I’m sat writing this review at the end of my holiday, laying on my sun lounger. Our first impressions of the hotel are its nicely spaced out, rooms are claustrophobic and the gardens are managed beautifully. Check in - Nice and quick, we got a private transfer in from DLM so arrived before the rest. The man on reception told us our room was one of his favourites… Which if you were to see the room (1504) we were definitely being fobbed off. The room is extremely claustrophobic, lack of storage and no where suitable to put your cases. Yes we only used the room to sleep in, but we do however like to be comfortable in our surroundings and certainly weren’t going to pay £1500 to upgrade to a suite. The rooms (and the entire hotel) could do with a lot modernising. Facilities & entertainment - There are three pools to choose from. Bottom pool which I would presume it quieter, it is small and we didn’t really use it. The main pool (Marmara) is the best pool out of the bunch. Nicely positioned sunbeds, no rush for a sunbed which is always a bonus. Easy access to the bar and food either at the pool or in the main restaurant. Also a lovely deep pool which you do t see often anymore, albeit cold! The edge pool at the top, is quite rowdy and where majority of the families and boozers seem to go. There is nightly entertainment, not a lot going on for kids. However there’s a pool table, ping pong, crazy golf as well as Tennis and badminton. Food - Breakfast in one word, awful. Lunch at the marmara pool restaurant is often cold (despite it being on warmers), go to the main buffet for lunch it’s a lot better. Food in the evening was delicious apart from one difficult night. Dessert was nothing like the pictures in other peoples reviews, so can only assume there’s been cut backs over time. The chopped up and stale donuts were interesting, and not a single day went by where the bread rolls at every meal were stale. Disappointing, especially considering the reviews on here - thankfully Turkey is a great country to eat out. The hotel is however in a convenient location Olu Deniz just a quick taxi ride down the hill (taxis are nice and cheap), and Hisaronu either a quick taxi or leisurely walk and would fully recommend getting out and trying some of the local foods. Staff are all friendly, there just seems to be a lack of them. They are run around like headless chickens, so would be nice to see a calmer atmosphere.
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