Staying in Julian Forest was myself and two female friends. Our stay started off well, we were a bit put out by the location, it is definatley a lot further away than made out, put it this way, you could not walk to the centre of icmeler and I wouldnt dare walk there in the dark.
The hotel staff were not particularly friendly, we had a laugh with Spa man and a couple of the bar staff but one evening we found the reception staff and security to be very intimidating and aggressive towards us. They did not go out of their way to help us and made us (3 single females) feel on edge for the last two days we were there. So much so that on our last day we stayed in our room except to go and pay for late check in.
We were hounded on the first day we arrived to go for a spa (I HATE massages!) and to take up the flexi dine, however their menu does not sport a huge choice. We ate in the hotel next door a few times as they had a better menu. Drinks are also extrotionately priced.
Dolmus bus stops 100yards down from the hotel and is a bit crazy but only cost 1lira to get into icmeler or 2lira to marmaris. Taxi's are expensive - 15lira to get back from the centre of icmeler.

Just came back from this great hotel, it was our first visit to Turkey and we are glad we went.
The staff are fantastic and cannot do enough for you, Ahmet the manager is always on hand to have a chat about anything you like to talk about and is interested in you and your family.
The bar staff are great as well, the waiters are great as well, a big shout goes out to Adnan, Ishmail & Yukan.
The entertainment team was a bit of a let down ad 4 of them left at the start of our second week, but DJ Martin is fantastic, he always has a smile on his face and will do anything he can to make your holiday special, Water aerobics, killer pool, darts & mega splash are the activities that go on everyday.
Turkish night is on a Wednesday and will cost you 30 lira, that is if you don't take up the option of upgrading to flexi dine.The hotel is at the very end of Icmeler and you cannot go any further, there is a bus service (Dolmus) which stops just 100 yards from the hotel every 10-15 minutes to take you into town or Marmaris, town will cost you 1 lira, Marmaris will cost you 2 lira.
There are more than enough sun beds for everybody so you don't have to worry about running down with your towels every morninig, the only complaint i have is the price of spirits at the bar, Vodka & Lemonade is 9 lira, so it might be worth you buying a bottle at duty free then putting it into a small water bottle.
The food from the kitchen is of a good standard, but sometimes you will wait ages for it as it is prepaired fresh for you.If you go into town to eat the best place we found was Venice, they will collect you from the hotel and take you back free of charge, Mustafa & Apo are great there and will always be happy to assist you to help you make your choice, we also tried Valentinos (Good), Romance (Ok), Majestic (Ok) CD (Very poor).
Most bars will change money for you and give you a better rate than the hotel, whilst we were out there it went down from 2.40 to 2.21.
All in all it was a fantastic holiday but a little more expensive than what we were lead to believe, one last thing is make sure you weigh your cases before you get to Dalaman airport when coming home, the couple in front of us had to pay

The accommodation is fantastic. Simply put full turkish baths, huge pool with entertainment during the day and night, jewellers, free unlimited aircon in the bedrooms, a restaurant with a bar and rooms cleaned daily (towels and sheets changed every 2 days). Better than this was the warm hearted friendliness of the staff.

As the resort centre was so easy to get to we spent most of the evenings in the resort centre but the hotel entertainment was good, especially at the pool during the day. The BBQ night is a must. The flexi-dine was good value as you get a dinner and breakfast or lunch for a set price but I'd only do it for part of the stay as the foods good but there could have been a bigger varity.

Julian Forest has all the convenience of being within 5/10 minutes of the resort centre yet being surrounded by the beauty of Turkey at it's best.

This hotel is absoultley beautiful it is literally in the middle of the forest, dont be put off with the hotel being so far out as the local bus service is brilliant there is a bus stop outside the hotel and you never have to wait more than ten minutes on a bus.

The hotel cleanliness is very good rooms cleaned everyday and towels changed bed sheets were changed every other day.

The hotel staff are amazing cant do enough for you they are so lovely. One morning we were running late for a day trip so Tolga (the barman) brought our breakfasts to the room! Big shout out to tolga halluk kenan adnan hakan recep gorum miss you all!! :(

The entertainment at the hotel was brilliant the 3 guys jen kai (sorry dunno how to spell) matt and dj were lovley I miss playing water polo!!!

