Alinn Sarigerme Boutique Hotel

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We booked this holiday through teletext and I must admit that when we first saw the photographs I thought it might be too good to be true, as they looked stunning. We were not disappointed.
From the moment we arrived in Turkey the standard of service we received from the hotel was exceptional. They sent the hotel mini bus to meet us at arrivals the journey to the hotel was no more than 20 minutes from the airport, (from landing to hotel took us no more that an hour).
The hotel certainly had the WOW factor it was beautifully furnished the only plastic we saw were the two chairs on the very, very small balcony in the bedroom. We arrived about 22:45 and made a dash to the bar, as previous all inclusive hotels we have stayed at the “free bar” has closed around 23:00, this was not the case here the pool bar is open until 02:00.
The scenery from the pool area was spectacular, there were plenty of sun loungers and even hammocks were provided around the pool areas.
The food was very good, the only negative side was the breakfast, I have never been one to eat sausages in gravy with fried potatoes first in the morning. The chef would prepare fresh omelettes and typical continental foods were available. Lunch and evening meals were very good and in the evenings the chefs lined up around the pool area and cooked barbecues. Twice a week they have an al a Carte menu, which is fish. However numbers are limited and need to be booked through reception. This was the night that we found out about the dreaded mosquitoes, and they drank us dry! The jungle formula mosquito spray I brought from the UK did nothing. However the Hotel shop sold a very effective spray, which was a bit late for us, but we used it anyway.
My only negative point to this hotel would be that as this is the first summer that English people have stayed at the hotel, (it has only been open for a year) it primarily caters for Russians, there were no information books or anything else in English. The staff however speak very good English and by chance we got speaking to one of the bar staff called Ali who was able to arrange trips for us through http://www.sarigermeholiday.com. This company is first class and the service we received from them is second to none and the prices charged were probably the cheapest around.
The hotel did have its own spa facilities, which unfortunately due to the lack of English information, we did not find out that you could have a free Turkish bath until near the end of our holiday the sauna is also free to use. Other spa facilities (massage, facials etc) are chargeable but weren’t unrealistic in price.
A word of warning is that the hotel advertises that the hotel resort is for adults over the age of 16, this is not the case. The Russians had children with them the youngest we saw was around 5 years old. However, they were not a problem you didn't hear or see them at night, all the children were fairly well behaved.
If you want to do a lot of sight seeing you either need to book through the above tour company or hire a car. The hotel is situated up a steep hill but the hotel mini bus runs on the hour to take you to their own private part of the beach which has its own little hut serving drinks etc, which is part of the all inclusive package. Taxis are readily available and can be booked through reception.
If you are looking for a truly relaxing holiday with 5 star facilities this is the holiday for you.