Sunrise Queen Hotel

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I can't say that I would give a 10/10 rating to the tour operators but the hotel itself and the staff member were faultless. This is a fantastic hotel with lots to offer. My sister and I travelled in July, obviously at peak time, but not once did we feel over crowded.
The food was fantastic, a different theme every night which gives you the opportunity to try different things that you probably normally wouldn't.
The beach is located a stone throw away *if that* and it was lovely, sandy and clean. The sporting facilities offered on the beach were fantastic, catered for all the family.
Comments about there being a lot of Germans and Russians are pointless really, they are not rude or 'standoffish' in any way. Besides comments can be made about how many English swamp countries like Greece or Spain!
I would highly recommend this hotel, it has very high standards, it is clean and that is extremely important. Its definitely 10 out of 10 for a reason, you'll just have to visit and see why.

We flew out from Manchester on the 2nd of Jan expecting the weather to be around 16c. Pleasantly surprised when it was + 20c.
We had stayed at this hotel in March 2005 and really enjoyed it, we found most of the staff were the same and the hotel was the same high standard and excellent if you just want a holiday at this time of year for crashing out, the Thomas Cook rep couldn't do enough for us.
The first week we stayed, there were only 90 guests all Germans except for 11 British people, the second week was even quieter with only 50 guests but the quality and quantity of food still remained excellent.
The heated indoor pool, sauna and gym were all available free. The beach at the resort is very clean and we had several pleasant walks into Side and back where most of the shops are open.
One big improvement we found was that shopkeepers are no longer allowed to pester like they used to, apparently the local council takes there trading licence off them if they do; now when you pass you just get a polite hello.
I highly recommend the Sunrise Queen; we enjoyed it so much that when we got back home we booked again for 2 weeks from January 8th 2008.

When I booked the holiday I was a little unsure on what to expect as I have never been to Turkey before. When we arrived I couldn't believe my eyes. The hotel was amazing. I could not believe how lovely it was. We couldn't fault it at all and would highly recommend it.
The staff mostly spoke in good English, and we heard a few English people walking round so it wasn't mostly Germans or Russians.
The hotel was so beautiful, the only fault I had was the price of drinks. It was about £8 for a cocktail. So I advise to go all inclusive because you will definitely get your monies worth!
The resort was wonderful, I really was very impressed with my holiday as you can tell! I'm only 22 and believe it caters for all ages. The Turkish people are very lovely and helpful. They do try their best to sell you thing, but understand if you don't want to buy.

We flew out from Manchester on the 2nd of Jan expecting the weather to be around 16c. Pleasantly surprised when it was + 20c.
We had stayed at this hotel in March 2005 and really enjoyed it, we found most of the staff were the same and the hotel was the same high standard and excellent, if you just want a holiday at this time of year for crashing out.
The Thomas Cook rep couldn't do enough for us the first week we stayed, there were only 90 guests all Germans except for 11 British people, the second week was even quieter with only 50 guests but the quality and quantity of food still remained excellent.
The heated indoor pool, sauna, and gym were all available free. The beach at the resort is very clean and we had several pleasant walks into Side and back where most of the shops are open.
One big improvement we found was that shopkeepers are no longer allowed to pester like they used to, apparently the local council takes there trading licence off them if they do; now when you pass you just get a polite hello.
I highly recommend the Sunrise Queen; we enjoyed it so much that when we got back home we booked again for 2 weeks in January 2008.

I have just spent a blissful one week at the Sunrise Queen Hotel. Food was absolutely fantastic, different theme every night with lots to choose from - you made need to take elasticized clothing!
Overall I could not fault the hotel. Most of the time me and my husband had the swimming pools and Turkish bath to ourselves. Read previous reviews about drinks being expensive but found them reasonably priced for a 5 star hotel, I just made sure I paid for drinks/food the next morning to keep on track of my spending.
Only negative comment was that the evening entertainment was only on for one hour and was very amateurish, however I only did watch one show. Live music during and after dinner. I wish I was back there!

