Julian Club Hotel

Hotel it's self has a good atmosphere with plenty to do for kids. It's definitely a family hotel, Lots of hyper kids having fun!! however due to all inclusive comes with rowdy parents too especially at night (it is their holiday also) Pros - food was very good. Always had something to enjoy, however it can be very repetitive - alcoholic cocktails need improvement Can't go wrong with Efes lagar though. - The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Reception staff lack slightly in comparison to rest of team. - Sun trap most of day - Top brand soft drinks - Good ice-cream - Entertainment were the highlight of the trip if going as a family. Really do what they can to include children and adults in activities and do a fantastic job at keeping the energy and atmosphere of the hotel alive. We all had a fun time and felt included in everything. The night entertainment was a good laugh too. However the night set up is a bit weird with chairs like an assembly line rather than a spread of tables. Cons. - No iron or iron board so arrived with the expectation of a 4* to have this. Didn't feel as nice in my clothes wrinkled. - Trying to get a sun lounger for the amount of guests was never always successful. - Rooms very worn and old. No 4* feel to the rooms. Especially if landed with the view of street. - WiFi which is £10 per night for in room is shocking and not worth it. I was up and down 5 times at 12oclock onwards trying to get it to stay connected for us all to watch and relax on devices and wine down. Ended up being a bit of a disaster and waste of £10. Very happy I didn't spend for whole week. ( I recommend getting a WiFi box from Rio Cetin ( marmaris FB) £25 for 1 week and can be taken anywhere with you and connects to many devices. Last 5h on full charge. TBH this was a god send.

Positives: Food 10/10 - loads of choice, great for fussy eaters & vegetarians, very hygienic & always warm Drinks 10/10 - nice drinks Location - great location close to beach & local amenities Hygiene- cleaners always around but some guests could be messy like leaving mess by pool Entertainment team - friendly & would be great for children Spa - very nice, complimentary use of sauna Shop on site - very good shops got a necklace that still hasn’t tarnished & a Chloe perfume dupe that literally smells just like the original Reception area - Pretty & clean Negatives: Entertainment - same entertainment every night (at least when we went) very repetitive to the point it got a bit annoying, definitely aimed at kids not for adults Pool area - overcrowded, loud, kids splashing in every pool even though there’s a pool with slides, struggled to get sunbeds Room - extremely outdated, had to ask to be moved as they initially put us on a bottom floor room. Was clean. Noticed a slab on bathroom ceiling had been moved and thought it was the cleaners but when I got back to uk I saw on there Facebook that apparently some people had the same thing and had seen someone in the room at night. We never saw anyone and had nothing stolen so I’m not too sure but it’s definitely made us certain we wouldn’t stay here again due to this. Hidden costs - WiFi is only in hotel lobby & they tried to charge us quite a bit extra for a safety deposit box. Have to pay extra for WiFi in rooms but I wouldn’t recommend it it’s very slow Due to the slab being moved in the bathroom I wouldn’t recommend this hotel for that reason as it is very concerning, especially considering we paid £900+ per person so you wouldn’t expect things like this to happen. Despite this we did have a really great time and the staff here are really lovely & food amazing! Definitely come to Marmaris but stay elsewhere!

