마르크 바르네르 포카이아 비치 리조트(Mark Warner Phokaia Beach Resort)

We are a family of 4 with a 1 year old and a 3 year old. What sold MW to us was the childcare options for under 4 year olds (which is virtually non existent in most places). To put into perspective, we went to an Ikos last year and still thought that could have required improvements so we were weren't expecting MW to be perfect...but actually we had an amazing time and for us, we probably enjoyed it a bit more than Ikos. THE GREAT - Childcare is phenomenal. We put our 3 year old in childcare free for the week and a small surcharge (£200) for our 1 year old. You basically take your kids down and drop them off for 3.5 hours and it's essentially like nursery. You then get a further 3 hours in the evening where all the kids go off to watch a movie in their own little beds and pick them up at 10 and the kids are all asleep so an easy transfer. Aly and Tish were so lovely and it was really this service that made our holiday. Our son absolutely loved it and was buzzing at pick-up. - The other guests were so lovely and found everyone to be very friendly and likeminded. You stay with the same set of guests for the week and end up having a lovely time together with your children making friends. - A kids early dinner is put on at the jetty bat at 5:30 which is fab and all the kids and parents congregated here ahead of evening childcare. THE GOOD - Having lots of activities on offer was good for us as a couple when pre-kids we were used to doing a lot more activities, we are not normally ones to sit around but it was nice to have the choice. I do think this could be improved however to be more inclusive to families with small children. There are very few activities we could do with our kids after they come out of kids club. My suggestion would be for MW to invest in pedalo's, we did this at Ikos and the kids loved it. - The food was nice. Considering there is only 1 buffet resaurant, this could have gotten really repetitive but the food is often switched out and the meats are really delicious and there is enough variety to not get too bored. It would have been better to have options of elsewhere to eat that was included in the package (jetty bar you have to pay for and beach restaurant you can only book for 1 night and it's the same as the buffet) - The space at the resort was good. So many places to lounge and the day beds were so comfortable and readily available. It was easy to relax and grab a spot, however, we did go for 1st week of opening so wasn't that busy REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT Here is what lets MW down.. - The pool and beach was freezing. None of the kids pools were heated and even in the shallowest pool my baby cried and climbed out. None of the babies at the resort went in the water during our week which is such a big part to enjoying a beach holiday. MW really needs to heat the kids pools at the very least. Also to flag, the sand is very rocky so if your kids like making sandcastle this is probably not the one. - The floor around t

I stayed in this hotel with my sisters. Sea had some seaweed but was clean. The actual problem is mosquitoes. I was bitten by several of them and had an itching lasted for several days. Foça beach has a stunning sunset view. I also swam in the pool. There are separate beaches for families with children and adults.

I stayed with my sisters in connected rooms. Foça has mossy beaches, but you can view a magnificent sunset. Even though there were fly whisks, it took me days to recover from mosquito bites. All inclusive meals were delicious, since food prices are over the top in Turkiye, I ate so much and even gained weight. Hotel staff was polite and friendly.

I generally liked the hotel's breakfasts, lunchs and dinners with various options and the staff was very polite. However, there are a lot of mosquitoes in Foça, I was itchy for days after leaving the hotel, so I don't think of going to this seaside resort again. The fly screen at the entrance of the small balcony is of no use, and when you close it, you will be boiling in the heat until the morning. That's why I left the air conditioner on until the morning one night. Apart from that, I didn't swim much because the sea bottom was full of algae. The sunbathing areas at the adult beach were also extremely dirty. The young people working as animator were polite, mostly British people stay at the hotel.

