Selenium Hotel

“Wonderful Hotel”

This is a wonderful hotel, it is clean and comfortable, the staff are friendly and helpful and the food is delicious. We are having a fabulous holiday here, I would highly recommend it here

“Friendly, clean, family run Hotel 👌”

The Selenium is a lovely hotel, clean room, maids very attentive and friendly, staff in the bar and restaurant area are great. The all inclusive drinks were as expected, the local Effes lager is nice and chilled, cocktails could be purchased on request. Water available in the restaurant, we filled … more

The Selenium is a lovely hotel, clean room, maids very attentive and friendly, staff in the bar and restaurant area are great. The all inclusive drinks were as expected, the local Effes lager is nice and chilled, cocktails could be purchased on request. Water available in the restaurant, we filled our bottles up from the tank. Although, you could purchase a bottle for 1 Euro. Pool area very clean, staff are constantly cleaning and sweeping to ensure it is spotless. No big complaints about the food, always sonething to eat, however, they need a microwave, the chips were cold at every mealtime.... This was brought up with the restaurant manager, however, it wasn't resolved during our stay. We would definitely visit again, fingers crossed by then, we get hot chips and/or a microwave 🤞🤞🤞🔥 Very friendly staff... although there were no English visitors on our visit, that didn't matter, we made new German and Dutch friends. Good location to walk to the beach, few bars around too... there is a bus every morning to the beach..... overall a lovely time spent at the Selenium! Ignore negative reviews 👌🤗

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“Peaceful and fulfilling holiday at this hotel”

I booked a week at short notice to the Selenium for a great price with On the Beach. I needed to unwind after what has been a stressful few months and thats exactly what Selenium delivered Previous reviews about this hotel are correct in that is a littke dated in its decor, but then in my opinion i… more

I booked a week at short notice to the Selenium for a great price with On the Beach. I needed to unwind after what has been a stressful few months and thats exactly what Selenium delivered Previous reviews about this hotel are correct in that is a littke dated in its decor, but then in my opinion it is not dis-similar from a lot of 3* hotels that I have stopped at, but it is nipping clean , the bed was comfortable and there was an unlimited supply of hot water The staff are a credit to the manager Mustifa, they are friendly, extremely helpful and not at all pushy , the latter a trait I do not like, Hasan, helped us a lot in the first few days acclimatising to Side and local ameneties, the bar staff and the night porter all going the extra mile to ensure that our holiday was a stress free experience There is no entertainment, but in a small hotel like Selenium it issnt difficult to make friends with the other residents and despite the language barriers we all enjoyed many relaxing evenings I enjoyed the hamam, Myra, the masseur made a tailored programme for me and it eased my long standing back problem The hotel caters predominantly to German clients and to be honest the only reason I gave this hotel 4*s. Whilst most of the food was well cooked and presented, it didnt suit my English palette, which is in truth me accepting Im not as Cosmopolitan as I thought I was....I will need to teach the chef how to make Yorkshire puddings to finish off his delicious roast dinner!! The Selenium Hotel is a good base if youre visiting the Side area, it is in a good location with good transport links to Kumkoy and Managvet , a 10 minute walk to the beach and 2 minutes from the Saturday market

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“Clean, friendly but very basic.”

1 hour transfer by MTS Globe very difficult to find but once located the MTS Globe desk, then the correct minivan in a sea of identical minivans, we found it was clean and air conditioned. High priced chilled drinks were sold in the vehicle and the driver wouldn’t leave until all passengers had bee… more

1 hour transfer by MTS Globe very difficult to find but once located the MTS Globe desk, then the correct minivan in a sea of identical minivans, we found it was clean and air conditioned. High priced chilled drinks were sold in the vehicle and the driver wouldn’t leave until all passengers had been offered (a bit of extra money on the side for them perhaps?). Bizarrely, 15 mins before the first hotel drop off (approximately 3/4hr from airport) we stopped at a fast-food place for half an hour. We could only guess this was either a required break for the driver or to compensate for the hour flight delay meaning we had missed the opportunity to eat at our hotels. The Selenium Hotel was well kept, very clean and had friendly staff. We were half board which included; breakfast 8-10am which was buffet style and included hot drinks or local style juice. Evening meals were 7-8.30, again buffet style but no drinks included. A good selection of salads, a meat/fish dish and Turkish dishes. Plus small selection of fruit or a mini cake /biscuit for pudding. Meal times varied by start time with some days food appearing 6.45pm but others 7. But everything was removed at 10am/8.30 pm promptly. A chilled water machine was available throughout the day. The main pool was small but adequate and clean and looked cared for in the centre of the hotel. Due to the building’s shape (it forms a rectangle around the pool), only a quarter of the area was in sun throughout the day which meant we had a choice of sun lounger or table and chairs. A welcome break from the high 30’sdegree temperatures. A smaller pool was located on the other side of the building. Both were open 10-6pm and were packed away promptly. Wi-Fi was free but patchy throughout the hotel especially during mealtimes however was sufficient for WhatsApp, browsing or brief FaceTime chats. The rooms were compact; bed/twin beds with bedside table, dressing table containing tiny fridge, bathroom and balcony. However, it was cleaned daily to a good standard. Access; The hotel has both stairs and slopes around ground level which is great however we were on the top floor (3rd) and having never had to use the lift before found it rather frustrating that it didn’t work when we were going home and needed to transport our heavy luggage. I don’t know if it was working at other times. Location; Nearby there were several restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and mini markets, loads of tourist shops, bus to Manavgat only £1/ 50TL, private beach easy walk or free transfer twice a day and water choppy but gloriously warm. Only area worth snorkelling was from a dive boat as the sea is mainly oddly empty (sand, a little shingle, sea and motorised water sports only). Our loveholiday rep was really good – not over selling but informative and enthusiastic - but would recommend dive trip for beginners not experienced divers. Again, no drinks included during day trip. Lunch was included though. We hired an electric trike to go to where the Phosphorus river meets the sea. I’d definitely recommend that. 3 hours was perfect for us as 30 mins each way plus splash in cold river and warm sea. Take your snorkel as there are fish close to the shore here but nowhere else it seems. Just note that most places don’t include insurance so you want to find somewhere that does (£15 for us extra). Overall I would recommend this hotel but only on the understanding that ear plugs are needed to sleep due to loud music (advertised as evening entertainment) and early calls to prayer (beautiful during the day - and I would definitely recommend a visit to the exquisite Mosque a few roads away - but intrusive early in the morning). I would also recommend going all inclusive so you get drinks as it averaged high 30’s while we were there. Positive  Central location for shops, beach, restaurants and old town plus buses.  Wonderful enormous ruins in old town.  Private section of beach just 10 minute walk away  Outdoor gym equipment next to hotel which includes a small running track  Lots of play parks dotted around for children  Always clean  Friendly multilingual staff Negative - Woken at 5am daily by the daily call to prayer - Loud bar music (even if bar is virtually empty) until midnight - No tea/coffee making facility in room - Tiny fridge in room – good only for a couple of cans of drink. No freezer section. - No drinks included in half board except morning coffee/ juice and water(all day access)

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