Calido Maris Hotel Ultra All Inclusive

The room we stayed in we had a sea view the balcony was quite small but the room overall was decent the beds were bery uncomfortable though the blanket was a small thin sheet. Plenty of sunbeds outside the pool was clean and the bars were okay no cocktails though unless you wanted to pay on our last day the barman did make us a cocktail. Close to the beach but very far away from anything so you had to taxi everywhere so the location wasn’t great. Food wasn’t too bad in the evening but the breakfast was not good and the evening snacks were bad

Positives, We found the hotel very appealing to look at Pool area always clean and staff work hard to keep it clean Hotel rooms cleaned every day if cleaning light is pushed on but not to a high standard for example, a few times our sink wasn't cleaned or the toilet, the floor wasn't swept or mopped some days. Toilets throughout the hotel always kept clean Lovely pool cold but lovely! Slides are good and also splash park for little ones. Negatives Reception staff we found to be rude especially to women Lobby bar served others before you (especially if you was an English woman) even though they seen you standing for a while Cocktails rubbish, was served in a plastic cup (other languages had theirs in glasses with fruit!) Evening mini disco for children was okay but then they'd spend and hour or so giving out tshirts to children who attended the club in the day (so boring for children who didn't attend) Food was rubbish Our family got sick whilst there If you didn't go to the entertainment at night there was nothing else to do in the other 2 bars, many people were making their own entertainment Woman are treated differently to men All in all we had a good time but wouldn't return!

I did the mistake of reading the reviews after booking so I was dreading it. But it shows not to take them too seriously as everyone has their own perception of a holiday. We had a fantastic 10 days at this hotel. There are good and bad things to it. Good: rooms were modern and clean and our maid although didn’t speak English was lovely and decorated our room for my birthday. Pool was clean and we didn’t get mithered by sales people from the spa unlike some other resorts. Bar staff work really hard. Reception staff are friendly, Reported the air conditioning not working and the toilet roll holder had fallen off. Within 5 mins they were there to fix it. The room we had was interconnecting which was fabulous with 2 older teenage boys. We booked excursions through the rep and the keep safari is a must but there are no animals on site but plenty of water fights and foam machines. Bad: food is very same same every night( they do have a panini maker outside of the buffet hall which saved breakfast and of an evening they do cook fresh meat out there too) the entertainment is dreadful and is located at the front of the hotel. Having read the reviews I took cards and travel games which kept us entertained. There are plenty of British people there and there are a lot of rude Germans, Turkish and Russians. I had a few run ins with them and they soon back down. The hotel is quite remote and there isn’t any nice walks. There is one market about 15 mins walk down the road.

Worst hotel ever I have been in. They called it for 5 stars hotel, that is not true, I will more likely say 3+ stars. I booked a family room, but I got room full of coaches, and there was no door at the bath room. Even if I want to borrow a iron, they didn't have it, I have to pay for the service. No privacy in a room. Balcony was not safe for the kids. There food was terrible, same food every single day. They had fries for breakfast?!?! Their service at the hotel was so terrible. No body could speak English. The hotel was more Russian and German friendly. There fitness so terrible. The equipments was broken and it had been broken for 2 month and no body had fixed it. That is not 5 stars hotel standard. I will not recommend this hotel to anyone, even their own employee told me they were not happy there. Don't believe in the their pictures on their website. Full off lies...

Having read the previous reviews, I must say, we had a vastly different and positive experience! We found the rooms to be spotless, if you put the green maid sign on, your room was seen to, if it wasn’t, you were left alone as requested, fridges were topped up daily when green sign on, towels exchanged and bedding made. The bar staff and dining staff were exceptional, we honestly can not thank them enough for the attentiveness and helpfulness they demonstrated, always happy to chat with you and ask how you are, always working hard and always happy to help you. Of course the food gets repetitive, it’s a hotel, of course it’s not predominantly “English food” you’re in Turkey! The fresh salad is amazing, yes I will admit the drinks machines aren’t always turned on but there is always water to hand and some beverage available. And yes, the flys can be bothersome but the cleanliness of the hotel is great! We saw the staff deep cleaning EVERYNIGHT! The hotel isn’t that hard to navigate either! The overall cleanliness of the hotel is very good, yes toilets by the pool can get a bit smelly and wet but they are cleaned every night. The pools are spot on, slides are only on at certain times but there are plenty to choose from for kids and adults. There is one slide not available to children which isn’t a bad thing as you don’t have many in the queue! Only thing missing is a football pitch of some kind. I will agree with some of the other reviews, there isn’t a great deal around the area… the taxi to the market is 12 euros, the market is huge, make sure you barter as you will always be “special first customer”. There isn’t anywhere that is in walking distance but if you did your research, you knew this already. Overall we really enjoyed the stay, 11 nights all inclusive with 2 nights in the restaurant, we honestly believe it is the bar staff and kitchen staff that help make this place as good as it is 10/10 for those guys. Best tip I could give is to learn a little bit of Turkish, it really does go a long way, also, take Euros or Sterling. Lira is pretty much dead out there now.