A really good holiday with pre teenage kids and family with toddler/baby. On arrival baggage was taken to the rooms while we enjoyed a welcome drink in the foyer. Nice touch, good service MW. Most meals were taken in the top restaurant, buffet, kids of all ages loved this as did the adults. The food was good, plenty of choice. I have not seen the kids eat so much salad before. Well done chef. The 17:30 kids meal at the beach bar was great to give the older kids enough to get to the 19:00 main meal. Pizza and chips type of thing. After a day of water sports, crèche or kids club this is really necessary. Extra meals at the bbq night, excellent, also at the beach bar. Again good. Rooms were for us in the main hotel, adjoining with twins for the kids. Fridge and good hair dryer. Clean, comfortable and mostly quiet. At the weekend the hotel fills any empty rooms with locals from Izmir wanting a night away or celebrating, this can get noisy and we did have to complain on that one night. The beach bar is where the late night party happens but we hardly heard it and our relatives near the tennis courts were also not effected. Sports, where to start. Sailing. Really good place to sail, learner or advanced. It’s windy and sheltered by a land spit and island. Really impressed by the equipment and the staff were top notch. Picos, Laser, Quest, Bahia, Dart16 and foyle laser. Special mention to G the head instructor, great instruction and the girls think your great. Cycling. Bring your peddles, shoes and lid. Bikes are not the Cannondale the website claims but Specialized Diverge road bikes. The quality of the bike was reasonable although late in the season Tariq was having to scrounge extra tubes. His guiding was really good. Limited routes due to the military ranges and I wouldn’t bother mountain biking here but for the road it’s ok. Tennis and Pickle ball. We played but didn’t have coaching. Courts and racquets all good. Fitness room, classes and pools got no complaints from any of us. We highly recommend this holiday at Foca and would return. That says it all.

My partner and I have just returned from a fantastic week at Phokaia Beach Resort Turkey. This was our first Mark Warner holiday together, and we loved every moment. The activities were plentiful, the food was great, the staff were brilliant and the resort was beautiful. Our sport of choice is cycling, which we did lots of (guided and on our own), but we also did lots of other things (our new favourite sport is Pickleball). Special mention goes out to Tarek and Enes, the bike crew. They were great fun and attentive to everyone's ability. We will definitely be returning.

Pros The English staff at the beach club and all other areas are superb! The care for children and their enjoyment is second to none and if your family love adventure then this is for you! The beach area and tiki bar is great Good food options for kids - adults it can get a little repetitive and unimpressive Cons Price on wine and cocktails at £30plus and £10 plus is unnecessary and I think they continue to change prices as the GBP/LIRA rate moves rather relying on local prices and availability. If they were cheaper I think there would have been more people at the bars. Noise at night is unacceptable especially in the family rooms by the beach / lack of sound insulation and with younger children they are tired by 10pm - music seems to be turned up to the max until 12/12.30 - night club level of noise - came close to complaining one night Feel that the Turkish part of the staff are not as accommodating as the English staff and are much more welcoming to Turkish holiday makers Beds could be a better quality. Wifi is a bit hit and miss but get multiple log ins and it works better but not work strength! In summation I would return but no where near the beach due to noise issues and with the cost of the holiday maybe wait for a last minute deal. With a couple of tweaks it would be brilliant!!

