We stayed at the Cornelia De Luxe in September 2023 We landed at 15:00, disembarking, passport control and baggage reclaim took 30 minutes, leaving the airport building at 15:30. We got on our TUI coach which left at 16:00. It was a long transfer with many dop-offs, arriving at the hotel at 5:20pm, we wished we had taken a private transfer (about 40-45 minutes). Check-in was quick (one other couple arrived at the same time). We were given a resort map, info about the restaurants, pool towel cards and were told how to find our room (1260), we were not required to leave any credit card details. Our cases were delivered a minute or so after we got to our room. The room was smaller than expected compared with the hotel pictures, but adequate. There was plenty of hanging space, very little drawer space and not much shelf space. The bathroom arrangement was unusual – the bathroom was less than 6 feet square containing the bath with rainfall shower head and a wall mounted shower head and the toilet. The basin was next to and OUTSIDE the bathroom in an area off the main bedroom area. The shower water temperature varied wildly while showering! Liquid soap and shampoo were in dispensers over the bath and basin and were quite difficult to squeeze. Wi-Fi was generally good in the bedroom. The minibar was replenished daily. The TV had about 6 English speaking channels. On the first evening we went to the Buffet restaurant, there was a general bustle but not too crowded, there was no difficulty in finding a table, the food was good and varied. The staff serving drinks were efficient and friendly. The next day we booked the a la carte restaurants for all our evening meals, there are only two open each evening. You can book well in advance, you can even email your bookings to the hotel prior to your arrival. There is a charge of 15 Euros per person for each of the a la cartes. The Barbeque also needs to be booked but there is no charge. We tried them all and they were all excellent. We had breakfast at the main buffet restaurant, again a very wide choice of food but, of course, no bacon (unlike many hotels in Turkey they did not have the substitute of “beef bacon”). For lunch there is the poolside Daphne bar/restaurant or the main Buffet restaurant. All the restaurants have a “casual” dress code so shorts for men is OK. In the evenings in the a la cartes a little under half the men chose to wear long trousers and most ladies were smartly dressed but it was rare to see long dresses. The pools were clean although, due to a slightly low water level, the skimming of surface oils and debris was not effective and late in the day a film of oil could sometimes be seen. Wi-fi around the pool was patchy, we had to keep disconnecting and reconnecting. We were given two pool towel cards but we could have as many towels as we wanted. There were plenty of sunbeds around the pools, on the grass and in the shaded sanded areas. Only a few were reserved by guests very early
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