Saffron Apartments

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We arrive at the apartments on June 2010 and there was no one at reception and no one to be seen as it was morning. Room was really small with a portable hob and kettle. Had no toilet roll and shower was broken and electricity kept cutting out. Asked the manager to move room and he didnt care so got our Rep in which didnt make a difference. EVERY night we went out we got asked why we didnt want to stay in hotel bar and asked were we were going which was irratating. Staff were very ignorant. One day we came back and got shouted at for taking the key out the hotel and not leaving the key at reception (when no one was ever there). On our last day we went to the shop and left our key when we arrived back our hob and kettle was taking out our room which we needed to make food before our long 6 hours transfer home. Over all room was a DISASTER!!

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hi i am currently staying at the saffron aparts in marmaris may 2010 with my husband and 11 month old baby, the staff here are fabulous especially soner and eyub. our room is cleaned every day, the food is good especially turkish kebebs hamburgers need a little work but perfectly edible, today my son fell ill and there was no question of help, an offer to get a motor bike and go to the pharmacy or call a doctor no trouble, they even sent a pixzza up to my room cos i had to stay in with the baby. this may be a standard self caterind apartment and yes you buy your own loo roll but i will give this holiday a 5 star rating, you arent treated like guests but family, i think sometimes people make there holidays seem bad so they have something to whinge about. i would defo come here again
mrs meloy

This was my second visit to Marmaris and the Saffron Apartments. I had a great time, all the staff were really nice and helpfull. The food was excellent and entertainment good, who could ask for more!! My friend Sharon was working there and introduced me to a lot of new and friendly people. The family that own Saffron are really nice and very friendly and even remembered me from last year ('07), so it was nice to see them all again, Thanks guys!!!

The saffron was brilliant, going back 2008. Never had such a good holiday. Staff Jay, Jacob and Chelsea was brilliant, couldn't wish for better staff. Manager was great and all the other staff.
Rooms nice and clean if you want clean towels do what I did throw them in the shower. At this apartment is friendly and you get to meet everyone through our holiday we got to know nearly everyone, was great.
Watch out for the shop across the road she makes her own prices up different everyday. If you want a family holiday no stress go to the Saffron.

I have been staying at the Saffron for the past 4 years and will be going back September 2008. I have a disabled daughter. While on our last holiday there, she become unwell on the last day. The bosses and all of their staff couldn’t have been more helpful. They took us to the hospital twice in one day with no charge to them; they stayed with us all the time we were there. I feel if it wasn’t for them at that scary time for my family, I don’t know what would have happened. I would like to thank them all for the support they gave us on this holiday. I would fully recommend these apartments to any family.

My family absolutely enjoyed the Saffron and all the staff. The service we received was 1st class - no messing about, just good mannered and yes the staff do av a laff with the punters - this in actual fact enticed people to join in. We are going back to Marmaris in August - unfortunately we cudn't get the Saffron - but we will surely be looking them up to say hello.
Mr AA Smith must be an absolute killjoy!!!! glad the sod wasn't there when I was !!! he wud av put a dampener on people enjoying themselves.

Horrible place to go, the blokes were absolute perves and wouldn't stop trying it on my girlfriend; if you didn't buy from them then they would speak in their own language in a very rude way. Women be aware it is nothing but harassment, all the guys there may seem friendly but all they want to do is try it on you!
We never got new towels so had to buy new ones. Self catering is a complete state, rubbish facilities and we had to buy our own loo roll.
You'll have to eat out at restaurants; they know that tourists have money so they'll want to rip you off as much as they can. You must haggle and say that you have seen the same product cheaper elsewhere; I wouldn't recommend anyone to go to Marmaris let alone stay at the Saffron apartment.
The weather was nice but then again that part of the world the weather is always nice. The holiday left a bitter taste in my mouth and I wouldn't like anyone else to go through the same.

Best holiday ever!!! And the people at the Saffron topped it. Great apartment’s, great pool and brilliant staff. Very friendly felt like family and the Saffron is a 5 minute walk away from the beach front. I would advise anyone who is thinking about Turkey to consider Saffron it actually made the holiday what it was!
The only downfall was having to say goodbye to the people at the Saffron, luv them forever.

