I want to leave a review about the hotel, as the number of negative ratings rolls over, providing people with a not entirely objective picture. When choosing a hotel, we used the following criteria: a large green area, the possibility of walking, small buildings, an affordable price. I will say right away that, after reading about the number of rooms, I settled on a family room, the area and location of which suited the best, and the cost for three differed by 1000 UAH.
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I want to leave a review about the hotel, as the number of negative ratings rolls over, providing people with a not entirely objective picture.
When choosing a hotel, we used the following criteria: a large green area, the possibility of walking, small buildings, an affordable price.
I will say right away that, after reading about the number of rooms, I settled on a family room, the area and location of which suited the best, and the cost for three differed by 1000 UAH. Standard rooms are really small, especially for a family, this can cause inconvenience!
We arrived at the hotel early in the morning, met, put on bracelets, and sent for breakfast. English-speaking guys at the reception, although sometimes a Russian-speaking young lady appears. After breakfast, at 9 o'clock, they came up and asked about the possibility of settling. Without any "winks" was offered an excellent room with two balconies in the eighth building. But we were not satisfied with the view of the boulevard, initially we wanted a view of the Dolphin pool in the relax zone. To this, our guide, having contacted the administration, replied that the room we needed would be ready at standard time. They told me to change and wait. At 2 o'clock they settled in building 9, with a side view of the sea, a large bathroom. The rooms are old but everything worked great. Thoughtful bathroom with good water heating, excellent mattresses, snow-white linen, tea set, daily cleaning, good soundproofing.
The area is large and green. Separately, I would like to highlight the mini zoo, where they spent a lot of time feeding numerous inhabitants. By the way, there are feeders for this.
For nutrition. I can't dispute other opinions, but for $400 per person, we ate shrimp dishes 2 times, mussels were also 2 times, and on one of the evenings they served crayfish, and, in my opinion, this is very good! Ice cream from 2 to 4 was 8 varieties, packaged, booze acceptable, Turkish coffee in the lobby bar.
Service. In general, the hotel team is client-centered. Only the waiters are focused on the German consumer and, accordingly, count on remuneration. But there are, of course, pleasant exceptions! There are 2 waiters named Ali, professionals in their field. Tablecloths are changed after each client, drinks are brought.
Beach. Excellent, no rock outcropping. There were enough sunbeds even though the hotel was full. There are no mattresses, the sun loungers are new, with soft inserts.
I can recommend the hotel. It is good for adults and very good for children. The promenade along the entire coastline, good infrastructure, proximity to tourist sites are the features of the hotels in this region of Colakli, and here you will be met by hotels for any budget, but Alba is a good choice for a family trip!
When choosing a hotel, we used the following criteria: a large green area, the possibility of walking, small buildings, an affordable price.
I will say right away that, after reading about the number of rooms, I settled on a family room, the area and location of which suited the best, and the cost for three differed by 1000 UAH. Standard rooms are really small, especially for a family, this can cause inconvenience!
We arrived at the hotel early in the morning, met, put on bracelets, and sent for breakfast. English-speaking guys at the reception, although sometimes a Russian-speaking young lady appears. After breakfast, at 9 o'clock, they came up and asked about the possibility of settling. Without any "winks" was offered an excellent room with two balconies in the eighth building. But we were not satisfied with the view of the boulevard, initially we wanted a view of the Dolphin pool in the relax zone. To this, our guide, having contacted the administration, replied that the room we needed would be ready at standard time. They told me to change and wait. At 2 o'clock they settled in building 9, with a side view of the sea, a large bathroom. The rooms are old but everything worked great. Thoughtful bathroom with good water heating, excellent mattresses, snow-white linen, tea set, daily cleaning, good soundproofing.
The area is large and green. Separately, I would like to highlight the mini zoo, where they spent a lot of time feeding numerous inhabitants. By the way, there are feeders for this.
For nutrition. I can't dispute other opinions, but for $400 per person, we ate shrimp dishes 2 times, mussels were also 2 times, and on one of the evenings they served crayfish, and, in my opinion, this is very good! Ice cream from 2 to 4 was 8 varieties, packaged, booze acceptable, Turkish coffee in the lobby bar.
Service. In general, the hotel team is client-centered. Only the waiters are focused on the German consumer and, accordingly, count on remuneration. But there are, of course, pleasant exceptions! There are 2 waiters named Ali, professionals in their field. Tablecloths are changed after each client, drinks are brought.
Beach. Excellent, no rock outcropping. There were enough sunbeds even though the hotel was full. There are no mattresses, the sun loungers are new, with soft inserts.
I can recommend the hotel. It is good for adults and very good for children. The promenade along the entire coastline, good infrastructure, proximity to tourist sites are the features of the hotels in this region of Colakli, and here you will be met by hotels for any budget, but Alba is a good choice for a family trip!
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The tour was chosen between Egypt and Turkey - the price is about the same, still chose Turkey - not as hot at this time of year as in Egypt, and the diet is more diverse. Of the 4 hotels offered by the girl from the travel agency, Alba Resort was chosen - choosing between Side and Kemer. Why this hotel? Lots of positive reviews on various tourist sites, especially regarding the beach and food.
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The tour was chosen between Egypt and Turkey - the price is about the same, still chose Turkey - not as hot at this time of year as in Egypt, and the diet is more diverse.
