First of all were do we start we visited Marmaris Beach hotel in September 2006, first of all travelling through Marmaris to get to the hotel. We were all a bit dubious and reluctant yet once arriving at the hotel we were amazed.

We booked last minuet for

We stayed here at the Marmaris Beach hotel. A very clean hotel.

Excellent location on the beach. The views we had were spectacular looking right over the sea. You would normally pay an extra

Before I mention the hotel, I have to say I'd heard some real bad reports about Goldtrail and was very dubious about booking, however, as we'd been to Marmaris 7 times before we thought if we didn't like the hotel, we knew other hotels we'd stayed in would be able to accommodate us. But we didn't need to worry, the hotel was fantastic.

We booked a taxi transfer through John at www.icmeleronline.com and when we arrived the taxi driver took our cases and showed us to a minibus. He left the airport, and after about 10mins he stopped and bought us a bottle of water and some crisps for our journey to Marmaris.

As it was about 3am there was very little traffic on the road and we made it to the hotel in just over 1hr. He parked on the main road near McDonald's and asked us to follow him down towards the hotel which was on beachfront. It was approx 3min walk to hotel, and the hotel security guard was waiting at the door to see us to reception. even though it was approx 5am, the marina area across the bay was still very much alive.

The hotel itself in the dark looked pretty normal, as you'd expect for 3* hotel in Marmaris - but as we stepped into reception area....wow, it was beautiful. It had a dark marble floor, leather sofas, decorative fire place and nicely polished wooden reception area. The guy on reception took our passports, and said we would get them the next day when the manager had photocopied them. He then gave us the key to our room 503. He put our cases in the lift, my husband and I also got in lift, when we got to the top - he was waiting for us (he'd ran up 5 flights at 5am). He opened the door to the room and you could smell the cleanliness.

The room had a sloping roof which was the only downfall. The bathroom was luxurious - more than 3* standards. We collapsed on the beds, and woke after a few hours sleep to the heat of the sun beaming in through the balcony doors. We stepped onto the balcony and couldn't believe the breathtaking view we had to look out to for the next 7 days. We paid

Marmaris Beach Hotel is a small hotel which is adjacent to Natalie's Steak House. It is owned by the same group. You get 10% off your meals at Alexandra's and Natalie's Steak House when you stay at this hotel.

The staff are very friendly and go out of their way to stop and talk to you. Kemal is brilliant, waiter by day, security guard/waiter by night, what a treasure. I forget the name of the guy on the reception desk on night shift, but again, he is wonderful, stops to have a drink and socialise with you at any hour. The Management always had a cheery hello for you and enjoyed socialising with the guests.

The rooms are immaculate and cleaned on a daily basis. The bed linen was changed about 4 times over 1 week. It seemed when the sheets were creased they got changed.
Plenty of hot water day and night.

This hotel was recently modernised and it was spotlessly clean. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

The breakfast typical Turkish or you could have a huge British. I never had British so I wouldn't know if there was extra charge. We ate mostly at the hotel steak house no complaints. My brother in law tells everyone about his 32 oz steak my sister never once left her food that is unusual.

The waiters are really good. Would change the menu like take out the chicken and replace with king prawns nothing. Was too much for them.

Fantastic service on and off the beach there was a karaoke bar next door with dancing. There was a lot of entertainment going on everywhere none at the hotel which was good. It was quieter. That way have a cappachino and up to bed. I shared a room with my 80 year old mother who loved it. We shut our patio doors put on aircon and slept late every morning breakfast 8 till 10 we had breakfast 10 to 10 everyday maids marvellous too!

Me and my friend stayed at the Marmaris Beach hotel in July, the hotel itself was lovely, clean and in an excellent location. However we did experience a problem with some of the staff, waking up in the middle of the night to find that they let themselves into your room and undressing was not exactly a pleasant experience. I'd just warn groups of young girls travelling to be careful.