Well, well, well. If I had listened to all the negative reviews from my British counterparts, I wouldn't have experienced such a fantastic, clean and well run hotel. We have just returned from a 2 week stay at Alaiye Hotel & Spa Resort and I can honestly say its probably one of the best hotels I have stayed in. I cannot fault the staff for how well they look after the grounds, from the gardeners and maids down to the guest relations and bell boys. All staff were helpful even when they didn't speak English, we managed to get our point across. The on site shop was a lifesaver for little essentials such as gifts, drinks and snacks, they also have shops for clothing at extremely competitive prices. I didn't see any reviews about water being freely available around the hotel in fridges but their is an abundance of fridges around the hotel providing bottled water and also little plastic containers full of water. All Inclusive drinks had a large selection ranging from soft drinks to the Turkish beer Efes and also extremely tasty cocktails (Sense of Alaiye is my pick) and red/white wine. The all inclusive food is some what repetitive but so are the majority of all inclusive foods around the world, by the 2nd week I couldn't find anything new but I can assure you, we as a family never went hungry and always had something to eat at Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. The snack bars were more or less the same daily with your nuggets, chips, donnor meat and selection of Russian cuisine and the snack bar at the back of the hotel served freshly made pizza and flat breads daily. The pool is extremely easy to find a bed all throughout the day so no need to get up early to put your towel down, it's a great pool because he's not full of chlorine as it has a mixture of salt water and feels natural. The beach is unbelievable, you need to get there early to secure your bed, you'll be hounded all day to sign up for excursions and you must try the Big Kral pirate boat, it was a great experience. Some negative points though, the entertainment starts way too late for a family, 9.30 every night and the music is UNBEARABLY LOUD but didn't bother me or my wife that much as the children were already asleep by the time it started at 10pm. I will reiterate, it will be EXTREMELY LOUD so bare this in mind when booking as no matter what room you're in, you will hear it clearly. The entertainment throughout the day is unchanged, the music also around the pool is repetitive and the same playlist is played regularly, I did inform the entertainment team and they gladly took suggestions but only lasted for that day and followed the next with the same playlist. I also want to add, I slipped really bad on the steps leading into the pool on the south side of the hotel next to the Vitamin bar, I really hurt my back and couldn't move my neck for days (which put a negative on my 2 weeks) I complained about the step to Guest Relations and was offered a free hour session of massage to t
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