Crystal Green Bay Resort

We arrived at 21:08 om a Saturday. The drive in was dark, we couldnt see anything around and we got to the reception asking for directions to a resturant as the kids and us where hungry. It closed at 2100 and to my suprise they wouldnt accomodate arrivals 8 mins after closing...... not a great start. But the guy at reception ordered a pizza for the kids and we went to the room. Again... its dark outside we didnt see much. The balcony door on the ground floor room was broken, and my 7 year old was so concerned by this, as were we.... not impressed at this stage. The room was spacious but if honest, it was smelly. Like faint sourage hidden by lemon cleaner.. we considered just spending the night and just getting out the following morning. After a sleep and being woken up by the german Good Morning song.. "if you know you know" we went for breakfast. Basic. Not great. But we are now fed. Off to reception re the door..... fixed immediatly. Was simply a broken spring in the lock. Then we started to look around... the room had a sea view that we didnt pay for. Just given to us as it was a better available room, 100m from the sea and 150 from the slides which my son loved. Lunch was then served and it had a lot more to offer and dinner was better again. Our trip stared so "Meh/yuck" and became one of the coolest places we had stayed in a while. The sourage disapated after day 1, faintly returnung from time to time, rarely if honest. The real winner here is the staff. Unreal. There is a Turkish girl running the kids clud and she is just unreal. The kids adored her. Super friendly and barely a word of english but it didnt matter. Super friendly and seemed to be involved in all thinhs entertainment and again, kids loved her, often telling her that :). The staff at the 4.8 bar are also great. All the staff really. Super friendly and great with kids. We went to bodrum town (1200 lira including tip in Taxi) and we seen the view as we drove out,,, we where robbed of this view on arival. If we seen this as we arrived we would habe been so excited. But we arrived in darkness. The location is remote and AMAZING, surrounded by hills ans sea! no walking to a store, and we didnt need to. For example. I needed a power adaptor for an irish plug. The little hotel shop didnt have one, so they called a guy who was due to start a shift and he said he has a lot of USB plugs and would take one to me.. no other reason other than to be helpful. .

Ok so the important stuff..

The hotel is more like a 3 to 4 star

Airport to hotel - 1k lira for 4 ppl.

Would higly recommend a trip to Bodrum - 1.2k lira each way. ARKA Pizza was unreal there. Some places are robbery. Busy during the day but very beautiful at night

Food is ok at Green Bay, Its good. But a nice caffareria rarther than a resturant, ye get what ye pay for.

We paid 2300 from Dublin excluding transfers for all inclusive. Beer was unlimited but the cocktails are not great. All the juice for these or for kids drinks are cordial, Bleh!

We didnt spend a penny in the hotel outside of watersports (75e for me and my son for 20 mins on a jet ski, and 20e on a canoe for 1h. I recommend these, the water is so calm!

The hotel didnt try squeese us at all for extra costs

A+ for staff Blue peter badge to the lady in the kids club B for food Gold star for view

Yup. Thats it. We will return as my kids loved the freedom (as did we... it was nice to let the 8yr old run around a little) im confidence he would be fine and he met some great pals..

We stayed for 8 days at the 5-star Crystal Green Bay Resort. In terms of the building and interior, it didn’t quite live up to a true 5-star standard—it felt more like a 3.5-star resort. The sunbeds are very basic and don’t have cushions, and the furniture both indoors and in the restaurant is somewhat outdated. The toilet didn’t flush properly, and although the rooms have clearly been renovated, it looks like it was done rather hastily and without much attention to detail.

The music from the speakers is quite distorted, and they definitely need replacing. In the evenings, the lighting is too bright, and there isn’t much in terms of proper entertainment or shows. At dinner time, especially right when the restaurant opens, you often have to deal with long queues.

That said, there are also many positives. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful—we truly felt very welcome throughout our stay. The cocktails are excellent and generously poured, with more than enough alcohol. There are bars conveniently located everywhere, whether you’re at the beach or by the pool, and you can grab as many bottles of water as you like from the coolers at each bar.

Food is available throughout the entire day, with something open at all times, and there are always ice creams available as well. The food is delicious with plenty of variety, though it can sometimes be a bit cold. A nice touch is that you’re allowed to take your food back to your room or enjoy it on the beach.

The resort is beautifully located in a bay, which means the sea is calm and perfect for swimming. There are also plenty of sunbeds available, so there’s no need to reserve them early with towels. If you like animals, you’ll enjoy the many cats walking around during mealtimes—they’re very sweet and not intrusive at all.

The resort is suitable for adults, with or without children, as well as younger guests who enjoy a lively atmosphere.

We paid €600 for 8 days all-inclusive, including flights, transfer, and insurance, and it was absolutely worth every penny. We had a fantastic time. Thank you to everyone at Crystal Green Bay!

Lovely hotel and amazing staff. It’s in a beautiful location. The food and drinks are nice as well.