Samira Resort Hotel Aparts & Villas

This stay was an absolute shambles. Arrived early hours of the morning and room we were given was very dirty, toilet was a disgrace so we went back to request another room. Only to be told that he was just night porter and couldn’t do anything. So we had to sit in reception for a few hours until staff arrived. We then went to our second room and again this was filthy, the cup in the room was actually stuck to the plate. We ended up in n a third room and just made do with it. Only first day of holiday and wished we did not stay here. The pool area was nice, but staff there just did not seem to care. On phones and haven’t to get their attention for service so we ended up spending all our time she money at other places. We had breakfast one morning and it was not nice, flies all over it as it was laid out, no staff doing anything about the flies either. I could go on with other issues which we encountered when there but I won’t. Only regret I have is not just going and staying somewhere else. We come over to Kalkan a lot as do our extended family and come here for the barbecue nights in the summer which was very average. Us along with our family will never step foot in the terrible place again. Don’t stay here, plenty of other amazing places to stay. Worst hotel experience we have had in a long long time.

Nice clean 3 star hotel. Rooms cleaned daily, breakfast was good enough for a 3 star although there is no option for water or juice, tea and coffee only. Maybe the resort could add water or some juice to the breakfast, I think this would be a great additional option that is needed. Not everyone drinks tea and coffee, especially children. Breakfast consisted of freshly cut melon and oranges, copd salami or processed packet chicken thin slices, boiled eggs or scrambled eggs, toast, fresh cut Turkish bread, olives, fresh tomatoes and cucumber, cereal, yogurt, various jams/marmalades, chocolate spread, good enough for a 3 star. Not all staff understood English well although some spoke it very well, especially the manager who spoke several languages fluently and was very hospitable and friendly. Rooms were clean and had a hair dryer and iron etc. Usual comp toiletries in the bathroom. Balcony with table and chairs. Bedding was not as comfy as one may expect, cheap itchy scratchy sheets and pillow cases and a thin cotton throw that just about fit the bed, making it difficult for those sharing a double bed. Lovely big pool with plenty of sun loungers, towels provided daily by the pool. Reception area welcoming with various sofas and chairs with great air con to cool down when hot. All rooms had air con but it was incredibly noisy making it difficult to sleep. Toilet roll holder fell off the wall and sink had no plug so difficult to wash any items of clothing without a plug or plastic bowl. There are signs in the room saying no food or drinks allowed from outside and any found will be taken and returned at the end of your stay. I found this really offputting as a guest booked for breakfast only. There is a minibar in the room but again expensive compared to buying at local shops. The resort is a ten minute steep walk to the local shops and town, full of restaurants and shops as well as a harbour. A great place to mooch of an evening or to book a boat trip. We used both SeaBella at £35 a day each including lunch and also the posh Falcon boat at £55 a day inc lunch. Kalkan is very expensive I found. Meals around £20 each whilst 40 Lira to the £. We found cheaper options such as the Etiler ACE Fastfood by the mini market. A huge chicken wrap with chips was 210 Lira which was cheapest we found. If you shop around you can find some cheaper options but restaurants are very expensive. Lots of mini markers etc to buy items for self catering etc. It was our first time to Kalkan and even a local told us the prices in Kalkan were tenfold compared to many other parts of Turkey. This did make the holiday more expensive than exiected and we did have to find cheaper options to eat as it would have been around £80 for three without alcoholic drink or starters etc. That’s just one meal so it would have worked out very expensive had we not found the cheaper places offering ‘street foods’ etc such as the wraps which I highly recommend. The Ockbasis were another option

We had an apartment on the first floor. Yes it was dated but it was clean, the. Shower was great and the air con even better. The pool, bar and restaurant were delightful as were the staff. There was a lovely friendly vibe amongst guests. For what we paid (booked with TUI) we can not complain. We will certainly use this hotel when we return to Kalkan.