Alba Royal Hotel - Ultra All Inclusive - Adults Only 16+

First of all, as a huge trip advisor reader, I read so many reviews before booking this hotel and always said when I was back Id right an honest review based on my experience. So here goes... We arrived in the middle of the night and was greeted by friendly staff who took our luggage to our room and showed us the features of the room. They advised us where food was available during the night and asked if we wanted anything. This was a brilliant start. We then realised that despite it stating no towels on loungers around the pool till after 7am that that doesn't happen and seemingly people go out very early indeed. So naturally we joined the party and my partner would go down at 6.30am and loads of loungers were already gone. The pool area is immaculate, plenty of loungers and umbrellas available. The pool bar area is lovely and you can help yourself to bottled water whenever you like. The drinks are strong and there is a huge range :) the food at the pool bar is lovely if you dont fancy the buffet for lunch. You can help yourself to cornettos too :) Staff are very friendly. I will be honest that this hotel and seemingly the area is predominantly German and Russian tourists and not many English are around. However, unlike people we spoke to on the plane who had stayed elsewhere, the hotel staff including entertainment staff were always friendly and inclusive. The entertainment was great but with evenings hitting 99% humidity, we couldn't bare to be outside to watch and we often found ourselves in one of the indoor cooler bars. You are entitled to one a la carte experience per week you stay and we chose to do the Turkish evening for ours and it was brilliant! Izra, is an unreal server and worked so so hard. What a lovely man :) The food at this hotel is vast and so much variety. I think people who aren't happy with food choice are perhaps a little less willing to try new things. We tried a range of food and thoroughly enjoyed it. Food was fresh, variable and there was plenty. The room we stayed in (superior one) was lovely. Enormous balcony and a lovely bathroom. A strange window between the bathroom and main room (although had blinds) didnt entirely protect privacy but no issue to us. The only little annoyance for us was that we had 2 singles pushed together and often came apart. We ventured to the amazing market in mangavgt (spelt wrong!) that's on on a Monday and Thursday. Bus stop is just outside of hotel at top of street and ia definitely worth a visit. The foam party on Wednesday is a laugh and worth joining in. Overall, we've no complaints with our experience at the Royal Alba and would have no hesitation visiting again.