Hotel Ares 4 *: photos, rates and reviews

The coast of Turkey is associated with us with a comfortable and relatively cheap holiday. This explains the popularity of the country with Russian tourists. The most popular are the tours to Antalya. But other Turkish resorts do not concede to it either: Belek, Side, Marmaris, Alanya, etc. Let us dwell on the latter. Rest in Alanya is known as one of the most economical. Mostly, students and youth companies come here, who are not particularly worried about living conditions. However, this does not mean that the level of service in hotels in Alanya is low. By no means. Local hotels, as well as throughout Turkey, work on an all-inclusive system (of course, we are talking about 3-5-star hotels) and offer an acceptable service that meets European standards. At this resort there are a large number of five-star hotels, however, for reasons of economy, most Russian tourists choose 4-sided. The hotel of this level is Ares Hotel 4 *. It is located in the village of Mahmutlar, 8 km from Alanya. This hotel is often offered to its clients by Russian travel agencies. About the resort of Alanya, the village of Mahmutlar and the hotel itself Ares 4 * read further in the article.

General description of the resort Alanya

At first glance, this resort, which is located on a small peninsula at the foot of the Taurus Mountains, will seem to you somehow naked and empty. Indeed, on the coastal strip vegetation is very scarce. Therefore, the administration of each of the hotels tries to fill this natural flaw by planting its own territories with palm trees and flowering plants. Such a picture can be found in the Ares Hotel (Alanya) 4 *. In its small area near the pool, spreading palm trees and evergreen shrubs, but the beach is completely different from the sea, rather - on the shore of a river or pond with some strange weeds and places of yellowed grass. By the way, it is because of this that many tourists are disappointed by the Ares 4 * hotel. Reviews of them on the beach, and about the underground passage leading to it, are often negative. However, it is not only a problem of this hotel, but of the entire resort. Therefore, prices here are an order of magnitude lower than in other places, and tourists should understand this. And Ares Hotel 4 * is located on the territory next to which is the construction of new hotels, so there is hope that in a few years it will be different - cleaner and greener. In general, in Alanya is very nice. Particularly pleasing weather conditions: a cool summer and mild winter, and the beach season lasts from the middle of April almost until the beginning of December. As for the administrative division of the resort, Alanya consists of several districts: Inzekum, Avsallar, Mahmutlar (here the above-mentioned hotel Ares 4 *), etc. The nearest international airport is in Antalya, and from there to Alanya you can reach the motor transport in a maximum of 2 hours .

The village of Mahmutlar

The given resort is one of the most budgetary not only in Alanya, but also on all Turkish coast. And this is primarily due to its distance from the main transport hub - Antalya Airport. Even in the season, prices for recreation in Mahmutlar are low. For example, a week-long tour to the Ares 4 * hotel for two people will cost 37-38 thousand rubles. Another distinguishing feature of the resort is the high-speed highway, which separates the hotel buildings from the beach, to which, of course, there are underground passages. Many tourists, who are here, immediately begin to think that because of the noise of the road their vacation will be spoiled, and regret that they bought a ticket to the Ares Hotel Alanya 4 *. The reviews left by them testify to this. In fact, not everything is so bad here. After all, as in any other beach resort, the most important thing is the sea. And it is near the coast of Alanya warm, affectionate and incredibly beautiful emerald shade. Wonderful is also the mountain landscape that opens before your eyes, if you stand with your back to the sea: beautiful mountains, on the slopes of which grow dense pine forests framed by bizarre rocks.

Ares Hotel (Alanya) 4 *: location and general description

The hotel, as already mentioned above, is located in Mahmutlar on the second beach line, more precisely, 60 meters from the beach, across the road. It covers an area of almost 3,500 sq. Km. M. The construction of the 5-storey hotel building was completed in 2002, and the most recent reconstruction was carried out in 2009. Thanks to this, all rooms of the hotel look modern and neat. The same goes for the entire Ares 4 * hotel, which has a well-developed infrastructure.

Number of rooms

In the hotel in total there are 106 rooms of different categories, namely:

• Suite (4 rooms);
• Standard double rooms (39);
• Triple standard (46);
• Angular (16);
• Room for disabled people.

