I have just got back from a ten night stay at The Grand Newport Hotel. We went as a small family with our two year old daughter.

After reading the reviews for hours before booking I was aware that there were steps to deal with from the beach to the pool area but we decided to risk it as we thought we would spend most of our time by the pool. The steps first became an issue before we'd even checked in! There are steps everywhere from the front of the hotel, down a spiral staircase to the pool/eating area, down to the room and then down to the beach. It was impossible to go anywhere with a pushchair alone as it needed two people to even get into the canteen...oops sorry I mean restaurant! I will keep it simple, if you have children or are in a wheelchair then think twice about this hotel! Its a nightmare! It was an effort to get to any part of the hotel.

The lobby is very grand and first impressions were great but it ended there. The first room we were put in stank of a serious drain problem and was very small and didnt have a balcony or seaview. We asked to upgrade for a fee and after waiting a couple of days in the room from hell we were moved to a slightly better room, luckily at the top of the stairs. The rooms were basic, dark and pokey (although we found out on our last day after some very kind people let us use their room to have a shower before our flight) that there are bigger rooms with bathrooms twice the size of the one we had. Our sheets were changed nearly every day as were the towels which was good. The beds were so hard that my hips hurt when I woke up every day.

The food. It was all served in the canteen, whoops I made that mistake again, I mean restaurant. It is a canteen and had more flies in it than diners! They were everywhere, on the food, on the plates, on the cups, saucers, knives forks and on you as you sat eating your food. It was awful. The food itself was basic and I'm not picky. I did find something to eat everyday but it was mainly lettuce, feta cheese and bread three times a day. I read on here before I went about the cremated fish and yes it is cremated! The only good meal we had there was when the pool bar had a kebab night! It was very poor.
The meal times were set and there was no food available between these times. It was breakfast, lunch and dinner and burger and chips for an hour and the snack bar with some cubes of dried cake. I always stay in all inclusive hotels and this was the worst by far!
The food that was left on the tables outside was not cleaned up and there were stray cats and pigeons eating off the tables. There was a rat loose by the sun loungers that a member of staff tried to catch wth a dustpan and brush, obviously it got away! Disgusting!

The staff: overworked, miserable and rude. If you went up to get a drink at the bar you would have to ring a bell and disturb the staff members smoking in the back! The all inclusive drinks consisted of beer, vodka and rum and everything else was a chargable extra. The staff didn't even know what schnapps was.

The hotel itself is out the way and you need a dolmus ot taxi to get to Gumbet or Bodrum. It was 30 Lira to Bodrum and 10 lira to Gumbet in a taxi. With a buggy we mainly went in a taxi but it was too far to walk which was a real shame.

The hotel does not cater for kids, it has one tiny baby pool and that is it! The beach area is a decked platform with a few beanbags on it and is unsafe for children and the trek down and back up the near verticle slope was enough to put you off going a second time. The hotel does put on a transfer bus to a nearby beach but we didnt go so I can't comment on that.

The whole hotel stank of drains and I'm sure they enployed someone to walk round the hotel all day with airfreshener!

The entertainment consited of one "DJ" who played Dr Dre and Eminem all day with a few Beatles songs mixed in. The language in these songs was foul and even I was shocked at the choice of music and with young kids there it was disgusting!! The first day the music was blasted out that we were shouting to hear each other but it did seem to calm down over the ten days.

The hotel mainly catered for the Turkish and they certainly got priority in every way.

Would I go back to The Grand Newport Hotel. No I certainly would not and I would recommend you continue your holiday search and avoid this hotel unless of course you are a Dr Dre loving step areobic fan who loves the smell of drains and eats only bread and salad on a daily basis!

I go on holiday to enjoy myself and I don't expect too much but this really was poor. The hotel itself has quite a lot of potential but I feel poor management and overworked staff have led this hotel to become more of a 2* not the 4/5* it claims to be.

The views were the only good thing this hotel had going for it!