Of the 4 hotels offered by the girl from the travel agency, Alba Resort was chosen - choosing between Side and Kemer. Why this hotel? Lots of positive reviews on various tourist sites, especially regarding the beach and food.
Behind him are also many videos on youtube, I really liked what I saw.
Departure from Lviv 11:25, arrival in Antalya a little later than 14:00, to the hotel (an hour's drive from the airport) get a little after 16:00. Very quickly register at the reception, put on bracelets and spend in the room - standard, small, kind of submissive, but neat, clean. There is even a sea view from the balcony. The air conditioner works, the key to the door in the form of a card with a chip on the door is special. lock. Hot water is available. All buildings are 3-storey, there is an elevator everywhere.
The main restaurant is closed at this time, as lunch is over, we go for a snack at the pool bar. The waiter in Russian does not boom-boom, English understands something. Here is the first pleasant surprise: although the menu at the bar is small and more like fast food, but there are some salads, pizza, fish! in batter, I'm not talking about burgers, fries, nuggets ...And snacks are very tasty. Is there also alcohol, which is so necessary after washing? and to get a sense of relaxation: tequila, gin, whiskey, vodka, wine, champagne, Baileys, beer (delicious, Tuborg), as well as various cocktails: both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
After a hearty and quick snack and a good rest, we go to the beach, of course. We do not pay attention to the pools, because we came primarily by sea.
Going down to the sea, we pass a security booth with a security guard inside, exit through the gate (closes at midnight, opens at 06:00 am) from the hotel on a walking path that stretches along the coast past all the first line hotels in the park, which is planted with beautiful trees and vegetation that is very well cared for. We cross this path and go down to the sea. On the way to the right we pass our Beach Bar, where after 10:00 drinks are served, after 12:00 you can eat, the menu is the same as in the pool bar, the only one at the bar sits grandmother in a lotus position and bakes Turkish tortillas stuffed with minced meat and cheese.
Just below the path ends at the entrance to the beach. On the left 1 tap to wash the sand from the feet and 2 showers to rinse the body from salt water. Right 2 toilets - small but clean.
The beach is very big. Along the beach to the first line of sunbeds (4 such lines) melts a boardwalk.
The beach is very high quality fine sand, clean. A volleyball net is stretched on the beach. There are a lot of sunbeds, all under a canopy from the sun. All sunbeds are in good condition and modern. If you want to lie on the first line, you need to take a deck chair at about 7 am. There are vacationers who occupy 3-4 sunbeds in the morning, leaving some of their belongings on them, and come to use them in the evening, at 16. Therefore, it seems that a lot of sunbeds are occupied. Beach towels are changed to plastic cards in the Spa, which is not very convenient, because the Spa is located in the 5th building (near the building with the reception and the main restaurant, but far from the sea) and towels can be changed only from 8 to 12 am. Exchange cards until 19:00. That is, if you are on the beach, as we are until 20:00, towels had to be taken to the room and hung on the balcony.
Sea. There are no words here. Gorgeous. Open. The event is perfect, gradual.
The bottom is sandy, no special shoes are needed.
In our period of rest the waves were quite high, but in the morning quite calm, to the buoys (150-200 meters) you could swim without swallowing water. But rocking on the waves is also very exciting. The water is very warm, clean, even when the tide or wind from the sea, almost no debris or algae come. The fish are very small and small.
To the right of the beach offers a variety of water activities.
Restaurant. Opening hours: breakfast 07:00-10:00; brunch 10:10–10:30; lunch 12:30-14:00; dinner 19:00–21:00. From 23:00 to 06:00 the restaurant has a limited amount of food, but if an early excursion or departure from the hotel - you can have a snack or take with you.
The menu of the restaurant is extremely diverse. Breakfast is always a little easier for lunch or dinner, but not limited to eggs and toast.
There are always many salads, cheeses, fruits, even tahini halva and honey in honeycombs, not to mention pancakes drizzled with nutella, porridge, various olives, cereals, jams, sausages, tea, juices, milk ...
Lunches and dinners are just gorgeous. The choice of dishes is very large. Constantly on the menu are several types of fish (including wild salmon! ), Chicken, several types of beef (very soft and delicious), again, salads, olives, various cheeses, soups 1-2 types, watermelons, melons , nectarines, dried apricots, figs, raisins ...Lots of delicious sweets and desserts. Tuna almost every day, once there were mussels and roast lamb. However, the food is very diverse for every taste. The hotel is very busy with tourists, so despite the fact that the tables in the restaurant are many, sometimes you need to circle around a bit to find free.
In the pools vacationers swim even at night, no one is particularly expelled, there is one person from the staff who can sometimes come up and culturally remind that the pool is closed after 20:00. In general, the staff is very polite. No one makes any remarks even when tourists take food out of the restaurant on plates!
The amphitheater is located next to the pool bar, there are various performances every night. There is also a small dance floor near the bar, and artists with live music often perform. If someone wants to meet, then he is there.
The hotel is very crowded with tourists, most of whom are Russians. There are also many Turks, there are Germans, Poles, Czechs, Ukrainians. Waiters try to tip - serve drinks, snacks, but tip is usually given only by Germans.
There are also many children of all ages, which speaks of a more family-oriented hotel.
The nights are quiet, there were no riots, partly because the hotel is not cheap, people are all tolerant and adequate.
