I expect you have probably read the other reviews on this page and now you are worrying about what you have booked - don't. This hotel is fine - its not 5* but it is clean and tidy and the staff are very friendly.

The food is the thing that people seem to moan about most. However, the hotel has pretty much everything from pizzas and chips through to the more exotic dishes. They have a range of salads out every day along with a wide range of fruit - it can get a bit repetitive though. But hey it

After reading the reviews on this site i must say i was going on holiday with mixed feelings. Although this hotel has never been 5* (i would say 3* at best) it wasn't too bad. For us the location was perfect out of all the noise of the town but yet only a 20 min stroll in to altinkium. The hotel itself is very tired but with some tlc it could be spot on. The rooms were ok nothing special but how much time do you spend in your room anyway. I paticularly liked the different sun bathing areas. The food was average and much of a muchness, but we didn't starve. Quite a noisy hotel and would hate to go in high season but then would hate to go any where high season. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and nothing was to much trouble for them.

This was my second visit to Didim Beach, I came here back in June 2004 and had such a good time that I returned in the September. I found everything superb and very good value for money.

The food was excellent and I found I had lots of choice. There was both European and Turkish cuisine.

The staff were very friendly and helpful and being there on my own was no problem because there was always a friendly member of staff to talk to.

The beach was the best, you could sit on a sunbed and almost dip your feet straight into the water. The sea although quite chilly when first entered was clear and shallow.

My room was a garden view and I could see the entire bay, I've never had such a wonderful view. I had some noise from the fair down the road and the entertainment team in the amphitheatre but only until about 10.30pm.

The poor men in the cafe sport bar worked their socks off. They were understaffed to the amount of people to serve and were run off there feet all evening so I could not complain about the wait.

The carpets on the landings and stairs had gotten a bit shabby from the time I came in June but is only to be expected with the velocity of people staying there in high season.

The entertainment was good but not quite enough of it in the evenings. Most of the time I just had to sit and drink and chat with fellow guests. That was my only complaint, although the animation team were excellent fun and nice people. I bought a great cd from them at the karaoke evening and have played it every day since.

I found the whole holiday excellent value for money as I have been searching for another hotel in Turkey with all of these amenities for the same value and cannot find one. I for one cannot understand all of the complaints that people have made. You can't please some people.

We booked up as a last minute holiday and was looking forward to going, but when we got there we wanted to go straight home!!!

We paid for a safety deposit box, which wasn't even attached to the wall and also paid for a family room (only a couple of extra pounds, but worth the veiw!)

And got a great deal even though we were the furthest off all the rooms in the hotel and was next to the hotel cleaning cuboard. A bit of adivce on taking young girls(from 10 upwards)and women as the male staff wil not leave them alone!!!

The food was awful and not a good choice for kids, we went as an all inclusive, but ended up as self-catering and for the rest of the holiday we went to resturants in the town.
There also wasn't much entertainment in the evening, apart from the ampitheatre which doesn't finish until 22:00 and is not much fun for children from 10+.

If it wasn't for the friends we met there I don't think that the Didim Beach Resort Hotel was very good for the money we paid.

We would not return again, and we wouldn't recomend family groups to go there either!!

Having been away 6 times in the last 18 months this hotel wins the prize for the worst. Be warned I was and still went. What a mistake.

As for Altinkun/Didum packs of wild/stray dogs roam the beaches but in fairness they didn't come near us.

The hotel looks very glitzy and glamourous on arrival at 5am. The rooms are spacious but furniture a bit run down and in need of repair. We had several problems with the smell of sewage being blown back into our room through the toilet and had to seek assistance. It was very noisy at night due to our room being next to the fire escape door- which was kept open and night and constantly banged. We also had alot of noise from the staff office next door and we were constantly disturbed by shouting, talking etc from staff all night - we did raise this with our rep.

The main problem was the horrendous food. I was ill for the two weeks and did not eat for 2 days before leaving for fear of being ill on the plane. Several other people had the same problem and the rep commented there was problems with the food but it did not improve except the night officals arrived and food was great - we ate out that night!

The weather was fantastic and the view from the hotel great. It definetley is not 5 star - 2 or 3 at a push. Disappointing for my first all inclusive - would got back to turkey but at the most B&B.

The only good thing about the hotel is the road out of it.

The food gave our whole family stomach upset.

The room was falling apart the lifts were dangerous don't put your kids in.

When I returned I visited the hospital and was told I had severe stomach illness along with my 1 and a half year old daughter and wife.

I have been on holiday to Turkey before and it was lovely but this is not.

Staff didnt care. Entertainment was non existent.

No where to sunbathe, the hotel got cleaned, I dont think so. So many flies on the food.

I have been to Turkey on holiday before and loved it but this was a trip to hell.

If I had the choice to throw my money away or go on holiday after reading other bad reports, I can only say I wish I had thrown my money away it would have been a safer bet, if you have mistakenly booked this holiday , please please please dont go.

i did not want to go after what we read abuot this hotel.
well i just like to say it was brill.
we have booked for next year.
if you you want english food, then stay in england.
if we have one compliant it was the enterainment.

We booked our holiday with A1 Travel (Premier Leisure) last minute on the internet.

Our flights were with Thomas Cook from Gatwick. I have to say that I have never been so cramped. There is absolutely no leg room whatsoever. If you worry about deep vein thrombosis (dvt) then you will be the only one because Thomas Cook obviously does not!

On arrival we were picked up in a small mini-bus (no air-con, no leg room) and transferred to the Didim Beach Resort. Well what a shock! I could not believe my eyes when I saw the hotel. The general appearance is poor; the walls could definitely do with painting as staining from re-inforcement bar is visible. Also there are fairly large cracks in the walls running the full height of the hotel (from top to bottom) and around windows.

Inside is as worse. Very dark and dingy with worn out carpets. The furniture in the rooms is very basic. The entrance doors are not secure with only a basic latch arrangement. We could open ours leaning against it. We paid for the safety deposit box, which is in the room, and on checking it we were able to pull it completely off the wall! I asked for it to be repaired but this never happened until I took the box and placed it on the reception desk and demanded a full refund (this was four (4) days later!).

The pools and the beach had no life-guards or life-saving equipment present. The pools are also very cold. The surrounding area is very slippery and I counted at least ten (10) people a day falling over. I complained to reception and nothing was done.

The food has no British element whatsoever. Six (6) dishes laid out of which you could, on a good day, make three (3) meals out of. Always luke warm never hot with nothing for the kids.

The evening entertainment consisted of some animation till 2200 and if you like loud music the club below the hotel went on until 0200.

To summarise, this is the worst holiday I have ever been on in fourteen (14) years. This is definitely not a five (5) star resort as advertised or sold.

Please, do yourself a favour and stay away!

Well this was our first trip to turkey and our first all inclusive so cant really draw any comparisons.

However my biggest complaint was the bar because it was so limited and the local vodka. The only vodka available was so heavily watered down. This coupled with the dire quality of the coke and lemonade made it impossible to sit and have a drink in the evening, what a waste of money for me. Tried buying pepsi from the town but still tasted rubbish so I gave up on that score,apparently the hotel had not paid the soft drink supplier and therefore had to improvise with cheap. Local warm mixers,not my problem , but I paid for it!!

The food was okay and the hotel was clean,staff were great and friendly but other holiday makers moaned and moaned about the hotel constantly making it hard to relax.

I did enjoy my holiday because my children had such a great time and thats what I wanted but definately would not go back again, unless it was free!!!