Tui Blue Palm Garden

“Another fantastic holiday at Tui Blu Palm Garden.”

This was our second stay at Blue Palm Garden and it exceeded our expectations, The Hotel is so well maintained the team there are a credit to the hotel. All the amazing staff in all departments work so hard to ensure that all the guests have a wonderful stay. The food is exceptional and the choices… more

This was our second stay at Blue Palm Garden and it exceeded our expectations, The Hotel is so well maintained the team there are a credit to the hotel. All the amazing staff in all departments work so hard to ensure that all the guests have a wonderful stay. The food is exceptional and the choices are incredible. My wife truly enjoyed the Yoga sessions, stretching and relaxing, Tai Chi, Biking trips and Archery. All the instructors are amazing, I really enjoyed playing Darts everyday without fail. A massive thankyou to the bar staff and the restaurant staff who were really friendly and welcoming. Every member of the team were amazing this was our second stay here and will be going back to this hotel we recommend this hotel to everyone. We had a very relaxing stay at Blue Palm Garden and we will see you next year.

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“Very Good, just some minors from amazing…”

Top line, this is a great place to holiday and a very good hotel. The setting, reception, rooms and gardens are excellent. Big shout to all the staff who are friendly and work extremely hard. Bar staff in Purple Turtle & The Bar do a great job, extra credit to Burhan who was brilliant entertainmen… more

Top line, this is a great place to holiday and a very good hotel. The setting, reception, rooms and gardens are excellent. Big shout to all the staff who are friendly and work extremely hard. Bar staff in Purple Turtle & The Bar do a great job, extra credit to Burhan who was brilliant entertainment, friendly and enjoyed my average darts!!! Plenty to do, food is of a high quality and the place is spotless all over. Facilities are highly maintained. If this was your first holiday in Turkey on the Antalya coast you’d be blown away. However it’s my third trip to the area this hotel is a few minors away from being outstanding. None of these are major flaws however the pool is far too cold and for us with a six year old it’s a big part of the holiday. We were looking forward to the pool party at night, never happened and not surprised. My partner enjoyed 2-3 days of pool aerobics but never happened from day 4-9 due to the pool temperature. This really has to be sorted for such a high level quality hotel, there was clearly cold water/air being pumped into the pool as the vents were very cold on the feet. From other hotels I’ve been to recently in Turkey, I’d say another bar area with more comfort would be a great addition. And maybe a bit more variation to the food. The food quality is excellent and I enjoyed both BBQ & Levante restaurants and well as the main buffet place. Possibly more entertainment needed at night time or various areas with entertainment. The Bar goes from too busy to empty. For me it just lacked a bit of comfort & atmosphere. Summary, brilliant holiday, very good hotel, excellent staff, so close to being a 5 rating review, best wishes to all the staff who made this a great 10 night holiday for us.

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“Very Nearly 10/10”

We've just got back from two weeks at this hotel. Arrival We arrived at the hotel at around 23:30 after a pretty lengthy transfer from Antalya airport. We received a very warm welcome from the staff and were shown to a table to complete our check in; as we had completed the online check in on the… more

