We stayed here AI in Sept 2009, had a great time and couldn't fault the hotel or staff, so we returned this year (5th time to Icmeler) with additional family members. Paid for AI again but what a mistake, The hotel has gone downhill! boiled eggs, watery scrambled eggs or salad, cheese and cold meat for breakfast (cornflakes were inedible). Lunch was salad, rice or mash plus one meat or fish dish and limited fresh fruit or sweet, unfortunately the same selection was on offer for dinner. We asked why there was no melon on offer and were told it was too expensive.
The newer rooms to the right of reception seem to be better but heaven help you if you have one to the left. The locks keep jamming on the bathroom and exterior doors. We were unable to get into our room on the Sunday and were told the locksmith won't attend on Sunday! A male member of our family got us in and we noticed the door had been damaged previously by others locked out. The showers in the older rooms are something else.....one shower head was held to the bracket with fishing wire, another would not tilt and sprayed directly downwards, the only way to get a shower was to stand against the wall. Previous reports are correct, they are far too rigid with the ONE drink rule, and seem to favour the Germans and Dutch.
The rooms are kept very clean by staff with little personal touches, bar staff are friendly and most of reception staff are pleasant. The management team made sure that the bar closed at 11pm sharp each night, if you wanted more drink you had to pay for it at Liberty Bar, also owned by the Mar-Bas.
The hotel is in a great location right on the beach but is tired looking on the inside and needs some money spent on it. Management seem to be penny pinching, so don't think they'll spend anything soon on a revamp.
Libertys is not the best bar in Icmeler, if you walk along the main road you'll find many more, all serving drinks at competitive prices and a full English breakfast for 5 lira (8 lira at Libertys). Most provide entertainment/music and the staff ensure you have a great time.
Yes, the beach is fairly small but you can always find a sunbed. The swimming pool is in the shade most of the day. The Golmar Hotel next door allow you to use their pool (at a charge). Be warned and don't use it.....two of our party caught a serious fungal infection after one day at the pool. The pool at Mar-Bas is cleaned properly every day but is cold as its never in the sun.
The air-con units are on a timer and only operate for free after midnight, You p ay extra for other times.

After reading the current reviews I was very surprised to find this was a great little hotel in a lovely location. We arrived early morning after a delay in England, taxi transfers booked with Resort Hoppa took less than 2 hours. We found an extremely friendly receptionist awaiting us at 5.30am, he took us to a room with a sea view that was superb. The rooms although quite simple were kept very clean by the maids who came around daily and left lovely little touches such as flowers on the beds. We found the buffet style all inclusive to have a good selection of food with different meat or fish every day and plenty of choice of salads, breads, fresh fruit and desserts. There were plenty of options for drinks, tea,coffee,water and a variety of juices which you helped yourself to and a variety of alcoholic drinks and pop behind the bar. The beach is quite small but we always managed to find a sunbed there or at the pool. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and when we experienced a problem with the air conditioning it was taken care of without any problems. A quick mention also to the guys at the Liberty Bar which is attached to the hotel who were very friendly and provided some great entertainment and great cocktails. This was a really enjoyable holiday in a lovely place.

i was sent to the marbas by my insurance company,i had been staying at the cettia hotel from the 05 to the 19 june 10 but my husband was taken into hospital a few days before we were due to fly home,as the cettia was full they needed my room hence thats why i was put in the marbas.when i was taken to my room the lad told me the mini bar was full and if i had any thing from it iwould be charged i looked and it was empty.the noise from the family next door was disgusting(asbo)the carpet was thread bare,pubic hair on the toilet seat,no air con and the door didnt look,my time spent in the marbas 15 mins,i made acall to joseph at pasha who took me to royal plaza.stick the marbas.well done the boys from royal plaza for your kindness.

We arrived after a 2 hour flght delay and a 4 hour coach transfer. (transfer hoppa booked through lowcost holidays) the coach driver didnt know where he was going and the rep didnt know either. it was so frustrating sitting on the coach for the same amount of time as the flight. ( we got a cab back. £40.00 from icmeler taxis.) when we we arrived at the hotel we were greeted with a receptionist/salesman who informed us that our room didnt have a balcony, but he didnt want to give us that. he had two offers for us. one was a room with balcony with sea view for an extra £100, the other was a balcony with sea views that was a bigger room for an extra £180. I was fuming, tired and dissapointed that we had now the option of parting with more cash or being stuck in a room that i can only imagine would be stuffy. the air con only works between 5.30pm and 9.00pm and 12midnight and 6.00am. it was so hot and being smokers we had no other option but to pay the extra. we got him down to £80. The room was fine. the view lovely. cleaned everyday. The AI was ok also. food was varied and I found it catered for everyone. We had a problem with getting a drink one evening. my husband went to the bar asked for a vodka and tonic and asked the guy for some more tonic as there wasnt much in there. he was refused as he had a drink and it was one per person. he brought the drink to me went back, got the tonic then went back to get his beer and was refused because he had already had two drinks. greedy english, how dare we drink too much tonic water. we did have the feeling that you were viewed that way. they expected us to get drunk and cause problems. note to the hotel. not all english are the same. you shouldnt judge us as asbo candidates. we were just on holiday having a relaxing time. I spoke to the receptionist/salemans about it and at first he said the hotel was for everyone. I asked why my husband couldnt get me a drink when the germans and dutch had no problem with getting multiple drinks. i only wanted more tonic, not vodka. they must have thought that tonic got you drunk. we were allowed to get two drinks after that and they never saw us drunk. not once. if you have been to turkey in the past, im afraid you will see that the prices have doubled this year. they think they are already in the euro. you will pay more for drink and food than you would over here. lots of people we spoke to from all over europe were so dissapointed at the huge price rise. they have said that they would not return next year. so, be aware. Turkey is still pretty, still hot but has got expensive. not the cheap get away anymore.