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Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel 5 (Turkey, Alanya): reviews and the latest hotel reviews.
Traditionally in Turkey, two hotels of the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotels network are in demand by tourists-resorts (abbreviated as Porto Azzurro, which means "blue azure" in Italian).
About the hotel chain from Porto Azzurro
What can be said about the aforementioned "five-star"? It is popular. Here go foreigners. Therefore, the staff understands better in English than in Russian. (This should be taken into account when choosing a tour to this hotel).
Rest here is profitable. For a quality holiday you will give a moderate amount. Wonderful ecology, good level of hotel service, developed infrastructure and quite democratic price (currently $ 1454 for a couple in a double room for 6 nights) attract tourists here.
However, if you start looking for Hotel Porto Azzurro 3 *, then you can come across the following online Italian three-star hotels:
- in the town of Sirmione, located on the shores of the chic Lake Garda with developed resort infrastructure;
- on the Mediterranean island of Malta, on the secluded coast of St Paul Bay, an hour's drive from the capital of the island, the city of Valletta (Valetta is the name of the knight, master of the order that founded it).
Thus, having analyzed the above-mentioned hotel complexes, one can understand the market style of the operator of the hotel business Porto Azzurro Delta Hotels. Reviews of holidaymakers indicate: in Italy (where prices are higher), Porto Azzurro works with the economy segment of buyers, and in Turkey - with the segment of the level of the classic. Hence the conclusion: the market strategy of the Porto Azzurro network is an inexpensive vacation with a maximum "quality / price" ratio. Such a strategy maximizes revenue at short intervals. On larger same - you need a significant investment from the management company.
This is how the resort business managers organize Porto Azzurro Delta 5 *. The rating of hotels in Turkey, published at the end of each holiday season, characterizes the said hotel complex as a "strong average" in the nomination "family vacation".
On the one hand, it is not included in the top 10, but there and the price for the tour is higher. But on the other hand, he is a long-term rating subject of the top twenty hotels. Let's be realistic: the second-generation hotel built in 2003 can not bypass its fourth generation brethren, whose projects take into account all the know-how of the Turkish resort industry, accumulated over 25 years of its rapid investment development. His last major overhaul was in 2011. He is competitive, but in the top 10 he can not get through. Its market niche, as we have already mentioned, is the maintenance of an attractive quality / price ratio.
Why do tourists choose the hotel "Porto Azuro Delta 5 *"?
Let's return to the topic of our article - the Turkish five-star hotel. At the same time, we note: tours to rest in it are mostly chosen by lovers of a measured family holiday in the classical Mediterranean climate, especially families with children.
Many guests of the hotel are especially thankful to his chef for excellent food service. Agree, with hundred-dollar costs per day, not every hotel provides daily basic dishes of good fish and beef. In addition, local chefs are real masters in the preparation of baked goods and sweets. There are a lot of fruits in the menu.
Porto Azzurro Delta 5 * (Turkey, Alanya) provides a full-fledged good rest to its guests using its infrastructure: eight-story hotel building, beach, outdoor and indoor pools, water slides, SPA center, beauty salon, gym, eating in two restaurants. In this article, following the logic of the hotel guests' reviews, we will try to answer the question: "Why do some of the guests in the regular holiday season buy a re-tour to the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel?"
The secret, obviously, lies in the school staff. Judging by the feedback from customers, even when the hotel complex is crowded (and it is popular), its employees find the opportunity to pay attention to each guest. In this case, always clear, without any hiccups, there is a transfer. And the food that is arbitrarily chosen by tourists in the All inclusive range, as noted in the reviews of the guests of the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel, is of remarkable quality and taste.
Perfect climate
Another reason for buying a tour here is really a warm and mild Mediterranean climate. Gourmets resort resort believe that it is here, compared with the entire coast of Turkey, weather conditions - are optimal. It's warm, the resort place is protected from the northern winds by the Taurus mountain range. The average monthly temperature in the vicinity of the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel is +20 0 C. The hotel complex is in the first line - just 150 meters from the beach.
The hotel's beach is covered with small pebbles, like the entire coast near the village of Okurcalar (5 km away from the hotel) and equipped with a platform. By the way, if you want to find more information about this hotel, you can also search for it under the following name: Porto Azzurro Delta in Okurcalar, Turkey.
The entrance to the water is smooth. The territory belonging to the hotel is quite spacious, about 17 000 m 2 , it is well maintained and landscaped.
