first trip of parents to Turkey

Written: 7 august 2012
Travel time: 1 — 8 may 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
Personally, I was in this hotel for only two days. Parents 10.
Most of the review is written from their words and memories. I will say right away - they are my first time abroad (not counting the republics of the Soviet Union, which traveled both in their youth).
I flew to Antalya from Istanbul and only for two days, as my mother, to put it mildly, was afraid of Turkey, + to everything they don’t speak English at all.
The hotel, to put it mildly, was not selected. At that moment, when dad still signed a vacation with all tour operators, except for Anex, there were stops on flights. My only wish was Alanya and the center. Everyone who was there is well aware that the choice of hotels from Anex is not very great there, especially not in the footsteps. + parents wanted a sandy beach and the choice narrowed down to hotels of the Cleopatra chain. At that time (it was the May holidays) only Alice was available, as well as some hotel on the other side (not Cleopatra).

Ideally, of course, I wanted 4 *, but we bought what we had... the hotel was chosen for a couple 50+, for whom the territory, pool, animation are absolutely not important. The beach and the proximity of the city were important. They only spent the night at the hotel.
Settlement. Settled in quickly. 10 minutes after arrival. It was around noon. The simplicity of my dad, who simply pulled a bottle of vodka out of his bag, put it on the reception desk and, with childlike spontaneity, declared that for the first time in their beautiful country and according to national tradition, they were presented with a national souvenir in the form of vodka - my mother and I pretended that we are not familiar with him. But dad's smile at 32 gave its result - they gave a good room, with a view of the sea, they even gave me a choice. The hotel was full at the time. From the Russian-speaking were my parents, two young guys from Moscow and two families, it seems, from Surgut, with whom mine became friends. The rest are Germans, Dutch and other representatives of the European Union.
Number. The room is normal. The balcony is tiny. Everything worked. Purely. There is no refrigerator. Bathroom and toilet are in good condition. Like a cat’s egg, nothing glittered, but I didn’t see much mold and rust either.
Food. At the beginning of May it is quite tolerable. Lots of vegetables. From fruits apples and oranges. There was chicken, there was no other meat. For breakfast there were sausages and soy sausage, cereals, cereals, everything is standard. Of the side dishes - potatoes, pasta, rice, everything was there. Various jams, honey. Lots of sweets. Delicious - and mousses and cakes and puddings. Powdered juices, normal Turkish beer, they brought my other alcohol with them, there were coolers with water. The coffee machine worked around the clock. And this is an indicator, since even in many 4 * the machine is turned off at 23.00 and covered with a cloth and turned on only at 10 am the next day. Always worked here. Dad went swimming at 6 in the morning, after which he took coffee for himself and mom and came to the room.

Service. I can’t say anything for this - mine are used to relaxing in sanatoriums, where there is no service at all. Therefore, they did not pay attention to it here either. We mostly walked around the city, took excursions, shopping, etc. spent a minimum of time in the hotel.
Beach. Cleopatra beach is great. Sunbathe where you want, drinks, sun loungers, mattresses for a fee. There were few people as it was often overcast. We did not swim in the pool, the priority was the sea.
There were no complaints about the hotel. The room is normal, the beach is nearby, the food is good (as in 3 *).
I won’t say that young people will be bored - 15-20 minutes to the street of discos, bazaars, cafes, etc. the hotel has no territory, which means there are no small children who interfere with sleep after nightlife, although there is a playground next to the hotel. The pool is small and without slides - near the sea. Personally, I only take pictures in the pool for show, but I don’t swim.
In general, if the purpose of a trip to Alanya is excursions, shopping, nightlife and the sea, the hotel is quite suitable.
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