Замечательный отпуск Wonderful vacation

We rested at the Saray Beach Hotel on 22.06. 10-08.07. 2010. It was not the first time I was in Turkey, but my son preferred to rest in Bulgaria. This time we decided to go to Alanya and did not regret it. Turkey is a beautiful, colorful, colorful country. Rich nature, riot of colors, gentle sun, warm sea… and a wonderful hotel. What else does a person need to escape from the gray everyday life? The hotel's location gives it every right to qualify for 5 stars. Very nice to go directly to the sea. I was very calm for the child, who was always in sight. Another indisputable plus is the free umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach. Complete comfort. The sandy beach is cozy and clean. There is also a bar where you can get drinks. Ice cream for a fee - 1 euro ball. The sea is not always calm and children need to buy watercraft. The water is clean and transparent. The bottom is sandy. The shore has shallow water, which is very convenient for kids. Cleopatra beach is the best beach in Alanya. The city itself is quite large. Lots of beautiful parks, lots of entertainment. The city center is about 40 minutes walk from the hotel. My son and I traveled exclusively on foot. This is much more interesting, because. There are many interesting things to see along the way. Dates, oranges, olives, figs grow in the parks. True, in this part of the city there are practically no famous Alanian bananas. In the port, we ourselves found a boat on which we rode on the sea, which turned out to be much cheaper than buying from a tour operator. Be sure to explore the castle ruins at the top of the mountain. There are amazing panoramas. The pine forest will help you breathe deeply and give you shade in the heat. It is best to go to the Damlatash cave in the morning. Entrance costs 4.5 lira. In the morning there are few people there and you can sit quietly and enjoy the beneficial salty air and admire the drawings created by stalactites and stalagmites. Closer to 12 o'clock sightseeing buses are brought there. Lunapark is a 30-minute walk from the hotel. If you want an excursion, I advise you to contact Tatyana. From the hotel, cross the road and go a little to the left along the rows with shops. A very nice girl. The trip program corresponds to the price and quality. By the way, she has a mail: stepanovatanusha@mail. ru. If you have any problems or questions, she will kindly help you. . On the business card there are her phone numbers (maybe someone will come in handy) +905319718660, +79112292135. The travel program for all operators is almost the same, but you need to ask in great detail about what is included in the program. Otherwise, questions about additional payment will arise during the trip. The same situation is in the Turkish bath. Everywhere the price is 10 euros, but in fact you have to pay extra for a massage and so on... By the way, it is better to take a massage separately. In the general flow, they give little. If you buy just a massage, then do it carefully. 10 euros in the morning, 7 euros in the evening  There are many Turkish baths near the hotel and it is not difficult to choose. I liked the massage therapist at AZAK Hotell. There is no such service in the hotel itself now, because it is being renovated. The hotel is constantly renovating something Now more about the hotel. Nobody knows Russian, everyone speaks decent English. But all the employees are very friendly and always try to negotiate with you. We were seated pretty quickly. Do not forget to immediately buy the key to the safe at the reception. The safe is in the room. The rooms are small, very basic. . If there are three of you, then ask for a room on the ground floor (it is larger). But there is a caveat: the higher, the drier. On the first floor, your towels practically do not dry. The elevator in the building often breaks down and travels o-very slowly. We lived on the second floor and were very happy about it In the second week, the refrigerator broke and we were left without it until the end of the holiday. The room has a TV and several times we saw that there are Russian channels. But their TVs constantly break down and the antenna goes astray, so we practically didn’t turn on the TV anymore. The air conditioner is working properly. They clean every day, but not always thoroughly (3 lovely women do not physically have time to clean all the rooms in the hotel). Linen and towels are changed regularly. We left tips every other day at $1. Various figures were built for us from towels and bedspreads. And once, they made a boat, and they put their son's toy animals in the boat. It was very cute and fun. I must say that the Turks are very fond of children and do everything to amuse the child. Everywhere the son was pampered, they flirted with him, treated him. Every single employee of the hotel knew his son by name. Meals (all inclusive) are quite varied. Don't worry about diet! I strongly advise you to take a festal or mezim with you. The food is very different from ours and everyone has heaviness in the very first days. Ayran sour-milk product, which you can buy in any market, will help you. I also advise you to take 30 grams of brandy for lunch and dinner. This is their local vodka, made with herbs. She will help you sanitize. Despite my experience and caution, I still managed to get poisoned. It was azu with mushrooms. So, always be on the alert! : ) They give a lot of fruits. But apricots and plums are not yet very ripe. Incredibly sweet oranges, although they look ugly. The chefs work very hard and make everything beautiful. For a three-ruble note - the kitchen is very decent. Coffee, cocoa, chocolate from the machine. Tea bags only Lipton. There are 4 machines with drinks (supposedly juices) in the hall. But this is a concentrated drink Invite. Stomach twists immediately. There is clean drinking water. In the bar you can take Fanta, Sprite, Cola. A very difficult situation for children who are not accustomed to chemistry. Many adults drank beer from morning to evening - they have it light, diluted, low alcohol. But they don't get drunk. They offer cold dry red and white wine. But the wine is low quality. The bar offers a variety of cocktails with and without alcohol. Beautiful, but concentrated juices are added everywhere. Cognac is also low-grade. Gin and tonic with lemon (2-3 degrees of alcohol) goes quite well in the heat. And in the evenings they drank Rakia. The all inclusive system is open until 23:00. Waiters already at 22.45 actively remind everyone to stock up on drinks. After 23:00 everything is charged. Special thanks must be given to all employees. They work like bees. At 7 in the morning they are already working to feed you breakfast from 8 and then they are on their feet all day: they feed, clean the dishes, serve you drinks, please. The bar is open until the last client and the guys will patiently smile at you and wait… But vacationers are different… At 16:00, cupcakes and cookies are served at the beach bar. In my opinion, it would be cool to serve fruit. There is a lack of fruit between lunch and dinner. There is no animation in the hotel. Only on Wednesdays comes the show from the leather goods store. Turkish folk dances, belly dance, leather fashion show and lottery. You win a prize (hat, belt, silver chain) and a mandatory discount of 100 euros. Impressive! But all this is a scam! We didn't buy anything and they didn't give us the chain. Prices are high, things are not the best quality. In neighboring star hotels animation every day and we could see and hear everything. If you come to relax and gain strength and health, then in this hotel you will be able to get all the pleasure for little money. My son really liked Turkey and this hotel and he said that we would definitely come here. And I agree with him completely. What I liked was that the hotel managers always ate with vacationers and constantly communicated with people. The hotel accepts guests from Moscow, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Prague, Warsaw.