Escape Beach Resort (EBR) is located in one of the most beautiful locations in turkey. We came to this resort under the advice of Sal and Yaz of Chapa Travel Ltd. On entry to the complex the view was breathtaking. But we found that things were not so good with the complex.
Chapa Travel rated EBR as four star when all other holiday companies rated it as three star. I think three star is the absolute maximum.
We were on an all inclusive two week holiday And here are the following results from that.
Food
All meals were buffet and we found that there was always a good selection of salads but found the lunches and dinners were low budget as regards to meat portions and cuts and very monotonous however the puddings and sweets were really nice.
After about four days we had to go out and have a steak and get away from salads.
We had budget level meals that were finished at 9.00 pm but guests of the management were given waiter service meals after 9;00pm and fed for example a whole fish where we had a piece of fish about three inches long.
Drinks
In the two weeks there was no whisky or brandy but there was Vodka, gin, beer, wine and soft drinks, You have to pay for bottles of water even though you are all inclusive. There is a fridge in the rooms with drinks in it but you have to pay for any drinks you have out of there including water and soft drinks.
Entertainment
Turkish night once a week. There is one bar that seems to have a real shortage CDs that are played very loudly at times .It seems you are encouraged to go out at night so you don’t drink there.
Facilities
The Resort appears to be open to none residents who are allowed to use the complex facilities these have the use of sun beds, pool ect, this made the pool area very busy and noisy, not what we expected from a holiday sold as a quite Break. You are lead to believe that the beach is private but it is in fact a public one.
Cleanliness Room
Sheets were only changed once in the two weeks, The fridge smelled and had mould in it. A large amount of ants were in the bathroom we had to get a spray to kill them. Apart from that a cleaner came in most days.
Cleanliness Resort
At least five dogs were allowed to roam around the complex including a Rottweiler .We found Dog poo on the grass were kids played and outside our room on the path .I had flea bites on my legs from the grass ,I know it was fleas because I am allergic to them but not mosquito bytes.
The kiddies play area was overgrown and unusable.
There was a strong smell of sewage near the rear entrance of the dining aria.
Apart from that most other aria’s were kept fairly clean.
Staff
We found the working staff were very hard working, polite , friendly and had a strong urge to learn the English language.
Not so with the senior staff or owners.
General
This complex made a mockery of the all inclusive facility and could be a real good Resort with a little more effort from the owners. We love Turkey and Torba Bay but will not be using this complex again.
Our rep was Eline who worked for Noya Tour She was really nice, helpful and was one of the best reps we have come across.
We were also fortunate enough to make friends with another couple of wickedly great English people at EBR, The resort catered for so many nationalities we found communication was an ever increasing problem.
(“I know” “ I should learn another language”).