All inclusive tours to the Black Sea. Holidays with children at sea. All the best for children
P. Vityazevo all inclusive summer 2020
Hotel concept based on tariff:
Services are provided according to a schedule and during the period established by the Hotel administration. The Hotel Administration reserves the right to make changes to the tariff conditions.
* The Terrace restaurant offers 3 meals a day on an All Inclusive basis.
* Malibu Bar offers light snacks, pizza, pancakes, popcorn and cookies. Hotel guests will enjoy a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Free, listed in the All Inclusive menu - red and white wine, beer, strong alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The hotel bar also offers a large selection of drinks for an additional fee. For younger guests, the bar offers delicious ice cream;
Attention! The All Inclusive system operates at the hotel from 10:00 to 22:00 from April 28 to September 30.
* Outdoor heated swimming pool (20*10 m, depth 1.5-1.7 m) with sun loungers and umbrellas, including a children's room (depth 0.6 m) and hydromassage areas;
* rental of baby cots and strollers (limited number, upon prior request);
* highchairs for children in the restaurant (limited quantity);
* Wi-Fi in rooms and public areas;
* karaoke hall from 16:00 to 18:00 (song performance);
* concierge service: ordering air and railway tickets, car rental, ordering a taxi and other services;
* ironing board and iron on each floor;
* rental of gaming and sports equipment;
* gym from 09:00 to 21:00;
* Beach towels;
* wake-up call - 24 hours a day;
* daily programs from the animation team - morning exercises, water aerobics, sports games, competitions and evening show programs.
*The hotel administration reserves the right to switch to full meals when the hotel occupancy is less than thirty to thirty people.
Nutrition: All inclusive:
- The Terrace restaurant offers 3 meals a day on an all-inclusive basis. A wide selection of dishes is available to suit every taste. Hotel guests will be pleasantly surprised by the variety of salads, hot and cold appetizers, first and second courses, delicious pastries and seasonal fruits, a wide range of drinks - compotes, juices, tea and coffee, as well as alcoholic drinks for lunch and dinner. Lunch includes red and white wine, draft beer and vodka; for dinner - red and white wine, draft beer, vodka and cognac. For the youngest guests - children's dishes (milk porridge, broth, milk, yogurt);
- The Malibu Bar offers light snacks, pizza, pancakes, popcorn and cookies. Hotel guests will enjoy a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Free, listed in the All Inclusive menu - red and white wine, beer, strong alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The hotel bar also offers a large selection of drinks for an additional fee. For younger guests, the bar offers delicious ice cream; Attention! The All Inclusive system operates at the hotel from 10:00 to 22:00 from April 28 to September 30.
It is worth keeping in mind that every year more and more varieties of the all inclusive system are offered - Mini all inclusive, Max inclusive, Ultra All inclusive. One more nuance: Full Board is full board, that is, breakfast + lunch + dinner, alcohol is paid separately. And the ALL system is three meals a day + local alcohol + the possibility of snacks: lunch, afternoon tea, barbecue, cocktails and snacks on the beach, night dinner. You should know that the number of stars of the hotel directly determines the features of the all-inclusive meal plan.
What food options do last minute tours come with?
So, if you buy an all-inclusive package with accommodation in a hotel category:
- 2* or 3*, then the service package will include three meals a day (buffet) and local drinks; you will have to pay extra for imported alcohol. In budget hotels, the most common option is mini all inclusive service, which allows you to enjoy the service only from 10.00-21.00.
- 4*, you can count on a hearty meal (three times a day) with an extensive menu and the possibility of an additional choice of second breakfast or late dinner, as well as drinks and local alcohol. You will be welcome at the bar from 7.00 to 00.00.
- 5*, then you will be able to appreciate all the advantages of the Ultra All inclusive system - these are the expanded capabilities of the standard all-inclusive service. Premium class service is offered to guests in luxury hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Antalya, Alanya, Kemer and other famous resorts in Turkey and Egypt.
All inclusive
Buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner + additional meals available, free drinks throughout the day.
Bed & breakfast
Only breakfast or buffet
Bed & breakfast
Abbreviation for Extended Breakfast
Half board
Meals at the hotel “half board”, breakfasts and dinners
Beach tours
Choosing a hotel
Choosing a hotel with all-inclusive meals
And what Russian doesn’t like freebies? Yes, actually, not Russian either. Maybe that's why we like to relax so much on the all inclusive system? After all, having paid the cost of the trip, you can spend a week or two in a hotel with all the amenities, without spending a single dollar in excess of what you “paid” at home, which gives rise to the feeling of being completely free. But is everything always so rosy and simple? It turns out that no. All inclusive, it turns out, can be different, and before dreaming of a carefree vacation, it would be nice to find out in more detail what kind of “everything” that is “inclusive” is.
