Club Aramar
, Marmaris
Club Aramar reviews
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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Where do I start, without sounding like the rest of the complaints already on here?
The answer is simple.......It really is that bad, but please allow me to elaborate.
I'm a big believer in making the best out of a bad situation, and if it wasn't for the other families and couples that we met, I would seriously have lost the plot!! The conversations that virtually everybody was having around the pool, restaurant and bar, were about the same thing.....how bad the food was, how ignorant the staff were, how watered down the drinks were, the lack of entertainment etc. That, in a bizarre way, was how everybody attempted to keep their spirits up, by trying to laugh at the nightmare we were all living.
I was advised the day before travelling about this review site, and to be quite frank, I read it and thought that the reviews were just a bunch of over-exaggerated comments from over critical people that have nothing better to do than be negative for the sake of being negative..........How wrong could I be!!!! I have never written a review of anything before. but feel so strongly about this, I just had to, in the hope that if even 1 family reads this and decides it's not for them, then something good has come of it.
We had 2 nine year olds with us, and they were told by us that they could have anything they wanted to drink at anytime, as long as they showed their wristbands. After the second day, the kids were sick of asking for things, and being told that they couldn't have it by grumpy, inconsiderate staff. Everything that was there for kids apart from the swimming pool had to be paid for, such as Table Tennis, Pool.......erm.....that's about all there is for kids!!!!! The promise of entertainment, review shows and kids club are a complete fantasy, it doesn't exist. Myself and my partner had to get everything for the kids as they were frightened of asking in the end, and even we got the brush off and told to come back at least twice a day!!
The food was an experience I wouldn't wish on anybody. Whatever wasn't eaten at breakfast would be kept for tomorrow's breakfast and reheated, and the same goes for dinner and tea. To be fair, the chef's must be quite talented, because I have never seen burgers cut into so many different shapes to disguise the fact that they had already been out and reheated a few times, but you always had the plain pasta that was there every mealtime without heat on it to fill you up!! Stale bread, fish that was left there that long it had curled up, and again, no heat on it. Basically everything was cold, or at best, lukewarm. We had enough by the second day and decided to bite the bullet and eat out, which completely defeated the object of going All Inclusive. That's when you're eyes are opened to the locals perceptive of the hotel, and it's glowing reputation. The local's name for the hotel is "Club Chicken" and it is widely accepted that it should have been shut down a long time ago. The local restaurants are fantastic, but that's not what i paid for!! I actually paid for an All Inclusive holiday, where the food is that good I don't want to eat out, and the entertainment is that good that I don't want to go out, and that the service is that good I want to go back. The only way i'll go back to that hotel, is if i'm invited to push the button on the detonator that reduces it to rubble!!!
All the drinks are watered down rubbish, that's when you can get served, and the all inclusive drinks finish at 23.00. I could accept that if you were allowed to buy a drink after 23.00 at the bar, but you can't!!! 23.00 and you're sent to bed!!!
I could go on, but in essence, I am going to pursue this further, and would beg anybody to change their plans if they have booked here.......whatever it costs to change, it will be worth it.
Advert says 4 star, with a 5 sun rating!!! it is seriously no more than a 2 star at best, and should never be classed as all inclusive!!! You would never ever get away with it in this country, You would have a better time at a Bed and Breakfast in Blackpool......and believe me....that's saying something!!!!!!
- Holiday Date:Oct 2009
- Advice: Marmaris seemed OK, but the disapointment of the hotel tainted the whole experience for us
- Activities: Every place we ate at was heaven compared to the hotel,
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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this hotel is HORRIBLE 8 of us went and i was with my boyfriend i completly enjoyed turkey it was lovely but the club armar is unclean the maids are rude we asked them 2 clean our room because it hadnt been cleaned in 3 days and they said NO. the food is the same every night and it was that bad we had to eat out. the drinks were watered down and you are only allowed vodka wine and beer you arnt allowed any cocktails or nothing and you could have 12 drink and still not even feel drunk.The manager is a liar he is just after money promised us a room for our engagment then asked us to come to his friends bar so his friend can make money and then he never sorted out the room he is just out to get your money.