We've just got back from two weeks at this hotel. Arrival We arrived at the hotel at around 23:30 after a pretty lengthy transfer from Antalya airport. We received a very warm welcome from the staff and were shown to a table to complete our check in; as we had completed the online check in on the "Blue App", this took less than 5 minutes, in which time we were also served a glass of cherry tea which was a nice touch. After the check in was completed, we were handed our room and towel cards and walked to our room as our luggage was taken on a buggy. After a tour of our room, we went to the restaurant, where we were provided with a meal which was very nice, as we had arrived very hungry. The Room The rooms are nearly excellent. We stayed in block 34 near the children's pool, but the soundproofing is great. They are clean, spacious and comfortable, as well as being bright and modern. There is more than enough storage space for two guests (which was an issue we had staying in a Tui hotel last year) as well as a functional bathroom, with a great shower, and a very comfy, albeit twin, bed. The wifi is also excellent too. There were however, a few very minor issues we had. As a British guest, the TV is not the best as most of the channels are in either German or Turkish; while we were totally fine watching comedy central each evening, it could get a little jarring for other guests. Also the view from our balcony wasn't that great but as the hotel is on one single level, that was to be expected. Furthermore, the shower does seem unable to maintain it's temperature as it suddenly went really cold, to really hot, but this is an issue that we've had at Turkish hotels previously. Our biggest complaint about the room is the aircon though. I understand that the hotel is environmentally conscious, but not being able to adjust the temperature of your air-conditioning kind of defeats the point of having aircon in my eyes. Food As with the rooms, the food was almost excellent. The main restaurant is clean and there is space inside and out as well as an adults only areas for 16+ diners. The food is a buffet style, as to be expected from an all-inclusive, but the quality is very good. Breakfast included pastries, pancakes and waffles, omelettes, cereals, yoghurt, cold meats and cheeses as well as sausage, beans and eggs each morning, which while nice, did get a little repetitive after a while. There are two options for lunch, with the main restaurant serving food as well as the Purple Turtle restaurant serving food too, albeit for a longer period of time. The food in the restaurant is very similar to that at dinner, although the tacos were very good. At the Purple Turtle, you have a choice of burger, baked potatoes, Pizza, salad and sweet and savoury pancakes. There is also coffee and cake at the Purple Turtle with a selection of biscuits and cookies. Dinner at the main restaurant is also good, we particularly enjoyed the kebab meats, prawns, kunefe and the lamb, as well as the frozen yoghurt at the kids bar. We also tried both of the other two restaurants onsite. The Barbecue restaurant is okay, but does just serve the same types of meat that the main restaurant serves, so seems a little pointless in my eyes, especially when it costs 29 euro per person if you go more than once. The Levante Restaurant is very good though. All four courses we had we're excellent, particularly the beef fillet and lamb. However, as with the rooms, there were a few minor complaints regarding the food. We found that the choice in the main restaurant wasn't overly great, especially the desserts. The desserts look very appealing but unfortunately most of them all taste very similar and either all contain stabilised double cream or are unrecognisable for the British palate. Drink There are three main bars on the grounds of the hotel. The beach bar is located within the Purple Turtle restaurant and gets very busy during the day. The welcome bar at reception, is open 24/7 and also houses the grab and go area where you can find drinks and food to go. The main bar, just outside the main restaurant and includes a roof terrace which is lovely to sit on at the end of the day. All of these bars sell soft drinks and beer, but only the main bar serves a full range of cocktails. Our personal favourites were the Daquiri and the Matcha Tropicana mocktail. The only issues with these bars is a lack of seating at the main bar, and pretty large queues at the beach bar. Pool and Beach The main pool is large and on a single level at around 5"7 and is more than adequate if not spectacular. The slides are also pretty enjoyable too. The beach is also reasonably good. It is a pebble beach so beach shoes are required but the sea isn't rough or unpleasant by any means. There is a watersports station near the beach but the prices are ridiculously high. The pier on the beach is also very nice too, and while we didn't really use them, there are also some giant inflatables to use as well as showers, changing rooms, hammocks and bean bags. The sunbed situation is a real issue though. It was usually very difficult to get any sunbeds, as by 7am, they had almost always been taken, which isn't great. The temperature of the pool also decreased significantly in our second week, to the point it was not really viable to use anymore. Grounds and surrounding area. The grounds of the hotel are impeccable. The ground staff do a fantastic job of keeping the various gardens spotless and looking beautiful throughout. The gardens with homegrown vegetables, as well as the palm lined walkways and various flowerbeds were all wonderful. There is also an abundance of wildlife throughout the hotel with lots of birds, bats, hedgehogs, fish, lizards, tortoises and lotsss of cats about the place. While the village the hotel is located in isn't overly exciting, there are a few bazaars with your usual shops that you find in Turkey, stocking everyhting from Turkish delight, to tea and souvenirs and the "designer goods". There are also lots of cats around Kizilagac itself who are all friendly and love treats. There is a bus every 15 minutes to Manavgat on the main road in Kizilagac which costs 1 euro each and takes around 20 minutes each way. Manavgat itself is a reasonably nice place, with a large bazaar twice a week and the bus station offers further destinations. For example, we ventured onto Side a few times as well as the Manavgat waterfall. Side oldtown is beautiful and historical, although the prices are pretty high compared to Manavgat, while side old town was not overly nice at all. The waterfall was decent too, especially with it being 1 euro each to get in. Staff The staff were a testament to the hotel. Our maid, Elvan, constantly kept our room spotless and decorated our room beautifully for my girlfriends birthday. While quite a lot of the staff aren't fluent in English, they always make an effort to make you feel as welcome as possible and always appreciate being spoken to in Turkish too. The kitchen and bar staff always had a smile on their faces and the reception staff were always helpful. We'd like to personally praise Melissa, Yilmaz and Freida for being particularly excellent throughout. Nothing is too much for them which is really great, with this culminating is us being waved off my a group of staff when we left, which was truly lovely. Blue App and Activities The Blue app is very useful for booking restaurants, activities and even asking for service requests so I highly recommend it. Our requests for extra towels and pillows were all done quickly and being able to book various activities in one place is particularly useful. While the activities filling up very quickly, we did miss out on quite a lot of stuff we would've loved to have done, we still enjoyed some spinning, jenga, jumping fitness and pilates which were great. There was also a band on at the main bar and the beach occasionally which was nice. Conclusion This hotel was the 4th different one we've stayed at in Turkey and we can safely say that it is very very good and well worth the reviews it gets. However, I can only give it 4 out of 5 because it seems to be a victim of it's own success - having the reviews it has inevitably raises expectations and unfortunately, while still being nearly excellent, the few minor issues we had mean it just falls slightly short of being truly perfect. But, nevertheless, I can't thank the team at Tui Blue Palm Garden enough for making our stay so good, keep doing what you're doing because you're doing wonderfully, and we'd love to come back again one day!