I got a new tattoo and a percing while I was there and even the tatto guy was lovely even though he cant speak English someone always translated!

I will definately be back to this hotel its amazing! See you guys soon xx

An excellent hotel, spotlessly clean, food at hotel restaurant was not bad, very friendly staff not sure we were keen on the cashless system operated, you basically could not live there without a wristband. the entertainment was well done considering it was either the entertainment team or reps most of the time. would definatley return but the place would certainly benefit with a courtesey bus as it was just a bit far out a good 25-30 minute walk into icmeler.all in all a lovely place would recommend to anyone.

This is a tourist village, the local village is slightly too far away to be reached easily, therefore you are at their mercy.
The locals and staff view you as cash cows to be milked, prices are inflated by 300% making it much more expensive than back home. They feel "The Great Satan" in the west owes them a good living. (Yes this phrase was used!)
You, the tourist, are bombarded with anti-west/christian propaganda, sexual harassment if you happen to be a young or attractive female and a total absence of customer services.

A girl in my party felt unable to return to the pool for the majority of her stay after having the waiters throw water on her and attempt to pull her towel from her whilst she was sunbathing with her bikini top open at the back.

All in all a horrible trip and I am using my democratic right to complain here as none of my complaints were treated with respect while over there.
Avoid, avoid, avoid.
Bargain on paper, nightmare in reality

i went to turkey for the first time and travelled alone.....1 2 3 awwwwww. i was really looking forward to it. the tour operator said it was a nice hotel and close to all the amenities. when i arrived i was surprised to find the hotel so far away from the resort centre. if it wasnt for the mountain behind i'm sure it would have been further back. good job i didnt have difficulty walking.
on the whole, the hotel itself was very clean and tidy and the staff seemed pleasant enough.
i spent most of my time in the resort, which was a bit of a pain, having to go back and forth all the time because of the location. if you had a late night out and decided to walk home it would take you about 3/4 hour at a steady pace, providig you didnt get lost. failing that it would mean a taxi, which were cheap enough, providing you agree the fare beforehand otherwise you could get ripped off.
if you are some one who stays in and around your hotel most of your holiday then this one is fine, lovely backdrop of the mountain, plenty of wildlife and such and the hotel itself was fine. On the other hand if you are like me and like too get out and about all the time then i dont reccommend this hotel, purely cos of its location. hope this info is of some help.

Julian Forest is a lovely complex for a couples holiday. It was just what we wanted - away from the hussle and bussle, but only 10 minutes on the bus (which runs very frequently!). The rooms are the best I've stayed in abroad for self catering, with free air con. The pool is lovely, and the surrounding area is kept immaculate.

Like Clare below, we had the turkish bath at the complex. It was very good and we were made to feel relaxed.

Went for the flexi-dine for 3 nights, which is worth it as you can include the BBQ as an option. Didn't rate some of the dishes we had, but on the whole the food was good.

The entertainment around the pool during the day can become a little annoying, but was fun most of the time.

The staff are very friendly and helpful - have no complaints there.

we have just returned from one of the best holidays of our life.Julian Forest Apartments in Icmeler has to be one of the cleanest best run accomodations we have ever stayed in.The staff and entertainment was almost to good to be true.If you go here dont be put off by the staff chasing you to take the flexi dine ticket as this is well worth the money.

This is the first time for us as a family staying at the Julian Forest, and would have to say absolutely a fabulous place, The cleanliness of this accomodation is 10/10. We found all of the staff very frienldy and helpful. The entertainment team were great our kids who are aged 12 and 9 thought it was there best holiday ever.The location of Julian Forest is in the old village which is a little way from the town. Not a problem as there is the local dolmus outside the complex which runs every 15 mins to take you into the town and only costs 1ytl which is 40p. I would recommend this rather than getting a taxis as the taxis drivers are a bit mad on the roads. I would say the dolmus is a lot safer. There was only one fault we found with staying here is that they only supply you with one toilet roll then you have to buy your own. That has not put us off as we have booked again 3 weeks next year.