Gloria Verde Resort

We stayed (family with 2 teenage boys, 15 and 18) at the Verde select villas for the second time from 26th July to 7th August. Our first stay was in 2017 and we loved it so much and as we haven't been able to find anything that compares in a similar budget we returned this summer. The Villas are fantastic, 2 ensuite bathrooms with separate lounge area and a small kitchen type area with washing machine (handy for washing gym stuff). Very spacious for a family of 4. The villa area is a wonderful calm oasis with it's own shared pool which was never very busy, bar and restaurant  (serving breakfast, lunch and dinner) and small gym for villa guests only. Each villa also comes with it's own golf buggy. As the all inclusive for villa guests extends across all 3 gloria hotels the buggy makes all 3 hotels easy to get to, so that we could take full advantage of all the a la carte restaurants and could chose where to go for lunch and which beach to go to each afternoon. The villas have their own guest relations assigned and Nadijda was excellent at looking after us, booking our restaurants and any other requests we had.  We ate at a la cartes 9 out of 12 nights, we enjoyed them all but particular favourites this time were the French at the Verde, Italian at the Serenity and International at the Golf. The standard of food and drink is excellent compared with other hotels we have stayed in of a similar standard in Turkey.  Another favourite was the patisserie chocolates and cookies, and for lunch we loved the gozleme at the Verde Neptuno and the pizzas and crispy chicken at the Golf Pub. The mini bar is well stocked with soft drinks, beer and spirits and additional chocolate bars, pringles, doritos and haribos restocked daily. All the staff across all hotels were keen to ensure we had a happy holiday, the restaurant and bar staff all work long hours but nothing ever seemed to be too much trouble. We didn't really get involved in any activities but there were the usual beach volleyball, boules,  football etc and evening entertainment at the Verde as well as the Golf/Serenity amphitheatre.  A couple of things we noticed since our last stay - last time at the villas we were brought daily 'treats' - fruit, biscuits etc to our villa and there was an evening turn down service which didn't happen this time. There is a fantastic range of branded drinks included however there seemed to be a reduced range of spirits at the Select bar this time. We also noticed there were no roller skating waiters bringing bagels, slushies etc round on the beach as there were last time. None of this detracted at all from our lovely, relaxing holiday however we did notice possible cost cutting in these areas.  We had a fantastic holiday, would highly recommend and would love to return again one day if budget allows. Thank you Gloria hotels! 

During our stay in the hotel we were expecting a lot more from this expensive place. Firstly the room wasn't clean and the sheets weren't changed daily. The main restorant was crowded and also hard to find free table. We found the main restourant food not so tasty and cold. But, alacartes were better with food and service. And also evening shows were standart. We were expecting more professional things if we compare the price. Generally the price isn't matched with quality and service. There are better hotels we have been around. I won't return back.

Did a lot of review reading and research before booking the Verde for a week with our two teenage boys(14 and 16) at the end of August. We booked a select villa and it was fantastic. Not only was there a gorgeous shared pool for the 20 villas which never had more than 4 people in it at any time, there was a pool side bar, restaurant and gym for villa guests. On top of this you get your own golf buggy to drive across the golf course to the Golf and Serenity hotels as part of the Gloria chain. Villa guests are able to eat and drink at these hotels as part of the all inclusive package. There was also more to do at these hotels in terms of water parks, entertainment and kids activities which was great for our boys. Nadejda is the villa supervisor who will book any of the a la carte restaurants for you. We visited Kommonos and Le jardin at the serenity, the Italian and the galleon at the golf and the Far Eastern at the Verde. All were superb. The food quality and service was amazing at all of them. We were celebrating our anniversary and Nadejda sent champagne and a cake to our villa as well as arranging a special table at the Kommonos with fresh rose petals (teenage boys not quite so impressed!) We had the traditional hamman treatment in the Verde spa which was excellent and again wonderful staff. We spent most of our days at one of the 3 piers. We preferred the golf pier next, they had a bar and served the perfect frozen daceri to cool you down. It is definitely worth having the villa experience if you can. Oh and yes there are a lot of Russians, Germans, Turks, and Easten Europeans as well as English holidaymakers in the hotels but we never came across any issues with anyone and that’s the point of holidays abroad Thank you to everyone from the lovely lady who checked us in to the towel attendants, lifeguards and cleaners who all worked to hRd in the heat to look after us. We will be back