Pension Green Paradise

Written: 8 november 2021
Travel time: 4 — 13 october 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 2.0
Food: 4.0
Amenities: 4.0
I am writing a review specifically after the rest, having gone through all the stages of disappointment, anger and acceptance so that it is as objective as possible. Below I will describe all the pros and cons of the hotel, and it is up to you to decide whether it is good or bad.
+ Territory. The hotel has a really beautiful area. It's like relaxing in a botanical garden. There are two pools - one is bigger with slides and loud music, the second one is smaller in a quieter green area for those who like to relax. There is also a separate pool for small children with a small slide. Large slides will appeal to both children and adults. It is advisable to plunge into the pool in front of them in order to better glide. They work, if anything, only 2 hours every day.
+ First line. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners with a beautiful view of the sea. Right next to the beach with sunbeds.

+ Animation. The animator is friendly, smiling and very positive person. All day he tries to cheer everyone up, talk to everyone, tell something or joke. Holds competitions for children and adults aqua aerobics or evening activities. There is also a girl, but it is difficult to call her an animator. For the first couple of days, I generally thought she was mute.
In general, the animation in the hotel is good. Various groups are invited to perform on stage (the hotel has a small open-air concert hall). Once I was even delighted with what I saw. They also arrange discos for a couple of hours until 23:00.
That's where the pluses end. And now what can cause you pain and disappointment.
- Food. As in a cheap canteen - in general, they cook deliciously, you will not be hungry, but the assortment is the poorest. From meat - chicken in different variations and sausages, fish was given only once and it was terrible. Some dishes are generally surprising in the form of rice mixed with noodles or french fries filled with ketchup. From vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, onions and olives. A couple of types of soups, pasta, scrambled eggs, stewed vegetables, pancakes, cereal with milk, cheeses and french fries, french fries, french fries. Juices are unlimited but it's Yuppie from the powder. Fanta, cola, sprite as much as you like at any bar and there is a coffee machine. From fruit only apples. Apples, Carl! Sweet lovers can immediately "leave the chat" here) All sweets suck! I bought myself separately for tea biscuits in the store, as well as fruits.

- Rooms. On the first day we were put in a room where there was no visible repair behind the mold. The design of the room itself is not bad but killed by time. When we showed photos of huge mold spots on the ceiling and in the bathroom at the reception, we were silently moved to a separate, wooden, two-story house on the second floor overlooking the sea. These houses are new, they have one room per floor and they usually settle in such houses with a surcharge, so we were just lucky. Usually vacationers are told "There are no available rooms, come tomorrow. " Cleaning is not particularly pampered - sometimes they take out the garbage and maybe once a week they will wipe the floor on this, perhaps everything. You can make the bed and spin the swans out of towels if you wish) And there is salt water in the whole hotel from the tap.
- Theft. Yes, that's a fact. We knew about this from the reviews of other vacationers and took bananas with us in which we always carried money and phones. During our vacation, we heard from at least two vacationers that money was stolen from their rooms. The hotel only offers a free hammam for this as compensation or can move to a better room. The hotel guide will advise you to buy a safe from the hotel, so that later there will be no complaints, but it is not clear whether this makes sense.
Bad moments:
The hotel is located right next to the highway, so you will constantly hear the noise of cars, especially if the room is located closer to it.
There is a large, rusty, dilapidated pier on the beach. It will simply always be before your eyes when you swim in the sea.
About 15 meters from the beach there will be a large, rocky, knee-high flat slab in the sea. Just remember this so you don't get hurt.
Wi-Fi only paid. (1 day-3$, 3 days-8$, 7 days-14$)
There is table tennis to which they give balls and two dead boards that once were rackets a very long time ago.
The hotel is on the outskirts and outside its territory there is absolutely nothing. Is that a couple of small shops across the road where you can buy food, fruits, t-shirts of any brands and excursions.
Tips for visiting here:
It is very easy to get to Alanya by bus number 50 which runs every 15 minutes. On it, you can return and back almost late. The fare is $1 or 6.50 lira - as you understand it is cheaper to pay in lira)
The bottom in the sea is stones mixed with sand, so I advise you to take corals.
I advise you to take sunbeds on the beach before breakfast, otherwise then your sunbed will just be sand.
Near the pool you can buy corn, ice cream and hookah (ice cream 1 ball - $ 1, hookah - $ 10)
On the first day you are given 20 minutes of free massage, be sure to use it.

There is a hammam on site. The standard package of services will cost $25. I advise you to buy a hammam separately on the Internet or from sellers of excursions across the road. For $ 15, the same set of services, they pick it up and take it back to the hotel and the hammam itself is cooler.
Outcome. Most likely this hotel is suitable for families with children, the elderly and everyone who likes a passive cheap holiday. Those who are accustomed to a good level of service in hotels will be disappointed. There is no smell of youth here, and if someone stopped by, it was just a mistake when choosing a hotel, like us. Personally, I have no desire to return here. Have a nice holiday!
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