Take me back

Written: 13 june 2012
Travel time: 24 — 31 may 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
Good afternoon.
To begin with, a friend suggested that I go to Turkey for almost a ball price. Initially, we were supposed to be placed in Hedef Resort Spa, but two days before departure it turned out that this hotel was undergoing partial reconstruction and they would not be able to accept us. Therefore, we were automatically transferred to Doganay without additional payments and other costs.
I must say right away that during the period "home-airport-waiting for the plane for 6 hours (we arrived earlier)-flight-transfer to the hotel" we were very tired, but the rest was worth it.
We didn't get a very warm welcome, but that didn't bother me in the slightest. They immediately put bracelets on their hands, and because. we were warned that they would not check into the hotel before two (there are rules), we went for lunch. The abundance of food was very impressive. Initially, it was not clear where to run and what to take, but over time we figured it out. Now point by point:

The territory of the hotel. The territory of the hotel is not big at all, but very beautiful and well-groomed. There are also three or four stores with textiles, souvenirs, food, drinks, bags and glasses. The beach is located across the road from the beach, but the hotel solved this issue with an underpass, which is very nicely decorated. Everything is decorated with stone, paintings hang, ivy creeps in, at night the passage is very well lit.
Beach and sea. The beach is very clean and well maintained. There are tables and umbrellas near the sunbeds. Sheds have already been pulled, so you can not be afraid to burn out. For those who don't want the sun, there are plenty of sunbeds by the sea. The sea itself was very stormy when we arrived, but over time it calmed down and became just azure. The water is very salty. At the first contact with the eyes, it stings a lot, but over time I got used to it and no longer paid attention. When entering the sea, there is a plate of natural origin. It is not slippery and does not interfere with anything, but you need to be somewhat careful when entering the sea because it is not even. There is a pier. We mostly swam from the pier. There are fewer children and easier breathing.
Number. We were checked into our room at 2:00 pm. The room was with a sea view. Everything is neat and clean. The equipment is in good condition, the water did not flow, mold was not visible. The mini-bar was filled every two days. They put a one and a half liter bottle of water without gas, a half liter with gas and two small juices. Cleaned up every day.
Nutrition. Food in Doganay is incomparable. A lot of vegetables, salads, second courses in abundance, for the first they offered only two puree soups, but I think that's enough. For breakfast, you can order a fresh orange or grapefruit juice for $ 1 (as for me, a very affordable price for freshly squeezed juice). They also had pancakes and scrambled eggs for breakfast. Everything is insanely delicious. For dinner, we were offered shrimp (7 cm already cleaned), sushi, tuna (huge fish were butchered near the grill and immediately fried), lamb. Lamb there, by the way, is in abundance, there is no pork and beef. From meat they offered chicken, chickens, liver, etc. The waiters are very friendly. We met one. They tried to tip him for good service, but he replied that all tips should be put in a tipbox. In the evening he decorated our table with flowers (very beautiful). The day before departure we visited an Ottoman a la carte restaurant. Given that I can’t stand lamb, I went to eat at a general restaurant and returned to the Ottoman only for desserts. By the way, there is also a restaurant on the beach. If you really don’t want to return to the hotel at lunchtime, you can eat at this restaurant.

The drinks. Beer - everywhere and as much as you like (Tuborg Gold), local drinks and some foreign ones. Actively drank Baileys and Whiskey Sling.
Animation. Doganay has a very strong animation team. The guys are great and smart. You won't get bored with them. They are invited to participate in various games, step aerobics, they just sit down to talk. Once every two days, those who wish are taken to a local disco in Alanya. We decided to go there. People are dancing on the bar counters, sausages on the dance floor, in short, the atmosphere is disco. Slavic girls (we are beautiful, right, girls? ) I recommend not to smile too much at the Turks, because they stick like flies to honey, give flowers, buy booze. Drinking is also not recommended to drink, you never know. The animators are very careful not to touch the guests and give them a comfortable rest (though if the guests themselves do not cling to someone). There are animators who purposefully work with children. Every day at three o'clock, children are invited to the mini-club, where they draw on T-shirts and scarves, they are also painted funny. In the evening at 21:00, a mini-disco starts for them. Animation show starts at 21:30 (fire show, magic show, Miss Doganay, etc. )
Trips to Alanya, etc. As mentioned above, there are shops on the territory of the hotel. If you really want to take a walk in Alanya, then the bus from the hotel will take you to your destination for free, if you just need to buy souvenirs, then the prices in the hotel shops are no different from those that you will be called in Alanya. You can and should trade. Feel free to subtract 70% from the named price and call what happened.
Contingent. There are a lot of foreigners in the hotel. Of the total mass, Russians make up 40%, Turks 10%, Germans, Danes, French, Swedes, quite a bit of Ukraine and the people of Mars, hitherto unknown to me. Lots of mothers with kids. They even take six-month-old babies. The kids didn't interfere at all.

Let me summarize. I recommend this hotel to couples, couples with children and young people. There is a place for everyone here in the sun. I really liked it and I would love to come back to Doganay again. Thank you for a nice holiday Tez-Turu. In which case, write - I will answer.
Best wishes,
Daria
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