Turkey is a vivid and unforgettable experience. In the resorts of this country you can find everything you need for a good holiday - the gentle sun and warm sea, interesting excursions and oriental hospitality, honed by millennia. Trips to Turkey are in demand all over the world. A large selection of modern hotels and a variety of prices allows travelers to find their place on the beach. Xeno Hotels Syedra Alanya 4 * is no exception. It is positioned as a hotel with a good level of service and a fairly developed infrastructure. Judging by the reviews, this hotel is great for families.
Description
Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * was built in 1990. Its area is almost five thousand square meters. The last full restoration of the hotel was carried out in 2010. He is part of the hotel chain Princess Hotels. Located just ten kilometers from the Turkish resort town of Alanya, Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * consists of one six-story main building. The nearest village is a five-minute walk. In the village of Mahmutlar there are inexpensive cafes that serve excellent black coffee and baklava, restaurants, many shops, a rich oriental market where you can buy fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as fish. A shuttle bus leaves daily in the morning in Alanya.
The hotel area, although not large, but clean and thought out to the smallest detail. There is free private parking, which must be reserved in advance. Here you can even leave large tourist buses.
The nearest airport to the hotel is one hundred and twenty kilometers. Those who wish can order a service such as a shuttle service, which is carried out on large and comfortable "beads".
Infrastructure
Being a four-star, Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 (Turkey) has a highly developed infrastructure. The six-story building includes a hairdresser, medical paid office, laundry, lobby, porter service, dry cleaning. High-speed modern elevators function. There are several shops on the ground floor, including a souvenir. There are also machines for juices and water, coffee machines, as well as an ATM. For those who combine leisure with work, there is a well-equipped conference room designed to simultaneously accommodate two hundred and fifty people.
The registration desk is open around the clock. Check-in at the Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * hotel is very quick. Judging by the reviews of vacationers, you have to wait a maximum of twenty minutes. There, at the reception, incoming tourists are provided with a listing of all the services that can be obtained at the hotel. A fax and photocopy machine are also installed here, there is a depository safe and a paid left-luggage office.
There are no rooms for people with disabilities at this hotel. On the entry with animals you need to agree in advance with the manager. In all hotel areas internet connection is possible. Smoking is allowed on site.
Rooms
The six-story main building has one hundred and seventy rooms. All of them have a view of the internal pool, beyond which the azure sea is visible, or the amphitheater. The room category Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 offers is Standard. They have an area of twenty square meters. The maximum number of people to stay is three. There are also several apartments with two rooms - a living room with a sofa, armchairs and a coffee table, as well as a bedroom separated by a door.
A room service such as an alarm clock is available upon request. At the request of the resident, the maids bring an iron and an ironing board, as well as additional bedding.
The rooms are equipped with comfortable new beds, a refrigerator, a desk for work, a night lamp, and bedside tables. A flat-screen TV hangs on the wall (two Russian-language channels are broadcast). For using the safe and minibar you have to pay separately. There is also a large makeup mirror and an internal telephone. On the floor - carpet. The entire hotel is air-conditioned.
Each room has a small balcony. It has chairs and a coffee table. Rooms are cleaned daily and unobtrusively, and bed linen is changed after three days.
En suite bathrooms
Bathrooms are combined: they have a shower, washbasin and toilet. There is also a hair dryer and slippers. All personal hygiene items are updated daily. All plumbing is new. Ceramic tiles on the walls and floor.
Nutrition
Everyone who comes to Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * uses an all-inclusive power system. Buffets are served on schedule in the hotel’s main restaurant, which has a relaxed atmosphere. The menu is very diverse, there are a lot of vegetable dishes, enough fish and meat. For lunch and dinner, fruits are always served: apples, watermelon and melon, oranges, grapes and bananas. A lot of oriental sweets. In the evenings you can visit the restaurant (individual menu). Guests can order breakfast in their room.
