We were told this place was heaven on earth and spontaneously booked a 10-day ‘All-Inclusive’ holiday through HOTELPLAN/BENTOUR for the end of July. But boy, were we ever far removed from paradise. The flight was delayed – so much so that the gate to the hotel grounds was closed when we arrived at 3 in the morning. The shuttle bus... More

I am originally from Istanbul/Turkey and have been living in UK for 17years.We stayed in this place for 3 days in mid June 12 with my sister, aunt, nice and my 4yrs old boy.The manager and the staff at reception was great so helpfull, friendly and nice.They also gives us a extra discount which they will give it to people... More

Location, Location, location is purported to be everything and the Acanthus sits in a prime position, situated amid colourful gardens and a hop, skip and a jump from the most beautiful fine sandy beach. Here the chairs are reasonably spaced, unlike other hotels on the row which have tried to squeeze as many chairs into their beach space as would... More

Yes, there are a lot of german people staying in this hotel and that simply means that it is well run, clean, friendly and the food is fresh, plentiful and varied. The desserts - unbelievable! I cannot fault the staff - all of whom made an effort to speak to us in english - we were the only two brits... More

Completely agree with every comment in Jenna R's review. We would not normally choose a beach holiday but went here as my daughter is also a travel consultant, in Side for her second year. We were surprised at how much we enjoyed our stay and could not fault the hotel or staff.

We stayed at the Acanthus at the beginning of August and found the hotel clean and waiting staff and cleaners very friendly but the reception staff spoke very little engish. The hotel was full of germans and russians and the hotel catered for the german guests will no english food available. Not good when you have fussy eater with you... More

I'm a travel consultant and i Went here in May with my family, weather was lovely. Hotel immaculate. Food was great, so much choice and very good quality. we were on half board, but you get constant wine re fills throughout your evening meal for free. pool area nice and quiet. beach is lovely but gets full quick. Can't pay... More

went to the Acanthus first 2 weeks in august 2011 with Thomas cook, Hotel is lovely but be aware that the whole place is full of Germans! We found that we were defenitly in a minority. The food was geered around the german pallet and became very repetative, considering the fact that english guests stay there, no english food was... More

We found our stay great value and loved the setting on the beach. Swimming was very safe and would have been great for children. We actually enjoyed sitting with other people at the meals although the fact that I speak German was definitely an advantage! People were very friendly and the meals were very relaxed with a good choice of... More