Kamelya Holiday Village - Kamelya World

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just came back from Kamelya village our room was large very clean and we were very happy with it. The resort it self very pleased with lots of German and Russian people there they do not have the manners we have, not to much of a problem but the complex does cater for them more than us. Out side the resort you have shops and a cash point to the left about 2 mins away, to the right and down the hill about 5mins away more shops to go to side town 15 mins in taxi 30 lira or 15 euro about 15 pound and taxi right outside the complex. if you turn left outside complex the Dolmus buses take you.The market in side is on Saturday you must haggle or you will pay far to much.we had one major set back we used the safe in our room free of charge and had money stolen they checked if someone had been in and they had was gutted never happened before in turkey and been loads of times but we always go to hisaronu. if you had that Kemelya world in Hisaronu it would be the perfect holiday. don't let the safe bit put you of as had fab time take a Turkish phrase book with you as very few staff speak English but we got by only heard of one other safe incident while we were there and they were also English. Book your free Alercart meal as soon as you get there or you will not get in the Chinese was lush. hope this is helpful probably will not go back only because my favorite is hisaronu.

Just got back from 2 weeks in the Selin Hotel, Kamelya World. It was fab! Clean, excellent food, air con all round and plenty of sun beds, with towels. What more can you ask for? Great great great.

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we are the king family and went to kamelya world october 2010 it was amazing 2 weeks just went to fast our children loved it lots to do a lovley beach and hard working staff we will be going back in the future definatly dont just read the negative reviews as you could miss out on a great time

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the holiday was great the staff were fantastic the all inclusive was great mini bar in room filled up everyday great no charge our son was a bit disappointed due to the kids club was in german so we could not put him in it entertainment was in german everynight weather was great would go back again rep was not to helpfull o if u take ur kids there is not many rooms with the wall dividers to seperate u and the kids lol

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I got back from kamelya world yesterday and would say...
: rooms are basic compared to the rest of hotel
: supposed to be all inclusive but you had to pay for ice cream
: the staff working there were fantastic with the kids
: beautifal weather, private beach and pools


Overall I did enjoy the holiday in some ways but did not think we got value for money. Also the Thomas cook rep was awful and never turned up in 3 days!
Also when we got off the plane to go to kamelya world the Thomas cook rep turned around and said "kamelya world have overbooked so we have moved you to a hotel for two nights.
Therefore we got to the hotel and they had give us one bed between three people!
And then to top it all off we finally got to Kemelya world and we had missed all trips out due to them messing up our booking!
Got back to England yesterday and we were waiting for our car from "meet and greet", we rang and said we had waited for one hour then they turned around and said "we have lost your car keys". So do not use meet and greet.

7 readers found this review helpful

This resort was beautiful. The service to your room was top class. Rooms were a bit basic considering the rest of the hotel was lovely. Food was out of this world and you really could eat all day long!!! The on site water park for the kids was probably the best feature for families and it is right on top of the beach which is exclusive. It is very German orientated so i suggest going in a large group and the evenings are boring as the entertainment is in German. There was no problem getting sun loungers as there was plenty available. I would go back again but with a larger group of English people.
Hotel, Food and facilities were 5 star but the only problem was it was all German.

8 readers found this review helpful

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC HOLIDAY!!!!!
I wasn't quite sure what to expect after some of the negative reviews on various sites.
However, I was delighted by the village and all of its facilities. The food was superb with a fantastic array of choices. You have to try the turkish pancakes cooked in the little hut beside the amusement arcade YUM YUM !!!!!!!!!!!
I would recommend anyone visiting this complex to book the chinese restraunt as it is out of this world.
There were 11 of us (5 adults + 6 children (ages 14, 13, 11, 9, 9 & 1)). All of the kids found loads to do and we were all devastated to leave.
My only disappointment was on arriving home there seems to be no vacancies for 2009. I heard that this could be due to demolition of the older part of the holiday village.
Staff were all very nice apart from grumpy bar man who served in the kamelya bar in the afternoons.

