Esra Apartments, Altinkum, Turkey
Hotel Information
Hotel Description:
Families will appreciate these spacious and comfortable apartments. There are plenty of on-site amenities to keep children amused, including the pool area and the playroom, and the beach is close by for seaside fun. Location 50 metres from the local beach, 700 metres from the main beach and 1.2 km from the resort centre.Nearby Hotels Viewed by Other Travellers
Esra Apartments Reviews
" AMAZING! "
Submitted By: LucyG09We was half board, this alowed you to have, cup of coffee and the choice of turkish breakfast or cornflakes. You could also pay about 2 lira extra for an english breakfast. Evening meals for half board were fine too. You had the choice of any kind of coup or nice garlic break for starters, And there were differant main courses. Kebab, meatballs, sunday lunch. Meatballs and sunday lunch were the best! There were lots of deserts, Chocolate pudding,Ice cream, rice pudding ect. You got a big bottle of water too.
All the weighters were great! Got on with them realllyyy well. Just advice you all to watch youself because otherwise they'll push u in the pool haha!
every night the bar would do differant offers like, a lot of te nights they made a large beer only 1 lira!! And others nights it would be buy one get one free cocktails ect.
Town was only 5 minutes, If you like clubbing, Galaxy bar is the place to be!!
If your not half board, they also do lots of other meals, Fish & chips, Bolonase, everything really, or if u wnted to eat out, theres loads of nice resturants. There is a small resturant as u walk into town, called Omars. Please go here lol! Lovely man, large efes only 2 lira and food is great!!
i could go on for years really. Couldnt fault ANYTHING.
Advice everyone to go here.
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Advice: please go here.
Activities:
Good for: Beach
" esra apts "
Submitted By: Lauren BorenAdvice: verry nice and 3rd beach almost looks private
Activities: Favorite resturant Saray resturant, favorite activity boat trip.
Good for: Beach
" I'm 14 yrs old and i've just come back from staying at the esra "
Submitted By: amy hunSome great places to eat and drink in altinkum :
-the swan bar
-elaines fish bar
-artis
-nihat & lesleys
-adonis
-ali g's
but my favourtie place on holiday was the zanzi bar opposite the esra apart the people were amazing they had lush food fizzy drink great dancers expecially billy n a saturday night there is a turkish night with a michael jakson impersinator and a belly dancer that gets you involved i strongly recomend it because you also get a free mixed grill which includes;
-salad
-chicken & kofti & lamb
-rice
-chips
it was so amazing we are goin back there next year
Advice: amazing and a natural beauty
Activities: the zanzi bar and the apollo temple
Good for: Beach
" bloody brilliant!. "
Submitted By: ell*Advice: very goood for boat-trips.
Activities: ali-gs just right from the esra, about a 2 minuit walk, say hi to berry & ali for me!
Good for: City Breaks
" definitly go back to altinkum but not esra app "
Submitted By: aorchistonAdvice: lovely people.children friendly. lovely beeches and lots to do in the evening. good value for money
Activities: a touch of class resturant.waterpark is great
Good for: Beach
" !! Do not stay half board here!! "
Submitted By: IanandebsIf you are inthe main building, you will not get to sleep till around 3.30 in the morning as there are two bars across the road whose sole intent is to outplay one another with the loudest music. Air con is £30 a week, toaster is £12 a week for self caterers. ! free toilet roll Wow! then you need to get your own!
Waiters are not interested in you if you are half boaed as they think they will not get tips off you, self catering residents get served first and quickest! Although Tyson and Apu wre perfect, that was the only two.
Other than that, the place was ok, 10 min walk from Dolphin square, clean enough, pools a bit iffy though as a lot of people got ear infections and ended up in hospital!! Slides are only on 3 times a day for about 20 mins at a time.
Boat trip, go on Taffys British Boat, tell him I recommended him!! Great day!!
To sum up, The Esra is defenitely not for half board customers, you are really treated like 2nd class citizens. Will never be back.
Advice: Lots of shops and places to eat, Dolphin Square at center is great, go to Cheers Bar, Nice Beaches
Activities: Cheers, Ali G's Taffys British Boat Trip, Water Park
Good for: Beach
" Highly Recommended "
Submitted By: kevinlevWe never ate a bad meal once and tried many different places for lunch and dinner and Very Cheap too.
We are hoping to go back to the Esra next year and would recommend it to anyone, singles, families, young and old.
I would also commend Thomas Cook whose services were also faultless. This was a very enjoyable holiday indeed.
Advice: It's a great place for a holiday
Activities: too many to mention
Good for: Beach
" We recommend ESRA "
Submitted By: The PadgettsIf you want to go to the beach you can ask at reception and they will get you a free taxi. Most of the restaurants around offer a free car service. Food was fairly cheap with the main meal being around £6-10 per person and most meals came with chips, rice and veg or salad.
The only things that we felt let this place down was the price of air conditioning (£30 per week) and the self-catering facilities were basic (kettle, 2 ring hob and fridge).