More about the hotel
The hotel has 213 rooms, of which the majority - 179 - belongs to the category standard, 30 family rooms (with two bedrooms), 2 VIP suites and 2 specialized rooms for people with disabilities. In the holiday season the hotel complex Porto Azzurro Delta Alara accepts up to 650 tourists. The rooms provided to them offer quality rest at the Classic level. They are furnished with solid furniture, produced not from second-rate materials, but from classical wood. Household appliances - morally not obsolete: regularly, in an hourly mode, a working central air-conditioner, TV with satellite Russian channels, a mini-bar - all of a good level. The interiors of the rooms of Porto Azzurro Delta Alara are thought out by designers, everything is harmonious: windows, the location of a double bed, a wardrobe, bedside tables, table, chairs, safe, floor with a light ceramic coating, pastel pink or pastel yellow walls.
Charges for living in rooms are two services: Wi-Fi and minibar. By the way, in the lobby area there is Wi-Fi free.
Resorts note the convenience and cleanliness of the rooms, which distinguishes the hotel Porto Azzurro Delta 5 *. Porto Azuro Delta 5 *, and it is felt, is managed by managers who are knowledgeable in the management of the hotel industry.
Simply amazing! Guests (and this remark - not according to a single review) so "get used" in their room, that, having left, long and kind words recall his comfort and coziness. The staff of the "five-star" daily clean rooms and clean linens.
You should also warn lovers of daily shopping and lovers of nightlife: this quiet hotel is not yours. Although the options for less dynamic shopping are available.
Friendly attitude to the staff is the key to a successful holiday
Next, I want to write, based on the past experience of the holidaymakers, about how to deserve the "special propensity" of the staff. The key is simple - respect for the host country, respect for the language. Reviews about the hotel Porto Azzurro Delta Hotels - not an exception in confirming this opinion. Smile to the staff, the merchants. In a conversation with them, use words from their native language, this will indicate your intelligence, respect for the host country. Many holidaymakers, who are not lazy to do this, note an intensely friendly relationship with local people.
Hotel «Porto Azuro Delta Alara» is surrounded by small shops. Prices in many of them are pretty draconian. In 200 meters from it there is a small market, with a shop where the saleswoman sells sweets Malik. She is sociable and hospitable. Our tourists got to know her and appreciated pomegranate juice and ice cream.
Another good-natured and sociable hotel employee mentions the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel reviews of his guests. If you are a fisherman, you will find in Mavlute not only a soul mate, but also (free of charge) by agreement with him, after his shift (he serves up to 17-00 hotel beach), you will be able to catch sazans living in the local river of Alar. Here, on the bank of this river, there is a two-story hut where he lives.
With whom to solve issues of accommodation and excursions?
Unfortunately, most of the reviews of the guests of the hotel in question indicate the low business qualities of the guides (this is a general trend of the hotel business). If you refuse to buy their excursions, which is twice as expensive as in street excursion bureaus, they will immediately lose all interest to you. By the way, there are two small excursion bureaus near the beach. Tourists recommend the one that is located far away. Buying excursions here, you will save about 45% of the funds! So do it.
On issues related to accommodation, with good technical skills should be addressed not to the guide, but to the manager working at the reception. It happens that an employee with a weak knowledge of the Russian language is replaced. In this case, ask the chief manager. It is not out of place here that you will have knowledge of spoken English.
Excursions in Turkey
Judging by the reviews of the guests of the hotel, most of them choose historical and cultural excursions. For fairness, we note that the tour desk also offers sea yacht and entertainment excursions.
Popular is the two-day tour to Pamukkale - a unique cascade of therapeutic thermal mineral springs. Overnight at the local Thermal Hotel. The largest of the natural basins is called the Cleopatra basin, here even the ancient Romans, perhaps the first connoisseurs of spa treatments, equipped their baths. Unfortunately, the marble vaults were not preserved because of the earthquake, but fragments of the collapsed marble columns are visible. By the way, Cleopatra's pool is in operation.
Unforgettable is also an excursion to the valleys of Cappadocia - the ancient civilization of cities carved inside the rocks. Characteristically, people still live in these places, modern communications are held here. However, looking at the local house, you can see that half of it is built, and half is cut in the rock. Here is such an exotic here, unique on a world scale.
