best hotel ever and i love harry he's the best! i would defintly stay there again i loved it <3

I had my 50th birthday in Gumbet earlier this year and friends had been to the Ali Baba before and reccommended it. Myself and 3 friends (1 male, 2 female) arrived at about 1am and were met by what can only be described as an apparition brought on by too much alcohol. The only problem was that we hadn't had a drink yet so it must have been real. The hotel Barman, Harry, had Yetti boots, a Kevin Keegan curly wig, and a pair of oversized Beer Goggles on when he met us off the coach. He took the girls' cases and had a race to the bar with himself making racing car sounds as he ran away from us racing with a case in each hand. This set the tone for the whole holiday. To call Harry MAD would be an insult to genuinely mad people, he is quite honestly one of the funniest, craziest and wierdest people I have ever had the good fortune to meet. He was, and still is, definitely at least one ring pull short of a six pack. Having said that he is also one of the most honest and reliable people I have ever met in Turkey. In case you havent picked up on it yet, we absolutely loved the Ali Baba and would not hesitate to book there again.
Situation wise, it's about 100 yards from our favourite restaurant (Jacks Place, review already written) and a further 50 yards or so to the start of the main drag so well within easy reach of all of Gumbets amenities. Close enough to all the best restaurants and the night life, including Bar Street, but still far enough away to be quiet on a night too.
The hotel itself is small and family run, as most of the best ones are, about 24 rooms, a bar, small reataurant and a pool. The pool stood out above all others I've seen in Gumbet because it had steps so you could walk straight into the pool, not just ladders to climb in and out with, so was easily accessible for all ages and all fitness levels. Airbeds, rings and play balls were all available for all to use. WiFi was available at a small charge (about 80p for 30 minutes) so keeping in touch with the outside world was easy. The rooms were basic but clean and clean towels and bed linen was brought in about every 2 days. Breakfast was your basic Turkish breakfast but full English was available at a charge. Bar snacks were available during the day and were nice and cheap and well cooked.
The owner, Seb, and all his family and staff made everyone feel very welcome and were a pleasure to deal with on a daily basis. Aircon was, I think, about £40 a week and a safe was only £5 per week, which is probably just below the average for Gumbret hotels these days.
If you have any questions about this ideal hotel then i would be pleased to answer them, please find me at i_houghton@yahoo.com
Looking forward to seeing everyone again next year, thanks guys for making my 50th such a special holiday.

We are still staying at this hotel and loved our time there as we got exactly what we paid for. Don't forget to eat plate of chips it's so lovely... and harry's fish bowl..

JUST DON'T EXPECT "5 STAR" ACCOMMODATION for a "2 STAR PRICE" like some of the people who have written negative reviews on this site.

THERE IS NO 5 STAR HOTEL STAFF TALK WITH YOU AS A FRIEND. 2 STAR HOTEL WITH 5 STAR SERVICE.

me and my boyfriend (21 and 26) have just returned from the ali baba w/c 12th sept 2011 staying 11 nights! where to start - the ali baba hotel is brilliant in every way (deserves a lot more credit for only being a 2* rating)! rooms are basic but do have everything u need and are cleaned every day which u do not get in a lot of places higher than this! only disadvantage i could find was the fact there is no fridge in rooms however we were on a bed and breakfast basis! breakfast is fine if u enjoy it the turkish way (cucumbers,bread,tomatoes,jams etc) however full english is available and can be purchased very cheap at hotel or down the street..best fry i found was in the red dragon at £2 unbelievable amount of food and proper british sausage, bacon etc!! there are a number of brilliant resturants to eat near hotel and towards bar street/ beach front some being the carpe diem (beach front) jacks place, casablana and sami plaza! never had a bad meal and ate in a lot of different places!! the location of the hotel itself is excellent only a 5/10 minute walk to bar street and the beach so far enough away if dont want the noise of bar street at night!! there are plenty of trips to do in gumbet, we done the turkish bath,waterpark, all inclusive boat trip and dreamgirls show! all great days out and v reasonable prices would reccomend doing these! and last but not least the man who will make ur holiday - harry the barman! harry will make sure ur looked after from beginning to end and cant do enough for u advising u best places to go, trips etc!! he works v hard and is constantly entertaining and keeps ppl drinking at the ali baba to all times of the night due to the laughs u will have!! hes great at remembering names and holds lots of different entertainment nights -our best being mr and mrs and bingo! missing u long time harry! :( as the hotel is v small we ended making friends with lots of the guests and for this reason cant wait to hopefully return next year for a big reunion!! the owners of the hotel zeb and family are always about to help and make u feel very welcome! i will definately be reccomending this hotel and cant wait to come back :):)