The Turkish walled city of Alanya dates back to the fourth century. Today it is one of the most popular holiday destinations. Hotels, campsites, pensions are located right on the coast of this region of the Turkish Riviera. There are many restaurants, discos and bars in the city, and during the high tourist season its population more than doubles.
Hotels in Alanya
The relatively inexpensive hotel base of this resort is almost always crowded with vacationers. Due to the fact that Alanya is the southernmost place on the Turkish coast, many tourists choose it for their holidays. After all, here is picturesque nature, beautiful beaches washed by the clean warm sea. The city itself is buried in orange and lemon groves. It is built on a rocky cape cut into the water.
Enjoy the gentle sun and bask in the warm azure sea, contemplating the surrounding picturesque nature, go on excursions to ancient monuments of architecture reminiscent of the incredible history of these places, you can stay at any hotel in Alanya. After all, an amazing mild climate, combined with a lot of memorable moments on vacation, incredible color and a pleasant atmosphere give this corner an indescribable charm. And if all these pleasures are combined with comfort and affordable prices for living, then the rest can really be considered a success. The four-star Xeno Syedra Princess hotel is no exception, and many vacationers, who want to preserve the freshness of their impressions, leave reviews on the first day after arriving home.
general information
Hotel Syedra Princess was built at the end of the last century. After that, it was overhauled several times. The last renovation at the hotel was carried out four years ago, and today it offers tourists not only comfortable, modern apartments, but also a wonderful infrastructure and unique cuisine, making the long-awaited vacation comfortable and unforgettable for vacationers.
Location
Xeno Syedra Princess 4 * (Alanya) was built ten kilometers from Alanya, near the village of Mahmutlar, on the first coastal line. In a small, but thoughtful and cozy area with a total area of slightly less than five thousand square meters, surrounded by a luxurious orchard and palm trees, there is a six-story snow-white building, decorated in a classic style. The hotel rooms offer excellent views of the interior and the pool, as well as the motorway, but this factor does not affect the quality of service.
Xeno Syedra Princess can be reached from the nearby airport in two and a half hours. This is not particularly popular with those traveling to Alanya with young children. However, this inconvenience is fully offset by the quality of the shuttles that carry out the transfer.
Infrastructure
Xeno Syedra Princess 4 * (Turkey) offers its vacationers the whole range of services that a four-star hotel should have. Its infrastructure includes a medical paid office, equipped with everything necessary for the provision of competent assistance, dry cleaning, a small modern conference room that can accommodate two hundred and fifty people, a laundry room. There are three small shops in the territory, there is a souvenir kiosk where you can buy inexpensive trinkets as a gift to friends and relatives, as well as a reminder of an unforgettable vacation in this hotel of the Turkish Riviera.
The reception is open around the clock. Although a certain time has been set for arrival, the hotel staff will receive and place their clients in the rooms of Xeno Syedra Princess at any time, day or night. Guest reviews serve as proof of this.
At the reception you can get a printed list of all the services that the hotel provides, as well as fax and photocopying services. Here, those who wish to arrange a transfer to the airport, as well as order a taxi or rent a vehicle.
The hotel has a depository safe where you can store the most valuable things and documents, as well as a left-luggage office. Porter services are provided. The camera is especially convenient for those who need to vacate a room, and there is still time before the arrival of the shuttle carrying out the transfer. Having left your luggage in storage, you can go to the beach again or go shopping.
The hotel has free parking, which can stop not only cars, but also large tourist buses. Between its floors are two modern elevators. No prior reservation required.
Number of rooms
In total, Xeno Syedra Princess 4 * has one hundred and thirty-three rooms for the simultaneous residence of about four hundred and fifty people, including children.
The following categories are available:
- Standard - in the amount of one hundred forty-five - with an area of twenty square meters. They can accommodate two adults and one child. In front of each there is a small three-meter balcony, where there are two chairs and a coffee table. The beds installed in the standard rooms are one and a half or double, there are also bedside tables, a wardrobe, a dressing table, a make-up mirror, a desk, a direct dial telephone, individually controlled air conditioning, cable TV. For using the safe and minibar you have to pay extra.
- The rooms of the category "family" type A or B , of which there are twenty-four, have one or two separate bedrooms and the same set of furniture. Depending on the number of rooms and beds installed, their area is twenty-five or thirty-eight square meters.
The rooms are carpeted.