Classics of the genre
Perhaps, in the minds of any Russian tourist, the concept of “all inclusive” is tightly linked to the country called by professionals “Russian dacha” - Turkey. According to experts, more than half of its hotels and up to 90% of Antalya hotels prefer the all-inclusive system. Therefore, using Turkey as an example, it is easiest to study all inclusive varieties.
First of all, let’s dispel a common misconception: not only expensive 4-5* hotels and first class clubs operate according to the all inclusive formula. Absolutely any hotel from 2* to 5* can feed and entertain tourists without charging a penny more than what they paid in Moscow. The difference lies only in the quality and quantity of services included in the “gentleman's set”.
2-3* hotels usually include three meals a day in the price. The difference from full board (FB) is the ability to consume local soft drinks and alcoholic drinks throughout the day (usually from 10 am to 10 pm) without any restrictions. The edibility of the dishes depends on the skill of the cooks, but in any case one cannot count on special culinary delights. Tourists are guaranteed a buffet with about five types of different salads and the same number of hot dishes. Plus some vegetables, fruits and baked goods. In principle, everything can be very tasty, but by the second week of vacation, the menu memorized by heart no longer arouses enthusiasm, and one is tempted to eat somewhere else.
As for services not related to the process of eating food, their variety is also small. The minimum necessary beach amenities - sun loungers and umbrellas - are provided free of charge. Children are provided with a playground and a shallow pool, while adults are offered only innocent entertainment in the form of table tennis. But the famous Turkish animation may not exist.
In 4* hotels, the all-inclusive system means 4 meals a day with the addition of a late breakfast or late dinner to the three traditional meals. The choice of dishes here is wider. In addition to vegetables for a snack, tourists are offered about 10 types of salads and the same number of hot dishes. Plus pastries, tea, coffee all day long. Locally produced soft and alcoholic drinks are served from 10 am until midnight, or even until two or three in the morning. Beach and poolside eateries and bars will sometimes offer free light snacks throughout the day.
The number of included services and entertainment is also increasing. On the beach, vacationers are given free of charge not only sun loungers, but also mattresses, sometimes along with beach towels. Along with the outdoor pool, there is an indoor one, and if you're lucky, also water slides. The little ones can be sent to the children's club, and adults are guaranteed rich animation and a disco. In addition to table tennis, there is also a large gym, as well as a gym, volleyball and other sports, naturally with free equipment. Finally, any Turkish 4-star hotel with an all inclusive system provides guests with the opportunity to steam in a Turkish bath or sauna.
"All inclusive" in 5* hotels is not too different from the 4-star option, although there are some nice extras. Thus, some hotels serve their clients not only local, but also imported drinks, others treat vacationers with ice cream throughout the day. A jacuzzi is usually added to a bathhouse and sauna, and beach towels become not a pleasant exception, but the rule. Water activities are complemented by free canoeing and catamarans.
Little tricks
As you know, a rule is only meant to have exceptions. This statement fully applies to the all inclusive formula. In addition, there are no standards here as such, since each hotel develops its own all-inclusive system, focusing on the experience of competitors and its own imagination.
First of all, the quantity and quality of services provided by a hotel or club depend not so much on their “star rating” as on the cost of living. According to travel agency managers, a decent 2* hotel in terms of price can provide excellent four meals a day, while hotels with three “stars” on the façade sometimes offer only three meager meals a day. The quality of all inclusive, as it turns out, is also determined by the level of hotel staff. Thus, experts in Turkey claim that the food at the hotel is much tastier than at the hotel, although both hotels deservedly received their 5 stars. The secret to this difference is simple: Papillion Belvi has a great chef.
Are you by any chance interested in the question: how do hotels that include food and drinks in the price not go bankrupt from the excessive appetites of tourists? It turns out that human gluttony has its limits, so the average vacationer easily fits into the cost of the trip. And yet, many hotels come up with their own ways to save money that are unprofitable for tourists. For example, in inexpensive 2-3-star hotels you shouldn’t even count on diluted juices; most likely they will simply dilute you with powder like Zuko. Another common technique is when food left uneaten during breakfast is passed on to lunch, and from lunch to dinner. Savings are also achieved by reducing the number of service personnel, which tourists feel due to rare and poor-quality cleaning. Therefore, we never tire of warning you: when you choose all inclusive, take an interest in the details of the service characteristic of the hotel you like.
Who is bigger?
There is no limit to the imagination of Turkish hoteliers! In an effort to emphasize the elitism and exclusivity of expensive 5-star hotels, they have developed completely unusual types of improved all-inclusive formula: ultra all inclusive, maximum all inclusive, superior all inclusive, imperial. Moreover, the difference between all these bells and whistles is so illusory that even professionals have difficulty distinguishing one advanced system from another. What a tourist!
We advise you not to get hung up on subtle details, but to look at the root: any type of “super all inclusive” implies that, having paid a decent amount, you don’t have to pay for anything else - of course, if the client does not need any special delights.
