Our board basis at the hotel was bed and breakfast,however i must say i regret making that decision as the food was very limited and wasnt that nice. Mostly melon and olives. Fair enough you come to turkey to eat turkish food however this was about all the hotel had to offer for breakfast apart from a bit of bread or some cornflakes if you were lucky. Nothing to suit younger children or babys was available.

The hotel cleanliness was fantastic. I would say you could eat from the floor it was so good. The maids came round and cleaned the rooms every single day. The hotle and the pool area were always kept tidy. Possibly the most clean place i have ever been to.

The location of the hotel is debatable because it depends what you are looking for. I would say its fairly quiet, howvere the night life is there if you need it. Plkenty of bars and restaurants ranging from tipical english food to all different kinds. I would say there was to much english quizine though. Shops,bars and restaurats were only about a minute from our hotel. I would definitly say this would be the bvest choice of holiday for familys with different needs and a wide age range becayse it can offer something for evryone. Youngsters can go clubbing whilst older people can chill and have a drink. Very good.

The hotel staff were very friendly and helful. Always happy to lend a hand. As soon as we arrived at the hotel the staff couldnt wait to assist us with our luggage and show us to out rooms. The bus boy showed us all of our appliances and how to work them. Throughout the holiday you will get to know the staff and the will get to know you. Its a very relaxed atmosphere!

The entertainment was so so, certainly not fot the younger generation more for adults with young children. I wouldnt say it looked like people who did attend to see it really liked it that much anyway. They offer magic shows and dancing. Not really alot of varietie!

I would love to visit this hotel again!!!

We visited this hotel on the 2nd June 2007.
As soon as we arrived we were greated by friendly helpfull staff and this carried on throughout our stay.

The room was clean and tidy and the maid visited daily.

The pool area was pleasantly spacious with an open plan poolside bar.Everything is paid for via a card system and you just pay on departure or at the end of the day, its up to you.

We had half board and found the food on offer was good
Even our 10 year old found something she liked each night.Never been known before! We would have liked a little more fruit but thats just a personal oppinion.

Olu Deniz is a beautiful resort surrounded by mountains and a reel sun trap.
Well done Hotel Karbel a credit to Turkey.

Just got back from our first visit to Turkey and to the hotel Karbel. This definitely won't be the last, we enjoyed the hotel (especially as you can now use the white hotels lovely pool and snack bar as part of the karbel).

Staff there were friendly & helpful especially Eric and Tugart the bar staff who where always willing to give any useful advice.

The hotels location is at the top of the resorts main strip, which is a half mile walk down to the beach with bars resteraunts, jewellers and other bargain stores on either side as you go down.

Hotel was spotlessly clean and maids came in every day.
entertainment was short but good standard.

1 gripe and the only gripe 1 could say against the rooms, was the shower was very small and you may struggle if you are of a large build to manouver around.

All in all we would not hesitate in recommending this hotel and are already planning to return next year, something that we said we would never do on previous holidays.

Stayed in Karbel Hotel after reading reviews. This a great hotel although we were B&B we did eat in hotel, both the buffet & A la carte and enjoyed all the meals we had.

The Hotel & rooms are spotless and although some reviews said the rooms were small,ours was fine. The free air-con and the fridge were definite plus points.

The staff are all very friendly and can't do enough for you, we can't praise them enough! The lady who cleaned our room decorated the beds with flowers a couple of times,it was lovely to come back to our room to find it looking so beautiful.(Thanks again Gunay,(hope I spelled your name correctly!)).

As for entertainment, we only stayed in for the belly dancers/Turkish nights so can't really give a 5! but both nights we did stay in were really good.

We just like to visit other restaurants & bars, hence staying B&B. We would come back to the Karbel in a heartbeat, in fact we are hoping to go back in September! Can't wait!

Thanks to all the staff for making our stay so enjoyable, you are all brilliant!

