Arrival in Bodrum airport:- pretty chaotic but nothing you wouldn't expect from a small holiday airport. Remember £10 per person (incl kids) to be payable before you get to passport control (they don't take Turkish Lira).
Gumbet area:- restaurants, fake tee shirt/bag/watch shops and that's about it. Restaurants all a bit samey - Mistral very good (free kids meals and bottle of wine or beer), Red Dragon pretty good tho' pricier. Knock-off Game Boy Advance games £7-10ea; they'll let you try before you buy but remember they're not the genuine article.
Trips/things to do:- Dedeman Aquapark a good day out, 15-20mins away (usual slides, wave-pool etc.). Opens 10-6, tended to be v busy 11-4 but queues only around 5-10mins. "Happy Bubbles" scuba diving excellent; full day and non-divers can go as well. Not cheap but non-experienced or first-time divers go 1:1 with instructor. Bodrum has more to it than Gumbet; castle good to explore for a couple of hours; usual knock-off shops; some nice coffee shops further around the marina; taxi back around 5 mill (£2-3).
Overall:- excellent holiday/value and felt totally relaxed/safe.

gumbet was a nice resort but not as clean as some we have been to in turkey before.

THe resort has a main "bar street" which has every type of bar, resurant and entertainment you could ask for a bustling street with little roads off of it with even more bars etc. A very safe area as it is well policed at night. I still can't believe how friendly everybody was.
We can't wait to go back my daughter and her friend who are 16 had a ball! partying whilst my partner and Ihad a relaxing stress free holiday at this excellant resort.we highly recommend it.

gumbet was lovely couldnt of gone to a better place all food and drink are cheap and even the trips were chaep. the beach was nice to you can have a sunbed for nothing as some holiday places you have to pay.bodrum water park worth a vist im 22 and i loved it so if people have kids they would love it even more, turkish people are very nice and very helpfull. would go back next year and that a promise.

its the best holiday ever and they should be proud of the way the keep it so clean and it is hard to beat the entertiment and to me the bar staff are entertinment themselves cant wait to go next year. xXxXx

Most areas around the resort were clean and tidy.

Best resturant (by far) was Mistral just along the beach. There you got free wine and the kids under 12 ate free. My eldest was 13 but as she ordered kid sized meals they came free as well. The people here were very friendly to all their customers. Average price for 2 adults and 2 kids was about 45 million including drinks so thats under £20. We didn't find any other place to give kids free meals so we ate here most nights. If anyone goes to it soon say hello to James the young barman for my daughter Sophie please!

The worst thing in Gumbet is being hassled by the shop staff, by the end of the 2 weeks we had had enough. If I never hear "where are you going I am here" again it will be too soon. Also " cheap as chips, cheaper than Asda, cheaper than Primark, cheaper than Tesco" it does get on your nerves. We had quite a few get funny with us because we wouldn't buy as we could get it cheaper elsewhere so just walk away and ignore them.

Bodrum is much nicer at the shops as they don't hassle so much except in the market which is on Tuesdays.

We went to Kos for the day but booked it ourselves at Bodrum as kids under 12 go free when you do it this way but with Airtours they would have to pay full price. This is a good opportunity to stock up on duty free's at the port as English cigarettes we found were a no no in Gumbet but you could get them here. From Kos you can take in 600 cigarettes to Turkey. English cigarettes are also at the airport on your return.

Turkish bath is a must, but have it at the start to prepare your skin for the heat.

We didn't go to the Aqua Park as we passed it on the way to the Turkish bath and all of us said it looked very old so we were put off by it.

Beach is not up to much but then we like the pool anyway. A Turkish man in Bodrum told us that Gumbet beach is where they pump all the sewerage in to, thankfully we had not tried it by then.

2 of us went on jet skies though and had a good time. It was 70 million each for half an hour but this was further up the beach not outside the Jasmine as they were quite expensive.

We would definately go back to this resort but we never like to go back to the same place the next year, so maybe a few years time.

I love Gumbet having been before, and i love the Turkish people, i would definitely go back again, one bad experience hasn't put me off.

Gumbet has something for everyone and the dolmus system is wonderful between Gumbet and Bodrum.

Turkish people kind restaurants great shopping good, open all hours

The beach is very dirty but up the town is average. There are plenty of bars and restaurants and boys who give you roses. I would definitely visit the resort again.

I loved Gumbet. I visited Bodrom while I was there but loved Gumbet much more. The entertainment is great, everyone is very friendly and it is very clean.

There are bars, clubs, shops and restaurants all along the main strip of Gumbet.

Make sure you go to the Dream Girls show it will have crying with laughter. (Don't miss it)