Side Star Resort Hotel - Ultra All Inclusive

Well where to start had an absolutly amazing new year at side star resort. Food wise was so much option at times at buffet I got overwhelmed luckily had option of pool snack bar where you could have fresh made toasties jacket potatoes pastas and the best fried chicken I've ever eaten! Patisserie for coffee and cakes and the indoor snack bar aswell as choice of 3 al a carte restaurants we only managed to get into the Turkish but it was delicious!! Next the room was lovely family room consisted of two bedrooms a large wardrobe with free to use safe toilet and shower room and two seperate balconys along with a mini bar topped up daily which was kept spotless our cleaner unfortunately went off before we got her name but decorated the bed with a swan and flowers nice touch! In the area about 5/10 mins walk is shops supermarkets tea and spice shops and tattoo shop I went to them all and just lovely and right outside hotel buses to side old town and manavgat city 2 euros each we went both and had great times. Downstairs is the gym arcade entertainment room and disco arcade decent kids enjoyed it entertainment was good and mixture of singers and dancers disco room is so fun like an old styles disco with lights and good mix of music didn't use gym but looked decent. Upstairs bar was nice and chilled with soecialist cocktails which were really lovely and lots of cats am not even a cat person but they were so tame and friendly. indoor and outdoor pools were great my youngest loved the slides which we were made up were open as I'd read they wudnt be so great bonus! Beach was stunning and i liked the off ground area (i assume its a bar being renovated) as i hate sand so i could sit and daughter could play in the sand. Also spa looked lovely but i got a tattoo done so couldnt have the turkish bath i wanted. Little one really liked the park too just shame trampolines wernt open. New year was the most amazing party I have ever been too what a treat from the welcome cocktails to the meal and entertainment to the countdown outdoor party with prosecco I will remember it always. And finally to the staff the day to day running of the place must employ so many an I will say most have a smile on their face always the new years staff worked so hard they didn't stop for a second all night. The cleaners and maintence are the same and the bar staff are just unbelievable I have special mentions for the lady in downstairs bar I didn't get her name but she was very good very attentive and very friendly and the other will be no suprise Kadir what a lovely young man my daughter loved him by day 2 he remembered all our names and always checked at 10 to 12 if we needed anymore drinks. All in all was honestly one of best holidays I've been on (think weather being so good was a bonus) but I really do hope to get booked in to come back next year.

We stopped at this hotel towards the end of October 2024. Weather was lovely (27-33 degrees) although quite a bit cooler in the evenings which prevented us from joining a few of the outdoor shows/events. The inside lounges are very nice though. The hotel including rooms were very clean and had everything we needed. There was also plenty of food options in the main restaurant. We didn't feel the need to try the a la carte restaurants. The staff were also friendly and helpful. It was busy around the pool area, and with a few sun beds reserved for seemingly non-existent guests. The one thing we noticed was that the pool was very cool. The main pool isn't heated and even after 20 minutes, still felt cold. This was our only gripe. The smaller splash pool where the slides enter was heated, although a sign suggested that this was not always the case. It's a short walk down to the private beach where there is another all inclusive bar/food outlet and lots of sun beds. Wifi also extends to the beach which is useful. Our mobile phone tariffs didn't extend to Turkey and it is very expensive to use out of tariff. There is a cashpoint about 5 minutes from the hotel. There was a minimum withdrawal amount of 50 Euros and a fee was also charged. Therefore not sure whether it is just better to take the cash rather than the top up cards - not that we needed much. Everything is priced in Euros although some of the shops convert the amount to Lira on payment. Again, this prevented us from using the Euros we had transferred to a payment card (Barclays Wallet). Something to be aware of. There are lots of shops about 10 minutes walk away, and we also got on a local bus to the Side market (2E each). Overall very good, and we had a lovely time. Thank you.

This is one of the best places I have stayed, the room was huge. We got a family room with two bedrooms. Hotel was spotless, so clean, staff were amazing. Near the beach, own beach bar, heated outdoor pool with slides, the other pool was so cold! Indoor pool great, very out of the way from everything but you can get a bus outside. No issues walking around outside the hotel as a single female with a young child. Shops a short walk away possibly ten minutes or so. Food was delicious and plenty of choice, great price less than £1000 for a family of 3 all inclusive! Would highly recommend this hotel, just bare in mind that it is away from the town and in a quiet location, but this wasn’t an issue for us and we got the bus when we wanted to explore. The little restaurants the did set meals in the hotel were amazing and included in the all inclusive. A few cats and dogs around be careful as they weren’t all friendly, if you left them alone they left you alone. Cat houses and feeding station was great so the cats were taken care of by the hotel.