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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What can i say me my boyfriend and son went on our first family holiday, and it was blady awfull we went all inclusive and the food was diabolical my boyfriend had the [--] the whole time we was there as we got told that he would be catered for as he suffers with coelacs disease and cant eat anything with wheat in it but there wasnt, all of the drinks were watered down, our hotel room was awful we had an over flow pipe hanging out of the wall with a constant drip of water and mould all over the wall, we got talking to quite a few couples when we were there and everyone was moaning about everything we had the same entertainment every night and the same songs, dirty cups,at the time we stayed there were prisoners YES PRISONERS staying there and were aloud to walk around by theirselves which is wrong and there was alot of kids staying at the hotel at that time, one couple had towels delivered to their room opened them up and had poo all in the middle, just PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT GO THERE!!!!!!
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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booked last minute thought we had a bargain for all inclusive but this was a joke food is rubbish and drinks were all watered down. After the 3rd day putting up with food we ate out which luckily was cheap enough and we had taken some money with us but there were a lot of families there with young children who were unable to do this, however we were fortunate to have one of the better rooms in hotel which was clean with good shower would definately go back to marmaris but not to club armar.
- Holiday Date:Sep 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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Me and my family stated here in september and after reading the reviews we didnt know what to expect, but once we got to the hotel we where shown to our room which was clean and tidy (no badly fitted carpets) the next morning at breakfast we where surprised to find a good choice of food such as pancakes, eggs toast and so on. dinner and tea also had a good range of foods to choose from. during our stay some people where just finding any little excuse to moan. one night their was a thunder storm and their was leafs and abit dirt at the bottom of the pool which cant be helped so out came the moaners with their little camreas taking pictures of the pool which i thought was absolutley pathetic. the pool was cleand the following day. anyway we had a great holiday and will be returning next year.
- Holiday Date:Sep 2009
- Advice: lots to do
- Good For: Beach
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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This hotel was absolutley disgusting. Before me and my partner got to the hotel we werespeakig to some turkish lads they asked us what hotel we are staying in, we said the "club aramar" they looked at us and we were confused. Me and my partner went in the hotel and the lobby was ok just like a ordinary hotel. The staff what cheked us into our room was was very nice and polite.
ROOM= When I first walked into the room my first words was "OH MY GOD" the room was utter disgust. There was dirty yellow pillows,rubbish all over the poorly unfitted carpet from the previous people in the room, dirty bed sheets and there was a horrid smell.
We never stayed in that hotel we complained and they through us out so we booked another hotel which was £210 out of our holiday spending money. We never saw the rest of the hotel as we was disgust by our room. Seriousley do not stay in this hotel !!!!!!
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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Before I write my review I would like to say that my partner and I are in no way fussy and realised that we were not going to get an outstanding hotel for the price we paid (£600 each 2wks all inclusive) but I would like to share my experience so you do not waste any of your own money.
Food: cold and repetitive. The dishes in which the food is served are given to the dogs after each service and are not washed properly afterwards (you can actually see them doing it) hence why so many people suffered from food poisoning, including myself.
Drinks: Watered down (beer, spirits and wine) and are served in dirty, smelly cups which they don't clean before serving to someone else, hence why sop many people suffered from mouth ulcers. Tap water is used for ice cubes and the powdered orange juice at breakfast.
Room: Cleaned daily but on more than one occasion we were given stained sheets and towels (blood and faeces) which we took pictures of
Pool: Mostly clean but during my stay a child vomitted in the pool and the staff refused to clean it out till the following morning
Staff: Constantly on the phone whilst you are waiting to be served and refuse to serve you if you have complained about the hotel.
