Driver's note: Club Paradiso stands on a hill above Kestel facing the sea, the Taurus mountains and Alanya's castle, with a free minibus down to its own private beach.
Antalya Airport to Club Paradiso Hotel & Resort private transfer
Club Paradiso occupies a hillside plot at Kestel, within Alanya, and describes a panorama that takes in the Mediterranean, the Taurus mountains and the old town of Alanya with its ancient castle. From Antalya Airport the distance is 136 km, nearly all of it the coast highway heading east, with a climb away from the shore at the finish. Reckon on 2-2.5 h door to door, because Manavgat comes first and then Alanya itself, and those two towns decide the pace of everything after them. That is a long haul by Antalya standards, and it goes better when the vehicle and the price were agreed weeks before the flight.
On a road this long the price is what you want agreed before anything else. The entry vehicle is a Mercedes Vito at €90 for the car, holding six passengers and their cases; the eight-seat minivan is €95 and takes eight. The figure agreed is the figure handed over, whether the highway flows or Alanya slows to walking pace. No deposit is asked for; the money changes hands at the hotel once you get there, and cancelling carries no charge as long as the word comes at least 4 hours before the pickup. What you are hiring is the car itself, so the total does not rise with the size of the party.
The board at the hotel is ultra all inclusive, and the free-services list runs to an a la carte restaurant and a barbecue restaurant by reservation, along with ice cream, Turkish coffee and patisserie. Its own pages count an indoor pool, a main pool, a relax pool, a slide pool and the Eventus pool, plus children's pools, a waterslide and an aquapark. The private beach, which has a bar and a snack restaurant of its own, is not at the foot of the building, so a free minibus shuttles guests between the two; a shuttle into Alanya town centre runs several times a day for a small charge. Children are looked after with a supervised playground and mini club during the day, a club of their own for teenagers and a mini disco in the evening, which is reason enough to ask for child seats when you book. On the quiet side there is a Turkish bath, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and massage rooms, and for anyone who cannot sit still, tennis, squash, minigolf, volleyball, basketball and table tennis.
Antalya takes flights at every hour of the day, and a Kestel booking that lands in darkness meets this route at its longest. Transfers run 24/7, the flight number you send is watched, and the car comes for the landing rather than the timetable. Heavy cases are lifted and wheeled out to the car park for you instead of being left at your feet. Anyone who would rather not take the whole distance in one sitting can ask for a halt at a service area, and the price does not change for it. Free child seats go in at the terminal, and across a stretch of road like this they earn their place far more than on a quick run into Belek.
Going home works through WhatsApp in the same way, at the identical fixed fare, with no supplement for an early start. Tell us the departure time and the plan is built backwards from it: 2-2.5 h of road out of Kestel, then whatever check-in and security you would want at AYT in any case. Collection is from the hotel entrance and is confirmed the evening before, so nobody spends the morning wondering whether a car is coming. Plans that change are covered by the same free cancellation as the outward leg. Getting off this hill and back to the airport is a long drive however you do it, and it begins better with a car already at the door.
The meet in Antalya arrivals
Walk through the gate, read along the line of boards, and yours is among them, whatever terminal the flight came into. Nothing has to be organised at the airport itself, because vehicle and fare were fixed when you booked. Free waiting of 60 minutes counts from touchdown, so a slow passport queue costs you nothing, and a late aircraft simply moves the pickup, since the arrival is being watched. The bags go out to the car park with the driver, who has the air conditioning running before anyone sits down. From the terminal the car goes to the Club Paradiso entrance and stops nowhere in between, with no coach to change onto and no other guests to drop off.
What the 136 km drive to Kestel is like
Few runs out of this airport are longer, so it helps to know the shape of it beforehand. The road follows the sea eastwards through Manavgat and then works its way past Alanya. Call it 2-2.5 h, nearer the upper end at the height of summer when the town centres clog, and the fare holds wherever it falls in that range. The highway is quick as far as Manavgat and then becomes a town road with junctions and lights, which is what decides where in that range you land. The last stretch leaves the seafront and climbs to Kestel, so the drive finishes on a hill road rather than a highway.
Arriving at Club Paradiso after dark
Late landings are ordinary at AYT, and on a drive this long that means most of it is done in the dark. Nothing is added for the hour: the quote holds through the night, and there is no last flight after which the service stops. Food and drink carry on round the clock under the hotel's ultra all inclusive board, so reaching Kestel long after dark need not mean going to bed hungry. Send the flight number instead of a guessed landing time and the driver is in the hall as you clear the gate. The Vito holds six, so a tired family finishes a long day together in one car.
Good to know for Club Paradiso Hotel & Resort
- Quote the flight number when you book on WhatsApp; the arrival is then followed, and a delay simply pushes the pickup back.
- Mention the ages of the children at the time of booking, so the correct free seats are waiting in the car.
- Keep swimming things near the top of a case: the hotel beach is away from the building, reached by the free minibus rather than on foot.
- Book under the full name, Club Paradiso Hotel & Resort at Kestel, because similar names turn up elsewhere on this coast.
- Set the homeward pickup on WhatsApp the day before, and count the full drive back to AYT before check-in even begins.
Fixed fares from Club Paradiso Hotel & Resort
Both figures are for the whole vehicle, one way, agreed on WhatsApp before pickup. The return leg costs the same as the outbound one.
| Trip | Mercedes Vito (1–6) | Minivan (1–8) |
|---|---|---|
| Antalya Airport (AYT)136 km · 2-2.5 h | €90 | €95 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the car to Club Paradiso cost?
A Mercedes Vito is from €90 and seats six; the eight-seat minivan is €95 and takes eight. The figure covers the whole car, it is agreed before departure, and the homeward leg is quoted the same way.
How long is the road from the airport to Kestel?
It comes to 136 km and takes roughly 2-2.5 h, according to how Manavgat and Alanya are flowing on the day. The route driven is the direct one, and with the fare fixed, congestion costs time and nothing more.
Who meets the flight, and whereabouts?
Your driver does, holding a name board in the arrivals hall, whatever gate you emerge from, domestic or international. Collect the luggage, step out, look for the board, and the cases are taken off you there.
What happens to the car if we land late?
The flight number sent over WhatsApp is watched from this end, so the driver knows the aircraft is running late before you are able to tell him. Free waiting of 60 minutes then runs from touchdown, absorbing a passport queue and an unhurried belt at no cost.
Do you drive at night, and is there a surcharge?
Transfers run 24/7 and the fare is identical whatever the hour, the small hours included. The drive to Kestel covers the same ground at night, on a coast road carrying far less traffic than it does by day.
When do I pay, and what if I cancel?
The driver takes payment once you are at the hotel, and nothing at all is asked for at the time of booking. Cancel more than 4 hours before the pickup and there is no charge; the return, from the hotel entrance, works on the same terms.
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