Honest video review of Laguna Beach Alya Resort Alanya

Written: 18 july 2021
Travel time: 28 june — 9 july 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 6.0
1. We were placed in a hotel at 7 am! For the first time in my entire history of visiting Turkey. Before 11 they never settled. And according to the reviews of other tourists and the guide, if they have free rooms, they settle without any problems, without additional payments.
2. The rooms are chic! Everything is clean, well cleaned, the rooms themselves are spacious, spacious balcony, everything is available from shampoos, conditioners, lotions, soaps. And they even put slippers on. Of the minuses, poor noise isolation and poor Wi-Fi, but free. Safe - 2 euros per day (I think it's very expensive), but we did not take a safe and no one stole anything.
3. The food is great! There has always been fish and meat. From fish: sea bream, sea bass, tuna, mackerel and some other species that I did not recognize. Meat is more chicken and turkey. Lots of fruits: melons, watermelons, plums, apricots, cherries, oranges, apples, bananas. And there are good sweets, especially donuts, baklava. There is also a snack bar from 11 to 16. You can eat there fully. There are pizzas, burgers, french fries, fish, fruits and vegetables. Less tasty from what is taken to the beach, but there are fruits on the beach, which is already good. A la carte restaurant, try better Turkish, at least we didn't like Italian. In the video review there is a video of all the dishes, you can evaluate. There was also a coffee shop. You can also have a bite to eat there, it’s especially good that there is ice cream, and right up to 16, i. e. almost the whole day and the ice cream is portioned, locally produced, different types, delicious. And from 16 to 18 they prepare wafers with fillers. Also delicious. And a big minus, meals on time. They divide 2 hours of the same lunch into 2 streams, and the same with dinner. And on the last day I was scolded for not showing up for dinner at 18:30, but coming later, and not being allowed into the restaurant. And with a collision, with the words "where were you at that time. " The mood was completely ruined. It was the last day of rest. Although before that she often came at the wrong time, because she also worked, and meetings often fell out at the hour when it was possible to eat.

4. To the sea about 7 minutes on foot, if from the side of the sea access from the hotel. But there the door is open from 8 to 19. If you want to go to the beach sooner or later, you need to go from the reception, it's another 5 minutes. There are no problems going down, but going up is not very convenient. There is a transfer, a jeep. They promise every 10 minutes, but if he sees that there are guests, he immediately returns for them. But the transfer only works from 10 to 19. And two breaks during the day, from 11 to 12 and from 15 to 15:30. In this regard, it is not very convenient. To the neighboring hotel carries a tractor, which carries a train. We were brought up on it without any problems, too, and he starts to ride from 8 in the morning. The beach is excellent, small pebbles. A big minus on the beach - there are no toilets, only showers and changing rooms.
5. Our animation was boring, it seems that the animation team was just being formed. Somehow, each of them was on his own. For the day - 1 time training (right between the sun loungers by the beach) and 1 time water aerobics, in the very sun. In the evening, it’s also nothing special, then they just turn on the music, then live music (well, that’s it), since it’s a Turkish night. They were invited to go with them to the club.
6. There is little entertainment for children. The kids club is closed, only mini disco in the evening. And hills. They are allowed only from the age of 12, or in the hands of their parents. Also, the child can move out on his own, if with a circle.
7. Due to covid restrictions, the sports club also does not work, and the staff imposes food, and thermal imagers measure the temperature. The bad thing about this is only early in the morning, since at 7 am there are critically few staff in the restaurant, as well as individual employees always liked to put the worst pieces. But they are rather an exception, the rest always imposed as they did.
8. There is nowhere to walk around and there is nothing special to buy. There are only hotels around, the minimum that you forgot to buy can be purchased, but there is nowhere to buy even a banal Turkish delight. There is a store nearby, Nova Outlet, there are mostly branded clothes, gold and silver, fake watches and glasses.
If you want to see everything with your own eyes, the most selective information can be found in my video review of this hotel.
By the way, there was also a nuance about deception, see the video for those who are interested.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original