If you come to Saffron Apartments expecting to actually be able to prepare your own meals in the apartment's kitchen area, then you're in for a disappointment.
You get a two ring kitchen-top unit and that's it. No kettle, toaster, oven, grill. You do get a fridge, but ours had the top freezer section door missing and it consequently dripped inside constantly, and the door didn't close properly. Basic cutlery is provided, along with one saucepan, one frying pan, four plates and three bowls. No tea towels or dishcloths.
The crack is that they want you to eat out, preferably at the hotel restaurant, and providing what you need to make your own meals is not in anyone's interests except yours. There are plenty of little food shops immediately around the apartments, but they only provide the very basics - there's no decent grocery/delicatessen provision unless you're prepare to travel around and look for it in a larger 'supermarket'... something that's difficult to do in the hot summer months.
Restaurant fare in Marmaris is almost exclusively English, catering for those who want the sun but aren't interested in exploring the local culture. Food is cheap here, though, so it's not that taxing to have to eat out all the time. You'll find a few Turkish dishes on most menus, but they're heavily Anglicised for the British palate and more expensive than the ubiquitous burgers/pizzas.
Noise: don't expect to be able to escape loud disco music and doors constantly slamming until 12am when it all stops. At Saffron there's a small swimming pool facing the main street, but it is quite small. Take your own towels as you can't use theirs at the pool.
Good thing about this holiday is that the Turkish people ARE very friendly and don't turn nasty if you don't buy from them. The excursions (cheaper if booked in town rather than through your rep) are very good value and give you something to DO other than lounge on the beach (10 mins walk away) or round the pool, and lots of wide-ranging excursions are available. We visited the beach once only(!) as 1. even 10 mins is a long walk in the strong heat, 2. it's jam-packed, and 3. it's a fairly nasty, volcanic grit beach that's quite narrow (about the length of your living room to the water's edge) and being non-tidal, it's always like that!
That's about it. Oh, and if you're going with Goldtrail, beware the hotel transfer coach - our driver took half an hour out to stop at a cafe and have a drink with his mates at 4am when all we on the coach wanted to do was to get to our hotel and sleep! And then he reversed into another vehicle leaving the cafe! Although the accident was a one-off, the unscheduled stop to accommodate the driver's social life would not have been. The holiday spirit is much needed to get the most out of a stay in Marmaris. If you're looking for things to moan about, you'll find them.

Just got back 2 days ago, me and my mate. We got this holiday really cheap (£162 for flight and hotel for a week) so weren't expecting much, but it was really nice.
The pool was quite small but was still nice, the room had 2 sofas, a little table with 4 chairs, a kitchen area, a fridge, a wardrobe, then 2 single beds and another wardrobe in the bedroom plus a bathroom with a proper shower cubicle. The supermarket was directly across the road, and another about 2 mins down the road. There was a restaurant at the hotel as well and one in the hotel next door and 1 across the road. About 10-15 mins walk to beach / clubs but we always got a taxi cos we're lazy and was only 6 or 7 lira in a taxi.
The lads who worked there Jay, Ali and Arkhan were really nice and friendly and always helpful. As soon as we arrived they carried our bags from the coach, sat us in reception and gave us a free vodka and lemonade. Air con for a week was £20 and a safe for a week was £10. You can change your money in the hotel.
There was a bird which squawked every day at 7pm really loud, but it was funny and we never did see where the bird was hiding. The cocktails in the hotel are 10 lira (which is 4 pound) but you get 2 for 1 after 9pm. The food is nice and is cheap too.
The maid came every day for the first 3 or 4 days then didn't come at all after that. She didn't give us new towels, just took them after the 2nd day and didn't replace them. And she didn't give you new toilet roll so we had to buy our own.
The music is really good at the hotel and you could hear it from over the road. When you're getting ready you can have your balcony door open to get you in the mood for going out! The hotel bar is open 24 hours but we were usually the only ones there at 6am when we'd just got in!
Weather was very hot and clubs are very good! Would recommend the Saffron.