GGuest UserThe hotel is in a good location, just a minute's walk from the beach. I stayed for two weeks in a room with a sea view on the fifth floor. The view is nice. The balcony of the other room is close, so when other guests are on that balcony, your privacy is violated. There is a small busy road below the room that you have to cross to go to the beach. Although I could hear the sounds of cars passing by on the balcony, it didn't bother me, and in the room it was less so when the windows were closed. However, if you mind noise, bring earplugs. Wifi is free, and it works so-so, sometimes good, sometimes slower. Air conditioning is free and works great. The insulation in the rooms is more or less good, although during the day you can hear the cleaning staff. I have a complaint about the bed because the mattress is too hard for my taste, which I don't like because it doesn't suit my body, so I would wake up with back pain. The TV is old with Turkish channels and should be modernized and a TV that supports Netflix, Disney, HBO... Luckily I had an iPad so I watched on it, but it feels better watching TV. A big plus is the armchair in the room, and it's great that they have one, because some hotels don't, so you have to watch TV or drink coffee from the bed. The pool is large and can fit quite a few people. Since I was there in the middle of the season in August, it's not always easy to find free sun loungers, but I would ask the bar staff and they would bring me a sun lounger. The pool is open until 6 pm. Sun loungers by the pool are free. But on the hotel beach, one sun lounger with an umbrella costs 400 lira. If you take it for 5 days, you get the sixth day for free. That's still an affordable price, but I think that sun loungers on the beach from the hotel should be free. I travel all over the world and I've never had to pay for a sun lounger in a hotel/resort I've stayed at. Also, drinks at dinner are charged, from plain water onwards, and that's a big minus for me. I also didn't like that the safe is charged 4 euros per day, and beach towels are 2 euros. All of that should be free. As for the food: breakfast should be improved, while dinner is excellent, there is a lot to choose from, from sweets, desserts, fruit to cooked and baked food, and it's really delicious. I definitely recommend taking half board. Breakfast is served until 10:30, but since I like to sleep in later, I didn't go many times. It would be good to extend breakfast until at least 11 am for those of us who like to sleep in later. Those half hours are very important. Dinner is from 18:30-20:30. Prices for overnight stays vary on individual apps. I found a good deal on Trip.com and paid around 92 euros for a night in a room with a sea view, with breakfast and dinner included. In the afternoon (4-5pm) and in the evening (9 and 10pm) there is happy hour and for the price of one cocktail (500 to 600 lira) you get two. The guy who makes the cocktails is friendly. In the evening there is a small party and live music or karaoke at the pool. But nothing spectacular. There are two small elevators in the hotel and they are always busy and full of people. The elevators should be deodorized because a large number of people pass through daily and there is an unpleasant smell. The hotel staff is friendly and helpful. The reception could provide more information about the Havaist bus that goes to GZP airport. There is a bus stop in front of the hotel, but it is not the stop where the bus to the airport stops, although the reception told me that it stops there. The starting stop is about a kilometer away from the hotel and is called Otogar. When I asked if they knew the schedule of the bus to the airport, the reception told me to look it up on the internet. And it is difficult to find that information there. Otherwise, it is easy to find the Havaist bus from the GZP airport itself to the hotel, which will take you to Alanya in about an hour and 370 lira.
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