Ephesia Holiday Beach Club

We stayed at the Ephesia Holiday Beach Club for 1 week in September 23. We booked a Superior double swim up room. This was a nice sized room with comfortable bed. Walk in shower. Safe, fridge , kettle and Aircon provided. Wifi seemed to have fair coverage around the hotel – a bit slow but free. The pool outside the room was not private and could be used by any guests and had no shallow part (1.4m). There are other swim up rooms in the Family Pool which appeared to have their own small areas. Food was ok – available in the Sunset buffet restaurant which was always quite busy and seating was sometimes an issue. Also snack bars (Burgers, pizza etc) at lunchtime. The themed restaurants season ended when we arrived so couldn’t try those. Alcohol seemed ok – lager taps advertised Efes but not so sure it was. Drinks were served in plastic coated paper cups which went soggy (although the bar upstairs in the La Veranda restaurant was still open and they used glasses). Plenty of bottled water provided in various fridges around the hotel. The hotel is right on the sea front. Ideal location to watch some impressive sunsets. There is a small beach which made a nice change to sitting around the pool however it was a bit dirty with litter and cigarette ends. We wasn’t really interested in evening entertainment at the ampitheatre (see photo of activities board). Not much outside the hotel – a few shops, couple of places to eat and at the top of the road (5 min walk) is an indoor Bazaar selling fake handbags / clothes etc. Nothing really wrong here but it’d be nice if they gave the beach a rake over, replace the cracked plastic chairs outside the restaurant / pool bar and used an alternative to the paper cups. All in all we had a good relaxed week in the sun staying at the Ephesia. We would return if there’s a deal on.

We have just returned from a 7 night stay at this resort and we wouldn't return. My whole family got sick (all at different times) whilst staying here meaning we spent 3-4 days stuck in a hotel room. I can't say for definite whether it was food poisoning or lack of hygiene/cleanliness but our holiday was totally ruined. The JET2 rep did make an effort to call our room to see how each one of us was feeling and got the hotel to send plain bread and plenty of water up to us. They have a clinic on site for people unwell but that consisted of someone that doesnt speak english ringing someone for you to speak to who said about picking us up to take to a doctors somewhere else. And that it would all be done through travel insurance so make sure you have some (and check excesses!)! We didnt go with them in the end but if things got worse for our children then we would have had no choice. POOLS: Plenty of pools to choose from, some with slides suitable for various ages, they were absolutely freezing meaning our 1.5yr old didn't last very long at all. One of them is meant to be heated, but that is a lie, I rang reception and they said pool 4 (which is the entry for the adults slides) The splash park sometimes wasn't working which was a shame as that's what our youngest preferred. Also my husband spent a long time in a queue getting drinks and they were left full on a table next to our sun beds however when we returned from some time in the pool they had been tidied away by a staff member! There is also pools on the quieter side which was nice to go to, bit of a trek as the hotel covers quite a distance! (check the map attached and google maps/earth) ROOMS: Decent sized room with plenty of space, we were placed on the top floor as had a sea view (which was absolutely beautiful, especially the sunset) but it was a challenge with a buggy, there was a lift but several times when we were in it the lift stopped doors wouldn't open and it went dark, ultimately scaring our children. The rooms were cleaned on a daily basis and the cleaner was very helpful also when we couldnt leave the room. FOOD: Worst all inclusive we have experienced, the juices are so watery or ran out and throughout our stay only one juice machine in use meaning a long wait. Cups are unacceptably small for hot drinks, and bar staff needed to use 2 cups at a time to avoid them crumbling (take your own cups if possible, we saw others had done this). The food was very samey, we prefer themed nights. There was no pizza, toast or even a toaster, ice cream, jelly, porridge or fruit like melon available. There is show cooking being done which is hit and miss, and manned by very young people and standard very questionable at time which may have led to our illness. The dining staff are friendly, always had a smile on their face however most of them did not speak English so if you wanted anything they would call for the main guy there that does. There are stray dogs and cats roaming the restaurant

