Salmakis Resort & Spa

Staff was very inexperienced and lacking basic hospitality must haves. Rooms were outdated and misrepresented. Food was above average quality and well presented.

I travel a lot and I mean a lot! I am struggling to think of an occasion when I have stayed in a worse hotel. Alarm bells starting ringing when we were met by the ‘airport transfer’ which was offered and arranged by the hotel. It was a small saloon car and in a poor, dirty condition. On arrival at the hotel the driver demanded the €50 payment in cash. The hotel had made know mention of this and left me assuming it was the same system as hotels worldwide that offer an airport transfer - it goes into your bill. To rub salt into the wound, the usual transfer company I use (and which I booked for the return to the airport) uses large, modern, clean cars and the price was 25% less. On arrival at the hotel, we were told the room was ready but we need to wait for a shuttle to take us to the room as it was separate to the hotel. For some amazing reason, a hotel that has rooms requiring a shuttle for this reason only has one available buggy - so if it’s busy elsewhere you have to wait or hike up the hill in the heat. We were offered a free drink of our choice at the lobby whilst we waited, however when we got the bar to order orange juice we were told only water was free. We asked later at reception why they told us a drink of our choice but only water was offered - they could not answer. Not going well so far and it didnt get any better. They didn’t care and it was disgustingly dirty especially in the restaurant. Awful!!

We were in the upper level residents on the road, apt 4. Amazing view and large 1 bdrm apt but bed was very hard in bedroom and it was loud at night with cars going by late with their stereos booming. Our pool had no chairs around it and there was no cork screw etc and if you needed something other than a shuttle you had no service too far away. Food was decent. We booked for 2 days and paid a lot and had breakfast incuded and really for what we paid all meals and drinks should be included as we were 3kms from all restaurants and stores so taxi was necessary as very big hill to and from our accommodation. Silan in the dining area was wonderful to us but beyond her the other staff did not seem very interested in us as english speaking Canadians. 3 star rating but the beach is amazing and swimming ideal!

Staff is so helpful and location is great. My only doubt is since the beach area is limited, it is not easy to find beach bed and beach area is crowded.

Fantastic place

Nice resort. Nice are too. The staff are also very helpful.

Very nice waterfront property, courteous staff, beautiful town

It’s a good propertie but it needs a face lift , the food was very good generally not bad experience

Very good

Salmakis Resort and Spa has a beautiful location, great views, and access to a private beach. There is even evening entertainment. However the rooms ( I had two) were rundown and not kept clean. I might return (good price) but with lower expectations.

Is a great place for you and your family great food end great service

It was good

The location is very good but the hotel is old , I booked with sea view but I received a room without, after I spoke at the reception the second day they gave me with sea view but the room was very old like 3*,I was disappointed.

After booking we confirmed they would pick us up at the airport but on arrival were told they don't do airport shuttle so had to arrange a cab. There were plenty so that was fine. Checking in was good, the receptionist was welcoming and assured us a 1 pm checkout and breakfast buffet till 11. Next day, they cleared breakfast at 10:15 even though the front desk confirmed it went to 11am just a few mins before and the wait staff were not very nice about it and at 11:50a we got a call telling us we needed to leave soon. The bathroom sink leaked on to the floor, it was not very clean, the shower didn’t drain, the bedroom AC didn’t work well and had a red filter replacement light on. We left after one night and went to the Marriott. It cost a bit more but was worth it for us. The hotel was rated high on Expedia and we were supposed to get “VIP Gold member perks” that did not happen. My brother stayed in the room across the way and it was a little nicer but they booked for 3 nights so maybe they prioritized their booking. Expedia should do better about vetting properties and validating that what they claim is up to par. We work hard and save up money and vacation time and trust that the recommendations are accurate.

The hotel itself is really nice. The room is spacious and view to the sea is amazing (you can see the sunrise from your balcony). The pool is nice and big, good beach, spa is also great with services for a very affordable price massages were very good, the gym is huge and loads of machines to use. Alright customer service from the staff too. What I didn’t like was the fact that we traveled at the end of the season (mid-end October) which meant that the hotel activities were not happening anymore which was really annoying as we were looking forward to do yoga, aqua sports, pilates, etc. The food at the hotel was also not good, we went for half board and found both the breakfast and dinner very poor - food didn’t have great quality, not a lot of options (apart from the salad station) and worst thing was that, if you arrived towards the end (e.g in the last 30-45 min of the buffet times) there were a lot of options missing/run out and they wouldn’t add it back which was really frustrating. The hotel was really quiet as we went at the very end of summer which was good to relax, however it would have been nice to have more activities available for us as it’s advertised on the hotel description. Good value for money tho!

Family friendly and so wasy fir us to relax given the pool and beach options

Location since it was close to the Marina

We had a wonderful time touring Turkey, we booked the last 4 days of our trip in this hotel, we wanted to relax and rest after seeing so many historical sites. The staff are fantastic, from check in at the front desk to everyone who works in the restaurants and bars, they are an excellent team, cant fault anyone. The waiting staff in the restaurant are so hard working, Ehmet in the main restaurant and during the day in the snack bar looked after us incredibly well,also a mention to Taner, fantastic guys. Some of the tourists are extremely rude, these young people are working their socks off, we witnessed a group of very rude guests, the young waiters were visibly upset, but carried on in such a professional manner.

Perfect location with a perfect and helpful staff

Great resort and staff.