All excursions went without problems.
Just returned from this hotel, the overall impression is quite pleasant.
Check-in went well, we arrived at 8 a. m. (according to the rules, check-in at 2 p. m. ), we were immediately put on bracelets and sent to breakfast. They offered to wait until 14 for check-in. But you can always agree (the agreement cost $10/hour for the time we didn't want to wait). It's no wonder that in Turkey you can buy everything for money; )
The number was given on the very mountain, near the pool with the water park (it is called so because there are 3 slides for skating). When we saw the wonderful view from the window, we realized that it was what we needed! The view is wonderful.
The room has air conditioning (new), all amenities, there is a safe, but it is paid.
By the way, at the reception, they immediately offer to connect Wi-Fi for $2/day, which we did and had a connection throughout the hotel and the beach. It is very convenient that the Internet was not only in the room, but everywhere.
I will say one thing about cleaning - mediocre. But they cleaned almost every day. Towels and bed linen were changed about once every three days.
There was plenty of food, you won't wake up hungry. But, according to my taste, everything was unsalted and unpeppered. Although salt and pepper, oils and all kinds of sauces were in sufficient quantity to bring the food to taste. It was very pleasing, especially for the children, that every day there were fruits: watermelons, less often melons, cherries, apples, pears and plums. Almost always all these fruits were available at the same time. Watermelons are very sweet, we ate to our heart's content. There was also delicious fish and grilled chicken.
The MAIN PLUS is the sea! You can swim on the beach 24 hours a day! We even went to the beach after dinner and swam there until the very night. The beach is surrounded by two piers, almost like a lagoon. Bright lanterns shone from our pier into the sea, so we swam to and from the buoys even at night. Even children were not afraid, because everything was visible.
At this time, the sea is very warm, +30, so we went swimming "to the full".
I will only note that for those who like to swim far and long, this is a bit of a wrong place. Although the swimmers turned around our mountain, where the hotel is located, and swam along the rocks.
The location of the hotel is quite interesting, it is scattered on the mountainside, a very large and green area. Yes, there are a lot of steps, but if you are on vacation and not going to run a marathon there, everything can be overcome. You can go down to the sea and climb without hurrying, there is nothing wrong with the stairs, there are gentle detours, for the most unsportsmanlike there is a bus that will take you to the very top and take you down to the beach.
But such a landscape is a big plus, in my opinion, you can walk, take a walk, pump up your legs)
As for cicadas, this is a separate point, there are very, very, very many of them. You cannot see them, but you hear them. They chirp a lot both day and night. At first it cut the ears, but later you get used to it.
A car was once seen driving around the property spraying bushes and trees, I think it was a cicada treatment. But there were no fewer of them))
The children really liked the pool with slides, they are turned on twice a day for 2 hours. Both children and adults went swimming, even desperate grandmothers were seen there) By the way, they swam in the pool late at night, looking at the moon and the stars. No one is chased away, that was also very pleasing.
There is nothing to say about animation, we did not go to parties in the amphitheater and discos, we were swimming in the evening sea at that time.
The main minus of the fact that there is a Russian woman there, simply because she is there, not much, but there is. But I was pleased that there were many Romanians, Poles, Moldovans and other civilized people. Of course, the problem of the presence of Russians is not related to the hotel, it is a question related to friendly Turkey in general.
So make your choice, we made ours and we don't regret it!! !
A huge break between lunch and dinner, when basically all human activity takes place, and you want to eat. On the beach only chips for 500 rubles. There is a cafe on the beach, but again, if there are a lot of people, you can forget about it. I won't even talk about prices. Obsessive Turks will not leave you without offending you if you do not buy something from them, and this is on the territory of the hotel, although they should not be there. Forget your guide, he will charge you 150% more than the price of the service itself. (For example, we were offered a boat ride for 80 euros per person, on a regular site they took the same excursion for 18 euros per person. Get ready, they will impose on you a shopping tour on the first day (leather, jewelry), under the pretext of a kind dog "I I’ll arrange a taxi to the city for free. ” As a result, you won’t leave there alive if you don’t buy something from them, it comes to personal insults.
