Eski Masal Hotel: beachfront Kaleici suites with a spa

Eski Masal Hotel - Special Class stands on Mescit Sokak in the Barbaros Mahallesi of Kaleici, Antalya. Antalya Mosque is about 0.2 km away, in a straight line, and Antalya Museum about 2.4 km. Antalya Airport (AYT) is about 7.9 km away, in a straight line, and the hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee.

The hotel is beachfront, so the beach is part of what it offers rather than something to travel to. There is no parking of any kind, which matters if you arrive by car.

All seven room types are suites, and the smallest of them is 35 m², so even the entry rooms are generous. The Harem Suite, the Mediterranean Suite and the Sultan Suite are each 35 m² with one super-king bed; the Harem and the Sultan look onto the street, while the Mediterranean faces the courtyard, the quieter-facing choice of the three if that is what you want.

Above them sit two 55 m² rooms and two larger ones. The Anatolian Suite is 60 m² with one super-king bed, a step up in space for a couple. The Millennium Suite, also 55 m², has a queen bed and a sofa bed and looks onto the pool.

The largest room by far is the Ottoman Suite at 90 m², with two twin beds and one queen bed. It is the clear choice for a family or a group who want one room rather than two, and it is more than double the size of the three smallest suites.

The hotel is a beachfront property with an outdoor pool, a spa and a restaurant, plus a bar, room service and family rooms. That combination suits both couples after a rest and families with children, who are allowed throughout. The spa and the beachfront setting are the two things that set it apart from a standard city hotel in Antalya.

There are also meeting and banquet rooms and the airport shuttle, for a fee. The pool is seasonal, so plan around that if you are travelling outside the warm months.

• Check-in is from 14:00; check-out is until 12:00.
• Children are allowed.
• Pets are not allowed.
• The hotel has no parking.

For a couple, any of the 35 m² super-king suites work, with the Mediterranean Suite's courtyard view the one to pick if you would rather not face the street; the Anatolian Suite adds space at 60 m².

It does not suit travellers with pets, since they are not allowed, or anyone arriving by car who needs to park, since the hotel has none. If you want a pool you can use year-round, note that the outdoor pool is seasonal.