Name: Eftalia Downtown Hotel
Price range: from £257.90pp (7 nights includes flights and transfers)

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Arrived early in season, mid March. After a long 7 hour flight delay was greeted by an unfriendly and unhelpful man in reception late evening, which wasn't a great first impression!!. Bedroom and bathroom were fine and also cleaned regularly. Breakfast was pretty poor, underwhelming and limited. Comfortable and spacious inside lounge area and outside pool area with adjoining bar at reasonable prices. Busy road and beach right outside hotel but beach looks a bit shabby and neglected. Overall decent value for money at time I visited. Staff were generally very friendly but overall got impression around this downtown area the locals seem to try to fleece the tourists wherever possible, including bars, clothes shops, massage/spas.tourist trips etc. Also even after visiting breakfast early all mornings staff regularly get food and drinks early on, occupying drink machines, toasters etc..and it's not just one or two which was irritating and not very customer friendly! Also as guest numbers were on the low side as we were out of the main season, service was generally pretty slow and unresponsive.Apart from problems mentioned overall on balance I felt it was still an OK stay and decent value. Hotel facilities generally good and in a pretty decent location...but let down by poor breakfast offering and staff apathy/poor customer service.

OK value for money stay

Where to start over the road from a beach, food was good. Even eat cauliflower cheese and I dont normally like it ( thought it looked like lasagne/moussaka that's why I put a load on my plate. I  did half board but there are different options. Sat in the main high street so close to shops. Shop next to hotel fantastic very nice man not push like some. 
Best of all was the staff could not fault any of them good standards in the food ( I'm a catering manager) so food is big one for me. Hotel is very clean. Ladies that cleaned my room were lovely more so after my health condition had a flare up while there so didn't feel like leaving the hotel for a could of days. Spa that does hammam  turkish bath was 10 € or 400 turkish lira . There is an on site doctor if needed. I'd packed all my own medications so didn't need this service all in all even being unwell I had a very good week. 
In Alanya  not sure about other parts of Turkey it being my first visit does take and currency even asked if I wanted to use pounds of dollars but most shops are marked in euros and Tl.

My little turkish delight

The hotel was amazing. The staff .the food. It was always clean. The hotel is about 2 1/2 hours away from the airport but it was well worth the journey. The small bus has drinks and stops on the way to the hotel half way. The pool was a little cold but it was clean . Beach front room waking up to this was stunning. The massage had twice .staff spoke to the hotel guests even if they didn't have the massage .there is doctor on site. Lifeguard. Safety for kids swim life jackets. Going to go back soon. Love how you all look after the stray cats. Try the chicken shop best chicken ever .

The hotel is a safe place for single travellers

The location for this hotel is second to none. 
We arrived in the middle of the night after a long day travelling. We were checked in quickly and arrived at our spotlessly clean rooms.
We have 2 twin rooms, next door to be near to the teenage kids. Both rooms are identical with side sea view balconies and air con.
The bathrooms look recently renovated, and the bedrooms were slightly more traditional in decor but a good size to base ourselves from.
This is our second time staying at an Eftalia property and we booked it because we trusted the brand. We were really happy with the facilities including the outdoor pool, beach bar and the Turkish Baths.
We booked the Hamam twice whilst here for the 4 of us. We also added on treatments including full body massage and reflexology.
We loved the location and the friendly staff. We booked half board, the buffet dinner was a plentiful selection suiting even the fussy eaters amongst us!
Overall we will be back - it's been super!!


Relaxing Alanya break at Eftalia Downtown 

This is the second time we have been at this hotel, we first came 4 years ago and the hotel has not changed a bit. Even the internet still bears the old name of the hotel from 4 years ago and the whole hotel is looking tired. 

We have stayed in a block this time, room 1203 and it's right above reception and the road noise and guests coming and going is pretty loud. But the good point is you get the WiFi in the room. The room itself is small, but for two people it's adequate. The shower is powerful and works well but again small sized. The sink is pathetic, the water from the tap is a dribble and maintenance says the whole hotel is set that way to conserve water, so explain to me why the shower is so powerful then ? 

The beds are hard and difficult to get comfortable but the sheets are replaced every other day and the showers and toilet are cleaned every day and rubbish taken. 

The Aircon in this room is good but noisy and was free so that's a huge plus. 

The bad bit was we had to pay for the fridge, we did point out that my wife had insulin that had to be kept in the fridge but we still had to pay. And that was a total of 22 pounds for the 11 nights. 

The pool is a nice size for this time of year but we know it can be packed during the height of summer, but the beach is not far away. 

The dinning room is a good size with seating inside and outsize, however the food is repetitive and the same almost every day. The only saving grace is the hot plate outside which differs every day. 

The breakfast is the same everyday, with some very weird things for breakfast including roast potatoes! We have even seen day glow green mashed potatoes this visit ! Very strange. 

The saving grace is the staff in the dinning room, all are super friendly and always say hello, dilek at the garden bar is lovely, she always has a smile and a welcome and works super hard to make you feel welcome. 

Now the major downsides of this hotel, it's on a super busy main road so there is little respite from the noise and sirens, even late into the night so you keep the balcony door shut but with a noisy Aircon, it's the less of 2 evils. 

The other bad points are the shops nearby, they hassle you every step of the way. There is one shop that does not and he is by the migros market and a nice young lad.

All the retail shops are below road level and you have steep steps to get down to them and most do not have hand rails, and although they try to help you down, there is pressure to buy once your down there, so disabled people beware. 

The hotel has a taxi rank to the right of reception but make sure they put your fair through the meter, but generally from the hotel to the central area of alanya is 100TL but we always gave double that. 

The costs of things in the area have vastly increased and the goods on sale have stayed the same, in fact most shops still have the same stock from 4 years ago!  So haggle hard and you can get a bargain. 

The paths round the area are also a worry with the curbs being uneven and a trip hazard so disabled people beware, however there are 2 places nearby on the road heading towards alanya centre that hires out disabled chairs and scooters. You can hire a 3 person scooter for 10 pounds per hour if you wanted to drive out and look around, but the roads are breaking neck speeds so only someone with a good driving sense should drive. 

Would we come back for a 3rd time? 

The shops within a 20 min walk are good, however running the gauntlet to get there and the constant bombardment from the shops makes the walk tedious unless you cross the road and walk along the beach  path, however there is nowhere to sit and rest. 

With the food as it is, the road and the tiredness of the hotel, no we won't be back. 

Compared to other places that we go, such as icmiler and Marmaras, this hotel is far from ideal. 

There is no entertainment at the hotel for kids, and really only suits the younger couples.

2nd time we have been here.

This modern beach hotel is excellently situated just a few steps from the beach and within walking distance from the centre of the historical city of Alanya with its countless shops, restaurants, bars and cafés. The hotel offers indoor and outdoor pool, a spa area, fitness and sports facilities. The famous attractions of Alanya such as the castle or the Red Tower are easily reachable.

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