неожиданно приятный отдых unexpectedly pleasant stay

Hello to everyone who is now nervously roaming around in search of suitable reviews about holidays in Alanya! It was exactly like this for me - time is short, the trip is limited. We went to Turkey from Ukraine, for the first time, before that we were in Egypt (4 *). I chose the hotel based on the reviews of former vacationers - and I did not regret it. Most of all I was guided by the final review - everything turned out to be true. And most importantly - everything went great, without unpleasant surprises.
The tour was provided by CORAL TREVEL, the plane was not delayed for an hour (and a friend who flew to Bulgaria from Kharkov at the same time spoke about a 26-hour (!!! ) flight delay), they were met at the airport immediately, taken to a hotel somewhere then 2-2.5 hours later. On the way, when other tourists were brought in, we had the opportunity to consider other hotels. We arrived at the hotel at about 11 o'clock in the afternoon, were placed within 5 minutes (no extra charge), there is a Russian-speaking girl at the reception. There were three of us - me and two daughters, they gave us a 2-room number in the main building. The first impression of the room - not so hot, I even managed to get upset (involuntarily compared with Egypt). Everything is clean, but very modest and the shower behind the curtain without the usual rubber mats for us. But! Cleaned every day, linen is clean, snow-white, without holes, changed 1 time in 3 days. Hot water around the clock, without interruption. The bathroom has a working hair dryer. In the girls' room there are 2 beds with good mattresses (comfortable), a dressing table with a mirror, a wardrobe and air conditioning, in another room: a bed, a sofa, a TV, a wardrobe, a table and a kitchen set (? ). The air conditioner worked perfectly, cooled quickly, but only when we were in the room, as the electricity went out when we left. TV worked properly, 2 Russian channels. Mosquitoes and other living creatures were not observed. The neighbors were not heard, in the evening the music was somewhere up to 12 and that's it. Cool balcony with a table and 3 plastic chairs.
About food. Tasty cooked, believe the hostess with 30 years of experience. For lunch and dinner, meat is always, but in portions, stewed chicken, grilled chicken, chicken with mushrooms, always pilaf, cutlets (I suspect soy), fish every other day. Side dishes - potatoes, spaghetti, rice, pasta. All sorts of salads, pastries and cakes (delicious and low-calorie). Fruits - watermelon and grapes. As the reviews say, you won't leave hungry. The waiters served quickly, always responded to the request to bring beer, wine, cola. Flat cakes were baked near the pool, but there was always a queue behind them, I didn’t have a chance to try.

At the hotel, the guide Christina always answered questions kindly and helped with emerging problems (although we did not take excursions from her).
Beach. We didn’t get to our beach, we turned earlier to someone else’s and the Turks provided us with sun loungers and umbrellas for free, where we later went all the time. There were a lot of free sun loungers. Sea!! ! Just a fairy tale! Clean, warm (28 degrees), transparent and very salty. I didn't want to get out of the water! The entry into the sea is gorgeous, small pebbles, there is a shower, but we didn’t notice toilets anywhere (maybe in a bar? ). To the sea -12 minutes, but in a beautiful area.
Animation - nightly. From 8 to 10 - for children, from 10-11 - for adults. The children were happy, they were preparing for it like a concert. For adults, there are always competitions. Animator Akif - superprofessional, very artistic, humorous, it was always fun, the evenings went off with a bang. From 23.30 to 4.00 - trips to discos in Alanya for those who wish ($ 5).
Import market - on Mondays, next to the gates of the hotel. The prices on it are really the lowest (if you bargain). There are a lot of shops nearby, but the prices are much higher. In the Metro store (300 m to the left), the prices are the same as in the Metro in Kharkov. We bought sweets there as souvenirs and to eat, it’s a pity we had to take more, because in the store where we are brought before the airport, the prices are 5 times higher (compared to previously purchased products).
Outcome. We got a complete relaxation. With pleasure we will go again and probably also in September - it is still very warm and there are fewer people.