All rooms, regardless of the category, are equipped with a bathroom with shower, hairdryer, satellite TV and air-conditioning (chargeable), balcony, mini-bar, safe (fee), telephone, etc. Rooms are cleaned daily, and linen is changed twice a day A week. Regarding the quality of room service in Ares Hotel (Alanya) 4 * reviews of tourists are mostly positive. Many even express gratitude to the staff for the increased attention to cleanliness and order, as well as for the benevolence and the precautionary attitude.

Hotel Facilities

In Ares 4 * tourists are given the following paid services:

• Laundry and dry cleaning;
• Parking;
• Doctor's services;
• Rent a Car;
• Massage room;
• Beauty salon (hairdresser-make-up artist);
• Sauna and hammam;
• Concierge service;
• tour agency;
• luggage storage;
• wireless Internet;
• Transfer, etc.

Food

Hotel Ares (Alanya) 4 *, like most hotels in Turkey, operates on the system "all-inclusive" ("all inclusive"). This means that the cost of the tour includes four meals a day in the restaurant, where a buffet is served, including dishes of local and European cuisine. It works from 10.00 to 23.00. During the day, tourists can also use the snack bar, which provides them with various snacks and drinks of local origin. There is no separate children's menu in the hotel, however, in a varied list you can always find dishes that are suitable for baby food. But ice cream, Turkish coffee, freshly squeezed juices can be ordered for a fee.

Beach

As already mentioned above, an underground passage leads to the beach from the hotel. In fact, despite the close distance, they share a high-speed highway. On the beach, tourists can use the sunbeds (free of charge). However, for umbrellas, towels and mattresses you need to leave a deposit. Here you can take advantage of a wide variety of water activities: scooter, banana, skis, catamarans, etc.

Hotel Infrastructure

Despite the fact that the territory of the hotel "Ares" 4 * is not so much, it has everything you need for an interesting holiday for both adult tourists and children, namely:

• open pool;
• gym;
• fitness club;
• billiards;
• darts;
• table tennis;
• Volleyball (on the beach);
• sauna;
• Hammam;
• One restaurant;
• Two bars;
• Parking and so on.

Entertainment

In the evenings, a cheerful show program "Turkish Night" is held for tourists on the territory of the hotel. For those guests who like to sit in front of the TV, there is a TV club. For children there is a playground on site, there is a children's pool, a club, daytime animation consisting of sports competitions, logical quizzes and competitions. For the youngest , babysitting services are provided .

Ares Hotel 4 *: reviews and evaluations of vacationers

Unfortunately, if you summarize the reviews of tourists, the pros will be much less than the minuses. The main complaints relate to the infrastructure of the hotel. Tourists here are bored. The beach does not like because of the stony entrance, and because of the stale equipment. Many tourists also complain about food, considering it monotonous and not corresponding to 4 stars. With respect to the arrangement of rooms and services, the evaluation is much higher, but this aspect, according to the tourists, does not always correspond to the category of the hotel. However, no one can complain about the excursion, because the historical heritage of the peoples who lived for many thousands of years in this area is worth a lot of tourists.

Excursions and sights of Alanya

Once the ancient cities of Laertes and Syedra were located in the place of Mahmutlar. Excursions to their ruins are very interesting and informative. In Alanya, at 12 km from Mahmutlar, on top of a hill, the well-preserved Byzantine fortress of Ich-Kale (the Turkish name) adorns. The length of fortress walls with 140 towers is 6.5 km. Particularly beautiful they look in the evening, when the original backlight turns on. Inside the ruins of a medieval castle (13th century), the Christian church, baths, etc. The fortress territory is considered to be an open-air museum and the main point in the route of any excursion. In the city there are other buildings dating from the 13th century: a mosque that was built by the order of Sultan Alla-ad-Din Keykubat I, the mausoleum of Bishop Aksebe Turbesi and the shipyard Tersane, etc.

Conclusion

As you can see, for lovers of cognitive recreation in Alanya, there are many historical sights, Byzantine castles and palaces, fortresses with towers and other fortifications, as well as the architectural heritage of the Seljuk Turks. This side of the trip tourists certainly will remain satisfied. As for the hotel "Ares" 4 *, then vacationers, buying a cheap tour, should realize that the service at such rates will be average, and it is not necessary to demand royal luxury from the hotel.