 'grown ups' - their behaviour was more like football hooligans.
We eventually realised the way to be understood was to speak German - especially at the bar. It seemed as if you jumped the queue
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gemma from Birmingham travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
Thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
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| said: This hotel was fantastic and I would definitely revisit it.
The food is brilliant and good for everyone there was different restaurants for different styles of food for example Chinese and sea food ect....
This is the cleanest holiday village I have ever been on. The complex had a very lively atmosphere and there was always something for everyone to do.
The entertainment staff were absolutely fantastic they talked to everyone. They put on great shows that were suitable for everyone. The only fault about the entertainment was that if they said something in English they said it in about 10 other languages as well so the shows took ages.
I especially miss Atti, Anastasia, Maria, Erman, Moobella and Curell. Atti was gorgeous and I love him to bits.
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Kerri,Brian and Courtney from south shields travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
jmc
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
rated the Kamelya World Holiday Village as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed in hotel Selin and the rooms were an average size with maids coming everyday to change your beds and leave clean towels. The mini fridge was stocked everyday too free of charge with 2 beers, 3 fizzy water, 2 coca cola, 2 fanta orange. There was digital TV in rooms with only one or two English channels to watch. Good sized wardrobes for our clothes and a safe key you get from reception.
The hotel was beautifully lit at night and in mint condition very clean.
The hotel staff are friendly but never spoke English only one and she was hard to understand at times.
There is a mixture of different restaurants on the complex 4 in total Chinese, Italian, seafood and Turkish..which these are limited to 1 visit per week so you have to book up straight away when you arrive or you might not get a table. In the hotel Selin the food was good but it mainly catered for Germans so don`t expect much English food. The display was really good, every other day the waiter would cut up melons and other bits of food and make lovely decorations with them....Ohh and the cakes are to dye for Mmmmmmmmm.
The pools outside are extremely clean and are very big, there is snack bars on either side of the pool which serves a variety of snacks and cold drinks that will probably be the same for the other hotels on this complex.
There is also a bowling alley, a nightclub and a waterpark which wasn't as big as I thought it would be..but it was still good fun. The gates open at 10 and if you want sunbeds you`ll have to queue before the Germans get there they`ll just shove past and are very rude they think they own the place. Oh and if you want a sunbed round the pool you`ll have to be up very very early because the Germans hog them all.
Overall the hotel location is just fantastic everything you need is right in this complex. There are shops and markets outside Kamelya World with good bargains and they are easy to haggle. Lots of designer labels such as Gucci, Versace, D&G, everything from bags trainers jeans, jumpers (etc). In between the shops and the complex is a person selling nuts and you have to go past him every night and he gets very annoying.
So anyway enough of me bantering on my holidaying if you are planning you`re holiday in Kamelya World you won`t be disappointed - it`s fab.
I`m definitely going back.
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Sian from Liverpool travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
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| said: Stayed in the Selin, first time room very small.
Restaurant good but a little formal. Second holiday we were in the village room still very small but a lot better with a young child. Everywhere quite clean, food good unless your very fussy husband enjoys the archery.
Miniclub the first year granddaughter did not like much ther is a lot of German and Russians but it adds to the interest. Second time she loved it and hardly saw her for two weeks!
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Ann Allen from Andover travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC/T Cook
on a 18-30s holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
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| said: We cannot fault the all-inclusive deal in this hotel.
With the Nazar Bar open until 6/8 in the morning there is only 2 hrs a day when you can't get a drink.However if you are desperate the wine barrels in the restaurant have wine in them at breakfast and there is all ways the 3 cans of beer in your mini fridge which is restocked every day. (3 beer, 3 fizzy water,2 coke, 2 fanta orange and three bottles of still water)
We had 7 in our party. Our friends and their daughter had a very small room, with little storage space, but as they say all you are going to do is wash and sleep in it. We on the other hand have 2 large boys and were amazed to find we had a 2 bedroom apartment with entrance hall and plenty of room for clothes, suitcases, and inflatables.
Cleanliness was excellent and quick. Our room was cleaned most days before 12. My pyjamas all ways arranged in a fan shape, and when my sons pj's were gone she arranged his t-shirt which he had left on the floor.There is a notice on the shower room wall asking you to try and use your towels more than once and when you did want them changed to leave them on the floor. However when we tried to hang them up so they were not changed the maid changed them anyway. On our middle weekend we went back to the room to find flowers arranged on the bed.A nice touch we thought.
