Turkey is the most popular mass tourist destination in the last 10 years among Russian travelers. The concepts of service, entertainment, food, excellent natural and climatic resources, lack of visas, established charter and regular air supply further contribute to the increase in tourist flows to the territory of Turkey.
Especially popular among Slavic tourists is the resort region of Alanya. It will be discussed in the article.
Alanya as a resort area: location, features, advantages
Alanya is a very pleasant, atmospheric and cozy area on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The only drawback of Alanya can be considered its remoteness from the airport of Antalya, which accepts most tourist charters. But this nuance will soon be corrected, after the local Alanya Gazipasa airport is completed and begins to receive international flights.
Currently, the road to Alanya from Antalya is 90-150 km. It takes about two and a half to three hours in time, which is not so small after flights, with stops and landings near hotels.
All other characteristics of Alanya as a resort are very positive. This is the most budgetary and democratic region of Turkey, the Turks themselves often relax here. Operators advise planning a trip at any convenient time, but not immediately after the end of Ramadan, because at that time Alanya is a kingdom of locals who behave much more cheeky than the most daring Tagil, and hotels at this time begin to sharply reduce their assortment by buffets to save.
If you choose from the southern resorts of Turkey, then Alanya and Kemer are the Russians themselves. In hotels and even in shopping centers, locals who are not averse to making money are perfectly spoken in Russian, and the service is perfectly focused just on the needs of our compatriots (animation, show programs, a mini-club for children, “all inclusive”).
Hotel Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * (Alanya, Obagol). general information
This cozy resort is located 120 km from Antalya Airport, near the center of Alanya in the village of Obagol, on the first coastline. The hotel was built in 1989, and in 2010 the complex was overhauled, renovated and rebranded.
The complex consists of one main building on five floors and a 5-storey building Anex.
Check-in takes place after 14:00, you need to return the number on the day of departure until 12:00.
The hotel does not accept tourists with pets.
There are no smoking rooms at the hotel, but there is a room equipped for disabled guests.
Location
Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * has a wonderful location, it is both a city and a beach hotel. It is located just 100 meters from its own beach and 2.5 km from the center of Alanya.
In walking distance from the hotel there is a huge Metro hypermarket where you can buy groceries, drinks, toys, necessary trifles and even souvenirs. Also near the hotel begins a pedestrian shopping street where you can buy souvenirs, sweets, all sorts of oriental interests.
The hotel is 120 km from Antalya Airport. Gazipasa Local Airport is 38 km from the hotel.
Such a hotel arrangement may seem inconvenient only to tourists who intend to go on excursions to the visiting monuments of Turkey - in Pamukkale, Istanbul, Cleopatra's baths, etc. But it is best for such travelers to stay somewhere on the Aegean coast.
Those who want to arrange a budget and educational leisure without long trips will like local attractions. Alanya has an interesting past, many historical and cultural sites are well preserved. Thanks to the natural beauties and monuments of the past, Alanya feels like a cozy, atmospheric resort, despite a heap of hotels, markets, motley clubs and other objects of mass tourist infrastructure.
Of particular interest are caves with underground lakes - the heritage of the pirate past of the region, the Red Tower of Kyzyl-Kule, the Sultan Aladdin Mosque, museums, shipyards, caves, temples, etc.
Infrastructure on the territory
Hotel Oba Star Hotel Spa * 4 in Turkey (Alanya) has a compact, but thoughtful and well-groomed territory. The concept of a city hotel does not imply gardens, parks, flower beds and tennis courts, but there are basic facilities necessary for tourists on the territory. The area of the hotel complex is 3,000 square meters. m
Pools :
- 1 indoor freshwater pool, 45 sq. M. m
- 1 outdoor pool, an area of 100 square meters. m., with fresh water, without heating.
On the territory there is still a SPA complex, a gym, a conference room, car parking, two bars, a main restaurant.
The concept and features of food in the hotel
Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * in Alanya operates on the UAI or ultra all inclusive system. This concept differs from the usual "all inclusive" in that it works around the clock.
Guests of the hotel with UAI bracelets can enjoy the unlimited services of bars and restaurants: breakfast, lunch and dinner in the main restaurant, brunch and brunch, nightly snacks. The hotel's bars also serve daytime snacks at the pool bar and beach.
The ultra all-inclusive system includes soft drinks and alcoholic drinks, local wines, crayfish, beer, and some imported drinks.
For an additional fee, guests can order Turkish coffee, ice cream, imported specialty drinks, cocktails, juices and fresh juices.
The pool bar is open until 23:00, and the beach bar until six in the evening.
