Merve Han Residence Hotel — Hotel in Ula

This tries to sell itself as a boutique hotel but really it isn't. ||||It has about 26 rooms in the hotel but they seem to be confused about their purpose. They have kitchenettes fitted in each although these are not fully equipped. And one is confronted with a notice in the room that forbids the bringing of off-site food into the room.....but there is nowhere on site to buy any food! All rather confusing. (It seems that the original plan was for this to be an apart-hotel and then they changed their minds halfway through - the intention now is for the kitchenettes to be removed).||||There is a bar and restaurant on site which serves food and drink from early until late. The drink seems fairly priced compared with other outlets nearby but the food is relatively mediocre given the quite fantastic quality one can get in Akyaka itself. ||||Breakfast is a predictable affair after the first couple of days. Not inspiring but satisfactory. ||||The staff are the best aspect of this place. They are all very friendly and happy to help as they can. A tip: using the odd word of Turkish - even if it is just 'please', 'thank you' or such like - goes a long way with the staff. ||||There are two adjoining pools on site: an adults' pool and one for children. There is also a children's play area. Fortunately, there were only a couple of infants present for a couple of days when we visited so it was not overrun but this was out-of-school-holiday season which might account for it. ||||The sunbeds around the pool can get snaffled up early on so don't lie in. On a couple of occasions when this happened, we were relegated to the sunbeds in the 'garden' area which afforded less shade and there was an unpleasant aroma of dog faeces from which we had to escape. ||||The hotel itself is located in a residential area about 5-10 minutes' stroll to Akyaka centre. There isn't much going on there. There is a municipal beach which looks well kept and seems popular. The restaurants in Akyaka offer amazing choice in food and quality. There really are some little gems to be found and they are so cheap compared to the UK (and other countries I don't doubt) that one can afford to splash out. Well worth investigating. And one doesn't walk away...

Let's start in positive way. I love Akyaka. The place it self is amazing, a bit crowded this year , but still so good. |We stayed in Mervehan Residence for first time and the last one. First of all they couldn't find our booking and excuse was -" we are not checking emails from booking" is it my problem? After 10-15 min. Young lady found it. She showed us a room on first floor ( windows are looking at breakfast area and basically everyone can see our room in side and what we are doing there). We booked a room for 7 nights. After 3 nights receptionist said to us that they are going to charge us extra, because we are delaying with check out. It was a shock. So we spend again some time at reception with explanations that we booked another 4 nights as well. |3. One day when we came home from sea side out room was locked from inside. To make long story short, door opening took 40 min and no one even offered to us tea. |4. Every morning before leaving the room we used to close balcony door, and every day when we were coming back it was open ( HSK used to clean ashtray on balcony) and + on our table we found rubbish from another room ( thank you very much) |5. Wi-Fi is not working. We been in the end on 3rd floor, router was just behind our door, but it's just not working, be prepared that on the breakfast area there is no wifi as well, only by the Bar and limited hours. |This place also have pluses- chef ( he is really good) and garden area, a lot of space and different areas. |I hope that owners will hire more...

My husband and I stayed 10 days at this hotel in Akyaka. Perfect choice for us. Perfect location for exploring. We had a room overlooking the reception and the pool to our right.||||Nice sized bedroom, large living area/kitchen area. Nice bathroom with large shower. Balcony with furniture.||||Very very clean. Lovely pool (although not large). Nice bar area. plenty of seating areas.||||Lovely staff. Met some lovely people.||||Downsides: No real storage in room...Had to put our clothes in the kitchen cupboards and drawers! ||||Not the best breakfast (We are not fussy). Slightly limited for me being vegetarian. Staff often eating breakfast as well in the same area.||||We read lots of review about strictness of bringing in food and drink. Obviously, it is rude to do that around the pool but we bought in fruit and drinks ...Just discreetly!! No kettle in room but bought our travel kettle! We always find a way.||||Would 100% stay here if visiting...