Sifalar was a good apartementos hotel. We (two adults, two children) lived in a 2 bedroom apartment. Balconies were surprisingly big. We made our breakfast and lunch by ourselves. Kitchen was ok, there were enough plates, cups, forks, pans etc. It was only about 30 metres (across the street) to a local grocery. The shopkeeper was very friendly and nice man.
The receptionist was not so friendly... well, he was ok, but didn't smile or talk much. The cleaner was very polite.
The swimming pool was rather big, but sometimes there were too many people... But our kids loved to swim there.
We didn't eat at the hotels' restaurant, because there were lots of good restaurants very mear. "Topin paikka" was excellent - and we had to only cross the street to get there.

The hotel was situated across a few supermarkets nearby, not far away from the beach. Mainly turkish area, were you see alot of the locals which i thought was great. The accomodation was adequate enough for 3 of us, as we stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment, the size was quite big, in actual fact it had 2 balconies, each balcony was big enough to accomodate upto 4 people to sit and relax. The rooms were decent size, but must admit were fairly basic. The receptionist were extremely friendly, hussain and efeshan, they would go out of their way to help you all the time. The breakfast, we sorted out when we arrived was good, but not a variety from day to day. Typical salami, bread, butter, tea, and cereals etc. I would recommend to try to book the top floor as the music played on the poolbar can be a bit loud at times, there are lifts, so you'll be okay. But all in all we loved the place, nice panaromic views of those high mountains, nice and clean all over. The pool was big, but i did not try it, as the weather was excellent, as i went over to the beach, some 200 metres away. To eat out try iskandinavia restaurant, turn left out of the hotel, walk some 50 metres,then its 2nd turning on the right, i think the road name is Gullerpinari Mah, walk further done some 150 metres, on left side you'll find it, lovely food. Rice, meat donner with salad, for 7 liras, about 2.50 pounds, or if you want a quick take away, just opposite there is a narrow street, there you'll find Dag Fast Food, 2.5 liras about 1.00 for a chicken donner all freshly prepared for takeaway, and good value for money, I loved the way the chap chopped the salad, interesting all done freshly in front of you. Near the main banks in Alanya town, there was a place called SIRAN HALK LOKANTASI Restaurant, really lovely food and purely turkish, its just off the main streets near the harbour, but worth trying the food, try stating this to the some turkish person "Alanya Ticaret ve sanayi odasi arkasi" they then might understand the location.
Taxi's all are metered, from the harbour to the hotel expect to pay about 6 lira's. There are regular coaches, from almost outside the hotel you can take a dolmus, small buses to Cleopatra beach for 1 lira each about 40p one way. To go to Alanya castle, your better of taking a taxi, to wait for you upto an hour at the castle,it costs extra, 5 liras each for entry, but the views are fantastic to take pictures of alanya. then stop at castle tower on the way back done from those dizzy heights, it will cost you by taxi a return trip of 30 lira's. Go to dim dim chai, lovely place, through fam tours number: tel number [--], person who sold the trip was honest and not as forcefull as other tour guides, cost 50 lira's, included lunch on the river, village trip as well. last from 9.30am to 4.30pm, worthwhile. Alanya was excellent for me, see more of the turkish people, unfortunatly less brits, and more dutch people around. Its a upper class resort compared to marmaris and bodrum, as its a bit more expensive eating out, excursions etc. But this will suit a family, couple, or elderly person, its not known for trouble, yobs etc, which you might possibly find now and again in marmaris or bodrum. I would rate the hotel 4 out of 5, the resort a 5 out of 5 for me. Weather was great i went from 13th may to 20th may, temperatures started from 25c towards last 2 days 29c to 30c, and weather was excellent, thunderstorms only first day, onwards, sunny periods onwards.