The Grand newport is a beautiful hotel in nice setting with fantastic views out to sea and the bay of Bodrum. The hotel is very clean and rooms spacious, but if you want a balcony(as not all rooms have one) ensure you request this when booking & ask for a sea view too as we had neither to begin but did get a room change after 2 days but if I had known previously would have made this request at booking, you definatley need a balcony when the weather and veiws are so beautiful. The food was a real let down, no ice cream for children or at meal times and limited choices of main meals and food was never piping hot, just warm for an all inc hotel (not even a good choice at the salad bar) Also free drinks stop at 11.00pm so beware and stock up before hand if you need to and ensure you ask that they have the local spirit you want and its included in the all inc deal as some such are whiskey are not beacause they dont have a local brand?) If you are holidaying with babaies or young families this is not the hotel for you - pool is on level 4, along with the restaurant and bar area, reception is level 5 with all the rooms being on levels 1 - 3 and NO lifts only 137 steep steps from level 1 to the pool and then more to reception(which is the only way out) which if you have young children, prams etc is a nightmare & you can not manage alone with a child and pram or if you have any difficulty walking!! There was no entertainment within the hotel itself just a resident DJ playing music by the pool all day. there are no bars or restaurants close by & The nearest beach is a free shuttle bus away but this is lovely (try Manuellas beach bar, excellent food and drinks and not expensive) The local bus service is excellent into gumbet or Bodrum and at 275 lira is a bargain and picks and drops off at hotel. All in all this is not a 4 star hotel possibly a 3* but was good value for money accomodation wise and as is not expensive too eat out & about we made the most of the beautiful weather and surroundings.

The only really redeeming feature of this hotel is the beautiful view across the bay towards Bodrum. The hotel is perched on the peak of a very high hill, walking down is adventurous & walking back up is exhausting. There are no restaurants, shops or bars within a reasonable distance so using a local bus or taxi into either Gumbet or Bodrum is a must. The hotel beach is at the base of a seriously steep incline and is nothing more than a wooden jetty with a few sunbeds and cushions strewn around - extremely disappointing. Our hotel room was clean and provided the basic necessities, and the bed was made after we complained the first day. The food was barely adequate, with little choice of meats and vegetables, although a reasonable salad bar.The flies were partial to the display of sweets, and no other fruit was ever available except melon and grapes. Getting ones meals was akin to queueing at a supermarket checkout, and it was often a battle to find a table. There was only one medium sized pool which was inadequate for the number of people in the hotel. The entertainment provided was pretty poor, unless you are a fan of water polo and karaoke! There are no hotel grounds to walk around and the severely steep steps are a nightmare - tiring and potentially dangerous. The all inclusive drinks left a lot to be desired and the barman mixed red & white wine to make rose!! The entrance and the reception area belies the reality of this hotel. It may claim to be 4 star, but it is most certainly no more than 2.

Never been here before so we were a little apprehensive booking but when we saw the pictures on the website for Grand Newport, it looked amazing. Well we were not disappointed at all!! What an amazing hotel, it was spotlessly clean, our room with a balcony sea view was great, air con worked a treat which was good as it was bakin hot!
The pool was wonderful which was good as we spent most of our time there and the food was really good.
Before we arrived i made a pact with myself - Have co co pops each day for breakfast - What do you know, they only had co co pops! fantastic!! So now im back, ive bought them and we have them in the house now!!
Anyway, back to Grand Newport..... The staff were REALLY friendly, I have to say a big shout out to Memet, that is Memet who did all the fun and games around the pool in the day and the bar area at night, and Good old Memet who took us out at night to the bars in Gumbet!! Ill write about that another time, what a night!!
The Memets in the restaurant were also great, they couldnt do enough for you. I dont know all their names so for this write up, well call them Memet, after all they do come from Turkey. They were all great.
We went with our best friends, we had an amazing time.
We met a few friends during our stay, marion and Leah, they could party!! A very nice Mum and Daughter, hope you are ok!!
And how can i not mention Budgie Speed and Kez!! Please dont let me full name them, i cannot be responsible for their actions if I full named them, you should have been in the taxi in front of them, it was hilarious, and I wasnt even in the same taxi!!

Anyway, a huge shout out to them.

So, the long and the short of it, if you are reading this review, what Im trying to say is that it is an amazing place, dont listen to the moaners who didnt like it, they will never be happy. It is brilliant.
Budgie, Kez, Paul, Mandy, Marion, Leah, Jonny, Est - Happy Days!!!