Konyaalti is one of the most beautiful areas of the Turkish resort city of Antalya. It is believed that this place is great for tourists who prefer outdoor activities. Expensive hotels in this area are adjacent to budget ones, and any vacationer can easily choose suitable accommodation here. Tourists who prefer comfort can book rooms at the five-star Sea Life Family Resort Hotel. Many vacationers consider it one of the best recreation centers in Konyaalti and Antalya.
Location Features
According to the information provided to customers on the websites of tour operators, this hotel is located in Konyaalti on the first coastline. But, as some tourists note in their reviews on specialized Internet sites, this is not entirely true. Vacationers have a good opinion about this hotel, mainly because of the quality service and comfortable rooms. The location of this hotel, many tourists consider, unfortunately, somewhat unfortunate.
This complex was built really on the first coastline. However, in order to get to the beach, its guests have to cross a very busy highway leading to Kemer. Drivers in Turkey do not care too much about pedestrians and are often reckless. Therefore, hotel guests have to overcome the road (including at traffic lights) almost by running. With young children, this, of course, may not be particularly convenient.
In relation to the transport hubs, the Sea Life hotel is located, according to many vacationers, quite successfully. From Antalya Airport, a tour operator shuttle bus to this hotel can be reached very quickly. Usually the journey takes no more than 20 minutes. The flight Moscow - Antalya itself is also not particularly long. So too much on the way to the resort vacationers booked rooms in this complex do not get tired.
General Description Sea Life Family Resort Hotel
They accept guests at this hotel in two multi-story buildings of Mediterranean construction. It belongs to the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel (Turkey) type of city. That is, he has almost no own territory. The check-in time for check-in here is 15 hours. For tourists who have arrived earlier, the hotel staff, most often, offer to wait a bit, get acquainted with the infrastructure of the complex and have coffee in the lobby bar.
This hotel was built in 1995. However, reconstructions and repairs hereafter were carried out relatively frequently. Therefore, the decoration of the rooms here, judging by the reviews of vacationers, is neat and beautiful, and the furniture in the rooms is new.
This hotel operates exclusively on an all-inclusive basis. That is, taking rooms here only with breakfast, as, for example, in some three-star Turkish hotel, to save money, will not work.
Children under 11 years old can stay at the hotel free of charge, provided that they sleep in beds with parents. It is very convenient for tourists who come to rest in Turkey with their families. For very young children (up to a year) a cot can be put in the room. This service at the hotel is also free. For children over the age of one year, a separate bed can only be provided for a fee of 70% of the cost of living. For adults, extra beds are not available in this hotel.
Smoking is not allowed in the hotel rooms. Guests renting cars in Turkey can park their car in the free parking lot.
Number of rooms
In total, the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel offers guests of Antalya about 250 rooms of various price categories. If you wish, you can rent standard, family, junior suite, king suite rooms. The area of the hotel rooms is from 20 to 80 m 2 . They can be calculated for accommodation from 1 to 5 adults.
All rooms include:
- safe;
- telephone;
- mini bar;
- air conditioning;
- TV.
Tourists can use the safe in the rooms for free. The same goes for the internet. Shower facilities include toiletries and a hairdryer. Also in the rooms are hotel slippers.
Room Reviews
Most of the guests consider the rooms of the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel (Konyaalti) very cozy and comfortable. Maids are cleaned here daily and often enough. The linen and towels in the hotel, judging by the reviews, are snow-white. Their maids also change on time. The refrigerators in the rooms work well, and the dressing tables are large and with drawers.
Tourists consider a lack of hotel rooms to be a lack of hangers in the closets. So vacationers should definitely take this accessory with them.
The shower rooms of the hotel are not fitted with shower curtains, but real cabins with good waterproofing. So nothing pours to the floor here. For this, the hotel also earned good reviews from guests. After all, there is never dampness in the bathrooms of the rooms rented out here.
Tourists include their pleasant design to the pluses of the hotel rooms. The rooms are decorated in soft, not flashy colors, and at the same time quite stylish. Another advantage of the rooms of this recreation center, its guests consider the presence of as many as 9 channels on television.
The soundproofing of the rooms in this hotel, judging by the reviews, is also not bad. However, the hotel is located in a rather busy place in terms of car traffic. Therefore, in her rooms it can sometimes be noisy. This, of course, tourists attribute to a certain drawback of the complex.
Hotel Infrastructure
On the territory of the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 * hotel, its guests are provided with many amenities. The hotel has:
- sauna and steam room;
- gym;
- tennis court;
- massage room;
- sports equipment rental;
- conference hall.
Hotel guests can play tennis on the playground equipped in his yard for free, but you need to pay extra for court lighting. If desired, hotel guests can sign up for tennis lessons. But these services at Sea Life Family Resort Hotel are paid. In addition to tennis, you can freely attend aerobics classes and daily discos, as well as a sauna.
Of course, there are pools in this hotel. There are two of them - indoor and outdoor. For a fee, guests can visit the hotel's Internet cafe or laundry service. The hotel also has several shops of various specializations. Of course, animations, both daytime and nightly, are also held at this five-star hotel.
Services for children
Many guests come to this hotel with their families. As already mentioned, in some cases, children at Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 * can stay in rooms for free. Also for small guests here are provided:
- pool with one water slide;
- club.
