The famous city of Alanya offers all its guests a wonderful vacation on the Mediterranean coast. It is in this resort of the Turkish Riviera that guests can chicly relax at the most affordable prices, when compared with other resorts of the country. The review will focus on the hotel, which meets all the requirements of vacationers, but does not repel high prices. Location of the Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 Hotel - Turkey, Alanya. The hotel is on the first line, a few meters from the beach, and the area around is full of not only greens and flowers, but also a variety of cafes, shops and souvenir shops.
Alanya arose a very long time ago - in the 4th century BC. Through this fortified city, ships and caravans following to Alexandria kept their way. A romantic legend is also connected with him about how the famous commander Mark Anthony gave her this city as a sign of love for Queen Cleopatra.
Today Alanya will probably please everyone. The proximity to cultural and historical monuments will delight lovers of attractions, a variety of bars and discos will appeal to young people, and numerous hotels on the first and second lines with convenient sandy beaches will create all conditions for relaxing by the sea with the whole family.
It is in Alanya that the most inexpensive hotels are located, the price-quality ratio of which has long been beyond any competition.
General description of the hotel
The 4-star Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 Hotel (Xeno Sonas Alpina) is located near the village of Mahmutlar, famous for its banana and orange groves. The hotel is located just ten kilometers from the city of Alanya. The hotel is separated from the airport by about 145 km of travel - far enough, so the planes do not interfere with the rest. The hotel began to function in 1998, in 2008 it was renovated.
The total area of the complex is 8000 sq.m. Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 consists of the main five-story building (Hotel) and four guest buildings, each of which offers settlement on any of the five floors.
Rooms
The hotel has 232 rooms, 64 of which are Standard rooms of 25 square meters. m each with the maximum possible accommodation option - 2 + 2 people.
There are family apartments, each has an area of 45 square meters. m. These are 159 two-room Family-class rooms, which include a living room and a separate bedroom. The maximum number of guests that can accommodate in them is six people (4 + 2). Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 Alanya can also host the largest family or group of friends: 9 three-room suites are comfortable for the most demanding citizens: a room of 60 square meters has two bedrooms and a living room.
The hotel has a high level of security for customers. Over the entire period of the hotel’s operation, clients have never complained about the loss of personal items. Each guest can use the safe with an electronic lock, which is in any room, for free. It is unnecessary to talk about the presence of a standard set in the bathroom (hair dryer, soap, shampoo, shower gel, hat).
The staff regularly updates the drinks of the minibar, the air conditioners work from the general system, if you wish, you can watch TV with satellite broadcasting, the rooms have a telephone.
Below you can see what the Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 family room looks like. The photo shows a king-size apartment.
Two Family rooms are specially equipped for people with disabilities.
Beach
There is an automobile road between Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 Mahmutlar Hotel and a pebbly and sandy beach, for the maximum safety of tourists there is an underpass, but you should not be scared, the road to the beach is about five minutes. The beach belongs to the hotel, sun loungers with mattresses and umbrellas are provided free of charge. Beach towels are available for a fee.
Description of free hotel services
Animators do not sleep either day or night - aerobics classes are held every day, dances and games of darts and ping pong, as well as various competitions are held.
Hotel Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 (Alanya) invites guests to go to a disco for free, only you have to pay for drinks. No one will be bored in the evening. Guests are entertained, including by Russian-speaking members of the animation team. Once a week, guests will find an original show with fire and broken glass.
On the territory there are outdoor and indoor unheated pools with two slides - for children and adults. Opening hours of both - from 8:30 to 18:00. 140 sqm outdoor pool m filled with fresh water, indoor has an area of 40 square meters. m. Do not heat the water for the slides, and you can ride them from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00.
As for the free sporting events held by the Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 team (Turkey), you can play volleyball and table tennis, as well as use modern fitness equipment in the fitness room, without restrictions.
Everyone can enjoy free Wi-Fi in the hotel restaurant and lobby bar.
