Royal Dragon Hotel

Have just got back from our annual visit. 7 days with our friends and yet again top service and quality. The weather was brilliant for 5 out of 7 days which is always a bonus in January. Room was different to normal side and it was the best we have had to date. Food as ever was good quality and excellent choice at all meals. The service from the bar staff and restaurant staff excellent as ever. Animation team their usual interactive self and always happy to stop for a chat. We shall be back next January.

Arrived home yesterday from this hotel after what I can honestly say a fantastic holiday. Group of 10 ages range 10-50's Arrival Swift check in, directions to room are a bit basic but got there in the end Room 2 bed suite we booked and can say was the best room we have stayed in all the 11 other Turkey hotels we have previously stayed. Mini bar restocked daily along with linen and towel change. Food Plenty of choice no matter what time of day even for the fussiest of eaters. All facilities were clean and bar and waiting staff were fab x a please n thankyou does go a long way .drinks were fab even had branded spirits . Pools Very clean, plenty of sunbeds , aquapark was a great plus and the fair was equally as good. A la cartes Only tried the far east and that was first class from the moment we sat down. Staff Some were more attentive than others but I think that was just the language barrier. When trying to speak to them they did try their best in understanding what we were saying. Cleaning staff , a big thumbs up . Guest relations Anniversary celebration was had over the course of the holiday and what an effort was made once we had brought it to their attention , from cake n wine in the room to a finely dressed table with a tasty chocolate cake for dinner. Beach Didn't really spend much time down here but what we did it was gorgeous. Sea was like a bath . Weather I would strongly suggest to go this time of year perfect weather for all . Facilities Anything that a group from 10 years to the 50's wanted it was there. Slides, drink, food, nightclub, cocktails bowling to name but a few , even had it's own shopping mall right outside so didn't have to venture far if you didn't want to . Departure Now this was the only negative and that was not the hotels fault. As you all know tc fell through and thanks to staff in Turkey who work for Turkish airlines who on their day off offered their services to make sure us Brits , yes English, Welsh, Scottish Irish and all other nationalities get home safe. Inflight meals, blankets drinks and pillows were all provided to make our journey home as pleasant as it could be. A,special mention to the main chef on omelettes in the morning and the kebab main man at lunchtime , a great asset. Cant wait to return to this hotel . Well done royal dragon and well done Turkish airlines.

DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL UNLESS YOU HAVE SMALL KIDS. This hotel did not, by any means, come close the review scores it has online. I would rate this hotel at a 7.5 at best. We stayed at two other similarly price hotels during our stay and they were far superior to Royal Dragon. THE GOOD: 1) Very friendly and helpful staff at the restaurants, bars, and pool areas. I would like to recognize and thank Mr. TIMUR at the main restaurant. Very positive energy and a genuinely nice person. 2) Large rooms. 3) Large and unusually shaped pool was fun to navigate. I only wish it wasn't shallow all over. 4) Mostly clean. 5) Good snacks and munchies. 6) The poolparty was fun. Really wish there were more adult activities, instead of a giant kindergarten. THE BAD: 1) This hotel is like a kindergarten. It literally blew our minds to see so many kids running around. I would not recommend this hotel unless you are travelling with small kids. There was no restrictions on where and when the kids could be around and they were running rampant. At the adult pool. At the restaurant, ugh. Even at the disco/outdoor dance party. We went to the outdoor party at 11.30 PM. About 35% were kids under 8. Uggghhh, what a disappointment. 2) The food could be better. I mean, there was so much food, but the quality wasn't that good. 3) Internet was down 50% of the time. Reason we were provided was: "Yes we know, we are sorry". 4) The hairdryer in our room didn't work. I called for service. 1 hour later, the repairman had not arrived so I cancelled it out of frustration. 5) There were huge urine stains on our sheets. I called to have the sheets changed. 4 hours later when we returned they were not yet changed. I had to wait 10 mins in line at reception to complain. Someone came right away after that. 6) The hotel was a bit dated. 7) There was a power outage a couple of times. We had no water during power outages. Not fun! 8) Minibar was not stocked everyday. I called to complain, reply was: "Yes, we are sorry, this is general problem in hotel". 9) The vast majority of staff did not understand a word of English. They all kept saying "DEUTSCHE?" No Deutsche. English? "No". French? "No". Deutsche. Are local calls free? "Sorry no understand". Call taxi from room. Is it free or charge. "Sorry, no understand". Called reception, can I have a box of tissues, please? "Tea in room. No shoes here". Greaaat!! CONCLUSION: Good hotel if you are travelling with kids under 10. Otherwise, choose a different hotel, especially if you are not Deutsche lol