What a brilliant time we have just had at the Mark Warner Phokaia Beach Resort. We did seven days there, actually six once you factor in the 12hr door to door travelling and it was just so fun, as I believe is the term now. We have been on Mark Warner holidays before (including to Phokaia) so knew the form. A nice rep came to meet us at the airport (late on Sat evening) and explained to us, with the help of timetables and schedules, the format for the coming week. In short, activities for everyone every day. My 13-yr old son was packed off to the Kidz (sic) Club and there met a great bunch of like-minded children, while my wife and I picked and chose between lounging by and a few lengths of the pool, swimming in the sea, tennis, and water-skiing. Actually my son is the waterskier and Cagatay and Tunc (sorry for the spelling) who were running the skiing really made the holiday. They were just fantastic. Understanding of and taking it more gently with me (coming out of a recentish hip op) and encouraging my son to go further, seeing that he is impatient to do more and so challenging him which he responded to brilliantly (well I would say that, wouldn't I). We had such fun with those guys. Now, the water at Phokaia isn't necessarily the best for waterskiing (Paleros, Sivota much better) as the wind really does get up. There were also zillions of (barrel) jellyfish in the sea which provided added incentive to get up quickly and then not to wipe out but they were a minor distraction. Despite the wind and the jellyfish, however, it is the staff that make it and we weren't going there to run a slalom course, just to have fun, and that's just what we had from Cagatay and Tunc. Smiles all round every day. I attended the social tennis in the afternoons. There are also morning formal courses which I vaguely remember as being complimentary elsewhere or previously but not here (I think they were around £100 for the week, could be £120). I am a very mediocre tennis player (hi guys if anyone is reading this from the group) and both my fellow guests and the staff there, Steven, Will and Karay (again apols for the spelling) were super supportive. I took part in an "after hours" (ie 6pm) server clinic (group, charged for) run by Will and in that one hour he completely transformed my service. If I could apply what he told me every time I served I would be a slightly less very mediocre tennis player so huge thanks for that. What else? The food is, as with these places, reliable and plentiful. I tried and failed not to overeat so attempted to have vaguely sensible things - I might have eaten the resort out of its fantastic grilled (right in front of you) sea bream. Perfect with the local Angora white wine. I am a decaf coffee drinker and that was provided (in jars) but it might have been nice to have proper coffee decaf but I'm perfectly happy with what was there. Of the restaurant staff, Emin and Berk were particularly helpful and friendly. We didn't venture

What a brilliant time we have just has at the Mark Warner Phokaia Beach Resort. We did seven days there, actually six once you factor in the 12hr door to door travelling and it was just so fun, as I believe is the term now. We have been on Mark Warner holidays before (including to Phokaia) so knew the form. A nice rep came to meet us at the airport (late on Sat evening) and explained to us, with the help of timetables and schedules, the format for the coming week. In short, activities for everyone every day. My 13-yr old son was packed off to the Kidz (sic) Club and there met a great bunch of like-minded children, while my wife and I picked and chose between lounging by and a few lengths of the pool, swimming in the sea, tennis, and water-skiing. Actually my son is the waterskier and Cagatay and Tunc (sorry for the spelling) who were running the skiing really made the holiday. They were just fantastic. Understanding of and taking it more gently with me (coming out of a recentish hip op) and encouraging my son to go further, seeing that he is impatient to do more and so challenging him which he responded to brilliantly (well I would say that, wouldn't I). We had such fun with those guys. Now, the water at Phokaia isn't necessarily the best for waterskiing (Paleros, Sivota much better) as the wind really does get up. There were also zillions of (barrel) jellyfish in the sea which provided added incentive to get up quickly and then not to wipe out but they were a minor distraction. Despite the wind and the jellyfish, however, it is the staff that make it and we weren't going there to run a slalom course, just to have fun, and that's just what we had from Cagatay and Tunc. Smiles all round every day. I attended the social tennis in the afternoons. There are also morning formal courses which I vaguely remember as being complimentary elsewhere or previously but not here (I think they were around £100 for the week, could be £120). I am a very mediocre tennis player (hi guys if anyone is reading this from the group) and both my fellow guests and the staff there, Steven, Will and Karay (again apols for the spelling) were super supportive. I took part in an "after hours" (ie 6pm) server clinic (group, charged for) run by Will and in that one hour he completely transformed my service. If I could apply what he told me every time I served I would be a slightly less very mediocre tennis player so huge thanks for that. What else? The food is, as with these places, reliable and plentiful. I tried and failed not to overeat so attempted to have vaguely sensible things - I might have eaten the resort out of its fantastic grilled (right in front of you) sea bream. Perfect with the local Angora white wine. I am a decaf coffee drinker and that was provided (in jars) but it might have been nice to have proper coffee decaf but I'm perfectly happy with what was there. Of the restaurant staff, Emin and Berk were particularly helpful and friendly. We didn't venture