Julian Marmaris

What a start to a holiday,dropped off at the Julian and had to find the ramp to gain entry,The ramp is not suitable for a wheelchair it is dangerous and too steep,got to reception and had to wait till the person finished their conversation with the security guard,eventually got the key and told it was on the 2nd floor,luckily there was a lift and we found the room.There is not a mini-bar in the room,it is a small fridge with a bottle of water. Went down to the Downtrodden Canteen for breakfast and declined the chips and chicken nuggets,instead we opted for the omelette,and scrambled egg,coffee and fruit juice,my wife took a bowl of fruit out to the tables at the poolside,and was pulled up by the barmaid/monitor and told that food was not allowed at the poolside tables,we found this hilarious as food is served at the same tables in the afternoon,we knew this as there were chips,nuggets and salad stuff all around the tables and amongst the cigarette ends etc. The menu became a bit tedious after 3 days as Tomato soup was on for the whole 2 weeks we stayed,also if you like chicken,pasta or meatballs,you will be in heaven as they are on every day,one day there was a choice of 3 meatball dishes to savour,no wonder a lot of guests were walking out at both Lunch and Evening Dinner,the food was tepid most of the time and there was a lot of complaints,the dinner time I complained to the canteen manager about the food we stopped getting coffee put in our room and on another occasion we lost our tv channels for 2 nights. One night I chose the lasagne,only to find that there was no meat inside so I asked the canteen manager was this a vegetarian dish,he then checked the whole tray and guess what no meat so he took it away and got a chef to bring out another tray and yes you got it right there was no meat inside just the pasta sauce again,by this time there was a queue of unhappy people waiting for him with their plates,the issue was solved very easily by walking out and dining elsewhere. The hotel send someone over to the tables with a questionnaire to fill in and ask you to tick excellent,they then look at it and go running to the manager with it if you put any truthful comments on it,he then has a word in your ear,one day 3 different people,a waitress,the barmaid and then at night when we were sitting outside using the free wifi from the Irish bar(You pay for the hotels wifi) the security guard came over with the sheet to fill in,how insecure are the management,surely the amount of people complaining to them would let them see what a bad job they are doing, The Julian is a lovely hotel,but they do not want you to use the All Inclusive as it costs them money,thats probably why the poolside bar is closed at night,and there is no entertainment at all. The hotel states that they speak Turkish and English,but try ordering a vodka and fresh orange juice and you get fizzy fanta,and you cannot get them to understand. The last few days was a snack menu at Lunch and Dinner,so we ate out.

Arrived 8th October for 2 weeks, we were on the 5th floor in room 1505, the cost of the safe £42 I feel is really expensive, especially for an ‘all inclusive’ hotel, would be an incentive if repeat guests were given it free or reduced cost. The room itself was ok but the cleaning staff would often come at 6pm when we were in the room which just basically gave them chance to empty bins and leave towels. We had a really enjoyable stay last year and we thought we receive the same this year, sadly not. The sun bed situation is absolutely dire, having to get up at 6.30 to get a decent bed is not my idea of a relaxing holiday. Quite a few repeat guests we spoke to said it would stop them coming back. The food in the hotel last year was lovely but we sometimes struggled to put a meal together and after walking round the restaurant with our plates and not being able to find anything we often opted to eat out instead. Some of the food was often cold or dried up. The young girl on the bar recognised us from last year, sorry can’t remember her name, but she is absolutely lovely, always smiling and very friendly. Unfortunately as much as I like the location of the hotel the aforementioned issues will prevent us from having a 3rd visit and we’ve already booked a different hotel for next year.

Myself and husband Stayed here for two weeks from 7th Oct along with my daughter and her boyfriend. Booked last minute after Thomas cook went down should of been staying at different hotel on the beach. First impressions the hotel looked very clean and the bedrooms were quite big. Views not brilliant we overlooked the Irish bar which didn’t go on that late and with balcony doors closed wasn’t that loud. The maid came in every day and cleaned. Restaurant clean and the food was good and quite a nice variety although sometimes not always that hot. The staff in the restaurant apart from the chefs were not that friendly and one day when all the cutlery had run out I went to one member who tutted said look around for some and walked off. Hardly used bar area because we went out a lot but standard all inclusive drinks. Only got to use pool area bar after 3pm when eventually due to shaded area got a couple of sun loungers round pool. The lounger problem was annoying and staff are well aware of it so we went out most days which ended up costing more. We were aware of the wifi and safe charges before we came and had also read about the lack of entertainment but why they couldn’t leave the pool bar open at night and play some music out there I don’t know. On the whole it is a nice hotel especially if you are after a relaxing holiday with good food. With a few changes ie pool, free WiFi and bit of entertainment this would be a lovely place to stay. Would we stay again no because would want beachfront to make use of my all inclusive.