Marmaris Bay Resort

Lovely resort, set amongst pine trees, on opposite side of bay to Marmaris, across from marina. Fantastic quiet location. Set out as small blocks of 4 units dotted anongst the trees, in extensive grounds, it creates a lovely woodland environment. Food was great, always a good selection at breakfast, lunch & dinner. Multinational clientele: Brits, Germans & Turkish make up the bulk but probably some others in there too. Great location if you just want to chill & soak up the sun. Marmaris is about 15 mins by minibus (1 euro) or 30mins by water taxi. Positives: - Rooms great - Food good - Staff are nice and very helpful (particular mention to Diyar on the beach bar who worked hard every day) - No annoying wristbands! Site is pretty secure so no need for them thankfully. - Free beach towels, can be changed daily. - Birthday bottle of wine & fruit left for partner in room, which was a nice touch (mention to guest services if it's your birthday or special occasion) Points for improvement (there weren't any real negatives): - Cocktails can vary a lot depending on who's making them - staff could do with some training to be consistent. Draught beer was good though, rose & wine very drinkable though. - Beach gets a bit of litter washed up, nothing major but surprised staff arent tasked to clean it. So just cleared our own immediate area each day, of little bits of plastic that had washed up. - Spoons .. what's going on here?!! Always seemed to be a severe shortage of spoons in main restaurant! - Music around main pool can get a bit dubious at times when entertainment crew get their hands on it (think sweary gangsta rap!). But the morning chill out vibes were great. All minor points for improvement, and wouldn't prevent us going back at some point in future. For the price paid, very happy with the quality & value (just under £1k ea inc flights, with Jet2) .

The previous review I left spelt out how poor this hotel is, poor food rubbish wine, running out of beer, gin, tonic, ice, poor room cleaning standards, no air con anywhere except in you rooms, barely any english speaking staff, do I really need to go on and tui still sell this hotel to their loyal customers knowing full well that the standards here are very poor. Think carefully before booking here !!! Steve T

Utterly pathetic service, food and drinks. Hotel is insolvent and still sold to customers 😡😡😡, place is needing an overhaul and staff are not interested in anything you say. Please do not waste your money on this place, read the reviews.

It was disappointing. I am Turkish and have lived all over the world, I would always brag to people about Turkish hospitality which is (or was) reflected in the incredible hospitality sector, amazing service, great people, beautiful beaches etc. Not having been to an inclusive resort in Turkey in a while I was so excited, and I had a lot of expectations, (not unrealistic expectations, just the normal standard) so did my German partner who had never been but always heard great reviews. Well sad to say we were both disappointed. Here were some issues: First of all a lot of the staff in say the dining hall did not speak English, which in and of itself may not be a huge problem because they are not directly client facing, but they were just rude: when my partner who speaks German and English would ask something they's just say I don't speak English and walk away... Mind you this is not some cheap hotel... They could at least be polite and say you can speak to this person and take you to someone. Luckily I was there and speak Turkish and was able to ask things but I don't know how it would have been like if I hadn't. The coffee machines which had the cheapest kind of coffee were constantly out of service. They advertise a specific coffee spot, which looks on the website like they have some special coffee, maybe a barista, at least some Turkish Coffee surely.. But no. The coffee spot is literally a spot with the same exact coffee machine as the dining hall and no beans in the coffee machine, effectively not working for the whole time we were there. Our door got locked and we couldn't enter because the cards stopped working. We had to go back and forth to the reception I do not know many times!! Then it started working, as suddenly and inexplicably as when it had stopped functioning. They didn't do anything checking why it may have happened and said, well all good now it's working. Then of course, it happened again... I was so furious and they were so unprofessional about it all, saying we will fix it at some point why don't go enjoy the beach... Then the cocktails, just funny, as low quality as you can possibly get. Entertainment was totally inadequate in every way. The animators also hardly spoke English... Once again seemed very unprofessional. The old memories of Turkish hotel culture of perfect service and professionalism were shattered. I felt like I was dealing with people who were managers but were really not supposed to be managers.

Was really worried about coming to this resort after reading all the negative reviews these reviews were not justified at all. We really enjoyed our stay here the hotel is amongst the mountains and is a beautiful location and setting. There is always something for everyone to eat and this is coming from someone who is very very fussy. Everyone we met all said the same in regards to the previous reviews what was left. I even fetched my own cutlery which wasn’t needed. The hotel staff work very very hard for little pay. There all polite and friendly. The lady who comes round offering the spa services is lovely she’s not pushy at all and will just sit and have a conversation with you. The bar lady at the pool bar is lovely and friendly. I can’t fault the place for what we paid 10 days all inclusive Would recommend this hotel to friends and family.