Arabella World Hotel

“Recommend for Families & couples.”

We liked the hotel very much. We are coming back in October. I would like to thank Umut and Murat for their animation team. The cervice was amazing lots of lovely people, Kind and caring . It’s a lovely place to have family time, to much space for the kids

“It is what you make of it”

Low budget holiday and you get what you pay for. We’ve been here since 3rd Sept and are due to leave on Wednesday and it’s been a nice little getaway but I certainly wouldn’t return. Booked through loveholidays, it’s over 2hrs transfer from airport and a pit stop in between (which wasn’t ideal at 1… more

Low budget holiday and you get what you pay for. We’ve been here since 3rd Sept and are due to leave on Wednesday and it’s been a nice little getaway but I certainly wouldn’t return. Booked through loveholidays, it’s over 2hrs transfer from airport and a pit stop in between (which wasn’t ideal at 12 at night with a child) I’ll start with my issues… accessibility. It is a HUGE issue if using a wheelchair and you are incapable of walking. Although there are ramps dotted about all over the hotel, they are steep and when combined with them being tiled plus wetness from the pool etc, they are hazardous. I’ve managed solo here with my toddler and his pram but it hasn’t been ideal. For context, all the rooms are on separate floors to amenities split over 2 separate buildings that are separated by an elevated bridge with steep ramps to/from amenities (I’ll add images). The beach is accessed via an under tunnel (5-10 min walk) again, steep, tiled ramps and stairs lead down to the beach, no ramp there. The stairs are dated, falling apart and steep too but the beach is definitely worth a visit. Check in was pretty slow when arriving at 2am but they did take me to my room and bring my case. The hotel is on a busy road (like a highway, speed limit of 70kmh) so traffic noise is noticeable from the room and when chilling in the gardens. Access to the road from the hotel is not gated or fenced so if relaxing in the lobby or garden area, children are to be watched vigilantly. The hotel itself is dated and could do with a makeover from top to bottom but it is maintained well by cleaners everyday. Our room has been cleaned everyday, towels replaced and sheets replaced so no complaints there. The all inclusive… doesn’t include ice cream. I’m a “beige or picky eater” and managed to find something to eat every breakfast and tea time. The snack bar does burgers and fries (not too dissimilar to McDonald’s), they’re banging tbf but the snack bar isn’t near the pool, it’s in the other building so it’s a good 5/10 mins to get to (with a pram waiting on lifts etc). There aren’t any kind of picky snacks that you could take back to the room or poolside etc but there is a “BIMs” just round the corner (similar to B&Ms) and I’ve been there every day and haven’t managed to spend a fiver on a single visit so it’s pretty cheap. There are 2 bars, one by reception/garden area and one by the pool. The pool one opens pretty late in the day (10am ish) so until then you can go to the restaurant (just up one floor from the pool) for coffee/tea etc. definitely no alcohol before then. The bar in reception is open for a very limited time even know it offers a peaceful, relaxing setting away from the mini disco, it was disappointing that it closed early bcos I could’ve happily spent the evening there. The queue for the pool bar on an evening is painful to wait in (being the only bar serving all 214 rooms that they cater for here) and often runs out of popular drinks like vodka and gins. juices for children are served in really cheap plastic cups which weren’t firm enough to maintain their shape which naturally my toddler squeezed making them unsuitable for him. The kids pool is lovely & shaded most of the day. The slides are a lot of fun and the main pool is super deep - I couldn’t touch the floor unless on my tippy toes except at the area at the bottom of the slides where it is a little more shallow. The entertainment is okay, mini disco as standard followed by a show. Expect no entertainment all day on Sundays. The staff did their jobs but wouldn’t say they went above or beyond the scope of their job. And they lacked doing the walk around to get people to participate in activities meaning you didn’t know what was on/when. Kids club is unsupervised at times. I personally would never leave my son unsupervised in a kids club anyway but if you do and your child leaves, you won’t know. Expect to be approached by sales people for anything/everything. Tattoos, spa, WiFi, boat trips etc etc. the WiFi is extortionate and by all accounts unreliable, I used eSIM.sm and paid £10 for 10GB and it’s worked perfectly Close by there is a market for all the “designer clobber” and a few little shops and cafes etc, nothing startling but a little something if you want to leave the hotel. There is no kids park on site but we’ve visited 3 local parks all within a 5 min walk of the hotel. Nice to get away and be in the sun but not as relaxing as I’d anticipated

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