John G
22 augusti 2024
I felt compelled into writing a review after reading so much negativity about this place just before our holiday which we returned from today (22nd August). We have just returned from a 7 day holiday at Vikingen and had an absolutely brilliant time. This is an honest review from two English families with kids aged 7, 8, 11 and 13. We are friendly, polite people who have a laugh wherever we go, so we're quite easy to please, however some of the things we've read on here are absolute drivel. Yes, there are some aspects that we couldve found fault with but nothing that would stop anyone from having a great time here. Pools - all superb and fantastic for the kids. We situated ourselves at the pool with the bridge as this seemed to be the main hub of activity, with music and water aerobics etc during the day. We would then walk over the bridge to the water park at lunch time, where the kids loved the slides and small water playground. There is also another pool which seemed more for adults, with louder dance music. Bars and Queues- this is one thing we were apprehensive about, however we never had an issue. There are numerous bars and even at the busiest times, the longest wait was 5 mins. Spirits aren't branded, and the beer is Efes (probably not) but this seems to be standard for many all inclusive hotels. Bar staff work their socks off, and we had a laugh with them all, resulting in shots and stronger measures. Beach - the pier was a pleasant change, with access to the sea from some steps which are quite slippy. If swimming in the sea from the beach I would recommend going in slightly to the right of the pier as it's quite rocky elsewhere. Watersports are available on the far left of the beach and a good laugh. They also film it using a drone which they then try to sell you afterwards. Watersports bookable next to the water slide pool. Staff - all superb! They work their socks off and if you have a bit of a laugh with them and are polite then you'll get looked after. The amount of people we saw just not saying 'please' or 'thank you' was embarrassing. A 'hello' or 'thank you' in always goes down well, or learn some little Turkish phrases! A favourite of ours was Mustafa at the beach bar on an evening and Turker on the reception bar. Always decent measures and high 5s all round! Food - absolutely spoilt for choice on this front. We went for tea early before getting ready to go out and we avoided any large queues. The food hall can be warm, but if you get in the blue or green room then it's air conditioned and fine. Breakfast was our least favourite time as they didn't seem to cater as much for English, however the choice was vast and we always found something. Cereals, croissants, pancakes, omelettes. We heard people moaning about chips being on offer and there being 'no bacon'. This is Turkey, not Benidorm or Blackpool. If you want a fry up everyday then this place isn't for you. The snack bars near the water slides at lunch time were great
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