Melas Resort Hotel

Location: Side Mah. Süleyman Demirel Bulv. No:5 Manavgat, Antalya, Side, tr

Star Rating: 5 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Amenities & Facilities

• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Nightclub
• Fitness facilities (surcharge)
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Lift / Elevator
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Ironing service
• Car hire
• Sauna
• Massage services
• Table tennis
• Darts
• Hammam
• Karaoke
• Squash
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Concierge service
• Evening entertainment
• Public Bath
• Entertainment staff
• Outdoor furniture
• Spa/wellness center services
• Steam room
• Beauty Services
• Manicure
• Pedicure
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Smoke alarms
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
• Face masks for guests available
• 24-hour security
• Delivered food - securely covered
• Key card access
• Aerobics
• Bingo
• Shopping on site
• Television in common areas
• Nightclub
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Express check-in
• Billiards or pool table
• Free wired internet
• Snack bar/deli
• Access to nearby indoor pool
• Access to nearby outdoor pool
• Tennis lessons on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Water park access (surcharge)
• Beach umbrellas
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Private beach nearby
• Fitness facilities (surcharge)
• Internet access
• Games
• Housekeeping on request
• Concerts/live shows
• Wine release events
• Reception hall
• Indoor/outdoor pool
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Golf cart
• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Swimming nearby
• Beach club nearby (surcharge)
• Hosted evening meal (reserve)
• Bicycle-friendly property
• Beach toys
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Double Room with Garden View

  This air-conditioned double room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a private bathroom as well as a balcony with garden views. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Adapted bath
  • Shower chair
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Accessible by lift
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Window
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Standard Single Room, Garden View

  2 Twin Beds

  215-sq-foot room, furnished balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - Separate sitting area

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - LCD television with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and free minibar items

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, fresh towels every 3 days, fresh bed sheets every 3 days

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (1 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Satellite channels
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Separate sitting area
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

• Standard Single Room, Partial Sea View

  2 Twin Beds

  215-sq-foot room with a furnished balcony

  
  

  Layout - Separate sitting area

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - LCD television with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and free minibar items

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, desk, and phone; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, fresh towels every 3 days, fresh bed sheets every 3 days

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (1 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Satellite channels
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Separate sitting area
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

• Double Room with Sea View

  The spacious double room provides air conditioning, a mini-bar, a balcony with sea views as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Accessible by lift
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Window
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Double Room with Side Sea View

  The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a mini-bar, a balcony with sea views as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Accessible by lift
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Window
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Family Room with Side Sea View

  This air-conditioned family room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a private bathroom as well as a balcony with sea views. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (3 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Accessible by lift
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Double Room with Terrace

  The spacious double room provides a mini-bar, a seating area, a terrace with sea views as well as a private bathroom featuring a bath. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Terrace
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Accessible by lift
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

