OK but wouldn't return.

I'll start off by saying that I was dreading coming here because of the awful reviews but although its not perfect it was OK for what we paid and we had a nice holiday. We did a private transfer through OTB which all went smoothly. Check in at the hotel was easy and fairly quick. Had to wait about 20 minutes for our room key. We had a huge room with 2 bedrooms, a bathroom and living area and 3 balconies. It is a bit tired and dated but perfectly clean and we had maid service and fresh towels and bottles of water everyday. The WiFi worked to start with but then just stopped but we had unlimited data hot spots so just used that. The staff are constantly cleaning the pool areas & restaurant & communal facilities so no complaints there. There were only a few members of staff that spoke English well enough to have a conversation. 2 of the reception staff were very friendly & helpful and Berk from the entertainment team was lovely and played cards with us one evening. Most of the staff smiled and said hello if you walked past. We found some of the bar staff quite unhelpful and can only put that down to us being English as there was a few times when we were being served and they would stop before we were finished and move onto someone else so that was rather offputting. The pool area & beach were lovely. We never had an issue getting sunbeds although that might be a different story during school holidays. Pools were cold but lovely once you were in. The kids enjoyed the water slides so nice to have those as an option. One thing that was really annoying was the horrendously loud music they play by the pool. Not sure why it is so loud but you couldnt sit anywhere near the speakers or you would be deafened. There is a shop on site to purchase inflatables for the pool & suncream etc. There is also a little supermarket over the road from the hotel where we bought snacks for the hotel room. The all inclusive drinks were nothing special. Only spirits on offer were gin & vodka. We tried the cocktails a couple of times but they weren't that enjoyable. A couple of times they ran out of Fanta & Pepsi at the bar which was frustrating. The food in the most part was ok. Breakfast was the worst meal. Aside from a couple of days where they served pancakes we generally just ate bread & butter. They had eggs a few times but they were always cold & the rest was traditionally Turkish but looked very unappetising. There is a snack bar open from 12-5pm by the pool area which we used for lunch. This was great. They served burgers, fries, salad, chicken & pasta. Sometimes it was a bit cold but they added fresh stuff throughout the afternoon. They then have a cake & tea hour at 4.30pm each day which was lovely. Dinner was ok in the most part. If you have fussy kids then it's definitely not ideal which unfortunately we did but they didn't starve. They always found something to eat. There was an outdoor grill each evening which served the best options. There is absolutely nothing to do around the hotel. Even walking into Yalikavak is a 30 minute walk. We went into Bodrum one day and took taxis which was about £20 each way. The only other alternative is 2 buses. It was a nice day out, we did some shopping and had lunch but felt we were ripped off by one of the shops, probably because we were English, as they advised us on the sizing for my nephews football shirt and then when we got back and he tried it on it was way too small. Definitely don't be pressured into buying the first items you come across as we spent £200 on 4 football shirts and a bag in the first shop we went in and then found another shop where we spent £35 on 3 football shirts 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. We had lunch by the marina which was lovely but it cost over £200 for 7 of us which seems extortionate so again be very careful about checking for prices and checking your bill as they seem so friendly but when it comes to paying they do it all very quickly and don't give you the opportunity to check anything. Overall we had a nice time but it's not a place I would come back to.