With the improved all inclusive, food is provided virtually around the clock. Breakfast smoothly flows into late breakfast, followed by lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, late dinner, and in between - snacks, pastries, ice cream, soft and alcoholic drinks, both local and imported. Moreover, in addition to the usual Swedish food, many hotels offer the services of an a la carte restaurant with Italian, French, and Chinese cuisine. True, you will probably have to book a table in advance, and the number of free visits to such restaurants will most likely be limited.
In addition to the traditional free baths, various sports, including water sports, and super-saturated animation, a lot of local “tricks” are added. Which ones depend entirely on the hotel. Possible options: free tennis and dance lessons, bowling, internet cafe, water slides.
Well, isn't it a fairy tale? There is only one downside: the tours are a bit expensive.
Modest, but Europe!
Russian tourists, spoiled by Turkish excesses, strive to stay in an all-inclusive hotel in Europe. And here disappointments await us. For Europe, the all-inclusive system is like a pineapple for Russia: if you really want to, you can grow it, but it will turn out sour.
The reason lies in the very nature of all inclusive, which arises and blooms in lush colors where the vacationer has nowhere to leave the hotel premises. In Europe, all tourist centers abound with all sorts of cafes, restaurants, and discos. As the manager of one of the travel agencies rightly noted, vacationing in or Italy and constantly hanging around in a hotel is simply a crime. Therefore, Europeans consider all inclusive an unnecessary excess and use it only in exceptional club cases (for example, the well-known Club Med chain).
European hoteliers, especially Spanish ones, have a unique idea of an all-inclusive system, often offering a choice of breakfast, half board and all inclusive. Those who pay "all inclusive" are given bracelets or other insignia by the hotel. At the same time, all inclusive is very similar to full board, since “tagged” tourists are fed three times a day, although during the day they are given local soft drinks and alcoholic drinks. The meals are complemented by simple entertainment in the form of water aerobics, tennis and a sauna. Animation is usually common to everyone. However, in Europe, hotels Z* do not provide any special entertainment at all.
In, where, unlike hotels, they have their own beaches, the set described above is supplemented by free sun loungers, umbrellas, canoes, sometimes surfing, as well as a variety of beach sports games. According to the all-inclusive system, club hotels from 3 * to 5 * operate in this country, and on the toe of the “boot” - in Calabria.
In the last year or two, the all inclusive formula has begun to develop in Cyprus and Bulgaria. Moreover, in both countries, hotels from 2 * to 4 * “include everything” in the price of the tour, but 5-star hotels still prefer half board.
Cypriot all inclusive is closest to Turkish, the difference is that meals are limited to three meals a day. Just like the Turks, Cypriots serve drinks, snacks, and ice cream throughout the day. 4* hotels offer free sauna, gym, jacuzzi and even tennis lessons. However, Cypriot hotels operating on an all-inclusive system can be counted on one hand - approximately one or two for each resort.
In distant countries
In recent years, the all inclusive system has been actively spreading in Egypt. However, as they say in travel agencies, this African country is still very far from Turkey. Firstly, there are still few all-inclusive hotels here. Secondly, hotels often offer both half board and all inclusive. In this case, the all-inclusive principle actually comes down to full board. Therefore, adherents of all inclusive should choose a hotel that operates exclusively according to this system.
Since Egypt has only recently embarked on the all-inclusive path, uniform rules have not yet been developed here. Thus, an expensive 4-5* hotel may not include the use of beach towels or a gym in the price of the tour, but will provide free slippers for walking on coral and offer a lot of sports entertainment. The weakest point of the Egyptian all inclusive is the food. Even 5* does not guarantee a truly delicious buffet, and bars and restaurants on the seashore cannot always boast a rich selection. Finally, Egypt is a Muslim country, so you shouldn’t count on good drinks.
But in Tunisia, all inclusive and ultra all inclusive fully correspond to their Turkish counterpart, especially since in Hammamet there are several hotels of the famous Turkish Magic Life chain. Unfortunately, a small number of hotels operate under the all-inclusive system, but the entire range is represented - from 2 * to 5 *.
You can really go wild in all-inclusive hotels in Central America. It is distributed primarily in sparsely populated regions: in the Riviera Maya in Mexico, almost everywhere in the Dominican Republic, in Cuba away from Havana and Santiago de Cuba. The main distinguishing feature of the Latin American all inclusive is a huge selection of all kinds of entertainment, including horse riding and water sports, as well as excellent cuisine and a full range of local and imported alcoholic drinks, including cocktails. In some hotels you can smoke local cigarettes and cigars for free, although in limited quantities. The maximum selection of the benefits of civilization is offered by hotels of the Iberostar and Sol Melia chains.
Olga Ivashchenko
CHUK and GEK / August / 2002
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