Long Beach Resort & Spa Alanya – A Family Playground on the Turkish Coast
📍 Location
Set along the beautiful coastline of Alanya, with the Mediterranean stretching out in front of you like a postcard you can swim in.
Around a 4–5 hour flight from major UK airports — long enough for the kids to ask “How many minutes now?” every 12 minutes. We saved £1400 by travelling to Newcastle from Aberdeen before English School holidays started.
Roughly 60–90 minutes from Antalya Airport depending on traffic — just enough time to spot every Turkish flag in existence and debate whether the kids will nap (they won’t). We 100% recommend a private transfer for this resort - Tour Operator coaches can take up to 3 hours to get to this resort!
🛏️ Rooms
Choosing a room type at Long Beach can feel a bit like navigating a maze. The resort is split into two main sections, which often causes confusion for first‑timers, but the important thing to know is that everyone gets access to all the same facilities, no matter where they stay.
Rooms are located either in the Main Building or the Harmony Building. The Harmony side is the newer, more modern section of the resort — and it’s usually the one you see featured in glossy adverts and tour operator photos. The Main Building rooms are slightly older in style but still comfortable, spacious and close to the heart of the action.
We opted for a Duplex Room in the original building which was a two‑floor setup that kids think is the coolest thing ever. Bedtime routine becomes questionable, excitement levels sky‑high. The stairs leading up to the duplex level were slightly terrifying with toddlers in tow — steep enough to make you imagine every possible scenario in the space of three seconds. Thankfully, our youngest was sleeping downstairs with us, so we didn’t have to spend the whole holiday acting as full‑time stair‑guards. If you’ve got little climbers, it’s definitely something to keep in mind.
Top Tip: The resort is big, but nowhere feels too far. We didn’t pre‑request a block and still ended up in a great location — I genuinely think you could be anywhere on the map and still be within easy walking distance of the essentials.
💦 Swimming Pools
Long Beach doesn’t just have pools — it collects them like Pokémon.
There are several “main” pools spread across the resort, each with its own personality — music, pool games, swim‑up bars, waterfalls, or a more laid‑back vibe if that’s what you’re after. Whatever your pool style, there’s a spot that fits it perfectly.
🏄 Waterparks
There were FOUR different waterparks at this resort - slides for all ages including my husband. One of the biggest highlights. Slides for all ages, from gentle twists to “why did I agree to this?” drops.
Our favourite “base” quickly became the small waterpark on the Harmony side. The snack bar kept everyone fuelled with delicious bites all day long, the slides had something for all four of our children, and the pool was shallow enough that they could all stand comfortably. This meant that, on the rare occasion the stars aligned, I could even supervise from my sunbed — cocktail in hand — while they entertained themselves. A true holiday miracle.
🎡 Funfair & Extra Activities
One of the most unique things about Long Beach is the on‑site funfair — and yes, it’s included. I had heard about a few hotels with this offering (mostly in Turkey) and was quite excited at the prospect.
Dodgems
Pirate ship swing
Carousel
Trampolines
Mini Electric Car track (this was extra but so worth it)
AND MORE..
🧗Ziplining
The zipline deserves its own heading because it was an absolute standout for all of us. It stretches from one end of the enormous resort to the other, soaring over waterslides, the amphitheatre, bars and more — it genuinely gave us Vegas‑style vibes. They even hand you a GoPro so you can capture the whole thing, which is brilliant for reliving the moment (or laughing at your own scream).
Even our youngest two got to join in and zip alongside us, which made it one of those rare activities that every single member of the family loved equally.
🍽️ Food & Drink
Long Beach takes feeding families very seriously. You’ve got:
A huge main buffet plus a smaller one
Several à la carte restaurants
Snack bars galore!
Bars everywhere you turn
Buffet
The main buffet here is absolutely enormous — There are countless cooking stations and a huge variety of dishes on offer, so no one is going hungry. Keep an eye on your children getting lost in here.
