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Alison Roberts from Oswestry travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I must say that the Cornelia Deluxe Hotel deserves everyone of it's 5 Stars.
The food is excellent,every night there is a huge choice and that is without the other restaurants.
The issue over booking your favoured restaurant has now been resolved with a new telephone booking system from your room,we never failed to eat in the restaurant of our choice.
The hotel is spotlessly clean and the cleaning staff are all very friendly.
We ventured out of the hotel via the Tractor/Train which picks you up from outside the hotel to do a little shopping in Belek but found that the hotel shops offered equally a good selection of gifts at good prices,if negotiated correctly.
To be truthful I couldn't bear to be away from the Gateaux,Pancakes etc which kept beckoning.
We didn't catch much of the entertainment as we found ourselves dining our time away but also talking to fellow holiday makers at one of the many bars,but what we saw of the entertainment was very good.
I can not wait to return to the Cornelia to repeat the experience.
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Ian Foster from Newcastle travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Cornelia Deluxe is categorised as a 5 star hotel. However, to achieve 5 stars in our opinion, everything should be near perfect. However this was not the case.
The elements that were worthly of 5 stars were the animation & evening entertainment, which were the best we have ever seen (worth 6 stars really), the cleanliness which was superb, the pool and slides, the a la carte restaurants (if you get booked) and the staff overall (although a few were a bit miserable).
The main elements that let the hotel down badly were the evening buffet, the expensive and rubbish shops on site (given that the only other choice was a taxi ride away) and the way that a la carte reservations were made. Also, the hotel rooms were a bit basic for 5 star, with beds quite hard and very poor balcony furniture.
The fact that people have been reporting that the a la carte booking situation needs resolving and has not yet been done suggests that the hotel is resting on its laurels a bit.
The evening buffet was VERY POOR. We've experienced much better at 3 star hotels. All I can say is that the russians and germans who make up most of the guests must have no taste buds! The same rubbish was on every night (except gala night when they upped the standard slightly). In a 5 star hotel I would expect steaks cooked to order, flambe, seafood but all you got was fried fish, chips, sauted (insert any meat here) etc etc. This was most disappointing as with a 2 year old, we couldnt get into the a la cartes every night - which were much better. The daytime food by the pool bar was much better and made to order, although again the menu was limited. The baked potatoes at 4pm were a welcome addition and the cheese bread which is on from 11-5 is excellent and a great quick snack. Room service (once you got your order understood) was generally quick (30 mins), a bit bland but okay, although annoyingly they kept asking for the tray back which left you with loads of empty plates. They also do not seem to understand that room service trays need clearing until the maid does it the next day, which isn't really 5 star! However, just having 24hr room service was an extra that most hotels dont have.
The pools and slides were great and spotlessly clean as were the gardens and sunbeds.
Contrary to some other reports, the russians and germans were only a minor nuisance, and quite entertaining in how they dress and prance around the pool in full makeup in 35 degree heat! The worst offenders were the french and belgians who were really rude, although there weren't many of them there (probably due to the food).
Overall I wold say that the hotel is of average 4 star although the evening entertainment would grace most 5 star hotels and cruise ships.
With so much to choose from we wont be going back as we have had better for less elsewhere.
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graham from chester travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have stayed in 5* accomodation all over the Caribbean, and would like to say that the Cornelia resort surpasses all of them.
My only regret is that we only stayed 1 week.
Everything about the resort is 1st class.
When we arrived we were advised that our standard room wasn't available until the following day,the reception said we could have a superior room for 1 night and they would move us the next day. After discussion that we did not want to move rooms they gave us a junior suite(what a result) the room was great with it's own access to the smaller pool area.
The resort is super clean.The food selection is vast and varied,enough choice to sort all tastes.We visited the Hedera and recieved first class service and the food was top drawer.
We would recommend this resort for couples as well as families as our 2 grandchildren aged 2 & 6 had a whale of a time.
All the staff were very friendly and helpful.
Activities are vast and varied again to suit all, and the evening entertainment provided by the accomodation team was super.On the last night of our stay (Thurs) there was a garden party with acrobats and brazilian dancers,a great departure gift to top off our holiday.
We enjoyed it so much that on our return to the UK we went straight to the travel agents and booked again,this time for 2 weeks!!
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Nigel Smith from Evesham, Worcs travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
First Coice
on a friends holiday.
There were 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Not a good impression at first. The reception staff didn't speak much English and we struggled to make them understand we were 3 couples on the same booking. Eventually they gave us our cards to fill in, but when the rooms were allocated we were split up. At 4am, after a very tiring trip, we just took the rooms and went to bed.
We went to the reps meeting at 11 the next day, but when it hadn't started at 11.20 we left.
Hovever I must say that, apart from this, the staff could not have been more friendly and helpful. We stayed in the garden rooms, furthest away from the main complex, very quiet but only a short stroll from the action.
The nearest restuarant was the Hedera, supposed to be fish but they had plenty of choice for non fish eaters. We also tried the Chinese and International restaurants which were also superb. The main buffet restaurant had an excellent choice of food but provided us with the biggest mystery of our holiday, what is it with Russians and strawberries. They piled their plates every night.
There are a few trips on offer but we gave them a miss.
Another drawback was that we had to checkout by midday but our pickup was at 1.15 am, 13 hours to kill. We were lucky and managed to get a late checkout on one of our rooms till 10pm for £80 but some guests had to wander around the hotel with their bags and no facility for even a shower.
I would recommend this hotel to anyone who likes to be pampered as the service in this hotel is better than any I've been to.