The hotel food was abundant. If you were careful you could have something different every day.There were fresh fried eggs every morning along with omellettes, buns and bagels, plenty of different cereals, boiled eggs, sausages, and cold meats.
Lunches could be taken in the various bars throughout the village, but not the Selin and Fulya. Each bar doing something different (apart from the chips except the beach bar which did pasta instead)
Main evening meals were talen in the Lalezar restaurant. There was all ways a good selection to choose from.Some weird, Some plain. (one night I feasted on plain boiled potatoes. A treat for me as my family wont eat them.)The dessert bar was very varied. Fresh fruit, ice-cream, and various gateaus being the main frame.
We could have got into all the speciality restaurants, but suggest you book on the day of arrival, as the village, being the smallest of the 3 gets less allocations. they were all very good, but we highly recommend The Chinese as the food was fantastic and the service was brilliant. Girls, if you have long hair, tie it up in a pony tail before you go to the chinese, one of the waiters there will do it up with chop sticks.
There are plenty of juice bars throughout the complex offering help yourself orange, lemon, ice-tea and water, all nicely cooled.
The Village is quite a trek from the beach, and its all uphill on the way back.However, with 2 bars on the beach both serving food the walk only has to be done once a day.And there are plenty of watering holes on the way back.
The staff, for the most part, are all very friendly, and most of the bar men think they are Tom Cruise, juggling bottles and glasses.
The entertainment, I cannot say too much about.However I didn't hear any complaints while we were therr and the Kiddy Club seemed well attendad.
Overall, It is somewhere I would go back to and know of several families who were on their second visit ther while we were there.
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Bridd from Scotland travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
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| said: The Kamelya Complex comrises 3 properties - The (allegedly) 5* Hotel Selin and the 4* Hotel Fulya and the Kamelya Village.
We stayed in the Selin, which is a 7 storey block, similar to the Fulya. The public areas are fine but the rooms were a bit tired. Picture a Travel Inn room thats seen better days and you have it. The decor is very bland and not a bit Turkish. Theres just enough room for 2 people but I would not advise trying to get an extra bed or cot in as you'll be really cramped. There not much storage for your clothes and the drawers and cupboard doors tend to fall off. The bathroom was OK, but the shower was a bit tempremantal. We had a nice balcony with a pool/sea view and the mini bar (free) was stocked with beer and soft drinks every day. The sheets and towel were changed every 2 days and the standard of cleaning was very high.
It was very hot when we were there so we had the Air Con on 24 hours. It was very good but noisy. I believe if your in the Village area you can only have your air con on when your in the room.
We found rhe checkin/ reception staff quite unhelpful. Some of them speak English but if you've got any German youre in luck as they all seem to speak German.
We checked in at 2 in the morning and found that theyd put our party of 8 on 2 different floors. 2 rooms on the 1st floor and 2 on the 5th. They werent interested in moving us. There were vague offers of "maybe in a few days" but we couldnt be bothered unpacking and repacking so stayed put. That was typical of the attitude of most of the staff. If there was a problem it was our problem not theirs.
The Selin was right on the beach, which is fabulous, and it has a very nice pool. Its kept very clean and there were plenty of toilets nearby which were well looked after. The loungers started to go at about 5.30 but I'm an early riser so I joined in at about 6 and we always got some. They were all gone by about 8 but you only had to go onto the beach where there were loads, all with shade.
Didnt spend much time at the other hotel's pools but they looked busier - more young children. Ours was relatively peaceful. The water park looked great fun although busy if you wanted a lounger. Nothing's much of a walk so you could base yourself at a hotel pool and wander over to the flume area in a few minutes walk.
Each of the pool areas had an animation team and the Selin's was magnificent. They really made our kids holiday special. There were pool games, archery, shooting etc on all day and they made a big effort to give the kids a good time. There was a group of about 20 teenagers around our pool most days who had a ball together. Mostly German speakers but the animators all spoke English.
Each hotel has its own restaurant plus poolside snack bars. You can eat anywhere if youre in the Selin but I dont think the other hotels could use the Selin restaurant at night. Selin guests had a different coloured armband.
Incidentally the long trouser rule for men in the Selin at dinner and also in the speciality restaurants was being enforced.