Guest Reviews

• Maps02777302334 (10/5): Good Hotel - Best Animation Team and good food
• Daniela (10/5): Es war wunderbar. - Alles bestens. Das Hotel ist in grau/beige/braun gehalten. Mir hat die Farbe gefehlt. Etwas türkis oder pink oder gelb würden den Eindruck fröhlicher machen.
• Welby (10/5): Excellent experience. - The staff at Melas Resort Hotel were very friendly and helpful, which made the experience even better. The food was excellent with lots of variety, and the overall service was great. Enjoy the day spent in the spa and wellness centre. The only thing was I wish I could speak German fluent as there was quite a lot in the resort and not many spoke English.
• Bianca (10/5): Sehr erholsamer Kurzurlaub - Sehr gut Außenbecken war leider kalt.
• Emir (9/5): Alles war sowie wir auch erwartet haben, Zimmer war perfekt. - Alles war Perfekttt!!! Massage bisschen abzockerei.
• Amire (10/5): - Alles war wunderbar🙏🏼! Danke für alles!
• Taura (10/5): Great Value, perhaps because it was the off season. - You didn’t need to leave the property, everything was right there and the food was AMAZING! Smoke from the terrace was strong at times, but bearable. Housekeeping didn’t clean thoroughly, but friendly
• Doris (9/5): Das Melas Resort Hotel ist immer wieder für einen Urlaub 👌 - Obwohl das Hotel auch schon in die Jahre gekommen ist, wird darauf geschaut, dass alles immer noch schön ist👍. Das Personal ist sehr aufmerksam und hilfsbereit. Ebenfalls die Küche ist ausgezeichnet und jeder Gast findet etwas beim reichhaltigen Buffet für sich.
• Dominique (9/5): Coming home - Best service
• Muhsin (8/5): Güzeldi - Çalışanlar mükemmel Plaja çok yakın
• Melissa (10/5): Toll - Ja Alles perfekt
• Zrenko (10/5): Odmor,sto se tice svega ali bas svega perfektno,25 Godina posjecujem taj hotel prvo sa djecom I nastavljam sa unucadima - Sve Sve je super
• Pelin (10/5): -
• walter (8/5): Ik niet meer - Hygiëne Dat al het personeel Duits spreekt maar Engels is bij veel een probleem, Het zit ook vol met Duitse toeristen
• Kelly (9/5): -
• marina (10/5): Insgesamt ein sehr erholsamer Urlaub - Hervorragende Lage, den ganzen Tag über ausgezeichnetes Essen, spätaufsteher Frühstück bis 11Uhr, Noch reichlich Essen nach 22Uhr noch vorhanden am Buffet, freundliches Personal Die Reinigung in den Sanitäranlagen könnte genauer sein, zum Beispiel unter dem Rand des Waschbeckens, die Toiletteanlagen beim Pool, die Sauna müßte mal saniert werden. Unnötig finde ich der strenge Umgang von den Aufsehern mit dem Servicepersonal. Das Personal ist von sich aus schon sehr motiviert, einen Tag mehr Freizeit zur Erholung wäre eine gute Entlohnung und noch mehr Motivation statt die ewigen Ermahnungen von "oben"!
• Barbara (10/5): Nächste Ferien in Side wieder in dieses Hotel. - Alles perfekt! Lage, Hotelanlage, Zimmer, Sauberkeit, Essen und Service! Massage-Service hat dann alles noch 👍😀! Dieses Hotel kann man nur weiter empfehlen! Abends bis ca. Mitternacht laute Musik auch aus Nachbar-Hotels störend!
• Michel (9/5): Es war ein super Urlaub!!! - Wir hatten ein Zimmer mit Gartensitzplatz, Whirlpool und Meersicht, alles war einfach genial. Die Angestellt sind super freundlich!!!
• Ekaterina (10/5): -
• Evgeniay (10/5): -
• Darya (9/5): - We loved all meals, and people who work at the resort restaurant even recognized us, the staff was super friendly and nice, and caring. We appreciated that. We also love the whole territory, nice and green. Although the water slides were way better before. Now they are in the middle of strong sun, no shadow, no shade, nothing. But in general we love Melas. We were shocked in a bad way when the staff said to us we cannot get any Ayran at the Village buffet near the pool. Nothing like that happened last year. Sorry, but people are going around and having food and drinks at the pool bar in the resort and in the village, it is normal, it is same premises, same owner, money goes to the same place. Further, as I said above, a new location for the water slides is not good b/c it does not have any shadow, children being under a very strong sun all the time is not good at all.
• Corinne (9/5): Sehr schöner ,erholsamer Urlaub . - Die Lage , sehr freundliches Personal, gutes Essen, super Massagen Leider wurde ich als Alleinreisende vom Animationsteam ignoriert . Schade .
• Roxana (10/5): -
• Stoller (10/5): - War wie bereits beim letzten Mal alles Super. Egal ob Reinigungs- oder Servicepersonal, alle waren sehr freundlich. Besonders Zeki macht einen tollen Job, er ist immer gut gelaunt und sehr aufmerksam. Schon alleine wegen ihm kommen wir gerne wieder ;) Das Essen war jedes Mal Top und die Auswahl riesig.
• Esma (9/5): Super vacances - Le personnel était incroyable. La nourriture était trop bonne. L’hôtel était propre et bien situé. J’y retournerai absolument.
• Güven (7/5): 10 tätiges Urlaub - Zentral, Strandnähe, das Essen Die Klimaanlage im Zimmer war nicht ausreichend da es Zentral betrieben wurde. Man konnte nicht die gewünschte Temperatur selber festlegen. Es gab auch so gut wie keine Animationen. Die Betten und die Couch sollten auch bald erneuert werden, die waren uralt.
• Juliane (9/5): -
