Guest User
May 24, 2024
As we arrived at the Turquoise Hotel my first impression was a little disappointed as it looks a bit scruffy from the outside and the signage is faded and weeds growing near the the wall. The reception area was very basic but the lovely young receptionist more than made up for it. We booked a superior room with a pool view which was nice but it is up 2 flights of a spiral staircase and there isn't a lift. ( not great when you have heavy suitcases) The bed was quite comfy but I couldnt believe when I pulled back the top eiderdown type cover, which was very thin, there was only a bottom sheet and no top sheet. Ive stayed in many hotels and never in my life have I seen a bed made up with only one sheet!! Fortunately there was a single bed in the room too so we took the one sheet off that and used as top sheet. Apart from that we found the room and the bed quite comfortable and very clean. The pool area was good with plenty of beds which we didnt have to get up early for to get one, but we found the constant very loud boom boom music playing from 9 till 6 a pain, it wasn't back ground music either it was far too loud. When I looked at the people around the pool most of them were over 50 and I dont think anyone was enjoying it. There is an adults only pool around the back which is clean and modern and best of all no loud music! The worst thing for me at this hotel was the dining hall. We were all inclusive ( it was the only option available to book at the time as we are not a fan generally) It was very much like a school dinner hall - plain wooden tables not set with any cloths or cutlery even at dinner, with the cutlery in paper bags at the end of the table. ( the knives were all very blunt and would only cut melon) Breakfast was very limited with crusty white sliced bread, no bread rolls or muffins, salad ( i dont personally class salad items as breakfast) a few "seen better day "s apples and oranges not a banana or fruit salad bowl in sight all week, yogurt that was like water and a selection of kiddie cereals. The hot plate usually had turkish sausages and maybe potatoes and tomatoes. You could ask for an omelette or a pancake which were nice, but one day I had a pancake from a stack already made and I was unable to cut it with my blunt knife. We only had lunch a couple of times and that was ok, evening meal was quite repetitive with lots of chicken, beef stew and sometimes fish. We ate out in Oludeniz at Captain hooks and Mimosa and had some lovely meals but just be aware, Turkey is no longer a cheap holiday destination and the food and drinks were very much the same price as UK if not slightly more. In short I think if you want a cheap all inclusive deal in a hotel at the top of the town (up hill) you dont mind loud boom music all day and your not very bothered about dressing up for dinner and not fussy about your food, then this hotel is for you!