The hotel has four bars: in the lobby, on the beach, by the pools. The all-inclusive system includes soda, coffee, wine, beer (and crayfish) and many other Turkish-made spirits.
Beach
The distance from Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * to the seashore is no more than a hundred meters. The beach can be reached by crossing the motorway through a specially equipped underpass. The territory of our own sandy bathing area is very beautiful and green. There is a bar on the beach, and shelving, trestle beds, mattresses and umbrellas are free of charge. Towels must be paid separately. There is also a children's and
volleyball courts, a toilet and a shower. Descent into the sea is somewhat difficult, stone, so the presence of special shoes is only welcome. For children there is a separate entrance, sandy.
Pools
In the convenient and thought-out area of Xeno Hotels Syedra 4, the photo of which is presented in our article, there are four pools with sea water: three for adults, one for shallow ones for children. Around them there are always a lot of free sun loungers under umbrellas, for which you do not need to pay. At the children's pool there is a water slide. Two bars work here. You can drink alcohol only at the tables. At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, one of the bars gives children free ice cream. Towels need to be paid separately. The water in the pools is changed every other day. For those who wish, in the morning there is a group of water aerobics.
Entertainment
Since Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * is more positioned as a family, a good children's animation works on its territory, although themed evenings and discos are organized for adults. You can watch the fire show and the Turkish Night performance. To relax, you can play table tennis and darts. In the evenings, the restaurant has live music. There is a night club.
Those who prefer not to sleep at night can go to the city of Alanya, where there are many interesting places for entertaining young people.
Vacationers can use billiard tables and slot machines for an additional fee, as well as visit the Internet cafe.
There is a wide variety of water activities on the beach, such as motor and non-motorized sports. There is also a licensed windsurfing school, all the necessary equipment for which you can rent.
Leading a healthy lifestyle will be happy to visit the massage room, sauna or jacuzzi. A Turkish hammam is available at the hotel by appointment.
Services for children
Xeno Hotels Syedra 4 * offers its little vacationers a visit to a children's club (children from four to twelve years old are allowed) and a playground. The restaurant offers special menus for babies on request, as well as a high chair. For the convenience of parents there is a paid babysitting service. There is a separate crib in the room.
The clean shallow pool provided for children is very convenient. There is a low hill.
Additional Information
On the last day of staying at the hotel, guests are given breakfast with them, since they are far from the airport. Tourists will find out about the time of their departure, as well as the arrival of the bus carrying out the transfer, at the registration desk where the fax arrives. In addition to the hotel, there is an excellent hamam in the city. It is much cheaper, but those who wish have to stand in long lines. At the bar by the pool you can taste excellent hot sandwiches from cakes with cheese, baked on fire.
For those who like extreme sports, the tour desk offers rafting, as well as jeep safaris, yachting, visits to the water park and fishing. In the village next to the hotel, real Turkish baklava is for sale .
Guest reviews
Those who rested in Xeno Hotels Syedra 4, leave very different reviews. Some really like the food offered, others, on the contrary, were afraid to get better. Every day the menu was full of salads, meat (mainly chicken), as well as fruits. Great delight in children caused a wide variety of pastries served with great taste. Many reviews of
pomegranate tea served at Xeno Hotels Syedra 4. "Tophotels" - a site that carries out an informational rating of all hotels in Turkey. Present in it is the hotel we are considering. Basically, she is rated at 4.5 points. Many tourists are looking for a place to stay in Turkey, on this page, so the reviews left are considered the most objective.
Of course, it cannot do without negativity. Small balconies cause a lot of discontent. There are also those who were annoyed by the noise from the pool music. And this despite the fact that the hotel is mainly positioned as convenient for family vacations, including with small children. However, young people traveling and vacationing in company can also come here.
The nationality of vacationers is mixed, but with a predominance of Russian-speaking tourists. Therefore, the territory is always noisy.
Some reviews relate to staff who, according to most vacationers, are very qualified: always polite and attentive, he instantly fulfills any request or desire of customers. There are also workers who speak Russian.