Magic Life Kemer Imperial Hotel, Kemer
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Gardens full of tall pine trees, with pretty bungalow accommodation scattered throughout and grounds that lead right down to Kemer Beach, are a welcoming sight. Having its own private section of beach means that the Magic Life Kemer Imperial can offer you a wide range of watersports. Independent, young couples will enjoy the social atmosphere. loading...
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Magic Life Kemer Imperial Hotel Reviews
" just magic "
Submitted By: norfolk john
smashing holiday, best all inclusive ever. food was excellent, and a superb choice. good sellection of drinks , but mostely local. staff look after you realy well , nothing is any trouble for them , spotlessly clean hotel. we are going again in september this year.if you are taking children note there will be no facilities for them as this year the hotel is a single/ couples hotel, but that is ok with us.
Advice: good beaches to relax on
Activities: antalya
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Fantastic accommodation and faultless... "
Submitted By: Miss M Dixon
Fantastic accommodation and faultless food helped gain this holiday its high rating. The rooms are spacious (we had a bungalow) with air conditioning, fridge and air conditioning (which was needed as we had very hot weather). The food was of high quality and a good choice of options. We did book into one of the other al-e-carte restaurants but actually preferred the options in the main restaurant. Drinks are available 24hrs a day and had no complaints regarding the bar which had a good range of soft drinks, sprits and a variety of cocktails each evening.
The other reports are accurate regarding the level of English guests at the hotel. During our time I would estimate that it was approx 90% German or Russian holidays makers at the resort. Many staff do speak some English but German is the dominate language and knowing a few phrases does help with the waiter services in the restaurant. However both the instructors for the classes I attended did speak good English and the shows have an element of bilingual translation where it’s needed. However my partner and I did occasionally feel that we were not as important as other guests as more attention was paid to other guests during lessons and activities. This was most apparent during attempting to book a second treatment in the spa where the staff were trying to fit us at a convenient time until the manager realised we were English and the availability suddenly wasn’t there anymore! The other difference are minor cultural ones such as trying to get a sunbed (the pool ones were taken by 7am with the majority of the beach ones taken by 8am) which did take some of the relaxing edge of our holiday. Also the “formal” style of dancing (picture everyone dancing formal ballroom style no matter what the song being played!) which was a minor and rather entertaining difference! However all in all we did have a good holiday and wouldn’t fault the resort or its location as the nearest shops are only 800m away.
PS I would however recommend anyone planning on taking spending money to this resort for massage treatments and a bit of shopping to take euros rather than the lira. Everything is priced in euros (due to the German dominance), everywhere I went accepted euros and the conversion into lira can make things more expenses due to the various currency exchange rates
The other reports are accurate regarding the level of English guests at the hotel. During our time I would estimate that it was approx 90% German or Russian holidays makers at the resort. Many staff do speak some English but German is the dominate language and knowing a few phrases does help with the waiter services in the restaurant. However both the instructors for the classes I attended did speak good English and the shows have an element of bilingual translation where it’s needed. However my partner and I did occasionally feel that we were not as important as other guests as more attention was paid to other guests during lessons and activities. This was most apparent during attempting to book a second treatment in the spa where the staff were trying to fit us at a convenient time until the manager realised we were English and the availability suddenly wasn’t there anymore! The other difference are minor cultural ones such as trying to get a sunbed (the pool ones were taken by 7am with the majority of the beach ones taken by 8am) which did take some of the relaxing edge of our holiday. Also the “formal” style of dancing (picture everyone dancing formal ballroom style no matter what the song being played!) which was a minor and rather entertaining difference! However all in all we did have a good holiday and wouldn’t fault the resort or its location as the nearest shops are only 800m away.
PS I would however recommend anyone planning on taking spending money to this resort for massage treatments and a bit of shopping to take euros rather than the lira. Everything is priced in euros (due to the German dominance), everywhere I went accepted euros and the conversion into lira can make things more expenses due to the various currency exchange rates
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" This is the second time we have been... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Warner
This is the second time we have been to the Magic Life Kemer Imperial, once again we were not disappointed. The staff, food, accommodation, activities were all excellent. The location of the hotel on the beach is brilliant, the water is clear and warm and we took the children snorkelling and feeding the fish off the jetty.
We went with two other families with 5 children in total 8 to 12 years old and everyone really enjoyed it. Although there is no longer a kids club at the hotel, staff are very friendly towards children and our party of 5 kids found plenty to do with tennis, snorkelling, banana boat, canoeing and swimming. Plenty of sun beds can be found on the beach even if the ones around the pool get filled. The staff are more than happy to move sunbeds if you ask them.
