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Greenlands Hotel

10 of 17 hotels in Ovacik

4 out of 5 from 38 reviews
4 stars
Located in the Ovacik region just over 3.5km from the centre of Hisaronu. The dolmus stop for the short journey into either the centre or the beach at Olu Deniz is within 250m.

38 Reviews

Traveller Rating

  • Excellent
    6
  • Very Good
    15
  • Good
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  • Average
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  • Poor
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Review Overview

  • Cleanliness
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Service
  • Location
Wallis
18 years 6 months ago
The hotel is sited on a hill, which was not a real problem even though we had a wheelchair bound child with us,the turkish people always wanted to help.

The food was of a high quality with plenty of choice and was always presented to a high standard. Our room was cleaned daily and linen changed more than we were told.

The staff were always polite and helpful and the entertainment team made sure our lad had a good time and even offered to look after him so my wife and I could have time alone to have a quiet drink.

We found the entertainment very interesting and even took part in both daily and night-time fun which made our holiday more enjoyable.

Can't wait to 09/06 when we return again.
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Travel operator: firstchoice

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Phillips
18 years 6 months ago
This was my 4th visit to Turkey, 3rd to this area.I have always found the Turkish people very friendly and this year was no exception, will go out of their way to help you.

Room was clean with bedding etc changed regulary. Although we were a party of 8 my partner and I were accommodated on in the 3rd block with the rest in the 1st, not a big problem but it is a bit of a struggle to walk up from the pool, it would have been nice to have all the party together as we did book in as a party of 8.

Food was just about acceptable, however 3 of our party had Turkish tummy, something we have not encountered before. Please Greenland keep the food hot and encourage guests and staff to replace the lids over the food.

Drinks is what you expect, could certainly improve on the quality of the wine, it was terrible.

Entertainment, forget it. After 3 nights we were having a competition on what was comming next and always got it right, very repetative and ameterish.If I hear that birdie song again I will never return, one of our party even got one as a Christmas present.

Overall a good holiday but not sure if we would go all inclusive again. If there was a choice of reastruant it might be a different matter even if you had to pay extra for it, at laest you will have a choice.

We used 2 taxis to ferry us from the hotel to Hissarounu and Fethiye as it worked out cheeper than by Dolmus and it saved the old legs as they picked you up from the hotel. You might need to haggle a bit but hey that what Turkey is all about.

Will certainly visit the country again, possibly 2006.
I am 54 and overweight but did pick up enough courage to take my first paragliding jump, if you have not done it you must give it a go....brilliant.

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Travel operator: K&S

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Cathy Butson
18 years 7 months ago
We had a fabulous time. The hotel was lovely and the staff couldn't do enough for us.

The only downside was that it was a bit isolated and on quite a steep slope.

Although our room was on the lower level I was quite puffed by the time I got up.

Food was very good but got a bit monotonous by the end of the two weeks. The children were in their element.

Our three boys were 15, 11 and 5 and all the staff and other guests kept an eye on the kids so you always felt they were safe.
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Ford
18 years 7 months ago
We had a good holiday here.

The food was good, nice variety and not that monotonous.

The pool was lovely, we all enjoyed it, always got a sunbed, no charge for that.

Staff were good, a few times, reception staff were a bit ignorant, but not too bad.

Entertainment was just about ok, not that fab.

The shop there sold everything but was SUCH a rip off, eg
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Wisdom
18 years 8 months ago
The public areas and rooms in the hotel are kept very clean and tidy at all times. The waiters in the restaurant are constantly removing dishes from the tables and re-setting etc.

The food was always lovely with omelettes and/or pancakes made to order every day at breakfast time. Always good soup available at both lunch and dinner. Beautiful fresh salad always available along with good selection of hot foods and a "special dish" each day being cooked in the restaurant itself eg a hot mixed fruit dessert / kebabs / fried chicken.

