Well after the stress of wedding planning and our big day on the August Bank Holiday,All we wanted was somewhere nice and hot to relax , with a chilled friendly atmosphere and a great resort.... Sure we had looked at other worldwide destinations but Foxy had never been to Turkey and i wanted to share with him one of the places in the world i adore and could seriously live ... I have been to Altinkum several times with the girls and family and stayed in the bigger hotels but this is my 3rd trip to the Meryem ana.. Why? Because it's family owned and they are welcoming from the minute you arrive til you leave ( no matter what time of day or night) ... the staff are friendly Dave, Mario,Rose,Billoo, the cleaners and wow the chefs who cooked us the most fabulous food . We had planned to alternate our evening meal to a night in the hotel and a night in the resort but the food and drink was such good value and standard at the hotel that we ate there most nights..watching the near miss car crashes at the junction ,before heading down to the sea front and square .
The pool is great ( although the steps need an overhaul ) I adopted the kids pool as a cool down zone. The hotel is ideally placed for the resort centre and beach areas but far enough away if you don't want to be disturbed by too much noise. Different age groups were in the hotel ,met some great people, and was nice to see a bride and her family ( see Wendy's review below) en route to her wedding staying there too.
Really nice atmosphere round the pool with mixture of music played . You do get quite a few people with apartments who come to the use the pool but plenty of sunbeds.
The breakfast is basic but as other reviews say below The Altinkum Tea shop serves a fab range of food up to 7pm every day .... We visited every day for an afternoon cuppa and the lemon cake was just the best ... We also had the Airport pack and recommend it ...
Recommend that you have a security box and air con at the hotel ..There is a Turkish bath etc at hotel although we went a couple of times to one with a sauna I've been to many times at The Atlantik Aparts just down the road .... .For boat trip we 'd suggest you take a walk down to the Harbour and grab yourself a bargain trip on Taffy's new boat ... it is fabulous value for money and all on board are so friendly ( including Gypsy the dog) we had one snorkle trip and then a second to Akbuk ..
All in all the perfect trip .. we are planning out our hols for 2012 and one will definately be back to The Meryem ana hotel in September ....
- Meryem Ana Hotel
- Meryem Ana Altinkum