I was at the Sunrise Queen Hotel fro 3rd April to 4th May 2006. I have been to this Hotel 7 or 8 times. Once U have been to this Hotel it is difficult to settle for the standard of other Hotels elsewhere. It is an extremely good Hotel. It is the way it is laid out (built/designed) that makes it so attractive both to look at & to B in. It allows one to B alone if one wishes or with others. Lots of private areas.
All of the staff, waiters & reception, are there to do as much for you as they can to make the holiday a happy one. They could not have been more helpful. If one is a returning guest well then one receives a bottle of wine a bowl of fruit a special meal & presents & use of a lovely fluffy white toweling gown for the beach or Turkish bath. That was wonderful. The variety of food & high standard of presentation was excellent. It has always been so. Everywhere is clean.
The walk along the beach to Side town just the right comfortable distance. I love Side town. I think it is unique. Where else could one sit in a restaurant or visit a shop & be actually inside the ruins of ancient times. Some may think this is not the way to preserve ancient culture but I think it is wonderful to have a living working city still within the old ruins. Fascinating.
I did not mind the sometimes pushy sellers in Side. They are trying hard to make a living in what seems to be a diminishing holiday tourists area. I have the time to spare on a holiday & I enjoy the invitation to mint tea & a chat. The locals are welcoming & so pleased to know someone who will stop & talk even if not buying. They will often be happy to give you a present even if you do not buy anything.
An above letter mentions a stony beach!? I have only just come back & the beach was entirely sand. There were a lot of Germans there too but in my experience I did not find anything a miss. In fact, as I was alone there, the only other person I shared some of the holiday with was German. All the other people in the hotel who were English were too busy with their own arrangements to think to invite me to join them. Consequently in spite of the lovely hotel I did have a very lonely time. No-ones fault.
The staff & animators joined me & gave me more chat & company at meal times than any of the other guests.

Excellent hotel with lots of things to do, but must stress that the Germans and Russians have taken over!! If you can over come your own politeness then you will do just fine. A side form that that hotel offers everything you can imagine, the beach although it is quite stony is fab, I went with my sister and between us took 5 children and they had bags of fun, with 8 pools to choice from and numerous activities they were never board. Because of the hotels great layout it would just be as good for couples with no children as there are quite pools too.
The food was a buffet service which there was plenty to choice from, although I would say that the children did struggle slightly to have a choice, but they didn’t come home starving.
The accommodation was first class, maid service every day, which included bottle water for you fridge and clean towels. Another thing which was great was that they supplied you with your own beach towels, which you could refresh twice a day.
We went with JMC who provided there own kids club at a price, the club itself was fab, the only disappointing issue we had was that our children were 8,7,4,2 & 2, and the clubs ran at different times for the different ages, which meant we could not get the children all in at the one time, which really was no use, as you would be running back and forth all day dropping the next lot off, and not getting that quality kids free time that you deserved.
All in all we had a fab time and would highly recommend this holiday.

The Hotel is clean and well presented with an interesting design that manages to ensure the hotel is not overcrowded when fully booked.
But as previous people have commented, the German holiday makers have ruined the locals good nature and are constantly rude and unable to even queue (do I sound too British, no I just expect manners).
The prices for drinks were too expensive with a 1.5ltr bottle of water costing 4 Turk Lira (new Lira) roughly 2Gbp.
The food was buffet style for breakfast and dinner both meals had a good variety and the food was well prepared and fresh.
Lastly the carrier from Stansted to Analtalya (Sun Express) was awful the cabin crew were rude and obnoxious the food although, costing extra was poor on the outbound flight consisting of burnt macaroni and on the return 2 bread rolls and cheese. Having paid extra for the meals I was not impressed and then they gave everyone on the flight a meal even those that had not paid for a meal and told the cabin crew. The cabin crew did not care and were more interested in flogging duty free.
Although some minor mishaps the holiday was great with excellent weather and some very nice Turks, if they realise you are not German !!

Exactly as the name suggests 'Sunrise Resort'. A 1st Class hotel (resort), immaculately clean, good food & friendly staff (some with excellent English).
Plenty of new sunbeds & parasols,8 swimming pools, animation team (am & pm), kidz club etc.
Club house rooms very big & very clean with bottled water left each day.
July/August extremely hot but with choice of pools & sea, swim up to bars & parasols shade and cool is found!
A mix of English, German & Russian, all getting on well!
We will certainly be returning to this fantastic hotel.

My husband and I were very impressed with this hotel, it appeared nearly empty, even though we were told it was 80% full!
Everywhere was very clean, our room very comfortable and spacious, the food was first class, very fresh, loads of choice, very well presented, and the staff very friendly. Most of the pools when we were there were nearly empty! We did not drink any alcohol at the hotel due to high prices, a bottle of wine was around £20, also bottled water was expensive. We preferred to drink at one of the bars down the road! Having said that we would love to stay at this hotel again, the Turkish bath was a fantastic experience! never felt so clean in our lives! Overall we had a great time.
Never met any English people, nearly all German, and Dutch, a lot of interest was shown in us, my father in law is Turkish, married to an American, my husband speaks a little Turkish, the locals really warmed to this, we were shown nothing but hospitality on our visit, maybe this was because we showed interest in them! Can't wait to return.