The location was not particularly good although a regular reliable dolmus service runs to Fethiye, Hisoranu and Olu Deniz, all of which have plenty of shops, bars and restaurants.

Waiting staff and bar staff were especially helpful and among the friendliest we have ever met. Although the all inclusive drinks only included the locally produced varieties the barmen were always keen to mix these into "special cocktails" of one type or another which were quite good if a little sweet.

The animation team were excellent although some did not have much patience with the children. Although there is a kids club we felt that the older children could easily be catered for by inclusion in the games organized by the animation team, especially during the day time.

The entertainment in the evenings was ok but started too late to be of any real benefit to anyone with young children. The mini-disco was on from 9.30 - 10.30 with the main show only lasting from 10.30 - midnight. The animation team did work very hard to make the evening entertainment enjoyable but we did feel that the length of the shows were not long enough.

All in all we had a brilliant holiday and would definitely recommend this hotel.
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Chris And Linda
18 years 8 months ago
Being the first time we have gone all inclusive, we would recommend you try this hotel.

The food was good, with a wide variety of choice. The hotel was exceptionally clean and the staff were very prompt and friendly. The pool area is good, with a slide but it can get slippy on the steps near to this so take care.

The entertainment could be a little better, it can get quite repetative, but the staff gave 100% effort in everything they do. The location is not excellent, but there is a regular dolmus service, and taxi (although quite scarey) can be obtained from reception.

All in all we found this holiday to be a good all round place for families, if you are looking for a pleasant and friendly holiday in a beautiful setting then give this hotel a try.
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Lucy
19 years 6 months ago
I have just returned from Greenland hotel, I have never posted on one of these sites before but thought I should warn others. I spent two weeks in Greenland hotel and was sick after my dinner 3 times. I am not someone with a particularly sensitive tummy either, nor am I fussy about the food on holiday, the food was what you would expect meatballs and cassorole. The Greenland is advertised as a 4 star hotel, I can not see myself on what basis this decision has been made, I have stayed in better 3 star hotels.

The sun beds around the pool are craped so close together it is embarrasing. I felt uncomfortable as sometimes I had to sit right next to someone else who was there before me, but I had no choice, I just had to invade their space.

This is not a relaxing holiday, there are not enough dinner tables and you have to find a dinner table yourself, you are not seated by a waiter, I have never known of this before in a 4 star hotel, nor have I ever seen self service dinner in a 4 star hotel.

The breakfast is lame, I only went twice, ther was omlette but nothing to go with it.

This is not a holiday for anyone who has fairly high standards, or has stayed in a proper 4 star hotel as you will be dissapointed. The hotel reminded me of a council estate.

Most people who stay at this hotel are form the North or Midlands area are over 40, so if you are a young person who just wants to relax, forget it. The old lady's want to talk to everyone!!! one even came in my room.... just opened the door and strolled in!!!

Do not book this holiday through Vision holidays either... we arrived at the airport in Turkey only to be told we were not on there list, infact we didn't exist!!! Great start.... also the driver from Vision, smelt of alchol and was driving way too fast at some points on the wrong side of the road, he also had some of his friends in the van with him so me and my partner could not sit together. Also a mother had to sit her child on her own as there were no seats together for them, this was due to the first to stes of seats being filled with load turkish teenage girls, who were not passangers they were friends of the driver, on the way home they stayed on the bus after we were dropped off at the airport... they were not detined for the airport.

We will be making a complaint to vison. I will not go into details of that here, there are a number of things that went wrong.

Oh yes and one other thing the entertainment at Greenland is patronising and dated. In fact I wouldn't even call it entertainment.
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Mike And Sue B
19 years 6 months ago
We arrived at the Greenland at about 3.00pm with one other couple on the same flight as us. We were allocated a room with a double bed in block two. First impressions were very good the reception staff were efficient and the reception area clean, a porter took our luggage up to the room.

The room again was very clean albeit a little cramped but for the amount of time you spend in your room this was insignificant.

