Paloma Oceana Resort

“Absolutely amazing experience!!!”

Normally I'm not one for writing reviews, however with the amazing experience me and my wife had during our stay, it would've been an insult to the wonderful staff to not give them a shout out. The resort is located a quick bus journey away from the old historic city in Side, which is absolutely be… more

Normally I'm not one for writing reviews, however with the amazing experience me and my wife had during our stay, it would've been an insult to the wonderful staff to not give them a shout out. The resort is located a quick bus journey away from the old historic city in Side, which is absolutely beautiful to see. Sadly there was restoration works going on with the amphitheatre and some temple columns so we couldn't gain access into all ares, but I'd rather they were made safe for future generations to admire and enjoy. The resort itself has essentially has 2 outside common pools, however one is 2 massive pools joined together, so technically 3. Along with those, they have a private pool for their vila guests, 2 children's pools and an inside pool by the health club. To top that off, they also have a really nice private beach which was a 2 minute walk from our room, but other rooms are closer depending on where you book. The beach and pools have plenty of sun loungers (more than I've seen anywhere else), but also have really cool private cabanas you can book at an additional cost. The bars are well stocked with the staff knowing a wide range of cocktails of which we indulged in as much as we could. We stayed in a room with a decent sized balcony and a pool view, which was super spacious and super clean. Oddly enough I think this was one of the more basic rooms and I can't honestly fault it. The room comes with all the things you'd expect like draws, loads of cupboard space, safe, air con, desk, 2 massive sofas, coffee table, TV, tea/coffee station, mini bar (with all drinks included and restocked daily) and a very generous bathroom with massive shower. My only complaint about the room would be that I found the bed (which was huge) far too hard, which hurt my back, but I understand that they have to cater for many guests of all shapes and sizes. Being somewhat early bed goers, we could hear the music coming from the ground floor Piano bar, but in all fairness it's all over around 22:45 so not a biggie at all and even then it really wasn't loud or overly offensive. The buffet was something else. Absolutely huge with a hot food section, cold food section, desert section, pastries/ice-cream section and fridge containing stuff for the little ones like baby food, yogurts, flavoured milks etc. The quality of the food is only surpassed by the amount of choice you have. I can't explain just how much you have to chose from. We would eat so much that most of the time we skipped lunch. I'm defo carrying some extra pounds now. We ate in the Turkish restaurant one of the nights and I wasn't particularly impressed. I'm Turkish myself so having grown up with all those foods, it left something to be desired. We both preferred the buffet. I wanna make special mention of the staff at the resort, who are all an absolutely fantastic. They all went out of their way to provide outstanding service without being too intrusive, which I despise. They have the perfect balance of attention to service without being too much and I love that. On our arrival, which was around 10 minutes from end of dinner service, they took our suit cases, hopped us on a golf cart straight to the buffet, which was kept open specifically for us just so we'd have a full selection of food. I wanna make mention of one special person in particular who was beyond awesome. One of the entertainers called Elif who always had a smile on her face, always had the best energy and always came to chat with us around the resort or in the Piano Bar, which is where we spent most of our nights. She had the best relationship the hotel guests that I've ever seen and she's an absolute credit. All in all, we stayed 10 days, including flights, airport transfers and all inclusive for around £1,500 in total so in terms of value I can't find any fault with that. We booked via Tui and it was all a smooth process. Highly recommend.

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“Outstanding Service and Familiar Faces”

We’ve just returned from our third year in a row at Paloma Oceana, and it once again reminded us why we keep coming back. There’s something incredibly special about walking into a hotel and being greeted by familiar, friendly faces who remember you. A few people deserve a special mention: Çilem and… more

We’ve just returned from our third year in a row at Paloma Oceana, and it once again reminded us why we keep coming back. There’s something incredibly special about walking into a hotel and being greeted by familiar, friendly faces who remember you. A few people deserve a special mention: Çilem and Furkan from the piano bar, Ramazan Gurlek from the buffet restaurant, and the lovely grey‑haired barman at the pool bar. Each of them went above and beyond — warm, attentive, and always ready with a smile. They truly made our stay feel effortless. The hotel itself remains immaculate, with the same high standards we’ve come to expect. Our only minor comment would be that the buffet selection felt a little limited on some evenings, but this didn’t take away from an otherwise brilliant holiday. We’re already thinking about coming back again next year.

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“First time at Paloma”

The hotel and grounds are lovely and well Kept. We went out of season so weather was hit and miss but found that when it did rain, everything was shut down including the pool bars and ice cream fridges which you can normally help yourself too which was a shame as our 2 year old had become accustome… more

The hotel and grounds are lovely and well Kept. We went out of season so weather was hit and miss but found that when it did rain, everything was shut down including the pool bars and ice cream fridges which you can normally help yourself too which was a shame as our 2 year old had become accustomed to her daily ice lolly. The hotel was clean and the food was nice enough. We went for 7 nights and only managed to book onto 1 of the restaurants because they were fully booked - this needs more attention as it felt unfair that we were not able to experience these. All the staff work really hard and are so lovely. The kids entertainment team were really good. A special shout out to Elif who was so lovely and made extra effort! Our daughter was excited to see her everyday. Elif is a credit to the team!

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“Great hotel but lacking in food quality and entertainment.”

A well kept, very clean hotel. Rooms are spacious, clean and have large shower. Lots of shops right on the door step, within metres. ALL STAFF ARE KIND AND FRIENDLY. However, food was repetitive, even for a buffet. (And what i consider to be budget food) I was very disappointed with it. I wouldn't… more

A well kept, very clean hotel. Rooms are spacious, clean and have large shower. Lots of shops right on the door step, within metres. ALL STAFF ARE KIND AND FRIENDLY. However, food was repetitive, even for a buffet. (And what i consider to be budget food) I was very disappointed with it. I wouldn't class it as 5 star food, compared to all the other 5 star hotels that we have stayed in. The A La Carte restaurants are very nice, but again, we found the food to be poor. An excellent effort is made with presentation and service, but it has to taste good, right? The patisserie was very good, other than the lattes are only warm, not hot. I know it's only the end of April, but because of that, the weather is very hit and miss. We, again, found that the hotel did not accommodate for this, as there is absolutely nothing to do when it is raining, other that paying to go to the spa. I dont particularly like cats, but if you are a cat lover, there are plenty around, inside and outside of the hotel. All in all, fab hotel but lacking in the food and entertainment areas. It's a shame, because the hotel is great and so are the staff.

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