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Hotel clean and pleasant to the eye. Had good facilities with two pool areas - two bar areas and two sets of two pool tables which were free to use which was a pleasant suprise. Whilst there the bar manager allowed access to Sky sports for the Grand Prix and the cricket. The hotel ran a BBQ and disco which appeared well attended however the disco ended quite early. Our room in block 3 was quite gloomy and the "balcony" is indeed tiny. The beds were hard and squeaky and the shower cubicle in our room quite small. Like most places you had to get in early for hot water. Site security was good with a member of staff wandering about at all hours and there appeared only one way in and out too. Staff could have been more pleasant in our view however were quite polite and worked long hours to be fair. The management take a pride in setting things out properly and wouldnt tollerate their staff being sloppy. Ideal placement at the top of the main drag and as a result nice and quiet when you most want it to be.

Arrived in early hours of the morning and was pleased that the hotel still had someone to help us to our room. We had booked very last minute and so had to book two rooms instead of one large family room. We were very disappointed with the sizes of the rooms - especially when we had to have a 3rd bed put in one of them. The balconies were also incredibly small.

The air conditioning was a life-saver! It was reliable and made for a 'safe haven' for people like me who do not 'do' heat that well!

The cleanliness of the entire complex was 'par excellence'. We were told that towels were changed twice weekly but every day the rooms were cleaned and I'm sure the towels were changed as often as needed - we never seemed to use a dirty/wet towel, anyway.

All the staff were very friendly and helpful - the chambermaids, who work very hard in blistering heat, are absolute stars - a credit to the hotel. The dining and bar staff also work very long hours and still stay remarkably chipper and encourage guests to become involved in the entertainment. We noticed that there were no female waiting or bar staff - wonder if there's a reason for this?

My family visited the pools a number of times and had great fun - you can't trust the hotel staff not to push you in though, apparently! Good supply of loungers and parasols.

We stayed half-board but none of our party were impressed by the breakfast, unfortunately. There was a severe lack of choice if you didn't fancy processed meats and salad for breakfast. Most of us ended up with toast (very nice fresh bread)and melon for breakfast with the ocassional hard-boiled egg. I would like to have seen some fresh fruits (other than melon), yoghurts/toppings, croissants, etc.

Evening dinner was pretty good with some excellent mezzes. It was a buffet-style 'eat-as-much-as-you-like' affair. The mains were a bit 'canteen' - but simple, hearty food.

Great location - top of the main street. It's close enough to the beach and other facilities for convenience but far enough away to avoid late night entertainment disturbances, if that's what you need.

I would visit this hotel again if I was going as part of a couple or of we could get a significantly larger family room.

I would like to warn anyone intending to stay in this hotel about the Dungeon Room. We were offered this room when we arrived and refused it. It's in the basement and has no windows. We were then offered a room at the Karbel Beach which was very acceptable. we also learnt after a couple of days we weren't the only ones!Several other couples from all over the UK went through the same experience. The Karbel, Karbel Sun and Karbel Beach are lovely hotels,we have now stayed in all three. just beware of this room.

The hotel was lovely,wonderfully situated just at the top of the main street,ideal forshops and the beach a 5 minute walk away.

Facilities were ok,no laundering facilities at all but you could pay reception to do some ironing although expensive.

The pool and bar areas were the best aspect of this hotel,both clean with free table tenis and pool,around the lower pool were hammocks which were ideal for a bit of shade from the sun.

The actual rooms were not a lot to shout about,very basic and not really cleaned too well,the beds being very small and uncomfortable,very little hot water in the showers either.

The breakfast was as expected nice and fresh.
Most of the staff were very friendly especially in reception.