We had a little stroll around the small complex just to take in the atmosphere and were impressed overall with the cleanliness.

We had a drink at the pool bar and were served more or less straight away even though there were quite a few people standing at the bar. We had missed lunch but they do snacks at the poolside bar between 3.00 and 6.00pm the snacks available are different each day, one day it may be kebab wraps with salad (yummy!) and chips another it may be burgers or hotdogs etc. the quality and freshness was very good, the chef was continually cooking fresh snacks all the time.

Meals in general were very good, plenty of choice and variety. The omlettes at breakfast are cooked to order and are very tasty. There is so much to choose from that I think even the most fussiest of eaters would struggle to find something they didn't like. As far as upset stomachs go we had no problem what so ever the two weeks we were there but we did hear of some people who had suffered sickness but I think that was probably due to them eating food outside of the hotel.

The complex is built in five blocks which are built on a slope so anyone with walking difficulties would struggle if they were in block 5, but the staff are so obliging that if there was a problem they would do there best to help.

The location of the Hotel is off the beaten track but we were aware of that when we booked. To get to the main road to get the dolmus was about a 6-7 minute walk which was great going down but a bit of a bind coming back walking up the hill!

The only thing that we could find fault with was the "entertainment" they did their best but it was very amateurish. They did put on different shows through out our stay ie belly dancers and Turkish folk dancing etc. which was very proffessional.

Overall we enjoyed our stay and would recomend the Hotel. We are thinking of booking again for next year, something we have never done before! All in all we rate it.
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Travel operator: Sunstop

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Mr & Mrs Bray
19 years 7 months ago
We stayed at this hotel for only 1 week. The room was cleaned on a daily basis to a high standard.We were a bit dissappointed in the number of alcoholic drinks available and you had to pay for the mini-bar.The food was never hot, just barely warm not what i would expect from a 4star hotel. The restaurant staff were young and inexperienced. The entertainment staff were a good laugh they could keep the youngsters happy for hours although the nightly shows were very amateurish to say the least....If the food and drinks were improved greatly we would visit this hotel again.
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Chris & Carole Brown + Daughter Chloe
19 years 7 months ago
Hello Mr Bray - sorry didn't catch you and your wife's first names - hope you got home o.k.!

There was a nasty outbreak of Turkish tummy while we stayed at the Greenland, I was confined to bed for a couple of days as was my wife, also heard of one lad taken to hospital but I wouldn't like to point the finger at the Greenland in particular as we heard of other people from other hotels with similar complaints. Talked to expats who knew the Greenland well and they all commented on what a good reputation it had for cleanliness so it's hard to say what actually caused the outbreak.

The food generally was of a high standard if a bit 'samey', but some of the casseroles especially were very good as were the desserts.

The drinks were disappointing but to be expected as it was all locally produced, the bar areas desperately needed redecorating and made to be more welcoming but as someone pointed out, as it's all inclusive there's no incentive for the hotel to lay on welcoming and attractive bars - shame really.

The hotel is a little isolated, could certainly do with just a couple of bars nearby that you could walk to for a change, but saying that the dolmus buses are regular and cheap to get into Hisaronu/Fethyie/Olu Deniz. (In this respect the Greenland is in an excellent position - situated between all 3 resorts.)

Rooms are clean and the showers are excellent with no trouble with hot water/pressure unlike some places we've stayed at.

The pool is superb and very clean although the sunbeds and the umbrellas could do with replacing as many of them were broken, can't see them lasting another season.

Staff generally were fine - no complaints whatsoever, but the entertainment was so bad it was actually funny, but I swear if I hear that bl**dy 'kiss kiss' song again I'll top myself!

Usual problems with people putting towels on sunbeds - Christ we're getting worse than the Germans - while we were waiting for our coach at 3 am to come home actually saw people coming back from the clubs and putting their towels out then - sad or what?
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Travel operator: Goldtrail

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