I found the food boring and repetitve although it was fresh and well cooked. At breakfast I enjoyed the squeeze your own orange juice machine and the croisants and fruit but the cooked stuff was a bit German for me.
The pool bars were nice for lunch as you didnt have to get dressed or cover up and they did stuff like pizza, kebabs and salad.
The dinner buffets were OK. After a few days they got a bit boring. Loads of nice salads, some lamb, lots of veal. Very little fish. The kids loved it though. They were happy with the pizza chips, pasta etc.
The speciality restaurants were VERY good but hard to get into. We were allowed one per week. We got the Italian and the Fish one and also managed to blag our way into the chinese, but werent allowed the Turkish. This was despite looking in to the Turkish and finding it half empty most nights. When we enquired we were told we couldnt go even if there was space as those were "the rules". They had a lot of rules.
The service was good in the speciality restaurants but pretty poor in the buffet ones. I think the staff in these are younger or have had no training. Its help yourself drinks in the Village restaurant but waiter service in the Selin and its dire. They hadnt a clue.
The AI drink was brill. As much as you like and good quality. They dont know how to make cocktails however. You need to give them instructions but they'll have a go. The kids found the soft drinks flowed freely and I liked the cappachino at the pool bar. The Dragon bar on the beach was good for various beer and a bigger varity of wine, and the bar in the Selin was nice in the evening as it had live music and was cool and airy.
The evening shows were V cheesy but the kids liked them. Some bits in English. A lot of miming and men cross dressing but some good dancing.
What can I say about the Russians. What a rude bunch of people! It must be hell living in Russia if they're all like that.
They didnt bother us as we gave as good as we got but you wouldnt want to be sensitive. I found some of the Germans a bit aggressive but most of them will speak or smile if you speak to them.
A typical example of the them - 2 of us were waiting for the lift to go from the basement (beach) to the 1st floor. When the lift (takes 6) arrived, a woman and child pushed past us to get into it, not allowing the person already in it to get out.
We waited till the person squeezed out then got it in front of the them. They had pressed the button to got to the ground floor, we pressed for the 1st. When the lift got to the ground floor, I started to move aside to let them out, but not content to wait, they started to push past me. Needless to say I moved back in front of them and oh dear, the doors closed. They then had to go to the 1st floor where we got out and they were shouting and ranting at us in their language. As a parting shot I pressed the button for the 6th floor so they had a wee tour of the building before they were done. Petty? Maybe but they were so rude all the time.
One of the things I didnt like was there was no guest laundry. They will do your laundry for you but at a price. They wont even lend you an iron to take the creases out your packing.
Another negative was that you only get one key to your room. Our 2 kids found it a problem as one stayed out very late. The reception wouldnt budge although eventually they offered us a second key for 50 euros. The solution was to go to reception and get the bell hop to let you in your room but this obviously takes time.
The JMC rep was a nice guy but hopeless at representing the guests. Just quoted the hotel rules.
We asked for a late check out room a few days before leaving but they wouldnt say until 10 on the morning of departure. We did get one in the end (35 euros in cash) I suspect this goes in the receptionists pocket as they refused to give us a receipt.
There were plenty tennis courts if you could stand the heat but dont be fooled by the lovely football pitches you can see on the hotel website. They are not for guests (the rules!) They seem to keep them for visiting football teams.
We booked excursions from one of the shops in the village - 10 minutes walk from the hotel. Quite cheap and very impressed. We did the jeep safari and the white water rafting. Brilliant. Thers also a market 10 minutes walk (east) along the beach. OK if you like markets, which I dont.
Dont expect 5 star standards despite what the brochures say. This could be a fabulous place if they could get their management and customer sevice right. As it is its pretty good but I wouldnt go back. I've been to better hotels in Turkey for the same money.
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Keely Morrison from Deal travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 5 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
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| said: We stayed in the holiday village of Kamelya world.
Overall, I could not fault this place-it really is like Disney Land, so kids love it!
Hotel cleanliness was excellent, the maids come to your apartment every day to change bed linen, clean the bathroom etc. If you do not want them to clean because you are sleeping in, even if you keep the "do not disturb" sign on the door until half five for example, you'll find they will be back at six in the evening to clean your room! The mini-bar is filled every day with beer, coke, fanta, water and sparkling water. We were so impressed with the maids services that we tipped them at the end of our holiday.
Hotel food was very well varied, although if you like the spicier ranges of food you may find it a bit of a struggle!
