Turkey is the most popular mass tourist destination over the past 10 years among Russian travelers. The concepts of service, entertainment, food, excellent natural and climatic resources, the absence of visas, well-established charter and regular air supply further contribute to the increase in tourist flows to Turkey.
The resort region of Alanya is especially popular among Slavic tourists. It will be discussed in the article.
Alanya as a resort area: location, features, benefits
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 Antalya Airport, which accepts most tourist charters. But this nuance will soon be corrected, after the local airport of Alanya "Gazipasa" will be completed and will begin to receive international flights.
Currently, the road to Alanya from Antalya is 90-150 km. In time, it comes out from about two and a half to three hours, which is after an air flight, with stops anddrop-offs near hotels are not that few.
All other characteristics of Alanya as a resort are very positive. This is the most budgetary and democratic region of Turkey, and the Turks themselves often rest here. Operators advise planning a trip at any convenient time, but not immediately after the end of Ramadan, because at this time Alanya is a kingdom of locals who behave much more cheeky than the most daring Tagil, and hotels at this time begin to drastically reduce the assortment by buffets to save money.
If you choose from the southern resorts of Turkey, then Alanya and Kemer are Russians themselves. In hotels and even in shopping centers, locals who are not averse to making money speak excellent Russian, and the service is perfectly focused on the needs of our compatriots (animation, show programs, mini-club for children, all-inclusive).
Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 (Alanya, Obagol). General information
This cozy resort hotel is located 120 km from Antalya Airport, near the city center of Alanya in the village of Obagol, on the first coastline. The hotel was built in 1989, and in 2010 the complex underwent a major overhaul, renovation and rebranding.
The complex consists of one main building with five floors and a 5-storey Anex building.
Check-in takes place after 14:00, check-out is required on the day of departure by 12:00.
The hotel does not accept tourists with pets.
There are no smoking rooms in the hotel, but there is a room equipped fortourists with disabilities.
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 resort.
Within walking distance from the hotel there is a huge Metro hypermarket where you can buy food, drinks, toys, necessary small things and even souvenirs. Also, next to the hotel, a pedestrian shopping street begins, where you can buy souvenirs, sweets, and all sorts of oriental interesting things.
The hotel is 120 km away from Antalya airport. Gazipasa Local Airport is 38 km from the hotel.
This location of the hotel may seem inconvenient only to tourists who intend to go on excursions to the visiting monuments of Turkey - Pamukkale, Istanbul, Cleopatra's baths, etc. But such travelers are best off staying somewhere on the Aegean coast.
Those who want to arrange budget and educational leisure without long journeys will like local attractions. Alanya has an interesting past, many historical and cultural sites are well preserved. Natural beauties and monuments of the past make Alanya feel like a cozy, atmospheric resort, despite the clutter of hotels, markets, motley clubs and other objects of mass tourism infrastructure.
The caves with underground lakes are of particular interest - the heritage of the piratepast region, the Red Tower of Kyzyl-Kul, the Mosque of Sultan Aladdin, museums, shipyards, caves, temples, etc.
Infrastructure on the territory
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 sq. m.
Pools:
- 1 indoor fresh water pool, 45 sq. m.
- 1 outdoor pool, 100 sq. m., with fresh water, without heating.
The territory also has 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 4in Alanya works on the UAI system or "ultra all inclusive". This concept differs from the usual "all inclusive" in that it works around the clock.
Hotel guests with UAI wristbands have unlimited access to the following bar and restaurant services: breakfast, lunch and dinner in the main restaurant, late breakfast and late dinner, night snacks. The hotel bars also serve afternoon snacks at the pool bar and beach bar.
Ultra all inclusive includes soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, local wines, raki, beer, some imported drinks.
For an additional fee, guests canorder Turkish coffee, ice cream, imported branded drinks, cocktails, juices and fresh juices.
The pool bar is open until 11pm and the beach bar is open until 6pm.
Tourists in their reviews of Oba Star Hotel Spa 4write about food only in a positive way, guests note that the food is delicious, fresh and varied. Breakfast includes a variety of eggs, toast, pancakes, lots of fruits, sweets, and 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 at the hotel bars.
Hotel service: paid and free services
The Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 has free internet throughout the property and in the rooms.
Only the hammam and sauna can be used free of charge in the SPA center, while massages, jacuzzi, beauty treatments and hairdressing services are available for an additional fee.
Nanny, doctor, laundry and dry cleaning services, conference room rental are paid separately.
Animation programs, wake-up service, currency exchange, internet are available for guests for free.
Services, entertainment and sports
Rating Oba Star 4in Turkey (Alanya) is quite high. It is compiled on the basis of feedback from tourists and travel agents. The rating of the hotel became an order of magnitude higher when, after the rebranding, the hotel began to provide a number of sports services.
Free of charge hotel guests canuse the services of a gym, a volleyball court on the beach, play table tennis. Bicycle, car rental and water sports on the beach - extra charge.
The hotel has a two-person animation team that organizes daytime and evening entertainment, sports, competitions, etc.
Children's animation provided by the mini-club.
Classification and description of rooms
There are 135 rooms in Oba Star Hotel Spa 4. All rooms in the hotel are of the "standard" category. Maximum occupancy in a room - 2 + 1 people, average room size - 22 sq. m.
Each room has air conditioning, balcony, free internet, bathroom, mini-bar (free water and soft drinks), TV, telephone, free safe, hair dryer.
Rooms are cleaned 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 from the bar and restaurant to the room.
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, 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 according to the schedule, conducts entertaining and educational activities with the kids.
You can also put a baby cot in the room for free, the restaurant has high chairs, there is also a children's pool with a water slide.
Hotel beach
A big bonus of Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 in Alanya is the availability of its own beach 100 meters from the hotel complex. There is a bar on the beach that provides all inclusive drinks. The beach is also equipped with cabins, toilets and paths. Sunbeds, umbrellas, mattresses are free for hotel guests. Beach towels are also free, but they are issued only against a $10 deposit.
There is a motorway between the hotel and the beach, there is an underground passage to safely get to the shore.
The beach itself is sandy. But the entrance to the sea is a small pebble. This is a common story for the coast of Alanya, Kemer, etc. There is a mountainous rocky area, as in the Crimea, and therefore the beaches are pebbly. But the water in the sea near such a coast 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 trip, water skiing, parasailing or windsurfing. And every Tuesday during the tourist season, on the beach area next to the hotel, there is a local market where you can buy fresh fruits, unusual sweets, colorful gifts for relatives, local spiced alcohol, etc.
Tourist reviews of Oba Star Hotel Spa 4 in Alanya
The hotel hascomparatively high reviews. However, the opinions of tourists about the hotel are contradictory, some aspects of the service received negative feedback.
Tourists speak positively about the food at the hotel, about the concept, the schedule of bars and restaurants, and about the very quality and variety of food.
Rooms in the hotel, if you believe the reviews, are quite cramped. But all of them are of the same category and have the same equipment, this eliminates the possibility of tourists being dissatisfied with the fact that “neighbors have a larger number” for the same price.
The road to the beach is short and comfortable, but the beach itself was not enthusiastically praised by tourists, or rather the beach itself is good, clean and comfortable, but the entrance to the sea is inconvenient and rocky in places.
Reviews about the Oba Star Hotel SPA 4are quite adequate, tourists note the pros and cons of the location and service of the hotel, taking into account its budget.
So, according to the reviews of vacationers, the advantages of the hotel include an excellent location, good food, a clean beach with free sunbeds, towels, etc., well-equipped clean rooms, free Internet, reasonable prices. But cramped rooms and a small territory can be noted as disadvantages.