A silver ring is shoved at the price of a gold one, and as a result, it is an ordinary metal for 100 rubles. The number is not removed from the word at all. They take away empty bottles of water, shake out the ashtray, take away dirty towels (they don’t change them for new ones), 1 day before departure, they decided to wash the floors, apparently in front of new customers. Due to the fact that the hotel is located on a mountain, forget about the open balcony (a bunch of flying ants that just attack). The air conditioners are old, but without them there is no way, you wake up - as if the bees have bitten. You can’t go into the city yourself, because it’s a very long way to go down, there is no pedestrian crossing, and you have to cross the road. You have to go down to the reception (again, which is located at the very bottom) and now you are offered a taxi for 20 euros round-trip (15 minutes to go, count for yourself). There is no animation for adults, only for children and then under the age of 5 years maximum. You leave dinner and don't know where to go...Here you have 5* stars.
Maximum 2, it's a pity that this is the only way to deceive people. On the site they write "Mini Zoo", it is not there, there is only a chicken, a rooster and a turkey, which frivolously roam the territory. For the girls who are going to take shoes and sandals to this hotel, forget it. Either your shoes or your legs will break.
From the pros: delicious food in the restaurant, even children will find what they like. But monotonous, the food is not signed, and the person is allergic to some kind of product. The bar is super (when you are NOT standing in line for a cocktail for 35 minutes), not bad, everything is from bottles, beer is class, water is not felt.
When you leave the hotel, forget those that you were their guests, they won’t even say goodbye.
My husband and I were so disappointed with this hotel that we counted the days before departure and we no longer want to go to Turkey.
I hope my review helps someone and doesn't ruin your vacation!
1) At the reception without money, you can’t solve anything.
2) The a la carte restaurant is so-so, do not order shrimp for $ 10, very salty and peppery.
3) The rooms are very tired but clean.
4) Cleaning is so-so. Even if you leave $1.
5) The sea is not close, you need to go down the stairs (about 220 pcs).
6) Local alcohol is not very good.
7) Expensive Internet 2$ per day per device (it is not possible to distribute to other devices).
8) Disco paid $ 7 per person.
Plus, drinks are also paid (tuborg beer 0.3 cost $ 5).
9) Llezhakov at sea is not enough. If you come at 9:30 it is already very difficult to find.
10) Shortage of tables in the main restaurant. Especially for dinner. You have to come either earlier or later.
Now with the pluses.
They check in immediately (we arrived at 10:00).
Very large and beautiful territory, many palm trees, trees, flowers.
Very tasty food and many varieties. Especially the trout fish on the fire. Shish kebab, kebab, chicken. A lot of sweets.
They don’t want alcohol, as much as you say, and they will give it. And if you give it for tea, they will bring it wherever you say in any quantity.
Clean pools, no chlorine.
The sea is really clean. And very warm, despite the fact that we rested at the end of September.
Very cool animation, especially the girl Nastya, well, she loves children very much.
The bartenders are always smiling. And they always say hello.
I really enjoyed staying here despite some drawbacks.
Thank you Senza, we will definitely come to you again.
1. Settlement. Immediately changed clothes in the luggage room, but it does not close and is not guarded even next to the reception. And they went to designate themselves as administrators. They immediately asked for 3 numbers next to each other, put 10 dead raccoons in their passports. Admins with smiles asked to transfer money to tipboxes. cameras and handouts from guests are prohibited everywhere. Well, we are not proud and not resentful with jokes. They said the check-in was not earlier than 14. We drank a cup of coffee, not super well, and it didn’t suck, and went to explore the territory and eat. As a result, settled at 14 as promised in good rooms. All with sea views.