They try the best they can to change some of the food available to you every night.
One thing we would all recommend is definately going to the Turkish and Chinese restaurants. Make sure you book these though as soon as you arrive, because you will find hardly any space available. There is an Italian and Fish bar also, but we found the Italian to be very similar to the buffet we were eating every night.
We didn't fancy the fish bar. But what was so nice about the Chinese restaurant was the change, that we could order off of a menu instead of buffet food. Excellent!
Hotel location is fairly resonable. If you want to go to Side or Mungavat market you will need to take a taxi or bus. We opted for a taxi, which will cost you around 10Euros each way.
Hotel staff are fantastic. I had a problem with my alarm in my apartment (simply the batteries), we phoned reception and they were there within 10minutes.
Waiters and barmen are excellent, always there to help.
Entertainment was fantastic for adults and children together. One show I would definately recommend would be Grease. Very good performances.
The only thing I would say about the entertainment would be you can't actually sit down and have a drink and watch the show. The shows are set in a ampitheatre, so adults, unless you take your drinks from the mini-bar cannot sit and enjoy the sow with a drink!
Definatley go bowling, not very expensive at all-good fun.
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Bridd from Scotland travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
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| said: The Kamelya Complex comrises 3 properties - The (allegedly) 5* Hotel Selin and the 4* Hotel Fulya and the Kamelya Village.
We stayed in the Selin, which is a 7 storey block, similar to the Fulya. The public areas are fine but the rooms were a bit tired. Picture a Travel Inn room thats seen better days and you have it. The decor is very bland and not a bit Turkish. Theres just enough room for 2 people but I would not advise trying to get an extra bed or cot in as you'll be really cramped. There not much storage for your clothes and the drawers and cupboard doors tend to fall off. The bathroom was OK, but the shower was a bit tempremantal. We had a nice balcony with a pool/sea view and the mini bar (free) was stocked with beer and soft drinks every day. The sheets and towel were changed every 2 days and the standard of cleaning was very high.
It was very hot when we were there so we had the Air Con on 24 hours. It was very good but noisy. I believe if your in the Village area you can only have your air con on when your in the room.
We found rhe checkin/ reception staff quite unhelpful. Some of them speak English but if you've got any German youre in luck as they all seem to speak German.
We checked in at 2 in the morning and found that theyd put our party of 8 on 2 different floors. 2 rooms on the 1st floor and 2 on the 5th. They werent interested in moving us. There were vague offers of "maybe in a few days" but we couldnt be bothered unpacking and repacking so stayed put. That was typical of the attitude of most of the staff. If there was a problem it was our problem not theirs.
The Selin was right on the beach, which is fabulous, and it has a very nice pool. Its kept very clean and there were plenty of toilets nearby which were well looked after. The loungers started to go at about 5.30 but I'm an early riser so I joined in at about 6 and we always got some. They were all gone by about 8 but you only had to go onto the beach where there were loads, all with shade.
Didnt spend much time at the other hotel's pools but they looked busier - more young children. Ours was relatively peaceful. The water park looked great fun although busy if you wanted a lounger. Nothing's much of a walk so you could base yourself at a hotel pool and wander over to the flume area in a few minutes walk.
Each of the pool areas had an animation team and the Selin's was magnificent. They really made our kids holiday special. There were pool games, archery, shooting etc on all day and they made a big effort to give the kids a good time. There was a group of about 20 teenagers around our pool most days who had a ball together. Mostly German speakers but the animators all spoke English.
Each hotel has its own restaurant plus poolside snack bars. You can eat anywhere if youre in the Selin but I dont think the other hotels could use the Selin restaurant at night. Selin guests had a different coloured armband.
Incidentally the long trouser rule for men in the Selin at dinner and also in the speciality restaurants was being enforced.
I found the food boring and repetitve although it was fresh and well cooked.
At breakfast I enjoyed the squeeze your own orange juice machine and the croisants and fruit but the cooked stuff was a bit German for me.
The pool bars were nice for lunch as you didnt have to get dressed or cover up and they did stuff like pizza, kebabs and salad.
The dinner buffets were OK. After a few days they got a bit boring. Loads of nice salads, some lamb, lots of veal. Very little fish. The kids loved it though. They were happy with the pizza chips, pasta etc.