Bathrooms
The combined bathrooms have showers, a washbasin and a toilet. Family rooms include slippers. Toiletries, including shampoos, as well as other necessary personal care products are updated daily. The bathrooms have non-slip ceramic tiles on the floor. Plumbing works fine.
Nutrition
In the hotel complex Xeno Syedra Princess 4 * there is an all-inclusive food concept. In its main restaurant, designed for four hundred seats, beautifully decorated tables are set for guests. The menu includes a wide range of salads, treats and desserts, once a week original dishes from the chef are served. The concept of eating at the hotel is a buffet.
Xeno Syedra Princess has four bars, including an outdoor pool. Sandwiches and light snacks are served in each of them, and you can taste delicious pizza and cold drinks.
Bars are open from nine in the morning until eleven in the evening. All local alcoholic drinks, as well as instant coffee, tea and water are included in the menu. For imported products, as well as for freshly squeezed juices and cocktails, you need to pay extra.
Beach
Xeno Syedra Princess, whose photo proves its proximity to the sea, is very convenient because you can quickly get to the beach. It can be reached in just seven minutes via the convenient underground passage through the motorway.
Vacationers really like the cleanliness of the coastline and the infrastructure of the beach. Own stretch of coast with a snow-white sand coating with a length of about three hundred meters is almost always filled with tourists from neighboring hotels. On the beach, umbrellas, trestle beds and sunbeds for residents of Xeno Syedra Princess are issued free of charge, while for large towels you need to leave a deposit.
The entrance to the sea is quite comfortable, gentle. However, in places in the water there is a large pebble, so the presence of special bathing shoes is still desirable, especially for children.
On the beach there is also a toilet, a dressing room and a shower. Those who feel very hot can take advantage of the small cozy bar, which serves soda and bottled water from local producers for free.
Pools
In Xeno Syedra Princess 4 * two pools are built, one of which with slides, and the second - indoor. The latter only works in winter. There is also a small children's section in which the kids are happy to splash around under the supervision of hotel workers.
The depth of the main pool is from 146 to 282 centimeters. At the second, with slides, it is slightly smaller - one and a half meters.
There are always a lot of free sunbeds around. Those who didn’t feel like going to the beach for some reason can swim and sunbathe right on site. There is also a bar. All-inclusive drinks are served at the tables.
For children
Special care at the Xeno Syedra Princess 4 * hotel (Alanya) is shown about small guests. For children, in addition to a specially equipped shallow pool, where kids safely frolic in clean water, a computer room functions. In addition, a playground with swings and slides has been built on the territory of the hotel, there is a mini club where experienced teachers work with kids. For an additional fee, parents can use a service such as babysitting upon request.
Entertainment
For those who want to spend time energetically and actively on vacation, Xeno Syedra Princess offers many interesting programs. Guests can play table tennis, darts, chess and beach volley for free. In the mornings in the pool you can do water aerobics. Billiards, diving, water skiing and biking are available at an additional cost. On the territory of the hotel, tourists can brighten up their stay with animated and entertaining show programs. Many people buy interesting sightseeing tours.
The hotel also has a beauty salon and massage services. It is possible to visit the sauna or Turkish bath.
On Saturdays in the village of Mahmutlar there is a bazaar where you can inexpensively buy fruits, clothes and souvenirs, fruits. On a nearby street, a ten minute walk, there are cafes, hookah shops and shops. Here you can try pastille, baklava and other oriental sweets. Many tourists buy the most delicious of them by weight in order to take them home. According to many, these Turkish sweets are better than any souvenir.
Xeno Syedra Princess 4 *: reviews
Many people choosing a hotel for vacation, first of all, are interested in the opinions of those tourists who have already visited it. Xeno Hotels Syedra Princess is no exception. The reviews left about him testify to the correspondence of the declared "stardom" to the cost and level of service.
However, most vacationers believe that it is more suitable for unassuming people, as well as for those who spend their holidays in Turkey for the first time.
As for the number of rooms, there are no complaints. All rooms are cozy and well furnished. Most of the guests liked both the quality and the regularity of cleaning, although some nevertheless left a tip.
But opinions differ about nutrition. And although many liked the menu and food, there are still reviews indicating that not everyone liked the dishes offered in the restaurant.
As for the beach, it is without any complaints. Tourists are happy with everything: the sand cover, the proximity, and the gentle entrance to the water.
Most of the guests noted the good work of the staff. Many of our compatriots were pleased with the fact that most of the hotel staff understand the Russian language.
However, at the same time, the main dissatisfaction in the reviews is devoted to the not quite correct behavior of tourists coming from Russia.