Dream World Palace Hotel in Colakli

I read up quite a bit before booking this hotel and was beyond satisfied with our experience. We did give a tip of a few euros at the reception but this was after we had already been allocated our pool-view hotel room. We arrived at past 3am and there was a section with some bread, juice selection, fruits and coffee available. The hotel grounds were quite clean, the staffs were quite welcoming and hardworking. We would have loved to give more tips into their tip boxes lying around.

The hotel advertises free spa and Turkish bath but when you get to the spa, you get a brochure with prices for the different spa services with the staff there saying the free services is only if you do it yourself. The sauna is free to use though if you can find the space as only one was turned on when I went.

The pool and the loungers were quite clean though the water was a bit cold. You get used to it once you have submerged but expect to be chilly for a bit until the sun heats you up once outside. The slides only came on at certain times of the day but I guess that was because it was April. We went the week after Easter and we had to walk around the pool areas to get a few loungers so I can imagine how packed it would be during summer/peak holiday times.

The food was the best part of the experience because they made sure that it was always available. The tried to switch up the menu each day though there were regulars, the lunch, dinner and snacks were constantly refilled. The Ice cream bar was always there for the kids too.

The beach area is a 5 minutes walk but they have regular shuttles that takes about 1 minute to get there. They have enough loungers and beach space to spread mats, the water sports shop (quite expensive and not affiliated with the hotel) was blasting loud music that was irritating but you try to ignore it. They also ensured that beach area had the same food and snacks as in the hotel but no alcohol was served.

If you are interested in activities outside the hotel, you can get a taxi into Side town for sightseeing and culinary experiences but you could also get a package from the guys that would try talk you into one at the hotel pool area.

All in All, it was a great experience for us, our first contact at the reception and particularly our cleaning lady were the stars of the show though we appreciate the work we saw the entire staff put in.

Our experience is the reason why spring and autumn holidaying remains the best options for me to avoid the holiday crowd at destinations and coughing up higher amounts.

Brilliant place helpfully staff beautifully hotel lovely beach i would definitely visit again

The hotel is a great place for families with kids. The territory is not big but very compact. The rooms are nice and tidy, and the food is good, especially dinners.There are few pools, on the ground floor for everyone and on the top level only for adults, which is very nice and quiet. The staff is very friendly but barely speaks English. Drinks are good as well. The entertainment team is amazing! Evening programs were very good and interesting. Highly recommended!

The food is great and we all (6) loved it.
Drinks at the restaurant are barely average, but the bar drinks are ok.
The location is not beachfront, but the walk is max 5min and there is a shuttle service every 10min.
Amenities at the beach are great.
Amenities inside the resort are great. We loved the spaciousness of the pools and the adult only zones.
The rooms have a 3rd single bed which takes up a lot of room.
The walls between rooms are thin as f***. If there is a normal conversation next room, you clearly can hear what it is about. Talking here about night time.
Ok bathrooms, but the plumbing needs work - i won't give specific details (gross).
Depending on which side of the hotel your room faces is great or bad, as it is with all hotels, we were lucky.
Mostly German speakers staff, we did ok with english.
It is clean, which is very nice.