Monart City Hotel - All Inclusive Plus in Alanya

Pros
- great location
- Private section of beach
- Great WiFi access
- fantastic room with balcony facing the beach
- All inclusive includes beach bar
- Friendly and helpful staff
- wide range of food options. Vegetarian, grill/meat and in between. Lovely accompaniments and amazing dessert options.
- Lots of cats that are well looked after
- Good space room, lovely balcony overlooking the beach
- on site hairdresser and fitness suite - didn't use, fitness suite looked fairly small but option was there.

Cons
- entertainment was hit and miss. Bizarre experience with the leather show, free gift ended up being a super cheap broken wallet. Don't recommend taking part in the leather 'bingo' as it's a bit of a scam to try and get you into the leather shop and give you these crazy big discounts. Just a shame that the hotel owners (and others in the area we were told) co-operate with the leather goods company which doesn't seem to be all that reputable.
- Could have had classes, tai chi and yoga but nothing communal. Had a games room but was always dark and nothing going on, tucked underneath the building and no announcements for activities.
- ala carte restaurant closed. Snack restaurant was more for children / basic food rather than snacks.
- no coffee or tea in rooms but there was a kettle & signs to say no food in rooms.
- Abundance of ashtrays but no designated area for smokers, meant that non smokers were surrounded by cigarette smoke all over the resort.
- Spa treatment was a bit underwhelming. Not really sure what to expect but nothing exciting. Staff member was a little too friendly with me but understanding of my mum's mobility issues.
- cocktail menu for all inclusive was limited to 5 cocktails.
- It was the end of the peak season so the excursions man (who ran bookings for the spa) seemed very bored and very eager to make a deal or be of service. Not sure if that's the way things are done but it just felt very awkward having him sit by the pool all day every day waiting for customers (the same with the hairdresser.