Pigale Beach Resort, Kusadasi, Turkey
Hotel Information
Hotel Description:
The Pigale hotel in the Ladies Beach area is surrounded by a wonderful park and has its own private beach and bay. The hotel name show signs from the old settlements in the area. This comfortable hotel is suitable for both couples as well as families. Located only 5 km from Kusadasi. There are three restaurants in the hotel, bar, snack bar and patisserie. Semi Olympic swimming for adults and a small one for children, TV and games saloon, tennis – volleyball, mini golf, table tennis, table soccer, basketball, billiards and pool and playground for children.Nearby Hotels Viewed by Other Travellers
Pigale Beach Resort Reviews
" I have only returned home yesterday... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Russell<br><br>
There was problems with plumbing, which resulted in a dreadful smell coming through restaurant and bar. Add to which a wedding party was going on, which restricted the use of part of restaurant and poolside bar. The management had not made any allowance for more staff and we only found out through other guests it was being held.
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I have never been all inclusive before and never will go again. The bar staff were totally unfriendly to the point of being rude. Management in hotel need to teach their staff some manners and customer service skills. The food was boring and had no variety.
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They had plenty sunbeds but only about 30 mattresses the only staff I found friendly were the hotel cleaners at least they had manners. Apart from meeting other guests I would have left sooner. So be warned if you don’t mind a hotel with these problems go but you wont enjoy it.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2004
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Med Hotels
" My holiday at Pigale was great!
My family and I had a great time! we joined in darts, volleyball, football (not advisable for girls!), water polo(funny), table tennis, aqua gym, morning gym and many pool games like gladiator!
The staff are too friendly and this became a problem for me, as I am a 14 year old girl! The barmen and waiters would not stop kissing me and shaking my hands! they asked me to meet up and go to the beach with them and I was asked to get married by two men!
The nightlife is not so good but at the weekends, it is better! they have Mr and Miss pigale competitions and I won Miss Pigale!! that’s great fun! I advise you to join in!
We also had a problem with very few English being in the hotel! in the first week, there were three families , and the rest were German, Turkish and some French. However, in the second week English ran the hotel! and there were some Dutch they could speak fluent English and that was great.
The animation team are great and they are willing to do anything for you! Although watch your young sons, the Turkish men find it normal too kiss another boy if they like them! just for friendliness!
The food is okay this is where I drop a point although tea and dinner did tend to be nice ranging from sweat and sour chicken to beef and chips! oh not forgetting RICE of course! breakfast is poor and all I ate is buttered bread!
Yes, the steps are a problem, but gee it kept me fit for a fortnight! we was staying on the 6th floor (right at the top!) and we had to go up 3 flights of stairs (alternate route steep slopes v.tiring) then we had to go up 3 floors of steps but I advise you to use the fire exit stairs! alot quicker!
Overall, I had a great time, 1 week isn’t long enough and 2 weeks is too much so go for 10 days!! we stayed for 2 weeks and I cried towards the end because I wanted to go home!
Sebastian and Halil(the nice barmen) are very very nice and are really friendly! Get to know Sebastian and he will give you free cocktails!(shhh though) my friend and me got loads free! shhhhhh
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2004
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Med Hotels
" Just spent a week at the Pigale. Last... "
Submitted By: Mrs J PriestFirst of all I should say that this is not a suitable hotel for anyone with walking or breathing difficulties or even small children as very, very steep steps and inclines.
Our room was adequate though the walls were flaky and damp in the corners. I think we were lucky because a lot of people were complaining about dirty or damp rooms.
The food was okay but not much choice and not really very tasty. also very small portions though I guess you could go back for more.
The website says the hotel has it’s own bay but we never saw it!!! The beach is about 50 yards down the road and is small and not all that nice!
The best of the hotel is the swimming pool and pool area which was really nice, comfortable sun beds, clean clear water and the whole area was very clean.
There is a snack bar open all day, except for lunch times, and most people seemed to prefer the burgers, pizza and chips to eating in the restaurant, which sort of says it all.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2004
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Med Hotels
" The Pigale hotel was new and very... "
Submitted By: Miss LM TomblinThe only problem I had was that there were only two more English couples and one English family, the rest was mainly Turkish and German. I thought this would cause a major problem as we wanted to be social able and meet people and basically have a laugh but this did not cause too much worry as most people we met could speak English, however, we did notice the sun beds are booked by 5am by beach towels!!! The staff told us that if no one had the sun beds we could remove their towel and they would intervene with any problems but we did not get any problems with this.
Kusadasi is only 10 mins by the local bus and costs around 50p. They were every five minutes up to midnight. Kusadasi was a great resort to visit and we were pleased with the location of the hotel.
One main advertising fault of the hotel is it says it owns its own private beach - this did not exist but the beach is 5 minutes away and we found the large pool and activities adequate for the heat (far too hot to walk miles!).
It was a very relaxing holiday with plenty to see and do - our only regret is we did not take our driving licences to explore around Kusadasi and areas nearby. They even wanted licenses for the scooters (even though the Turkish do not learn - just buy the license). I wouldn’t recommend a scooter as they do not give or offer insurance with them!
The food in the resort was of a high standard with plenty to choose from especially in the salad and pasta range, however, after a week you are glad to get a better meal at home! But the catering was of high standards and plenty is served - you will not go hungry. There is a snack bar open most of the day with burgers, chips and pizza - not loads of choice but fills the hole if you need to! The all inclusive alcoholic drinks are basic - beer, vodka, gin, whisky etc, and soft drinks - coke, fanta, cordials etc. Imported drinks are extra and by the end of the week you do end up paying for them unless you like the same every day!
I would recommend this hotel for great value for money, excellent for making the holiday whatever you wish - lively as your not far from the centre of Kusadasi or peaceful as your kind of secluded (if you want to be!).
I wouldn’t recommend for singles looking for fun as the Turkish bar men do not leave you alone and can be too much sometimes!
I would rate this hotel as 8 out of 10 - only because the food could have been more varied.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2004
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Century Travel
Our room was not as was seen on the net. We had paid good a price for the week to be told when we got there it was the end of season and animation team and entertainment ended 2 weeks ago !!
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There was not a variety of food, what was out was out the previous day and yet more flies all over it. The glasses at the bar were dirty, lipstick on them from previous person. Drinks had to be paid for after 11.00 pm. This was an all inclusive break which means everything is catered for you. You should not have to go off site for entertainment!
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A complaint was made to Med rep and he got the manager to speak to us along with 10 other unhappy guests. He said that he would put some music on and would discuss with the kitchen staff about the food. We explained this was not what we had paid for and would like to be transferred to another hotel. Later that evening the rep said we could go to another hotel free of charge and to meet at 12pm the following day. All 12 guests met up, we handed our keys in and thanked him for helping us with the move. He then said a bus would collect us to take us to other hotel, we waited an hour, then gave him a ring when he told us if we wanted to go to the other hotel we had to pay!! (it left the 12 of us on the streets of turkey)
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Previous to the move a member of the bar staff told us that the manager was not happy with us! Where was the confidentiality!
All I can say for any one thinking of going here think twice!!!!!<br><br>