Alanya is a beautiful tourist city in Turkey where you can spend fun time relaxing. There are many hotels here, which allows you to choose the most suitable option, based on the level of service and the cost of the tour. A good budget option would be the Blue Camelot Beach Hotel, where for a decent price you can have a good time. Tourists who have been here advise not to rely on too high a level of service.
Hotel Description
Built in 2007, Blue Camelot Beach Hotel 4 * is located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in the suburbs of Alanya. The nearest international airport, located near Antalya, is 115 km. The nine-story building of the hotel, made in the classic urban style, was built on a small but quite cozy area. Near the hotel there is a large pool and a water slide. There is also a tennis court. The whole area around the hotel looks clean and well maintained.
The reception is located on the ground floor of the hotel, where guests awaiting settlement can relax in comfortable upholstered furniture. The interior of the hall is modern and pretty nice.
Hotel rooms
The hotel provides its guests with 99 rooms. Each of them has one double or two single beds. If necessary, you can use the extra bed. Guestrooms have sea or mountain views. You can enjoy the scenery from the balconies in each room.
The rooms have a telephone, air conditioning, a minibar, but without drinks. Each room also has a telephone, but calls can only be made at an additional cost. The bathroom has a shower and all toiletries are provided. Many guests complain about the lack of hot water, which is not critical for adults, but can be a problem for parents with small children.
The rooms are decorated in a contemporary style. The furniture is beautiful, in good condition. The rooms are not large, and tourists sometimes complain about the lack of free space.
A lot of negative emotions are caused by vacationers cleaning the rooms of Blue Camelot Beach Hotel 4 *. Guest reviews indicate that it is carried out daily, but quite superficially. Traces of rust and plaque can be observed in the bathroom. Towels and linen are changed twice a week.
Power Features
At Blue Camelot Beach Hotel, meals are provided by the main restaurant, located on the ground floor. Power Mode: All Inclusive. The restaurant itself is large and comfortable, but there are problems with air conditioning. Many vacationers claim that it is unbearable heat.
The restaurant menu is rich, but monotonous. Hotel guests are not spoiled by a frequent change of diet. It serves meat dishes, various side dishes, many salads, fruits and a lot of pastries. Sometimes vacationers do not have enough tables and there is a shortage of cutlery, so many guests try to catch it by the beginning of breakfast, dinner or lunch. Drinks can be ordered different, including alcohol.
In addition, you can eat in the barbecue bar near the pool or in the lobby bar. Various drinks are served right there.
Hotel infrastructure
The reception of the Blue Camelot Beach Hotel is open around the clock, so vacationers can contact the managers at any time. Among the staff there are few Russian-speaking employees, which very often causes difficulties in communication. Near the counter there is a safe that guests can use. Here you can also connect to the Internet.
Blue Camelot Beach Hotel 4 * has its own parking lot, which guests can use. For an additional fee, you can rent a car. Shopping can be done at the hotel’s supermarket. There is also a currency exchange office.
The hotel has a SPA center. Here they do various types of massage, but you need to pay extra for it. A Turkish bath is available for free. For people who come on a business trip, the opportunity to use the services of a business center and conference room. If necessary, the hotel provides all kinds of support in organizing and conducting conferences or business meetings.
If you have health problems, you can use the services of a doctor, for which guests will have to pay a certain amount of money.
Beach vacation
Blue Camelot Beach Hotel has a private beach. It is separated from the hotel by a busy road, so it is better to go to it through the underpass. Vacationers often complain about the abandoned view of this beautiful place. Cleanliness is not very closely monitored here. Sun beds and umbrellas can be rented. In some places, pebbles are found on the beach and in the water, so it is better to swim in special shoes.
The water here is very clean. Sometimes waves rise, which does not allow people aged or small children to swim. But this phenomenon does not happen so often.
Guests of Blue Camelot Beach Hotel can visit other beaches, most of which are free. The beach of the Cleopatra Hotel is especially popular.
Entertainment
At Blue Camelot Beach Hotel, guests are offered a wide variety of options to have fun. Here you can work out in the fitness center, equipped with all kinds of fitness equipment. It is also possible to play tennis, volleyball or basketball. The hotel also has a board games room where you can have fun with billiards, table tennis or darts. All water sports here are paid.
Animation at the hotel presents various programs for vacationers of all ages. In the evening, guests can watch performances at the local amphitheater. Young people who come to the hotel prefer to spend evenings in nightclubs in Alanya, where you can get by bus or use the services of a local guide.
Children's holiday
Children will have fun at the Blue Camelot Beach Hotel. Reviews of tourists confirm that here young guests can have fun. In the main pool there is a section equipped for babies. It will be interesting to spend time on a water slide. Children can have fun on the playground.
The doors of the mini-club, where there are Russian-speaking teachers, are also open for young guests. They come up with various entertainments and useful activities for children. Animators also do not let kids get bored. They often hold all kinds of contests and competitions.
Guest reviews
Blue Camelot Beach (Ex Merlin Beach Hotel) is suitable for tourists who do not have special requests for services and accommodation. Here you can spend time enjoying the sea and the beach. The hotel accommodation fee is relatively low, which of course implies a low level of service.
Many good words in the reviews of tourists addressed to the hotel staff. All employees are attentive and very friendly to guests, which to some extent mitigates service deficiencies.