The food in all the restaurants is excellent and the choice is plentiful. All hot foot is cooked in front of you and is very fresh. There is a different theme each evening and it is all of a high standard. The staff can never do enough for you.
The entertainment is fantastic too, there are shows almost every night, we saw the Chinese Circus, a live band on the beach and the entertainment staff do shows which are of a very high standard.
I also learnt to dive with the Magic Life Dive Centre, passing the exam and doing two open water dives. This was a really great experience and they even found a smaller tank so 4 children in our party 8 to 10 years old could try diving in the swimming pool. This was one of the childrens highlights.
We also met a few people who had done other Magic Life holidays and had been 5 or 6 times to other places. I would highly recommend a Magic Life holiday.
English is not the first language spoken, but we never found this a problem. Everyone in the hotel understood us and as we passed our diving exam it shows how good some of their English was.
We went with two other families with 5 children in total 8 to 12 years old and everyone really enjoyed it. Although there is no longer a kids club at the hotel, staff are very friendly towards children and our party of 5 kids found plenty to do with tennis, snorkelling, banana boat, canoeing and swimming. Plenty of sun beds can be found on the beach even if the ones around the pool get filled. The staff are more than happy to move sunbeds if you ask them.
The food in all the restaurants is excellent and the choice is plentiful. All hot foot is cooked in front of you and is very fresh. There is a different theme each evening and it is all of a high standard. The staff can never do enough for you.
The entertainment is fantastic too, there are shows almost every night, we saw the Chinese Circus, a live band on the beach and the entertainment staff do shows which are of a very high standard.
I also learnt to dive with the Magic Life Dive Centre, passing the exam and doing two open water dives. This was a really great experience and they even found a smaller tank so 4 children in our party 8 to 10 years old could try diving in the swimming pool. This was one of the childrens highlights.
We also met a few people who had done other Magic Life holidays and had been 5 or 6 times to other places. I would highly recommend a Magic Life holiday.
English is not the first language spoken, but we never found this a problem. Everyone in the hotel understood us and as we passed our diving exam it shows how good some of their English was.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Portland Direct
" I have just returned from my Summer... "
Submitted By: Mr D Benson
I have just returned from my Summer Holiday and thought that i would share my views on this hotel. I have been on all inclusive deals before but this was by far the best that i have ever been. The hotel is as near perfect as you can get. The staff are very helpful, polite and will go out of their way to make you feel welcome. The food is absolutely wonderful. Freshly prepared before every meal and something for everyone on offer. They have themed nights with specialised cuisine which are also out of this world. In all honesty there was not one single fault that we could find. The hotel was spotlessly clean, no matter where you looked you couldn't find any litter or rubbish. It was immaculate. There is entertainment every night and all through the days the team are busy keeping everyone happy. The bar staff are also without fault and happy to serve you no matter what time of the day or night. We went on this trip after reading all of the reviews which were amazing, i have to say now that they were very accurate. If you are looking for more than value for money and an relaxing holiday with plenty to do, then book this resort.
Don't take just my word for it, read all the other reviews, thats why we went. You will not regret your decision.
Don't take just my word for it, read all the other reviews, thats why we went. You will not regret your decision.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We loved our holiday at the Magic... "
Submitted By: Ms L Chatfield
We loved our holiday at the Magic Life Kemer. Very wide variety of food - found plenty to eat especially as I am a fussy eater! The A la carte restaurants were very good and made a change from the main restaurant.
Water sports were great. All the staff were very friendly. We had tennis lessons and they were very good. Mountain bike tour - very good, but warning, even on a level 1 you need to be fairly fit for the Canyon tour.
There were signs saying no reserving sun beds, but it still happened, so you just had to join in to get the shady spots. But saying that, there was always somewhere to go either by the pool or on the beach.
Everything was immaculately clean. Staff were constantly cleaning toilets and general areas and pool area was cleaned down at the end of every evening.
We went to Turkish Bath with Thomson and found this really good value and enjoyable experience. They do try to sell add ons, but its upto you if you decide to take them.
All in all a fantastic experience, and somewhere we would like to go back to with our grown up children someday.
Water sports were great. All the staff were very friendly. We had tennis lessons and they were very good. Mountain bike tour - very good, but warning, even on a level 1 you need to be fairly fit for the Canyon tour.
