İksirci Baba Pansiyon — Hotel in Fethiye

Travelling with kids this time, we booked the Iksirci baba based on the pics of the grounds. Hotels with this kind of space are very much at a premium in the area, so finding one with such an open, grassed area for the kids to run around, and for us to kick back on the bean bags and catch the much needed mountain breeze was a real bonus.||The pool area is immaculately maintained, with safe grooved tiling, rather than the slippery marble, with plenty of sunbeds and canopies available for catching the rays or having a snooze.||The rooms are newly refurbished, with effective air con included in the room price. We had two triple rooms with garden view. Four are available with a small grassed garden, which we were fortunate to have. Each had enough closet and drawer space and there was always a copious amount of hot water on tap. Beds were comfy, if as always, a little firm, the bonus being that the single bed was a proper divan, rather than of the fold up variety. A fridge with mini bar and a decent hair dryer are also supplied in every room.||The staff really couldn't have done more to make our stay any more relaxing. From the ladies in reception, the wonderful chef ziggi. Ali and Celal, whom act more as concierges than bar staff, all were attentive and helpful throughout. The food is simply Turkish, and of a very high standard, or typically English. Everything available from a simple beans on toast, menemem, full English, to an event banquet. We were hard pressed to find anything to equal the price and quality in town. The bar prices likewise are cheaper or equal to anything in the area. The 10 tl Bomonti was much appreciated !.||As Europeans, we were in the minority, but had a fantastic time mixing with the Turkish guests, which only added to the charm. The kids spent hours in the pool sharing swimming tips with other children of every nationality, and never once felt not included, nor ran out of room.||Position wise, it's a gentle 200 yards downhill stroll to the Oludeniz road to catch a dolmus to the beach, or an easy 10 minutes to Hisaronu. There is a button outside on the hotel wall to hail a cab if required, which we found more and more useful, as the weather hit 40+ degrees. Never had to wait more than five minutes, and even travelling as six people together, never payed more than 12 tl to hisaronu or 20 tl to Oludeniz. It worked out cheaper than the dolmus ultimately.||We have been travelling to the area for 20+ years and in summary, haven't come across a better hotel, particarly on this years tight budget. Reflect on the price if and when you book..you won't be...

Other then the location there is nothing good I can say about this hotel. ||As soon as we arrived the reception area was infested with mosquitoes. We got shown to our room at 11pm and were instantly attacked by a sewerage smell coming from the bathroom. The smell stayed the entire night even though the door was closed. Our a/c didn’t work all night and when we went to complain in the morning they were very argumentative. The receptionist Anna was rude and impolite. I was travelling with a toddler and an infant and they were not sympathetic at all. They eventually moved our room to down the hall which was slightly bigger. We requested a travel cot upon booking which was not provided at all so there was 4 of us sleeping on one bed. The room was full of mosquitoes. The entire duration of our stay we were bit all over by mosquitoes. All night. Would not recommend the...

For us this was the Gonul hotel for many years until it was sold three years ago. It’s been three years since we’ve been to Ovacik so wanted to see what had become of the place. Wow we couldn’t believe the transformation. We could tell a lot of money has been spent on this place and the grounds were huge and beautifully presented. It had lovely areas to chill out and the same big pool. It was always a quiet and relaxing place and we could see it would be no different now.||We spoke to Celal and found it was his first day. He spoke very good English We had some Turkish menenen and some Efes which were excellent. The manageress was lovely and showed us the wonderfully decorated rooms with a good sized balcony. We have walked past this place in the evening too and it looked fantastic lit up. We would consider staying here next time we...