Limak Lara Deluxe Hotel & Resort

Location: Perfect! Not far from the airport, shops nearby and close enough to Land of Legends Atmosphere: 10/10 Couldn't have asked for much more. They're was always something going on, the timetable is visible for activities including kids club, you don't get harassed to go, just turn up at the time and you're welcome to join in. There are pool games and pool parties most days, which is great if you're looking for fun, but there are also quieter pools. Rooms: Our room was great, it was cleaned daily so we couldn't fault that. Shows: These were ok, they become repetitive if you stay longer than 1 week. Beach party was fantastic! Limi Kids club: Wow, these girls deserve a special mention. Alona & Alena we're incredible. They made my daughters holiday so special ❤️ activities are great and varied, and the mini disco each evening was a favourite of my daughters. Food: wonderful, could not fault it, so much variety and great flavours. Drinks: The mixolagist was incredible, however other cocktails were very sweet and rushed. The service was variable depending on which bar you was at. The staff on roller skates are great however it would seem they are told to take as many orders as possible which causes long delays in getting your drinks and often missed drinks off the order. You don't get given branded drinks unless you ask, they keep it under the sink so it's not on show. You've got to know to ask if you want branded alcohol. The only beer is local beer. Our main issues (which is small but got worse as the holiday went on) was the mini bar. On the Jet 2 website it states this is topped up daily however we found after day 3 it was no longer topped up. We thought it was a mistake at first so we didn't mention anything, on day 5 we called reception who apologised and sent someone up. He shouted we needed to pay extra. I went to reception who apologised and said there was no charge and it had been a mix up. However the same thing happened again, no beer or Pepsi or water. Long story short this continued for the next 7 days. One day we had got our own beers from the bar to keep in the fridge, only to find out these were REMOVED?! Not only were they but topping it up they were taking stuff out of the fridge! It just become awkward when we had to have the same conversation day in day out. Asking for water, Pepsi and 2 beers was not a huge ask (considering it should have been included). The air con works great in the room (despite other reviews) The dining room is chaos. If you want a clean table and good food, be there first when it opens at 6.30pm. Not much choice for children, my daughter ate chicken and chips for 2 weeks!! Overall we had a great stay but I struggle to rate this as 5*. 3 or 4, given the drinks and overall service. There are 3 watersides which are fun but both my husband and daughter hurt themselves on these. The highlight for us was Limi Kids Club, who genuinely care for the children and their experiences. Honestly we wouldn't return but did have a good stay.

Just got back from a weeks holiday The place is absolutely huge, lots of pools, shops on site and plenty of bars, it’s much bigger than it looks and is basically a small village, you don’t really need to leave, the beach is on site with watersports The bars serve branded Coca Cola, Sprite glass bottles, branded Bailey’s etc under all inclusive which is the first all inclusive holiday I’ve been on to do this The staff were friendly enough and rooms were cleaned well daily Entertainment is brilliant with something going on every evening, beach party was very good There’s a nurse on site which as a family we had to visit twice, a doctor is called within an hour (even at night) exceptional service The queuing at bars does get slightly difficult where the locals/regulars try and push to the front, the staff did try and stop this and told them to go to the back All in all it’s clean, the food is good (albeit a little repetitive but all inclusive always is) plenty of food for vegans and vegetarians (they have their own section) and the staff are helpful enough, the place is buzzing and always something to do A very good holiday and would return, thanks Limak Lara

I went to this hotel for a week away with my family, please bear in mind, this is my only holiday of the year. I look forward to my holidays very much as I work hard all year, so as you can imagine I was particularly disappointed that this hotel despite not ruining my holiday, did everything in its power to do so. When I arrived I was greeted well with a friendly welcome and nice drink. I thought to myself, ‘I think this is going to be a nice hotel’, how wrong could I be! Most of the staff cannot speak a word of english. However generally the bar staff, and staff in general at the hotel seem to take a preference towards the ‘local’ crowd. They would be served at the bar first often in-front of women and children. My 9 year old daughter had to stand at the bar for over ten minutes whilst the bar staff ignored her to serve the men. This happened on a few occasions and with other children. I felt generally slightly unwelcome in the hotel due to the service of staff but also the general energy that I got from the guests. There is a lot of shoving and general lack of etiquette particularly from a large proportion of the guests in the buffet area and generally around or in the lifts. The food was ok if you like Turkish cuisine, however whilst there is some offering of non Turkish cuisine, it is generally of poor quality. However, I quite liked the Turkish food. Certainly there was a lack of choice for children. Staff numbers are clearly lacking during meal times, we had to clean our own tables most of the nights. Floors are really dirty in the restaurant, generally it’s not a nice eating experience. The drinks in the hotel are particularly poor. In particular the wine, and general offering of drinks is very poor. I found myself struggling to decide what drink to order because after trying them all over the first 2 days I couldn’t think of one I wanted to drink again. Really poor quality. The entertainment team were pretty good, however my only real engagement with them was their daily harassment of me to buy bingo tickets. So I eventually obliged, buying €30 worth. My thinking was that if everyone put this amount into the pot, it would make for some decent prizes, however the prizes turned out to be a free game of bowling. Which incidentally cost me less than €30 and I don’t win anyway. The rooms itself was pretty good and kept clean. The beach is pretty nice and the pools are nice and plentyful. In summary, the main issue I had was this hotel doesn’t feel like an all inclusive. There are various unnecessary ways the hotel has come up with to try and get more money out of your pocket. I think if they focused less on this, and providing a better service to guests instead it could actually be a nice hotel. But it isn’t.

Lovely location on Lara as usual, absolutely overwhelming that many people there , getting pushed by Turkish men to get to food before you , disgusting I thought, staff absolutely wonderful especially alesha in the bar , room ok got upgraded to family room as there was 7 of us and I am half Turkish, it was the lack of zero drinks there especially as am diabetic definitely not a 5 star only 4 I would say food was lovely but always cold

Friendly and helpful n supportive staff , Facilities are well organized and on point Daily activities are fun nd interesting. Our room had a broken door knob Shower drainage Was not working water stayed there. Hygiene is below average The entry to the restaurant smells like fish which is unpleasant. Food has very good variety , but taste is average. Location is super convenient , Thanks and good luck