First the positives: The resort property is beautifully situated. The pool area, bars and dining room are modern, clean and in very good condition. Our room was also nice in the closest block to the beach. Food and drinks are abundant, although I would have expected the food to taste better in Turkey. Surprisingly, the food in Columbus Isle Bahamas, was testier than in Turkey. Bottled water and nespresso are available without any limitations in all the bars. There is breakfast at the beach for late risers and genuine crep in the afternoons.

Now the negatives: With the exception of the Turkish staff, the GOs are cold as ice and lazy. We did not see the camaraderie among GOs that we saw in other clubs. The reception desk is disorganized. For example, when we wanted to check out late (and pay for it) we were told that that was not allowed only to find out the same evening from the new crew that in fact it was possible and they had a predefined charge depending on the hour of check-out. The beach is nice except that the water is a little wavy and hard to swim in. I was looking forward to windsurfing and did windsurf most days. The equipment is excellent but the staff is lazy (except Roberto). 

Special thanks to the Turkish restaurant staff, especially Hayrettin, Murat and Yasin. They tried very hard to make our stay special.

Difficult to find anything to take away even half a star for this Club Med location. If you enjoy a relaxed five star ambiance then you will not be disappointed.
Just returned to our waterside cabana after lovely lunch at the spectacular cliff-top Halikonasis restaurant, just edging the wonderful Espace main terrace for spectacular views.
Top class food and bar service all you expect from Club Med.
Don't miss the 5TL minibus ride to Bodrum and a visit to the medieval castle. Twice daily snorkelling trip is free and also took a day boat excursion but though we have boats, we have clear waters, we have no fish! Swimming is great and Cub Med Bodrum rightly enjoys a great reputation for sailing and windsurfing. Novices in the mornings with full-on conditions most afternoons.
French dominated but not really a problem for communication.
Special mention to Souliman the buggy driver. Magically on hand for quick drive back to the village centre or rooms when tired legs are flagging or ladies high heels refuse the hills!
Hello as promised to the lovely reception team who work hard but don't get mentioned enough times.
Free wi-fi fromost parts of the resort.

Thumbs-up from both Mum and Dad and the usually hard to please teenagers means that we will be back.

Having been to Club Med Bodrum we knew what to expect and to be honest, that was why we booked it. Needed a relaxing break and this is what Bodrum offers in bucket loads.

The first few days were a little disconcerting as it was much calmer than the previous year with the staff being a little more distant but still very friendly. No GO's joined us for dinner or lunch whereas in previous years they had... but within a few days we had gotten back in to our stride, playing tennis each morning, using the gym and then eating like it was an olympic sport!

Rumours abounded as to the possibility of them building a new hotel on an adjoining site which would also include a kids club! If they keep it as a separate hotel then this will be fine but if they start to include lots of kids they are going to loose the atmosphere which makes this place so special. Will just have to wait and see but hopefully there will be no changes to an excellent club.

Had a huge fiasco with English Reservations Centre (take note Club Med UK as ALL the English guests had similar problems booking) who told us many rooms were available and then 5 minutes later told us they had all gone (we discovered the hotel was not even open so they lied to us) so we were a little worried about what to expect despite having had mostly good past Club Med experience and having to arrange alternative accommodation for our first night due to the problems.

Great welcome from the very friendly reception team (Julie, Peggy and Huseyim) and although our rooms were not ready (we did arrive very early) we were shown around the resort and offered a selection of rooms to choose from (thanks Elodie). The whole concept is pretty much out door with the rooms being scattered amongst well tended gardens and beautiful pine trees in villa style buildings of up to 8 rooms per block depending on the type of room selected. There are quite a few steps at times but also ramps and more gentle, but longer approaches. Club Rooms (the cheapest) are reasonable with good sized bathroom and small but useful balcony or patio. Deluxe rooms are much bigger being on two levels with a downstairs bedroom and bathroom and an upstairs bedroom, bathroom and sitting area and outdoor terrace. Due to the pine trees and the gardens the sea views are obstructed but this is not negative and actually lends to a more secluded and private feeling as other buildings are obscured.

The bar and restaurant are set around the pool area and offer superb views over the ocean onto the adjoining Greek islands. Next to this is an amphitheatre style stage area for the evening entertainment. The pool is uniformly deep at around 1.4m with lifeguard in attendance and ample supplies of towels and sun loungers in both shaded and sunny areas with relaxing chill out type music being played subtly around the area. A level below the pool offers terraces with giant cushions and day beds for relaxing on in dappled shade offered by the pine trees and a more quiet atmosphere if preferred.

The food was superb and the selection was vast. Some evenings there were BBQ’s and it was all beautifully presented and well cooked. The restaurant setting was lovely with outdoor areas with stunning views across the sea. An additional restaurant on the beach was open at lunchtime for all and then in the evening for bookings only (bookable on the day at Reception in the morning on first come first served – unfortunately due to a wet day our booking was cancelled so we did not get to try it but had good reports from those that had used it other days)

Lift or stairs down to beach which is laid out in two sections, one area around pontoons and private decks set amongst the rocks and then a more regular beach area with shades and loungers alongside the windsurfing and sailing centre which is all included in the Club Med package. There are two beach bars offering service to your sun lounger of soft and alcoholic drinks, teas and coffees and at times the staff circulate with fresh fruit or cool towels, its bliss! Also Archery – which we had never tried but were expertly trained by Valeria and Tennis tuition (thanks Matt) are available up in the gardens. We started playing tennis again which was fantastic and again all included in your package with good quality equipment provided. On the beach all towels etc were provided with clean toilets and fresh water showers.

The MAIN selling point of this holiday though is the STAFF. Whilst there were very few English guests there were plenty of English speaking staff and nothing was too much trouble for them. They were a fantastic friendly crew who made sure you wanted for nothing. The evening shows were hysterical. The Italian Chief, Gianni Merone included us each evening even though the majority of the guests were French and we never felt excluded. He would frequently switch between French, Italian, English and Spanish. We are quickly learning that the good Club Meds have good Chiefs... find out who they are and follow them around the Clubs for great holidays.

So in summary, this was the BEST summer holiday ever. So good we are going back for another 10 days in July. Cannot recommend this enough