• Pelinfatih (10/5): The best stay in Side - I have been in many hotels in Antalya but this hotel has been the best so far. From the start, they welcome you warmly at the reception. Especially Dilara is very kind and she has a huge smile on her face all the time. Our room is on the 6th floor , room 1644 and has a garden view. We partly can see the sea as well, bonus! Mrs Ates has been making our room ready for us every single day with lovely decorations. Your towels are replaced, mini bar is topped up, tea and coffee are stocked up. You don’t need to chase after anything! Our room is in a quiet area, lovely! The food is delicious! It’s not repetitive. Fresh food, fruit, salads, pastries are served all day long. Cocktails are made with original spirits. There are everything that you think of, you name it -they make it😊 My son says he has the best milkshake here! The sea is the warmest part of the Mediterranean sea. Hotel has a private beach with both sand and shingles. Non stop food and drink service carried on at the beach as well. Aqua park is in the next door Melas holiday village. Short walk , not a problem. Last but not least the STAFF! They make our experience lovely. Every single one of them whom I came across was so kind, friendly and helpful. They are doing a great job and making this hotel different than others. I really hope that they are being treated well and fairly! Huge thanks to Yasin, Idris, Cemile, the guys at the beach bar, the waiter who served us at the fish restaurant! I am so regretful that I can’t get all of their names. But thank you so much! Highly recommended!
• Mustafa Mert (10/5): -
• Susan300 (10/5): Quite exceptional - Loved this hotel- one of the best we've ever stayed in. Incredibly generous: all-inclusive doesn't usually mean drinks are actually included, but here it is. Cocktails, beer, water, patisserie and ice creams all day! Food quality and choice is exceptional - one day I counted 75 different desserts, not including the fresh fruit choice. Amazing location on beach, massive pool. Superb friendly service. A++++++++++ The hotel next door has loud music late at night, but that's not the fault of Melas Resort hotel.
• nikoleta_136 (10/5): Nice stay at Hotel Melas - Hotel and all its surroundings are very clean, very looked after beach too. Nice and very spacious hotel room with very comfortable beds. Every night I had a good sleep. Restaurants a la carte style. Food is very good , everybody will find something they like to eat. Every night is different cuisine in main restaurant. I liked atmosphere in this hotel also because its very European guests and their very well behaved family members. Staff is very friendly, very hardworking even during days when temperatures reach over 40 degrees Celsius . You are being served in no time. My parents and me with my partner , we had fantastic holiday here. Highly recommend this hotel. Thank you Melas for great experience, thank you behind the scene hard working staff in the kitchen I loved the food and cakes , thank you for clean dishes, thank you all waiters and waitresses, thank you man on the beach who cleans sun beds and put the parasol up. Thank you lady who kept our room clean. Location wise, very convenient to anything you want to do, eat out , shopping, sightseeing , Turkish bath and also there is a bus stop outside of the hotel hop on and enjoy very cheap ride to Old Side Town. Honestly I don’t know the price we paid like 1€ per person.
• Jenny_Iv (10/5): - We really enjoyed the stay with my family. The hotel is nice and has all major amenities one can think of, food was great and diverse, service was good. A lot of people are complaining about the staff not speaking English and while indeed they are more comfortable with German, we didn't experience any issues with speaking only English. It is a great value for money. This is a minor one and not really related to the hotel: Our room was facing the entertainment area of the hotel next door and it was noisy until late in the night because of the programs running there. Nothing too disturbing, we could sleep but if someone is expecting peace and quietness, the all inclusive concept is not the right one for them.
• Дарина (10/5): - Страхотно местоположение, много зеленина в хотела.Храната беше отлична Хладилника в нашата стая беше обледен и не охлаждаше добре напитките
• armandobZ3176NG (10/5): Nice - Very friendly employees especially Fatih. They always help people when needed and don’t let anyone feel left out by trying to include people in activities we loved our stay here and the staff were amazing
• Seda (9/5): Superb - The hotel was literally a family hotel. There were no staff constantly trying to force you to do something (boat tour, jetski, etc.) or trying to sell you something. The food was very varied and delicious. The location was good. The guest weight of the hotel appeals more to the elderly. I guess that's why, although the entertainment organization of the hotel was perfect, all entertainment and activities were over around 23.00 in the evening. In addition, there are rocks in some parts of the hotel's sea, but I think this is not a negative that can be said to the hotel management.
• Luca (10/5): Exceptional -
• Анастасия (8/5): Very good -
