Izer Hotel

“Great for families and a relaxing travel experience!”

Firstly, one can't judge travel experience on reviews alone, you have to go and discover things for yourself. Also, for the price you pay, it is difficult to justify everything of value. We went to Izer Hotel and Beach Club expecting a lot but when we got there we were a bit disappointed - the room… more

Firstly, one can't judge travel experience on reviews alone, you have to go and discover things for yourself. Also, for the price you pay, it is difficult to justify everything of value. We went to Izer Hotel and Beach Club expecting a lot but when we got there we were a bit disappointed - the rooms were quite basic but safe for our kids and we were right at the end near the tennis courts so the Wi-Fi didn't work very well. But we thought complaining about it and worrying about it would make our holiday an unpleasant one so we chose to look on the bright side. When we went, it was fig season and so the figs kept falling off the trees and they were delicious. The water slide in the big main pool was amazing, my 6 year old boy loved it and my little baby had fun splashing in the shallow end of the pool. The show at night was fantastic and the choreographed dancers did well. We were all asked to dance the night away afterwards. We also got to know some of the staff there, a Turkish marketing professional and a Ukrainian/Turkish couple working there who were very friendly. In fact, I still follow them on Instagram! I would say, don't go expecting the world. It is not best resort in Turkey for you are bound to get disappointed but you can make the most of it, have some fun and let your hair down.

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“Just OK”

Family travelled here in August with two girls aged 12 and 9. We thought the family room was a bit small for four people. Cleaned but not very well, I had to buy my own toilet bleach and spray to clean bathroom properly. Not enough towels given but it was easy to take what we needed from the car… more

Family travelled here in August with two girls aged 12 and 9. We thought the family room was a bit small for four people. Cleaned but not very well, I had to buy my own toilet bleach and spray to clean bathroom properly. Not enough towels given but it was easy to take what we needed from the carts when housekeeping came around! Pools were ok, nice, friendly lifeguards on the slides. Had to leave towels out early, not necessarily because there were not enough but limited number of parasols and you need shade in August. Food OK, some evenings very long queues for bbq items, sometimes we gave up waiting. Not as much choice as we've had on other our other holidays to Turkey. Not enough tables at times. Too many stray cats encouraged to feed from and sometimes on the tables. I had to tell a few people that cats were eating from their plates when they were getting something else from the buffet. I love cats and we have a cat, but I don't want one sitting on the table when I'm eating. Especially when there are 3 or 4 and they decide to have a fight ON THE TABLE! Breakfast choice limited, hubby and kids had something but most days I didn't bother to go. The animation staff were nice young girls, but young man with quiffy hair had a very inflated opinion of himself! Loved watching him round the pool chatting to ladies then scuttle off when their husbands appeared! Worst gym equipment I've ever seen, right in the middle of the damp smelling reception for the spa. It was dreadful. Best things about this hotel are the lovely, well kept grounds and very nice staff. Bearing in mind our language barriers we always managed understand each other in the end! Great staff at the pool bar, we had great, freshly prepared lunches everyday. Went to Bodrum a few times, 10 minutes in a taxi. Had some lovely meals next to the sea. I would definitely return to the area, just not this hotel.

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“Nice but could do with an overhaul”

My husband and I stayed here for one week in sept. We did enjoy our holiday here. The gardens and grounds are very lush and well kept and the pool areas are nice especially the pool near the beach where we spent most of our time. Sunbeds could be more comfy. Needed cushions. The surrounding landsc… more

My husband and I stayed here for one week in sept. We did enjoy our holiday here. The gardens and grounds are very lush and well kept and the pool areas are nice especially the pool near the beach where we spent most of our time. Sunbeds could be more comfy. Needed cushions. The surrounding landscape is very pretty and it was a lovely area to stay. The room we had was adequate-small and very basic but everything worked and it was very clean and tidy. Food was ok. I’m vegan so I need to have things like beans in my diet in place of meat/ fish. I only had an option for anything with beans at breakfast. Everyday I had more or less the same food to eat which was salad as there weren’t many options for hot food suitable for vegans that is nutritionally good. Having said this I am quite happy eating salad but would be nice to have a bit more choice. My husband is not vegan and he found the food just ok as well- nothing he really was wowed by. Drinks were ok too. Efes beer and red, white or rose wine-no sparking which was a real pity. Nice to see drinks served in reusable glasses round the pool rather than the usual disposable plastic ones. Not good to see plastic straws still being used though. I had an issue with the noise pollution-at night the neighbouring hotel would play music til quite late on some nights and it was very loud making it hard to sleep. Hotel is in need of an overhaul-very tired decor being the main problem. However we heard from other guests the Izer is due to be taken over by neighbouring larger hotel so I guess this review will be one of the last as it’s now closed for the season. I give the hotel 3 stars on this review cos the noise at night, the food not being quite good enough and the fact the hotel is in need of renovation.

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