Eftalia Ocean Resort & Spa

We have just come back from our 10 day holiday . We went with an open mind after reading negative reviews. The Hotel was lovely and clean, mini bar in the rooms topped up everyday free of charge Great for kids plenty to do. The food is your standard all inclusive, we eneded up eating out a few nights as the restaurant for evening meal times was like feeding time at a zoo chaos, people pushing, being rude, but we just got on with it. The food court by the beach was good lots of choice of food. The drinks were watered down and cocktails were not included in the all inclusive, some bars down by the beach could only have wine or beer. Ice creams on the all inclusive could only get 12-2 . Came back from lunch one day to find a big family sat on our sun loungers and towels they refused to move at first took about 3 times for them to understand that these were our towels etc they were sitting on 🤣. The night time entertaiment kids mini disco fine , some nights after that had finished the music was like being at a rave in ibiza 😆 again we just went with it as your on holiday All in all we had a good holiday and the kids loved it but would not return.

Very terrible no wifi and horrible service plus not everything is included

This hotel is amazing. No complaints at all. Food is really good. Everywhere is kept immaculately clean. Staff are super friendly and room cleaning was excellent. 100% recommended.

We stayed at Eftalia Ocean as a group of 3 adults and 4 children and overall had a very enjoyable holiday. The hotel is beautiful, although you can slowly start to see its age in some areas and a lack of proper maintenance. Pros: * Great location. * Pleasant fragrance throughout the hotel. * Large family rooms, although the standard balcony view was disappointing. We were offered a better view for an extra €50, but in our opinion it was not worth the additional cost. * Mini bar included in the all-inclusive package. * A local street market takes place every Sunday right next to the hotel. * Nice small town nearby for walking around. * Excellent pools, water park, and gym. * Very good food available 24/7. * Fantastic pastry shop included in the all-inclusive package, with delicious cakes and desserts. * High standards of cleanliness. * Friendly and hardworking staff. * The beach area is great, and the Eftalia Island complex included in the all-inclusive package offers an additional water park, restaurants, disco, and foam parties twice a week. * Hotel shops have reasonable prices and friendly service. Cons: * The kids’ club was rather disappointing. * Ice cream was only available between 12:00 and 14:00. * Alcoholic drinks included in the all-inclusive package were of fairly low quality. * Tennis courts are available, but you need to bring your own racket. * Water sports were very expensive-more expensive that in Dubai. * Entertainment and animation programs could be much better.Loud music by main swimming pool but bad quality from old speakers. * It was difficult to find sunbeds around the main pool during busy times. * The hotel is quite expensive. If the price were lower, we would definitely consider returning. * It is far from Antalya Airport, around a 1 hour 40 minute drive. A taxi costs approximately €80 each way. * The term “Ultra All Inclusive” is confusing, as we did not notice any significant difference compared to a standard all-inclusive package. Overall, we had a very good stay and made some wonderful family memories. However, considering the price, there may be better-value hotels in the area. Still, Eftalia Ocean offers plenty of facilities, good food, and a fun atmosphere for families with children.

We visited Eftalia Ocean during half term. The hotel is amazing with gorgeous views from our room. We had read reviews that the food wasnt great, however, our experience was amazing, the grill had freshly cooked meats, our fave was the doner kebabs. Other foods were freshly cooked pizza, Turkish dishes, sushi, salads, gorgeous desserts. I would also recommend visiting Blue Beach restaurant and London Eye pub... they are both bloody gorgeous. The only let down for the hotel was all the additional costs, the pub by the burger bar you had to pay for drinks, 7 euros for a can, the island costs a fortune, theres the all inclusive bars and food throughout the day. However for the party night, the bar where the event was held you had to pay for drinks, even though theres a free bar 100yds away... just made no sense. There are various stands which serve waffle/milkshakes which again you had to pay for. The zip line/scooters and various other activities were at an additional cost. The atmosphere during the festival was amazing in the hotel with a huge amount of effort put in to entertain guests, the amphitheatre was brilliant. We loved Mr Bubbles. We thought it would be rubbish when we first saw the act, but its honestly one of the best entertainment acts we've ever seen. The hotel is kept clean, majority of staff were friendly. Animation team were fun and played a couple of games during the day with kids. The slides are amazing, and lovely pools to relax by... howver you are constantly approached by people selling cocktails/spa packages and photoshoots. Dont get trapped into paying for bingo. 72 euros for 4 tickets, when we said we didnt want them, the activities guy became confrontational. The hotel evening entertainment is better at Eftalia Aqua, with a stage all set up, they have BMXers, DJ, singers. All in all its a fab hotel, however we just didnt expect everything to cost so much, the drinks package is basic, with everything else an additional cost, when you've paid alot of money to stay at the resort its frustrating. The last thing I will mention is dont ask for a wakeup call from reception, we never got one after requesting one, its a good job our alarms went off at 3am otherwise we wouldve missed our flight.