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“Lost a little of its sparkle”

We stayed at the TUI Blue Palm Garden for 11 nights from 13th October 2024. We are a family of 4 and we were split over two rooms as we have older teenagers. This was our third visit to the Palm Garden (although this was not acknowledged by the hotel at all which was a little disappointing - espe… more

We stayed at the TUI Blue Palm Garden for 11 nights from 13th October 2024. We are a family of 4 and we were split over two rooms as we have older teenagers. This was our third visit to the Palm Garden (although this was not acknowledged by the hotel at all which was a little disappointing - especially as our second trip had only been in September). The hotel remains as beautiful as ever but, for us it has lost a little of its sparkle this holiday. Firstly, I would like to say a special thank you to some of the staff who really went above and beyond what was expected to help make our autistic son feel happy and settled. I apologise but, unfortunately I didn't get any names. The manageress for helping to sort our problem with accessing food for my son, the lady who makes fresh omelettes each day for breakfast - my son would only eat the omelettes she made as she did such a good job, and special thanks to our cleaner Cemile who was so lovely and friendly and kept our room so clean. The negatives we experienced were only small but, very unusual for the Palm Garden and so were very noticeable. Our room was in dire need of some maintenance. The toilet roll holder was hanging off the wall, as was the soap dispenser. The plug in the sink didn't work and our patio door was warped so it didn't lock when shut. We also had a plug socket that sparked and crackled when we plugged anything in. All these issues should have been addressed before a guest checked in surely. On a couple of occasions we picked up plates with dried food still stuck on them, and we were served cocktails from the bar on two separate occasions in cracked and chipped glasses. We also noticed the sun beds were dirty which is extremely unusual. We choose to stay at the Palm Garden due to the ease of accessing healthy food choices as I have a number of serious health conditions. Unfortunately, on this trip I went hungry for some meals due to the healthy option just not being available. The salads were just not replaced often enough and the chef would just rearrange the existing scrapings instead of replacing the tray. There were plenty of other food choices available, it just seemed to be the salad that wasn't replaced. We still had an enjoyable holiday so thank you to the staff at the Palm Garden but, we are now beginning to wonder if we need a change as the hotel has lost a little bit of its sparkle for us compared to our trip in September. Maybe we'll see you again next year!!!

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