There were signs saying no reserving sun beds, but it still happened, so you just had to join in to get the shady spots. But saying that, there was always somewhere to go either by the pool or on the beach.
Everything was immaculately clean. Staff were constantly cleaning toilets and general areas and pool area was cleaned down at the end of every evening.
We went to Turkish Bath with Thomson and found this really good value and enjoyable experience. They do try to sell add ons, but its upto you if you decide to take them.
All in all a fantastic experience, and somewhere we would like to go back to with our grown up children someday.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Portland Direct
" Have just come back from Magic Life... "
Submitted By: Mrs JA Florey
Have just come back from Magic Life Kemer Imperial and I have to say it was fab. The service that is provided is five star. You can have a relaxing time or a quiet time. The daytime entertainment is fantastic there is always something to do, but if you want to just relax by the pool you can.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BOOKING A TURKISH BATH AT BOTTOM PLEASE READ
The entertainment team are so good and the mungo club girls Verena and Eminea were brilliant with my two children who are 4 and 2. There were a few things that they couldn’t join in with because they were to young but they did involve them in quite a lot. But I do think it is more geared for the older children i.e. 6+
There were only a few things that we felt let it down a bit, one the lack of evening entertainment. The entertainment staff put on a show every night (except Sunday) for 1 hour in the Ampi-theatre, they also have outside entertainers on various nights like Chinese acrobats; which were really good.
The show starts at 9.30pm, but there is not a lot for the little one’s. There was a kids disco between 8.00 – 8.30 but it’s not really a disco it’s more a few children’s party songs, no music the entertainer just sings them, like; birdie song, Hokey Cokey, ring o’roses, that sort of thing.
There is then a small band on by the pool bar from 10.30pm for a couple of hours.
The other thing was the management control, or lack of it. For our 2nd week there were a lot of Austrian families with teenage children, the teenagers (probably about 10 of them) were constantly running around and jumping in the relaxing pool and throwing each other in, they even at one point threw a sun-lounger in the pool.
Most of the guests that were around the relaxing pool complained to the customer services woman but nothing ever seemed to get done. They just said they couldn’t stop them. It was suggested that they should then take the signs down that states it is a relaxing pool; but they didn’t.
I felt a bit agitated as I spent most of day in that pool with my children as they are only little and only just getting confidant in the water, having teenagers jumping right by them scared them a bit and I felt I was being a bit of a kill joy having to keep telling them to watch out for my children.
As other reviews have mentioned it is cheaper to book excursions at the travel agents across the road, but please be careful, my husband and I booked a Turkish Bath at the travel agents; it was cheaper than the hotel and was cheaper than Thomson. We were picked up from the hotel and brought back with no problems and the place we went to, which was under a hotel (can’t remember the name) seemed to be OK. But the guy who gave me my Turkish Bath did not behave appropriately and made my feel really uncomfortable (I’m sure you can use your imagination to understand what I mean). I told the Thomson rep about it and she said I could report it but I thought what is the point it would be his word against mine, the best thing I thought I could do was write this review and hopefully no one else will go through what I went through. The Turkish bath at the hotel is apparently very good and the one you can book through Thomson is good so please make sure if you want a Turkish Bath you book either at the hotel or with Thomson.
I would definitely recommend this resort to everyone and I will definitely book another Magic Life holiday in the future.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BOOKING A TURKISH BATH AT BOTTOM PLEASE READ
The entertainment team are so good and the mungo club girls Verena and Eminea were brilliant with my two children who are 4 and 2. There were a few things that they couldn’t join in with because they were to young but they did involve them in quite a lot. But I do think it is more geared for the older children i.e. 6+
There were only a few things that we felt let it down a bit, one the lack of evening entertainment. The entertainment staff put on a show every night (except Sunday) for 1 hour in the Ampi-theatre, they also have outside entertainers on various nights like Chinese acrobats; which were really good.
The show starts at 9.30pm, but there is not a lot for the little one’s. There was a kids disco between 8.00 – 8.30 but it’s not really a disco it’s more a few children’s party songs, no music the entertainer just sings them, like; birdie song, Hokey Cokey, ring o’roses, that sort of thing.
There is then a small band on by the pool bar from 10.30pm for a couple of hours.
The other thing was the management control, or lack of it. For our 2nd week there were a lot of Austrian families with teenage children, the teenagers (probably about 10 of them) were constantly running around and jumping in the relaxing pool and throwing each other in, they even at one point threw a sun-lounger in the pool.
