Cihanturk

The rooms are clean. The location is great. Breakfast was good.

First of all, let me state that we made the reservation about a month in advance through hotels.com. After making the reservation, we specifically called and asked if they could give us a nice room, and the receptionist said yes, they would give us a nice room. We arrived on the day of check-in and they gave us perhaps the worst room the hotel could offer. We were tired and didn't want to bother with changing rooms. The room overlooked a construction site at the back, so it was awful. There wasn't even soap or shampoo in the room. The television wasn't working. There were no towels for the pool. The cleaning wasn't done until we asked for it. The room was extremely old. The air conditioner was making noise. Those of you planning to go, think twice before making a decision.

Nice modern hotel, a 5 minute walk from the beach and close to plenty of shops and restaurants. The bus station to go to the airport is a 5-10 minute drive with regular public minibuses stopping just outside. The marina and castle are a 20 minute walk away. There is a fabulous Turkish bath in the basement (Kirke Wellness), staff are very nice - with Thai statues and motifs everywhere though, it doesn’t feel particularly Turkish lol… The daily breakfast was plentiful and delicious (although the hot food wasn’t great quality, very much “all inclusive” style). The pool at the back seemed a bit dingy, and doesn’t look like it would get much sunlight. Wi-Fi was decent but dropped out all the time. My room had a very nice double bed and small fridge, with good if old and very loud air conditioning and a decent if very underlit bathroom. Lovely balcony also. Thankfully it was end of season and the hotel was almost empty, because it’s very echoey and noise carried everywhere - you could hear other guests if they were speaking at the other side of the hotel on the same floor, and on one occasion a couple were put into the room directly next to mine and spent hours yelling and laughing on their phone…. I was also put into a room on arrival facing the busy main road and directly above a tourist bar with pounding music which was an odd choice. The lady at reception was polite and the young guy working the breakfast was friendly and welcoming. The male manager veered between friendly and surly/glaring. Overall I wouldn’t recommend Marmaris unless you want to go clubbing or eat full English breakfast with northern Brits and Russians. There is no Turkish culture here at all. The hotel itself was good in quiet season and very reasonably priced, but I wouldn’t return.