The hotel and staff were on point, we had a great time, the entertainment team were amazing, so friendly and funny. Clean and tidy everywhere and the food was good 👍 we would definitely return to this hotel in the future. It goes without saying the weather was amazing for the time of year we visited ❤️

The hotel is a good size, alot of slides for the kids and adults, there are kids areas either side of the hotel for swimming and playing with the slides and water accessories, there are 2 big adult pools, and 2 kids swimming areas. The staff are very friendly and helpful and couldn't do enough for us, the drinks are fine as all inclusive drinks go and plenty of soft drink choices too, the WiFi can be a little hit and miss but otherwise OK, the food is nice however can be abit samey. The entertainment shows at night are fun and the day time ones are great as they try to get everyone involved, the entertainment team themselves are amazing! Big shout out to Ronnie, Leo, tweety, barney, eto, Barry, sourinho, they have all been a massive part of our experience and been so helpful and lovely to us. The rooms are a very good size and the cleaning is impeccable. The hotel is not too far either from the city centre, there is a taxi rank outside or you can get the no6 bus right outside the hotel. It takes around 10-15 mins to get there. It is a 5 minute walk to the bazaar which is at the top of the road, and there is a nice restaurant and some newsagent shops outside the hotel. There are 2 bars outside, and 1 in the lobby, and you can help yourself to coffee or tea. There is a little beach by the main adult and slide area and a water sports setup for anyone wanting to get out on the water. we have loved our stay, we have taken our 8 month old son and he has loved it and the staff have loved him. Overall its in a great area and the hotel is brilliant.

Oteli ilk gördüğümde böyle bir deneyim sunulcağını düşünmemiştim odalar çok temiz yemekler de çok lezzetli eğlence harika ötesiydi animasyon ekibinindeki Nazlı ve Beren ablaya çok teşekkür ederim bizimle çok iyi ilgilendiler yapılan eğlenceli oyunlar çok güzeldi gerçekten çok teşekkür ederim böyle bir deneyim yaşattığınjz için teşekkürler Ephesia Otel

Ronnie leo twety barrny alina aybek sourinho nazli animasyon ekibine cok tesekkur ederiz ozellikle (baran) odamizin temizligi konumu ***et iyiydi yemekler cok lezzefliydi ozellikle snack bari tavsiye ediyorum ozwllikle nuggeti cok guzeldi calisanlar cok saygili esim ve ben tatilden cok memnun kalsigimiz icin torunlarim ve kizlarimida getirecegim her sey icin tesekkur ederiz

Roni berdan Beren barny sorinho İsa twety nazlı animatör arkadaşlar çok eğlenceli ve sıcakkanlılardı. Biz çok eğlendik, güldük oynadık. Herkese tavsiye ederiz😃Karaoke gecesi dans et**ler çok cana yakın ve sıcakkanlılar. Eğlenceli ve güzel bir tatildi. 5 gün çok yet**yor. Doyulmaz bir 😻🎊🎈🎭eğlence. Odaya yorulmuş ama eğlenceye doymuş giriyorsunuz ardından tatlı bir uyku. Ve sonra yine eğlence. Tatlı ve güzel bir otel şimdiden ilgilendikleri için teşekkürler

Loved the children's section to eat,. The lunch time crepes in the hut was a special touch. Loved the snack bar. Foam party was fun. Ps if you are flying home from Izmir go straight to burger king it's the only food option, get there before queue starts ✈️👑🍔

We have done one week here and have had the best time. The rooms were clean and the house keepers were very nice and friendly and even made special touches for the kids. The food was very good with a good choice for everyone in our family. The entertainment team was fantastic making sure everyone had lots of fun during the day and also at night. We especially found Barney and Yasmine to be extremely good and made our holiday even better.. we will definitely be returning.