Ideal Pearl Hotel

The hotel is actually quite nice, clean and well maintained. The staff are pleasant and try their best to be helpful and accommodating. However, a stay here may prove to be disappointing if you have stayed at other 4 start all inclusive hotels. The rooms are a lot smaller than usual but in good condition with a pleasant decor. The first thing we noticed was the near total lack of storage space. There is one small wardrobe and despite being a double room, only one bedside cabinet with a small drawer. Why not two?? There is plenty of room for another and a chest of drawers. There is no storage space at all in the bathroom. The shower is quite hard to get into unless you are really slim. There is a fridge and water and juice do get replenished. However, the tea and coffee are not and only paper cups are provided which is 2 star at the most. If you like you mattress hard, then you will sleep OK. The pool area is far too small for the hotel and the number of guests. Leaving aside the fact that some sad acts reserve their beds with towels at 2am or earlier, the pool area becomes very crowded very quickly. This with the incessant loud music and haze of smoke from the selfish smokers and vapers, the poolside becomes an unpleasant and claustrophobic place to be. The pool itself is well maintained with no damaged tiles. The pool is 150 cm deep all round which did pose a problem. No towels are provided. The food was although with lesser choice than we are used to. Timing is essential if you want hot fresh cooked food as it can stand for a long time. I didn't drink many spirits so cannot comment on the strength of the alcohol, but there did seem to be a problem with the beer being flat a lot of the time. There is a TV in the room and you can buy UK channels to watch. I did not notice whether other countries had to do this.

The hotel is clean and tidy, food is a little repetitive hope you like chicken, the staff are friendly and helpful. Where the hotel does fail is pool area is far too small for the size of hotel you have to be up and about between 6 & 7am to get a sunbed, there are plenty of sunbeds just nowhere to put them. the entertainment is almost non existent and the alcohol is that weak you have very little chance of getting even a little tipsy. We ended up buying alcohol in the town and bringing it back to the hotel to drink

Location - just off the main road, so quiet but easy access to shops, bars and restaurants and taxis/buses

Hotel - looks amazing, rooms are brilliant and clean, really welcoming and friendly. Very well sign posts for all the amenities

Food - absolutely amazing, I normally struggle with food in hotels but I loved everything I ate and went back several times. Usual fare but all very tasty.

Drinks - efes on tap which was great, usual local sprite and soft drinks. Self serve coffee machines and iced coffee in the cafe.

Staff - all staff were friendly and helpful, kept the hotel spotless, literally you drop a bit of food on the floor and they are there cleaning it up.

Spa - my absolute favourite part of my holiday. All the staff (Deniz, Esra and Iikar) made you feel like they were your best friends and helped to keep you relaxed which was great for the Turkish bath and massages we had(we were in there nearly every day) and I recommend getting at least a Turkish bath when you get here.

Things that could be better - I found the sun beds to be uncomfortable and would say they need a cushion.

Overall I will definitely be visiting again and as many times as I can. Definitely the best hotel I've stayed at.