• Trek52973032437 (10/5): Great hotel visit - Great food 10/10, hospitality, fresh hotel rooms and very nice staff that assist you before you need it. Also a special thanks to Ali Murat and Fatih who was great entertainers at Melas Hotel. Close to the beach and good pool size with volleyball almost every day at the beach. Would choose again :)!
• Erick (9/5): Everything you need with some caveats - The location is amazing, there is a private beach with soft sand and calm waters, just a few rocks here and there. The buffet is big and changes everyday. Rooms are spacious and well kept. It cools very fast as well, which is important on hot weather. A good variety of free cocktails and bevarages. Elevators are always behind at least one step of stairs, which makes very hard for people carrying child trolleys around and making it impossible for disabled people. Staff mostly speaks english, but some only speak german. They have south american birds being paraded around for photos, most of those animals elseshere have their wings clipped to not fly, could be the case here. Doves were used for a magic show. Also we found three cockroaches on the first floor with one inside our room which we had to kill. Too many kids around and not enough chairs by the pool, we had to ask twice for extra chairs, as people reserve the chairs for the whole day by leaving their towel in the morning.
• Anila (8/5): Very good - We spent a few days at this resort and overall had a good time. The food was absolutely delicious – it changed every day and we truly enjoyed every meal. One of the highlights of our stay was the free upgrade to a suite with a jacuzzi, which we really appreciated! The room was spacious, beautifully decorated, and had a stunning sea view. The beach, however, is beautiful and well-equipped, and we appreciated the towel service provided by the resort. In short: amazing food, a wonderful room, and a peaceful atmosphere – but not the most exciting place if you're looking for activities or a younger crowd. The resort itself is nice and well-kept, but we were expecting it to be a bit bigger. There’s only one main outdoor pool, a kids' pool, and an indoor pool – although the indoor one is closed during summer. As a young couple, we felt a bit out of place at times since around 90% of the guests were older adults or families with children, and there wasn’t much to do for younger guests. Even the staff would often speak to us in German, which made sense given that most guests were German.
• Elena (9/5): Great facilities, location, food, room but staff speaks only in German/dutch - I was very surprised and pleased to see every little thing was taken care of .. like there was even cotton buds in our room, the cleaning ladies were all friendly and ours made us smile every day with the towel figures. The room was big compared to other hotels we’ve been and there’s really good sea side view. Every staff was so friendly. Then there’s the entertainment team .. omg, I’m so impressed, thank you guys for breaking my boredom, we had so much fun going out with you and finally replaced the horrible memories I had last year from Kusadasi with beautiful ones than I can now remember Turkey by Even though the staff were all friendly, you should consider learning more English than Dutch, I mean I understand 90 % of your guests are German but I’m a Bulgarian and when I go somewhere abroad, I don’t expect anyone to be talking my language, it’s simple respect to others and their language. So because of the language barrier we often ended up in awkward situations or couldn’t even order simple things, like warm water because it seems no one understands what warm is or cappuccino, for which I received 3 in 1 instant coffee with a lot of water
• babylonian_brit (10/5): Amazing second home - Another excellent stay for our parents ( Bushra, Ismaiel) at Melas. We have been coming for many years now and the hotel always lives up to our expectations. The food and service is excellent. The staff were all extremely helpful, friendly and efficient including Derya, Melek, Hasan, Yasin, Zeki, Fatima, Fehriye as well as all the others.
• Eydís (10/5): Exceptional -
• B7328EZdanieln (10/5): A fantastic stay at Melas Hotel - We had an absolutely wonderful experience at the Melas Hotel—by far the best stay we’ve ever had. The hotel itself is stunning, and the amenities are top-notch, offering everything you could possibly need for a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. The staff went above and beyond to make our stay special, ensuring every detail was perfect. A special mention must go to the Kids Club, run by Nadia and Elif. They were incredible with the children, offering a wide range of fun and engaging activities every day. Our kids absolutely loved it and couldn’t wait to go back each morning. It really made the holiday even more enjoyable for the whole family. Highly recommended—we would definitely return!
• Fernando (10/5): Exceptional - Nice staff, delicious food, comfy room. The whole resort is spacious, clean and convenient in every aspect. As a foreigner, it is much easier to communicate in German than English.
