Dragan Jovanov
First time going to Turkey and I had a good time but also feel like I should mention some things that might be useful to someone.
Rooms: ours was not the cleanest and this was important being with a toodler that crawls everywhere. Rooms were regularly being cleaned, so that's good. Also, we were put in a room with wheelchair accessibility and that meant that there were handle bars and rams all over. Bathroom was quite large but had no counter apart from the sink to put things.
Service: Biggest issue for me was the poor level of English that the staff spoke. Mainly German speaking staff, which makes sense for them and their clients, but if you don't know either Turkish or German prepare for a rough time. Apart from that pretty good service, bar a couple of mishaps that we noticed.
Location: the hotel being immediately on the beach is awesome, and for anyone looking to just stay in the resort at all times, it's definitely a 4 or a 5. However, stepping immediately out of the resort, it's literally in the middle of nowhere with construction sites surrounding the place with dust. We wanted to visit the nearby city of Side and asked for transportation options, and they said they wouldn't recommend anything from buses and taxis since it's expensive and unreliable. In the end we went with hiring a car from the company which cost us 70€
Daniela Arango
Do NOT go to this hotel! The hotel is very big yes and somewhat clean but the food is horrible. No variety whatsoever, every day it was the same. The day we had the best food was outside of the hotel, which in my opinion says a lot. There are no shops nearby, this is definitely not a 5 star hotel. They force you to have a meeting the next day at 10am for which they wake you up at 8am for to “give more information and sort out transportation back to the airport” this is lies, in reality its a meeting to offer packages which at first glance is great but I strongly do not recommend you go for. Rio, the person in charge gives you false information. He told us that our journey from the hotel to land of legends would only be 40 minutes but we were sat in the bus for 2 hours and even arrived to the park an hour after opening time. When we complained to him he tried to say that its not his fault that its the transports fault but in my opinion it is his fault because we paid him the service not the actual transport. He then offered us a partial refund, which we accepted which to this day we have still not received. On top of this he assured us that the day we were going there would be a night show at the park but again this was a lie. He is a very unprofessional person. I definitely do not recommend this hotel to anyone.
Natasa Stanojevic
Me and my daughters were here for 10 days and everything was perfect, we had an amazing time. The food,service, room, beach were top tier!
Entertainment team was incredible especially Mario and Tito, such amazing warm hearted people!!!
Thank you for everything!
We will definitely come again for sure! 😁
Alhaji Ceesay
Spent a week there with my 9 year old son, and on the whole we had a lovely time. It is an all-inclusive so one needs to understand that this establishment is essentially a cruise ship on land. If your looking to get a feel for everyday living in Turkey and do as the locals do, this place it not for you. The staff we friendly and attentive, the facilities were clean and I genuinely felt very welcomed and relaxed. The food selection although abundant, did feel monotonous at times, and I desperately wanted garlic and pepper sauce with their amazing grill which was nowhere to be seen. Would highly recommend for anyone looking for an easy and relaxed getaway. Shout out the the hooka and cocktail boss! You're a legend.
Alexandra Mezo
Overall we had an amazing holiday. Our expectations were not very high due to the overall review here on TripAdvisor, however everything was beyond our expectations.
Food was amazing!!!! Fresh, good variety and delicious. They had fruits and amazing cakes available at all times, AND baklava all the time!!!! Absolutely loved it 🥰.
The room, and all comunal areas were very clean.
Stuff were amazing, all extremely friendly and although not everyone speaks English, they were trying to help the best they could! Very smiley and polite .
Pool area great, cleaned and in good condition. I also loved that the water was very warm! Also they are not closing the pool at fixed time, which is great, if you want to dive in at 6 am, or 7 pm, you are welcome! Also, absolutely loved to have the blue cushions on the sun beds, made a massive difference!
Although seems like lots of rooms and i was expecting to be crowded, it wasn’t ! There are many sitting areas, many pools + the beach and plenty of space for all.
The beach- plenty sitting areas, good bar and good by the beach. Sand was fine by the sun beds, but had stones as you were getting closer to the water. Beach and water was clean, and water very warm!
The hotel location is not central, so you will need bus/ taxi for all the trips. Depending on the flight time, and how many stops the coach has, you can ruin a day only to come to the hotel. It can be 2 hours, or it can be 5 hours unfortunately.
The only one thing I would change is the entertainment. They have a massive stage, and also live music on the terrace , however i didn’t hear any dancing music.
Indeed, it was traditional Turkish music ( loved it, but impossible to dance if you don’t know the specific group moves) , also live English music, but a bit sad songs, not an amazing vibe, definitely not something to have fun and dance.
I was impatiently waiting every evening for a bit of dance music ( trust me, I can dance on anything, as long as it has a good vibe/ rhythm ) , but nothing… and i noticed many people around our table in the exact same situation, waving hands, wanting to dance, but no dance music.
I do respect we are in Turkey, and certainly expecting to hear Turkish music which by the way, I like, however I would have loved to listen to something popular from Turkey, or to more commercial music which normally is listen by everyone , and have a bit of party in the evening .
On every holiday, I love attending all the water zumba. Sadly, in my opinion this was the worst zumba/ aqua gym I’ve attended. Water above the chest and their movements really hard to do under the water. They used very awkward moves, and repetitive. The vibe was more like a gym coach rather than a holiday fun vibe.
Normally the team needs to have a very good vibe, singing and laughing and basically making you happy 😊. So sorry for the bad review as I am sure they work hard, but entertaining team needs a bit of an upgrade.
Overall we had an amazing time, and definitely return to Turkey 🇹🇷. Calido Maris holtel definitely deserves better reviews and I would recommend going there ( if you are not a party lover) 😄♥️
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