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Elif Hotel ReviewsPage 1 2
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| Date of
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Aug 2008 |
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Operator: |
Airtours |
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Mrs G Hemming |
| Overall
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9/10 |
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jusy returned from a fantastic two week holiday at the Elif hotel.the hotel staff are excellent nothing is too much trouble for them and they work very hard to keep the guests happy.the resturant attatched to the Elif is under seperate management but its team there work so hard to make everyones holiday the best they have ever had. Well done to Robbie Jnr Robbie and Hussain and the rest of the bar staff and waiters.
the last mention has to go to the beach boys, Sergio and Ridvan who work very hard all day so that we can be lazy on the beach nothing is too much trouble for them. well done too you all keep up the good work we will definatley return to the Elif. thanks for making our holiday.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
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Jul 2008 |
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Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
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Mr M Summerill |
| Overall
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10/10 |
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The wife and myself have just returned from the Elif Hotel after a weeks stay. As previously stated the rooms are basic but adequate. As for the rest of the experience I could not praise the staff enough. Robbie, Junior Robbie, Hussain and the beach boy Sergio come in for special praise they made the holiday very memorable without being pushy. The pool area is well run and maintained and we had no problem with sunbeds even though we are not part of the put your towel on early brigade. The Turkish Night was well worth the effort some fun for all ages. When we return to Turkey the Elif Hotel will certainly be on our list of possibilities. Thanks to everyone involved.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
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Jul 2008 |
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Operator: |
Icmeler Travel Centre |
| Submitted
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Miss H Peach |
| Overall
Rating: |
10/10 |
| Comments: |
Elif Hotel
Icmeler Turkey
Hotel
The Elif Hotel is one the cleanest I have ever stayed in. The rooms are tended to everyday by the maid and changes towels and bedding whenever you want the changed. The maid also makes the towels extra special by making boats and fans with flowers on for that extra special touch. All bathroom facilities are well tended to and are kept clean as the maid cleans the bathroom every day too. The Hotel has beautiful views of the sea and beach and the reasonable size balcony allows you to sit and look and the most beautiful view you will ever see. A lovely beach and blue sea surrounded by mountains it really is spectacular. The reception staff are all really friendly and very accommodating. The staff are also willing to help you out with anything from have money changed to the small things such as moving you to room with a view.
Bar
The Elif bar is such a great place it accommodates everyone. It can be the quite bar for a relaxing drink or it can become the bar for a good dance and drink depending on what you want. The bar staff are really the most friendly and helpful people you will ever meet. The staff are always helpful taking your order for food and drink whenever you want and nothing is too much trouble. The food in the bar is lovely from a mid afternoon snack to a night time meal it is always really nice well cooked well presented food. The Thursday Turkish Night is one to be seen as the staff dress in traditional clothing and have Turkish food, dances and even have a camel come which will take up the road and back or just pose for a photo It’s a really good night. The staff also stay awake with you until you’re ready to go to bed which can sometimes be half past five gone.
All in all the Elif Hotel and bar is absolutely fantastic and is well worth a stay. You’re guaranteed a fantastic holiday.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
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Jul 2008 |
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Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
| Submitted
By: |
Mr Tony Randerson |
| Overall
Rating: |
10/10 |
| Comments: |
An excellent hotel and staff. Location second to none - infact everything associated with the hotel couldn't be faulted.
The service from the reception boys and the waiters, not forgetting Sergio, also couldn't be faulted.
Overall I would certainly recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a laid back holiday
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
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Jul 2008 |
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Operator: |
Goldtrail |
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Mr K Molyneux |
| Overall
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8/10 |
| Comments: |
My wife and I Stayed at the elif hotel in July this year for one week,
The rooms were very basic but the pool area and staff were second to none,
Especially the staff who looked after us throughout our entire stay,
we arrived as strangers and left as friends,
We would give the hotel a 3 star rating and the staff a definate 5 we hope to
return next year
Keith & Yvonne Molyneux
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Jun 2008 |
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Low cost beds. |
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Mr D Patey |
| Overall
Rating: |
8/10 |
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We enjoyed our stay at the Elif, Although very basic, we had a great holiday thanks to the very friendly staff from our cleaner to all the waiters nothing was too much trouble , we loved it so much we our going back in August , great location with stunning views. When we were there in June the new owners had just taken over and have plans to modernise the hotel. We can't wait to return in August to see Husseyn, Robbie , Al, and the rest of the staff. The Elif has it's own part of the beach which is the nicest part. with free unbrellas/tables and you also have your very own beach boy Sergio! Who will get all your food,drinks,ice cream from the hotel,he looked after us very well and we loved his company. Icemeler is a very pretty place with it's own harbour and lot's of nice places to eat along the promanade, Our favourite place to eat was Mr Cook which was opposite the Elif. really nice friendly people and lot's of great food .