Entertainment: Same 3 acts every single night
During my stay 6 families, some with young children, were thrown out of the hotel for complaining. In total my partner and I spent an additional £1100 eating out and going on excursions to get out of the hotel. I have never complained about a hotel in my life as I realise that standards are different abroad but I have to let people know on this occasion as I wouldnt want anyone else to spend £2400 on the most horrendous hotel Ive ever know.
On my second day in the hotel 'Holidays from Hell' were kicked out for filming without notice - I am not joking!!
- Holiday Date:Sep 2009
- Advice: Marmaris is a great resort for a cheap and cheerful holiday
- Activities: Boat Trip and Jeep Safari
- Good For: Beach
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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Upon reading the many bad reviews about Club Armar, i put them aside thinking that they were the usual moaning british holiday makers who expect everything for nothing. so we booked it, got a really good deal (so we thought), packed our bags and the 4 of us (me, my girlfriend, her brotherr and his missus) got on the plane.
Upon arrival, we walked into the reception and first impressions of the nice looking reception area are quite nice, the indoor pool looks great and clean. However, when we went to book in, there were no rooms available, but they offered to put us in 2 apartments accross the road for the night. we thought fair enough. When we got to the apartments, they were disgusting, our room smelt rotten and we wee forced to sleep on the couch in our friends room.
the next morning we marched over to the hotel and put in a complaint to our rep - which was a waste of time because he didnt speak a word of english and said he cannot do anything regarding our complaint and we must take it up when we get back to england.
Anyways we refused to move from reception until we got a room in the hotel. After an hour of waiting we got our rooms...I wouldnt put a dog in the rooms, the carpets were discusting, the bed lining had holes in and also one night my pillow case had blood on it! but hey it was a place to sleep.
Away from the rooms, the all inclusive part - the food is just aweful - chicken and chips every night and if it is something different like say pasta, it is tasteless. the deserts ie cakes are full of water and the fruit (water melon) is like powder. The locals call the armar resort "the chicken hut" and take the mick out of you when you say where you are from!
It states on the website and in the booking reciept about the hotel having a snack bar...this is not true, in all the other all inclusive resorts the snack bar is open all day - this one is open from 4 to half 4 and only sells this turkish pizza which isnt much cop.
when it comes to drink, i know all inclusive resorts have watered down drink but this hotel is rediculous - the vodka is water and that is pretty much all you can have vodka or beer, the rest is extra. also you are only allowed 2 drinks perr person so if buying for a table yuou have to go up in pairs. and if you have a few people who havent finished their drirnks on the table the barr staff refuse to serve you.
The staff are rude and need cheering up!
The only good points were that Turkey is cheap and you can afford to eat and drink out on a budget, also marmaris is a lovely place and people are very friendly.
The only good points about the hotel were the shop owner and the phtographer - they were a great laugh!
but honestly i have never written a review before and always laughed at the moaners who do but this place is just aweful!
- Holiday Date:Sep 2009
- Good For: Beach
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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I stayed at the Armar with my partner and our three sons aged 15 , 12 , and 10 . We booked two rooms but on arrival were shown to a room with a double bed ,2 singles and a mattress on the floor , I complained very firmly and was given 2 rooms the next day but other people were not so fortunate and slept on the floor for the remainder of their holiday. The hotel itself is fairly clean and the rooms are reasonably comfortable but the choice of food is very limited mostly chicken nuggets , mini kebab pieces ,fish , portions of breaded chicken cut in half soup, salad ,rice and pasta . This may sound ok but most of the time it is cold as our room overlooked the dining area and I watched the food being layed out sometimes 45 minutes before the dining room opened. This was my third trip to Marmaris and was the least enjoyable as far as accomodation goes.I chose this Hotel for it`s 4 star rating but would be generous if I said it was a 3 Star with 1 Star food and service. Drinks are a joke!!!! all served in small plastic glasses , kids drinks flat and warm , as the bottle tops were left off and the staff serving the drinks are very, very rude. The spirits are so watered down I gave up drinking them and stuck to beer as it came from a Keg and was cold. don`t even remember feeling as if I had a drink once in two weeks. Plenty of other good hotels and food is cheap avoid this one please!!!!