• GoPlaces14397150782 (10/5): Nice - We truly recommend this hotel, the staff is an incredibly kind, helpful and very welcome. The rooms are very clean, wide variety of food and very tasty. Fatih is very friendly, kind and provide very good entertainment. The hotel is located in very good place and beach is very clean.
• Johncolligan (9/5): Superb -
• Apollonik (10/5): Great Week at the Melas Hotel - Melas Hotel , Side, Turkey I stayed at this hotel for the last week in February 2025. It was my first stay at this hotel, although I have stayed many times in neighbouring hotels. I was greeted at reception and was immediately made to feel welcomed. The checkin process was quick and efficient and I was served with my choice of drink as I waited to be taken to my room. I connected to the hotel WiFi almost immediately using a very simple process. The room was spacious and clean with a bath/shower and a safe. An unusual feature was the provision of beach/pool towels in the room as opposed to the more common practice of a card system. The towels would be replaced, along with the dirty bath and hand towels if you simply left them on the floor. I could request my room to be cleaned and made up each day unless the "do not disturb" sign was hung on the door The food was buffet style and served in the main restaurant at various times throughout the day, encompassing breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night snacks. Hot and cold beverages (including alcohol),were served at table by very well trained and courteous waiters. The quality and variety of the food was excellent.There was always an amazing choice of soups, fish, meat (clearly not pork),pasta,rice, vegetables salad ,cheeses and vegetarian. There were nightly themes at dinner (e.g. Italian, Turkish....).the sweet and pudding stations were truly amazing. There surely must have been enough choice to suit everyone. Service in the lobby bar was excellent. Being out of season , the bar was very seldom overcrowded and table service was usually very quick.Even during busy periods the hotel provided enough staff to keep waiting times quite reasonable. The bar staff's knowledge of cocktails and various drinks was impressive in all the hotel bars. The lobby bar provided 24 hour service. The bar staff were more than happy to make you a cocktail according to your instructions. I commend the hotel management for this and most other services which it provides. Entertainment was fairly low key. The animation team was rarely seen but provided an adequate program considering the time of year and pretty much in line with the normal expected activities such as poolside aerobics, darts, Turkish lessons etc. Nightly entertainment consisted mostly of live music and dancing. I have to say that one or two of the groups were excellent. Of course, it's all a matter of taste. The hotel does point out in its own publicity that people who have mobility issues may find negotiating around the hotel challenging. I will try and describe the layout with this in mind Like most hotels in the area the ground floor ( lobby, reception and restaurant) is accessed from the main boulevard which runs past the hotel driveway. This hotel driveway is quite long and steep in some parts. This presents a challenge if you have mobility issues. However, in my case the hotel provided transport to the main gate and back when I needed it in the form of a porter driven electric buggy, as a courtesy. I cannot be certain if this would always be the case. The beach is at least 150 ft (my guess) below the ground floor reception area. There are lifts in the hotel. At one end, near reception, lifts visit every floor above the conference rooms( which are one floor below reception) and floor 9 (5 through 9 are floors containing guest rooms). The main restaurant, lobby bar, reception and shops make up the ground floor. To reach the pool and beach areas some stairs cannot be avoided. Usually one flight connects the lift to the next level. The lifts at this end of the building stop between floors flights of stairs connect the lift to one floor above and one floor below. I have moderate mobility issues. So for example; to access the pool and spa area I found the best route was to exit the lobby floor at the restaurant end and descend one floor using two flights of stairs. An alternative was to descend one flight of stairs use the lift and ascend one flight of stairs. Access to the beach was more challenging.from the pool area there are two lifts which are accessed by means of a staircase of around thirteen steps.Once at beach level there are still steps to be negotiated to reach the bar and the beach itself. The toilets in this area also require using steps, as does the amphitheatre. Although I found access to these areas challenging, I was not prevented from getting to and fro on a daily basis. I can imagine, however, that for guests with more serious mobility issues there would be significant difficulties. To be fair to the hotel, I emphasise once again that they are quite upfront about this. Most of the hotels in the area have similar layouts where some parts of the hotel can be accessed only by using steps. In summary I would thoroughly recommend this hotel subject to the mobility restrictions, to anyone requiring a relaxing holiday with great service and excellent food. I believe that the hotel also has a holiday village complex adjacent to the hotel which, I am informed,is better suited to families with children.
