Money well spent!

Written: 20 august 2012
Travel time: 10 — 20 august 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 7.0
Hello! So the vacation is over! Right now we are sitting and waiting for the bus that will take us to the airport) so I think let me write back here as well)))
Well, in order, the hotel, the beach, the staff and so on . .
The hotel is located in the village of Avsalar, not far from Alanya, but of course it will take a long time to get from Antalya airport (by the way, an airport is being built in Alanya, then hotels here will be a little higher in price)
We got to the hotel somewhere for dinner, by 12 o'clock, check-in at 2, so we went while we had lunch. The main restaurant (breakfasts, lunches, dinners) is very spacious;

The food is very varied, everyone can find something for themselves, for breakfast there are usually all sorts of cereals, cheeses, cold meats, scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs, pancakes, pancakes are baked on the site, always vegetables and fruits, for lunch there are several types of soups, main dishes are also on any taste, for dinner they always cook something on the grill, plus all sorts of snacks (like fries, all kinds of fried vegetables)
We settled in a room on the fifth floor, a very decent double room, the balcony overlooked the courtyard, you could see the road. But about the room: if there were any remarks, we did not have time to notice them, since we only came there to sleep))) As for cleaning, we never saw the maid, but it was always clean by our arrival. Cleaned every day, linen and towels changed after three days. I left a tip a couple of times to change the towels, otherwise everything is super.
On the territory of the hotel there is also an alara4 *, and several beaches. On the territory of Alara there is a large swimming pool almost the entire length of the hotel, with a large waterfall, if you go down the stairs (these stairs with all sorts of plants with small areas are very beautifully made) you get to the beach, the bottom is pebbles, we didn’t really like it. There is a slightly smaller pool in the four, if you go down on the left side you get to a large sandy beach, and if you immediately go to the right past the bar, you can go to a wonderful bay, with two-tiered platforms for sunbeds, the bottom is sandy, but the shore is stone, very convenient, we spent most of their time there. In general, it’s very beautiful on the territory of the four, such a garden, and the architecture of the hotel itself is different, cottage houses are everywhere, it’s so cozy))) and the bar is better, so we mostly hung out here) only went to our hotel for lunch. By the way, you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner only in your hotel, but snacks, ice cream, a bar are everywhere, there are many bars, there are more cocktails in the four, for example, less old in the lobby. But there is free Wi-Fi !! ))) at the reception you can find out the password and that's it!
As for the staff - don't worry, they will understand you! ! : ))) There is always a Russian speaker at the reception (it may not be true at night, it's just that before the tour (we left at 4 in the morning) there were problems with our pre-order lunch) In restaurants, too, by the way the waiters speak Turkish and English, there are several restaurants, you need to reserve tables in advance.

Well, now about our pastime... We went on excursions almost every day, took sightseeing tours of Antalya, Alanya, shopping, Istanbul, the last one we took Demre-Mira-Kevova, we liked it very much. In general, a lot depends on the guide, so we left the hotel at 4 in the morning and returned at 8 in the evening, and although we didn’t sleep so much, we had a lot of impressions, we were in a group, the guide was Alper, the surname Ilmaz seems to be (if there is a choice, be sure to sign up for him on excursions, he conducts different ones - ephesus pamukale, Alanya, demre), he is one of the few who was born and raised in Turkey, then returned after studying, now he works as a guide, he has a very interesting program, tells a lot of interesting and useful information, and not only about the places where he takes, but also about everything, in general, he won’t let you get bored, and will be “in contact” until he gets to the hotel)))) In general, as far as I noticed, all the staff are newcomers , if the waiters, for example, are simply from other regions (mainly the north), then almost all of our guides are not local)
Now the cons are elevators....this is a separate story... ))) only two elevators, I think it’s not enough, although I mostly went up the stairs, because: 1. one of the elevators ignored the fifth floor for some reason !! ! 2. while you wait for the second elevator, quickly go down the stairs! )))
The furniture in the lobby bar needs to be replaced, but in the restaurant they have updated everything this year, they will probably get here))) because everyone is sitting here in wet swimsuits, and the sofas are all stained and shabby, especially on light upholstery it is very noticeable.
Animation every evening, but the animators are a little more active in the evening, during the day they invite you to play football, volleyball, darts, in the evening there is a program for children, then at 21.30 something for a more adult audience (concerts of local stars, local folklore, gums, all sorts of games) the disco starts at 12.
By the way, if you need to buy souvenirs, it's better to do it in shops near the road at the hotel, it's much cheaper there! In the hotel shops the prices are biting! ) one magnet $3!!!
The hotel is vilified by those who came to rest with their families, with children. More adult people, our parents for example. The youth will be a bit bored))) but in principle we liked almost everything, had a wonderful time, and we don’t even feel sorry for the money spent on the ticket !!! ))))
Well, for now, everything that I remembered, I wrote chaotically like that, well, if anything, please contact me with questions))))
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