classed as all inclusive a joke spent most days on beach as sun disappeared mid day there were 3 tables 12 chairs so most of the time no were to sit and relax and have a drink no choice in drinks rooms were ok would never go to this hotel again but icmeler is a brill place with great people

We booked our holiday via the teletext with Global Travel Group about 6 weeks before departure.We checked Hotel Alinda out on the internet and it seemed OK.Not till later did we find it totally misleading.
Our holiday for myself and friend cost £476 each for two weeks all inclusive.We departed 24th Sept 2007 and returned October 8th 2007.
We found Icemeler a marvellous place,plenty to do and the weather was brilliant throughout our stay.
Hotel Alinda was the complete opposite!! Absolutey dreadful!!
The worst Hotel I have ever stayed .
The room was OK at first ,towels and linen changed every two days ,the room swept and tidied and then we spotted the cockroaches !! Result fumigation people called in -just what you need on holiday!!
The restaurant was a joke! No cereals for breakfast! Same repetitious meals every day,boiled eggs,slipper tinned sausages
chips with everything ,'gypsy toast ' every morning so that
eventually we just did'nt bother and ate out everyday.
The pool area was rubbish no pool attendant,no safety flooring
and by mid-day the sun had disappeared behind the hotel so sunbathing could not be done after mid-day.There were approx
100 people staying at the Hotel and around the Pool area were
20 sun bed,3 tables and at one point 7 chairs (all in a serious state of disrepair) .This meant that at busy periods like just before mealtime there was nowhere to sit.
The Pool Bar was a disgrace,plastic glasses rinsed and not washed properly.The only drinks available were Gin,Vodka,Raki,
watered down wine ( everything was watered down,wine soup,
fruit juices etc) juices,tea and coffee.No snacks not even Ice Cream!!
There was no entertainment all fortnight whatsoever!
The staff were typically sullen,rude and only seemed interested
in ogling the ladies.
I will go to Icemeler again but never to Alinda Hotel.
It was a complete disgrace not even worth 1 star never mind the 3* plus it is advertised as.
I STRONGLY ADVISE ANY BONE FIDE TRAVEL OUTFITS TO DROP THIS HOTEL WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.


Regards Tony Atkinson

My partner and I booked a two week stay in the ALINDA hotel. I have travelled widely in the last five years and I have never stayed in a dreadfull hotel like this one. The food was inedible , the staff were rude and I can only describe it as fawlty towers. There was mould growing on the bathroom ceiling and everytime we showered the shower tray filled up and flooded the bathroom floor, its like an accident waiting to happen. The bathroom taps were extremely hard to turn on or off (thats if you could get them to work at all) and even my partner had trouble trying to turn them off. All I can say is, Dont go to this hotel.

We booked this throught Teletext on the Internet about three months in advance for our honeymoon and although a bargain, we still had certain expectations in relation to the food, drink and accomodation on offer.

Icmeler was beautiful, lots of quirky little restaurants and shops to entertain us for the two weeks that we were there. The hotel however was a totally different story. After checking in and briefly seeing the room we ran up for breakfast only to find a dry and chewy ham omlette and thoroughly deep fat fried french bread pieces. Disgusting, like biting into a block of melting lard - so greasy.

We found that this did not improve at all throughout the entire stay at the Alinda. Half the time we couldnt even work out was was actually on offer for dinner, the choice was always - rice, some sort of potato, a vegetable (we think) and a main. There was not really a choice of main, it was that or salad or soup and that was that. Many a night we saw what was on offer and decided that we didnt want to chance it and went elsewhere for food. When we did try it (aboout 7 times we tried the dinner so we really did try to eat it!) we talked about what we thought it was and only once did we actually say that we enjoyed it - chicken in a nice sort of white sauce (and salad!). Could do with a notice to say what the dish is so that people know what they are eating!

The shower curtain in our bathroom did not go round the entire shower area so the water went everywhere after we showered and i slipped over on the water on the floor when getting out and bruised both of my knees, no shorts or skirts for me for a few days, very painful also. The room also had what we are sure was blood on the walls and on a pillow case and was generally very dirty and dusty. We changed rooms on our second day and this room was a lot nicer and somewhat cleaner although still very dusty. Cable TV means that you can watch CNN news and thats that. The mini fridge in the room is also filthy and very smelly - dont recommend using it. Oh dear, what next? As mentioned in previous reviews, the swimming pool was tiny and next to a main road, very small glass wall seperating it from the road so also quite noisy at times but this was compensated by the fact that it was only a 30 second walk to the beach which was lovely - worth paying the 2.50 lira for a sunbed for the whole day by the beach.

Please dont let this put you off going to Icemeler, the town is stunning, gorgeous and the poeple were fantastic so amazingly lovely and helpful, I cannot fault them. The bars attached to the Alinda were superb, hats off to all the staff at Havana and Amalia, although the bar at the hotel is free, the choice is extremely limited and a beer is so cheap at the local bars that its worth going out for the entertainment and music alone (large beer about 3.50 Ytl - bout £1.35 / £1.45 it worked out we reckoned!)

Its such a shame that this hotel couldnt live up to even the basic expected holiday standards as it has a lot of potential to be very very good. I would definately go back to Icemeler but would also defiantely pay the bit extra and go to a better hotel in the area.