• Olga (10/5): Exceptional -
• Daniela (8/5): Very good -
• Armin (10/5): - Wie immer alles super…
• Anatoliy (8/5): Very good -
• Rita (6/5): Pleasant - I liked the facilities, food and beach area. Clean and organised Reception not helpful...booked sea view and did not get one ...either my parents...other thing is that entertainment is so poor I mean really poor and boring...the other hotel next door was killing it so I highly recommend their neighbours. Also everyone speaks to you in German which found it a bit irritating specifically from staff.
• Kim (8/5): - No hot drinks on room service No decaf coffee in room Don’t replenish free minibar with biscuits as in first day No help on beach with umbrellas unless u sneak beach man money Need to teach bar staff how to make a proper cocktail Not enough towels in bathroom. Hand towel can’t dry hair Dated needs reburbishing Don’t like English guests much. Majority German. Not seated in restaurant as of most five stars Terrible quality of wines Cleaners not very thorough and forget to Leave any towels
• Guide58336138263 (6/5): Def NOT a 5 star hotel - I’ve travelled all over the world. This hotel does not warrant a five star at all. It’s enormous the grounds are lovely but it is not a 5 star. Pros: staff in eating areas friendly ( not lounge bar) the lounge bar staff especially the waitresses are downright rude. Food variety good Rooms clean Close to beach Beach bar staff the best Nice little shops inside CONS: No hot drinks on room service No decaf coffee in room or in whole hotel Don’t replenish free minibar with biscuits as in first day No help on beach with umbrellas unless u pass the beach man some money Impossible to get a bed by pool unless you are German and go down and throw your towel on a bed at sunrise, this WAS happening. Need to teach bar staff how to make a proper cocktail, cocktails do not taste like normal cocktails at all Wi-Fi doesn’t reach the beach area Not enough towels in bathroom. Hand towel not big enough to dry hair Useless hairdryer. Dated communal areas. Smelt old and needs reburbishing Don’t like English guests much. Majority German. Staff should be seating guests at tables in the restaurant as of most five stars Terrible quality of wines Cleaners forget to Leave any towels All in all I would say this is a hotel catering mostly for Germans. As English travellers we felt quite out of place and uncomfortable. Maybe we were not as assertive ( or greedy) enough. If I came back to Turkey I would probably stay in Antalya as they seem to cater more for the British. All the staff talk German fluently in the hotel but struggle to understand the English accent. Sorry Melas, nice location but wouldn’t re visit. TIP: if you are British or English speaking don’t go to this Hotel.
• 675minnam (10/5): Five stars experience - We were on a family vacation at the Melas Resort Hotel in Side. Hotel was very clean, food was excellent, staff were so friendly and the outdoor spaces were beautiful. We enjoyed very much. We will definetely come again and can warmly recommend the hotel.
• Yuvilen (10/5): Brilliant place to stay. Exceptional food and right on the beach with multiple pools available. - Really nice pool facilities and the range of food available is next level. Language - Having more English speaking staff (barman/reception) would help as it is a global language.
• Muldir (10/5): - All was good
• Moncef (9/5): Everything’s perfect the staff was very good specially the house keeper Fediye - Perfect Nothing
• tracymL9231QN (10/5): Brilliant family holiday - We’ve just come back from our first stay at the Melas Resort Hotel and it did not disappoint. There were 5 of us - myself, husband and 12 year old son and my parents in their 70s. We arrived for a 10 night stay in August and reception staff were fantastic. Very helpful and could not do enough for us. My Dad’s case was left in the UK by the airline and the reception team were super helpful in calling the airport and getting updates for us. The rooms were brilliant. A very good size and plenty of room for clothes. We were on the 5th floor, the first one above the pool. The balcony was amazing and looked out over the beach. The buffet restaurant was great - we had lots of really nice food. Having been to Turkey resorts a number of times, you can sometimes get bored with the food. However, it’s not the case at the Melas. The food was varied and very nice. We also went to the Chinese Al a Carte restaurant which was fantastic. 6 courses of amazing food. The pool is good, great location. There are a number of loungers but they can get taken early. The slides at the sister hotel (Melas holiday village) are also great and worth going to. We ate at the beach bar most lunchtimes for a break. It’s waiter service and there is a separate menu which is also really good. Drinks at all the bars are second to none. Loads of options including international brands. The staff in the whole resort are just brilliant. Special mention to Melek Ekici and Fatama Ata who made us feel very special and looked after us at each restaurant. I would absolutely stay again at this hotel. Just one thing to note - there are a lot of stairs due to the location of the hotel. There is always a couple of flights to go up or down even with the lifts, which may not be ideal for anyone with mobility issues.