2. Territory. Huge, chic, views of fire. Large swings for children and adults, peacocks, ducks and some other living creatures. Bass, clean people are not many. Walking and walking is very nice. BUT people))) we expected mountains, steps and inclined planes BUT NOT SO COOL))) we are not fat, people involved in sports for the first 3 days, the calves of the legs were sick and we moved like crabs, the benefit was saved by a tarantay ala truck that carries people around the territory. On the 4th day they got used to it and galloped like deer)
3. Nutrition - alcohol. It was an important moment for us. children are with us. There is something to feed. Food is full of vegetables, melon fruits are green but very tasty, watermelons are a fairy tale. There was chicken, turkey, beef, fish, lamb, once delicious lamb skewers and 2 times crayfish not tasty. People stood in line behind them, but in fact it was not salty, without spices. It's a pity to spoil such deliciousness. Baking, sweets everything was. I don’t know who writes that there is nothing, do not believe they are deceiving. Not mixed, of course, but I have never had gastritis, even heartburn. Alcohol, I'm not a connoisseur and I don't understand....all locally produced, even some kind of cocktails are mixed... my husband had others bought local wine for 7 USD. in the bassist's shop, tasty, sweet. Juices, coffee from an average quality machine. At the reception, near the pool, refrigerators with bottled water. I am a hamster lover and I was not hungry. The manager is always in the hall watching. You can approach to complain, he responds adequately and tries to help. If you thank the waiter in the far right corner of the terrace, you will always have a reserved table) it’s also very convenient that there is a children’s paddock in the canteen, while the children can sit there for adults to eat. The dining room is on the open terrace, it's hot, but there are huge fans that will be turned on upon request.
4. Room, cleaning. We had a family two-room apartment with a door. Tormented rooms, but no mold. Conde worked norms, one for 2 rooms. Bed linen, towels are all clean. Mattresses and pillows are comfortable, not sagging or smelly. We left a dollar, then a yummy was changed to us every day. Once they left 5, there was no less))) the room turned into a flower garden))) there were flowers everywhere))) and of course there were all sorts of swans) they even inflated the balloons))) very nice!
5. Beach. nice beach with sand and breakwaters. And there were waves, from neighboring hotels they came to us to swim. There are biting fish, as everywhere in Turkey, the main thing is not to stand still. Umbrellas, sun loungers, awnings are few. There are no mattresses. People leave things from the evening on sun loungers and leave. We solved the problem simply... removed things from the sun loungers and settled down. The most interesting thing is that not once did any of the people who booked sun loungers come and arrange a showdown with us... probably lucky))) if there was no sun lounger at all, we went to the beach of the neighboring Kemal Bay hotel, no one drove us away. Yes, and in the shower we went to them and washed our feet, and then under a canopy we went to our territory. Because we had 2 buckets of water in which everyone leaving the beach had to rinse their feet from the sand. It is not clear who washed them there before me and with what stroke, God forbid. On neighboring beaches in the sea there are stones, huge boulders, be careful you can't see them behind the waves.
6. Entertainment animation. Everything is bad here. No, it's kind of there. . . but it's so rotten. . . aqua aerobics, water polo, darts, evening show programs. . . very weak. No spark. Once on September 9th there was a cake by the pool. Champagne, foamy disco and fireworks, it's like nothing... animation, the weakest side of this hotel.
7. Excursions can be taken cheaply, if you leave the hotel and reach the road and go through the underpass to the other side of the road, you will get to Polat's office. There were 3 excursions: Hamam, Day Yacht and Jeep Safari. One tour is better than another!
Hamam - complete relaxation. Jacuzzi, sauna, menthol room, peeling, foam massage and oil massage. You will feel so clean for the first time))
Next, we had a walk on the Yacht. Swimming in the clear sea, foam party, and what views, VIEWS of Alanya.
Especially our whole company liked the trip on Jeeps. Omar is a great driver and didn't let us get bored! Special thanks to him for this! And the boys who took pictures.
Thanks for the great time!! ! Thank you very much, Polat.
And the volume of beautiful photos that you can take on trips just rolls over, it’s even difficult to choose what you want to show.