Upon arriving at hotel there was a young woman at reception complaint about a fast food, she asked for a recommendation from staff member & they told her a kebab place just across the road and around the corner. I had my Turkish friend (who came to greet me from a different hotel upon my arrival) and my friend was telling me that this is common as the hotel staff get money from the fast food place as they charge extra. Anyway onto my own stay! I arrived with myself, my son & my parents (3 adults 1 larger child) who still required a buggy at times (special needs). The check in was fast and easy. Upon arriving in the room there were a bottle of water, and some tea/coffee items and a kettle. I went to pour the water into the kettle only to find a huge amount of MOLD‼️. I took the kettle down to reception where they tried telling me it was okay and just to boil the water it will go away 😖. After going back and forth I had a lovely man come with a brand new kettle and was very apologetic. ‼️THE ROOM‼️ Our room was EXTREMELY SMALL. 1 double bed 1 single bed (where was the 4th person sleeping, no travel cot or other bed). The room was very very dark even with the lights on and curtains open. The balcony was that small that my 3 year old could lay across it and touch both sides with his arms stretched above his head. Time to unpack 2 weeks worth of clothes. There was little to no space, 4 hangers in the cupboard. A broke, a shelf which was laying on its side. 1 teeny tiny drawer which fitted the 3 years old pants & socks. Then trying to find place for suitcases (thankfully brought 3 and not 4). the room was clean, bathroom was clean. It had a hairdryer inside the bathroom on the wall which was powerful so that’s bonus (usually they are very slow and not great. This one was great). This room was on the 1st floor just above the reception. ‼️MAIN RESTAURANT‼️ The food was very very repetitive, for example Monday could have had a chicken curry. Well on the Tuesday it was called a curry chicken or something similar. If you’re like me and don’t like veg then you won’t like 90% of the food as it’s in it or through almost everything. Trying to find a seat is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Once you eventually found a seat the staff came over asking if you’d like to drink and as you’re nearing the end of your drink they come back asking if you’d like more etc. ‼️KIDS FOOD IN MAIN RESTAURANT‼️ Was your normal typical food, nuggets, chips, pasta, beans, pizza. Unfortunately with it being for kids they can help themselves and upon getting items for my son I seen many half eaten items put back and lots of hairs in different things (was always longer hairs so most likely belonged to a young girl) ‼️SNACK BAR FOOD‼️ Snack bar food is 1000% better but again most have veg (and if your like me it’s hard to find food you like, but fit more options) was mostly like bbq grilled food and finger foods/ party foods. ‼️BAR‼️ Never had any problems with the bar or seating sound it. The Que can get pretty long but that’s expected. ‼️RECEPTION LOBBY‼️ Lovely open space. I’m writing this here in hopes it may help someone with young kids on snacks. If you go away to the other side opposite reception there is a little , tea coffee, drinks, area with some cookies, brownies / cakes etc. I only discovered this in the last 4 hours of our 2 week holiday while waiting on our bus to take us to the airport. ‼️LOCATION‼️ This is pretty far out. It takes around 35-40 minutes to walk from the hotel to the grand bazaar or 5 minutes in a taxi (around 500 lira if I remember right) ‼️POOL AREA‼️ Sometimes with hotels the kids pool area is heated. This kids pool isn’t. Unfortunately my son wouldn’t go in it. And also couldn’t get a seat / bed anywhere in our 2 weeks holiday. Loads of people smoking and throwing their finished cigarettes on the ground, drinking far too much alcoholic drinks which was embarrassing. There was a youngish couple around 28-32years who were DRUNK and got up left there 2 children around the ages of 7 & the youngest was just a little baby around 10months in the doona car seat. I was watching from a short distance when I noticed after 10 minutes that neither parents came back (forgot to mention these 2 kids were having a nap by the pool in the doona and on a pool bed with a towel over her, I went over beside them with my napping 3 year old and the 7 year old woke up wondering where his parents were and I tried calming him down but unfortunately he then woke up his baby sister and my son. So I tried gathering all of our stuff together to get them inside. Tried getting a parents name of some sort out of him he then told me his name and the hotel searched it up. And went to hotel room where the parents were SLEEPING‼️. I was absolutely disgusted but I’m glad I was there the keep this babies safe (was 1 hour 20 minutes I had this kids for) ‼️FIGHTS & ARGUMENTS‼️ Hotel was supposed to be family friendly but honestly the amount of Arguments and fights I witnessed was diabolical! I had someone trying to get in my room claiming he was my partner (I don’t even have a partner 😂) he then tried getting a room key to my room 😖I phoned police on him and got him removed. I also had a drunk man laying right outside my room door . Security was very fast on going up to see what’s going on.

What can I say this is a fantastic hotel! We have been the last 2 years in October and we can’t fault the place. The staff are all helpful, the hotel is kept really clean and the food is amazing with plenty of choice. The snack bar during the day is the best I’ve been to. The bar staff are all friendly and even bring drinks to you at night. The entertainment team Jays YOLO are the best! All day they keep everyone laughing and smiling. My 2 kids who are 14 and 8 absolutely love them and can’t wait to go back. They get us adults involved at night with the shows and are a great laugh. Special shout out to Curly from the entertainment team, an all round great guy and he always has time to speak and is the life and soul of the games and fun. The whole entertainment team are legends! Great hotel and can’t fault it! Will 100% be back soon.

I would recommend this hotel to everyone and will go back again. The yolo team are amazing and they entertain all day. Curly is a huge character of the yolo team and interacts with everyone. The times me and my family have been he always makes our experience at the hotel enjoyable, always makes us laugh and be apart of games.