On the second floor above the main restaurant there are two a la carte restaurants: seafood and Italian. There is also another bar with access to the terrace, which offers a magnificent view of the sea. The bar also has a very cozy atmosphere and comfortable sofas and chairs. Valya cards must be registered at the reception from 10:00 to 11:00. Also there you choose the menu for dinner (19:00). Went to the sea. Honestly, I left no impressions. Yes, the waiters try very hard, but to put it mildly, the dishes were not surprising. Even shrimp, which are difficult to cook incorrectly, were oversalted and tasteless. They also offer a wine list with Turkish wines, but the prices for them, in my opinion, should be cheaper.
You can order standard drinks included in the tour price.
Rooms are cleaned daily if you need to change towels - just throw them on the floor in the bathroom, and change when cleaning.
In the hotel spa you can do peeling, massage, hammam - all for a fee. There is also an on-site spa. If someone wants to run in the morning - please choose a beach or walking path.
I tried to touch on the most important aspects of staying at the hotel. The rest was wonderful, and the friendly staff helped him in every way.
Of the 4 hotels offered by the girl from the travel agency, Alba Resort was chosen - choosing between Side and Kemer. Why this hotel? Lots of positive reviews on various tourist sites, especially regarding the beach and food.
Behind him are also many videos on youtube, I really liked what I saw.
Departure from Lviv 11:25, arrival in Antalya a little later than 14:00, to the hotel (an hour's drive from the airport) get a little after 16:00. Very quickly register at the reception, put on bracelets and spend in the room - standard, small, kind of submissive, but neat, clean. There is even a sea view from the balcony. The air conditioner works, the key to the door in the form of a card with a chip on the door is special. lock. Hot water is available. All buildings are 3-storey, there is an elevator everywhere.
The main restaurant is closed at this time, as lunch is over, we go for a snack at the pool bar. The waiter in Russian does not boom-boom, English understands something. Here is the first pleasant surprise: although the menu at the bar is small and more like fast food, but there are some salads, pizza, fish! in batter, I'm not talking about burgers, fries, nuggets ...And snacks are very tasty. Is there also alcohol, which is so necessary after washing? and to get a sense of relaxation: tequila, gin, whiskey, vodka, wine, champagne, Baileys, beer (delicious, Tuborg), as well as various cocktails: both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
After a hearty and quick snack and a good rest, we go to the beach, of course. We do not pay attention to the pools, because we came primarily by sea.
Going down to the sea, we pass a security booth with a security guard inside, exit through the gate (closes at midnight, opens at 06:00 am) from the hotel on a walking path that stretches along the coast past all the first line hotels in the park, which is planted with beautiful trees and vegetation that is very well cared for. We cross this path and go down to the sea. On the way to the right we pass our Beach Bar, where after 10:00 drinks are served, after 12:00 you can eat, the menu is the same as in the pool bar, the only one at the bar sits grandmother in a lotus position and bakes Turkish tortillas stuffed with minced meat and cheese.
Just below the path ends at the entrance to the beach. On the left 1 tap to wash the sand from the feet and 2 showers to rinse the body from salt water. Right 2 toilets - small but clean.
The beach is very big. Along the beach to the first line of sunbeds (4 such lines) melts a boardwalk.
The beach is very high quality fine sand, clean. A volleyball net is stretched on the beach. There are a lot of sunbeds, all under a canopy from the sun. All sunbeds are in good condition and modern. If you want to lie on the first line, you need to take a deck chair at about 7 am. There are vacationers who occupy 3-4 sunbeds in the morning, leaving some of their belongings on them, and come to use them in the evening, at 16. Therefore, it seems that a lot of sunbeds are occupied. Beach towels are changed to plastic cards in the Spa, which is not very convenient, because the Spa is located in the 5th building (near the building with the reception and the main restaurant, but far from the sea) and towels can be changed only from 8 to 12 am. Exchange cards until 19:00. That is, if you are on the beach, as we are until 20:00, towels had to be taken to the room and hung on the balcony.
Sea. There are no words here. Gorgeous. Open. The event is perfect, gradual.
The bottom is sandy, no special shoes are needed.
In our period of rest the waves were quite high, but in the morning quite calm, to the buoys (150-200 meters) you could swim without swallowing water. But rocking on the waves is also very exciting. The water is very warm, clean, even when the tide or wind from the sea, almost no debris or algae come. The fish are very small and small.
To the right of the beach offers a variety of water activities.
Restaurant. Opening hours: breakfast 07:00-10:00; brunch 10:10–10:30; lunch 12:30-14:00; dinner 19:00–21:00. From 23:00 to 06:00 the restaurant has a limited amount of food, but if an early excursion or departure from the hotel - you can have a snack or take with you.
The menu of the restaurant is extremely diverse. Breakfast is always a little easier for lunch or dinner, but not limited to eggs and toast.
There are always many salads, cheeses, fruits, even tahini halva and honey in honeycombs, not to mention pancakes drizzled with nutella, porridge, various olives, cereals, jams, sausages, tea, juices, milk ...
Lunches and dinners are just gorgeous. The choice of dishes is very large. Constantly on the menu are several types of fish (including wild salmon! ), Chicken, several types of beef (very soft and delicious), again, salads, olives, various cheeses, soups 1-2 types, watermelons, melons , nectarines, dried apricots, figs, raisins ...Lots of delicious sweets and desserts. Tuna almost every day, once there were mussels and roast lamb. However, the food is very diverse for every taste. The hotel is very busy with tourists, so despite the fact that the tables in the restaurant are many, sometimes you need to circle around a bit to find free.