Parents need to pay separately for babysitting services. The club accepts children from 4 to 12 years.
Reviews of tourists about the hotel infrastructure
The territory at the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 *, as tourists say in their reviews, is quite small. But, according to many vacationers, there are many elements of infrastructure on it. Pools, according to guests, are very comfortable here. They are located on several levels. In the lower pool, water polo competitions and other events are held for guests who prefer active recreation. You can swim calmly, mainly only in the upper pool.
The disco in the hotel is located in the basement. You can visit it for free at least every day. The only exceptions are Sundays. On this day, admission to the disco is only by ticket. Animations at the hotel, judging by the reviews, are quite interesting. Once a week, among other things, competitions are organized where you can win a free massage in the spa, a signature cocktail, a banana ride, etc.
Tourists consider some of the hotel’s drawbacks that in the evenings, the rooms in it can be rented out for local residents. In this case, the hotel is often quite noisy.
Staff
Almost all Russian tourists report in their reviews that they were satisfied with the work of the staff of the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel. The service here is very well established, the staff are well aware of their business, fulfill any guest's request as quickly as possible. Many tourists note that tips on the efforts of employees are almost not affected, that is, they work well and without monetary rewards of guests. Some hotel workers speak Russian well, so Russian tourists do not have any special problems communicating with staff.
Dining at Sea Life Family Resort Hotel
The restaurant of this complex praises most of the guests. For breakfast, residents are offered a huge selection of cheeses and rolls. Also, tourists can take omelettes, jam, honey, vegetables. For lunch and dinner, the residents of the Restaurant are offered two types of soups, dishes of beef, veal, chicken, fish, as well as a variety of side dishes. According to many tourists, the hotel cooks are very tasty. It concerns not only the first and second courses, but also baking. Of course, all kinds of fruits and vegetables are served to the guests in the restaurant of the hotel. Also for breakfast, lunch or dinner coffee, tea, various drinks are offered.
Good reviews are also available about the service in the hotel restaurant. The waiters here, according to many tourists, are quick and polite. In addition to the service and the quality of the dishes, cleaners deserve good words, they monitor the cleanliness in the hall, on the tables, and wash dishes in high quality.
Not only the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 * restaurant deserved good reviews of guests, but also its bars. Guests can enjoy cocktails and soft drinks at the poolside café. Various snacks are also served here. If desired, in the hotel bar you can order pizza, ice cream, cookies, waffles, spring rolls with and without.
What is a beach?
The road to the sea from the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 *, as already mentioned, is not too convenient. However, the beach of this hotel itself has earned good reviews from vacationers. It is quite large in size, and there are a lot of sunbeds. There are never any crowds on the beach of the hotel. The only thing is that on weekends you can sometimes see locals here. This beach is positioned by tour operators as belonging to the hotel. However, in fact, the coastline along the entire length in Konyaalti is the property of the city. Therefore, local residents can relax here completely freely. Previously, this beach really belonged to Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 *. But a few years ago, the city administration banned hotels in any way restricting residents from visiting the coastline.
Sun loungers on the beach are new and comfortable. Hotel guests can use them for free. The beach of the hotel has earned very good reviews for a sufficient number of ballot boxes. Tourists do not need to collect garbage in bags in order to throw it somewhere.
Near the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel the beach is very clean, which made a pleasant impression on holidaymakers. There is no rubbish here, since it is promptly cleaned by her hotel staff. The sea in this place is also quite clean, warm and calm. The beach of the hotel is covered with sand mixed with pebbles. Therefore, you can walk along the coast here barefoot. The only caveat - in the heat of the pebbles on the hotel beach can be very hot. In this case, dispensing with shales on the shore will be difficult. Such shoes can be brought with you from Russia. But it’s better to just buy shale in one of the local shops. There are shops selling beach accessories in many places of the resort, including near the beach and on site.
There are no boulders when entering the sea and on the beach near the hotel. Therefore, swimming here is very comfortable. The depth in this place of the coastline does not start too far from the coast, which is not very convenient for vacationers with kids, but those tourists who like to swim like this feature of the sea coast.
Additional Information
In terms of the ability to use all kinds of elements of urban infrastructure, the location of the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 * is considered by tourists to be quite successful. For example, next to this complex is a beautiful park, where guests can take a walk with their children. Here for them there are slides, swings, and other children's attractions. Antalya city center can be reached by public transport in less than 30 minutes. Places such as Aqualand, Aquapark, Mini City, and Migros Shopping Center are located within a short drive from the complex. Here you can buy relatively inexpensive high-quality cosmetics, shoes, children's goods, leather products, souvenirs.
Thus, if you rely on the reviews about the Sea Life Family Resort Hotel 5 * available on the Internet, it can be attributed to the group of the best in Antalya. In the ratings on the websites of tour operators, tourists evaluate the work of this hotel very well, therefore they give it at least 4.5-5 points out of 5 possible.
It will not be difficult to purchase permits to Turkey with accommodation in this hotel, because many domestic operators work with it. The flight "Moscow - Antalya" will be short-lived, and after a long journey tourists can relax in the hotel very well. In any case, this hotel will certainly not spoil the vacation for Russian lovers of the sea and the sun.