In general, probably everything) there were not bad memories of the hotel, if there are tasty prices, I will probably return.
This is a plus. The SEA is the main reason why we are going. I personally didn't have much room to swim. And this is my opinion, so please no malicious comments. The hotel is on a mountain, below the fortification where restaurants are on the sea is concrete, and breakwaters are laid there. About 40-50 meters in length from me. Jumping from them, of course, is prohibited and very dangerous.
Further, after about 70-100 meters, there is another pier, extending from the coast into the sea for 40-50 meters. Both piers are connected by restrictive buoys.
Behind them, breakwaters stretch along the bottom of the sea - large stone concrete slabs.
Further, after about 150 meters, another pier connected to the second restrictive buoys. In the water between them at a distance of 10-15 meters a long breakwater is laid in the water - large concrete blocks.
Passing on the surface of the water above these breakwaters is extremely problematic, because you can simply peel or scratch your legs.
There is very little room for swimming.
Good only for those who like to flounder near the shore.
I personally didn't have enough room to swim. And this was the main big minus by sea.
And so on September 10 and 11 there was a storm and we rode the waves. The sea was warm.
On the night of September 14-15, it began to rain. And the sea got colder.
After the second pier, the waves in the sea were always, but small.
On the first beach, between the first and second piers, there were no waves.
Small crushed pebbles, almost sand. For small children, the first main beach is suitable.
We changed our room on the third day of our arrival.
There are steps around the hotel, but there is a lot of asphalt and tiles, so there is a lot of smooth surface underfoot. Steps are not problematic if there are no health problems.
To the sea from the reception 3 minutes on foot, from the main restaurant 5-7 minutes on the stairs.
Two good pools at different levels, three slides.
Food is good, around the clock.
The staff are all friendly and welcoming.
It takes 2.5 hours to drive from the airport.
Rested 3 + 1 child. Our number was 523, near the reception. There were 3 chairs and 3 glasses in the room upon check in, the handle on the balcony was broken. When buying a ticket, we indicated the family room 2 + 2, but in the end 3 + 1. On the trail. day everyone told Masha - she solved all the questions. Added for 4 persons and the handle was repaired. Of all the nuances, these were the only ones. The room in front of us was empty, it was cleaned a long time ago, the water in the shower glass was first rusty. Then it was clean.
They offered to change the room for FREE, showed it to us. But ours looked better. We stayed. Refrigerator and air conditioner work properly. At first it seemed to us that the air conditioner was rather weak, but we just had to wait for it to cool the room, it had been unused for a long time. When you leave the room, the electrics turn off (as in all hotels), but the coolness in the room always remained.
The food is excellent, varied. But if you are a gourmet, then pay more and choose another hotel. Until 25.08, the hotel was 70% occupied, there were empty places everywhere. But after the 25th, prices dropped and the influx of tourists began. We felt. There were plenty of places for breakfast and lunch. Yes, there were small queues, people 4-5 near the most popular dishes. For us, this was not a problem at all. But for dinner, everyone came to the main restaurant, so there were not enough places for everyone. We made a conclusion and came either exactly at 19.00 or for 30-40 minutes. later. There is enough food for everyone. You won't be left hungry. Wine is poured either into glass goblets or plastic goblets. We don't care.
On the beach, they serve delicious fast food at the bar. You can go to the main restaurant and not go for lunch. Serve only those who sit at the table. For all the time only 1 time (not for long) waited for a free table. Even the juices taste better downstairs.
Alcohol around the clock, tasty beer, like Zhigulevskoe, they pour a lot. Fridays are Turkish days. In the main restaurant, a festive serving, Turkish vodka is poured at the entrance (it's normal to pour it, to whom it is important).
Animation. For adults, there is a constant party near the pool, foam parties and water aerobics on the beach. In the evening foam party at the bar on the beach $7. Children in the amphitheater children's disco with Nastya. She shows the movements, the children repeat. The songs are the same, the baby is delighted. From 22.00 competitions for adults. We got on Mr. Senza - laughed heartily.