The entertainment as hit and miss nothing special. So all in all agood hotel with tiny things spoiling it.

just back from this hotel and it was great. we went on B&B basis, but only managed breakfast 3 times. Choice limited to traditional turkish breakfast, melon, toast, scrambled egg, boiled egg or chips. Got a bit boring so we decided not to bother. Room was spotless clean, however out balcony had an infestation of ants. Balcony's are tiny, with two chairs and no table. I have visited many countries, and not experienced this size of balcony, ever!! Towels in rooms only got changed twice weekly, this really annoyed me, as you felt towels got really dirty easily. I notmally go to hotels who change them every two days. We asked the maid if we could get fresh towels as we had the towels 5th day running, and she demanded money to do this. Staff very friendly, except if you dont pay bills with the card they give you they go mad. We tried to use money, as we heard they fiddle your bill at end of holiday when you go to pay it. Photographer there seems very friendly, we booked him, but turned up on the night and he had double booked us. told us to come back in 30mins so we didnt bother, he seemed only interested in the money. hotel is 5 mins walk to bars restaurants, 15 min walk to beach which was ideal. eating out wise, the best restaurants to go to are buzz bar, Toscana, Sugar and spice. Buzz bar is the most sophisticated on the island, has a roof top bar for lovely cocktails. There is a bar called the corner bar that does two pints of Efes local beer for 4 lira which is about

just back from our second visit to the hotel Karbel, and we must say very sad to say goodbye.
The hotel is spotlessly clean , location is ideal at the top of the main strip & the staff are really friendly.
they have a fantastic photographer based at the hotel who takes some wonderfull photos , so make sure you do not miss him.
we always said we would never go back to the same place twice , but after changing that this year , we are already planning going to the hotel Karbel again next year for our 3rd visit.
we simply cannot get fed up of this wonderful hotel or resort.

After reading all the reviews and picking up a bargain price of

We stayed in the sister hotel Karbel Beach. It was a last minute booking and definately well worth it. The staf were very accomadating. A problem a first we had the rooms too far away from each other but after speaking to reception it was sorted out very quickly. I would recommend this hotel for a relaxing base for the resort. Or teens were kept amused by Parker the bar manager showing them how to play pool properly the Turkish way I think!!We would have booked for next year but they are having improvements and building works so not sure if they would be ready to recieve guests. Cleanliness of the rooms were excellent & Breakfast was light and very refreshing after a good nights sleep. Snacks available throughout the day & Chip butties excellent!!!

We have just returned from a one week stay at the Karbel Beach Hotel, which is the sister hotel to the Karbel. This hotel was very quiet, relaxed and low key.

We stayed on a B&B basis but only managed to get to breakfast on 3 occassions, it was traditional Turkish brekkie of bread, cheese, cold meat, eggs, honey, cereal. It was nice and well presented but got a little boring. If you wish you can pay 10tl for an English, but we went into the town for that.

The hotel is spotlessly clean, the rooms are lovely, pillows abit dodgy though, quite hard. There is a daily maid service, she makes up the beds and replaces towels althought to the end of the week, they seemed abit dirty and often found them draped over the balacony, think she took them off the floor and dried them out instead of replacing with fresh. Don't let this put you off though. Pack a spare towel just in case.
Rooms have ample storage and space. Also have a tv and fridge.
Take plenty of mozzie repelent and take the strong DEET based stuff, I took a mild one and it was pretty useless against them. One evening there was a guy spraying the hotel with repelant as it was so bad. The rooms are fully air conditioned so keep doors and windows closed and your room should stay mozzie free.
The pool is a decent size and the beds, chairs, tables, water etc etc are all spotlessly clean and maintained.

The hotel is within a 2 minute walk to the main strip, cross over cut through the little silver market and you're there, we realised this after 2 days of going the long way around.

Staff are all so kind and friendly, love to chat and help you out in any way they can, which is the Turkish way.

As the hotel was so small there was only one nights entertainment and this was a turkish BBQ with a belly dancer unfortunately we missed this but the other guests were raving about it.

I would definately stay at this hotel but would book direct in future, as I heard alot of poor reviews about Goldtrail which made me uneasy about our booking. But thankfully we were lucky and had no problems.