Hotel Aska Lara Resort Spa

Stayed here for my Birthday in July as a family with a 4 year old. Transfers very easy and not far from the airport. Check in very smooth. Room was very clean everyday, with fridge topped up of soft drinks water and beer. The main hotel was excellent, wry clean, food was amazing. Bars serve branded drinks all included. Food and drink 24 hours. Make sure you check out the brassiere coffee and cocktails very nice! Stay in this part of the hotel for a quieter area by pool if you need a break from the aqua park. The aqua park is located 300m (max) from the hotel. There is a small bus to take and come back but the walk doesn’t take long. The aqua park is on the beach front, has something for all ages! Drinks and food are all excellent. The difference is that you order food at the restaurants and not buffet style. This we found better as food was always fresh. The one bar does a take out style fish and chips which was amazing!! One of the days they set up a load of inflatables for kids to enjoy and the old wooden games. Nice activity for all to enjoy! Lots of staff keeping the areas clean and tidy they were none stop and very pleasant. Beach very tidy and you have water sports available but we found they are on the expensive side. You have on site shops and added bonus of a Starbucks included as well with the all inclusive!! We definitely had our moneys worth in cooler and coffee drinks lol Don’t use the on site shops, very handy located but very expensive! There’s a few shops no more than 3 min walk and a mall, go there and everything is a lot cheaper such as inflatables suncream etc. Night entertainment is one of the best we have come across. Kids parties, stunt acts etc really good. Would we stay here again? Absolutely! One of the best we have stayed in, staff are excellent we could have tipped them all, hotel is very clean, food is excellent. We didn’t venture out too much, did a trip to aquarium which was good. We also went to Land of the Legends which was brilliant. Must got to a restaurant called nemos! Was recommended by staff member and it did not disappoint! It has a huge aquarium inside and food is top notch!! The shopping centre is also brilliant. Minor downfalls, aqua park is not with main hotel, some people may not like that but didn’t bother us. The shuttle bus can get busy and people literally push through (no common courtesy) but that’s some for you.

To be short: hotel gate ratinng 9,5/10 Wet and wild is big and fun. Kids club is nice place for kids but. For kids 0-3 years we missing big lego parts. And stof to hold and play But they think about everythinggg. Bambino club is perfect place for kids, they have pempers, kids Aska Lara is a wonderful and very child-friendly hotel. They have truly thought of everything, especially for children aged 0–3 years. From diapers and baby beds to drinks for children, the little ones even have their own dedicated area. Children aged 3–12 can also have an amazing time, with plenty of activities and entertainment. It’s clear that the hotel really puts families and children first. Highly recommended for families with kids!

Special Thanks to Mehmet Ayhan.

On the whole a good resort although some negative points mostly around dining. Yes they have 6 restaurants you can eat at, 4 that you have to pay extra for and often closed due to lack of bookings ! The included restaurant is basically luke warm fast food served to you. The main buffet is an absolute cattle market, you can not get a table it’s a scrum to find one, party of 11 family members unable to eat together due to lack of tables, even splitting up which we did most visits, once you find a table you have to clear it and go find your own cutlery !! Then the full battle to actually getting near the food displays ! Have to say the staff work really hard but unfortunately not enough staff to cover the number of guests and tables. When speaking to guest services I was told it’s like this because it’s August and high season ! They did ask us to eat at 6:30 each evening as we would probably get a table, who wants to be time restricted on holiday, not us ! They did then offer us the included restaurant for 3 nights ! No thank you not enough on menu, food like warm and again restricted times, staff very pleasant and working to hard. Bars have long queues. High season yet not enough staff to serve the guests. Food was okay, lots of choice just not a 4 star dinning experience, we go away as a family to dine together not a chance if you stay here in August. Jemal was lovely staff member in restaurant and did everything she could in the morning and lunch, Mehmet who keeps pool area clean is great he works so hard covering a large area but always friendly and helpful. Water park most areas good but toddler splash area needs sorting out, old and tired. Food at water park was basic but readily available and okay. Again queuing nightmare. Beach is a trek from hotel and not good for small children or weak swimmers. Shingle entrance so lots of movement and deep very quickly, I enjoyed swim in the sea but unfortunately grandchildren not able to safely nor elderly mum. I have to say the staff at the hotel work so hard but they can only do so much. Management you need to get more staff. Hotel group stop being so greedy, make it an all inclusive experience, open up the other restaurants to your guests who have already paid a good price to stay at your resort and this would then ease the pressure on staff and give guests the experience they deserve. Jet 2 rep said same thing. Well it’s August so it’s full to capacity and what you have to expect! Will I return NO sadly not

Long but honest!!! We had a good family holiday with lots of positives but a few negatives unfortunately. It's not a 5 star that it's advertised as. The Al a carte isn't a choice of restaurants included in your stay they are chargeable which we wasn’t aware. We also were unable to get booked into the Al a carte that was included which was a shame. The water park is great fun and where all the entertainment and activities are hosted. The hotel was kind enough to swap our room from an economy room which has no balcony to a standard room facing the pool with a balcony free of charge. Only thing I would say about the room which was a little disappointing was that there wasn’t a single bed for my son it was a fold up camping style bed which I didn’t expect from a hotel of this type. We did have to get up early to secure sunbeds over at the water park as the first day we arrived and there wasn’t any so had to secure some at the beach but we wanted to visit the water park. The shuttle bus visits regularly to take you to and from but not early in the morning so walked over to put towels over at wet and wild. I found that the entertainment could be better for the older children as my son is 10 and found kids club too young for him. He would have liked pool activities but there was non they only do this for the adults. Thursday is Aperol party this is by far the best entertainment. The main restaurant we found far too busy and hectic yes it’s high season but we found ourselves walking around most evenings between 15-20mins looking for a table to sit at inside restaurant. We found the food much better at lunch times in the bistro lounge pizzas and pasta and wraps & the garden bar jacket potatoes and fish and chips by far the best for food. I want to give a big mention to Berk if that’s how I spell his name from the entertainment he goes above and beyond to chat to you and make you feel welcome always played with my son around the pool as he knew that’s alls he wanted to do. Very lovely man makes that entertainment team!