Most of the guests that were around the relaxing pool complained to the customer services woman but nothing ever seemed to get done. They just said they couldn’t stop them. It was suggested that they should then take the signs down that states it is a relaxing pool; but they didn’t.
I felt a bit agitated as I spent most of day in that pool with my children as they are only little and only just getting confidant in the water, having teenagers jumping right by them scared them a bit and I felt I was being a bit of a kill joy having to keep telling them to watch out for my children.
As other reviews have mentioned it is cheaper to book excursions at the travel agents across the road, but please be careful, my husband and I booked a Turkish Bath at the travel agents; it was cheaper than the hotel and was cheaper than Thomson. We were picked up from the hotel and brought back with no problems and the place we went to, which was under a hotel (can’t remember the name) seemed to be OK. But the guy who gave me my Turkish Bath did not behave appropriately and made my feel really uncomfortable (I’m sure you can use your imagination to understand what I mean). I told the Thomson rep about it and she said I could report it but I thought what is the point it would be his word against mine, the best thing I thought I could do was write this review and hopefully no one else will go through what I went through. The Turkish bath at the hotel is apparently very good and the one you can book through Thomson is good so please make sure if you want a Turkish Bath you book either at the hotel or with Thomson.
I would definitely recommend this resort to everyone and I will definitely book another Magic Life holiday in the future.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just returned from a week at the... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Ellar
Just returned from a week at the Magic Life Imperial in Kemer with my mum and sister.
We had a great time. Hotel and staff were both excellent!
Food was lovely with plenty of choice, entertainment good and there was 24hr drinking for those that wanted it.
All in all a fantastic holiday, will be returning in 4 weeks time with our families.
We had a great time. Hotel and staff were both excellent!
Food was lovely with plenty of choice, entertainment good and there was 24hr drinking for those that wanted it.
All in all a fantastic holiday, will be returning in 4 weeks time with our families.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Sounded too good to be true when we... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Twyman
Sounded too good to be true when we read the other reviews before we went, but it's true; it's a really lovely place. We couldn't fault it either.
There didn't seem to be many English at all when we were there, but the German's who spoke English were all very nice, but it does separate you from the majority, but as we wanted a romantic 'couple' holiday, it was quite nice to be left to ourselves.
I loved the white water rafting too, and the chill out cruise was lovely, and I agree that the travel agents over the road are brilliant, but don't forget you're not in the UK and expect times to be flexible and driving to be perilous! The worst part of the holiday was the trip to the rafting, totally down to our terrible driver.
I want to try all the other Magic Life centres now, although we were told this was particularly nice because it was smaller than most and so more friendly. That was by the Magic Life regulars who had been to 2 or 3 of them.
There didn't seem to be many English at all when we were there, but the German's who spoke English were all very nice, but it does separate you from the majority, but as we wanted a romantic 'couple' holiday, it was quite nice to be left to ourselves.
I loved the white water rafting too, and the chill out cruise was lovely, and I agree that the travel agents over the road are brilliant, but don't forget you're not in the UK and expect times to be flexible and driving to be perilous! The worst part of the holiday was the trip to the rafting, totally down to our terrible driver.
I want to try all the other Magic Life centres now, although we were told this was particularly nice because it was smaller than most and so more friendly. That was by the Magic Life regulars who had been to 2 or 3 of them.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Just spent 11 nights at the kemer... "
Submitted By: Mr M Lewis
Just spent 11 nights at the kemer magic life, I can’t say how good the hotel was, excellent!! No complaints at all. Food great, no waiting for drinks, rooms clean, plenty of sun beds!
Only down side, is don’t book the diving excursion with the rep, we did and were treated disgracefully by the diving company, we were left waiting 2 hours to be taken back to the hotel, we complained and in the end they made us get off the boat and wait on the roadside!
But hotel was totally fantastic, I will go back!
Only down side, is don’t book the diving excursion with the rep, we did and were treated disgracefully by the diving company, we were left waiting 2 hours to be taken back to the hotel, we complained and in the end they made us get off the boat and wait on the roadside!
But hotel was totally fantastic, I will go back!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Select
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Absolutely fantastic holiday. There... "
Submitted By: Ms W East
Absolutely fantastic holiday. There is nothing that I felt could have been done to improve this holiday any more. There were plenty of activities taking place during the day and if you just wanted to chill by the pool then no-one bothered you.
