Sunny Garden Ayvan Hotel

My husband and i visted the ayvan for a fortnight in July. The service was good and although basic the rooms were clean and tidy and a lovely cleaner Ipek left me alovely creative towel on my birthday along with a card. The breakfasts were good. Pools were clean and were cleaned out everyday.(where the previous review advised of grout on pool He Must have been seeing things. Yes the staff could not speak very good english but they tried and were always polite and helpful We would definitley recommend this hotel and the resort. There were may restaurants and bars and Scottys was very good. her and the best pub was Scottys bar

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This was our 7th time to Turgutreis and the worst holiday of the lot. None of the staff except the manager could speak any English. Th only thing good about the place was the shower which was very strong,the grouting in the pool was all black, our first week was a waste of time having breakfast as they were running out of cereal and the eggs were all runny and we were told only one cup of coffee or tea at breakfast until we called the rep in and the rules were as much as you like between 8 and 10. Those people with their wonderful reviews must have stayed in a different hotel. The next time we go it certainly wont be to stay there.

the ayvan hotel was clean friendly and the food in the hotels camelot restaurant was excellent at all times of the day and evening.the hotel has a lovely swimming pool with sunbeds also a sun terrace which becomes very hot mid afternoon. beware unless already tanned! the beach is a stones throw from the hotel , sunbeds are free and hikmet (one of the waiters) was always about to serve us with ice cold effes lager when needed!while there i celebrated my birthday and tekin (the hotel owner) and his suberb staff surprised me with a party and a birthday cake made by the chef sitar.a 10 minute walk along the new promenade which is beautifully lit at night took us into bar street.there are various retaurants and pubs like tashs bar the corner bar and scotties where irene gave us a warm welcome. we also liked marcos bar where ex pats gather and joanne kept us laughing.the can restaurant came highly recommended from a previous review and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal there. the saturday market was huge hot and very busy but well worth a visit. i would highly recommend the ayvan to all ages and families. cant wait to get back next year sooner if possible!hopefully we will meet up again with jean and jerry and all the new friends we made.

Just returned from a greeaaat holiday in Tugutreis.hotel staff very friendly.manager
very sociable,lovely locataion step out of hotel onto small beach(heaven)
just a short walk into town,local bars "Paddys,"Corner Bar" and a special thankyou to all staff at "THE TARGET BAR"co-owner MR BEAN is a star,
We were there during the football and when turkey played their games,it was fun,fireworks,and laughter.
We must go back shortly to meet all the friends we made,especially Joanne who works in the small cafe/bar callec Marco"s her friendly banter is second to none.
So far in turkey we have holidayed in six different places,but this is by far our favourite....
Thanks everybody at Turgutreis....

we stayed at the ayvan for a week and it was very nice tekkie was lovely as were all the staff the rooms were basic but nice and the pillows were to die for best we have ever had the shower was always hot and the rooms were cleaned every day would deffo stay there again the food was very nice and the beach was nice and clean and just a stones throw away from the hotel we would recommened it to anyone

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Firstly, the Sunny Gardens Ayvan is now known as Ayvan hotel. The reason being that the previous people have now gone and the owner of the hotel has decided to manage it himself.
He has spent a vast amount of money in adding a super bar/restaurant with a terrace overlooking the sea where we sat each morning enjoying the view whilst eating our breakfast.
Above the bar/restaurant is a sun deck, again overlooking the sea where you can laze around on the loungers, large beanbags or sit and have a drink and a bite to eat. Although the rooms are still 2* they have been decorated and spruced up, but hey, how long do you spend in the room?
There is now new bed linen and lovely soft towels - so no more hard scratchy ones as mentioned by previous guests. The restaurant/bar staff Billy, and Baytula are a couple of really nice guys.
Billy has a good knowledge of the English language and Baytula is keen to learn. The owner Tekan (I think that is how you spell his name) is fluent in English. There were a few teething problems but once Tekan was notified of them he was on to it straight away and problem solved.
We ate in the restaurant on numerous occasions and the food was really nice and very reasonable unlike previous hotels we have stayed in. What a sensible guy. Keep the prices down, the food and menu good, drinks the same prices as in town and your guests will be happy to eat and drink at the hotel.
During the winter changes were made all along the beach front. A road has been put in (which is mostly for cyclists and pedestrians) so you no longer step out of the hotel on to the beach. You just have to cross the roadway to the loungers belonging to the Ayvan.
Turgutreis was a lot bigger than we had been lead to believe but were told by the locals that it had been developed vastly in the last five years and of course now has a large marina and many boutique shops. A couple of good restaurants we ate in were 'Uncles', the one behind Bar Street, 'The Ivy' at the far end of Bar Street, and La Villa along the front opposite the boats. Very nice food, but be warned you need to be really hungry to finish the meal.
Some restaurants put on a service charge so check this before you order your meal. We were told by our rep that we could catch the Dolmus to Bodrum etc from outside the hotel. Don't believe it. You have to go to the bus station in town to catch a dolmus to anywhere you want to visit. It is to the left and behind the large supermarket 'Migras'.
We went to Gumusluk (not sure of the spelling) for a nice quiet day out. It is a little resort with all of the restaurants along the waterfront. The idea is principally the same as Turgutreis, use the sunbeds in front of the restaurant and then you order drinks etc. from them. They are renowned for serving the fish caught that day.
There are only a few gift shops so not tacky and there is no music playing. A very peaceful day out and it only takes about fifteen minutes or so to get to.
We only went on one excursion with the tour operator and that was to see 'The Dream Girls' in Gumbet. They are three drag artists, singing, dancing, and telling jokes. A good night out but my advice is do not take children (as some people had) it is basically an adult only night and I feel that it was not the place for young children.
Overall we had a really lovely two weeks at the Ayvan and anyone wanting a relaxing, laid back holiday then this is definitely the place to stay. We will definitely be paying another visit. Just another comment about the owner. One of the guests had an accident whilst out and was taken to hospital via ambulance.
The owner informed the tour operator who said there was nothing they could do as it was about 11 p.m. Tekan then telephoned the hospital to find out what the extent of the injuries were, spoke to the guest who told him she would have to stay in over night. She was concerned that she did not have her medication with her.
He then arranged for a friend of his to take the medication to the hospital and to fetch her brother who had accompanied her in the ambulance to the hospital, back to the hotel.
How many other hotel owners would have done that?