Emre Beach Hotel

Magnificent experience! We needed this break! Excellent reception and hosting, caring cleaning staff, generous buffets and food and beverage - and very diverse, beautiful shows each evening, nice activities, much caring waiters, very quick wifi. I'd like to put the light too on Nida, who is one of the responsible in activities. Very kind, empathic, energetic and caring person. She puts joy in the hearts of clients and all kids love her. A distinguished waiter is also Vayçi: quick to service, always receives with a smile and is very kind with clients.

A little bad experience with one waitress (short, blond hair) who told us that the service was already closed when we asked for water (in English), but when our neighbors asked her (in Turkish) for water, she wanted to bring them, but so that we don't see her, she told her friend to bring them water and observed from afar (not realizing that we saw her). This same waitress seemed to be complaining the night before, when she had to pull the wagon of dirty dishes. One other little bad experience is on a dinner buffet, where I like to have many pieces of sushi. A waiter came and criticized me ironically, in front of the person who was cutting the sushi pieces, because I was taking too much pieces. He talked in Turkish, but I don't know why people think that others can only understand by words, well we can read the tonality, the body language... And she told him that I take like that every evening, but she was glad that I like this kind of food. One last little bad experience is on the pool, where a lifeguard was criticizing me while talking to a pool activity responsible (in Turkish), and always not being aware that communication can be not just in words... In all cases, these little bad experience would have a one star over 5, if they were alone. But through the good experience with other staff, the average is still over 5 stars out of 5.

An experience that I advise for everyone! Really marvelous!

We visited Emre Beach & Emre Hotel from July 15th to July 22nd for a one-week stay, and we were very satisfied with our experience. I stayed in room 2421 with my better half.

Overall, our stay was amazing, and I would rate it 5/5. We have no major complaints at all. The staff was friendly, the food was varied and exciting, and we always looked forward to seeing what new dishes would be served each day. We even had burgers on our final day!

For anyone considering visiting this hotel, I'd like to share our experience.

Our Daily Routine

Each morning around 6:30 AM, my better half would head down to the beach to reserve a good spot.

At first, we didn't want to sit on the pier. Instead, we chose a second-row corner spot on the sandy part of the beach because we wanted a quieter location without too much foot traffic. However, entering and leaving the water meant getting sand everywhere. Some people may enjoy that beach experience, but for us it became a bit of a vicious circle: sand on your feet ends up on your sunbed, towels, and belongings.

Eventually, my better half started reserving spots on the pier instead. That turned out to be a great decision. The pier has carpeted walkways, allowing you to enter the water without getting sand on your feet. You can even leave your flip-flops by your reserved seats and enjoy a mostly sand-free beach day.

From then on, the pier became our preferred location.

Around 11 AM, ice cream and waffles were served, and around noon lunch became available. We usually enjoyed both before moving to the pool area. There are two pools: one with a depth of 140 cm and another with a depth of 170 cm.

Throughout our stay, we strongly favored the 170 cm pool because the water was wonderfully warm. In fact, on our final day we skipped the beach entirely because the water temperature in that pool was simply too good to pass up.

Suggestions for Improvement

While we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, there are a few areas that could be improved:

Coffee Machines We wish guests could operate the coffee machines themselves. My better half drinks a lot of Americano, so having to wait in line just to ask someone to press a button felt inefficient and led to unnecessary waiting times.

More Carpets by the Beach Additional carpeted walkways on the beach would help create a more sand-free experience. While there are stations where you can rinse your feet, the surrounding areas quickly become sandy because everyone walks there with sandy feet. You end up washing your feet only to get them sandy again a few steps later.

Pizza Availability The hotel advertises pizza quite a lot, but during our entire stay we didn't see pizza served even once. There was plenty of delicious pide, but I would either recommend reducing the pizza advertising or making pizza available occasionally. I was hoping to see it every day, but it never appeared! 😊

The Staff Overall, the staff was very friendly and welcoming.

One minor issue was that a member of staff once informed me that I needed to wear a shirt because the area was considered a restaurant. However, on several occasions I saw multiple other guests eating there while shirtless. It gave the impression that enforcement of the rule depended on which staff member happened to be working at the time.

That said, this was a very small issue compared to the overall positive experience.

Special Thanks to Demet Hanım, I would especially like to praise Demet Hanım.

The hotel has several different dining areas, but we often found ourselves looking for where she was working so we could sit in her section. She has a genuinely warm and friendly personality that made every meal more enjoyable and relaxing.

She remembered our preferred drinks, regularly stopped by to check on us, and always took time for a friendly conversation. Her kindness and attentiveness truly enhanced our holiday experience and made us feel very welcome.

Final Thoughts

We sincerely hope to return to Emre Beach & Emre Hotel in the future. It was a wonderful holiday, and we would be delighted to see Demet Hanım again when we come back.

Rating: 5/5 ⭐

Just returned from 11 days at this hotel. We arrived at 3am in the morning and check in went so smoothly. We were offered food and drink which he declined but still a lovely thought. Our room was lovely. We were over the Emre hotel side. Well decorated. Massive shower and separate toilet which is handy . The room was well presented and spotless. We had a lovely balcony with a drying rack on it. There was a hair dryer. Safe. Kettle with tea and coffee and a fridge full of water.

After a couple of nights my husband’s back started hurting as the bed was a bit hard. We spoke to reception and they came straight up and added a mattress topper which made all the difference. Thank you

The air conditioning is amazing. So powerful and many a morning we woke up a little chilly. Both hotels are great. The Emre hotel is grander and has a spa, piano bar and hair dressers. The Emre beach is where the pools, all food and entertainment is. They are just over the road from each other. The two pools were a great temperature and there were loads of sunbeds available. There is also a beach area with sunbeds and the jetty but those beds get taken very early.

Food The quality and variety of food was one of the best we have had. Something for everybody’s taste. Plenty of tables and the staff work so hard keeping every cleared and clean and tidy. I can’t express enough how good the food was and all cooked to perfection

Drinks Great selection and the wine was actually very drinkable. Which does make a nice change for all inclusive. There was a large variety of cocktails available also in the all inclusive package.

The staff We could not find any fault with any of the staff. They all went above and beyond to be helpful and friendly.

So to sum it up we had a fantastic holiday here. Nothing to complain about at all. Would highly recommend.