We have just returned from a weeks stay at the Ozkaymak Marina Hotel in Kemer, Turkey, ( 10th - 18th June 07 ). The Hotel gives a good first impression when you arrive with a grand, marble everywhere reception area and impressive fountain at the base of a large internal atrium. The reception staff were very friendly, aimed to please and could speak good English. After having wrist bands attached to indicate all-inclusive we made our own way to the 2nd of 4 floors to our room.
Many English people who have stayed at the Marina Kemer have said that this is definately not a 5 star hotel . It must be remembered that this is a 5 star TURKISH rating and is probably justified on those grounds. In the UK however more likely a 3/4 star. The little things that let it down in my opinion are:
Rooms very basic. ( no kettle, one English TV channel- BBC World but many German ones, air con was u/s,hot water was brown from rust in the pipes but cleared after a few minutes, beds were hard and electrical items needed attention as the socket in the bathroom was hanging out the wall and the bedside lamp swith crackled as wires were loose within.
Putting these aside I can honestly say that we enjoyed very much our weeks stay. My wife and I particularly wanted a quiet break and thats just what we got. The pool was great and well maintained as were the sunbeds and bar area and cleanliness was A1,staff were constantly cleaning all areas.
This hotel was predominently occupied by Russians (80%) with rest being either German or Dutch, we were the only two English people but really didn't mind as we prefer this to say Bodrum or Marmaris where everyone is English.
The hotel was superbly situated with the Dolphinarium across the street and the Marina just a few hundred yards away. It took about 15 minutes to walk to the main shopping area of Kemer which mainly consisted of clothes shops with some very good deals to be had, make sure you barter on the price though you will be surprised just how much they will drop to make a sale.
We were fortunate enough to have a very lovely and informed rep from medhotels (Stephanie). She was able to give us good advice and suggest places to visit. The med cruise was especially enjoyable and great value for money ( approx £25 ) for a 6 hour trip.
If you enjoy eating salad then the food will suit you. Salad is available for every meal including breakfast. There is also a wide selection of other foods like Soup, chicken dishes, pasta and other things I didn't even recognise. The chefs would regularly barbacue burgers and kebabs outside if this is your preferance and bread was also made and baked outside for you to see, ( fantastic ).
Sweets consisted of cakes, some soaked in sweet syrup,
different colour jellies with a blob of cream or fruit. Hot and cold drinks were available all the time from the bar, however if you like a cup of tea make sure you take your own tea bags as they have never heard of such a thing, milk is good.
All the staff were very polite and eager to please but most could not speak English. Look out for Memmet the entertainer who speaks good English, supports Sheffield Wednesday and is a real live wire.
The weather for our stay was fantastic, up in the mid 30's during the day and 24 at night. There is an abundance of Retaurants all at hand and many interesting and scenic places to visit locally.
I would certainly reccommend this Hotel for your holiday stay and although I have been as honest as possible by also mentioning the negative aspects of our stay I would not be put off by this as generally it was very good.
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