• Mohammed (8/5): Good hotel and nice staff - Staff sense of service. Cleanness. Variety of food. Safety. Beach. AC in rooms is too strong and is indispensable so can't stop it.
• mihaelacristina0 (10/5): Excellent experience - We stayed at Melas Hotel Resort as first time tourist in Turkey. The hotel was much better than what we expected. Cousy, comfortable and very clean. Loved the gardens and space around it. I mean you can eat fresh oranges from the garden! Room was spacious and clean, minibar and cleaners visiting every day. Hotel pool it is big enough and did not even for a minute felt as a “fully booked”hotel. One of them hotels where people don’t fight for loungers by the pool and you could find one available most of the days even at 10-11am. The way they organise meals and activities give tourist the opportunity to show up on their own convenience and same time offer a nice way of not getting facilities to be overcrowded. Food was excellent and quite varied. My husband is quite a fussy eater and one of the reasons why I chose this hotel was for the good reviews of cleaning and food hygiene, which they were right. Sandy beach, enough loungers sea side pretty safe even for children(not steep shore). Staff were amazing, always smiling, the only down side of all was that not many speak English, but it did not bothered us much as they tried really hard to make us comfortable. Entertainment was good in most of the nights, kids entertainment quite good, but our son is not keen in those things so I could not be very precise in reviewing this. Maybe some of Turkish culture to be introduced in their nights would be lovely. Lovely cocktails, good selection of drinks, ice-cream and fresh smoothies and juices ( lemonade was delicious, nothing like that I tasted before). And overall their beach bar/sea side day restaurant is something to die for: amazing! I would definitely go back and planning to do so next year. And I could say I will never remember all the good things to mention here about this hotel.
• Marcel (10/5): - Super Urlaub
• Marina (10/5): Exceptional - Everything was perfect, as usually
• Turon (10/5): Amazing hotel - The hotel was nice and clean with amazing pool and beach area The food at the restaurants was great but the staff throughout the hotel were friendly and helpful The room are spacious and nicely decorated Very minor but for a 5 star hotel not to have a Iron in the room and had to pay to get anything ironed
• Dmitrii (9/5): Superb -
• Kristo (8/5): Very good - Adbullah very polite and helpful, friendly! for couples, you have to take into account that you sleep in separate beds because the two beds are pushed together and fall apart, this is a very big minus, there could still be one bed!
• Felix (10/5): Exceptional - Everything perfect. Food at Buffet Restaurant was good and varied. Rooms were nice and beach well maintained. Nice little gym, enough chairs everywhere. Decent entertainment programm even in low season. Staff very friendly and helpfull. Asian theme restaurant is imho really low quality. Please introduce an asian cheff because sadly non of the courses tasted like they should. Sushi very bad. Staff expects people to speak german what feels a bit off.
• Ramunas (9/5): Superb -
• Irene (10/5): - Sehr gute Lage, schöner Strand, traumhafte Aussicht. Mehr für Reisende ohne Kinder geeignet.
• Elena (10/5): - Das Essen und die Getränken waren super. Eine große Auswahl, alles sehr frisch und fein zubereitet. Man kann sich auch als Vegetarier oder Veganer sehr gut und gesund versorgen. Auch mit dem freundlichen Personal waren wir zufrieden.
• Johncolligan (9/5): Superb -
• Paul (10/5): Pure luxury -
• Timo (10/5): Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Exceptional. - Hardly ever been to a place with so many friendly staff. The staff is exceptionally helpful and friendly. :)
• Marc (10/5): - We hebben al verschillende keren verbleven in dit hotel en telkens blijft het ons verbazen op vlak van aanbod, kwaliteit en presentatie van eten ; Er zijn heel wat mensen (meestal Duitsers en Vlamingen) die er gedurende twee of drie maanden verblijven en uiterst tevreden zijn en telkens terugkeren. Er is voortdurend toezicht en we voelden ons daar zeer veilig. . Proficiat aan het ganse personeelsteam van dit schitterend hotel!
• Bakhodir (10/5): Exceptional -
• Karlheinz (10/5): - Gute Speiseauswahl; sehr freundliches und zuvorkommendes Personal, tägliche Sportangebote und Musikabende auch im Winter.
• SEVERIN (10/5): - Hotel 5 estrellas. Exteriormente no muy bonito, pero interiormente muy bien. Estuvimos en una habitación vista al mar. Era muy grande, cómoda y bien decorada. El personal del hotel muy eficiente y profesional. Buena variedad de comida y amplia seleccion de bebidas. La playa enfrente del hotel es de arena y no de piedras como en otros sitios. Spa gratuito con 2 saunas, baño de vapor y hamman.
• Matthias (10/5): - Sehr schönes Hotel, toller Strand. Sehr sauber und super Service!
