Wind of Lara Hotel and Spa, Antalya, Turkey

Location

Located in Lara, 9km from Antalya City Centre and 12km from Antalya Airport. This hotel is situated in a good spot on the main Antalya hotels strip along Lara Turizm Yolu road.

There are lots of shops for clothes, souvenirs, gifts and supermarkets within walking distance. Currency exchanges are plentiful too.  There are lots of restaurants serving Turkish food nearby if the all-inclusive hotel option is not for you.

The locals are very friendly and taxi’s readily available. You can easily get to the City Centre by taxi or a bus service (bus stop is a couple minute’s walk from the hotel lobby)  

The hotel offers a free shuttle bus service (available during the day) for the nearby beach (5 minute ride).

If you are looking for a 5* hotel which has direct beach access, check out our hotel review on Liberty Hotels Lara which is just a short walk away from Wind Of Lara, but on the opposite side where the beach is.

Amenities

The Hotel is an all-inclusive 5-star hotel that offers a fairly good selection of food. There is a wide range of cuisines available daily. The all-inclusive package includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Afternoon Snacks (around 4pm) and drinks up until 12am from the bars. The food is average and nothing special. You will be able to fill yourself up but there was nothing absolutely amazing. Over a 7 day stay, the food did get slightly repetitive and we ended up looking for a McDonald’s for out late night meals towards the end of our stay.

This hotel also offers amenities you would expect from a 5* hotel which includes:

• Free parking
• WiFi
• Pool
• Fitness Centre / Gym
• Water slides
• Indoor pool
• Outdoor pool
• Bar / lounge
• Entertainment staff
• Evening entertainment
• Table tennis
• Nightclub / DJ
• Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
• Kids club
• Kids’ outdoor play equipment
• Business Centre with Internet Access
• Meeting rooms
• Concierge
• Gift shops
• 24-hour front desk
• Dry cleaning
• Laundry service
• Ironing service

Value For Money

For a 7 night stay we paid £450 for 2 adults & 1 child (All Inclusive) that works out at £21 per person, per night.   A good price.

Service / Staff

The service we found differed for guests. We got the impression, guests from Russia etc. got a better service. That’s not to say this happens often or whether it is just us that seemed to get a less enthusiastic service.

For this review, we will break the service down into categories:

• Front Desk – Average service. Nothing to shout out about.
• Children’s Play Centre – Fantastic service and very friendly.
• Room Service – Great, friendly service and rooms cleaned well.
• Restaurant – Not good. Tables not cleaned in a good time. Drinks waiters gave priority to their chosen guests (it seemed to us anyway) When we sat down, we nearly always had to ask for cutlery which should already be laid down. This at times took 20 minutes to arrive.
• Food – Got repetitive during our 7 night stay.
• Drinks/Bar – People seemed to get served in no orderly fashion – Just whoever could push their way in the best. Poor for a 5* hotel resort.

Lastly – Would we go back

Probably not. Although we will say this is a cheap hotel, the differences in service did not shine a good light on our stay.  The price does offer value for money if you can look past the fact that you may not be getting the same service as everyone one else.  Personally we feel, there are better alternatives available in Antalya.

If you are looking for a 5* hotel which we recommend, check out our hotel review on Liberty Hotels Lara which is just a short walk away from Wind Of Lara, but on the opposite side where the beach is.