Blue Marlin Deluxe Spa & Resort - Ultra All Inclusive

The best hotel there and the staff is so friendly and helpful

Servis - all right. Facilities - good water temperature in the pool, whirlpool did not work.

Blue Marlin Transfers - it takes AT LEAST 3 hours to get from Antalya airport to the hotel.  Ignore the hotel/travel‘s information!!!! The hotel itself is pretty average - small but adequate rooms, small but adequate balconies, food ok, drinks ok.  What “makes” this hotel better than average is the Marlo Beach pier.  With its sunbeds and parasols (all in good, clean condition) and the x10 cabañas for hire (€45-€50 per day - it's well worth it for a day or two) it makes this hotel somewhere I'd recommend if someone wanted a reasonably priced holiday in this area. The small beach is ideal for families with children to play in the shallows.  What is good is the entertainment at Marlo Beach - DJ, percussionist, quartet, Latin dancing, live bands and a great bar and snack/lunch bar. For daytime entertainment there are art and craft sessions at 11.30am and 2.30pm - the young ladies who run them are lovely. Most of the staff are very courteous and most are pro active.  The housekeeping staff are lovely and do a very good job. However, the RECEPTION staff don't give a flying monkey’s backside about you.  My husband and I are courteous to all staff but we couldn't win this lot over.  They're just not interested! More about the transfers: I've not heard one guest say their experience with the shuttle transfers were fair/good. Initially the emailed details from our travel agent said to look for “HoppaGo”.  On exit from Antalya airport there is a huge row of stalls (about 90) with travel/transfer company names on.  None of them had HoppaGo.  We spent about 20 minutes asking all the stalls that were manned if they knew which stall was for HoppaGo.  We were sent from end to end then, luckily, we noticed a stall manned by someone with a laptop.  He did a search for us and then found our name on his list!!  We were on a list for a company called “Everyday”.  So, we placed on the nice minibus with about 8 other people.  The journey was advised to be about 1½ hours………3, yes 3 hours later we were dropped off at our hotel after a traumatising journey!  The driver was constantly on his phone or checking his police scanner (keeping to under 70kph when warning beep went then speeding like a frickin formula 1 driver when no speed traps or police around).  Then we were actually pulled over by police, then stopped for 15 mins for a break at a truck stop. The driving in Turkey is, generally, scary sh*t - it makes Italians look reliably safe!!  Be very aware as a lot of motorcycles are electric and they ride them on the pavements. Day trips - the Green Canyon is lovely and we totally recommend it.  The Alanya city tour and boat trip is naff.  Eat a hearty breakfast if you do this as the lunch is gross.  We ended up losing a couple after the 90 minute boat trip, maybe they opted for a taxi to take them back to their hotel?  Or maybe Jack Sparrow kidnapped them, who knew?  Not our guide, that was for sure! The weather was lovely, the sea beautiful and we met a love

A very cozy and nice hotel with a beautiful pier. Attentive staff who greet their guests with a smile on their face and are ready to help with any issue. I would like to express special thanks to the animators: Angelika, Tatyana. And also to the manager Valeria! It is immediately obvious that people are working in their places. Very varied food, everything is fresh and delicious. The only thing that was missing was entertainment for the child, and a safer exit for swimming in the sea. Overall, I liked everything, I definitely recommend this hotel for a relaxing holiday!