Wyndham Garden Lara

The staff are constantly cleaning and promptly clearing up in the restaurants and from around the pool. The room we had was spacious but a little noisy as we were by the road. The pool area has plenty of sunbeds and parasols. The pool is big and well up together. The food is OK but could be warmer. You certainly won't go hungry. The beach is within walking distance or you can take the shuttle bus. There are shops around the hotel but they mostly sell the same items. We took our granddaughter who had a great time and as it was half term week, there were a lot of children about. I would say this is a family hotel not really for couples.

It was amazing and loved it lovely location amazing food and a giant pool water slides it was perfect

My stay at garden Lara was a very good stay. It was very nice and hot (getting 46 degrees on one day), and it had some very good shops inside of the hotel. It was good how it was connected to another hotel, where both hotels shared complementary shuttles to the 5-minute drive to the beach, where the hotels extended having extremely good entertainment. There was also activities for people who weren’t interested in the entertainment that night, including football. There were theme restaurants which you could book at a desk in the lobby, these included some of the following: Asian, Turkish, Italian and more! There was also a regular restaurant where you could get you breakfast lunch and tea from.

The hotel is split into two areas, with a main road separating the hotel from the pools, beach, daytime activities and evening entertainment. There’s a free shuttle bus running between the two sides, although it takes about the same amount of time to walk if you’re able to. Activities catered for all ages and there was always something going on throughout the day and evening. The food was amazing with a huge variety available, including themed nights which were a great touch. The kids pool area was brilliant with slides, climbing features and the huge tipping water bucket which the children loved. Plenty there to keep kids entertained for hours. Security was actually active too - wristbands had to be shown before being allowed entry which made the hotel feel very safe and secure. Great location, fantastic atmosphere and overall a brilliant hotel.

We booked our holiday through Jet2 for a week 17-24th May. We were a group of 4 adults and we selected the family room. We paid around £885 which included private transfers and pre booking our flight seats. The transfer time to the hotel was around 20min. This was at 2000hrs so maybe the roads were quiet but it is a short journey. Check in was easy and straightforward. just the usual passport details and we were taken to our room. We had room 7107 which was on the corner overlooking the pool. The room was very good. Two bedrooms, one with a double and the other with two singles. There was also a large spacious livingroom and a good size bathroom. The balcony was a little small for 4 adults. Not a big issue. plugs in the room accommodated USB etc. Mini bar was stocked with soft drinks and water. We only recieved 2 cans of beer the day before we left so not sure how that works. We just took drinks to our room from the pool bar which was fine. There is shampoo and body wash etc in the bathroom. (it was fine for me but apparently my wife preferred her own). Hairdryer was fine as well apparently. The air con was fine for us in the room. Although the outside temperature when we were there was only 17-18degrees at night. We split our week either at the beach area (which is about a 10min slow walk or short journey on the bus). Beach area was better for day time entertainment in our opinion but we didn’t really like the music at either pool area. Just our preference would have been for more well known music. Lifeguards are attentive and will whistle for “pool or water slide violations”. We liked them. The water slides at the hotel are good for both adults and children. The pool is still quite cold but that is understandable for May. There is a smaller enclosed pool at the Ramada but we didn’t try it. At the beach you can jump off the pier and climb back up using the ladder. It was a a good way to get directly into the sea and quite fun. again there are lifeguards on the pier for those swimming. We found the food overall to be very good. It is repetitive but the quality is good and the selection is good. We had no complaints regarding the food or alcohol. (although my wife wasn’t too fond of their local vodka). We booked the Mexican restaurant via guest services and we really enjoyed it. The staff are really good. There is a massive workforce of cleaners, gardeners, maintenance and waiters. They were all very accommodating and helpful. The resort is very clean with hardly any leftover food or drinks left unattended that you can sometimes find at an all inclusive resort. We also got a massage - we paid 70 euros for 90min bath and massage. The price is probably negotiable so see what you can get. The massage was very good. My wife used the beauticians within the hotel lobby and she would not recommend due to price changes and quality of service. I can’t review the evening entertainment as we were usually back in the apartment by the time it was really starting as we prefer to go to bed early and get up early. Wifi is free and available throughout the hotel and even down at the beach area. It was fine for our needs but can drop in and out sometimes. There were loads of shops around the hotel to purchase any of your turkish bags, clothes and football tops lol. Most shops take GBP and Euros. I probably wouldn’t bother with Lira. (Although I did use Lira to tip some of the staff within the hotel who I thought were worthy and working really hard) We were able to secure a late checkout when leaving. We paid 55 euros and were able to keep the room to 7pm which was ideal. There is a luggage storage if required. Overall I would definitely recommend this hotel for value for money, staff, cleanliness, transfer time from airport and facilities.