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Jun 2008 |
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Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
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Mrs T Rogers |
| Overall
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10/10 |
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had a brilliant holiday, hotel cleaned every day, staff couldnt do enough for us, very freindly and helpful. food was nice, and only a short walk to beach. very friendly hotel.
they put on a realy nice turkish night in the middle of the week, and for anyone with children i would recomend you stay there as they are brilliant with the kids. we hope the same staff are there next year, if we go back we will definatly book there. ask for robbie or hussain they were brill.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Jun 2008 |
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Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
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Miss C M Allen |
| Overall
Rating: |
9/10 |
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After reading bad reviews about this hotel from 07, I was really concerned about our stay at Elif however from the moment we arrived at 5 in the morning we were met with nothing but friendly faces and helpful staff. Al on reception met us at the end of the road and carried our bags into the hotel and then into our rooms which allowed us our first peek at the stunning views from the pool area out onto the ocean.
Three of us shared a decent sized room which was clean and came with free air conditioning. The beds were made daily and floors cleaned with new towels every few days. Although the rooms are basic they were more than comfortable for our week long stay.
As as been detailed below, the restaurant and hotel are under new ownership and new management has been brought in. Over the weeks stay we spoke with most if not all staff working in either the hotel or restaurant/bar and I have to say they are all lovely. Nothing is too much trouble and you feel their main focus is to make sure you have a good time. They are all very chatty and friendly but never pushy or in your face.
The staff really made our holiday and we spent a lot of time around the pool and eating or drinking in the restaurant. Every meal we had was to a very high standard (I would recommend the Fish in Rock salt to all fish lovers). The entertainment was also excellent, we stayed for the Turkish night in the bar which was very good fun and we spent a few other nights either drinking and chatting with the staff or eating meals with other guests. The staff have really worked hard at creating a fun yet relaxed atmosphere which they have got spot on. I would also like to say a big thanks to Huseyin, Junior Robbie, Ferhad and Musti (aka Tina) for a wonderful holiday.
All in all we had a fantastic holiday and I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
May 2008 |
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Operator: |
Thomas Cook |
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Miss L Laidlaw |
| Overall
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8/10 |
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Just returned home from The Elif Hotel end of May 2008. The hotel is very basic and is need of some updating. The rooms are spacious and VERY clean. Shower had plenty of hot water everytime used and the room had FREE air conditioning. We were on the first floor (three floors in total), which was ideal, but I wouldn't like to be on the ground floor. We were on a bed & breakfast basis - Turkish breakfast which consisted of boiled egg, feta cheese, cucumber, tomato, olives, bread, jam and drink of your choice, which we enjoyed every morning. We only had one other meal in the hotel which was OK but as there are plenty of other Very Good restaurants nearby we decided to eat elsewhere. The hotel is under new management (since May 2008) and has nothing to do with the Blue Rainbow hotel as stated in many brochures. The Elif hotel is situated in a prime spot, right on the beach front and all the rooms have a sea view. Sunbeds on the beach are free if you go to the section of beach directly opposite the hotel - but the waiters in the hotel will tell you as they are between the hotel and the beach all day and will bring your drinks to the beach if you like. All of the staff at the hotel are lovely and friendly and will do anything for you. As stated above, the rooms were spotless and the cleaner was excellent. Although the manager is new, I feel that he has a lot to learn and things could be organised a lot better as the hotel is not used to it's full potential, but I would still use this hotel again.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Sep 2007 |
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Operator: |
Airtours |
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Mrs L SAUNDERS |
| Overall
Rating: |
9/10 |
| Comments: |
Stayed in the Elif for a 10day holiday with my husband and inlaws. Although the breakfast was a bit hit and miss it actually made the hoilday as it gave us all a bit of a giggle, the rooms were unremarkable exceptioally clean and the cleaner was very good making the beds and decorating them with flowers etc. The views from our rooms were beautiful and we have requested them this year again. The staff were very friendly in the hotel and were helpful anytime of the day or night. The staff in the resturant at the front of the hotel are friendly but the food is a little to be desired but there are plenty of nice places to eat nearby. As a family we throughly enjoyed are holiday so much so we are all going back this September for 2 weeks taking our youngest daughter and her boyfriend and maybe next year with our grandchildren. Turkish people are some of the nicest people we have ever met, have been to several locations in Turkey including Olu Denis and I have to say Icmeler is one of the friendliest I have stayed in and hope to going back for a long time to come.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Sep 2007 |
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Operator: |
Airtours |
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Mr K Baylis |
| Overall
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5/10 |
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Had best room in hotel, 401. Basic but very clean with outstanding views of bay. Very little draw space but OK. Plenty of hot water and clean towels. However, its up 6 (six) flights of stairs. 58 steps!!!!.
