Marti La Perla +16 AGE ADULT ONLY

Our second visit to this hotel and it's improved a lot. That said ... You do need to know what you're getting into before hand. Firstly let me start off by saying that the hotel is immaculately clean, a huge step forward from 2024. Location wise... Just about perfect. Right on the beach, right on a nice Icmelar strip with a lovely canal running past on the front. Lots of local bars within a stones throw (the majestic next door does a full English breakfast for less than £3). The hotel itself has a nice pool, but be warned there is no shallow end. It's all around 1.2m deep which we loved. Be warned you need to get down early if you want to secure a sun bed. This is something we complained about because (and this isn't the hotels fault) people are inconsiderate. People put towels on beds and disappear for most of the day. I have suggested that the hotel remove towels from unused beds. The same can be said with the beach...in both cases get down early (before 9am) to secure a decent spot. If you don't manage to grab a bed there are plenty of seating areas in the sun and shade, and a shaded area with bean bags etc... Drinks wise, despite what you may be told by a travel agent, there is one bar. There are multiple points to grab a coffee... But realistically the pool bar functions as the main one. The bar staff here are great and cocktails are included in the all inclusive. Entertainment wise we enjoyed what was in offer, generally a mix of singers and disco type parties including the occasional white party. It all stops at 12am. As I mentioned there are lots of bars open to get your entertainment fix if the hotel offering doesn't do it for you. Food wise is probably the weakest part of this hotel. There's a small restaurant and we found the offerings to be very repetitive. I have suggested the hotel looks at theme nights. If you're a salad lover then you'll be fine... There is always lots of cold food to choose from, however the hot selection is often lacking. We always found something to eat... But it wasn't great. What does help is that there is a BBQ open during the evening meal which typically has 1 -2 fresh meat options plus pizza. The BBQ area serves as a burger and pizza counter during the day. Personally... We found that during our 9 day stay we tended to eat at the hotel during the day but then had 5 nights where we chose to eat at one of the local bars. For me, Marti tends to be a slightly cheaper stay then some other big AI hotels in the area and the evening meal is the reason why. We factored this in and used the money saved to buy cheap meals elsewhere. If you go in expecting this then you are likely to have a great holiday. There are many bars less than 5.min walk away which offer great deals on high quality food (example I had a tomahawk steak as part of a 4 course meal with a free drink for £20 at the Florida bar two minutes from the hotel, another was offering a chicken based meal feirh drinks for £11, and another was offering home made lasagne for £4 which was stunning). Transfer time from airport is approx 1.5 hours, more if you're on a shared coach. I'd recommend taking a private transfer option. Marmaris central is ten minutes away in a taxi and will around £4 in taxi fare if you want a big night out as all bars shut down in Icmelar at around 12am. Know what you're getting into with the food and you're all good. Just be aware that the food isn't really aimed at English plain Jane pallets. You won't get steak, you will however get a kebab on one of the nights ;)