Side Royal Palace

Absolutely awful hotel you don’t get what you have been sold !!! Very dirty tired looking rooms with a mouldy damp bathroom !! Mini bar was only stocked for our arrival and the 11 nights we stayed it wasn’t re stocked we had to buy our own coffee etc , which again was awful experience as the shop staff corner you pressuring you to buy more than what you want to purchase, food always stone cold , the hotel only cater for German and Dutch entertainment the same , our sheets only got changed once and that was because tui contacted the hotel !! Book a taxi at reception and it don’t arrive !! Half the amenities don’t open , couldn’t book a la carte as was always closed !! Turkey is a lovely place but this hotel is dreadful very rude staff and housekeepers walk around begging you for money !!!

Location: Location is in a decent enough location only a short walk to the beach but a shuttle bus comes every 30 minute and your around a 15 minute drive to old town( €15 ) and an hour to Land of legends and land around hotel is reasonably flat. Outside the hotel is just an abundance of clothing shops selling the same thing broken up by the odd pharmacy or spice/tea shop. From what I can see it's not as packed with bars as Marmaris etc and seem to be a lot less pushy. Food: The food in the hotel is hit or miss in honesty with the best meal being the al a carte meal we had (around the world) this was exceptional and our host was fantastic. The snacks bar was also pretty good selling burgers chips etc and chicken kebabs. Food in honesty across breakfast, lunch and dinner where not what I would expect in a 5 star hotel there seemed to be more of a focus on how it looked that how it tasted and food catered more for the German guests which was the majority in fairness. Ice cream also only available in a 2 hour window which I found bizarre. All inclusive bar served branded spirits but these where on request at no extra charge, a decent cocktail menu also but pretty heavy on the alcohol (pro or con depends who you ask). We stayed in swim up rooms on the opposite side from the main pool and really enjoyed it although there is no sun after 15:00 on this side. Need to be up before the roosters to get a sun Lounger by the pool (I swear people must have camped out). Fridge always restocked with beer, variety of soft drinks and water and the cleaners done an outstanding job. Never used the spa etc but you need to see the massage guy to get your towel anyway and he will no doubt ask. Weirdly there are tattoo reps hounding you to get tattoos (seem to have a partnership with the hotel) bit random but the grind never stops. Staff are 50/50 some are outstanding some couldn't be more uninterested but we all have days like this. The area surrounding is trading mostly in euros which is isn't ideal . Overall a good stay but a few things could improve we would stay again but as a Brit we felt out of place in the area but that's not the hotels fault it's just the resort

When we were on the verge of visiting Side, we had concerns about our stay in this hotel (that's because our last stay in a 5-star hotel was just horrible, the description of the hotel seemed to be all made up). But this time nothing could be further from the truth! The hotel is situated near the Evrenseki beach, you can go for a short walk and there it is - the sea :) there is a pool bar and a lot of space to lay and sunbathe. The food was diverse and delicious. Some dishes were repeatable but there were also new things to taste each day. Breakfasts as well as dinners and desserts were all tasty and looked amazing as shown in the photo below. Our rooms was quite small but there was everything that was necessary, one double bed (very comfortable), a spacious shower, a baby cot, etc. We spent at least one hour every day in the hotel bar outside next to the lobby. We were pleased with the delicious drinks and the service. The pool is divided into 3 areas, one is a shallow pool with a tiny slide for toddlers, one area is for people who use the slides for the older ones and the rest is deep enough to swim and have fun in the water. We have no objections to staying at this hotel.

We had a super 7 days at this excellent hotel. Great food, lots of choices and very attentive waiters and waitresses. Beach facilities were superb as was the Beach restaurant and bar which again served a variety of foods and fresh pizzas. Pools were great. Favourite place was the coffee shop which was so quiet and chilled. Rooms were spacious and very clean. Mini bar was restocked every day with soft drinks. Can’t fault this wonderful hotel!

Our family with two teenage boys are just back from a great week at this lovely hotel. Impressive layout and facilities, friendly staff especially in the restaurants, bars and coffee shop, varied and high quality food, excellent cleanliness throughout, private sandy beach easily accessible for the able bodied, no real issues with finding available sun loungers during our stay in early to mid July. If you wish to take out complimentary beach towels you have to go to the spa which then seems to be an opportunity for a sales pitch to sell treatments. We found this a little pushy. Also, one of our rooms air conditioning control panel was temperamental and despite reporting the issue wasn't resolved during our stay. However, these were minor blemishes on an excellent overall experience and not enough to give less than 5/5 stars. Ignore the comments about favourtism towards the Germans, it simply isn't true. We were polite to the staff and they were polite and attentive back without any need to buy favour. Highly recommended and would definitely return.

We have just returned back from a 10 day stay at the hotel, the hotel is immaculate and some of the staff were amazing. The food was lovely with something for everyone. The hotel are very focused on the Dutch & German guests and found that there was a language gap with a lot of the staff. We had to visit the hotel reception on a few occasions due to our room needing to be cleaned as it had been missed, the staff could not understand us which resulted in us retuning back to them when the room wasn’t cleaned after requesting it. The Al la carte restaurant (Chinese) was an experience in itself as we were abruptly greeted by a rude member of staff who told us it was a set menu, when we stated we did not like anything on the menu he told us we could leave. To summarise the hotel need is lovely and fantastic food however, the language barrier is everywhere which Jet2 do not state I the description.