No frills

In general: Room was basic but adequate and clean. Food all home style Turkish and plentiful. Great breakfasts with omelettes & pancakes cooked to order. Full buffet at lunchtime. Burgers and chips at the pool in the afternoon. Mainly Russian and German guests but enough staff speak English. Very family orientated. No drunks or bad language. A really safe place for children. Bar closes prompt at 11 pm and by midnight all is quiet. Animation team gave a well varied programme over my 10 day stay. On site spa and Turkish bath was wonderful. Never had a problem finding a sunbed. Location and surroundings: There are a few tourist shops opposite the hotel. The beach is a 5 minute walk or a 1minute shuttle ride away. The pool and garden are well maintained and clean. The beach area is larger than expected with more than enough sunbeds with or without shade. A chill out area with bean bags, sofas etc and the well stocked and large beach restaurant. Service: Used glasses and plates etc. picked up almost as soon as put down. Everything is self service though so don't expect anyone offering to bring you a drink. Dining: Breakfasts were great with cereal, eggs, salads, jams etc. No honey and no toast though. Full buffet available at lunchtime or alternatively burgers and chips at the pool every afternoon. Evening buffet included freshly grilled meat/fish. Different lovely soup every lunchtime and evening and lots of wonderful fresh salads. Usual Turkish cakes/deserts. Any special diets/allergies can be flagged up to the manager who is a very friendly guy and can be found in the restaurant every day and also any special celebrations eg birthdays etc. If you want to spend the day at the wonderful private beach, there's also a beach bar offering a good buffet from around 12.30 til 4pm including freshly baked pide ( Turkish pizza) ice cold drinks and tea/coffee. Sports and leisure: Animation team promoted a great friendly atmosphere around the pool and all nationalities joined in. ( They seem to speak Russian, German, Turkish and English!) There was water polo every afternoon and their enthusiasm and friendliness meant there were always volunteers to play. Every evening there was a mini disco ( about 20 minutes) for all the kids and language was no barrier. This was then followed by good clean family entertainment some of which was absolutely hilarious. Well done Eko and Tarkan! There's a children's play area and also a chill out area if you want to smoke a shisha. Room: No phone and old TV but not a priority to me. Reasonable sized balcony . Room was cleaned daily. Sheets and towels changed every couple of days. Useful tips: Milk and butter only available at breakfast. You can collect a towel daily from the spa to take to the pool or beach. Lots of families spend the day at the beach, returning to the pool around 4pm. If you want a quiet swim, music starts around 10 am but then stops over the lunch period for a few hours.