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kay & steve nicholls from dartford travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
first choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Cornelia Deluxe Hotel is probably the best all-inclusive hotel we have stayed in. Would definately go again.
Not much to say as food, rooms, service, cleanliness and entertainment were all very good. The 3 al-a-carte restaurants we ate in were superb, we tried the International, Fish and Chinese.
Hotel has about 60% Russian speaking guests, and as previously mentioned on other reviews, we also found them to be rude. Saying which, would still return to Cornelia.
Only downside with hotel was Reception staff. They could not speak much English (only 11% of hotel guests) and check in was poor. It took almost an hour after arriving to get our key. This is not helped by First Choice rep. not being able to speak much English herself!!
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Terry Collier from Haverhill, Suffolk travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
Eclipse Direct
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 5 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel is truly wonderful ,five star deluxe in every way, spotlessly clean,that includes the private beach area and all the surrounding ground's,the cleaners are on the go all the time.
The food is excellent run on a buffet style,all ways a wide variety of choice and a beatifully presented,we ate in the Turkish,the International and the Chinese A La Carte restuarant's all of which you have to book the previous day' and found them to be superb especially the International, did not try the Fish A La Carte as I am not a great fish eater but by all acounts from people we spoke to who had tried it this was excellent as well.
The hotel is situated on a long sandy stretch of coast,not much scenery as such but plenty of watersport's and a lovely warm sea that shelve's gently away making it safe for the childen to play in.
The hotel Staff from the cleaners through to the enterainment manager (Tom) and beyond are great all way's willing to help with any query or need we had
nothing was to much trouble,and the service in the bar's and restuarant's was fantastic.
Entertainment wise there is a show ever night in the amphitheatre either presented by the entertainment staff or proffesional (local circuit) act's, that are very good, after which most people went down to the pool bar where there was live music or disco music till midnight at which time the nght club would be open util 2am, but do not worry about the noise this is a little way from the main part of the hotel, every second eek on the thursday night they have gala night this is brilliant fireworks, circus act's as in acrobats jugglers, and live music,do not miss it.
On the whole yes I will definitly visit this hotel again i have nothing but praise for this place and the pictures and the descriptions on the website and in brochure's do not do it justice.
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Mark Schooley from Carterton travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
First Choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We travelled as a family on the 18th Sep05 for 2 weeks. I'll start with the bad points (don't worry there wasn't many).
If you are English then don't expect there to be many of you there! The hotel is full of Russians, most are rude and expect u not to be there!
If you book through First Choice then don't pay extra for the side sea view room because 95% of the rooms have a side sea view anyway!! So take the chance and you'll save about £200!
If you have children then be aware that there is not alot for them to do after 8pm but if they can sit through the shows then they are happy, my daughter loved them.
HOTEL CLEANLINESS.
The hotel was really really clean and the staff were always cleaning something, the toilets especially are fantastically clean as are all the public areas and the pool was always crystal clear.
HOTEL FOOD.
People will always moan about the food wherever they go but we found the quality to be superb, you ahve got 5 restaurants to choose from and if you can't find something that you like in any of those then you you have a problem. We particularly reccomend the Chinese really authentic and excellent service. My daughter never even used the kids buffet because the choice was so good in the main restaurants. She did not want to leave!!
HOTEL LOCATION.
No shops near by but the town is a tractor ride away from outside the main gate and its only about 70 cents. The beach is clean and the water was warm and the beach shelves gently into the sea which is good for the kids. Head left down the beach if you go for a walk beacause there is more to see including the new 7star hotel!
HOTEL STAFF.
The hotel staff were polite kind and extremely helpful great with the kids, they kept ours entertained in the lobby bar evry night they love it if you try and speak the lingo. Nothing is to much trouble for them. Only one downside and that is the room service, we ordered nearly everyday and once it didn't turn up and the other didn't turn up for an hour. But that is a small complaint and all part of the langauge barrier.
ENTERTAINMENT.
If you have kids then they will love the water slides, they are great fun for the adults aswell. I even managed to get my wife on them!!! During the day there is a kids club which is great, mydaughter got on fine even though she was the only english kid in there, they organize trips also for a small fee to the local zoo etc. The evening entertainment is ok some shows were superb others not so good but still a good laugh, get used to the reps introducing everything in russian and german first though!
Yes we would definately visit this hotel again and reccomend it to anyone.
By the way, if you go out of season or towards the end like we did it is worth asking for a free upgrade, it was my wifes birthday while we were there and i managed to get us a free upgrade to a villa suite with jucuzzi and private pool area!! And free dressing gown and slippers to match!! Great!!!!!
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emma from gravesend travelled to Cornelia Resort Hotel with
eclipse direct
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 | rated the Cornelia Resort Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Cornelia Deluxe resort is a great 24hr all inclusive hotel.
The complex is very large and there was always someone cleaning, gardening, etc the complex was spotless and very well maintained.The food was very good with a main buffet restaurant and 4 a la carte restaurants which had to be booked 1 day in advance at 9am.
We always managed to get in and the food and service was excellent, especially in the Chinese restaurant.The hotel is in belek but you cannot walk to local shops, you can either get a taxi or tractor train from outside the hotel.
The beach is large and sandy with plenty of sunbeds and a peir. watersports are also available.Staff were very good, and especially with our small daughter.Entertainment goes on all day with a show each night at 10pm after the mini disco. They also have a band on in one of the bars and a nightclub.
All in all a good 5 star hotel, only thing we weren't too keen on were the russian guests were quite rude.
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