Old Bazaar Tours and Activities

Great hotel

Brand new property with modern, clean rooms and a great layout — restaurants centrally located so you can dine inside or out. Pillow menu available, a thoughtful touch. Shoutout to the team: Ender, Hakan, Emre & Ratuhan (bars — Hakan’s smoked cocktail is a must try!), Gulhan (pool bar on roller skates — fun and faster service!), Mehmet (DJ), Berkay (Wen), Mustafa (restaurants), Huseyn (Degusto), Ece (personal assistant — proactive and handled everything), Rhea (cleaning — spotless every day). For US guests — this blows Mexico out of the water. Buffet dinner included, à la carte has a small cover charge but the quality is far superior and worth it. Pool at 25°C, beach side clean, never struggled to find seats, kids and adult areas well separated. Borrowable games like Uno and chess are a fun bonus. Nightly entertainment — singing, dancing, live performances then an awesome DJ set. Separate kids show earlier in the evening. So much to do, I wish I came as a kid. Crickets noted in some reviews — you hear them outside at night from the greenery, zero impact on rooms. Rooms are modern and looked great throughout. Would absolutely come back. 🙌

Overall, I left disappointed with my stay. Considering the resort’s reputation and premium price, I expected much higher standards of cleanliness, maintenance, and consistency. We were initially assigned a first-floor room with multiple issues: a strong urine-like odor near the entrance, a foul-smelling shower drain, poor drainage that caused water to spread across the bathroom floor unless the water pressure was kept low, a stained face towel, and an entrance door that did not close properly until repaired after I reported it. The room also appeared more worn and had noticeably fewer bathroom amenities than the third-floor room we were moved to after requesting a change. The new room included items such as a dental kit, shaving kit, bath sponge, slippers, and wearable towels, raising concerns about the inconsistency between rooms. Both rooms had visible stains on the upholstered bed bases. After I reported them, staff cleaned the stains in the third-floor room, and they came off easily. This showed the problem was preventable and reflected inadequate inspection rather than permanent damage. I appreciate that the staff were courteous, responded promptly to my concerns, and offered us a complimentary dinner at one of the à la carte restaurants, which was a thoughtful gesture. However, guests should not have to identify basic housekeeping and maintenance issues at the beginning of their vacation. Better quality control is needed to deliver a consistent five-star experience.