Cetinkaya Beach Hotel

The rooms are very basic and some have very low ceilings or low doors so you're bound to hit your head. Ask for a room in the back, the front can be noisy with traffic and the rooms in the back can have sea view. There is a very nice pool and garden, the dinner buffet is lovely and the hotel has its own jetty / beach with beds and umbrellas. Friendly staff and nice breakfast. The centre is just a few minutes walk

The first red flag is that when you make reservations, it is their policy to charge your card immediately. I thought this was odd at first then later found out that this apparently is not refundable. When we arrived, the pool was not filled. The hotel itself is in disrepair. My wife opened the door to the room and part of the door frame fell off onto her. The toilet seat was broken (meaning we just moved it to the side). The "private" beach is filled with and smelled of garbage, there is glass everywhere and not private at all. Beach is in the name but you would be foolish to think you can spend a day at the beach here. We were there 10 minutes then opted to sit at the hotel and look at an empty pool instead. Additionally, the pictures of the beach used on the website are not of this location. There is no sand here. This is terribly deceptive. With all this we decided to stay one night but asked that the second night be refunded. The owner would only refund half of the second night, effectively stealing money for services NOT rendered. On another note... the staff was friendly and helpful and wanted our stay to go well. Again this is not a "beach" hotel. Do not make reservations here without seeing it first since you will be charged a non-refundable fee.