In the pools vacationers swim even at night, no one is particularly expelled, there is one person from the staff who can sometimes come up and culturally remind that the pool is closed after 20:00. In general, the staff is very polite. No one makes any remarks even when tourists take food out of the restaurant on plates!
The amphitheater is located next to the pool bar, there are various performances every night. There is also a small dance floor near the bar, and artists with live music often perform. If someone wants to meet, then he is there.
The hotel is very crowded with tourists, most of whom are Russians. There are also many Turks, there are Germans, Poles, Czechs, Ukrainians. Waiters try to tip - serve drinks, snacks, but tip is usually given only by Germans.
There are also many children of all ages, which speaks of a more family-oriented hotel.
The nights are quiet, there were no riots, partly because the hotel is not cheap, people are all tolerant and adequate.
On the second floor above the main restaurant there are two a la carte restaurants: seafood and Italian. There is also another bar with access to the terrace, which offers a magnificent view of the sea. The bar also has a very cozy atmosphere and comfortable sofas and chairs. Valya cards must be registered at the reception from 10:00 to 11:00. Also there you choose the menu for dinner (19:00). Went to the sea. Honestly, I left no impressions. Yes, the waiters try very hard, but to put it mildly, the dishes were not surprising. Even shrimp, which are difficult to cook incorrectly, were oversalted and tasteless. They also offer a wine list with Turkish wines, but the prices for them, in my opinion, should be cheaper.
You can order standard drinks included in the tour price.
Rooms are cleaned daily if you need to change towels - just throw them on the floor in the bathroom, and change when cleaning.
In the hotel spa you can do peeling, massage, hammam - all for a fee. There is also an on-site spa. If someone wants to run in the morning - please choose a beach or walking path.
I tried to touch on the most important aspects of staying at the hotel. The rest was wonderful, and the friendly staff helped him in every way.
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Pros: - Very large and Very green territory. Greenery and flowers all around. There is even a mini zoo on the territory. You live like a bot. garden. Also on the territory there are security posts (on the way to the beach). Your own beach. - Very good food, everything is tasty and fresh, fish/meat/baklava/fresh vegetables, etc.
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Pros: - Very large and Very green territory. Greenery and flowers all around. There is even a mini zoo on the territory. You live like a bot. garden. Also on the territory there are security posts (on the way to the beach). Your own beach. - Very good food, everything is tasty and fresh, fish/meat/baklava/fresh vegetables, etc. everyday. The standard meal plan during covid times is food is given out by employees. But they do it very quickly, they give more than enough food. Wine, beer, etc. at lunch, dinner, in all bars. There is also "champagne", not Moet of course, but a light refreshing drink. - The beach and the sea are just perfect. Sand, smooth entrance to the sea, water at the end of August is almost hot. The beach is large, a lot of sunbeds, even when the hotel is fully loaded, you can find a place. Towels are free. You can go to the beach at night (unlike Egypt for example). - There are children's slides and rooms for children's leisure. Minuses: - There is no possibility to iron things on your own, only for a fee. - There is no separate children's table. We were without children so just heard questions/complaints from moms. But, there are a lot of children in the hotel, no one seems to be starving)Moments: - The rooms are tired, yes. But the rooms are clean and everything works. This is an inexpensive five, it would be strange to expect a VIP room. At the same time, the territory is very well-groomed, the sunbeds on the beach are new, in the restaurant / bars everything is also fine. - Guests - 85% are Russia and Ukraine, a lot of Moscow. In general, everything is decent, but there are characters who come across the beach with their speakers, change clothes right on the beach, although the room is five minutes away, and the locker room is 10 meters away, at six in the morning they run to take places on the beach, etc. , it is. But that's not enough, so ok. - Settlement. We arrived at the hotel around 10:00 am. The number was given at 12. Normal number, they did not try to change it. - Complimentary safe and Wi-Fi. Yes, paid, as often in Turkey. - Five minutes from the hotel there is a pharmacy, shops. Souvenirs and a mini market are also available at the hotel. - There is a spa center, did not go, according to reviews - not cheap. - Animation is sooo not intrusive, almost absent. In the evenings there are some basic standard shows. Plus, there is live music in the bar in the evenings. - The hotel is full, so there are a lot of people. But were in the season itself, so predictable. Total. In terms of price / quality ratio, the hotel even exceeded expectations. You can safely go.
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Bought the tour for two families. Our travel agent rode among us and with his help they registered a check-in in quiet rooms and a settlement nearby. We've arrived. Rooms in different buildings and with windows to the amphitheater...There was no response to the request to settle as indicated in the reservation.
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Bought the tour for two families. Our travel agent rode among us and with his help they registered a check-in in quiet rooms and a settlement nearby. We've arrived. Rooms in different buildings and with windows to the amphitheater...There was no response to the request to settle as indicated in the reservation. "Pleasantly" surprised paid internet and paid safe. The meeting with the Anex Tour Guide was even more upsetting, as the representative behaved disgustingly. In a boorish way he offended tourists, extorting to buy excursions, so as not to "violate statistics" or pay a tip to the guide in the amount of $ 20. And in this vein, all other questions. In the meantime, we keep asking for quiet rooms as the night passed without sleep. Answers such as no rooms available, although the loading of the hotel was a little more than half.
We complained to the Guest Relation Manager and to the head office of Anex Tour and - oh my god! - rooms were found, our reservation was found with written wishes. It turns out they just didn't notice. The hotel is not clean.
