Imbat Hotel

Dont go to this hotel! we went all inclusive at a cost of £499 each, and ended up eating out most days.If u like green beans in garlic mayo, complete with stalks, you wont be disappointed! The food is lukewarm and looks revolting.Everything is swimming in oil.Imbat caters for mainly Russians and Croations, there isnt any "British" food to be found.The hotel rooms are quite nice and the staff are friendly.Kusadasi itself is lovely, but we would never stay at the Imbat again.

The staff couldnt do enough for you. The rooms were cleaned everyday. The cleaners would make designs with your towels on your beds ie roses and swans with petals. The staff looked after the english. Every night the waiters in the dinning room came to us and found us a table. They were straight there cleaning up after you had finished.
You didnt need to go out of the hotel through the day as they is everything you need. Your own beach with loungers on a jetty leading into the sea, where you can go for a dip when you get too warm. The gardens are kept very tidy.
The staff are all friendly and make you feel welcome.
The downside was that they were a lot of foreign nationalities who thought the food was going out of fashion. If you wasnt down for dinner by 7.45pm then they was nothing left because they pilled the food on their plates but then left most of it. Also the english would queue and the foreign nationals would come and stand in front of you. The Turkish people who were serving you food would know though and make them go to the back of the queue which was good.
We never got up for breakfast as I like a traditional english breakfast but they were only runny eggs and hotdogs sausages or cereal which wasnt very nice but rest of meals were very good.
The other downside is they only have certain local drinks, if you dont like vodka,gin,whiskey or lager then all inclusive is not a good choice as you have to pay for any other drinks required.
Dont expect much from the evening entertainment as they have to cater for all nationalities and wasnt always to my taste. They is local bars just outside the hotel so if you want a change you dont have to go far.
I would definately go back next year.

Just had a week at this hotel (23rd - 30th June 2010) and enjoyed every minute of it. The facilities were great, no shortage of things to do day and night, and the staff couldn't have been more pleasant/helpful.
Room was cleaned daily,pool area cleaned each morning, and also throughout the day.
Buffet breakfast and dinner was varied and plentiful, although long queues did form for the freshly grilled fish/meat sections. The snack bar was great for burger and chips at lunchtime.
Hotel is ideally situated for local Dolmus (bus into town centre) and only a short walk to the many shops/restaurants on the beach front.
Although the hotel has it's own beach, Ladies Beach is much prettier and is only a 5 minute walk from the hotel if you fancy a change from the hotel pool.
I would certainly stay at this hotel again, and recommend it to my friends. A great all inclusive deal within walking distance of shops/restaurants and beach.

My sister my mum and i went to Turkey for the first time three years ago, stayed in otel imbat and absolutely loved it! we fell in love as soon as we walked through the front gates!
All the staff were so friendly and most spoke very good english and we have kept up with a few since we came back! we returned the following year and enjoyed the same high quality service. We would have returned year after year if the outbound flight hadn't changed airports.
Rooms were comfortable with a nice balcony and everything you would really need. Cleaning staff were alsl efficient and friendly didn't ever pester for a tip. It was fab being all imclusive and we found they catered well for all nationalities which we thought was good as british were really a minority. Italian restaurant was amazing and main restaurant and poolside cafe were good also.
The anamation team were such fun and when you resisted and gave in to the games you couldnt remember by you didnt want to in the forst place!
we hardly left the hotel for two weeks only to go on a couple of trips as we found the local me quite intimidating but you didnt really need to leave as you had everything at your fingertips at the hotel!
I would definatly love to stay at the imbat hotel again as both years we have been were the best holidays iv ever been on and nowhere since has superceded !

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We have just returned after spending a fantastic week at this hotel. The location and views are stunning and there are plenty of shops and restaurants literally outside the hotel gates. The rooms are very spacious but a bit dated and are cleaned every day. OK the food is repetitive but we (3 teenagers, 2 10 years olds and 1 adult) never went hungry and to be honest the cost of the holiday was the same as self catering so you could just have the drinks and eat out. I read the reviews before I went and almost changed to another hotel but boy am I glad we didn't. We had a great time but you have to remember this isn't a 5 star hotel and if you want British food then stay at home or go to Spain! If you want cheap and cheerful and are happy to accept the fact that other nationalities go on holiday too then this is the hotel for you.

My friend and I went to Turkey for two weeks, staying at the Imbat on an all inclusive basis.
It was my first time in Turkey, and I loved it.
Our room was brilliant, spacious, air conditioning and a balcony with a great sea view of ladies beach.
The only slight gripe we had was with the food.
The breakfasts were fine (we both became addicted to boiled eggs!) and the amount of food was great. But when it came to the evening meal we found it to be unimpressive and not up to the standard of the other meals.
The 'hot' dishes werent hot, but were only lukewarm, and they all tasted the same-bland! The quality wasnt that good, although the bbq one night was nice. During our last week we eat out in the evenings, which resulted in us spending alot more money than anticipated. We also both felt ill after we had eaten the evening meal in the restaurant.
There were alot of Russian guests in the hotel, who we found quite rude as they were always staring at us!
The staff in the hotel were nice, even at 6 in the morning when we were coming back from bar street! They still made time for us.The maids did an excellent job and came in each and everyday to change the towels and sheets. They would also leave us two large bottles of water, free of charge, in the hotel room fridge.
The weather was lovely and hot every day we were there. The private beach is gorgeous, and if you walk round the corner there is a quieter sun bathing area with some ladders down into the sea,which is where we went for the last couple of days as there were alot of yound families on the beach itself.
We had a great time. We have already booked to come back next year, but we havent booked the Imbat.
Lauren & Sara, West Yorkshire

