My Meric Hotel

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My friend and I stayed in this hotel and although it is shiny and new (it opened in 2006), the service leaves a LOT to be desired. The staff are all constantly depressed and grumpy.
We barely saw a single smile from any employee during our stay. The staff on the front desk seem particularly glum. It was frustrating because their English was not very good and they would often say they understood something when in fact they did not.
On top of that, the staff in the restaurant (all male) were extremely leery and gawping, which made us feel very uncomfortable. We ended up dreading going there every mealtime.
Besides that, the service was very poor. On one occasion I informed three members of staff that the water in the cooler had run out but it was still not replaced. The food is ok but extremely repetitive; I would say on about a three-day cycle so it's not long before you end up eating the same thing again.
Plus you will experience overkill of tomato and cucumber, as well as often the only dessert being watermelon. I am a huge fan of fruit and veg but these items three times a day soon becomes dull and unappetising.
The rooms are nice - a good size and all have air conditioning, which is a must-have in the heat of Turkey. The rooms on the top (10th) floor have a minute balcony so try to avoid these if you can. We started off in one of these rooms but got moved after we kept complaining.
The beds are comfortable as they are pretty much brand new. The trouble was that for some reason there was no over sheet for them! There was a red runner that went over the end of the bed, plus a counterpane in the wardrobe but no actual sheet.
We eventually got what we wanted after much confusion and being offered another counterpane. The beds were changed about every three days but our over sheets were oddly not replaced once.
There is a TV in the room but the only British channel is BBC World. I know you don't go on holiday to watch TV but a music channel or something would have been nice.
We were sold this holiday on the premise that there would be evening entertainment. There was none at all. We ended up incredibly bored and on our last few nights we visited J&M Travel and booked a couple of nights in Marmaris.
We went to the Turkish Night and the drag show at Talk of the Town, which I would particularly recommend. Each evening costs around £19 per person. This includes your travel along the windy lanes from Turunc to Marmaris - it's a hairy journey to say the very least.
The resort of Turunc is nice enough, being a small, sleepy town. All the shop owners say to you 'No hassle', which basically means they WILL hassle you!! However, most of them were polite and were only trying to sell more things, which is fair enough.
The beach is quite narrow, with restaurants and bars all the way along the seafront. The beach itself is man-made and they redo it every April. It was originally pebbles/rocks but they import this gritty stuff (a bit like ground rock from the mountains) which gets burning hot during the day. The sea is gorgeous but you might need swimming shoes as the walk in to the water can be a bit precarious due to the pebbles and rocks.
On the first day I was so sick of burning my feet on the grit and stubbing my toes on the rocks that I had to go and buy some myself. However after that I was fine and enjoyed swimming in the salty, buoyant water. There is an area marked off supposedly for swimming only but somehow you also get the odd pedelo and motor boat. Mostly it is very safe for swimming though.
We met some great people in Turunc, although sadly I must admit most of them were English, not Turkish. I would recommend the Nirvana JKs bar - Julie and Kev will give you a warm welcome. We did go to the Walk Inn across the road for a couple of nights to start with but then gave it a very wide berth after some very difficult experiences.
All in all I don't think I would go back to Turunc but if I did then I would NOT stay at the My Meric hotel, I think I would go self catering instead.