Aroma Butik Hotel

The Aroma Butik (boutique) hotel, Kizilot is a special place. You can sit in the small dining room and view the sea with swaying palm trees in the foreground, or sit at a table outside under the orange trees. The restaurant serves quite plain Turkish food which was OK for me. I stayed two weeks in room 7 overlooking the swimming pool. The room and bathroom were very clean, with good qualty towels and a very comfortable mattress. My friend got room 112 on the first floor with an excellent sea view. It is a small hotel (there are probably less than 50 bedrooms). There is a five minute walk to the huge beach around the fence of the neighbouring property. The beach is sandy with large patches of pebbles. On the other side of the hotel there is a quite busy dual carrigeway giving some noise, but I could not hear it sleeping at night with my window closed. (there is air conditioniong if needed). You cross the road to a mini supermarket which sells just about everything for low prices, paying in Lira. There is a nearby bus stop with payment in Lira (less than £2). We went to Alanya where there is an ancient castle and very cheap shopping. There is no entertanment offered in the hotel, which suited me because I wanted a peaceful relaxing holiday, swimming in the sea and the small pool, and reading several books. Not all the staff speak English, bit one of the managers, Sinan is a great guy and gave some helpful information. Car hire is expensive. I joined together with others to hire a large car paying 80 euros for 24 hours with the car delivered to the hotel and collected the next day. They accepted my UK driving licence. You can walk up the beach to a Water Sports Centre. I took a parasailing trip behind a large speedboat. They wanted 70 Euros but I got it for 60 Euros. Two people can go together for 40 Euros each. They take credit card payment or cash. I had a very enjoyable holiday, and intend to come again to this very affordable hotel. From Nigel, Coventry, England.