Hillside Beach Club

“The most beautiful resort”

My boyfriend and I have just returned from our holiday at Hillside. Our first time there and certainly not our last.. it ticked every single box. The service was brilliant, we got looked after so well in the main restaurant by Tolga, he honestly made our stay so special. He always made sure there… more

My boyfriend and I have just returned from our holiday at Hillside. Our first time there and certainly not our last.. it ticked every single box. The service was brilliant, we got looked after so well in the main restaurant by Tolga, he honestly made our stay so special. He always made sure there was a space for us in his area of the restaurant and always had a smile on his face. The beaches were exquisite, we spent most of our time at the silent beach was utterly relaxing and peaceful compared to the main beach. The sea was the perfect temperature! One of the housekeepers Elvan made sure our room was beautiful every time we came back from breakfast, she even left some gorgeous petals on the bed in the shape of a heart.. it’s the tiny details like that that made our stay so special. There are so many activities you can do you’ll never be bored, the evening shows were absolutely incredible! The professional dancers were brilliant. The Sanda Nature Spa was a dream, Putu gave me the most gorgeous full body ‘Sanda Traditional’ massage. I left feeling like a new woman! Last but not least… the food!!! The buffet in the main restaurant… wow!! So many choices, I think we counted 8 different types of butters?! The only thing I would say is being vegan the protein options weren’t great.. the salads were amazing but there weren’t any proteins such as tofu or any soya products which was a massive shame but only a small issue which can be fixed! We will hopefully be back next year! Thank you to all the staff xxx

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“Just Superb”

This is by far one of the best holidays I have ever experienced, and I have travelled much further afield to what people may cosnsider to be far more exotic locations. The hotel is in a beautiful setting and is a fantastically well thought out business, with its excellent people/emplyoyees at its m… more

This is by far one of the best holidays I have ever experienced, and I have travelled much further afield to what people may cosnsider to be far more exotic locations. The hotel is in a beautiful setting and is a fantastically well thought out business, with its excellent people/emplyoyees at its main attribute who provide an outstanding service all around. All are great but in our experience a few were exceptional; these were as follows; Allatin, Recep, Dogan and Mustafa in the restaurant seating area - these gentleman looked after us phenomenally during the course of our stay and our 2 year old became good friends with them, as did we. Deniz, Ummu and Hilmi in other areas of the restaurant - just extremely warm people who always made an effort to acknowledge us. Mecit in the bar area, what a great soul he is. Mehmet the lift operator - a sweet man who made good friends with our little one and they had their never ending 'goodbye' rituals when we departed for the night which was a lovely touch to the end of each day. Anri the showman, this guy has skills. Mine in the kids room - always attentive to our little one. This was our first visit but most certainly wont be our last. we can understand why so many of the other guests we interacted with are repeat regulars - one man we spoke to had come every year with his family for the last 14 years... I can see us following the a similar path!

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“Good but not great.”

We have just returned from a week long half term break at Hillside and while it was good; it wasn't perfect. First impressions were good as we arrived well after midnight but reception was fully staffed and waiting for us and there was also food laid on as they knew we would not have eaten that eve… more

We have just returned from a week long half term break at Hillside and while it was good; it wasn't perfect. First impressions were good as we arrived well after midnight but reception was fully staffed and waiting for us and there was also food laid on as they knew we would not have eaten that evening - a nice touch and something not many hotels do. ROOMS The next morning we settled in and started to explore what Hillside has to offer. Our room (484) was a superior family room with terrace and was a long way from the main resort facilities. We are an active family but even we found it a bit of a drag popping back to the room repeatedly as there are A LOT of flights of stairs. Not a big deal but something to bear in mind if you have a choice of rooms. The room itself was ok but a bit basic and the second bedroom was tiny - you could just about squeeze two beds in. The set up with the bathroom coming off the outside terrace was a bit unusual as well and the bathroom itself was again pretty cramped and basic. The view from the room was stunning though and the resort has been really well designed so all the rooms have views and fit beautifully into the hillside. It really is a stunning location and the hotel has been really sympathetically laid out. FACILITIES Facilities are great. We played pickel ball every day and booked Padel a couple of times (gets booked up very quickly) as well as doing morning yoga on silent beach, some of the circuit training/gym classes and some of the dance classes. Only issue with the facilities was that there was a tennis tournament on for pretty much the duration of our stay so we were not able to play tennis at all - a bit frustrating. We also hired bikes and cycled round the headland late one afternoon - stunning but a lot of climbing. Watersports were good and fairly priced as well. FOOD Buffet for lunch and dinner was pretty good with a broad range of options to cater for all tastes. Pretty standard international hotel offering - nothing exceptional but it was all ok. I think the set up in the restaurant could be improved though with staff taking you to tables rather than leaving guests to wander up and down in the chance they could find one themselves. Not a big deal but it would make things a lot easier at busy times. We also ate in Pasha one evening - notably better food than the buffet and much more of a sense of occasion as well. One complaint here though is that we were charged about £20 for something with the dinner and I have no idea what it was - cover charge, bottled water - who knows? As a general comment its not very clear around the hotel what you have to pay for and what you don't and there are very few prices anywhere - nothing in the coffee or ice cream bars for example. We tried to get into the other restaurant on a couple of occasions as well but did not call quickly enough after the reservation line opened to get a table - a little frustrating. STAFF / ENTERTAINMENT All the staff were extremely professional and friendly; always having time to chat and checking everything was ok. Very hard working as well doing all the gym / dance classes as well as the evening shows and providing childrens entertainment. The evening shows were varied and entertaining but I don't think there is a need for them every day. My biggest issue with entertainment though was that every evening after the shows - so 10:15 pm or so - a beach party was held. As mentioned we were a long way from the centre of the resort but the music was incredibly intrusive and kept us awake until midnight on a number of occasions - unnecessary and out of keeping with a luxury resort in my opinion. BEACHES There are three beaches; two of which are adults only which seems a bit over the top. Why not have one adult beach, the main beach and one quiet beach (children are quite capable of quietly reading/sunbathing). ALL-INCLUSIVE / FULL BOARD As mentioned, it's not clear sometimes what you have to pay for and what you don't; particularly as there were certain drinks / snacks laid on at various times of the day. I think it would be much easier if the hotel were to increase the rates slightly and just go all-inclusive. All in all we had a good break but with a few tweaks it could have been excellent. I noted from chatting with other guests that the vast majority were repeat visitors to Hillside (20 times in some cases!) but I don't think we will rush back.

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