Baia Lara Hotel

“Great entertainment and food was lovely!”

The facility’s at this hotel are impeccable food was on point, hats off to the entertainment team especially Sunay and pablo who kept my family well entertained and were great fun. The land of ledgends was a great experience 20 minutes away.

“Great hotel with some nice features but also could improve in a few areas”

We’ve just returned as a family of four from our first stay at this resort. We enjoyed our holiday, the staff are fantastic and very attentive . They are always offering table service for drinks which is a really nice touch. The hotel site is clean and spacious however at peak times we did struggle… more

We’ve just returned as a family of four from our first stay at this resort. We enjoyed our holiday, the staff are fantastic and very attentive . They are always offering table service for drinks which is a really nice touch. The hotel site is clean and spacious however at peak times we did struggle to get seated in the bar lounge area and restaurant, but we never waited too long for something to come free. The drinks at the hotel are premium branded spirits and they offer a decent range of cocktails, as well as iced coffees which my daughter loved. Unfortunately the pools are very very cold, and whilst the weather was hot and 26-28 most days our children could not use the pools much which really affected their holiday. They want to be in the pool all day every day and they just couldn’t because they would come out shivering after a few minutes - this was very disappointing as the pool is the highlight of any holiday for most children. We’re from the UK so used to cold pools as they have both done their fair share of weekly swimming lessons where the temperature is never great but this was next level cold. Lots of people complaining and I don’t understand why they couldn’t heat the pools, another family told us they don’t heat them until November. The indoor heated pools also don’t open until November so was not really an option. The evening entertainment at this hotel was fantastic and the best we’ve seen at any inclusive resort, the only downside is it is in an outdoor area so take layers and the temperature dropped at nights and was chilly. On the whole the entertainment team were great however I do believe there is a gap with what they have on offer for children between 8-14 during the days as there was not much geared towards them and ours are too old to want to attend the kids clubs. Food is okay, a good wide selection but also repetitive same as most AI. The snack bar at lunch times was a big hit and our kids especially loved the made to order pizza’s! Unfortunately we did find the food in the buffet not the hottest on a few occasions. I should also mention the hotel no longer has a Starbucks, instead it has been replaced with a Nespresso coffee bar which was very good and a nice feature. Rooms are spacious and kids both had their own single beds which was great and they were very happy with. This is the first holiday I didn’t take shampoo, conditioner and shower gel as we’ve always found previous hotels to have a decent quality offering but this was a big mistake as the conditioner was really poor quality and we ended up going to the shop to buy some.

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“Platinum ? more like Flatinum”

Tui rate this as a Platinum hotel and I really fail to see how they have given this such a good rating. It is a 3 star at best. The staff are very over worked and it shows, from the tired buffet and bar staff to the over stretched cleaners ( the rooms are not very clean at all because they only h… more

Tui rate this as a Platinum hotel and I really fail to see how they have given this such a good rating. It is a 3 star at best. The staff are very over worked and it shows, from the tired buffet and bar staff to the over stretched cleaners ( the rooms are not very clean at all because they only have time to empty the bins and change the towels..the floor was not washed once during our 8 days. The beds in our room were hard as rock and even with the 2 very thin, stained and old mattress toppers they gave us did not really help. This is an hotel in a strip of very, very loud hotels and during my research there was no warning of that. There is no let up in noise from about 10am onwards until after 12pm at night. It is not always due to in house and sometimes due to other hotels nearby but if you are noise sensitive ( ear plugs did not help ) it is overwhelming, I ended up so sleep deprived after 3 days I had to go to hospital as I was having panic attacks and the nice doctor there prescribed me some sleeping tablets, so that is now an expense I will have the nuisance of claiming back from insurance !. The pools are arctic ..no chance of a pleasant relaxing swim. The sunbeds are not padded which I would expect for a Platinum grading. Management are invisible so no chance to air any complaints to them, instead they fob you off with very pleasant but completely powerless minions. This is the only all inclusive I have stayed at that does not allow one a la carte per week..they really should as the buffet is truly terrible. Cheap and recycled from previous days offerings..really how many types of stew can they think of to hide nasty cuts of meat ! Also it was heaving when we were there and no other places to eat in the evening unless you paid out 25 euros per person for a la carte. This was in no way a pleasant holiday dining experience. Also no other dining venues for breakfast, there is a nice area near the beach which would be ideal for a lovely breakfast by the sea. All in all this was the worst holiday in Turkey we have ever had and I would urge anyone thinking of going here to seriously reconsider and go elsewhere.

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