In spite of what happened to us we had a fantastic holiday. I wouldn't normally write a review but feel compelled to do so after our experience. One of our party almost got killed after he fell into the drained plunge pool in the Turkish bath area. The area had poor lighting and was not cordoned off. He ended up badly injured. He was in his room for the whole of his holiday and we missed his company. If you were to do a risk assessment you wouldn't go to Turkey in the first place, but I have to admit on being hooked on the Turkish people and beautiful countryside.
I went with his daughter, a Turkish national and lawyer, to see the manager after it happened. He listened for 15 minutes and the next day he took our friend to hospital. He also sent a bowl of fruit to the room. Call me cynical if you want, I feel that had something to do with the fact that it was a family of lawyers that he was dealing with. The same man knowingly allows genuine fake perfume to be sold at his hotel. If the price of the Chanelle Madmoiselle EDP is too good to believe its because it isn't even toilet water.
As we went all inclusive, I admit to having my fair share of Efes, the national lager and the red wine was very palatable as well. I laugh when I think of going for another beer late one night and the barman said he had run out of glasses so I couldn't get one. I wasn't laughing however after rushing back from Kusadasi one afternoon, looking forward to another beer at the beach bar and being told I couldn't have one because they had ran out of beer. I did mention to the barman that my holiday didn't stop when his keg ran empty but that's Turkey for you. Can you imagine my face when he said there was no beer for me at 5.30pm. I am starting to sound like a lager lout but honestly I was in great company and really enjoying myself.
The weather was fantastic. At the beginning of September the sea has the heat of the whole summer in it and the setting is fantastic. The food was great and the head chef took pride in his restaurant. We met some really lovely Romanian, Dutch and Turkish people. The Georgians were a bit aggressive when their towels were removed from the beds at the beach bar and they threatened to fling a Romanian into the sea. He turned out to be a professional wrestler and was very calm about the whole thing. I would have loved to see them try with hindsight.
I heard that the hotel was in the process of changing hands and that an Irish consortium were taking over. Apparently it was just bad luck that we had come at the end of the season and most of the staff were waiting to get paid and finish. In the end I had a fantastic time. I think it is all about who you are with and who you meet when you are on holiday. To sum up; 5 star marble floors with a 1 star management. Turkey is a great destination, but also it can be very dangerous. Perhaps when they join the European Union safety standards will improve. Have a great holiday.

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We have just returned from the Imbat hotel, Kusadasi.
We had a lovely time, the accommodation was lovely and clean, and the maid did wonderful shapes with the towels and sheets. the food was plentiful and I’ve never seen butter done as mermaids, boats etc.
The views from the windows and terraces were breathtaking. The staff were really friendly, and nothing was too much trouble, you wouldn't get that sort of service in England.
The only complaint was sun beds, people would walk down to the beach at 5.00 in the morning and put towels on the sun beds, but as it was so hot, we didn't go to the beach until 3.30, so we always found an empty one.
I would go again, I have come back relaxed and happy.

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Firstly, if you are thinking of booking this hotel - DON'T!!!
BAD POINTS
1. Hardly any British holidaymakers, the majority were Romanians or Turks, so the British were not catered for at meal times and if you did try and eat what was left over when you fought threw the crowds, then it was cold slop with flies swarming round it - especially at the so called a la carte italian salad bar.
2. The pool area is filthy, drinks that were spilt during the day were not cleaned up at night and dirty glasses and plates were left lying about and nobody bothered to clear them up - the beach is just as bad.
3. This hotel is NOT 2km from the town centre as advertised - it is more like 4km.
4. The reception staff are arrogant and are not helpful at all.
5. Beware of the hotel photographer....
6. This hotel has no courtesy rooms either, we weren't flying until 11pm so we had to keep our room on - costing £30. They weren't happy about us keeping the room on either, they said we could shower in the gym, which with 2 young children was not ideal.
7. On return my son came down with a stomach bug....
8. If you want to get a sunbed, make sure you are up for 6.30am as this is what time everybody puts their towels out - that is round the pool and down the beach.
NOW FOR A FEW GOOD POINTS if you really are interested...
1. The bar staff are really friendly, especially with the children and the service is really good.
2. The pool area in general is nice, if it was cleaned up and everybody stuck to the rules of NO TOWELS ON SUNBEDS BEFORE 8.30am. The pool is in 3 sections, which is ideal if you have children.
3. There are some really nice restaurant along Ladies Beach - which came in very useful!
4. Beach/pool towels free of charge, which you can change every day.
5. The weather was gorgeous!

After looking at some of the reviews, I must agree that this is one of the worst hotels I have stayed in. The staff were overworked resulting in rudeness and indifference. The food was terrible and repetitive; I personally spent a day in hospital due to the food.
The sunbeds were always taken even though a notice was there telling guests not to put towels on before 8.30am. The management did nothing to uphold this, and it was also like this on the beach and the deck.
Entertainment consisted of one Turkish night and a very loud disco which was overrun with children who were allowed to drink the wine and run wild.
The hotel is supposedly a 5 star though Thomas Cook say it is a 3 star. Myself, I would give it 1 star; the only thing that saved the holiday was the weather.