We stayed at the Kentia for the last two weeks in October and had a great time. Staff were friendly and room was cleaned to perfection by the cleaning staff. I would agree the two ring cooker and kettle was a bit difficult to use for self catering and due to this we only ever used it to heat up soup. Eating out was cheap enough and sadly we only found the "Flying Horse" restaurant two nights before we headed home, the food here was delicious and cheap and the Karaoke by Billy was superb! We also enjoyed eating at the Ugur. All in all this was a great place to stay and we will definately be going back!

We stayed at the Kentia for half term week in October and found the week excellent value. The apartments were kept very clean and tidy and all the staff were friendly. Whilst the apartments are self catering it does have to be said as per other reviews that two rings and a kettle make cooking meals a little difficult but given the current exchange rates eating out is very reasonable.
There were four of us, two adults and two children (12 &9) and we ate at My Corner, Ugar and the apartments themselves all of which were child friendly and provided decent food at a great price.

If you do want to buy some foods or snacks, there is a BIM supermarket about 5 mins away, turn left out of the hotel and left again up a gravel path and the shop is just on your left at the next main road.

We walked into Side which took about 35 minutes with the kids slowing us a bit but it is worth a look and the beach which the free bus takes you to is great, sandy and safe for children. The sunbeds are free albeit you probably will buy a drink or food at the beach bar anyway.

The apartments have theme nights with entertainment, magic show, turkish dancing and belly dancing all of which whilst cheesy are quite amusing.

Overall I could not fault the apartments except their close vicinity to the mosque which gives you a 6am wake up call when the call to prayer is made!

I recently stayed at the Kentia Apartments with my fiancee and had a great time. The rooms were clean and spacious and we had a nice balcony overlooking the pool. We had read reviews that it could get crowded at the pool but we did not find this - though were there at the end of the season. We did not eat at the apartments and also contrary to other reviews, did not get hassled in the slightest. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The Kentia is about 30 mins walk from Side or a short taxi ride (10 Lira) or a short dolmus ride (1 Lira). So, it is very convenient for the town. We ate there almost every night and found the restaurants excellent - particularly Sun Gardem, Aphrodite, Fiesta and Cafe Anatolia. I would highly recommend anyone to stay here.

We stayed at the Kentia for 2 weeks during late Sept and early Oct and had a fantastic time. We were fortunate to be allocated a room in D block which is furthest away from the music and must admit that if we had a room above the music it might have been different.

We ate in the hotel 6 times over the fortnight we were there on each of the themed nights (BBQ, Ottoman & Turkish). The value was excellent as we only paid 54TL for a family of 5 (kids were free!) and the food was first class with more than enough choice to cater for all tastes.

All the staff were very friendly and we found that none of them were very pushy at all which a few other people seemed to think on reviews.

We had a 2 bedroomed apartment which was very spacious and although the cooking facilties were limited we were aware of this prior to booking and this didn't cause any issues for us as we simply bought food accordingly to suit the facilties available.

On the occasions we ate out we found that Mehmet's in the Ruins was the best restaurant. It is about a 20 min walk from the Kentia but well worth is particularly for the Ottoman Casarole. Another recommedation would be My Corner which a number of others have commented on.

The only down side to the Kentia is the location which is a good 30min walk from Side although I assume this is reflected in the price we paid. However there is a taxi service from the hotel into Side for only 10TL and there is also a free bus to the beach which is well worth a visit. Please be aware that the sunbeds are free on the beach as long as you purchase food/drinks at the beach cafe otherwise they may charge for sunbeds.

The pool area was excellent and spotlessly clean although a little slippy for younger ones. The kids pool areas was also excellent.

Overall I would definately recommend the Kentia for a good value holiday although I would assume that in peak season there would be an issue with sunbeds as some have commented on. However, at the time we went this was never an issue and we could easily reserve sunbeds at 10am in the morning.