Tui Blue Xanthe

“Amazing Variety of Food”

We stayed a fortnight at the Tui Blue Xanthe and loved our time there. The most memorable aspect was the very wide choice of food at every meal. For vegetarians the hotel offered the most options of any all-inclusive hotel we've been to. Staff went out of their way to be helpful. Our room was co... more

We stayed a fortnight at the Tui Blue Xanthe and loved our time there. The most memorable aspect was the very wide choice of food at every meal. For vegetarians the hotel offered the most options of any all-inclusive hotel we've been to. Staff went out of their way to be helpful. Our room was comfortable, although the balcony was small. The hotel has its own section of the beach with sun beds and a beach bar. Side has a surprising amount of Roman remains which we enjoyed visiting. Whilst we were there most of the guests were from young football teams but this wasn't a problem.

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“A thoroughly enjoyable vacation”

This was our first experience of the all inclusive option and our first visit to the Side area although we have holidayed in Turkey many times. Overall we were pretty impressed. The hotel is lovely, very clean and tidy and the staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly. It also has less rooms... more

This was our first experience of the all inclusive option and our first visit to the Side area although we have holidayed in Turkey many times. Overall we were pretty impressed. The hotel is lovely, very clean and tidy and the staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly. It also has less rooms than most of it's close neighbours which is why we chose the hotel. Chloe the Tui representative is amazing and was helpful and informative throughout our stay. The room was of a good standard, housekeeping was great, quality towels and linen. The lobby bar terrace was lovely, comfortable seating and good service, the pool bar area was also nice and the beach bar option was also pretty good. The food options were decent and would cater for most dietary needs and the inclusive drinks are of a good standard. The olympic swimming pool is amazing but watch out for the bikes! Please do visit Side old town during your stay, it is well worth the effort.

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“Great service”

This was our second time visiting Türkiye, having previously been in October 2015. This time we went with our 6 year old son his first holiday abroad. We arrived at the hotel at approximately 2pm we were greeted by a very friendly reception team, unfortunately can’t recall any of their names bu... more

This was our second time visiting Türkiye, having previously been in October 2015. This time we went with our 6 year old son his first holiday abroad. We arrived at the hotel at approximately 2pm we were greeted by a very friendly reception team, unfortunately can’t recall any of their names but they were all very friendly and welcoming. We was provided our wrist bands and told to go and grab lunch while they dealt with checkin which we thought was a nice touch. We had a quick look but decided we weren’t all that hungry having eaten on the plane. We returned to reception where our room cards and towel cards were ready for us. We had a room on the ground floor (4108). It was relatively quiet and tucked out the way which was nice. The room could have done with a little lick of paint maybe. But otherwise in good order. The housekeeping team were amazing always keeping the room clean and restocking the inclusive mini bar (soft drinks). We had a very big double bed and a single ‘put up’ bed for our 6 year old. All comfortable. My only real criticism would be the air con which was locked to 24 degrees. Having said that we never felt the need to raise it with reception so couldn’t have been to bed. All the team here, from waiting staff to bar staff couldn’t do enough for you all very friendly and helpful. I’ve seen some comments about the English not receiving good service, I’m not sure how people can come to that conclusion. You have to remember you’re in a foreign country where the native language obviously isn’t English. Perhaps make some effort to learn some basic Turkish instead of criticising the staff for not speaking perfect English. I want to give a special shout out to Ercan from the outside bar who was always exceptional in service and chats. Anther shout out to Sahadet from the inside bar again she was always exceptionally friendly and welcoming. Both of them made the best cocktails and deserve special mention a bonus for their service. Onto the waiting staff although all of them were exceptional a special mention must go to the very tall guy with glasses and his catchphrase‘you’re welcome’. I’m so sorry I didn’t make a note of your name. The food was always of good quality and an exceptional amount of choice each day. All cooked to good quality and plenty of it. It must be good as we’ve booked to come back next year.

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“Excellent entertainment team”

Not long back from a week holiday here and was an amazing holiday staff were amazing especially devran and dj semet from the entertainment team they made the holiday soo much more special definitely brothers from another mother and will be friends for life and the staff weee awesome as well alway... more

Not long back from a week holiday here and was an amazing holiday staff were amazing especially devran and dj semet from the entertainment team they made the holiday soo much more special definitely brothers from another mother and will be friends for life and the staff weee awesome as well alway making sure we were fed and watered we requested a double bed after arriving the same day within a couple of hours always friendly and there for any help needed will definitely be going back soon

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