Azure by Yelken

I came to this hotel oct 11th for 7 nights. 1st the good points food good even for picky eaters. Clean rooms and restaurants and public areas except ladies disabled toilet. good sized pool and plenty of loungers staff friendly and helpful especially Anil behind main lobby bar now the bad. Wheelchair access not so good ramps to get to lifts too steep no ground floor rooms so I had to use them womens disabled toilet in the foyer dirty I did not use it and toilets in rooms very low making them hard to use, being disabled i would not come back and there was not any entertainment at all on an evening no a la carte restaurant and no atm machine which was a bind if you didn't have ready money as they wouldn't give you cash with your debit card

Has the misfortune to stay at this hotel in October Jet2 switched our chosen hotel to this one The room was good but noisy as we were above the main entrance The air con just didn’t work at the beginning of our holiday we had high humidity and towards the end we were cold The bars were ok but had ran out of most things towards our last couple of days The food was terrible I mean really bad this hotel has somehow mastered the art of cooking food until its stone cold It was the same processed rubbish at lunch and dinner I was quite ill from eating at this hotel for a few days and didn’t leave the room Water was also rationed in the dining area Could get beer wine or sugary stuff but not water The only thing I ate from the hotel for my last two days was bread I ate out after being ill By far the worst all inclusive I’ve been to in a long time The location seems great to start with but reality is your a 2 mile walk or cab ride from anywhere

From start to finish the staff were friendly and engaged with guests and made to feel welcome. The room was clean and modern with tea/coffee making facilities, a clean fridge with water and pop, a modern tv with apps such as Netflix and Disney. The bed was comfortable and the shower was easy to use, hot and powerful flow of water. Free WiFi was also available throughout the hotel. There was plenty of sun beds available for everyone that was clean and functional. The food was delicious and plenty of choice available and was exactly what you would expect from a Turkish hotel, those expecting a full English breakfast will be disappointed as your not in England anymore, the food is loverly. My only bad point and why I haven’t given 5stars, is because on the last night of my stay, I was awoken by a member of hotel staff in my room at 4am, as I awoke startled by him being in my room, he went back to the door and kept saying “room check, room check” and then went away. I reported this in the morning and wasn’t left feeling it had been taken seriously, feeling safe should always be number 1 priority for any hotel guest, especially when solo traveling and would not return here for that reason.

The relaxing holiday that should have been! An honest & fair review, & some things need to be said! There are many fake untrue reviews on here! We were at the Azure by Yelken for two weeks in early October. A very unexpectedly busy period! The weather, was amazing, sunny & warm, a fantastic 24C most days. Just perfect. It has a nice location with views across to Kalymnos. The basics of the hotel are there. Rooms are nice, very comfortable beds, & have exceptional bathrooms. The WiFi is good. The common areas are comfortable & stylish. Pools are great to swim in. Staff are ok but speak very little English. The all inclusive drinks were nice. The Guest relations lady, Ozlem, was extremely pleasant to us, which was greatly appreciated. The downsides were mainly Noise & Behavior. We enjoy peace & quiet, so found the loud music at the main pool unacceptable (this affected our room also). Sorry but we don't want crap loud Europop stuffed constantly down our throats day after day thank you! The hotel accepts large groups from East Europe/Russia, some of whom were incredibly noisy, selfish, & foul mannered, throughout the hotel during our stay, which annoyed us intensely. They also accepted many guests from neighbouring hotels which decided to close early or had cash flow problems (My Ella). This didn't help things. Cleanliness could be improved particularly around the second pool. Having fun & enjoying yourself on holiday is a given, but rude obnoxious behaviour is not. I don't know whether any Code of Conduct exists for the hotel, but it should do & it needs to..!! The Restaurant was a big disappointment. Zero dress code, beach shorts & singlets acceptable at evening dinner. Loud drunk East Europeans shouting loudly at each other, cats everywhere, & jumping on dining tables, poor acoustics, food unappetising & cold, & waiters tipping food waste into waste trolleys right in front of guests trying to eat, that should never happen! Whenever I go to a Turkish market there are spice stalls selling every conceivable flavour known to man, yet food in these hotels is incredibly dull & flavourless! It doesn't make sense does it! There are not enough Coffee machines for the morning rush & they are so slow! Salads & fresh bread were good, but there was no ice cream available in the restaurant. Sorry but that is not the five star experience we were expecting! We had maintenance issues with the room, however most were rectified quickly & efficiently except the air conditioning which never ever worked, we could have moved rooms but wanted to keep the seaview which we had paid extra for! When you stay for two weeks, you notice these things! Fully appreciate that staff work hard & hopefully try their best, but we paid good money & had looked forward to a quiet high quality end of season break, but the noise & poor behaviour of other guests spoilt it for us. A great shame really as the hotel could do so much better. As experienced travellers we do take the good with the bad. Most of these issues fall on management. We can also do better, & as there are many other hotels out there, next year we'll be finding them & won't be visiting Turkey again for a while.

Let me just say this hotel isn’t a bad hotel. it’s just October and everything was closed no entertainment whatsoever..food repetitive. Always cold. Best thing about this hotel was the staff. Erra always had a smile on her face. Wherever she worked.. Lobby bar was good and served good drinks Beach good. Get little fishes biting at your feet.. Got bored after day three. Rooms good and cleaned well Would probably come back, just not in low season