Alp Pasa Spesiyal (Hb)

( 3 stars , Antalya , Turkey )

You will be in the heart of old city Antalya,near the famous turkish bath.Very attractive hotel look like a museum. Be prepared to the very unbelievable prices on the way back on meal in airport.For example 2 slices of pizza 1 cola =22 USD, or kofepiece of pie=12

Whilst at first The Al passa impressed me with its beautiful courtyard layout, staff service and good bedroom fittings i was unfortunately (after a two night stay) left with an overall negative impression of this hotel. We were booked into the more expensive Otterman suite overlooking the courtyard which we were initially happy with. However this was before we became aware that this is actually a 100 room hotel which stuffed all its guests into the courtyard for its inclusive buffet breakfast and dinner. This would not have been a major problem if the hotel had not decided to feed a large group who arrived just shy of midnight. Further despite complaints some early dinner guests had stayed on after dinner (not unreasonably) listening to music and drinking into the early hours. As a previous guest pointed out be careful when asking for fresh orange juice at breakfast as you will be charged. The Al passa is possibly a victim of its own success and its desire to pack as many guests as possible into its complex. Future guests may wish to avoid the more expensive ottoman suites if they wish to have a good nights sleep. We were offered another room if we return!! In my opinion the Alppassa is a modern version of a package holiday hotel with boutique touches but guest's national flags on the dinner tables gives the game away

The Alp Pasa came highly recommended, but we did not feel it lived up to its reputation. Our room was noisy as the water heating tank for the hotel was behind our bedroom wall and we were woken up at all hours of the night because of this. We were stopped on one occasion att the front entrance of the hotel by a security guard who was rude and told us to immediately go to reception. There we were told that we were carrying a bottle of water and we were forbidden to bring water into the hotel as we had to buy their water ( at expensive prices). They wanted to charge us 2 euros a night for the hire of a key for the safe. Nowhere else in Turkey were we charged for the use of the safe. Some of the staff were very rude and unfriendly. The pool that features in so many photos was so small, it was more like a little pond or children's wading pool. The food at the buffet was less than average and we elected to eat elsewhere after the first night. Breakfast was good and the hotel itself was pretty. Overall, we felt that the Alp Pasa was overpriced and the standard of the room and of the service was very poor for what we were paying.

we stayed there the last 3 days of our holiday in turkey. it is a beautiful restored old ottman villa and i booked it for the beautiful pictures in the internet. it is beautiful but in many ways you do not get anything equal for the money you spent there. we booked a room for 4 and i was promissed a spacious room! as we arrived they showed us a tiny little room without window, one person could only move if the others were sitting on the beds, bathroom were realy dirthy and before the door only half a meter were the dinner tables. by double the price we could get 2 other rooms, there were okay, clean but no comparison with the pictures they have in the internet. the pool looks everywhere quiet spaceous in reality it is a little childrens pool. the towels by the pool after people have used them, were not washed no the staff take them , fold them and lay them back for new people to use them, the first day i always wonderd why they are so wet. stuff was mostly unfriendly and always wanted extra euros for everything. food was poor and drinks espacilly water (you should not bring from outside) very expensive. three times things, like t-shirts, keys, ect. disapeared and were only found after long and intensive investigations... i would not recommend these hotel

The hotel is located in a beautifully restored traditional structure. The rooms are clean and somewhat small if you take the standard, as we did (However the standard rooms are actually not alike, some are small some are bigger, some very dark especially the ones looking to the second courtyard, not the one with the pool). The management, the service, the food, the attitude is terrible! The serving personnel seem inexperienced, either indifferent to the guests or too friendly which is disturbing. You feel you are not a guest but a real cow to be milked with extras, with really unrealistic charges. Once you get into this kind of mood what is the point of staying there? So do not! There are much better places in Antalya.

Great pool/dining area appearance. Lots of antiques scattered about hotel area. Excellent breakfast selection. Good location for staying in the center of the old city. Room was reasonably sized with good air-conditioning. We (two couples) had two rooms for two nights. Neither room was cleaned very well after the first night. Extra charges for everything - including 2 euros a day for the in-room safe key. If you can get a good rate, then a reasonable place to stay - if you pay rates equivalent for a 4 or 5 star hotel, stay elsewhere.

I was in this Hotel for one week in August 2007 The building is nice, my room, a double standard was normal for a four star hotel even if the clima was rather insufficient. The buffet breakfast not very good for an hotel of that standard, like the dinner on buffet too. A bed thing I experienced was about the fact that the waiters push people too choose food and drink not included in the buffet, for example in breakfast there is free juice in the buffet but waiters always ask you if you want juice, if you say yes they give you natural juice who is not free but you must pay. The same circumstance I experienced for dinner, were the waiters always push you to drink... The service was false for the facts I mentioned and the receptionists very unkind; so, in general service was bad. Finally I payed with credit car my chek and after I discover that the total fee has been added of 10% without any raeson!!! I wrote to the hotel to ask the reason of this but I never recived answer.... I advice against go in this hotel!!

Chose this hotel on 'spec' based on the review in the Lonely Planet guide. Firstly it is a nightmare to find in a car, as it's almost impossible to navigate Kaleici's maze of narrow one-way streets. However when we got there we loved it - a beautiful converted Ottoman mansions with charming leafy courtyards. Our room featured a Jacuzzi and was well furnished and clean. There is a tiny pool in the reception area but no one used it while we were there probably because it is crammed in by restaurant tables. The rate was good - 80 euros per room half board. This did not really suit us but as it was so cheap we did not mind missing the rather basic buffet. They only offered a half board rate, probably because they seem to mainly cater for package tours. However my only real complaint was that when we checked out they had charged us 63 euros for a rather ordinary bottle of Turkish wine we had ordered with dinner. I know we did not check the price but still felt we had been ripped off! Kaleici is a delightful place to visit but next time I would probably choose another hotel

Agree with many other comments, beauty is deceiving. Swimming pool open until 7pm, by 6:05 they tell you to get out! Do not bring any food or drinks into the hotel (international standard!! HAHA). otherwise they send in the secret police. If that is what you want do stay there, otherwise beware

I stayed at the hotel with a friend for 4 nites i May. Wonderful hotel with a great location in the old town of Antalya. Lots of history in the walls. It is built in an old ottoman mansion, so expect lots of stairs...hotel is not suitable for families with small children or people who have difficulties moving around. The rooms are all different (totl 70 rooms), very nice decorated. Some rooms even have jaccuzzi and steambath - abs wonderful!! Cleaniness was very good also. The staff is friendly, skilled and helpful. The meals (breakfast and dinner was included) were excellent! be aware of the fact the rates for beverages (alcoholic as well as non alcoholic) are outregous!!!! The pool is very small and the nearest beach is abt 10min walk but minimal... "real" beach is 15min away with taxi (The Antalya Beach Park) - worth the ride. The picturesque harbour is 10min away with clubs and restaurants. Antalya is well worth a visit, and we can highly recommend this hotel.