Samara Hotel Beach

All the staff were very friendly and kind. Meal diversity in open buffet was good and there was nothing with a bad taste. Dessert and ice cream variety was good. Room location was perfect with a garden table and chairs. Cleaning was done properly every day. Bartenders were quick and friendly, special thanks to Omer Faruk for his kindness and cheerful attitude. Activities were fun, thanks to entertaining team and Humeysa. Some utensils in the bathroom were like broken, towel holder or paper holder for example would fall off easily. English knowledge of the staff in general was not enough. There could be problems even with the basic phrases and words.

Overall the hotel have all the necessary amenities BUT it has not been used on the wright way! The food and cocktails are in general okey. During the day and at night there is no enjoyable animations or live music etc… The weather was cold while we were staying here and you can’t sit on the terrace because there was no heaters. I give the service 3/10 unfortunately very poor despite that i was tipping every one (they don’t ask you for your drink or pure you water when you sit) except two waiters at the main restaurant which were ok. the SPA facilities, massages and stuff are the most liked by me and my wife during our stay.

Dear SAMARA team, We never go back twice on the same place,but we did it here.Last year and this year we spent our holiday with you,in the same room number 367. Wery worm wlcome and helpful reception desk,even when we came late after late night flight.Specialy thanx for Yusuf! Room is always nice and clean,so big aplause for houskiping and their hard work. Beach is very nice and clean because of one guy,Mustafa,who is always ,every day there to make you feel good and super clean,he even clean the water in shallow... You can drink all kind of drinks,but if you want great coctail,only one man can do it! Omer Faruk is the best,look for him To find a table in restaurant,specialy for dinner Güven and Ersin will help you,also with the special requst or anything whats is happening with hundreds of guests,they are managers who takes care about all.Many Many thanx to them Gamze,will serve you without mistace At the end,GM Zafer is in charge for all in hotel,and i am happy that we are friends after this 2 years. Dear SAMARA Boss, Keep your team,specialy those people that i name it! This is review for all other future guests,how to enjoy Samara,Bodrum,and your perfect vacation Best regards

Although marketed as a 5* hotel, it doesn't have the same level of quality that I've come expect. If you come expecting luxury 5* you will be upset. Accommodation is ok. Rooms are perfectly adequate but not wow. Food is very much the same with little variation. After 3 days I was struggling a bit to be fair. What there was seemed reasonable quality, perhaps not the best but just quite repetitive. What I mean by that is that the cherry tomatoes consistently tasted old, the oranges were not the freshest although the apples were mostly ok and pears were perhaps a little under ripe. A lot of the fish did not have much taste and was a bit chewy which suggests it had perhaps been frozen for a while. The gym I managed to use on 2 days was just about ok and the usual small hotel gym that you see. The hammam however was great and a very relaxing place to spend a few minutes as it wasn't very warm morning and evening. TV doesn't offer much except foreign channels and CNN. Cocktails were diabolically bad and I found it difficult to drink the Pina colada I was served and the gin and tonic I ordered on another occasion was undrinkable. The J&B whiskey is ok but not great. The staff cannot be praised enough. Every interaction I had with any of them was excellent. Very well trained and pull this hotel from 3* to 4* I think. Shame that they haven't invested a bit more in the bars and improved the showers. Making good cocktails takes a bit of care, you can't be sloppy with them. Along with that and upgrading the bedroom decor it could just push it up a further notch.

I have been to Turkey and the bodrum area many times, and I can confidently say this is the best hotel we have stayed at in this price bracket. The staff are amazing, and there are plenty to ensure there is never a wait for anything. Rooms are spotless and cleaned daily. Food is of a high standard. Facilities are plentiful and, as with everything else, cleaned immaculately. There are lots of staff keeping everything spotless at all times. Waiting service to every table by the beach. I honestly can't fault this hotel after a week of being here ! Note to Management : You need to enforce a policy for your sunbeds. People putting a towel and not coming back for several hours or even all day is not fair to everyone else !!!!