Grand Ideal Premium Hotel

So I’ve just come to the end of a 2 week stay in the grand ideal premier and I’ll be totally honest with my review. On first impressions it’s a lovely hotel it’s clean and pretty modern compared to other hotels in close vicinity. The pool area is very disorganised with people placing sunbeds all over the place and if you want a bed near to the pool bar side (sun all day) you need to be waking up and getting your towels down for 5.30 otherwise you’ll be on the other side of the pool which hits the shade about 3.30. The pool itself is pretty clean although I only saw the pool guy redo the chlorine once in the 2 weeks. The food is really good considering it’s a buffet style menu all food was warm and replaced regularly the grill outside was the place for about 5 different chicken flavour types and jacket spuds throughout the week. Waiters/Waitresses were by far the friendliest staff in the hotel and always had a smile for you. The Rep we had was a guy named “Joe” he wasn’t much help to me or my family but we’ve been Marmaris on quite a few occasions so know what to expect so he probably will be more helpful to those who are unsure or first timers to Marmaris, he did try and sell me excursions but when I told him I had my own contacts his persona turned quite cold. I had a Turkish bath and a deep muscle massage in the hotel spa which was great just be sure to haggle the original price as talking to other guests the prices seemed to fluctuate somewhat. The rooms are adequate in size I was on the 3rd floor over looking the pool the beds are comfortable and firm however wardrobe space is lacking. The walls are thin and you can hear your neighbours going toilet throughout the night. The air con we had was decent too. Clean lips is clearly a big thing for the hotel however to receive a snooty letter threatening us to be charged for laundry as my child had spilt a bit of Pepsi on his bed cover seemed a little overzealous. The maids don’t seem to have a set timetable and can show up at anytime of the day. We had our room set on to made up all day and when my wife went to the room to rest (about 3pm) they hadn’t been this then led to it becoming over 3 days since the last clean and again they sent another little letter so try and make sure you are up and awake early to avoid this. The location of the hotel is great and many shops, bars, restaurants are easily accessible by a short walk or taxi/dolmus-bus. All in all I would stay there again and for the price we paid it was well worth it.

Would of given 5 out of 5 but only a couple of things. The rooms have thin walls so quite noisy at night in our room you could even hear the room next door showering. Now the good stuff. Staff are amazing, so friendly, always plenty of room in the restaurant didn't have to wait for a drink at the pool bar . Only had one pool day but did get a sunbed, easy snack food was also great. Evening entertainment was really good too we spent most of our days out on trips and definitely recomend turtle bay. Shopping is great, but you do get hassled a lot, but just a polite no thanks does the trick. Lovely walk from the hotel down to the harbour is amazing takes about a hour but worth it. Busses stop outside the hotel every 3 minutes, which is great, but you do have to wave it down to stop. Only 40 lira per person . In the hotel, try the coffee bar. It's great that the iced mokka is amazing after a hot day in the sun. If you dont want to go to the entertainment you can enjoy a cocktail or too in the lounge bar which is a more relaxing chilled atmosphere. Would we stay at this hotel again 100%, yeah

Spent 9 days here, going home Saturday. Had a lovely week. Stayed at the sister hotel last year and this one is far superior. Staff were very accommodating and nothing was too much for them. Hotel was clean, and the entertainment staff were always lovely, especially Omar.

We came to this hotel as our first all inclusive as a couple. This hotel did not disappoint at all. The staff are so friendly and the activities throughout the day are enjoyable. Food could be improved with a bit more varied, especially at breakfast. Perhaps some fresh meat being cooked at dinner too. The rooms are smaller than expected however very clean and more than suitable for us. Overall we had a lovely time! Thank you.