Telmessos Select Hotel - Adult Only (+16) - All Inclusive

Just returned last weekend from a 10 day stay at the Telemessos select, it was fantastic. Checked in at 430am the chap on reception was really friendly, checked us in, and offered us soup if we were hungry!! Carried our cases to our room in block 2, as a family of 4 we had 2 rooms in this block and both were great, comfy bed, excellent bathroom facilities and a kettle for tea and coffee, mini fridge that we could use for drinks etc was a welcome addition. The restaurant was never full for breakfast lunch or dinner and had plenty of choice and the food was always hot and well cooked, ( I have a son who is a chef and he was very complimentary about the food especially the grill/ bbq food in the Evenings) The bar was open from 10am until 11pm and all the drinks we tried were very good ( but hefty measures of alcohol!!) The pool was great and the water slides were great fun ( twice a day!!) and the poolside jacuzzi was brilliant, yes you did have to play “ lounger lotto” if you wanted certain areas you did have to be up by 7am but most days there were free loungers at any time if you are not too fussy!! The 3pm ice creams were a welcome treat in the very warm weather we had so thank you!! The walk to town is less than 10 mins and the town is full of bars ( we love hustlers bar ) , restaurants ( pepinos is awesome!!) and shops JD sports is great for ““genuine fake” clothes and trainers and is great value. All the staff at the hotel work so hard but are so happy, the maid always say hello and the bar staff are always smiling, Victor the owner is lovely and so helpful, ( putting the tv on and finding the football for my husband and son) ,he always went above and beyond for everyone. So many people staying there were returning guests and we will definitely be returning to the Telemessos soon. A big thank you to Victor and all his staff for making our stay with you one to remember x

Oh dear I went to this hotel on previous reviews but oh boy was I disappointed, and realised most of the good reviews were from the click who go every year, so where do I start..... Food - terrible, cold, everything was chicken, usually same ingredients just with a different sauce, which I may say was bland, all inclusive but we ate out, Alcohol - was a joke, you even have to pay for "local" not just premium, so God knows what hotel guest got but yet again couldn't taste anything Entertainment - belly dancers, Mongolian dancers, columbian dancers I'm sure they put bad entertainment so you would go out on a evening 🤔 Staff - 99% all looked miserable as if they didn't want us there and alot of people shared the same veiw, Hotel - smelt of sewage and very dated, Alot of people were taking and said they won't return and don't know how they have this rating