Alican Pension Mini-hotel

We booked a room two weeks ahead for November. On the day we were due to arrive, they didn’t call, just sent a text saying they’d canceled because of health issues. We were left looking for a hotel that evening and did manage to find one. Someone even quoted us a price on the street and said breakfast was included. Don’t trust them, and don’t get left stranded like we were.

We stayed as a family for three nights, August 12-15. The guesthouse is about a five to seven minute walk from the sea, which is ideal for this area. Breakfast is a limited buffet but enough to start the day, and tea and coffee are available all day. The owners are kind and communicative. Wi-Fi worked very well, with a good signal, and the rooms were very clean. There are four or five similar tiny houses, some a little bigger. We were four people including small children and had no problem, though I’d say the space is generally better for two or three. There’s a TV and air conditioning, but the AC in our room wasn’t very effective. The lower floor was cooler, but the loft got extremely hot in the afternoon and didn’t feel normal until around 11 or 12 at night. The large bed is upstairs, but we all slept downstairs because it was too hot up there. They said the TV could be watched over the internet, but we couldn’t get it to work because there was no connection. When we asked, no one seemed to know or care. We didn’t pursue it since we didn’t need the TV. I’d choose this place again if I stayed in the area, and it’s suitable for families. I took off one star for the air conditioning and TV. The AC matters for comfort and should be improved.

We booked the hotel about 15 days in advance. Just one hour before we were due to leave, we got a message saying the reservation had been canceled because of health issues. We had to go and look for another hotel.

This warm, family-run place is somewhere we visit every year. The rooms are practical, spacious, and spotlessly clean. Each morning, a lovely couple serves a wonderful village breakfast with a smile. You can pick and eat oranges right off the garden trees, what more could you want? The sea is a five to six minute walk away, and there are plenty of nearby markets, liquor stores, and restaurants, all open 24 hours. The owners are Çıralı locals who give sincere, reliable guidance on all kinds of things. If I could give six stars, I would without hesitation!