Service, to put it mildly, unobtrusive. Hygiene products were requested for 3 days to no avail, I had to take at least shampoo on my own on a cart. Do not buy bath accessories in 5*. There is practically no animation. But against this dim background, I want to note a really gorgeous beach, excellent territory and really good food. Something like this.
We complained to the Guest Relation Manager and to the head office of Anex Tour and - oh my god! - rooms were found, our reservation was found with written wishes. It turns out they just didn't notice. The hotel is not clean.
Service, to put it mildly, unobtrusive. Hygiene products were requested for 3 days to no avail, I had to take at least shampoo on my own on a cart. Do not buy bath accessories in 5*. There is practically no animation. But against this dim background, I want to note a really gorgeous beach, excellent territory and really good food. Something like this.
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Rested with two families: 2 adults. + 1 child (14 years old) and 2 adults. When booking, they indicated that the rooms were nearby and in a quiet place. The road from the airport to the hotel is about 1 hour drive. We arrived at the hotel around 9:00. We went straight to breakfast. Settlement is standard from 14.
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Rested with two families: 2 adults. + 1 child (14 years old) and 2 adults. When booking, they indicated that the rooms were nearby and in a quiet place. The road from the airport to the hotel is about 1 hour drive. We arrived at the hotel around 9:00. We went straight to breakfast. Settlement is standard from 14.00. We took beach towels, changed into a spa and went to the beach. There are no free sunbeds near the sea at this time!! ! With grief in half found 2 loungers for all. We bought, returned back to the reception, at 13.00 we were informed that it was possible to settle already, rooms appeared. Having received the cards from the room, they were simply shocked. It turns out that the quietest rooms are the windows with access to the amphitheater (3206) and the second room (4311) with access to the roadway. Well, the numbers were naturally given in opposite directions!
On the first day, we were late for lunch at the main restaurant - it is open from 12.30 to 14.00. They came to have a bite to eat at the bar near the pool, they didn’t like the food terribly, and they took everything different. The next day we went to the guesthouse to clarify whether it is really impossible to give rooms nearby in a quiet place. An hour later, they found two rooms near 4306 and 4307 in a more or less quiet place, but they said that it was impossible to move now, since the rooms had not been cleaned. I asked first to look at the room, when we went up to room 4307 together with the gestrelation, it turned out that the room was free and cleaned, but you can still move only tomorrow, since our room, where we are now, cannot be cleaned today - a paradox.
Rooms are old and soundproofed. The gel dispenser in the room did not work and there was no shampoo either. There was only 2 soaps. They approached the reception and asked to fix it, since they didn’t take shampoo or gels with them, they still went to a five-star hotel - they expected that there would be elementary things. Until the end of the holiday, they did not fix it. On the 4th day, on the cart, the maid saw that there was still shampoo, but it was not clear why they did not put it in the rooms.
We went swimming before breakfast, so there were no particular problems with sunbeds in the future (but those who like to sleep and came to the sea by 9-10 o'clock could not find sunbeds for themselves).
The sea is amazing!! ! The area is great. The food in the main restaurant is good and everything is very tasty. Alcohol is standard. I can’t say anything for the animation, since we were all the time near the sea. Near the pool in the afternoon, when we went for lunch, there were some competitions, and in the evening there was also something in the amphitheater. Wi-fi only in the pool bar is free and quite poor. Paid for 7 days $ 18, but also wants to be better. SAFE paid for 7 days - $ 9 (the first time I meet this in a five-star hotel).
There is a buffet, chefs stand behind the glass and put everything that you say or show on a plate. Especially no one disinfects the tables. The beds are placed close to each other. Masks are asked to be worn at the entrance to the restaurant for lunch and dinner (for breakfast, whoever wants to wear them, most without masks). For a couple of days there was a line at the entrance to the restaurant. We will not visit this hotel for the second time.
On the first day, we were late for lunch at the main restaurant - it is open from 12.30 to 14.00. They came to have a bite to eat at the bar near the pool, they didn’t like the food terribly, and they took everything different. The next day we went to the guesthouse to clarify whether it is really impossible to give rooms nearby in a quiet place. An hour later, they found two rooms near 4306 and 4307 in a more or less quiet place, but they said that it was impossible to move now, since the rooms had not been cleaned. I asked first to look at the room, when we went up to room 4307 together with the gestrelation, it turned out that the room was free and cleaned, but you can still move only tomorrow, since our room, where we are now, cannot be cleaned today - a paradox.
Rooms are old and soundproofed. The gel dispenser in the room did not work and there was no shampoo either. There was only 2 soaps. They approached the reception and asked to fix it, since they didn’t take shampoo or gels with them, they still went to a five-star hotel - they expected that there would be elementary things. Until the end of the holiday, they did not fix it. On the 4th day, on the cart, the maid saw that there was still shampoo, but it was not clear why they did not put it in the rooms.
We went swimming before breakfast, so there were no particular problems with sunbeds in the future (but those who like to sleep and came to the sea by 9-10 o'clock could not find sunbeds for themselves).
The sea is amazing!! ! The area is great. The food in the main restaurant is good and everything is very tasty. Alcohol is standard. I can’t say anything for the animation, since we were all the time near the sea. Near the pool in the afternoon, when we went for lunch, there were some competitions, and in the evening there was also something in the amphitheater. Wi-fi only in the pool bar is free and quite poor. Paid for 7 days $ 18, but also wants to be better. SAFE paid for 7 days - $ 9 (the first time I meet this in a five-star hotel).
