CANCELLED: [St Ann’s Tennis is offering a tennis holiday at the Ali Bey Manavgat four star resort near Antalya, Turkey from 30 April-05 April 2026, hosted by our friends from Polats Sports.]

 

Conrad & Jimmy are delighted to announce that Petra Sedova (above) will be our lead coach for the 2026 trip. Petra is an outstanding competitive tennis player and LTA 3 qualfied coach. She is also recently qualified as a padel coach. Petra visited Ali Bey in 2022 where she was representing Czechia in an ITF tournament. The weather in Antalya at that time of year is around 19-22c. PSO is offering a 10 per cent discount on advance bookings up to 15 October.

 

 

 

 

 

30 March: Monday
Monday: arrival day, evening gathering

31 March; Tuesday:
Morning Tennis session: 10am-12pm.
Welcome Group Tournament: 4-6pm, 6 courts

01 April: Wednesday:
Morning Tennis session: 10am-12pm.
Afternoon padel session: Padel Sessions with Lisa: 3-6pm 1 court.

02 April: Thursday: DAY OFF, Optional evening tournament

03 April: Friday:
Morning Tennis session: 10am-12pm.
Afternoon Tournament: 4-6pm.

04 April: Saturday:
Morning Tennis session: 10am-12pm
Last Night Dinner

05 April: Sunday: return day

The Ali Bey Club Manavgat holiday resort has been described as “the best tennis resort in the world.” The large four-star complex is a popular destination for tennis players with an astonishing 58 courts (!) as well as several restaurants, a health spa, water park and its own beach. There are also five Padel courts, tried and tested by us. The Ali Bey Manavgat resort is easily reached from Antalya Airport on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey (1hr).

TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT: The prices below include a 10% discount on all bookings made up to 15 October 2025.

6 NIGHTS
Standard DBL/TWIN room: £1,138
Standard Single room: £1,355

Superior room supplement £100pp.

7 NIGHTS
Standard DBL/TWIN room: £1,215
Standard Single room: £1,462

Superior room supplement £100pp.

**Price valid until end of September 2025.

The Ali Bey all-in luxury full-board package is quite something: all food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) is included, as much as you like, with an amazing choice of freshly prepared dishes. Fresh juices, wine, beer, cocktails etc all included. The well stocked bar is entirely free and included in your package. The bar at the tennis centre – cold beer, Turkish tea, ice creams – is free. There’s even a free mini-bar in your room, with cold water and beer.

The tennis complex, which includes a show court, has staged International BJK, WTA and ITF tournaments. Our hosts will be Zuhal and Yusuf Polat of PSO Travel. They operate regular tennis holidays to Turkey from their base in Surrey. They are offering a six night package, including accommodation, all-inclusive full board, and scheduled tennis activities. Please note that return flights are not included.

TRAVEL: Antalya is a four-hour flight from Gatwick, and you need to arrange your own flights, but Zuhal tells us “we are happy to arrange flights for them as we will suggest a group flight, so everyone arrives at the same time.” Contact her for details. Otherwise several airlines fly to Antalya, including British Airways, Corendonas, Tui, Easyjet and SunExpress, offering daily flights. Manavgat is a one hour drive from Antalya Airport.

TENNIS: We will provide two hour sessions every morning with qualified LTA coaches, for drills and technical tune up, and fun. Balls are provided.

PADEL: We will provide padel sessions with a qualified padel instructor. We recommend you bring your own padel racquet. Balls are provided. Guests can also book a court at their own convenience.

BOOKING: Please book direct with PSO Travel: email info@polats.co.uk.  Guests have the option of arriving earlier should they wish. See prices above, or ask Zuhal.

What’s included?
Accommodation for selected nights and room
24h ULTRA All-Inclusive food & drink package
Return private airport transfers when on group flight
Daily 2 hours of tennis coaching sessions. Exclusive use of courts.
Tennis balls. Don’t bring any!
Access to on-site waterpark
Use of hammam and sauna in the spa (except treatments)
24h full hosting
Tourist tax

What’s not included?
Return flights. See some good value options below (several airlines fly to Antalya)
Personal travel insurance.
Private tennis lessons (can be arranged in advance or on site).
Private tennis and padel court bookings (can be arranged on site).

Ali Bey Club Manavgat Family Standard parents room

 

Flights:

We can suggest the flight below and happy to book for the group to make the booking process easier. Please note that return transfers are included in the price.

SunExpress (Joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. Low-cost airline)”
LGW to AYT
30 March 2026 | 12:35-18:55
AYT to LGW
5 Apr 2025 | 14:25-17:05

Coaching will be provided from your coaches. We will supply balls, cones, medals and other equipment if needed.

Accommodation: The rooms are all of very good standard. All the accommodation blocks have the same lay-out. There is an option for a modest upgrade, and you can also request different room combinations (twin/double) or family/group rooms (eg two connecting rooms in a suite). The upgrade fee is £100 per person for a double/twin room.  Zuhal says: “It is basically the same room but newly refurbished. Same size, same interior, balcony etc…”

Travel/health insurance: you will need to provide up-to-date insurance details. There is a medical team on call at the resort 24/7, and a good private hospital nearby which accepts British insurance claims. Zuhal says she can offer a great sports special insurance partner if required.

Tennis: The tennis complex is directly in front of the Ali Bey Club Manavgat hotel resort: less than 5mins walk. The clay courts are outstanding and were completely relaid in Spring. Based on a survey following the ITF World Tennis Masters Tour event in March, players chose Ali Bey Club Manavgat as the best tennis resort in the world. Outside of our organised tennis schedule, court bookings are extra/optional and can be arranged via Polat Sports Organisation at €15 per hour. Players can arrange one-to-one coaching as required. St Ann’s Tennis will offer option afternoon tennis/padel tournaments £12 per entry. All tennis balls will be provided (bring your own tennis racket!). There is a pro-tennis shop on site. The padel courts are right next to the tennis centre. Please bring your own padel racket.

Tips: the staff are excellent. When the resort closed down during Covid-19, all the staff were retained on full wages, and you get the feeling they love working there. Tips in euros are welcome (all prices in the resort are in euros), so we recommend bringing small denominations of euro notes: €5, €10, €20. We were never asked or encouraged to tip at any time, but found the service to be outstanding throughout. That was a big plus for us.