Water
The Blue Flag is awarded on water quality, safety provision and how the beach is managed, and it is reassessed. It is the reason we mention it rather than simply calling the water clean.
The hotel's own stretch of shore at Konaklı, a short walk from the building. Loungers, mattresses and parasols are part of the concept, so there is no beach club to pay at and no towel deposit to argue about.
Motorised water sports on the shore are run by independent operators and are not part of the All Inclusive concept.
Several pools, arranged so that the loud part of the hotel and the quiet part of the hotel do not have to share one.
The largest of them, with loungers around it and the pool bar within reach.
Water slides and a separate children's pool with its own shallow section.
Open in the cooler months and useful on a windy day; opening times are posted and vary with the season.
Pools are supervised during posted hours. Outside those hours swimming is not permitted, and this is enforced.
The animation team runs a daytime programme around the pool and an evening programme at the amphitheatre. Nothing is compulsory, and it is entirely possible to spend a week here and join none of it.
Konaklı is a resort village on the coast road west of Alanya. Six to seven kilometres takes you into Alanya itself — the castle, the harbour, the Red Tower and the market. Dolmuş minibuses run along the main road through the day, and taxis wait at the rank in the village.
Antalya airport is roughly two hours away by road, Gazipaşa–Alanya airport considerably less. Transfer is not included in the concept; we can arrange it on request and it is billed separately.