Batihan Beach Resort

Good,in part's,bar excellent be Shure to ask for brand by name you will receive it. Room clean, but lack of storage for clothes, Al cart restaurant's good and service good, Main buffet restaurant, opening times to short 2 hours only at night so a mad rush to feed, sometimes no tables,and food choices low. Lounge really good. Overall a good hotel only the main restaurant time a let down.

Spent a week at Batihan which was just enough time. Rooms were decent (we did request a double but had 2 singles) but as reception didn't give off much warmth, we just let it be. Water replenished each day but not the other drinks. Also the fridge was more of a freezer and everything froze. Basic but good Room. Not tons of wardrobe space but it was manageable for 2 for a week. Also no dressing table so doing make up in small bathroom or on floor Infront of mirror.

I have to agree with other reviewers with regards to reception staff - rather unhelpful and not very approachable. This is except for Pelin who went above and beyond for us and deserves a mention. She helped us to secure a taxi for the day to go on an excursion whereas the other staff declined to help or gave us the wrong information. Please ask for her if you need anything.

The fitness area is not what the hotel pictures described so I have added some photos for those who like to exercise. The space is OK but the floor is sooo slippery, especially post morning clean - definitely not geared towards it being a genuine fitness area as the floor is wooden, the same as the outside so no grip. Also it opens at 9.30am which I think is too late. Only one mat, which is old.

There is only one area in the hotel to chill out comfortably, which is the lobby. After dinner it becomes incredibly crowded, so it's difficult to find a seat. The only alternative is the outdoor seating with hard chairs - we ended up going to our room early which wasn't ideal. There's also the conference room, which as you can imagine doesn't offer much charm - maybe summer is different but the lobby was sooo overwhelming.

Food was fine, no complaints and there is variety if you don't go for the same thing each time (funnily enough). As a pescatarian there was always a fish option and veggies were fine and in abundance. Some of it was colder than I would like, especially the outdoor stuff which I thought being fresh would be better, but I tried the French Toast one day and it was pretty cold. Everything else was absolutely fine inside. The waiter Salim was very helpful. We ate at Kemsal (I think that's the name) which was very nice too. The gosleme woman was amazing!

Spa was great, would recommend the experience and as it was out of season, there was even a small discount, which was much appreciated! The deep tissue massage was very good, probably one of the best I've had. I didn't catch his name, but he was from Tunisia... Great person to have in the team.

Overall, a good stay. I probably wouldn't rush back but for a week out of season, it did the job. Good location to get to Ephesus and Sirince for the day - an excursion we did solo away from the organised trip. We also went to Kusadasi which wasn't far. Also loved spending time with the cats and dogs!

Previous reviews had us nervous as we prepared to arrive BUT having spent a week here at the close of the season it was fantastic. We can’t remember everyone’s names but a special shout out goes to Selim in the restaurant who became my daughters’ bestie and is a brilliant example of when hospitality is at its finest.

Also credit to the team at the Libby bar who create fantastic cocktails that aren’t even on the menu from brilliant negronis and negroni adjacent (when the Campari ran out) to some of the best espresso martinis and Malibu inspired cocktails I or my wife have tried.

A final shout out to the lifeguard team who not only share fun floaties for the kids but also laughed as big kids caused a bit of a big splash in the slides.

This hotel was fantastic and the heated pool and slides kept both me (the big kid) and the two actual kids happy the whole week.

The rooms were a great size and cleaned daily. The facilities were great and all in all, thank you for a fantastic holiday!