The only downside? Some fellow holidaymakers seemed to leave their queuing manners at home. A bit of pushing in and general chaos at peak times did take the shine off the experience occasionally, but that’s more a people problem than a hotel one. There was also a huge kids’ seating area designed to look like a boat, complete with built‑in TV screens. It was a brilliant little corner for children to sit, snack and regroup — and a lifesaver when ours needed a breather (or when we needed five minutes of silence).
*Top tip - the buffet restaurant at the Harmony side offers the same food and is a much calmer and less stressful environment. The staff there were also brilliant!
Snack Bars
Pizza, burgers, chips, gözleme (Turkish pancakes), ice cream… basically everything children consider the four main food groups.
À la Cartes
IMexican, Meditteranean, Turkish and Asian. Some require reservations, some have (very small) extra charges.
Dress Code
The website suggests long trousers for men, but in reality most wore smart shorts (just not swim shorts).
Ice cream
There are freezers dotted all around the resort stocked with ice lollies — everything from Twisters to Magnums — plus fridges everywhere filled with bottled water. You can just help yourself, which was brilliant for keeping the kids cool and hydrated. The only downside? It took weeks after we got home to remind them that they cannot, in fact, help themselves to ice lollies from freezers in actual shops.
**Tip - I really struggled with the cocktails here — most of them were either too strong or just didn’t taste quite right — so I started ordering mocktails with a dash of vodka or rum added. Far easier, far nicer, and far less chance of ending up with something neon and questionable.
🎭 Kids Club
Thankfully, this resort had so much going on that we didn’t really need to rely on the kids’ clubs. The one on the hotel side was quite dark and a bit dingy, which didn’t exactly scream “fun” to four young children. It did have trampolines and a few activities they enjoyed — like T‑shirt painting — but overall it definitely wasn’t up there with the best kids’ clubs we’ve experienced. The larger kids’ club on the beach side of the resort had similar vibes — dark, a bit tired‑looking, and not particularly inviting. When we popped in one afternoon, it actually looked half‑built and not fully functioning, which didn’t exactly inspire confidence.
With everything else happening around the resort, the kids were far happier sticking to the pools, slides and activities anyway. With everything else happening around the resort, the kids were far happier out and about anyway. An amazing kids’ club is always right at the top of my priority list when booking a family holiday, so I was genuinely surprised by how not disappointed I was here. Even though the clubs weren’t the strongest part of the resort, the sheer amount of other activities meant the kids were constantly entertained — and for once, I didn’t feel like we were missing out by not using the kids’ club as much as usual.
🎭 Evening Entertainment
Evening entertainment kicked off each night with a mini disco in the Amphitheatre. We didn’t make it there every evening, but when we did, the kids absolutely loved it — especially getting up on stage to dance along to all the holiday classics (think “Chocolaaaaate!”).
Later, the main show would begin… though these didn’t start until 10pm, which was a bit late for us to commit to every night. The ones we did catch were great — including an impressive motorcycle stunt show that had the whole crowd buzzing.
Outside of the amphitheatre, the entertainment was pretty limited. Think occasional karaoke, a few local acoustic acts and not much else. With a resort this big, we expected a little more variety in the evenings, but the kids were usually so worn out from the day that it didn’t matter too much.
⭐ Our Rating: 8/10
Pros
Incredible amount for kids to do — funfair, pools, slides, ziplines, etc.
Great staff throughout the resort
Great food variety
No mad rush for sunbeds
Rooms spacious and comfortable
Cons
The resort is big, so you’ll walk a lot (not necessarily a con for everyone!) but maybe for little legs.
Some activities only open or need booking at specific times
The kids club was lacking energy and excitement.
We enjoy somewhere that offers an option of evening entertainment out with a big theatre.
Would we return? Yes.. We would love to return here. We think this would be a great resort for the older boys to have some independence on holiday.
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