• Timothy (10/5): tolle Hotelauswahl. Perfekter Urlaub - Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der Wahl des Hotels. Sehr komfortabel und entspannend
• Roy (10/5): Excellent holiday, British guests will be in their minority as this hotel caters for the Germans. - Food was excellent, plenty of choices with both fresh fruit and cooked options. The hot pre cooked food was sometimes Luke warm - so perhaps this needs attention. All four A'la Carte restaurants were very good, we especially enjoyed the Eastern and Western cuisines. All A'la Carte restaurants are charged at 5 Euro's per person, well worth trying. The hotel staff are very helpful and friendly especially the service staff at beach level restaurant. This really is a great hotel to visit, the amenities are excellent with a beautiful beach a stones throw away. We had room 1302 - fantastic sea view and everything needed to make us very comfortable. This hotel should introduce no smoking outside areas. Obviously no smoking is implemented inside, but if you are a non smoker you will be disappointed that there are no smoking sections outside. So if you are sunbathing around the pool bar, eating outside at one of the restaurants or watching entertainment you will be effected by smokers. This was the most disappointing issue for us, you just cannot get away from it. The hotel should and could easily allocate an area for non smokers in all outside areas. The WiFi was a little disappointing, struggled at times to receive signal in both our room and on the beach. Needs some boosters!
• Elif (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sihame (10/5): Nice place, I like everything about it. I will definitely recommend it to all my friends. I’ll be back next time. Thanks - Beautiful nice clean and quite None
• Boryana (10/5): Exceptional - Bed is very hard and uncomfortable, otherwise all good Service, location,
• Lama (8/5): Very good -
• Esin (10/5): Exceptional -
• Seyhan (8/5): - Alles im allen gut. Mir hat es nicht gefallen, dass das stille Wasser in komisch Plastikbechern war. Am Strand ein Getränkeservice wäre super gewesen. Personal ist sehr nett und das Essen ist ganz gut.
• Lamia (10/5): I enjoy it the beach,food very good and all staff was excellent - Very nice Everything
• Philip (8/5): Very good -
• Aliia (8/5): Very good - It was generally a great vacation. The property is clean, well maintained, rooms are spacious. We loved the food and most of the service. Some people mention beach walk and beach rocks as an issue, there were not big problems for our family. First of all, Wi-fi does not work well, if you plan to check on your work during your stay, it is close to impossible. Other areas for improvements are Spa, disco, i hate to say it but some of the servers attitude needs improvement…
• George (8/5): Very good -
• Stacey (10/5): Exceptional -
• Florina (10/5): Exceptional -
• Amer (10/5): Exceptional - I loved every thing about this hotel the staff is really wonderful i cant say anything bad about it. Nothing to say
• Maria (9/5): Superb -
• Bogdan (10/5): Exceptional - The food was very good and varied, themed evenings with many variations. Very good selection of drinks, practically everything you need - including spirits, cocktails and very good wines. The staff was very pleasant and helpful. Clean room just like in pictures, with daily cleaning service, beach towels changed daily. Large sandy beach, clean, smooth entry into the sea, enough sun loungers. In the evening you can walk on the seafront of Side that passes through the resort.
• Ali-Kemal (10/5): - Qualitativ recht Hochwertig. Sehr Freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal. Ich habe mich wie zu Hause gefühlt.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Otel calisanlari guleryuzlu ve cok yardimseverdi cok fazla farkli otel tecrubesi olan biri olarak gercekten calisanlar islerini cok seviyor ve cok mutlu gibiydiler. Yaptiklari is cok cok zor olmasina ragmen her daim guleryuzlu ve hos sohbettiler. Otel de genel olarak tertemiz genellikle alman turistlerden olusuyor pek turk yok odalar ferah ve guzeldi. Yemeklerde cesit bol ama lezzet kisiden kisiye degistiginden yorum yapamicam. Genel olarak memnun kaldik tavsiye ederim.
• Christopher (8/5): - Overall, we really enjoyed our stay. Especially escaping from a mega city, the complex offers lots of green and lots of space. Several fun activities to do including a small mini golf setup, tennis courts, a soccer field, pools, and the beach. The service was incredible. However, we came with a one year old and they weren’t very accommodating for that. There are special dinner options and they wouldn’t let us bring our child, but also wouldn’t room service it to us even though one of the nice dinners is included in the price we pay for our stay. The food at the main restaurant was just okay. Nothing special really, but they do try to keep it fun with different theme nights (Mexican and seafood while we were there). Rooms and facility are great. Not very child-friendly though. Overall, 8/10 but would probably be 9/10 without kids—only thing keeping it from a 10/10 is the lackluster food.
• Michel (9/5): Superb - Smoking area

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