Liberty Fabay

We arrived here for our honeymoon at the end of September for 2 weeks. Knowing it was for our honeymoon we were upgraded and arrived into our room to a beautiful bunch of flowers, champagne, petals and a lovely card. That set the tone for what was an incredible 2 weeks. We honestly was so sad to leave!

The food was beautiful and cannot be faulted! Buffet was great but the à la cartes are something else!! Check out the Indian restaurant but be prepared to waddle out 😂

There is entertainment and something to do for all the family in multiple locations every night not ever were we bored!

Last but not least the staff ❤️ I’ve never known a workforce to always have such smiles on their face the whole time we were there! My husband nearly joined the entertainment team at one point 😂 a few people to mention Bashar who served us drinks at the adult pool was so attentive and kind! Bedet in entertainment always put a smile on our faces and again so kind and helpful!

We also spoke with the duty manager Sercan who couldn’t have tried to do more for us and met up with us to make sure we were happy during meals etc

Long story short if you’re thinking of coming to Liberty Fabay for honeymoon, holiday or family trip don’t think twice! We’re back in June and cannot wait!!

Ciara and Charlie x

We stayed at Liberty Fabay for five nights. Having stayed at Signa next door last year, our expectations were high. We appreciate that each of the three hotels in this location has its own style and character, but naturally, you expect a similar overall standard. Fabay has some advantages over Signa, but equally, there are areas where Signa comes out on top. Ideally, you’d combine the best of both hotels and have the perfect holiday! Entertainment, restaurants and food One thing Signa could definitely learn from Fabay is its range of entertainment! Fabay has so much going on, it’s impossible to get bored. From chilled music in the early evening to a show followed by a party, there’s always something happening. There’s also a great selection of bars, which Signa doesn’t offer to the same extent. Load said other activities such as bingo, French boules etc The restaurant selection at Fabay is better, too, with a wider variety of food and places to eat, so you don’t feel as though you’re eating in the same place every day. The food was very good, and the main buffet, which we don’t usually bother with, was surprisingly nice when we tried it for lunch, with a good selection. The adults-only à la carte restaurant is another great option, offering plenty of choice at both lunch and dinner without an additional charge. However, one thing I do feel strongly about is the expectation to pay extra for the other à la carte restaurants when you’ve already paid for an ultra-all-inclusive holiday. At €35 per person, or €50 per person for the grill, these additional costs soon add up. Personally, I think a holiday at this level should include the à la carte options. The staff – some real stars The staff were generally great, friendly and accommodating, although the service wasn’t consistently excellent everywhere. A special mention must go to Caner at the Asian restaurant. He runs things brilliantly, with fantastic customer service and attention to detail. His team, Mikail, Kursad and Mohammad, were equally impressive. They genuinely made our evening and went above and beyond to look after us. The food was incredible, too, making it one of the highlights of our stay. Sedat and his team at the beach bar were also very attentive and clearly work incredibly hard. Our room cleaner, Ahmet, deserves a special mention as well. The room was spotlessly clean throughout our stay, and his towel art was so creative and impressive! These little touches really do make a difference. The hotel also arranged a cake for our anniversary, which was a lovely gesture and much appreciated. The pools and overall atmosphere Although Fabay has plenty going for it, Signa has a couple of features we really missed. The beach club-style area at Signa is a real highlight, and Fabay doesn’t have anywhere quite like it. Signa’s adults-only pool also wins hands down for us, with its lovely swim-up bar and beautiful outlook. We had poor weather for most of our stay at Fabay, but the staff handled this well, constantly cleaning up surface water and keeping the grounds looking immaculate. The gardens and grounds are very well maintained. The rooms – where Signa wins hands down For us, this was one of the biggest differences between the two hotels. Our room at Signa last year was huge, with the biggest and most comfortable bed, a beautiful view and one of the most luxurious bathrooms we’ve ever experienced in a hotel. It had gorgeous, opulent decor, double sinks and a lovely selection of luxury toiletries. It felt genuinely special. At Fabay, we paid an additional €250 on arrival for a swim-up room because the standard room we were initially allocated was tiny, basic and had no outlook. Unfortunately, our upgraded room was near the lift, and the noise was all we could hear. Even after upgrading, the room wasn’t spacious and felt quite basic and dated, with some signs of wear and tear. The bed was only a standard double, and the pillows were honestly some of the most uncomfortable we’ve ever slept on! The layout was also a little odd, with sockets conveniently positioned on one side of the bed but a considerable distance away on the other. It felt as though the room hadn’t really been designed with practicality in mind, either that or oroginally there was a bigger bed in there. For a hotel of this standard, we expected more from the rooms, particularly having experienced the luxury of Signa. The spa The spa at Fabay is lovely, but the prices are very expensive. My advice would be to negotiate, as you will get a much more reasonable price, or look outside the hotel. There are plenty of spas offering complimentary transfers. We visited Sanctuary Wellness Spa and had a lovely experience at a fraction of the hotel prices. We each had over two hours of treatments for £200 in total, with drinks included. The staff were friendly and attentive, the facilities were very clean, and the medical questionnaire was thorough. Great value for money. Would we return? No… A major downside for us as non smokers was smoking!! It’s everywhere other than inside. You can’t get away from it, which when you don’t smoke and you’re eating isn’t very pleasant. There should be designated smoking areas for guests to cater for both smokers and non smokers, but the biggest surprise was the staff!!! We travel frequently and have never experienced so many staff sitting around ‘meeting’ ‘observing’ or just slacking off! If it was once or twice you see this fair enough but it was a several times a day occurrence. Most shocking was staff taking up seats/tables when guests were looking for somewhere to sit!!!! This happened when it was raining and staff sat smoking outside but under cover when paying guests corner find a seat and at the beach bar while early evening entertainment was going on. At breakfast. It’s quite odd and we’ve never seen it in any other hotel. There are either a significant number of staff taking long breaks or the hotel is over staffed and the management don’t realise what their staff are, or aren’t doing!! It unfortunately gave a really unprofessional impression of the hotel and was strange. Happened at all venues we were at… if they’re observing the shows etc fair enough, but staff sat around drinking and smoking in the same space as paying guests is odd, socialising for hours at a time is odd and if I were management I wouldn’t be very impressed with this. We took a walk along to XO Cape and, having seen what it has to offer, that’s where we’ll be staying on our next trip to Turkey. Yes it’s not more money but it looks amazing! Overall, Liberty Fabay is a nice hotel, with good food, fantastic entertainment, well-maintained grounds and some genuinely exceptional staff. There is absolutely nothing fundamentally wrong with it; we just didn’t leave feeling wowed and for some reason the staff sat round smoking etc thinking they’re royalty was off putting. Perhaps our expectations were set a little too high after staying at Signa first. Fabay is certainly the livelier of the two, with a fantastic programme of entertainment and plenty of choice, while Signa wins for us when it comes to room quality, luxury and that special beach-club atmosphere. If you want a hotel where there’s always something happening, but where you can choose to join in or simply relax and do your own thing, Fabay could be an excellent choice. For us, though, we’d love to see the luxury and rooms of Signa combined with the entertainment and restaurant options at Fabay. Now that really would be the best of both worlds!

