Club Calimera Serra Palace

“Exceeded my expectations”

I selected this hotel on price and Tripadvisor reviews. I was not just pleased but delighted I had selected this hotel. It has a lot of water slides so very much appeals to families. I was worried it would not cater for a solo older traveller. My requirements for a relaxed holiday was well met … more

I selected this hotel on price and Tripadvisor reviews. I was not just pleased but delighted I had selected this hotel. It has a lot of water slides so very much appeals to families. I was worried it would not cater for a solo older traveller. My requirements for a relaxed holiday was well met with lots of places to chill out. The pros 1. This hotel is great value for money. 2. Rooms a good size, clean, and well appointed, but read below about the hard mattress. 3. Food was very good. A lot of choice, chicken always well cooked and fish not over cooked. Good selection of vegetables. 4. Beach nice, oddly the amount of stones on the beach seemed to change from day to day. 5. Lovely spacious gardens. Enjoyed the flowers, trees and wildlife. Lizards and hummingbird hawk moths etc. 6. I liked the outside terraces for eating, much of it covered. So outside eating come rain or shine. 7. They have some of the prettiest cats I have ever seen and most of them very friendly. 8. The staff all work extremely hard. 9. Wifi excellent, seemed to work well everywhere except the lift, it rarely cut out on my phone. However, it was very iffy with my Chrome book. Cons. 1. The biggest problem was the mattress on the bed. It was very unpleasantly hard. I ended up with aching hips. 2. There is no covered way between the main building and the restaurant, take an umbrella or rain coat. 3. The inside bar areas became very noisy on wet days luckily even in November this did not happen much. 4. Some of the rooms have poor aspects. Though I paid for a sea view my first room had only a glimpse between the uprights of the next door balcony. The balconies of nearby rooms had views straight into my room. And the service lift next door was used by holiday makers well after midnight. I did make a point of closing the door to it on the lobby level. Second room much better. Not overlooked, and a good view of the sea, the carpark did not disturb me. 5. It is isolated though there are quite a few shops and ATM about 10-15 minutes walk. Though having been to Dalyan in May they seemed rather pricy. The Migros Jet has a loyalty scheme which is very disadvantageous to visitors. 6. I missed having a small heated outside pool. 7. They have gluten containing pastry items next to vegetables, and so there is cross contamination by people using the wrong tongs. 8. I would have liked more low calorie drink options. 9. There are only sun loungers on the beach. I would have like some higher chairs. 10. There was no lock on the toilet door. I was worried that the cleaner might come in the room at the wrong moment. 11. Not much in English on the TV. But wifi worked well. 12. They kept cleaning the floors during meal times, the machine was not so bad but the noise from the moving tables and chairs was disturbing. But mostly a very good holiday. Thank you Calimera Serra and cats.

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“I will be back”

First and foremost thank you Club Calamera Serra for a wonderfull stay I can honestly say you are doing a great job every member of staff was hard working polite and clearly professional in what they do. Reception check in quick and friendly great Bell boy service I didn't fancy carrying the cases … more

First and foremost thank you Club Calamera Serra for a wonderfull stay I can honestly say you are doing a great job every member of staff was hard working polite and clearly professional in what they do. Reception check in quick and friendly great Bell boy service I didn't fancy carrying the cases any further. The hotel is spotless everywhere you go there are cleaning duties being done bar staff on point under pressure with some queuing but soon to he served a good variety labelling of gluten free options would help however if you speak with guess relations they will help you and give you a form to take down to the restaurants show it to head of the restaurant and he will gladly help you for example gluten free bread in the morning worked well for me. If you use the speciality restaurants let them no of any allergies in advance they will make special meal for you. All round great hotel. I will be back.

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“Amazing views & beautiful gardens for sports..”

I enjoyed my 1-month stay here overall, the sea-view was amazing & hotel gardens & trees are lovely - I love all that!! Some hotel staff was very nice to begin with and remained that way, e.g. Cenkay to whom I'd like to say a big "Thank you" for making my stay very comfortable! Most of the kitchen … more

