Seasoned traveller here. I was frantically pacing around inside Antalya airport on a very, very spontaneous vacation. Usually I am very research oriented especially with hotels. This time I only found out I was going to Antalya an hour before the plane left from Sabiha Gökcen. The pictures looked fine, nothing really looked too scary or cheap. This also wasn't the cheapest option nor the most expensive option, which, at least for me, is good. Best of all: Very, very good ratings.
Here's the truth. Almost all the ratings I saw were mentioning the host/several hosts and while they were very nice and helpful as they should be, good hosts is not equal to a 10/10 stay.
Here are a few mentions for what in my opinion was "bad":
- Cleaning staff came into my room twice while I was out and once while I was sleeping when I didn't give my permission. There was no usual "sign" on the door, so I was VERY scared when I was almost asleep and they come in. Day 2 there was a cat in my room because cleaning was in there. Like, come on.
- Bathroom I literally could not sit down to take a dump. I'm not skinny but I am also not the fattest of them all. It was a JOKE how small the bathroom was.
- Pillows were super uncomfortable. Bed 5/10. I don't sleep too sound so maybe it's mostly me but still not super.
- Last day hotel filled with shouting children at 8AM. Rooms not soundproofed... From me it's a SOLID 2/10.
Breakfast was a joke but I can't write more in my review. :'(