There is a buffet, chefs stand behind the glass and put everything that you say or show on a plate. Especially no one disinfects the tables. The beds are placed close to each other. Masks are asked to be worn at the entrance to the restaurant for lunch and dinner (for breakfast, whoever wants to wear them, most without masks). For a couple of days there was a line at the entrance to the restaurant. We will not visit this hotel for the second time.
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We rested in Turkey in Alba Resort Hotel Side-Cholakli. Me with my husband and 7 year old son. I must say right away that the hotel is old, the rooms are appropriate. But! The room is very clean and tidy. The plumbing is glowing. Cons: Small rooms with small balconies. Wifi only in the pool bar area. The hotel offers paid Wi-Fi.
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We rested in Turkey in Alba Resort Hotel Side-Cholakli. Me with my husband and 7 year old son.
I must say right away that the hotel is old, the rooms are appropriate. But! The room is very clean and tidy. The plumbing is glowing.
Cons: Small rooms with small balconies. Wifi only in the pool bar area. The hotel offers paid Wi-Fi. We took a Turkish SIM card and did not bathe for all 10 days. The Internet is fast, it catches absolutely everywhere, you can distribute it to two devices.
And then only pluses!
The food is delicious and varied. And everywhere, including a pool bar and a beach bar. The specifics of covid: the entrance to the restaurant is only in a mask and the food is put on the cook's plates. Naturally, as much as you want. All inclusive has not been canceled.
Animators are working. All shows, competitions, games, etc. outdoors only.
There is some kind of disco in Side, also under the open sky. In it, together, led by animators, they are taken from different hotels.
By the way, not all hotels are open. And in those that have opened, settlement is allowed only by 60%. So the hotel is not full.
There was often live music in the evenings.
For children in the pool, there are several good water slides, the town of the Smurfs, ponies, a small zoo and a lake with Flamingos. We met with my son mostly closer to dinner))) They were worn by a large company of children, they were high)))
Outside the territory there is a huge walking road that leads for many kilometers along the park and the sea.
Well, the sea is naturally clean and awesomely warm!
Turks are traditionally friendly and welcome guests.
As a result, we had a great rest.
I must say right away that the hotel is old, the rooms are appropriate. But! The room is very clean and tidy. The plumbing is glowing.
Cons: Small rooms with small balconies. Wifi only in the pool bar area. The hotel offers paid Wi-Fi. We took a Turkish SIM card and did not bathe for all 10 days. The Internet is fast, it catches absolutely everywhere, you can distribute it to two devices.
And then only pluses!
The food is delicious and varied. And everywhere, including a pool bar and a beach bar. The specifics of covid: the entrance to the restaurant is only in a mask and the food is put on the cook's plates. Naturally, as much as you want. All inclusive has not been canceled.
Animators are working. All shows, competitions, games, etc. outdoors only.
There is some kind of disco in Side, also under the open sky. In it, together, led by animators, they are taken from different hotels.
By the way, not all hotels are open. And in those that have opened, settlement is allowed only by 60%. So the hotel is not full.
There was often live music in the evenings.
For children in the pool, there are several good water slides, the town of the Smurfs, ponies, a small zoo and a lake with Flamingos. We met with my son mostly closer to dinner))) They were worn by a large company of children, they were high)))
Outside the territory there is a huge walking road that leads for many kilometers along the park and the sea.
Well, the sea is naturally clean and awesomely warm!
Turks are traditionally friendly and welcome guests.
As a result, we had a great rest.
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Hello! Our friends have already arrived at your hotel for the second day and have only now received their room. They say that the hotel is full, you cry a lot of tourists at the reception... and we bought a ticket 1.5 months ago, and even for 11 days. Here on September 13 we fly out and already in advance we think with fear, what about the rest ? ! If not difficult, please answer.
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Hello! Our friends have already arrived at your hotel for the second day and have only now received their room. They say that the hotel is full, you cry a lot of tourists at the reception... and we bought a ticket 1.5 months ago, and even for 11 days. Here on September 13 we fly out and already in advance we think with fear, what about the rest ? ! If not difficult, please answer.
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We rested at the hotel from 07/13/2017 to 07/25/2017, two adults and a child of 5 years old. I must say right away that Turkey is my favorite beach resort, I’m probably resting in Turkey for the 8th time already and, frankly, I didn’t want to waste time writing a review, but still I decided to write so that, despite minor shortcomings, the hotel management would pay attention to them so that the tour operator, whose services we have repeatedly used, drew attention to the quality of service for tourists, well, to enlighten you all about the hotel.
