Barut Hemera

“Absolute Gem”

Wow..... This was our first and definitely won't be our last visit to this absolutely stunning hotel. We have visited many places and we both agreed this was by far one of our best holidays . On arrival we were greeted by extremely friendly and happy attentive staff, our luggage taken to the room a… more

Wow..... This was our first and definitely won't be our last visit to this absolutely stunning hotel. We have visited many places and we both agreed this was by far one of our best holidays . On arrival we were greeted by extremely friendly and happy attentive staff, our luggage taken to the room and this again was absolutely beautiful, clean and had more than expected. The food here is exceptional , food is available 24 hours and there is so much. All restaurants are amazing, our favourite were the fish and the Turkish restaurant. Simply mouth watering. There's lunchtime treats too along with the buffet restaurant, there's the beach restaurant and a burger bar .Too much food to write about but all amazing. I loved the jacket potatoes at the beach restaurant. The Olive restaurant also does lunch, beautiful pasta and pizza also there is a wonderful patisserie with amazing cakes, coffee's, milk shakes and ice cream. I could go on all day telling you how good this hotel is but the main thing what made this hotel so special to us was the amazing friendly staff from cleaners, gardeners, to waiters they are all polite ,happy and could not do enough to make your stay pleasant and comfortable, in particular I have to mention Ozge the amazing waitress at the lobby bar she served us on our first night She was an absolute star for us, and one of the most friendliest and lovely waitresses l've ever met always ready to have a chat no matter how busy she was ,What an absolute credit to the barut team. Gaye Our waitress at the entertainment bar she is the most helpful, Happy person I have had the pleasure to meet, always with a happy smile and always ready to stop and have a chat with us I cannot praise this young lady enough cheers big ears . Hasan this waiter seemed to be everywhere he would serve us in the buffet restaurant then he would be at the pool bar and then we would see him at the entertainment bar always smiling and would always make a point to come and speak to us another credit to your team . Bedirham Batu last but not least the amazing bar manager he came over for a chat on first afternoon we were there and every time he seen us after that he would come over to make sure everything was ok and that were enjoying our holiday. The hotel ran out off Budvar beer the first Monday we were there and he promised me it would be back in stock on the Friday not only was it back in stock but he actually came to find me on the day to let me know when it arrived ,exceptional service. I can truly understand why people are repeat visitors to this hotel we have already booked our holiday for 2025 so we can’t make it but we will definitely be back in 2026 Thank you Barut Hemera for a truly wonderful,amazing holiday and we can’t wait to see you again

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“Couples visit”

My husband and I visited this beautiful hotel at the beginning of October. We holiday every year in Turkey so I research hotels all the time. This was on our list to visit and it did not disappoint. The staff are what makes this hotel tick to perfection, especially Muhsin who ran the Olive Rest… more

My husband and I visited this beautiful hotel at the beginning of October. We holiday every year in Turkey so I research hotels all the time. This was on our list to visit and it did not disappoint. The staff are what makes this hotel tick to perfection, especially Muhsin who ran the Olive Restaurant. He was very attentive and brought our drinks around each day and I can vouch his daiquiris were the best in the hotel! and Okan the young Bar Tender who was very welcoming on our first night and from then onwards. His customer service and friendliness was first class and any management reading this must note this young man should be promoted. He is definitely up there with the best and we can see he has the potential to go far in his career. The rooms were well maintained although small and the shower could maybe do with be upgraded. Food was in abundance and the Italian food was excellent. The drinks are great but the only thing letting them down was the quality of the red wine and sparkling wine - it was far too sweet and if they could serve Prosecco that would make me book back up in heartbeat. Please try and sort. Evening entertainment was a big no for us which was very disappointing. The shows were poor with the exception of the Drifters tribute band who were excellent. They finished at 10.30 then there wasn’t much on after that. They did have a DJ on next to bar once the show finished however we feel he should have been on the stage and played a variety of music including some holiday songs to get guests on the dance floor. There was also live music most nights at a different area however they were tone deaf. Please look at hotels to see who they book in for the seasons. There are much better options. To summarise this hotel takes some beating and I can see why people return year after year it just needs a few tweaks. Thank you for a wonderful break

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“Rather lovely. ”

Overall an excellent hotel. Nowhere is perfect but it comes exceedingly close and we would definitely consider a return. Sat here on our last night, packed up and weighing up our stay and overall very impressed. Pros: decent location with only a short taxi ride to Side (or pleasant stroll for tho… more

Overall an excellent hotel. Nowhere is perfect but it comes exceedingly close and we would definitely consider a return. Sat here on our last night, packed up and weighing up our stay and overall very impressed. Pros: decent location with only a short taxi ride to Side (or pleasant stroll for those without kids). Excellent a la carte restaurants (we tried 4 returning to one of these a second time with no issues booking), good activities for kids and well appointed rooms. Entertainment was good fun and often impressive. Fantastic 'baby pack' provided in room for our 1 year old. The hotel also threw a very enjoyable and well decorated halloween party during our stay. There was a national holiday whilst we were here and the hotel had some special events and decorations with the staff showing real pride (and rightly so) in their beautiful country with everything feeling very inclusive for us foreigners! Buffet food has good selection and if you don't want that there are other options most of the time. It's a well-sized, well run hotel with excellent facilities. You really could spend 2 enjoyable weeks here and never leave the grounds. What really makes this hotel so good though is the staff. Almost without exception they are extremely friendly and helpful even though they clearly work long and very, very hard. They really make the stay fantastic. Cons: there were times when juggling young kids and unable to get to the bar that a stop for a quick drink turned out to be fruitless as no waiters came to table (or did but no drink followed - including the last drink of the last night), the buffet food was on occasion tepid (but very plentiful) and our room had a couple of electrical faults one of which was never adequately sorted despite two engineer visits which occasionally plunged us and our young children into pitch darkness. A stumble in the dark, apparently inevitable clash of shin with wooden bed surround and light smack of the key card holder that controlled the electricity to the room sorted it.. until next time. It is almost impossible to get a lounger near the pool because of numpties who stick a towel on it the disappear for the day, given the limited pool opening times the hotel would better serve guests by clearing those loungers clearly not in use. None of these small issues distracted from the overall excellence of the place however. Overall would thoroughly recommend and upon reflection think we may well be returning some time, hopefully not too long from now.

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