We would definitely go back to ESRA and would recommed for families or couples.
Advice: Very English but fun
Activities: Zanzi Bar, Sky Bar and the Temple of Appollo
Good for: Beach
" Altinkum "
Submitted By: Derby1The transfer between the airport and our apartments was very slow as we were transported by a very old mini bus and at that time in the morning all you really want to do is get there!
The Esra Apartments are clean, tidy and the staff are friendly. It is a budget Hotel so do not expect too much. Luckily we went out to eat at night as the "self catering" facilities consisted of a Kettle that was full of limescale and should have been thrown in the bin, a fridge and a two ring hob which we boiled water on for coffee. We did not eat or drink at the apartments so I am unable to comment on those facilities. When speaking to the Manager he informed us that the apartments were only visited by British people and that they catered the entertainment towards the British ie, Bingo, BBQ, Premiership football games.In fact the whole of Altinkum is centered around British tourists and this is evident when you go out to eat at night. The Menus have lots of british specials on them and a small amount of real turkish fayre! I like to eat what the locals eat when I go abroad and save having a sunday cavery until I get home!
We met with the Goldtrail rep who unfortunately had only been working for them for one week and did not know much about the excursions or the area even though so had lived there for 6 years! When we asked what Bodrum and Ephesus were like she could not tell us as she had never been there. I think the reps would be more informative if Goldtrail sent them on the trips that they are paid to sell so they know what they are talking about!
Bodrum is well worth a visit even though it nearly a 2 hr drive from Altinkum. We walked around the castle, around the harbour and marina and sat on the beach which was all very nice. Next time I visit Turkey I would prefer to stay in Bodrum as there is more to do at night etc.
Ephesus is well worth a visit but make sure you take plenty of watre, suncream and something to cover up in if you burn quickly as there is no shade at all and the tour can take 2-3 hrs.
On our final day we were told that we would be picked up from the apartments atnoon to be taken to the airport for a 5pm flight! When the transfer bus had not picked us up at 12.30 I rang the Goldtrail rep to be told that we would be picked up at 2pm instead and that the flight that we should have been catching had changed and would now "drop us off in Birmingham then continue to Newcastle". I had no faith in the rep anyway but sure enough the bus turned up at 2pm after we had sat around the apartment reception just in case they came early. On arrival at Bodrum Airport we found the flight to be delayed which was probably because the check in desks we un-manned for an hour after we arrived and they were still checking people in when we should have taken off! We eventually caught the 5pm flight at 7.30pm and were bound for Birmingham not Newcastle as the rep had advised.
All in all a nice relaxing break but I would not visit Altinkum again as there is not enough choice of "real turkish" entertainment nor cuisine. I certainly would not travel with Goldtrail again as the service was very poor and I had no confidence in them at all.
Good for: Beach
" esra apts pretty good but we found it... "
Submitted By: Mr Ian JonesTo be fair to staff they all work hard and are very friendly.
As for resort of Altinkum wouldnt go back there, probably be nice when its finished.
" esra appartments was fab, my first... "
Submitted By: J Hughes" Had a fantastic holiday at the Esra -... "
Submitted By: Miss L MorganThe two pools are great and the slides are a must!
We did go to Sky Bar and Zanzi Bar. The lads at Zanzi bar put on a very good dance show - worth a see!
Make sure you make use of the free bus service to the local beach. The pontoon is worth a visit and it is beautiful there at night!
The staff at Esra are fantastic with children so it is a great family holiday!!!
And why not learn some of the Turkish lingo? It will get you by better, especially at the local markets..
I know I'm speaking on behalf of all my group when I say we had a fantastic holiday, a big thank you to the staff at Esra for making it memorable. Cant wait to see all our photos!!
Louisa (stayed with Amanda, Sian and Wendy)
" This was our first holiday to Turkey... "
Submitted By: Mrs M OsborneWe must commend the staff we went down to the pool at apr 8.30am and they were there and at dinner the same staff were there they low and behold at dinner time / until the entertainment had finished the same staff were there. My god do they work long hours they must be taking something as they were so HYPHER!!! and they constantly had smiles and too much energy . My little boy whos 3 years old loved dancing with Justin and we didnt get his name but he is the spitting image of Ronaldo (no actually hes better looking my husbands not reading this so i can put what I like) to 5,6,7,8 and Cotton Eye Joe hes still doing it now, luckily we can download it off the internet. Also my little boy loved Rose he kept calling her his girlfriend.
I could go on but overall the staff, facilities, location at the Esra is amazing and would not hesitate in recommending it to anyone and would go back again. Most of the guests there when we where there had been there numerous times and the welcome you get says it all.
" We arrived back from the Esra last... "
Submitted By: Miss H Rimmington








Advice: nice up and coming resort, friendly people all over altinkum.
Activities: the saturday market is a must, clothes are excellent quality and great value for money.
Good for: Beach