Paid hotel services
We hope that during the whole rest you will never have to call a doctor, but if the need arose, the doctor will provide services upon request.
Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 Mahmutlar has a spacious conference room for 100 people. It is equipped with the necessary equipment.
Those who like to relax as much as possible and get their “hour of beauty" can go to the SPA center with a sauna, hammam and massage.
If you want to explore the surroundings, then if you have a driver’s license, you can rent a car for an acceptable fee.
If necessary, you can exchange money at a currency exchange office.
Of the sports activities offered by the hotel, paid are:
- bike rent;
- game of billiards;
- all water sports and entertainment (water skiing or cycling, as well as banana and parasailing).
Any services provided by Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 Alanya Hotel can be paid with MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit cards. They can also be used in shops with souvenirs and essentials.
Nutrition
As part of the all inclusive restaurant system, daily from 10:00 to 23:00 guests of Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 are offered international, Turkish and European dishes (note that crayfish are included in the category of free meals), as well as non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks of local production. From drinks they offer cola, sprite, phantom, beer, wine, etc., and who prefers stronger - vodka or gin. Imported drinks, fresh juices and authentic Turkish coffee are offered at an additional cost. According to guest reviews, the hotel serves very good beer and red wine.
In total, there are two establishments in the territory, in one of them guests are served à la carte. Chefs at the main buffet restaurant are invited for breakfast from 07:30 to 09:30, lunch is served from 12:30 to 14:00, and dinner can be enjoyed in the interval 19: 30-21: 30. Those who prefer nightlife and enjoy a snack after midnight, the restaurant also has not forgotten and offers light snacks from 00:00 to 3:00. By the way, the institution is quite capacious, it can simultaneously be visited by up to 350 people on the street and about 400 people inside.
During the day and afternoon tea, you can go to one of five bars. Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 AI Lobby Bar is open from 10:00 to 23:00, food and drink are available for a fee. Xeno Bar offers free drinks and light snacks. His opening hours are similar to those of the lobby. In the beach bar you can go for an unlimited number of times for soft drinks from 10:00 to 18:30, and a snack will be offered from 11:00 to 16:00. The pool bar is open from 10:00 to 23:00, tea and coffee can be enjoyed from 16:00 to 17:00. The hotel also has a disco bar, open from 23:00 to 3:00, and Roof Bar, which is open from 23:00 to 3:00. For a meal and a drink in these two bars, a surcharge is required.
For children
Turkey has always been famous for its love for children, regardless of their skin color and religion. For eastern people, children are a shrine, a kind of embodiment of immortality, the personification of the continuation of the human race. Children are also adored at Xeno Sonas Alpina 4.
If you come with a baby, the staff will certainly offer an extra crib in the room, and absolutely free. For those who come with very young, hotel staff will offer the use of prams, their rent is paid separately.
All children will definitely enjoy the large outdoor pool. For them there is an equipped playground and a mini club that can be visited by a child from 4 to 11 years old. The facility is open in the morning from 10:30 to 12:00 and in the afternoon from 15:30 to 17:00. Babysitting services are available on request, their approximate cost is about $ 10 per hour, and the service must be ordered in advance, at least one day in advance.
Reviews
Hotel Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 left a double impression on tourists visiting it at different times. One thing that unites these reviews is democratic prices.
Transfer
If you start by arriving at the hotel from the airport of Alanya, the vast majority of customers complained about the transfer being too long. It takes almost 3.5 hours to drive. If the trip takes place with young children, then it gives a very tangible discomfort. Nevertheless, all the hotel guests were happy to note that the air conditioner was working properly and there were water bottles in the minibar of the bus, so it was not even hot when moving.
Territory
The hotel is located in a village with a sufficient number of shops with fruits, sweets and essentials. Nearby is a market open on Tuesdays and Saturdays, where fresh fruit can be bought at affordable prices.