Don't trust Anex's representative Anton. On the phrase "there is nothing to see around the hotel", there is only prom. zone". Nearby there is the town of Konakli and Alanya itself. 5-10 minutes by bus. We needed a pharmacy, we asked local sellers in shops. Leave the hotel, pass ours, past Kemal Bay and some Blue, there will be a pedestrian tunnel under by road. Cross it to the other side and wait for a bus near the souvenir shop, travel $ 1. Every 10 minutes it goes to the city of Konakli. Landmark - Time citi shopping center. Taxi $ 6 or 8. Go back to the Kemal bey stop.
On the other side of Alanya. People went and rode there on the lift up the mountain. You can see the Red Tower fortress.
We took a tour of the Treasures of Alanya. I liked it very much. I recommend. Friends took the "Tavria Mountains", they said complete garbage.
The hotel is located on a mountain, very beautiful, just gorgeous views. In the main restaurant, the very first places are taken along the cliff above the sea itself. But if you go to the children's corner, then there are tables with orange chairs behind it, there is a mountain view and almost always free. We read the reviews and thought that for us 210 steps are nonsense. On the 4th day, calf pain made me look for alternatives. So, it's a quick way to get to the beach. Near the reception, where the buses turn around, there are SEVERAL steps on the white stairs and a path, 3 minutes and you are on the beach. The second way is to take a picture of the shuttle schedule at the reception or in the locker room on the beach. We returned from the beach straight in wet swimsuits only on the shuttle. Fabulous! They even drove closer to the restaurant / pool. From the beach up, the first stop is the reception, then the Hamam (next to the restaurant and swimming pool). Then the shuttle goes up.
The hotel has a lot of vacationers from Turkey itself, the music is more often Turkish than English. and Russian. 40% Turks, 40% Ukrainians and the remaining 10% other countries. How did you know? In the evening, at the animation, the host makes a kind of roll call.
The beach is clean, small pebbles, even children walked barefoot. There are broken sunbeds, we saw a couple. Places were taken in advance or even in the evening. There are always places for 3-4 lines. Beach towels are changed and issued only from 17 to 19.00 near the hammam. We checked in around 19.00, missed the checkout. Towels can be changed as needed. Garbage on the beach and near the pool is the work of the vacationers themselves. They only clean the tables, so leave your empty glasses at least on the tables, and not near the edge of the pool. There are a lot of trash cans on the beach.
Take diving masks to the beach, there is a very beautiful bottom, after 4-5 meters there is a small crevice at the bottom, large and small fish swim there.
In short, conclusion. This hotel is ECONOMY 5 *, and this is evident from the price. If you want something cool, choose another. Humid warm air and aroma of pines will give you a cool recovery. I wish you all a wonderful holiday.
From myself:
Stairs, stairs and stairs again. From the beach to the restaurant 210 steps.
Food - so-so, but you will not be hungry.
WI-FI is fully paid $ 2 per day.
The beach and the sea are SUPER! ! ! !!
On the beach in the sand there are a few cigarette butts, this is that every 1m there is a trash can, but it's OUR breathe, to the trash can is far to go better to bury in the sand.
For $ 100 offered to change the room from standard to family sea view. We did not change, judging by the reviews of $ 100 is not worth it.
And so the rest is great! ! ! ! ! We went on vacation with children 2 and 7 years, so we read all the reviews and the priority was for the climate and clean sea.
People from Kherson had a rest with us and were amazed by the warm and very clean sea.
Most vacationers are from Russia and Ukraine, there are from Eastern Europe, the Baltic states and a few Germans. The staff speaks English, some Russian.
During the day it is always quiet and calm, at night you can hear show programs and a disco.
Wifi only works well near the reception. Normal Internet in the room only when the hotel sleeps from 24 to 7 hours and there are 10 people sitting at the reception))).
Have a nice holiday everyone.