Отзыв об отеле Сонас Альпина Review of Sonas Alpina Hotel

vacation in Turkey for the first time. We arrived and, according to the advice that we read on the Internet, at the reception immediately paid $ 30 extra for a room in the main building. What are the differences? Everything worked properly (we heard several times that something was broken or not working in other buildings), they asked in advance about our desires for a view from the window: the sea or the hotel grounds. We opted for the sea view. Basically, I was satisfied. Someone complains about the noise due to the fact that the road runs along the beach. It's okay, we listened to the program, which was held in the summer amphitheater, until 11 o'clock, and after that no one made much noise (only cars passing by). But you can safely close the windows, turn on the air conditioner (if anyone is hot) and you won’t hear any noise.
I read that many complain about the morning prayer, which is read nearby in the local mosque at 6 in the morning. I honestly have never heard of it. Maybe someone lived in other buildings with windows towards the village and heard, but this is another reason to move into the main building.
About the numbers. We had a fairly spacious 2-room suite, a shower in the bathroom, one air conditioner in the bedroom (this is quite enough). In the living room there is a sofa, a sofa, 2 chairs, a coffee table, a bedside table (there is a mini-bar in it, the so-called, in our opinion, a small refrigerator, it is very convenient to store food), and a locker, there is a safe in it (if I am not mistaken, we gave $14). There are two beds in the bedroom, they were moved to us upon check-in, a wardrobe, 2 bedside tables, a mirror, carpet on the floor (tiles are everywhere in other buildings, this is one of the main disadvantages in my opinion).

The only thing that bothered me: our room was on the 5th floor, the hotel has a fashionable elevator, but it constantly broke down))). As for food: they fed normally, except for their sweets and fruits (green ones, because we got to the period when the Turks were harvesting the 4th crop, and it was still a bit unripe). From fruits: watermelon, melon, oranges, plums, apples (very sweet, despite the fact that they look so-so). As for desserts: everything tastes the same and in a huge amount of sugary syrup (very similar to butter svidu), in general, I do not recommend it. They have an indoor restaurant and tables outside under a canopy (very nice to have dinner there).
A couple more moments that really bothered me: salt water flowed from the tap (horror), and therefore I had to go down to the bar on the 1st floor every time (and the elevator does not work) for a glass of water. For some reason, they did not allow to dial from the cooler. And one more negative point: near the hotel, closer to the road, there was a trash can, and sometimes it stank decently. As for the staff, they are all very friendly. There was a girl at the reception during the day, a guy on the night shift (I don’t remember their names), almost all the vacationers were known by name. For children, as an entertainment option, from 9 to 10 pm, the animators held the so-called mini-disco.
If you are going to go on excursions, you can not take it from your guide. We bought at a local tour agency called Mastertours, which is located near the hotel on the right (if you move towards Alanya). They took Pamukkale for $ 70 for two, and the hotel guide had the same for $ 120. There were tourists with us in the group who bought this tour in Alanya for like 40 at all. Such a difference in price due to the fact that MasterTours is an intermediary, but drove PachoTour company, if you see us anywhere, you can safely take an excursion from them, they will not deceive you. The only difference is where you spend the night in a 5 or 3 * hotel, but I do not recommend overpaying. The conclusion is, for the price we paid (24.000 rubles) for two for 9 days, I think that everything is pretty decent