We had booked into the number 1 hotel as advised by trip advisor , the Delphin Diva Premier , and at the last minute decided to have a few days away pre-Christmas at the Hotel Sera . We were paying only £20 per person per night and didn't expect much for that price . The Area between the airport and the Hotel was pretty dire , not at all attractive and to many first time visitors to Turkey they may find this off putting . First impressions of the Hotel location were poor as opposite the hotel there are apartment blocks . We are used to holidaying in Fethiye , which is a very pretty area surrounded by beautiful mountains .
The reception is the Sera is magnificent , such a plush setting with lavish chandeliers and a huge area with high ceilings , truly wonderful .We were early , but the reception staff suggested that we make our way into the dining room for lunch , and after lunch our room would be ready .
We anticipated a lower level of standard for only £20 pp pn , and it was apparent in the restaurant .Not with the quality of the food , but with the staff trying to sell fruit juice and wine .I didn't see anybody paying 30 euro for a bottle of average wine .Plus they did have other bottles of spirits etc all priced up , a little bit of a poor display really .
Saying that what a beautiful restaurant , clean , friendly staff , and quite good food . There is a nice bar out of the main hotel towards the sea which was also lavishly decorated , there does seem to be mirrors everywhere , on translating Sera it translates to Greenhouse ?. This was a growing area , maybe the hotel derived its name from that , who knows ?.
The hotel has a lovely games room including 10 pin bowling and Billiards , both at an extra cost but not expensive .
The Spa and pool was also lovely and included /sauna /steam room /Turkish Bath and indoor pool at no extra cost .The guests were a mixture of German ,Turks and a few British . As it was winter and the weather was pretty awful over these few days , we didn't get to enjoy any of the Hotel grounds or beach area , but they did look very well kept .
We really enjoyed this Hotel and although afterwards we had Christmas in a much more expensive hotel we rated this hotel equally , bearing in mind what we paid , in fact there were points in the Sera which were better than the number 1 Hotel Delphin .
The disappointing points about the hotel were , the location slightly limited food choice and the staff trying to sell Orange Juice and wine .I think the Hotel lets itself down on charging for an Orange juice , when one can have any Alcoholic drink free of charge ! .
We will definitely return to this Hotel and recommend it to anyone .
- Sera Hotel Antalya
- Club Hotel Sera Antalya
