Second visit to Lykia World and definitely not our last! First visit was in 2000 where we stayed in the Standard Village Family connection rooms in 'Patara'. They are called standard but they are large, clean and 4*. they are two adjoining rooms,single front door leading into a hall with two inner doors which lead into separate rooms which are identical - large bedroom with lounge area, balcony, large ensuite bathrrom and toliet. Floors are all tiles which are cleaned everyday as are the towels etc. The garden rooms are basic but still clean etc. All the rooms are airconditioned. This visit we stayed in the junior suite in the Residence which was large, clean and 5*, more central to all the facilities. the Junior suite had a large lounge with a single bed, ensuite WC + shower room, settee, tv etc. and balcony, door into separte huge bedroom with tv, which had a dressing area and huge bathroom with jacuzzi, double shower, wc etc.
Lykia world has it all, pools galore, restaurants galore approx 7 all with beautiful views - food is wonderful cooked fresh in front of you, childrens activities,creche, cinema, theatre, adults activities, adult only pools, naturist area, beauty salon, tennis courts, wall climbing, scuba diving, aerobics, belly dancing, running club,shopping arcade, medical centre etc. etc. Staff are friendly, complex is huge and kept spotless - nothing is too much trouble. I cannot fault it and will definitely be a return visitor again! 10/10!! I must confess I cried on the last day as I didn't want to leave!

We went to Lykia World the 1st 2 weeks in June 2003,Stayed in a family room ( village) with 2 bedrooms,It was our first trip to Turkey . The whole holiday was fantastic,the rooms, the cleanliness,all over the complex was kept pristine by the gardeners and cleaners.The staff were all lovely and the bar staff are entertainment in their own right, juggling bottles and glasses and partying harder than the customers.All of us really enjoyed our holiday there, We have booked to go back next June and will look forward to it all year long.I can recommend Lykia World to anyone who wants a really special holiday.We are now Turkey converts after meeting the people and seeing the lovely country I cannot imagine any better place for a family holiday. ( yes even Disneyworld ) My kids had the choice and chose Lykia World.
Jan

Oh dear, what a place.

I visited this hotel in June 2003 with my fiance, we travelled with First Choice. We even paid more than we budgeted for to go to this place as our first choice, the Turquoise hotel in Side was not available.

When we arrived at 3pm our room wasn't ready for another hour, there were 6 receptionists in all, none spoke a word of English. So we waited in the baking sunshine with nowhere to change our clothes. When we eventually got into our Village room it was so disgusting and dirty and dingy we asked to be moved to the Residence side. After looking at more rooms we settled on one overlooking the pool.

Far too many kids, (we went before school holiday time so didn't expect most families to have already have taken them away) and the whole complex is tacky and badly laid out, there is one signpost from what I saw. The two most hilarious things are 'the beach?!!!!!' (a cliff edge with builders' sand dusted over it and deck chairs strewn about) and the Marina 'if you're not German don't even bother coming' restaurant. We found that we were always spoken to in German first and to discover that we were British the Turks turned their noses up and resorted to saying very little or nothing at all.

Another fantastic idea of Lykia World was 'you don't pay for the food but my word do we rip you off for wanting a drink, never mind just hand over your card' system, and the terribly out of tune drunk guy who stood up on the Residence stage every night at 10.30 and belted his lungs out in some unheard of language til way past midnight.

The only 3 good things about the place are, the Italian restaurant (which not surprisingly, you have to pay extra for) the Blue Lagoon adults only pool (heaven and peace and quiet) and the indoor pool.

To sum up, Lykia World is quite frankly Hell on Earth at a hefty price

we went October 2002 myself, hubby and daughter then 9....We all had a fabulous time...
Ups.... definatly the food, the pools, the cleanliness, the friendlyness... & so much space (which at times could also be a down side). The donkey & the camel.
Downs....transfer from the airport, kids paradise could do with a bit of modernising and some sunny areas for the parents. Village rooms bit on the dark, dingy side (but clean and fairly spacious.) If you are not into caberet shows then you may find the entertainmet in the evening limited ...all thats left to do is drink...did I say that was a down side?
Overall..great place and would definatly go back....

Went here October 2002, the best holiday we have ever had, fantastic place, can not fault it in any way. We stayed in the Residence

Lykia is great, it's clean, big, exciting and the staff could not do enough for you. I have never seen so much food in all my life, it tastes great and the location is good as well. At night there is a theatre performance which is great if not a little bit cheesy.

Five stars - *****

Nothing Better Than Lykia, Have To Go To Know What It Feels Like.

Would stay there if I could.

This was our second visit to Turkey (previous year at Olu deniz resort Hotel). Basis was 'FullBoard +' i.e. got drinks with meals. Stayed in the residence - which was clean & excellent facilities in roon - some people that we spoke too complained of the 'village' accomodation not being 4* (& I would agree - having seen a selection).

Food was generally good with plenty of variety - tough some unusual surprises(& variety of restaurants - didn't have to pay extra for speciality ones - unless you went more than once during stay). Though i must say that food generally wasn't as good as the previous hotel (4* AI)we had stayed at (which from our point of view had a lower * - as LW residence was 5* then. The 'snack bars' served the usual - which our daughter tended to prefer

We did get a bit 'stir crazy' during first week - as it is isolated - compared to what we had been used too - but it was cheap enough to get a Taxi & travel about. As meals were available most of the day & night if u were budgeting then this was a bonus if u missed 'normal' meal times when u did go out. Despite this there was plenty to explore on the complex - with 'trains'to get the less able or less patient about & we didn't avail ourselves of all the facilities e.g. the indoor pool, gym & the general fitness center (outdoour)not the two 'adults' only pools (given we had a daughter under 18). The Pirate's children's pool complex was enjoyed by us all & although we didn't access other aspects (e.g. the childrens club which taught judo for example) we were aware that they were there & those children we observed using the facilitities seemed to be enjoying themselves

Drinks bought outside of meal times were very expensive, as was water - we found it cheaper to get a taxi to Olu Deniz & Domus to Hissonru - buy water, pop & spirits there - then back by same method. Although it was obvious that staff knowledge & whole system was geared to German tourists we found the staff to be friendly & helpful & if they couoldn't speak English themselves they would find someone who did

The entertainment wasn't much however - except for the fireworks display - we found it bland & amateurish (compared to that put on by the team from our previous hotel stay in Turkey) except when they brought in outside entertainers - who tended to put on traditional Turkish entertainment' (aleways been a culture vulture - even if it is a bit staged) but our daughter (12) enjoyed it - as apparently did many of the other guests