Opinions of tourists about the rest in the hotel
Generally speaking, according to our observations, the average hotel review of the Porto Azzurro Delta 5 * hotel consists of two parts: the first one - dithyrambs to the staff, the beach, the pool, the second - the resumption of the high cost of local shopping. We will return to the second aspect. By the way, not everything here is so "neglected". Close to the hotel complex, directly in front of it, there is a bus stop for buses, there are shop-trips to Alanya. In any case, we will later talk about the recommendations of shopaholics - guests of the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel 5 *.
The hotel "Porto Azuro Delta Alara" is first of all appreciated by its guests for the quality of a family holiday. Particularly expansive and fun in it for children. Judging by the reviews of holidaymakers in it, for children there is everything. It can be recommended for young families. With kids and teenagers between four and fourteen years of age, the animators of the mini club are professionally engaged in the established hours. For children there is an equipped playground, water slides, adapted to different ages of children. Numerous photos with enthusiastic faces of small holidaymakers testify that they have fun at the hotel.
Beach, sea attractions ...
Guests of the hotel, having a rest on the beach, are waiting for quite a fascinating animation. In any case, do not have to be bored. Attention is paid to both children and adults. Here at all, there are plenty of umbrellas and sun loungers. There is an opportunity to play beach volleyball ("hotel championships" are regularly held, under the guidance of local trainers, yoga, a beach buffet, and typical beach water attractions for adults and children: banana, cheesecake. Under the guidance of experienced instructors.
However, according to hotel reviews, the prices for local attractions are overestimated. We do not recommend buying a "parachute flight", since its price ($ 50) significantly exceeds the average market in Turkey ($ 30). For the rest of the local attractions, prices are tolerable.
Features of Turkish national shopping
Basically, local traders doing their business in the vicinity of Okurcalar are "spoiled" by tourists from Western Europe. Accordingly, the prices for goods here are much higher than in the classic shopping places of the Country of the Star and the Crescent. Therefore, guests of the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel 5 * recommend buying in Alanya, which is half an hour away. Here, tourists basically produce their most significant purchases. Most of them are guided by original oriental jewelry, leather and fur products, souvenirs of the Country of the Star and the Crescent.
Arrived in Alanya should get to its main shopping street, named after Ataturk. There is a mass of network (for example, "Waikiki") and private shops. For the lovers of leather goods, we recommend the Baran Club. The goods of this store are fashionable and of high quality. In addition, in the atelier that is located at it, you will be able to make any product on order.
On Ataturk street there are many cheap jewelry shops. However, if you yourself are not a jeweler, we do not recommend buying here: many fakes.
Going to the boutique, you should be prepared in advance for the fact that you immediately rush to 2-3 managers. Sometimes someone who comes in is treated with tea and sweets, they call a director who promises you a personal discount, they bring a heap of the goods you are interested in ... In fact, all this is a performance. "Director" - this is the same seller, but playing this role, "the price with a discount" - is significantly overstated. However, aloud to say this is not customary. This is eastern trade. You will offend the seller ... What should I do when I go to the boutique? Smile, be benevolent. Skip past the ears of this whole performance. In advance, find out the prices in Turkey. Remember: you are in no way obligated to the sellers who inspired this performance. Firmly insist that you voice the price. And if you were called it, for example, 1200 €, then boldly bargain, offering your - $ 300. For clarity, we will show you the Turkish "price mechanics" for leather products:
Product Name | The price ($), which is originally called the merchant |
Actual price ($) |
Men's leather down jacket | 1200 | 700 |
Sheepskin coat for women (patent leather) | 2000 | 1000 |
Women's short coat (kid's skin) | 1500 | 550 |
Men's autumn jacket | 1400 | 400 |
Jacket for women | 1200 | 300 |
All this we learned from the reviews of "experienced" tourists - guests of the Porto Azzurro Delta Hotel 5 * (Turkey, Alanya).
Conclusion
Concluding our story about the Hotel Porto Azuro Delta Alara, here is a brief summary. This is a five-star family hotel of economy class. Optimal to go here to families with children. The infrastructure of the hotel and the resort potential of the Mediterranean coast are really capable of improving and amusing your children. The hotel is quiet, with good animation, decent food. Resorts here do not interfere with the knowledge of English, part of the hotel staff does not understand Russian.
Before leaving, in order to buy souvenirs, we recommend you to make a shopping tour to Alanya, to Atatürk Street, having previously learned the prices and preferred outlets. If you order such a tour from the hotel, then you will be taken to the trade points, consisting in a contractual commission with the hotel, and the prices for your purchases will be significantly inflated with respect to market prices.
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