Нам понравилось - для спокойного отдыха We liked it - for a relaxing holiday

I love Turkey very much and went here after a break of 2.5 years. Of course, in general, there are some changes and just unpleasant impressions from my previously beloved "Anex tour". But it's not about him, but about the Aria Resort & Spa.
If you are young, energetic and you have small children, then you are unlikely to come here. But we are a company of five adults aged 47+. My husband (who had difficult diagnoses), therefore, it was the compactness and comfort of this lovely hotel that worked for us, and for 10 nights of staying here, he won our hearts.
Initially, we paid for a tour to block B for reasons of economy, but unexpectedly for us, at the reception, my husband and I and our friend were offered rooms in block A without any additional payments, and even with a sea view. Of course, we were delighted, and it is really very pleasant, going out to the balcony, to contemplate the beautiful seascape. The balcony overlooked partly the sea, partly the neighboring hotel, where active fun every day was exactly until 24.00. But we closed the window and turned on the air conditioner if we wanted to fall asleep early. And so - everything suited us. Moreover, from block A, all the benefits are closer - the sea, a restaurant, a lobby, a swimming pool.

So, the entrance to the sea is great for any age and ability. Soft sand and clear water. You can enter from the pier. There is no need for corrals, I was lucky in vain.
Nutrition. Breakfast is relatively monotonous, but I always found something to eat and was pleased with the presence of grilled vegetables, a lot of different greens and salads. But what is served for lunch and dinner is worthy of the highest praise. The chefs try very, very hard and the food is really delicious, more European with a small amount of Turkish dishes. Very tasty evening grill menu to be taken near the pool outside. The food is really 5+ and everything is cooked with soul and great skill. And meat, and fish and various side dishes. For alcohol, everything is standard - local alcohol. But the wines are not diluted, the rake too, the cocktails are edible. We were all ok. Ice cream was caught 1 time, they said that it was no longer the season. Turkish coffee only in the lobby. Delicious cappuccino and chocolates in vending machines.
Rooms. There is a video, I don't see how to upload it here. The room is clean, freshly renovated, original design. Small but has everything you need. The only negative for me is that there are no closed lockers. But not fatal. There is no bar, there is water in the fridge. There is a kettle and tea/coffee set. Hair dryer as usual - small. They don't give robes. The key is usually given one per room. But I really asked and they gave us another one, since my husband and I often returned to the room in different modes, he used to go to rest for health reasons and each time it was not very convenient to raise him to open the door for me.
There are no complaints about the staff. Everyone is trying to clean up. The rooms are excellent, clean. For a chocolate bar/dollar, girls spin swans and once they even made some combination with live petals))
In the restaurant, the waiter boys offered us drinks many times, and even one morning I was already at a late breakfast, the waiter girl came up and offered me to bring some hot drinks. It was a pleasure.

On the pier it was somehow that in the morning there were dirty tables between the sunbeds. But we asked, the guys came and cleaned. Indeed, there are questions about the cleanliness of the pier, the staff does not visit it very often. Remove glasses, trash cans, wash tables. But in principle, it is not critical. Once it was dirty and so like norms.
Internet. Here you immediately need to understand how much you need it. I had a need not only to correspond via viber, but also needed a normal Internet for work. Honestly, there is something to compare. This is a fat minus to the hotel for the fact that normal internet is only for money. This is my first time or maybe other hotels were higher class. Having suffered in the lobby (the laptop did not log into any system), having spent money on mobile roaming packages, I still had to buy paid access for 5 days for 8 euros. This catches both in the room and in the lobby. Everything is fine. I hope that in time the hotel will have free good access.
The location of the hotel is not close to the airport. We took a private transfer for 5 people. About $70 per car. We drove for about 1 hour 45 minutes. I think that with a stop at other hotels, the road is about 3 hours, no less. We will go back tomorrow as a group - we'll see.
Outside the hotel there are a dozen or two small shops. After a hearty dinner, you can take a walk if you wish. In addition, you can go to the center of Alanya (by minibus or for 10 euros for a taxi), there are many shops - Waikiki, Migros, and so on. But be careful. A local taxi driver slipped us a change with 20 euro coins and we, not understanding, tried to pay with the same money on the way back. It turned out that local taxi drivers do not take metal euros. It is not beneficial for them. The situation was unpleasant, but razrulivali.
In terms of animation, we somehow almost did not notice it. Maybe because almost all the time were at sea. There are no discotheques. During the day, someone plays with the children, but there are not many children. In general, I got the impression that this hotel is more for couples who just want a relaxing holiday, comfort and good sea. All this is here.
In general, the impressions of the hotel are very pleasant. If there is a good price for the tour, then perhaps there will even be an idea to come here again.

I still lacked live music and some dancing. But either I didn’t get to them, or it’s already the end of the season and the cultural program has run out of steam... ))
We wish the hotel not to lose the pace of development. Something to do with the Internet and then the 5 star that the hotel received not so long ago will be well deserved.