I enjoyed my 1-month stay here overall, the sea-view was amazing & hotel gardens & trees are lovely - I love all that!! Some hotel staff was very nice to begin with and remained that way, e.g. Cenkay to whom I'd like to say a big "Thank you" for making my stay very comfortable! Most of the kitchen staff were very nice! Thank goodness I'd found fresh dishes & natural fresh produces every day (I was worried about negative reviews on hotel food been repetitive 'n' repeatedly-cooked etc..)..!..For some strange reason I had suffered acute throwing up on the 9th day morning but, luckily I have met some really nice Scotsman & Englishman who had given me the tablets to kill the germs straight away..(!)..& Allergy from certain sea creatures' stings during swimming in the sea...couldn't appreciate them enough..!!!..The 2 girls at the "Customer Relations" was pleasant & the lad named Enas of the same department took a couple of good photos for me; The night entertainment guys had become more & more friendly with days gone by...!...I'd met the GM himself 'n' asked him for Olive oil for dressing and I suppose we've got it!! The very Obnoxious one was the 'Jet2holidays' Rep. named Kann, who'd sent me an extremely disturbing letter with threatening sentences in the letter at the end of my holiday, saying the reason for the letter was because of the phone call from the Hotel --- I had contacted both the Front Desk & Customer Relations, Front Desk confirmed that they have no records of such phone call to "Jet2Holidays"; I'd chatted to the "Customer Relations" Rep., if he had encouraged Kann to write this letter, I must say that he's quite devious 'n' two-faced ..(!).. From this letter I consider Kann as a Liar who contains racism venom! He is one of the bad Turkish who works for a good British Company, he should have studied History better --- Simple example: you don't stand there accuse the Royal Air Force ruined Berlin after "The Blitz" in London during the Second World War...I for one, with the British fighting spirit, will not suffer any form of racism in silence, no matter how subtle of its form or just plain disgusting!! This Rep. is appalling for both 'Jet2Holidays' & the Hotel! One of the guys at the Spa was pleasant --- always smiles & says "Hello" every time I got there after swimming...(didn't pester me to get massages)...I think it could be better with a pool table.

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“Family Holiday Out of Season November 2024”

We recently visited Club Calimera Serra Palace as a family of 4, 2 adults 1 eight year old & 1 fifteen year old from 16th November - 23rd November. We went out of season and we have visited Turkey in November for the past 2 years and this hotel did have alot on considering the dates we went. Hote… more

We recently visited Club Calimera Serra Palace as a family of 4, 2 adults 1 eight year old & 1 fifteen year old from 16th November - 23rd November. We went out of season and we have visited Turkey in November for the past 2 years and this hotel did have alot on considering the dates we went. Hotel room - We stayed in 2529 on the 6th floor. It was very modern and clean, aswell as cleaned each day. There was a large bed in the main room and then a very spacious 2nd room with 2 single beds. Two things I will say because we was on the top floor and had no cover on the balcony it was hard to dry clothes & towels if the weather was bad & whilst we was there we had quite a few lightening and thunder storms which rattled the balcony doors alot. Also there was no door on the bathroom. There was a frosted glass door for the toilet and one for the shower but they didn't really give the privacy you wanted. Pools - Considering it was out of season the slides were on when the weather was lovely, however if the weather is bad they won't be switched on. The pools were very cold but that is to be expected going in November when your not guaranteed hot weather. Indoor pool isn't the biggest but it's enough for them rainy days. Food - Myself and my daughter are very fussy eaters, as my daughter is autistic. She had plain spaghetti pasta each day and when they did do plain pizza she would eat that. For me at lunch/dinner there were chips, wedges & sometimes breaded chicken, breakfast there was pancakes, waffles and plenty of cereals. I found the beach snack bar the best as they had beef & chicken burgers, but again if the weather was bad they wouldn't open for lunch. The pool snack bar was not open at all whilst we was there. My partner & son did eat alot and had options to chose from during breakfast/lunch & dinner. Can be abit repetitive and not always the hottest but we hadn't problems. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to visit the al a carte restaurants on site, you get 1 free visit to 1 of 3 restaurants during your stay. Entertainment- Again considering it was out of season there was plenty to do within the hotel. The animation team were great! They had day to day activities like darts, water aerobics to keep you busy then each night they done a mini disco for the kids followed by some sort of entertainment. Whilst we was there because of the weather they done the entertainment indoors and not in the amphitheatre outside which was good cause your not missing out. They have the programmes displayed around the hotel so you know what to expect each day. They have an amazing play area for kids in the kids club, our daughter wouldn't attend the club but just by looking at it and seeing the activities you know there was lots to do. The hotel itself is very clean and there is alot to explore. Around the hotel there is not much to do at all apart from a few shops about a 10 minute walk away. The hotel offers a shuttle bus service into Side Town on a Wednesday & Saturday, drop off at 10am, pick up at 3pm for 10€ per person. We ended up finding a private transfer online who took us to Side and back for 50€ and there wasn't no time limit you could stay for as long as you needed and you just WhatsApp them when you want collecting. Some staff within the hotel you couldn't fault but some were not very helpful when we needed questions answering and some could be a little snotty. Overall we really enjoyed our stay as the hotel had a lot to offer eventhough it was out of season. I have tried to include answers to the questions we had before going away for a family with children attending Turkey out of season because you never know what to expect. But for a cheap family holiday and still get some benefits within the hotel as you would in season I would recommend going here.

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