First visit to Turkey and certainly won't be the last. Loved Olu Deniz and the laid back lifestyle. Beach excellent, bit disappointed with Blue Lagoon (the paying section) very pebbly, however Sugar Beach around the other side is a lovely sandy bay with sunbeds, beanbags, cafe/bar a must for anyone staying in Olu Deniz.

Hotel complex was in an ideal position, not too far from beach and Room was very spacious and slotted in between two blocks so no one above us, had a lovely little terrace with two chairs and rail to hang our towels on. Spotlessly cleaned every day by our lovely maid. A nice surprise was the extra pool which used to be the White Hotel, a bit quieter than the main pool, no music being played.

We ate at the hotel 5 times in the two weeks, definately recommend the BBQ on Weds followed by the belly dancer (fun night). A la carte and buffet both lovely. Plenty of choice on the continental breakfast.
Our favourite restaurant was The Secret Garden be warned get there early, they actually turned people away as they were too busy.

A big thank you must be said to Fred, the lovely photographer at the hotel, although I think his brother Omar was back and Fred was moving on. Had some lovely photos as a reminder of our fantastic holiday. Will definately be back.

We came to Karbel in May it was a good hotel. I cannot fault it in any way.

It had entertainment on every night which was quite good to watch,the bbq is a great night you have a three course meal then turkish night afterwards. it is quite close to the beach, and has its own supermarket. The staff at the hotel were great, always been friendly and talk to you all the.

Great fun when they get dancing on the stage and strip off, they soon get to know you and remember your name. It was very clean the maids came in to clean everyday. The snacks around the pool during the day were nice too.

Our first visit to Turkey, and most definitely not our last!

Dalaman airport! When we arrived, we knew from reading the Turkey forum about needing to go with

I dont usually right reviews, but I was so impressed by this hotel I had to give it something back for giving us a great holiday.

I cant say anything bad about, not even average, everything about this hotel is perfect, I would highly recommend it.

Oh, and the on sight photographer is fantastic.

This was our first time to Turkey.

We wanted something in a good location which was clean, this is what we got! (Mainly as we chose the hotel on the basis of the reviews so expected what we had read! Thanks review people!)

We were impressed with the hotel and staff as they were very helpful. Everywhere was very clean and looked after and they did this well and were cheerful, polite and pleasant.

We never chose to eat at the hotel for dinner as we did not fancy the buffet on offer but it did look nice and they did put on BBQ night and Turkish night. (We did our own thing and did not participate with the hotel entertainment as dinner at 7.30 was too early for us; we were normally still drinking our happy hour beer in our swimming gear while everybody else was ready for dinner!)

Breakfast was pretty good with lots of choice. We opted to stay healthy with melon, cheeses, yogurt and honey, toast, egg etc but there were lots of options and other things you could order as an extra like the typical English breakfast or freshly squeezed orange juice or omelette. My only bleat would be that instead of 2 cornflake dispensers, perhaps one could be muesli or something different instead?

Snacks around the pool were very nice. Arrived very quickly and nicely done, tasty and the price was similar to anything else in Olu Deniz (so they did not overcharge just coz hotel)

The hotel room was clean and the maid did a good job by keeping it tidy and making the bed. (They have these funny thin blanket things instead of sheets and as we had a double bed the blanket was too small for both of us so I requested a second one from reception and it arrived before I blinked!) I was very fond of my

Hello, we got married in the blue lagoon in turkey what a fab day it was. we went to the Karbel hotel half board, the food was excellent, but there wasn't kids menu catered for which was a bit disappointing.

The rooms are quite small but really clean, maids really friendly.

The location of the hotel was really good, shops just around the corner, the beach was a little walk down the street.

Hotel staff were excellent especially Eric, Yakup, as so on. Kids loved them, so friendly. Entertainment was good most nights, especially the circus. There wasnt much to do in the nights for the children. So as a family I wouldn't go back to the hotel with the kids, but we would definitely go back if we went on our own.

The photographer Omar takes lovely pictures which we spent quite a lot of money on, because he took some fab pictures of the wedding & kids.. thank-you Kath.