Ada Julian Marmaris

Wee arrived at this hotel and was very clean and in middle of everything .l must give a mention to erol he was amazing and made our experience and holiday nothing was too much trouble .the cleaners did a wonderful job and found the hotel and staff amazing .willl be booking again the only thing was the beds were uncomfortable but everything else we rally had lovely holiday

I felt compelled to write a review of Ada Julian after reading many mixed reviews on Trip Advisor before I visited myself. My brother and I stayed at Ada Julian in March. This time of year is the very start of the season for hotels/businesses in Turkey, meaning the area and hotel were considerably quieter than I was anticipating. With this, the hotel was blissfully quiet, with there being an abundance of sunbeds available (noted from other reviews that this is not the case in the summer months, as there are only ~100 beds for a hotel which can host ＞200 guests) (& including being able to get up in the morning at 10 o’clock and there be 95% of the beds still free), rarely having to queue at the bar for a drink, and there being a relaxing atmosphere in the evenings. I note that many reviews comment on the lack of evening entertainment, this is true, so if you wish to stay somewhere with daily entertainment, this won’t be the place for you! There are however many bustling bar’s within stumbling distance if you wish to have some more lively evenings. There are many redeeming factors of this hotel: the excellent service with attentive staff, the daily room cleaning service, the location which is very close to the beach and the selection of drinks and cocktails available. This being said, the hotel is certainly not faultless. The beds in the hotel I can only compare to that of sleeping on the floor. I understand that this is common in more eastern countries, but this was nearly impossible for me to adjust to. Secondly, the food. I appreciate that catering for a limited number of people in an all-inclusive manner is difficult, but the food available was very limited, and many evenings the food was questionably cold (cold rice, especially). The food for me was a great disappointment, and I warn future guests that by the end of the holiday you may be looking forward to returning home to a square meal! Location wise the hotel is in a great area, whether you want to sunbathe on the beach, walk around Marmaris or go shopping for all of your genuine fakes this is really the place! There is an Irish bar directly opposite the lobby of the hotel, which whilst I was there was not open (thankfully), but I can imagine this is quite a distraction in the summer months, and as seen from other reviews, causes a considerable noise problem for guests here. This is not to say that the hotel is not a good place to stay; I have had an immensely relaxing week away from my normal hectic life at home, with the staff being incredibly welcoming and the service has been incredible (I would like so specially mention Erol, who went above and beyond at every opportunity). In terms of value for money, this absolutely meets the expectations of what I paid for, and I would recommend the hotel to anyone considering visiting in the March/April time of year (as I can undoubtedly see the noise and small number of sunbeds being an issue in the summer months, and therefore summer

The staff here are amazing! Due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up going on this holiday alone. With it being my first holiday I was very nervous but everyone was so warm and welcoming. The staff just can’t be faulted! Although the food was quite repetitive, there was something for everyone. Given how affordable the holiday was, it definitely lived up to my expectations. Visited the in-house spa quite a few times and it really was great! Can’t wait for my next visit!

From start to finish our experience at the Ada Julian, was brilliant. All the staff are very welcoming and helpful throughout the hotel. Mehmet (Guest relations) was absolutely fantastic. Before visiting the hotel I was in contact about arranging the ‘honeymoon days’ package as we went to Marmaris for our ‘mini moon’ just after our wedding. Mehmet ensured that everything was set up beautifully on arrival. He also helped us by contacting the TUI team, as we had left our passports on the transfer! He did everything he could to help track these down and keep us informed throughout the process! The whole facilities are absolutely immaculate, our bedroom was very spacious and had more than adequate room for clothing. For those people who have complained about the food being the same, I feel this is inaccurate. Each day there did tend to be chicken, beef and Turkey dishes but they were different types of cuisine offered giving the variety in taste. That being said there were common staples crispy chicken and chips for example. On Sunday there was even a traditional Sunday roast which was fantastic and exceeded expectations. The spa within the hotel was fantastic, as well. The staff were very attentive and the experience was definitely worth it. As for location, it is an ideal walk from the grand bazaar and castle. Close to the bars and restaurants if that’s something you would like to do, along with being around the corner from the beach. We didn’t go, but there were buses to Ichmeler which were about 50 lira. With excursions available through TUI, or Viator if you didn’t book through a provider, we used both due to the costings and availability, you can get collected from the hotel to go to Dalyan or Rhodes which were both great! The hotel seems to be addressing any things that people have referred to as improvements. The precious sun lounger issue is non existent we got loungers every day regardless of when we went down to the pool. Also there was still a lack of entertainment, which meant we spend most the evenings sat outside listening to the music:watching the entertainment at the Irish bar or going out. I believe this is something they are looking to add in the near future. Therefore, there will not be many other additional ways to improve the hotel, except maybe adding an ice cream dessert option to the evening meals, but that’s just being picky! A brilliant hotel, which exceeded all expectations. Thank you to Mehmet and staff for providing us with a fantastic ‘mini moon’