The opening date for the newest luxury hotel in Antalya, Turkey has been set for March 2010.

The area around the city of Antalya on the southern coast of Turkey is certainly seeing a boom in tourism and thanks to its convenient international airport, the region is able to compete against the other resorts along the coast like Bodrum and Dalaman.

Antalya is a city with a huge amount of history and now regards tourism as a key contributor to its commercial prospects. Hotel operators have been keen to establish a presence in the area and the latest to invest in a new operation is the Ramada group which plans to open the Ramada Plaza Antalya in March 2010.

This will be a 5-star luxury hotel with over 220 rooms and leisure services to match. Facilities will include indoor and open-air swimming pools, sauna and steam rooms, a fitness room. The hotel, which sits right on the beach, is just 15 kilometres from Antalya airport ensuring short transfer times. The hotel also has an impressive outdoor terrace area with fantastic views across the bay in front of the city.

Antalya offers a choice of other luxury hotels, many on the seafront, in addition to all kinds of other holiday accommodation from resort hotels built around golf courses to a wide choice of holiday villa accommodation.

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