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This is our 2nd visit to this complex. We stayed in the Hotel Fulya this time as it has just been refurbished and is in a central location. (Our Kamelya World stay was about 5 years ago)
Since our last visit, much of the complex has been extended and improved. The Kamelya World accomodation has not yet been updated - we were told it was not very good and found it needing refurbishment when were stayed in them 5 years ago.
However, the facilities in the complex would make up for this. The food, pools, facilities and activities are all excellent. The Kamelya rooms, resturant and pool are lively and tend to have more children staying there. The hotel Fulya has a cooler restaurant, with better quality furnishings and a more civilised atmosphere.
You can use all bars, snack bars and facilites throuought the complex, but have to stick to your own restaurant for lunch and dinner. You really have to see the complex to believe how good it is - if you look up the hotels own website it will give you a better picture - however, some photos are old. There were filming new video and taking photos while we were there - so this may appear soon.
Highlights include: Pools & waterslides, indoor pools, foam beach party, flat screen TVs in rooms and bars, quiet pool, Selin terrace cocktail bar, dragon beach bar. Dance shows - trained dancers mean if you like this sort of thing, the shows are generally better than the average ones you'll come across abroad. Also, a la carte restaurants - be quick to book these as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.
I would recommend anyone to go to this hotel as the value for money is outstanding - you really can eat and drink virtually all day and all night. All staff in the hotel are very friendly and really appreciate the British manners and happy disposition.
However, there are a few things you may like to consider - which if they are important to you, may affect your choices:
1. Kamelya world rooms not yet refurbished
2. There isn't anywhere near the hotel to "go for a walk". Shops in Colakli (5 min walk)are not glamorous. Shops in Kumquay are better (10 mins by dolmus) Side is about 30 mins away on the Dolmus and is excellent for Roman ruins, museum and shopping.
3. British people are very much in the minority in this hotel. It's mainly Russian guests, then German. Other nationalities, including British being the smallest contingents. English is sometimes used in day and night entertainment but not all staff speak English.
Having said the above - we met British people who were impressed with the complex, most of who had been before, or would visit again.

2 readers found this review helpful

Firstly if you are flying with Sunair then decline the meal (both there and back), try and have something to eat before you go. I went on holiday with my 11 year old daughter (I’m a lone parent), and my friend who is also a lone parent and her 9 year old son.
I feel that if I had went here with just my daughter and I then it would have been a very lonely week as the staff spoke very little English, ordering drinks became a bit of a mime show and as for asking to use the phone at reception to phone my parents was a headache...almost all of the reception staff spoke very broken English and they would stand and look at each other for help every time we asked for anything. They did try to help the best they could however.
On the bright side, the resort was very clean, the apartment we stayed in was cleaned each day and the mini bar was filled, but the air con did break down the first night we stayed there and it took a few phone calls for it to be sorted but it did get sorted the same day.
The food was great with a good selection to keep both children happy, I can not find one complaint about the food or the service, dishes were removed from the table as soon as you finished and always with a smile from the staff. However, the Germans......where do I begin....you may have to get up early each day to bag sun beds, we got up at 6am to lay the towels down and that was early enough, be prepared to be shoved a lot and have the Germans jump the line at the food, the German children were just as bad, do stand your ground!!!
The pools were fabulous but the pool by the bar I found was the best as it had a large portion of the pool in the shade which was a godsend in the heat. The water slides were great with lifeguards at the top and bottom.
The beach was a very short walk away and was really lovely. I do agree with some of the other comments when they say to find your own entertainment as it was hardly in English, but the children did enjoy it.
The only advice I would offer is to take euros and to haggle, if you are a lone parent who is thinking of going here alone then possible re-think as we only saw or heard 3 other English groups, try to learn some of the lingo or you could also end up doing mime shows when you need to ask for anything.
I would go back to Turkey but not back to this resort, which is a shame as it is a nice place.

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This was my second visit and would definitely go again! As said before, be under no illusions, English speaking people are in the minority but if you want company, you'll find it!
Resort is fab! Kids had a ball so we had an easy 2 wks! Combination of 7 slides into baby pool, plenty of "big" pools and 5 slides in waterpark! We would spend days camped out in waterpark area, next to baby pool where the kids (6, 4yrs + 18mths) played to their hearts content with regular trips into big pool and water park (manned by lifeguards who interacted with children + adults). So many pools I didn't get into them all but hubby and kids would go on a pool tour and jump in each one!
Food was great - we ate like kings the whole time and there was a fab choice. Would recommend booking speciality restaurants asap as availability will go quickly!
Admittedly not lots for kids to do at night, mini disco at 9pm for 30mis or so and then entertainment - we went to football pitch (full size) for a kick about then to Dragon Bar (wines + choice of beers inc Becks), kids able to play safely in view!
Beach also great - we went kayaking para-sailing, jet-skis and hubby was on "fly fish" - not for the faint hearted!
Yes, rooms could do with an overhaul, but you couldn't fault cleanliness! Friends joined us and although they struggled to adapt at first, they had a ball and are planning a return visit!