Please take time to read this this hotel is amazing!
My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon in Sept 2011 and we both had the time of our lives! The hotel is absolutely amazing! We had a first class experience as soon as we got there :) We were placed in a room with a lovely view overlooking the beach and the pool area, which we both thought was going to be very loud at night time but it wasnt! The room was very clean and the maids came everyday and changed the bedding re stocked the mini bar and gave clean towels. When we arrived in our room we had a lovely welcome pack with ballons and lots of offers for the hotel including a free meal at the fish restaurant at the hotel (which was gorgeous) as we were on honeymoon (when we booked the hotel we told them it was out honeymoon) we also got 15% off everything in the hotel as well as it was our honeymoon. After settling into the room we were then greated with a bottle of bubbly and a love heart cake courtsey of the hotel!
We paid to go bed and breakfast but in hindsight we should have paid to go half board as the hotel restaurants are quite pricey but we didnt expect anything less in the hotel- we actually ended up eating most nights at the buffet at night- it was around 90tl for 2 obviously all you can eat and a drink each which when you work it out is'nt that much- there was plenty of choice and all the food was lovely- we also ordered room service alot which was very quick and again lovely! The breakfast buffet is amazing so much choice!
The pool area is also very nice- the sun loungers are like matresses and bean bags and very comfortable! the whole pool area was very clean- the waiters/waitresses came round with free ice cream, corn on the cob and cool towels (different each day) which we though was a nice touch- the pool bar has some lovely food as well and again not overly priced!If you buy water from the pool bar it was 4tl for a big bottle which we took up to our room as the mini bar in your room was 2tl for a small bottle!
We didnt venture out of the hotel that much we went for a Turkish bath through out tour operator which we were quite disappointed with as every time we ve had a Turkish bath before we have had it done together but here we were split into men and women so the 4 hours we were there we hardly saw each other! I have read a few times that Turkish baths in hotels themselves men and woman can have together but outside hotels and resorts then men and women are seperated! We also went on a boat trip as well which was good- all inclusive food and drinks but we only stopped off to swim.
There isnt much around the hotel- we found one other place were we went and had a drink most nights on the beach front- but you can get taxi/bus into antalya its self which is a bit more lively but we didnt bother as we went to relax and we found everything we needed in the hotel!
The only thing we found wrong with hotel was that we had a late flight on the way back home and we had to check out of the room at 12pm our flight wasnt until 2am that night- we asked if we could pay for a late check out as or rep suggested but the hotel was full so we had to mill around the hotel for 12 hours! they let you use the hotel facilities and in the gym/spa area there are showers etc but it was a bit of a farce having to lug things in and out of suitcases for the rest of the day-they keep your suitcases in a holding room and you can go in and out and get to your things, but we had to sit in the lobby waiting to be picked up which was a bit boring but the beds are quite relaxing! One more thing the mini bar in your room is very expensive! Be careful what you use etc i think the razor in the bathroom was about £20!
All in all this is a lovely hotel very modern, great service, and a nice relaxing atmosphere. I would definately recommend this hotel to anyone!The staff were all lovely and nothing was too much trouble! A first class experience and would definitely re visit in the future!
- Hillside Su
- Hotel Hillside Su
- Hillside Su Antalya
