Happy Homes Apart Hotel

Clean, well equipped apart hotel. It was taken over by the current owners two years ago and they have clearly undertaken a programme of improvements. The beds are very comfortable and appear to be new as are the bedding and curtains. Some other items are noticeably shabbier but I imagine they are replacing things gradually. They are very helpful and as soon as we informed them that our kettle didn't work it was replaced although with one that needed the lid prising open with a knife. If these kind of minor irritations don't phase you then this is a very good hotel for the money. The couple are very obliging and brought us a Turkish breakfast to the room on the first morning (total cost £3) and couldn't do enough for you. They helped us out with bus routes and hamam recommendations. The cleaner will come in every day (if you want them to) and empty the bins, make the beds etc and change the towels whenever requested. When they realised that we'd pushed the beds together they made the bed up with double sheets to hold them together for us which was a nice touch. The pool was really clean and we invariably had it to ourselves (september). There is a supermarket downstairs that sells most things and a hardware shop a couple of doors along where we bought a plug (50p) so we could do some handwashing and a showerhead (£1) so we could have a more directional shower. Standards are generally those you might expect when staying with friends rather than international hotel standards. If you go with this attitude then I think that you'll find this a pleasant 'home from home' which is what I think the owners are aiming for. The location is very good for the main shopping areas, restaurant areas and the beach as well as buses to the castle. Overall we would recommend it. Alanya is however not a quiet place, there is a lot of traffic noise as it is a city and the call to prayer is a regular part of the soundscape. I'll try and review the restaurants we visited too. WiFi is free in the pool and lobby and 10 EUROs for the week or 3EUROs per day. AIRCON and safe deposit box also charged locally as per usual..