The speciality restaurants were VERY good but hard to get into. We were allowed one per week. We got the Italian and the Fish one and also managed to blag our way into the chinese, but werent allowed the Turkish. This was despite looking in to the Turkish and finding it half empty most nights. When we enquired we were told we couldnt go even if there was space as those were "the rules". They had a lot of rules.
The service was good in the speciality restaurants but pretty poor in the buffet ones. I think the staff in these are younger or have had no training. Its help yourself drinks in the Village restaurant but waiter service in the Selin and its dire. They hadnt a clue.
The AI drink was brill. As much as you like and good quality. They dont know how to make cocktails however. You need to give them instructions but they'll have a go. The kids found the soft drinks flowed freely and I liked the cappachino at the pool bar. The Dragon bar on the beach was good for various beer and a bigger varity of wine, and the bar in the Selin was nice in the evening as it had live music and was cool and airy.
The evening shows were V cheesy but the kids liked them. Some bits in English. A lot of miming and men cross dressing but some good dancing.
What can I say about the Russians. What a rude bunch of people! It must be hell living in Russia if they're all like that.
They didnt bother us as we gave as good as we got but you wouldnt want to be sensitive. I found some of the Germans a bit aggressive but most of them will speak or smile if you speak to them.
A typical example of the Russians - 2 of us were waiting for the lift to go from the basement (beach) to the 1st floor. When the lift (takes 6) arrived, a russian woman and child pushed past us to get into it, not allowing the person already in it to get out.
We waited till the person squeezed out then got it in front of the russians. They had pressed the button to got to the ground floor, we pressed for the 1st. When the lift got to the ground floor, I started to move aside to let them out, but not content to wait, they started to push past me. Needless to say i moved back in front of them and oh dear, the doors closed. They then had to go to the 1st floor where we got out and they were shouting and ranting at us in Russian. As a parting shot I pressed the button for the 6th floor so they had a wee tour of the building before they were done. Petty? Maybe but they were so rude all the time.
One of the things I didnt like was there was no guest laundry. They will do your laundry for you but at a price. They wont even lend you an iron to take the creases out your packing.
Another negative was that you only get one key to your room. Our 2 kids found it a problem as one stayed out very late. The reception wouldnt budge although eventually they offered us a second key for 50 euros. The solution was to go to reception and get the bell hop to let you in your room but this obviously takes time.
The JMC rep was a nice guy but hopeless at representing the guests. Just quoted the hotel rules.
We asked for a late check out room a few days before leaving but they wouldnt say until 10 on the morning of departure. We did get one in the end (35 euros in cash) I suspect this goes in the receptionists pocket as they refused to give us a receipt.
There were plenty tennis courts if you could stand the heat but dont be fooled by the lovely football pitches you can see on the hotel website. They are not for guests (the rules!) They seem to keep them for visiting football teams.
We booked excursions from one of the shops in the village - 10 minutes walk from the hotel. Quite cheap and very impressed. We did the jeep safari and the white water rafting. Brilliant. Thers also a market 10 minutes walk (east) along the beach. OK if you like markets, which I dont.
Dont expect 5 star standards despite what the brochures say. This could be a fabulous place if they could get their management and customer sevice right. As it is its pretty good but I wouldnt go back. I've been to better hotels in Turkey for the same money.
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Lynn Mcgill (Bagpuss) from Selkirk, Scotland travelled to Kamelya World Holiday Village with
JMC
on a family holiday.
There were 5 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Kamelya World Holiday Village as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The complex is superb, very clean and well maintained. Lots of pools, with a private beach, sunbeds are plentiful , both beside the pool and on the beach. The pools all have kiddie sections, they are huge and beautifully clean. A couple of large jacuzzi's, a pool bar, but you sometimes need to shout on the barman.
The rooms are cleaned daily, and I could not fault any of the staff, they are all friendly, very polite and helpful.
The rooms are a good size, we were in 4bed rooms, plenty space for clothes, tv with a couple of English channels, minibar restocked daily, and a great shower room.
The bars are everywhere, with pool snacks served about 3 hourly, the Nazar bar has late food from 1.30.
The food is plentiful, well presented, and the restaurants are spotless with lots of helpful staff. If you need something , just ask and you will get it.
The entertainment is of the singing, dancing variety...not a lot in English, but good all the same. There is lots of pool games and a miniclub for the kiddies..the staff go round the complex at various times gathering up all the kiddies.
I loved this holiday, and will definetly go again, in Aug or September this year!!
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