The availability of water sports was excellent with hardly any waiting involved.
The rooms were spotless, the hotel staff were very pleasant and friendly as were the entertainment staff. There were plenty of English around at the time of our holiday and we all couldn't believe how good the resort was.
I would agree with other reviews and not book any excursions with the tour operator. Trips are available at a fraction of the cost at the travel company across the road.
This is definitely a chain of hotels that we will be going back to again. I would recommend this resort to anybody.
The availability of water sports was excellent with hardly any waiting involved.
The rooms were spotless, the hotel staff were very pleasant and friendly as were the entertainment staff. There were plenty of English around at the time of our holiday and we all couldn't believe how good the resort was.
I would agree with other reviews and not book any excursions with the tour operator. Trips are available at a fraction of the cost at the travel company across the road.
This is definitely a chain of hotels that we will be going back to again. I would recommend this resort to anybody.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" The best holiday ever! Lovely rooms,... "
Submitted By: Mrs L Horsman
The best holiday ever! Lovely rooms, we had a king size suite with sea views & the children were assigned a lovely twin room next door.
The food was first class; there were a whole range of sporty, creative & fun activities to occupy us all day; children's workers were wonderful! The site was spotlessly clean and the staff could not do enough for us. Evening entertainment & daytime pool activities were great, good, clean family fun.
We booked the white water rafting excursion & would recommend it, if you don't mind being thrown into a freezing river by an over-enthusiastic Turkish guide it's great fun! The only downside to the holiday was that we had to come home!
The food was first class; there were a whole range of sporty, creative & fun activities to occupy us all day; children's workers were wonderful! The site was spotlessly clean and the staff could not do enough for us. Evening entertainment & daytime pool activities were great, good, clean family fun.
We booked the white water rafting excursion & would recommend it, if you don't mind being thrown into a freezing river by an over-enthusiastic Turkish guide it's great fun! The only downside to the holiday was that we had to come home!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" First class resort very safe and... "
Submitted By: Mr A Rushmer
First class resort very safe and clean lots of Austrians and Germans the staff are just great. We had trouble spending any money as everything is taken care of. The pools and the sea are very clean.
The food was great with plenty of choice from a number of different restaurants on site and no waiting for tables. Magic life Kemer easily compares with forte village Sardinia on value for money!
p.s. if you go on any excursions don’t book through Thompson go down to the village and book here and you will save a lot of money.
The food was great with plenty of choice from a number of different restaurants on site and no waiting for tables. Magic life Kemer easily compares with forte village Sardinia on value for money!
p.s. if you go on any excursions don’t book through Thompson go down to the village and book here and you will save a lot of money.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" What a fabulous place - Pure Heaven.... "
Submitted By: Miss H Selcuk
What a fabulous place - Pure Heaven. Hotel was fab very clean and the service was spot on. Food was lush and you have everything you ever want - drinks on tap and food 24 hours a day.
Pools were great and the beach fab very clean, only problem we did find was the beds were hard and they only did twin rooms so you had to push the beds together and be warned its full of Germans and you only have BBC world news on the TV in English 5*
The staff are amazing and the entertainment was fab. Great holiday would recommend.
Pools were great and the beach fab very clean, only problem we did find was the beds were hard and they only did twin rooms so you had to push the beds together and be warned its full of Germans and you only have BBC world news on the TV in English 5*
The staff are amazing and the entertainment was fab. Great holiday would recommend.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" If I could I would rate this... "
Submitted By: Mr M Davies
If I could I would rate this hotel/complex 11 out of 10 if I could. I have just come back from here and had the best week ever. I only wish I could have stayed for longer.
The accommodation was excellent, pools were magnificent, restaurants were cracking and the weather was spot on. There is so much to do or you can easily just kick back and do nothing. What ever you want to do, you do.
I can't recommend this hotel enough, quality.
The accommodation was excellent, pools were magnificent, restaurants were cracking and the weather was spot on. There is so much to do or you can easily just kick back and do nothing. What ever you want to do, you do.
I can't recommend this hotel enough, quality.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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we both had a fantastic time, the food was really lovely and catered for everyones needs.
the alcohol was freely flowing and the staff and entertainment was brilliant.
there was plenty of things to enjoy here, from sunbathing by the pool to jet skiing.
this holiday was one to remember and also to re-visit.
i enjoyed myself so much that im going to work here this summer!
Advice: Get Involved and enjoy!
Activities:
Good for: Beach