Palmiye Hotel

I was nervous about booking because of the price but i have booked cheaper in Turkey and they've been great, plus the reviews were on the whole more positive so i took my chances and booked. Had i have arrived earlier my first night I'd have turned and run. The first room i was given was a family room and if id had had children with me there's not a chance i would have stayed there. It had a rickety filthy fridge by the bed and air conditioning that sounded like motorbike revving up. The room i got put in the next day was slightly better. I dropped something under the bed so i used something long to flick it out with and flicked it back even quicker. Used tissue old bits of snacks and hair balls, disgusting. I don't know when the last time the shower in the bathroom was properly cleaned but there was thick smelly black grimy mould built up and i can't even bare to look at the pictures i took of it to prove how awful it is. On a positive note the owner/manager was helpful when asked questions about how to move around the area and the food was tasty. That's it im afraid. This could be a diamond of a place if attention was paid to hygiene in the first instance and a lick of paint and change of very dated decor wouldn't go amiss. Cheap is good but cleanliness costs nothing but soap and water and a little bit of time and effort. I will definitely not be returning and will discourage people from going. Unfortunately i can't add the photos as they are too large.

Fourth stay, speaks for Itself. Feel like be of the family now. Very affordable yet good quality accommodation, have paid a lot more at other hotels for a lot less here in Side.Conveniently located with bank's, restaurants, cafés, weekly market, mosque all in close proximity. Excellent transport links right outside the gate and 24 hour shop on the corner. Many of us reach the same conclusion and return year after year, it is our home in Side

I only paid £88 to stay here half board I wasn't expecting too much for that price but was pleasently surprised. The hotel (not sure about appartments) is about a 15 minute walk to the beach, although a free shuttle runs in the morning. There is a reasonably sized pool with sun beds and a pool bar at reasonable prices. Breakfast was of the Turkish variety, salad, cereals, boiled eggs and bread. There was a juice and coffee machine plus tea. Evening meals nearly always different types of chicken dishes. The staff were quite friendly. Rooms were cleaned most days and towels changed. I had a big balcony, although it was at the rear of the hotel which overlooked barren land. Rooms the other side over looked the pool (perhaps they paid more). Check out was midday but I paid 70 TL (about £9) to keep the room until my departure at 6pm. There is a cheap supermarket next door which seemed to sell most things, even English newspapers. Overall good value.