Problems started when we went for breakfast. First morning only 4 (four) cereal dishes available. Orange juice was yellow but that's about all. Butter had been left out and put away that many times it was rancid. To cool milk, staff put ice in the milk in the jug. Bread was cut but not all the way through, consequently guest had to maul the slices apart. Cups for tea, some had handles some not!!. THE ELIF DOES NOT SHARE FACILITIES WITH THE BLUE RAINBOW NEXT DOOR. ITS CHANGED HANDS AND IS A SEPARATE ENTITY!!!!
Second morning very similar. Staff had to be coerced from in front of the TV or off the pool table. Only one task could be completed at a time.
Third morning. surprise 12-14 cereal bowels. Trouble was only 4 spoons. I should say that the last time I used a sugar bowel similar to that in the Elif was on a wet Sunday morning on our local car boot. Milk jug had been rescued from similar car boot and had numerous shrapnel wounds.
Breakfast room was run by restaurant at front of hotel.
Cleaners were great, very friendly. To approach front entrance at night you have to transverse the Valley of Death, however, @ 12PM it all shuts off and its OK.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Jun 2007 |
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Operator: |
holidays 4 you |
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Mrs S Mitchell |
| Overall
Rating: |
10/10 |
| Comments: |
This hotel is basic but very clean and staff are very friendly and helpful. The hotel is not very big so you are not overcrowded by the pool. At breakfast there is plenty of choice.
I would definitely stay there again. The bar at the front is a bit expensive but they were very friendly as well and very professional.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Jun 2007 |
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Operator: |
Airtours |
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Mr Ne Oakley |
| Overall
Rating: |
10/10 |
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What a brilliant hotel, it’s a bit basic, but for value, cleanliness and position the Elif is up there with the best.
There is nothing the staff wouldn’t do for you. The rooms are cleaned every day, the towels changed every day if you wish, then made into a flower design and covered with petals and placed on your bed for a nice surprise.
All floors have a sea view except ground floor but we were on second floor with a brilliant view of the whole bay.
Outside are the swimming pools, bigun for the biguns, litlun for the litluns, bigun is not to deep so the swimmers who don’t like to get out of their depth can have a good time and the litlun is only half metre deep so is safe for the litluns with supervision, plenty of shade as well.
Next thing is the Elif restaurant, can’t say a bad thing about this place. Food is second to none, the staff cannot do enough for you, and I have never seen anybody including the boss work so hard or dance so much for you, nothing but nothing is too much trouble.
Icmeler is a lovely place with plenty to do, nice beach, buses to get you about, water taxis to and a good selection of trips to go on.
As you may have guessed we had a lovely two weeks that will I am sure be repeated at sometime in the future and I hope this all helps you.
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| Board Basis: |
Half Board |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Sep 2006 |
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Operator: |
Booked Independently |
| Submitted
By: |
Mr A Hughes |
| Overall
Rating: |
9/10 |
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Elif hotel is very clean and staff are superb from the cleaners to the reception.
Hotel is basic but comfortable and very clean we had top floor room with stunning 360 degree views and roof terrace.
Breakfast was served at Blue Rainbow Hotel next door buffet style with a Turkish/German veal chips cake etc; you could really eat well enough but full English breakfasts was about £1 at nearby cafes and bars.
The Elif bar at the front of hotel was independently owned but prices were high and the staff although friendly tended to hassle you to eat there so spent most of the holiday avoiding them.
The Lion bar facing the Blue rainbow was the best for entertainment and staff never hassled you the floor shows by Scorpion and the waiters is not to be missed as true highlight to your holiday and can not wait to go back to Icmeler and the Elif Hotel.
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| Board Basis: |
Bed & Breakfast |
| Date of
Holiday: |
Sep 2006 |
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Operator: |
Booked Independently |
| Submitted
By: |
Mr A Hughes |
| Overall
Rating: |
9/10 |
| Comments: |
The staff at this Hotel were the friendliest and helpful I have experienced
Rooms are basic but comfortable and cleaned every day by the maids who go out of there way to add little extras (bed covered with flowers and towels sculptured into swans).
Nothing is too much for reception staff we were upgraded for free to the roof apartment the views were spectacular as is from each room as all sea facing.
Across the road from Elif is the Lion Bar (best entertainment in Icmeler) We spent a lot of nights out eating etc; but always ended up back at the Lion where you must experience the floor show by Scorpio and the waiters for a true Turkish mixture of culture and modern dance.
The Belly dancing show by Scorpio is A1 and the street dancing and acrobatics by all staff is not to be missed a must do for any visitor.
Can not wait to go back as first time to Turkey and Icmeler.
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