- Holiday Date:Aug 2009
- Activities: Water park,Jeep Safari,Pammukale,Ephesus,Boat trips,Quad bikes and plenty of good places to eat
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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My family have just returned from 2 weeks of hell in club armar, Food was rotten not a thing for children the staff treat u shockin the manager OMG he smashed our camara up for takin a pic of him attacked my bfreind scrached me and pushed me 2 the floor 2 get my camara of me, Then threw about 20 of diffrent familys out of the hotel as well as my family. Moved us 2 club viva what a brilliant time we had there the staff was brill, The food was even better the drinks wasent watered down as they was in club armar. The rooms was lovely and clean and so was the pool not like club armar we all has a sore voice cause of club armars pool water we got up one mornin and there was a human poo in the pool water in armar it is the worst place i have ever stayed in. I have read all the reports befor i went and dint think it would be that bad, It was worse im not a moaner and never ever complaned about any holiday but im makin sure this hotel gets closed down PLEASE DONT GO IT IS REALLY BAD STAY AWAY FRM CLUB ARMAR. I need a holiday 2 get over that one we spent 17 hundred pound and we was all incluive on food and drink
- Holiday Date:Aug 2007
- Advice: really good
- Activities: o yes on the beach
- Good For: Beach
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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A family hotel is a time defined by the British for sun, fun and indulgence. Only the first you will find at Club Armar although I’m sure they would charge for that if they could find a way.
Arrival, you will find reception staff who are hand picked. Hand picked not to speak English. The reasons for this are only too obvious when you are making plans to leave!
Transition however from reception to your room was smooth and efficient. The hotel you will learn is always dimly lit. But not to hide any unpleasantness, the hygiene standards are perfectly adequate. It’s dimly lit because the owners/managers are cheap, with the most budget of sensors on stairwells that almost switch on the lights before you reach the bottom.
But then you wake up and go for breakfast. Where you will be greeted by a good variety of salad, Turkish “hot dogs”, small chopped and fried pieces of potatoes, beans in a mild sauce and your choice of eggs, be in fried, omelette or sometimes boiled. There are the normal Turkish cereals, concentrate fruit juices or tea/coffee from the machine. But don’t worry if you sleep in and miss it, as you will have exactly the same mediocre breakfast every morning of your stay, with more understanding of its origin.
As you meander to the pool you will be greeted by the normal European mix, but there is a different tone to the pool, over just the normal manic kiddie screams. There is an underbelly of gossip. People complaining about throat, ear and eye infection. Possibly from the pool hygiene, possibly from the water or possibly from the unwashed laundry you’ll find in your room. Complaints stem from the food, to the bedding, the obnoxious manager, to the scams pulled by the kitchen and surrounding food establishments that they rent your hotel space too. Hotel guests being removed from their rooms because a member dares to question an aspect of the Hotel.
But you can escape the winging for a moment to venture for lunch. Once you have run the gauntlet up the black stairwell to the dinning room, much as Indian Jones may do you receive the reward of lunch. Surprisingly the salad remains. You can tell this by it’s appearance, the Turkish cheese and meat has been replaced with unlabeled bowls or guess work, chicken, something in a sauce and chips. But don’t you dare panic if you think you have missed a unique luncheon. You haven’t most of it will literally be back again tomorrow. You know this by looking at the bottom of the salad bowl.
When you venture out to the local Marmaris shops and restaurants you become a target. Mostly for the red band around your wrist. Although the “locals” don’t call it Club Armar, they call it Club Chicken. For reasons I never understood until the next day.
