Stunning place. Lovely people, loads to do. A really chilling holiday

Beach was a little stoney, but when you looked out on to paradise it really didnt matter. Their is something for somebody to enjoy in the resort, so many places with different entertainment catering for all ages. Its a very clean resort. I will be returning I loved it.

Would definately visit Olu Deniz again, it is clean and friendly.

Becareful if you're going to go paragliding in Olu Deniz . We were sold and promised a synchrosized paragliding experience . We arrived at the top of a very remote mountain . About 12-20 people each with an individual instructor/pilot . My wife and I were kitted up together - Instructed together and stood at the top of the mountain ready to take off together . There was a slight hitch with my wifes pilot and their set-up and before I could stop I was running and taking off.... 20minutes later I had a landed and awaited camera in hand my wifes imminent landing . Some 40 minutes later after what seemed dozens of landings she arrived and landed . With a tale . She had been delayed by her pilot until the very last person to take off . Alone on a mountain , in Turkey , miles from anywhere . She had being becoming more and more anxious , nervous as there were fewer and fewer people left on the mountain top . Her pilot had waited until they were completely alone before .. he propositioned her . My wife refused and the flight continued as normal ... she was however "manhandled" on the way down or rather given an unasked for back and shoulder massage ..............We were with EASY RIDER - If you're going to do it - There is plenty of choice - just make sure you DONT fly with EASY RIDER

8th visit to Olu Deniz/Hisaronu over past 18 years. There's nothing authentically Turkish about OD, but the resort does have some up-sides. It's ok for kids and paragliders but a terrible place for anyone seeking even a tiny bit of Turkish culture.

Likes: Lagoon (rather than sea side)for total relaxation - calm ("Dead Sea"), gently shelving water which is great for young kids. Take some bread to feed the fishes. Beach is a bit shingly, but not really annoyingly so.

Boat trips are the best bargain in the area (£5 for 11-5ish)- lunch included, drinks extra) and are just great for enthusiastic swimmers. We know the route better than the boat captains now but we still do at least one boat trip every holiday. Don't bother booking in advance via the street hawkers, just turn up at the beach just past the Police Station (Jandarm) at about 10.30 for 11am departure - we usually go on the Volkan 4 as it's of a decent size and has the dubious bonus of a water slide going through the innards of the boat.

Finally, take a trip to Kayakoy. Again, it's not for the kids (so we haven't been for years), but it's an evocative and strangely beautiful place. I genuinely hope to go back one day.

Dislike: It's just not Turkey - at all. Tat for tourists (saying that, some member of the family still invariably manages to buy some of that tat). We usually stay at Lykia World so don't have to suffer the "nightlife" of OD.

Olu Deniz is a beautiful place. It is very reasonable to eat out and the Anfora restaurant was a fab place to eat in. Staff very friendly and had a good laugh in there. The shops, bars and restaurants were all very reasonable. I loved the Lagoon. Took my son on a pedalo on the lagoon and it only cost around £7 for an hour!! I found everything absolutely fantastic and value for money. Unfortunately I didnt have the nerve to do the paragliding!!!

the resort was always kept very clean and there is loads going on down the strip at night. people try to get you to go in to the bars and shops but if you just say no thank you thats enough.

the beach is great but you get charged for sun beds and brollies.

the prices have gone up since we visited 3 years ago

i will def be going back

Both my husband and myself, being in our sixties did not appreciate the main street, particularly at night, with various bars playing different music noisily. It is for the young. There are various eating places, but we did not use these as we were all inclusive, and quite conservative in our choice of food. We mainly went to Turkey for the prettiness of the place and the sunshine.The beach is lovely, but quite dangerous when the waves are high as the beach shelves quite sharply and the sand is very gravelly and stony and catches your feet, you need some sort of footwear on.

A fantastic place, people friendly and go out of their way for you!

We have been to turkey fives times in all, the previous visit was to Icmeler in 2005. Olu Deniz is a very nice resort with plenty of distractions such as paragliding, diving, quadbikes and the usual excursions, but boy have the Turks jacked the prices up.

We are talking at least double compared to 2005 and it is hard to see how they are justifying it. The waiters/hotel staff seem to be on the same low salaries as ever but it is cheaper to eat out in the UK than Olu Deniz. Exchange rate was 2.2TL:£1

A bottle of basic red wine from a super market is 20TL (£9) or 35TL in a restaurant. A better qulity bottle from the Co-op in the uk would cost £6. Evening main meals were around 30TL per person, so a starter, main, sweet, bottle of wine will knock you back 145TL (£66) for two. Lunchtime snacks with a couple of beers each were about 50TL (£23)for two. Unless you are happy chomping on cheap burgers or doner wraps and drinking water for a fortnight, I would suggest a budget of £1100 for a couple staying for two weeks purely for food and drink, and backtracking through our expenditure confirms this. A large beer is £2.50.

Paragliding is £50 a pop per person, as is a microlight trip. Excursions don't seem too badly priced though as most include a meal for around £26 each for a day out.

So although we were prepared for the higher prices before we went but it was still a bit of shocker when it actually hits and you count up what you have spent in the first week. We were more careful the second week - not that we went overboard in the first really.

Hisaronu is a 2.5TL dolmus ride away and was cheaper by about 10 to 15% but the town itself has little character and even less to do as it is basically hundreds of restaurants crammed next to and on top of each other. They are all fighting for customers and the hassle factor for us was just not worth it.

Best eateries in Olu Deniz were the Sultan Ahmet for a good evening meal (pricey at 150TL but you felt like it was worth it when you came out)and for daytime snacks the "Help" beach bar on the beach front was by far the best.

Overall, I liked Olu Deniz and had no problems with it other than the prices which really are a rip off. Prices seem to have gone up significantly elsewhere in Turkey though and beware of Dalaman airport.

You may wonder when you first get there why so few people are in the Duty Free. Take a look and you will find that with the exception of possibly cigarettes, everything else is cheaper at Sainsburys when you get home. The limited selection of goods on the return flight were far cheaper (Thomas Cook - 2 litre bottles of Bombay Saphire for £24. One bottle at Dalaman was £16). A bottle of Faustino 1 at Dalaman was £16 - Sainsburys have it for £12.99

Eat before you get to Dalaman on the return flight - A big Mac meal will knock you back £10, a small bottle of water was £2.30. I can't comment on the bar prices at Dalaman, but the fact that they were empty was probably down to the same pricing.

All of this sounds negative, but if you take out the cost of everything, it is a great resort and we had a great holiday there. Just wish I'd gone 5 years ago!! So if you have already booked, enjoy it but watch your cash. If you are thinking of going look at your budget first.