Ayderia Hotel Review

Overall Rating

Friendly staff

Lousy Owner/Management

The Hotel Ayderia in Marmaris is in no way currently up to a 2 star standard yet alone a 3 star plus as made out - it may have been 3 star when it was run as half board but since it went all inclusive (I believe two to three years ago) it appears to have gone rapidly downhill.
The whole of the all inclusive buffet style meals was a joke. If you don't eat chicken or turkey you were left with a choice of cold spaghetti Milanese or salad. The chicken or turkey nearly always with chips or rice/pasta was served luke warm. The cereals for breakfast were a health hazard with the open milk being left in the heat. There was also no juice of any kind for breakfast only orange squash.
The all inclusive drinks are available only from 10:30 until 23:00 at which point the hotel is plunged into darkness except reception and the only member of staff is the night porter. The drinks seem to be wine, lager, and perm any 2 or 3 from gin, vodka, brandy and whisky and it takes a lot of complaining to persuade them to re-stock on the missing items.
There is a fridge in the room BUT what is the use of a fridge in those temperatures when it goes off as soon as you leave the room along with all the other electrical items.
The cleanliness of the whole complex is poor with rubbish all over the place and our bathroom floor was never clean the whole time we were there. The room maid left us a note on our first day to request we paid the tip directly to her and not leave it in the room as someone else would get it.
The whole hotel seems not to have been maintained at all for a few years with door frames not fitted into the walls properly so that they jammed. Apparently ours was a good room as it was possible to open the door to the balcony and the balcony itself was not broken.
There was an area behind the hotel that appeared to be the barbeque area but this was just a mass of rubbish.
There were various places where there were uneven paths and a manhole cover in the pool bar area that didn't fit. These were a constant danger for people to trip over.
A window close to the pool was broken and appeared to have been in that state for some time. I hate to think what would have happened if someone had slipped into it.
The outside light fittings were an absolute disgrace and had only a few of the six lamps working.
There is a notice by the pool saying that no glasses are to be taken into the pool area, BUT the staff behind the pool bar dispensed nearly all drinks in glass vessels even to children. The only drinks normally available in plastic vessels were water and squash.
Any attempt to report problems or complaints was met with a sudden loss of understanding of English by the staff and an air of total indifference by the owner and his son. One person who complained was told by the owner to either shut up or get out.
A party of residents who left the hotel before us left a message on the entrance "Fawlty Towers" which summed up the general feeling about the hotel. Needless to say this was quickly cleaned off. There is no way that we would ever return to this hotel and would urge others to avoid it.

Members' Comments onclivehalls's Review

• davewright on 18th Apr 2005

  I couldnt agree more. We went about 4 years ago and it was diabolical. We stayed in a hotel further down cos it was overbooked for 4 nights and that was as bad. We were served beers in plastic glasses which were poured, then kept cold in a ice cream fridge. Food was rubbish, menu alternating every 3 days. I got ill and was bad for a week. Being behind the police station didnt help as when the power went off, the generator started next to the bathing area belching out black smoke, we'd never go back. The place is a hole and the manager is WORSE than Basil Fawlty

• steph001 on 17th Jul 2005

  On first arrival at the hotel (5am), the man behind the reception seemed to go to a lot of hassel to retrieve a television remote for us, why he went to that trouble is beyond me when all the T.V consisted of was 90 channels with the SAME turkish drivel on EVERY channel!
  After buying 6 litres of juice to put in the fridge we discovered that the fridge did not work! so after an hour we had our very own DIY turkish tea!
  After complaining to reception they sent their excuse of a maintenance man up to fix it which made no difference, still did not work! After conversations with other guests, their fridges also did not work!
  In relation to the other review about this "bootcamp" the window was also still broken during our whole stay (2weeks) 30.6.05-15.6.05
  Entertainment? -seen more in a graveyard!
  The man with the long hair who always has sun glasses on (mesiha-something like that), I think he is meant to be the entertainer or encourage guests to interact in activities! You will find him leering over anything with breasts and a pulse!(actually, that pretty much sums up all the male staff!
  The food was the same everyday, snacks only served for an hour! Most expenditure goes towards buying food outwith the hotel! Not good considering the expense of an all incusive holiday! -even the hotels stray pets don't eat the food! You'd think management would see a pattern, considering these strays are'nt well fed!
  If your looking to start a weightloss programme at maximum expense this is where to go! If looking for a good holiday look for other hotel!

• WHCofBuckley on 29th Sep 2005

  Spot on... just come back from there (20/09/05) and this review is exactly right Wild horses wouldn't drag me back there.