The territory of the hotel complex Xeno Sonas does not differ in large open spaces, but it is very well-groomed, and a large number of plants and flowers daily delights the guests. Tourists noted the skill of the staff to use every centimeter of space so that all guests were pleasant and comfortable.
Those who traveled to Alanya spoke of the city as a pretty, landscaped place, where shops and cafes meet at every turn. A typical resort town, developed just enough to make tourists happy. But financial investments obviously will not hurt him.
Beach
Now about the most important thing for which they come to Turkey - about the sea and the beach. All vacationers liked the size of the beach area of the hotel compared to neighboring hotels. On the local beach, tourists found everything they needed: deck chairs, umbrellas, mattresses. There were also nice green "islands" with palm trees and bushes. By the way, not a single guest complained about the lack of free sunbeds.
But the entrance to the sea was not particularly pleased, especially for children and elderly guests. Despite the fact that the beach is sandy (with a strip of small pebbles), at a depth of about one meter there are boulders and a stone slab. Waves at sea created difficulties, as well as an increased level of danger of injury when entering and leaving the water. But in general, tourists found the sea clean and warm.
Some did not like the bar food on the beach, in particular, hard pizza, but you can go to the restaurant for five minutes and you are there.
Entertainment
A lot of positive reviews were left about the pool - there were enough sunbeds for everyone, the water was not cold, there was no smell of bleach.
Guests who came with children were pleased with the quality of the services of the animation team, especially dancing and a varied musical selection. The hotel traditionally hosts creative contests for toddlers, in which each child is given the opportunity to speak and demonstrate his talent. Of course, all this is carried out on a voluntary basis and no one pulls children onto the stage.
Many tourists really liked the guides at the hotel, they were thanked for fascinating excursions and interesting stories about the history of Turkey.
Rooms
There were complaints about the safety of children in the rooms. Tourists drew attention to the fact that the windows are low enough, and the child, if desired, can easily climb on it, and the consequences can be any. Therefore, if you go to a hotel with a child under three years old, it will be reasonable and safe to settle on the first floor, especially since the dampness is not particularly noticeable.
In general, the guests praised the hotel rooms, some guests noted the presence of old furniture, but all the equipment - air conditioners, televisions - worked properly.
Almost all tourists, with the exception of 2-3 guests, were pleased with the daily quality cleaning of rooms.
Some guests regretted the irregularity of the change of linen and the quality of the textiles themselves. But do not forget how many stars the hotel has, especially since the staff, if there was something wrong, responded to requests and eliminated all the flaws, taking into account all the comments of the guests and quickly responding to them. In general, the guests noted a very friendly attitude of the hotel staff to the Russians.
Nutrition
The most vivid and varied experience of guests who visited Hotel Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 was hotel reviews.
Of the pluses, the hospitality of the Turks was noted in terms of the number of salads, vegetables, herbs, salinity (very juicy and not poisoned with olives of different types). Potato, cabbage (cauliflower and ordinary), zucchini and other vegetables were tasty. Fresh fruits - watermelons, apples and oranges - were provided in abundance.
Bread and cakes, as well as pies and muffins, were very popular with children, especially chocolate and carrot with cinnamon.
Now about the cons. The meat dishes in the buffet restaurant are very limited. Guests at the restaurant also did not find good cakes and oriental sweets.
But the inventive staff offered an interesting alternative to the powdered drinks that are offered to guests during each meal. The kids were poured with a phantom, the natural origin of which could not be doubted, since it was made before their eyes from soda water and orange juice with the addition of sugar.
Summary
This is how the Xeno Sonas Alpina 4 hotel appears to us, reviews, impressions, a photo and a description of which will help to make a conclusion about the quality of the services provided. You should not expect a five-star level from a hotel, but you can confidently put a solid “four” on it. In general, this hotel is designed for absolutely all categories of tourists who want to have a good rest by the sea for little money.