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We rested at the hotel from 07/13/2017 to 07/25/2017, two adults and a child of 5 years old. I must say right away that Turkey is my favorite beach resort, I’m probably resting in Turkey for the 8th time already and, frankly, I didn’t want to waste time writing a review, but still I decided to write so that, despite minor shortcomings, the hotel management would pay attention to them so that the tour operator, whose services we have repeatedly used, drew attention to the quality of service for tourists, well, to enlighten you all about the hotel. Immediately I ask no one to be offended: neither the hotel management, nor the representatives of the tour operator, nor the staff of the air carrier. After all, I write only the truth only so that people pay attention to my work and draw the appropriate conclusions. So we chose this hotel to enjoy our beach holiday. For us, the main thing was: the sea, a good gentle entrance so that you can swim with a small child, good territory, food and quality of service. We purchased a tour through Coral Travel, whose services we have already used several times before. I immediately purchased a room with a sea view “Sea View” and in our vouchers, the following was written: ROOM Type: 2 ADL + 1 CHD (STANDARD ROOM SEA VIEW) So: everything was done: the hotel was chosen, we worked with a trusted tour operator room with sea view. Oh, a dream, because last year we, like most Russians, could not get to Turkey. In general, we were all waiting for happiness and it began. The day of July 13, despite the number, began more than successfully, we flew to Antalya from Sheremetyevo at 4 am with Onurair. The flight turned out to be good (AirBus plane) and already around 7 am we were in Turkey. Happiness continued further, we were among the first to receive our suitcase and 2 bags of luggage. It was probably around 8 in the morning, when we were already sitting on the bus, I was already in my thoughts in our room overlooking the sea and swimming in it. Happiness was a little overshadowed by the long wait for our 2 tourists, whom we waited on the bus for 40 minutes. Finally, we went and happiness rushed to meet us again: our hotel was the first along the route and we were already in it in an hour. Leaving, according to the good Russian-Turkish tradition, a tip in the amount of $ 1 to the driver, we were already at the hotel reception at about 10 am. A friendly girl who speaks Russian at the reception said that our room is not yet ready and we need to wait a bit, but you can visit the restaurant and have breakfast. Just in case, I emphasized to the girl that we have Sea View (a room with a sea view), to which she affirmatively assented: “Yes, yes Sea View, but you have to wait... ” Happiness continued. It was already late breakfast and we had something to eat. Upon returning to the reception and another 1.5 hours of waiting, it became clear that while the staff was preparing our room, we needed to occupy ourselves with something... You can’t change clothes without a number and unpacked bags, and there’s nothing much to do in such heat. I suggested to my wife that they take advantage of Turkish hospitality, as well as the all-inclusive service and start trying local alcoholic cocktails. On the bar at the reception there was a sign with the composition of cocktails. Oh dream, happiness continued, we started with Alba Dreams (this is the first alcoholic cocktail on the list). The happiness continued, it was probably already 12:30 when we drank the 5th cocktail in anticipation of our Sea View. At about 13:30 it became clear that the Turkish side was obviously very carefully preparing to receive Russian tourists from Moscow, since the room was not yet ready. The room was not yet ready, and after drinking cocktails we were already well, happiness continued... At about 14:00, when I approached the receptionist, he said that the room was ready and our things were wheeled on a cart to another building. A friendly Turk happily showed us a narrow small room with a double bed and a separate sofa for a child and a broken safe on the 1st floor of some building. Upon entering the room, I realized that it was located on the other side of the sea and on the 1st floor. Going out onto the balcony, we saw three trees and a road instead of the sea. It was clearly a Land View for the price of a Sea…Happiness was temporarily over. I was just at a loss, the wife too. A friendly Turk, looking at our reaction, calling me in a friendly way “friend”, said that we should spend the night here, and tomorrow go to the reception. Taking my daddy with documents and not looking at the exhortations of my new Turkish "friend" who helped bring our suitcases, I returned to the reception to sort things out. When I returned, I showed the English speaking manager that our voucher clearly stated “Sea View”. The manager shook his head sympathetically, said that, unfortunately, there was an error in the system and there were 2 Sea View rooms to choose from: the first one is already ready, and the second one needs to wait until it is removed. Both were in the building adjacent to the reception on the 3rd floor. The 1st room was narrow, but not bad, the 2nd one was wider and very good, I chose it. It was probably around 4:00 pm when the Turkish side provided our legal Sea View with a view of the sea. Arriving at the hotel at 10 in the morning, we got our room closer to 16... We somehow sorted out our things and passed out after sleeping through dinner. The Turkish side was clearly preparing for our arrival. It’s not clear what it was, maybe it was the tour operator’s mistake, who didn’t correctly report the category of our room, or maybe the friendly hotel management decided that the Russians didn’t understand what they were ordering and they could slip anything on them....Next day 14.07, we had breakfast, went to the sea and we had an appointment with our hotel guide Leonid, a representative of the tour operator Coral Travel. Exactly at 11:30 we came to the meeting. We decided in advance that since we had already run into excursions, we would not go anywhere this year, especially since the territory of the hotel is very large and it has its own mini zoo, here we will not be bored anyway. We met with Leonid and I told him in a rather polite manner in advance that since we were already in Turkey not for the first time and had already been to many places, this year we would not go on any excursions, but we were just planning a beach holiday, for which Leonid politely said that he still asks us to listen to the program of excursions and then at later 12:45 he will return our vouchers to all of us, on which he will put a stamp with his phone. After listening to the program of excursions and after some of the tourists had already begun to order them, we politely left (I warned in advance that we were not planning any excursions) and I wanted to return at 12:45 in order to take our vouchers with a stamp. To which he said that apparently some tourists mixed up and took our vouchers, but then a