Location The hotel is set in a peaceful beachfront location in the Kargı/Çiftlik area, right on the coast. Being a newly built resort (opened in 2021), everything feels contemporary, clean, and beautifully landscaped. It's about a 15 min taxi ride to Fethiye town (approx £10-£12 taxi fare as of Oct 26) and Dalaman airport is about 50 mins away.

Resort Facilities & Cleanliness The resort is modern, architecture and grounds are excellent, well maintained and kept very clean - I don't think I saw any rubbish/mess anywhere. Pool areas and grounds are cleaned overnight, I noticed the hard working staff cleaning pools/grounds late at night.

Food, Drink & Ultra All-Inclusive Service This is PROPER All inclusive, whatever you want, it will be there, you cannot go hungry or thirsty. The buffet is huge with plenty of variety, there is also an adults only restaurant (included) which offered a la carte options (inc breakfast). Food was presented as though we were at a michelin star restaurant and everything we ate was top quality. If you wanted a drink around the pool areas there were staff on roller blades taking orders and bringing the drinks promptly and with a smile. Seldom did I have to seek out staff to ask for anything as staff were very proactive in ensuring we had what ever we wanted. There were additional restaurants that were not part of the AI but this was clearly explained at arrival.

Staff & Hospitality What truly elevates Liberty Fabay is the incredible hospitality. Every member of staff—from reception to Guest Relations, the bar team, and room attendants—goes out of their way to make you feel welcomed, respected, and looked after. Guest Relations was exceptionally helpful in accommodating requests and ensuring a seamless stay. A special mention to Sanam (I hope I have spelt it correctly) what a gem! She encouraged us to play darts and was incredible at remembering everyone's names and making everyone feel relaxed and welcome, she made the darts game so much fun. I had hardly played before but I would look forward to joining in purely because of Sanam and her colleague. You have an absolute treasure of a staff member there!

ALL serving staff worked so hard when it was meal time and they worked with a smile on their faces like nothing was too much trouble - it all felt genuine too, I cannot praise the staff highly enough. It wasn't just the table staff, everywhere we went staff were genuinely warm and friendly, it truly made our stay even more enjoyable.

Evening Entertainment I could not believe how exceptional the entertainment was, you could be paying over £100 per ticket in the west end of London for some of the entertainment that was here - and here we had it included! from the acts on stage to the live DJ and live singers, they were all fantastic.

Summary A fantastic 5-star resort that lives up to every expectation. Whether you want to relax by the beach, enjoy great food, or use it as a comfortable base to explore Fethiye, Liberty Fabay is second to none.

We would return in a heartbeat! A truly world class experience and credit to ALL involved at Liberty Fabay.