Retreating from the constant taunting of the knowledgeable you can be safe in the knowledge that there will be inevitably more sun and a relaxing evening meal awaits. The atmosphere in the dinning hall (I say this as it is reminiscent of my school days) would be described by an estate agent as a spacious cosy environment, worthy of setting the mood for the most romantic getaway. I would describe it as a room of mystery. Mostly because you have no idea what grotesque incarnations are going to be passed off as a meal. I can only assume they get away with this shambles because it is so poorly lit again that one wonders what the ceiling looks like. All be it, I now know where salad is sent when it no longer able to visually appeal. It is retired to the mixed salad bowl, cleverly disguised (for an imbecile) with oil, wilting lettuce, cucumber and tomato shreds. But it is delivered with service, they do this in front of you from the other bowls! Although all is not lost, there is a glimmer of hope to your evening meal, there is now a piece of crumbed fish. I say this as I assume that’s an appropriate verb for its presentation, recognisable only by the best of forensic scientists I would guess it is sardine. But never despair, some of the salad has now been replace by a desert, mostly because if it hadn’t they would not be a able to fill the counter. Now you have some brown blamange. Enjoy! Time and time again.
All is forgiven however by the evening entertainment, there is an eerie air of soberness. But there are reasons, soapy beer, odd tasting wine and local spirits that just can’t be right. All delivered in plastic glasses that are so old they slice your lips on contact. I would question the basic of hygiene practises when I note that they are all washed in the same foam, push in, pull out, hand cleaner. Having enough for one day I venture to my room, taking from interest one red wine from each of the three serving areas (normally only one is open at a time). Never have I seen a red wine served from the same plastic container that have utterly different textures. One with even a layer of grease on the surface. I assume that one was from one of the children using it to throw water from the pool earlier. One glass was almost digestible, the other was reminiscent of Boots best sun tan lotion.
Entertainment is not lacking either. I have never seen Karaoke used in mental self defence. You may get tempted by the Bingo, but with odds steeper than the national lottery and more expensive than a second mortgage you may dare to part with your money to break the monotony. You will only be spared for a matter of moments as that’s as long as it lasts. The mindless singing of those who are financially stuck within the confines of the hotel will howl on until midnight at which point I assume the management suffer one of their power outages. But why guests are still there is beyond me, as the alcohol stops at 11, and to make a last minute order beyond the size of those in your party will be met with a flat refusal.
Now it is dark, quiet and the population horse and sober. But that is not where the entertainment ends. I can guarantee a night of violent stomach cramps, excessive visits to the toilet and the realisation that the toilet role is not forthcoming from housekeeping. Despite speaking to housekeeping whilst they were visiting the rooms during the day, and then asking reception twice, it would appear that toilet roll is as scarce as a working light bulb. Liberating a toilet role from one of the public toilets will also be futile. As 200 rooms filled with 500 people have already had that revelation much before you.
But there is always a saviour to a hotel visit such as this, eat elsewhere and do as I did. Move hotel, although I gave Club Armar, 10 days of chances, only one of those involved my digestive tract.
- Holiday Date:Sep 2009
- Advice: Lovely place, if you like to eat and be the standard tourist.
- Good For: Beach
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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12 readers found this review helpful
was a very cheap holiday and you get what you paid for. i ahd a very nice time, i liked the area, the staff were friendly, food pretty good and hotel clean. i tink the bad reviews have been very unfair considering i went in the middle of july - their busiest time and i felt the hotel was good value for money. if you are expecting luxury then dont spend £300 on a holiday and then complain about it. the entertainment isnt great, its good for children but there is so many things outside the hotel very close by for adults that didnt matter to me.
The only thing i wasnt to keen on was it not being on the beach. This is the first holiday I have ever been on to a hotel that isnt built directly on te beach. The beach is only a 5-10 minute walk away and there is always sunbeds to use.
I definitly suggest this holiday to families/couples looking for a cheap fun holiday