Tourists in their reviews of Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * write about food only in a positive way, guests note that the food is tasty, fresh and varied. Breakfast includes a variety of egg variations, toasts, crepes, lots of fruits, sweets, drinks. For lunch and dinner, several options for meat and fish dishes with side dishes and salads, sauces, desserts, drinks, etc.
Snacks throughout the day, in addition to brunch and dinner, are served in the hotel bars.
Hotel service: paid and free services
The hotel Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * has free Internet throughout the hotel and in the rooms.
Only a hammam and a sauna can be used in the SPA-center for free, while massages, jacuzzis, beauty treatments and hairdresser's services are available at an additional cost.
Services of a nanny, doctor, laundry and dry cleaning, rent of a conference room are paid separately.
Animation programs, an alarm clock service, currency exchange, and the Internet are free of charge for guests.
Services, entertainment and sports
Rating Oba Star 4 * in Turkey (Alanya) is quite high. It is compiled on the basis of feedback from tourists and travel agents. The hotel rating became much higher when, after rebranding, the hotel began to provide a number of sports services.
Free of charge hotel guests can use the services of the gym, volleyball court on the beach, play table tennis. Bicycle, car and water sports for rent on the beach - at an additional cost.
The hotel has an animation team, it consists of two people, holds daytime and evening entertainment and sports events, competitions, etc.
Children's animation provided by a mini club.
Classification and description of numbers
In total, Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * has 135 rooms. All hotel rooms have a category of "standard". Maximum occupancy in a room is 2 + 1 people, the average room area is 22 square meters. m
Each room has air conditioning, a balcony, free internet, a bathroom, a minibar (water and soft drinks for free), TV, telephone, free safe, hairdryer.
Room cleaning is daily, towels are also changed, bed linen is changed twice a week.
Room service is paid, as usual in hotels. Tourists positively noted the fact that the hotel can take drinks and snacks to the room from the bar and restaurant.
Bath amenities in the room: soap, shampoo, shower gel.
To use the safe, you need to leave a deposit of $ 10.
Services for children
Alanya is a popular destination for tourists with children. In the Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * hotel, the majority of the contingent of vacationers are family travelers. The hotel service is designed taking into account the needs and wishes of young tourists. The hotel has a mini-club for children from 4 to 12 years old, which works on schedule, conducts entertaining and educational classes with children.
You can also put a cot in your room for free, the restaurant has highchairs, and there is also a children's pool with a water slide.
Hotel beach
The big bonus of the Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * in Alanya is the presence of its own beach 100 meters from the territory of the hotel complex. There is a bar on the beach that provides all inclusive drinks. Also, the beach is equipped with cabins, toilets and walkways. Sun beds, umbrellas, mattresses are free for hotel guests. Beach towels are also free, but they are issued only for a deposit of $ 10.
There is a motorway between the hotel building and the beach, there is an underpass to safely reach the shore.
The beach itself is sandy. But the entrance to the sea is small pebbles. This is a common story for the coast of Alanya, Kemer, etc. Here, the mountainous rocky terrain, as in the Crimea, so the beaches are pebble. But the water in the sea at such a shore is much cleaner and more transparent. The entrance to the sea is gentle, suitable for swimming with children.
There is a water sports center on the beach where you can book a catamaran ride, water skiing, parachuting or windsurfing. And also every Tuesday during the tourist season, on the beach site, next to the hotel, there is a local market where you can buy fresh fruits, unusual sweets, colorful gifts for relatives, local spicy alcohol, etc.
Reviews about Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 * in Alanya
The hotel has a relatively high rating rating. However, the opinions of tourists about the hotel are controversial, some aspects of the service have received negative feedback.
Tourists respond positively about the food in the hotel, about the concept, the schedule of bars and restaurants and about the quality and variety of food.
Hotel rooms, according to reviews, are quite cramped. But all of them are of the same category and have the same equipment, this eliminates the possibility of tourist discontent with the fact that “neighbors have more rooms” for the same price.
The road to the beach is short and comfortable, but the tourists themselves did not praise the beach with enthusiasm, or rather the beach itself is good, clean and well-maintained, but the entrance to the sea is uncomfortable and sometimes rocky.
Reviews about the hotel Oba Star Hotel SPA 4 * are quite adequate, tourists note the pros and cons of the location and service of the hotel, taking into account its budget.
So, the hotel’s advantages, according to vacationers' reviews, include the excellent location, good food, clean beach with free sunbeds, towels, etc., equipped cleaned rooms, free Internet, affordable prices. But the cramped rooms and small territory can be noted as disadvantages.