Papillon Aysha

I like this place, special thanks to Merve!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Best Stay We’ve Ever Had in Turkey! Family (5 adults, 3 children aged 6, 12, & 14) from the UK. As a family who has visited Turkey seven times now (five stays on Lara Beach and this being our second time in Belek), we can confidently say that Papillon Ayscha is the absolute best hotel we have ever experienced. From the warm welcome at reception to our final departure, everything completely exceeded our expectations. 🛏️ Rooms & Cleanliness * Impeccable Rooms: We had stunning panoramic sea views. Rooms are fully equipped with excellent air conditioning, a hairdryer, and tons of toiletries. * Daily Restocks: The minibar was replenished every day with beer, soft drinks, chocolate, crisps, pretzels, and snacks. * Spotless Grounds: The gardens, beach, and pools are beautifully maintained. Cleaners work tirelessly all day in every single area, and their attention to detail is phenomenal. 🏊‍♂️ Pools, Waterpark, & Beach * Perfect Pools: Unlike other hotels where the water feels like a warm bath, the pools here are incredibly refreshing. * Stress-Free Sunbeds: There are plenty of sunbeds available—absolutely no need to wake up at 6:00 AM to save a spot! Towel swapping is unlimited and hassle-free. * On-Demand Service: Rollerblading waiters provide full bar service right to your sunbed. You can also order via QR codes, which works perfectly at the pools, the beach, and the excellent pier. * Fun for All Ages: The waterpark is brilliant for both kids and adults, and the beach features a great pier bar and an on-site water sports company. 🍹 Bars & Premium Drinks * Top-Notch Selection: The bar decor is beautiful, and the drinks are premium. They serve draft Efes alongside bottled Heineken, Miller, Becks, and Efes. * Branded Varieties: Countless cocktails, high-end branded spirits, and proper soft drinks (Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite) are readily available. * Don't Miss: You must visit the upstairs Martini Bar in the evening. The live music, decor, and ambience are amazing. 🍽️ Top Drawer Dining * Endless Options: Food is available all day across multiple restaurants, a patisserie, waffle stations, ice cream, frozen yoghurt, and a traditional Gözleme station. * Best Quality Yet: This is the highest quality, most flavorful all-inclusive food we’ve ever had. Every night features a different specialty station, so you never get bored. * Elite Table Service: The staff are proactive, always smiling, and provide full table service for all drinks (including teas and coffees). We didn't try the À la carte restaurants, but at only €10 per adult, other guests told us they were fantastic. 🎭 Kids, Entertainment & Facilities * Fantastic Kids Club: The kids club was absolutely great for our 6-year-old, keeping them fully engaged with a brilliant variety of activities and crafts. * Phenomenal Animation Team: The team works incredibly hard day and night with games and activities for everyone. * High-Budget Evening Shows: No expense is spared here. Expect top-tier dance acts, acrobats, live bands, DJs, and themed nights. * Great Amenities: The gym is excellent. While it officially opens at 7:00 AM, I was able to get in at 6:00 AM every day. The spa facilities also looked brilliant. * Flawless Connectivity: Strong, reliable Wi-Fi reaches everywhere, even all the way out on the beach and the pier.[1] 📍 Location & Final Verdict Belek town center is just a 7-minute taxi ride away (€10 each way) and is packed with every shop you could ever imagine. We are 100% returning to Papillon Ayscha and are already looking to book for next year—if we don't manage to sneak back this coming October half-term first! If you are thinking about booking this hotel, just do it. You won't regret it.

**Papillon Ayscha 5-Star Resort, Belek – A Disappointing Stay** We chose Papillon Ayscha based on its reputation as one of the top-rated hotels in Belek. Drawn in by this, we arrived at the end of July and were left extremely disappointed. This was our 6th vacation in Turkey, so we're not first-timers easily impressed by a "5-star" label or an all-inclusive system. We have a solid basis for comparison with other similar hotels in the country, which makes the disappointment even more evident. The hotel has a large accommodation capacity packed into a relatively small footprint. The green spaces, pools, and beach all feel crowded and cramped — there's no sense of privacy, quiet, or relaxation to be found anywhere. The beach is overcrowded: under the large umbrellas, about 6 sunbeds are crammed together, leaving barely any room to walk between them. By as early as 7 PM, most are already occupied or reserved with towels. The beach itself is narrow, squeezed between two piers, which does nothing to encourage relaxation. Out of the entire beach, only 70 spots are designated as an "18+" adults-only area, while the rest — around 500 sunbeds — are in the general zone, which is extremely crowded. But even in the adults-only section, the rules aren't enforced — during the day, you basically have to play beach police yourself, since families with 2-3 young children simply sit there because they can, with no hotel staff stepping in to stop it. So in practice, even the 70 "adults only" spots end up being used as a playground for kids — the whole "18+" concept is basically a joke, since nobody enforces it and nobody cares. I never once saw any staff member come down to the beach to check on things or make sure the rules were being followed. Everyone seems to think the rules simply don't apply to them. Everything feels designed to maximize revenue, with limited comfort for guests overall. The pools are no exception — far too small for the large number of tourists staying at the resort. As for the food, nothing stood out or impressed us — disappointing for a supposed 5-star property. We didn't come across a single memorable specialty. The main restaurant is indoors, and if you want grilled dishes or other more special options, you have to step outside to a separate area. Overall, this hotel doesn't live up to its 5-star reputation or marketing. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for a relaxing, high-quality experience.

Amazing hotel! Great staff and Merey’s brilliant football training. The food in the buffet was delicious 🤤. Great hotel for kids and adults of all ages!

Unfortunately my experience of this hotel wasn’t a good one. I do not like leaving bad reviews but as our concerns and complaints were handled so poorly here we go. On first impression this hotel is perfect beautiful grounds and pool areas, good selection of food and drinks and good entertainment. However I stayed in a select ground floor villa and noticed there were lots of ants around the pool sunbeds and villas. 3 days into my stay I started to find ants in my bed and noticed they were coming through gaps in the corners of the bedroom. The next day we were changed to a top floor villa when it became available. Again this room had ants but this time they were in the living area around the fridge and sink. The toilet flush was broken the electrical fuse board was exposed in the wardrobe (disaster waiting to happen) To top it off there was a cockroach in the room and when we asked guests relations for some repellent/ pesticide we were told to go and buy some. I feel as a family we made the best of a very bad situation to make the holiday bareable for the children’s sake but this is not what i expected my 5 star holiday to be like. In comparison to other 5 star hotels in turkey this hotel is very lacking. If you want an overpriced 3 start hotel with bad customer service and don’t mind sleeping with ants and cockroaches then this hotel is for you. On a positive note the bar, restaurant and cleaning staff were lovely, food was nice with plenty of choice.