Reviews of Balkaya Hotel, Oludeniz, Turkey

Balkaya hotel Ovacik

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Jan 2008

Tour Operator:

Other - Please Specify

Submitted By:

nursewinnie

Comments:

3 Adults, Half Board at the Balkaya Hotel (Ovacik), last week of September 2008.

Reception staff on arrival were very helpful and friendly - this however was not the case on our departure when a bar bill - completely from fiction was... read more

Me and my partner booked our...

Overall Rating:

6/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Miss L Fowler

Comments:

Me and my partner booked our holiday in June and paid very little for our accommodation at the Balkaya. Having read some of the reviews we went with few expectations and bearing this in mind we weren't overly disappointed. The hotel itself was fine,... read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS HOTEL UNLESS...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Med Hotels

Submitted By:

Miss M Smith

Comments:

DO NOT GO TO THIS HOTEL UNLESS YOU LIKE LIVING IN A BARNYARD.ANIMALS ROAMING ALL OVER THE HOTEL WITH KNOW ONE CLEANING UP AFTER THEM SO SITTING DOWN TO A MEAL IS NOT VERY APPERTISING. ROOMS CLEANED FOR FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS THEN NOTHING AFTERWARDS... read more

Me and my boyfriend have just...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

freedom direct

Submitted By:

As Tyler

Comments:

Me and my boyfriend have just returned from a 2 week holiday at the balkaya hotel.We got there early hours in the morning and they took us straight to our room which we thought was good because we wernt suposed to check in until 2 in the afternoonread more

Myself and boyfriend, have just...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independentlyage 33

Submitted By:

Miss L Lee, Blackpool. Age 33

Comments:

Myself and boyfriend, have just returned from a week at Balkaya, and had great time! Staff were very friendly, we had a laugh with all of them throughout our week. We arrived around 5am and were taken straight to our room which we found very clean and... read more

Simply awful - in fact so bad we...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Bookable Holidays (via Teletext holidays)

Submitted By:

Mrs L Rowe

Comments:

Simply awful - in fact so bad we didnt even unpack our cases and ended up staying at another hotel (Pegasus) which was wonderful. When we first arrived at Balakaya it looked ok, reception appeared clean as did pool area. However, when taken to our room... read more

we booked our holiday only 3...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2008

Tour Operator:

Goldtrail

Submitted By:

Ms H Clayton

Comments:

we booked our holiday only 3 days before we travelled and were slightly worried after reading the reviews,, when the bus drove down a dirt track and pulled up outside the hotel we were slightly worried but we were greeted at reception by friendly staff... read more

The tour operator - On the Beach...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2008

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Mr M C

Comments:

The tour operator - On the Beach - are pathetic. I read reviews for th ehotel after we had booked and was prepared for the worst. But it was great. The staff were very obliging and friendly and our room was good too (we were in the main building).... read more

I stayed at this hotel with my...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

All Inclusive

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2006

Tour Operator:

Select

Submitted By:

Ms T KENNEDY

Comments:

I stayed at this hotel with my partner and another couple on an all inclusive basis, which I'm sorry I ever did as the food I wouldn't give to a dog(in fact a dog would turn it's nose up at it), it was horrible slop day after day, to the point on the... read more

Had a great holiday the hotel...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2007

Tour Operator:

On the beach.com

Submitted By:

ELS1

Comments:

Had a great holiday the hotel feels like its in the middle of no where down a back street! But only a short walk and your on the main street and you can catch the bus into town! The hotel is fine and a lovely setting! It is basic but so is everywhere... read more

Hiya ... My name is Gina and I...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2005

Tour Operator:

Airtours

Submitted By:

Miss G Dobinson

Comments:

Hiya ... My name is Gina and I am from the north east Engalnd, you may have realised that most of the comments on here have extremely low ratings compared to my own. This may be because I visited the Balkaya hotel in 2005. When I visited the hotel back... read more

When I read the reviews after I...

Overall Rating:

5/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2007

Tour Operator:

otbeach

Submitted By:

Miss C Rowell

Comments:

When I read the reviews after I booked the hotel I was shocked and was ready to cancel, but I thought no it's a place to rest your head. After a tragic time at the airport as transfer didn't show I was not best pleased. Finally got a taxi to the hotel... read more

This is the worst place I have...

Overall Rating:

1/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2007

Tour Operator:

Freedom Direct

Submitted By:

Miss Jl Fryett

Comments:

This is the worst place I have ever been. We only stayed there for 3 days and could not stay no more.



We have 2 small children and on any holiday they want to play in the pool understandably, however at the Balkaya their idea... read more

I booked this holiday about 3...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Sep 2007

Tour Operator:

On the beach holidays

Submitted By:

Miss R Davies

Comments:

I booked this holiday about 3 weeks before I went, it was cheap. I got it for £233.50 per person (including insurance and transfers). I was reading the reviews and thought ‘oh no what have I done’, they are really bad reviews all over the place,... read more

We (family of four, in two...

Overall Rating:

7/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2007

Tour Operator:

Freedom Direct

Submitted By:

Mr P Reeve

Comments:

We (family of four, in two rooms) booked this hotel as part of a last minute package, and after reading the reviews expected little.

All we wanted was a cheap base from which to travel around the area and meet friends, and do the... read more