We arrived at the hotel and received a trouble free check in.
The room we stayed in was clean and of fair size having a kingsize bed and bunkbeds for our children.
It has two pools one relaxing pool and one entertainment/ slide pool, which the children (and us) enjoyed!
The hotel staff were helpful and pleasent as were the animation team who worked very hard and were a great bunch.
Having stayed there for seven nights the entertainment that we seen was of high standard compared to other hotels we have been to (the kids loved the Jackson and the fire show).
The food was great and plentyful in the resturant and the snack bar.
The beach is about a 500m walk away but it is a pleasant walk down a nice pathway with shops along. Linda Hotel also has its own beach bar there.
We were the only English family but one there at the time but this was no problem as the other guests spoke English and were very polite.
On whole our stay at Linda Hotel was a very pleasant one and great value for money and would like to say thankyou to to animation team who really made us feel welcome.

there was a wide selection of food and i believe the hotel tried to cater for all tastes. the rooms were clean but no as large as they appeared on various websites. the staff spoke very limited english but as the guests were mainly german this was understandable. my son loved the waterslides but they were only available for around three hours each day. i did have aproblem with the noise at night as there would be music blaring out until 2 in the morning which is not ideal when travelling with children. the hotel was 10km from side and not 5 as is staed on various websites. on the whole we had a lovely holiday but would not stay at this hotel simply because it was too far from any restaurants etc.

Am basing my review on our excellent deal with Travel Republic, and value for money.
Hotel is AI (not normally our choice), and we stayed 4 nights, having arrived there under our our own steam, via a few nights in nearby Side.
Linda Hotel is mid sized with 230 or so rooms. It's situated NEAR (5 minute walk) the beach mid-way between Side and Manavgat, both of which are served by regular dolmus @ 2TL each.
Reception fine, no problem either checking in or out.
Room was on 3rd floor (340) and at the quiet end of the corridor. Room was a decent size, comfortable queen size bed. Bathroom was fine, hot water 24/7, bath with over head shower (excellent water pressure).
Not many Brits at the hotel, no problem with that at all. Mainly Germans.
Food was excellent, with plenty of choice. Never saw anyone complain, and there looked to be plenty of healthy appetites!
Dining room very good.
Dining staff excellent, not fussy types who got on with their job quietly and happily, and were obviously well led by the Restaurant Manager, who was always around but never in the way.
Booze was fine, plenty of choice, and decent measures. Bar available 1000-2200, and people still moan!!
Indoor swimming pool not that big, limited hours, and populated mainly by youngsters.
Outdoor pool a reasonable size, looked well kept. Plenty of sunbeds, and I can imagine it gets very busy in season.
Animation Team were a keen lot, either love 'em or hate 'em. I suppose we tolerated them.
Too many kids running round, occasionally being a nuisance.
There wasn't much going on at night for adults other than sit and play cards or chat over a drink or three! There was something on in the Disco, early on other than the disco which came a bit later. We never went, but that was our choice.
Personally I think due to the size of the hotel, and the fact that it appeared very professionally run, I think it could easily be full all year round by adults only.
Overall, and considering what we paid we got exceptional value for money. Would we return to the Linda? Only if it were made Adults Only.

Where do I begin! The food was disgusting- after sampling a little of some dishes, (forced down), then suffering food poisoning- we ate out for the rest of our stay. Could actually see mould on some foods, and food left over from one day, re-served the next. One lady at Reception was very lovely and helpful. The guy in charge of the internet was a total sleaze. Kept inviting to give me a massage, visit me in my room- once he knew I had a partner he backed right off and was incredibly rude. Also, it appeared to us that money we paid for the internet was being pocketed by him.
Very Russian resort. It's worn out as well and needs a major reno. There were a lot better resorts for the same price close by. Location- terrible. Miles from anything. Book a place in or near Ancient Side- that is a beautiful and 'happening' area.
It áppears very nice in the photo's- don't be sucked in. Realities quite different...