Julian Marmaris

We booked our holiday with Jet2 with Andrew Freeman through Llan Travel in our village of Llanfairfechan. A superb agency. We arrived during the night after a reasonably swift journey from Dalaman airport. Plenty of room on the coach and the driver was very cautious on the very busy roads. Upon arrival at the hotel we were warmly greeted by a young man who was managing the reception and he promptly booked us into the hotel and gave us our room key and directions to the lifts. Our room on the 4th floor overlooking the supermarket gave us ample opportunity to watch Marmaris by day and by night. The sound proofing was adequate, and we slept well every night. This was our second stay at the Julian Marmaris (probably our 20th staying in Marmaris) and it again lived up to its impeccable standards and reputation both environmentally and by service. The staff are always friendly and helpful and eager to serve you without reservation. It is difficult to pick out an exceptional member of staff but the young lady in the lounge bar was always busy happy smiling and welcoming should be commended. The young man who kept the floors in the dining room and reception areas was happy about his work every day and went about his work with pride. Those guests who find negative things to say must have stayed at a different venue as we have nothing but positive things to say. The food was quite ample hot when necessary and varied with foods from a variety of cultures. This being a Muslim country the hotels tend not to serve bacon but if it is essential to your holiday and you are unable to survive without bacon then try Blackpool! There are plenty of restaurants outside selling ‘All day Breakfasts’ with bacon. Marmaris is a beautiful, lovely resort serving traditional fayre and entertainment for all tastes. Turkey has a great reputation for superb hospitality and friendship for tourists and with such a high tolerance of the unpleasant behaviours of some tourists. The hotel has a few rules and one of those is not to use the dining room in swimwear which some British guests felt did not mean them but others and came for lunch covered by flimsy attire! If you wish to parade around in your swimwear while people eat please use the pool bar. Common sense must prevail. The sunbeds were always ample but apparently the previous week some British guests came ‘toe to toe’ about sunbeds in a particular place. How embarrassing for others. How juvenile. We would return to the Julian Marmaris without hesitation and recommend anyone who wants a higher standard of holiday without the trappings of bingo and noisy disco music but with excellent service, to stay. Dalaman Airport The herding of tourists leaving Turkey was appalling and the staff except the Passport Control Officers were rude and rough!. No air-conditioning, massive queues and rude staff all make for a miserable end to a fabulous holiday. The ‘Duty Free’ shops rounding every currency up, and not offering change was tantamount to robbery as was the pricing of drinks and food in the food hall. The plane was delayed apparently leaving Manchester, but it left and arrived on time according to the live flight data. Poor security at the last hurdle before boarding the plane and the droving again of tourists into a small and confined area was a disgrace. Jet 2 need to attend to these issues ASAP

Got back a week ago from this hotel.would recommend it .It was a very chilled out holiday really enjoyed that there was no entertainment so you could just sit round the pool without being hassled to get up all the time.Im a very fussy eater and I managed to eat something at lunchtime and dinner time ,I didn't do breakfast but my husband did and he said it wasn't very nice.All in all this was a good hotel and in a prime position. I would suggest having a side room though or you won't sleep especially if you are a light sleeper from the road noise

Spent 11 nights in June at this lovely hotel. 2 minutes from beach and loads of shops on the doorstep. The staff are absolutely fabulous always a smile and will do anything to help you enjoy your holiday. Yes there are not enough sunbeds but we got into a routine of up early and have a coffee by the pool until breakfast was started then enjoy the so comfortable sunbeds by the pool. The pool is beautiful all one depth of 1.40m - only high steps on get out so I think the hotel needs to change this for guests with mobility issues. Food very good plenty of variety we didn't have any issues at all with this hotel. Will definitely return another year. Thank you JulIan Marmaris!