Caria Holiday Resort

“It was okay”

It was okay, the beach and beach bar were great, the food was nothing big, just salads, burgers, and fries, the drinks were always cold, the food in the hotel was passable, the bad thing is the east Germans and Russians, plates pilled high , two mouth fulls and then push the plate away, very was... more

It was okay, the beach and beach bar were great, the food was nothing big, just salads, burgers, and fries, the drinks were always cold, the food in the hotel was passable, the bad thing is the east Germans and Russians, plates pilled high , two mouth fulls and then push the plate away, very wasteful, the hotel staff was always trying to do there best

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“Go off peak, it would not be good in peak season.”

We stayed at the Caria Resort between the 29th Sep & 6th Oct and found it to be great value for money. I felt obliged to write a review as the ones i read before i went, meant i was actually dreading going on holiday! However i do feel that if we hadnt have gone off peak it could have potentailly... more

We stayed at the Caria Resort between the 29th Sep & 6th Oct and found it to be great value for money. I felt obliged to write a review as the ones i read before i went, meant i was actually dreading going on holiday! However i do feel that if we hadnt have gone off peak it could have potentailly became the russian nightmare people talk about. 10 of us went and we had 3 young kids, mine being 9 months and not walking, we ended up on 5th street. This was bit of a mission pushing a pram up but we only had to do it once a day. The others were on 2nd and 3rd st which was a bit annoying but in hindsight its couldn't have worked out better as the noise coming out of the "ambi theatre" between 9am and 1030pm would meant our little boy would not have gone to sleep easily. I would avoid this resort if you are immobile as you could face 100 steps to you room, that could happen depending on which room your allocated. This hotel does not really cater for the "British" as the majority of the guests are either Turkish or Russian so this is understandable. Unfortunately breakfast would comprise of toast and fruit which I can live with, would have loved a bacon buttie, but hey im in turkey. Lunch and Dinner was good with lots of choice and plenty of theatre cooking. Lunch at the beach was a write off, avoid at all costs. The room was dated but was very clean and the accommodation team worked hard. The grounds were maintained well and it had amazing views. The music was a bit loud but never enough to spoil my holiday. The service isn't great in this hotel but I believe part of this is down to an inability to communicate effectively. The shuttle to the beach was always on time and saved us a £4 taxi fare to the beach each day and they will drop you at the bottom of the hill if you want to nip into town which is 250m to left of the drop off. The beach is the most beautiful I have ever been on, no stones, no shingle its just a shame some people forget to use ashtrays. The town was a quiet place with a few bars and restaurants, we ate at the Dolphin which served great food and the pub next door had all the sports which was important for me. We booked our flight and hotel separate and it cost £145 for seven days and for all the niggles it was amazing value for money. If you go off peak, the potential is there for a good experience but I imagine it to be an absolute nightmare in peak season. There is no way that the restaurant, the pool, the shuttle service and everything else could cope with the potential 700 guests that could be there. I would guess that there was 200 max when we stayed. £21 per day for 3 meals, all drinks and a bed to rest your head, great value.

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“Good value”

We spent two weeks at the Caria Resort 24 Sep to 8 Oct 2011 and being the end of the season it did become increasingly quiet, which was fine for us. We found the there was a good variety of food on offer, and this being our first experience of all-inclusive found it very good value. We actually p... more

We spent two weeks at the Caria Resort 24 Sep to 8 Oct 2011 and being the end of the season it did become increasingly quiet, which was fine for us. We found the there was a good variety of food on offer, and this being our first experience of all-inclusive found it very good value. We actually paid for it on arrival and it was around £10-12 a day per person for all food and drinks, including alcoholic drinks. Those who have complained about the food surely don't know what they are paying for it! Of course you should go to eat in one of the village restaurants at least once. The grounds are very pretty with trees and flowering shrubs, it is set out like a village on the hill with rooms in 2-storey buildings painted different pastel colours. The communal areas are very well kept, but the rooms are dated and in need of refurbishment. Rooms have a great view of the sea bay. Everything is very clean. We found the staff very helpful, though you do have to take into account that their English is limited. No doubt the Turkish get better service because they can communicate properly! The beach is really lovely - a long stretch of sand bordered by rocky, tree covered coastline. (and you can have your free lunch down there as well) There are places in the area to visit - we used local Panda Tours who were very friendly and good value (£15 for a full day including lunch to local lake, waterways, turtle beach, mud baths and thermal pool). The local Sunday market is a bit of a tourist trap, but worth looking at. The Friday market at Ortaga is bigger and better and includes a huge number of stalls selling local fruit and veg. Taxi 65 TL from Dalaman airport.

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