Trendy Palm Beach Adults Only

We arrived on the 27 September and was welcomed by very friendly staff and offered a drink. we was told where our room was in the annex 4 floor, the room was not the biggest but it had loads of places to put our clothes and a well stocked mini bar, it had a great view from the balcony. There was a good variety of food for breakfast, the omelette was one of the best I've had, dinner time we had a choice of the main restaurant or the beach bar both very good, night time the food was hit and miss for us the food was not hot enough and some night was better than others , we did get the chance to speak to the manager about it and was very happy with the feedback. The staff were very friendly (most of them) like all places of work there was some who worked harder than others. Great beach plenty of beds didn't have a problem on the beach or pool side. It was very clean in all areas . The entertainment was one of the best specially the October fest, would we go back YES.

We have just come back from one week at this lovely hotel. It’s a beautiful hotel and I would visit again. I have been to Side before so vaguely knew where I was. This is adults only and I would say our week practically everyone was over 55. The room in the 4th block had a sea glimpse but mostly road view. I would have loved a sea and sunset view but you can’t have everything. The room was clean and spacious and had everything you need. We forgot to take shampoo and conditioner and this was replenished daily. Towels changed daily and room cleaned. The food was really good quality, not always as hot as I would like but not cold. Huge variety in lots of places and something available 24 hrs a day! Plenty of sunbeds around the pools and on the beach. Some sunbed waiter service but not all the time so we went to the bar for our own drinks, it’s no hardship to walk across to the bar. As mentioned by others this hotel has a high number of people from other countries, didn’t bother us, although what did irk me a little by the end of the week is staff assuming one is German so always starting the conversation in German but soon changing to English. Also the entertainments guy speaks German all the time so we didn’t really know what was going on. The entertainment was very good, and you don’t get dragged in to stuff, unless you’re German at the end of every evening they did the conga and a dance that they obviously all knew, every night! I did like the separate smoking and no smoking areas. The gardens are beautiful and there are hammocks. We walked down to turtle bridge, I thought they might be terrapins but they are most definitely turtles, big ones well worth the look. We walked into side along the prom, it took over an hour and a half so taxied back! We caught the bus into Side and back, far cheaper option. A really lovely hotel in a great location.

Transfer & Arrival Be aware: the transfer from Antalya airport took us two hours by coach. While this isn’t the hotel’s fault, it’s worth knowing, as it makes for an exhausting start after a long day of travel. Food & Drink This was our biggest disappointment. On our very first day, the food outlet times provided at check-in were incorrect, leaving us unable to get any savoury food until late afternoon. The buffet itself looked nice but was underwhelming: limited choice compared to other Turkish resorts, dishes scattered across separate areas, one inside area and another outside and worst of all, food was often barely lukewarm. By day four, both of us had upset stomachs for the remainder of our holiday (mine being so bad I was so unwell one day, I was room bound for a whole day!) reported to our tour operator Tui, but they didn’t really seem to care and made it apparent early that they do not accept liability or pay out any compensation for such matters and that would be something I had to claim direct with any travel insurance, which is pretty appalling considering my contract and booking is ultimately with them! And to be fobbed off no other reports of same, absolutely rubbish, no way have other travellers not experienced similar. Breakfast was particularly poor for Brits, minimal hot options, rarely any plain scrambled eggs, cereals rubbish and not like we’re used to, and again, hot food barely tastes warm. Overall, hygiene and food quality were such a concern that I’d warn others not to book here. Drinks were just as bad. Cocktails were undrinkable ( first night we choose a pina colada and another creamy based drink which tasted awful and served warm),l spirits were cheap local brands, and even a basic rum and coke proved impossible to order without pointing at the menu. The only drink we half-enjoyed was the “Mango Respect,” but it tasted more like squash than a cocktail. Language barriers at the bars for bar staff to understand basic orders were worse than I’ve ever experienced in Turkey. Pool & Beach The pool is an odd shape with awkwardly cramped sunbed areas. On our first morning at 9:30am we managed to get a bed, we resorted to reserving a bed early morning, but close to end of our stay noticed people where reserving the night prior which is not ok and the hotel clearly don’t police it. With the size of the hotel, I can’t imagine there are enough beds at full capacity, there are lots more down at the beach but I’m not keen on beach myself so never used this other than an evening walk. Entertainment & Atmosphere The highlight (for younger guests like us) was the Tuesday DJ foam pool party, but this wasn’t advertised anywhere, much like the rest of the entertainment, which was poorly communicated and often inaccurate compared to the lobby board. They should really use a QR code system for daily activities, just as they do for drinks menus. Evening entertainment was lacklustre: not enough seating, bingo nights that guests had to pay

my partner and I came for a week for my 21st birthday and what a experience. the hotel is incredible, house keeping were amazing couldn't fault them at all, nighttime entertainment was great. a few downsides we had read reviews saying how it was mostly German guest but we didn't let that put us off. on our first day it was obvious that the large majority of guest were German and for the first few days the day time music by the pool was all German, the opening of the bar the intro is German the song is German which makes it difficult for us as a English speaking couple. unfortanly the service from staff at the bars, restaurant and at the night entertainment, was very bias, as we could sit for minimum 30 mins with nobody asking if we would like a drink or with empty glasses and when we would go to the bar our sleeve we were told to sit down and someone would come to us ( staff were walking back and forth looking at us but just ignoring us) as for day time entertainment it was very same thing different day. water gym with the same things same songs every day I think that it would be better that they changed it up bit but that's just our feedback. as I know they aren't technically part of the hotel but the photographers on site are a rip we booked for a photoshoot on my birthday and when we went to get some on them we were told that it was going to cost us over 1,000 euro for them as we weren't allowed to just buy a couple and that it was 10euro per photo. personally it was an absolute rip off and were devastated. over all the stay was lovely but was a very 50/50 feeling about it all