good idea dawned on him and he suggested that I take their vouchers for myself & # 61514; ) Like a kind of “change” they say, since they mixed up and took yours vouchers, then you take them... That is, apparently it doesn’t matter if your last name is or not, it is important that only the voucher be stamped. To which I told Leonid that it was somehow not good that the surname was not mine, and he agreed. I assured Leonid that I had a copy of the vouchers, to which he said that he still needed a stamp with his phone number. I asked Leonid to wait, went to the reception and took a blank sheet, on which he put his stamp, which, just in case, he took with him when leaving the hotel. We did not intersect with representatives of Coral Travel before our departure. Well, then happiness came, we swam, rested and enjoyed Turkish hospitality. In general, I liked everything: From the pros: Excellent beach Awesome entrance to the water 400 meters ahead shallow Smooth sand Free sun loungers Sea - 35 degrees water, you don’t want to get out Awesomely large territory, there is even a hotel map that you can take at the reception Good location of the hotel. 1 hour drive to the airport, 20 minutes drive to Manavgat or Side. For those who have not been - in Side - ancient monuments, Manavgat - a shopping center, there are exchangers, Migros (Turkish hypermarket), and a bunch of all kinds of Turkish shops. Water slidesMini zoo: I especially liked the big parrots and the pelican, my daughter really liked to feed them with bread. A good snack bar next to the beach, we dined there without changing clothes. Wine, champagne, tuborg beer. Here, some tourists who do not understand anything are trying to say that it is diluted. This is a good beer, good quality, in any resort in Turkey, the beer has a small number of degrees, otherwise everyone would just revel. But if you drink enough of this wonderful chilled beer, then I assure you, the effect will be. Excellent restaurant - chicken - beef - fish Salads, appetizers, olives all right - Fruits Watermelons Peaches Pears Desserts for every taste And of course ice cream Many Russians, Germans, Poles, Turks rest in the hotel. There are no distinctions in relation, there are many waiters, they serve everyone equally. The management at the hotel is very well established, by the way, here I saw a real rotation of staff, every week all the waiters move in a circle to new places... Of the minuses This is of course not for the hotel, but for the climate. July is very hot, in the evening at 23:00 the air temperature is about 29 C . , stuffiness. No Italian A La Cart restaurant, menu needs to be changed Free internet is just non-existent, my wife only managed to use it late in the evening I immediately bought internet for 2 weeks, it's quite expensive 25 euros for 2 weeks, but I need it. I would like more live music. It's time to leave. On 25.07 on the day of departure, I went to the reception in the morning and wanted to extend the time of our stay in the room until 19:00 for a fee (we had to leave at 19:30). We were informed that people were already coming to our place and that, unfortunately, the number could not be extended. We had to quickly pack up and by 12:00 we vacated the room, things were taken to the storage room. We had lunch in the main restaurant, had a little rest at the reception and went swimming. We were told that we can take a shower and change clothes in the hammam. Around 17:30 we returned from the sea and went to the hammam. Unfortunately, my wife and daughter were unable to take a shower, due to the lack of towels, which were not found in the women's section for departing tourists, but when I went to the shower, they still found one towel for me... Finally, the bus arrived for us and we went to the airport . The holiday was a success, but at the very end of our trip we were in for a small surprise from Coral Travel. By the way, if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have written this review... Our return flight was scheduled for 23:10 on a regular Onurair flight. So, when it was already 30 minutes drive to the airport, our transfer guide from Coral Travel said, naming my last name, that the departure time had changed for us and our flight was transferred to another flight of the same Onurair airline. but 5 minutes earlier, i. e. 23:05. This is the first time that the tour operator changes the regular flight at the very end... It was a little strange, but there's nothing to be done, this is a trusted tour operator Coral Travel, whose services we have already used more than once... Then we went through the check of personal belongings and luggage, registered on a new flight and were preparing to set sail for their homeland 5 minutes earlier, but no such luck. On the scoreboard for the previously scheduled flight at 23:10, for which we were previously registered, the Gate had already opened and boarding had begun, but on our new flight at 23:05, the Gate did not open and the boarding did not begin. And then suddenly there was an inscription that the flight was postponed to 2:15 the next day. That is, our trusted tour operator Coral Travel changed our flight, by which we could fly to Moscow on time for a flight that was delayed by 3 hours…. A sort of little mischief at the end of the journey. By the way, for the information of Coral Travel staff. There is such a class of information systems, it is called CRM (Customer Relationship Management), it seems to me that these information systems bypassed you, otherwise you would hardly have treated your regular client this way, by the way, my eldest son was vacationing separately from us in Turkey with his girlfriend and I paid for his vacation, and he also booked the tour through the Coral Travel Tour Operator. I will think carefully next time before using your company's services. Hanging around for 3 hours at the airport with a small child is not very pleasant. But I want to express my deep gratitude to Onurair, which delayed the flight and invited passengers to eat for free at Burger King on the territory of the airport, for each boarding pass they gave out a free chicken sandwich, french fries and Coca-Cola. I must say that the mood immediately improved. We flew to Moscow only at about 3:00 in the morning. On the Onurair plane, I asked the flight attendant when she passed me with a cart for some water, she did not understand me, when I repeated “water” again and pointed to the bottle, she said with a tone of reproach “English - Water”, I repeated “Water “Water”. She finally poured. And I thanked her in Turkish “teshekkur ederim” (thank you in Turkish). The flight was successful. Everything is fine in this airbus 321 aircraft, except for one thing: the seats are located narrowly to each other and it’s simply impossible to stretch your legs, and my knees practically rested on the back of the seat in front of me. Landing was very soft. Teshekkur ederim Onurair. Teshekkur ederim Alba Resort Hotel. Teshekkur ederim Turkey. We will definitely return. Dmitry. Moscow city
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