Gazipasa Star Otel

There's a lot of context in this review on why it deserves the 5 stars.

We arrived very late (2am) and were very tired.

We knew we had to pay for aircondition/wifi/safe separate but didn't realise it was cash only. They told us we could pay the next day but luckily we'd withdrawn lira at the airport.Despite knowing about the air con it does sour the checking in process having to spend a chunk of money on arrival. I have a good idea why they do it this way but that's another story...

Our room was clean but smelled like cigarette smoke, the fridge didn't work and the shower flooded the bathroom until I had unclogged the hair inside the drain filter.  We woke up  unhappy and this would have been a 1 star review if not for the helpful staff.

We complained and were promptly offered another room:
-This room didn't smell
-The fridge was so good it turned our drinks into slushy-The shower was miles better.
-The view from the 4th floor is fantastic with the flowers reaching to the top of the balcony.
- The air con works and gets the room properly cold. It does rattle quite a bit but you can take the front panel off and DIY it a bit with bits of paper. Totally quiet afterwards!
- great location with dolmus buses going into the old town but also directly to Nova Mall and also to Manavgat.
- The pool was ALWAYS clean, even at the end of the day. Lots of discarded pool inflatables  you can use that are left by previous guests. We don't reserve Sun beds but we were always able to get one even if we arrived back at the hotel at 3pm.
- all the staff are friendly!
- the shop and bar have decent prices. Not as good as the many local supermarkets but definitely worth it for the convenience factor.
- The hotel is not in one of the main tourist strips which made the area much nicer to walk around. We had plenty of opportunities to visit actual real Turkish shops.
- The hotel transfer bus goes to a lovely clean sandy beach which has drinks service.
- Lots of cats to cuddle! None jumped up on the tables. Very well behaved.
- If I had a choice I would not eat breakfast here.

Restaurants:
I would recommend Via Restaurant for a great cheap eat. Sky Safran for decent meat and fantastic service and La Spezia Bistro for good food all round.

Decided to book this place for a last minute holiday. The hotel was very clean and accessible. The owner saeeda was absolutely lovely very accommodating and helpful always. The pools were lovely and the slides were so much fun. The food was on point and they did some great shows and entertainment. You can pay by card and cash and have in house massage service available, which was lovely. Quiet surrounding area with loads of local restaurants and shops and supermarkets. Overall, a great experience will return if possible in the future.

Very nice, cheap hotel a short taxi ride to the old harbour. Facilities are exactly what you would expect for the price. If you want the lap of luxury, then pay the money somewhere else. If you are looking for a clean, cool room with an OK pool and typical "holiday" type bar, then this is perfect. A/C is extra as is room wifi
The a/c, however, is worth every penny and works a treat even on the hottest days. Locally, there are plenty of supermarkets, cheaper type food places, Kebab shops and the requisit "British style" bars with the usual types watching football and eating Sunday roasts.. With a little looking, though, there are some good local food places, still catering mostly for tourists.
There is a free bus twice daily to a beach if that's your thing or a quick taxi or hour ish walk gets you to the harbour with loads of ancient monuments and some excellent food places.

Lovely hotel, reception and staff very helpful. We had an apartment with a garden view not a pool view as we requested. The apartment is spacious, comfortable beds.
The food I've tried has been excellent although some people complained about the buffet style continental breakfast. The a la carte menu is excellent. You can get a full English on request at the a la carte restaurant. Two evenings a week Tuesday and Friday they have open buffet. I would definitely recommend this hotel.
it's so peaceful,

Took this hotel as a last minute deal at around a cost of £600 including flights for 6 nights. Location is decent, shops and amenities are plentiful and public transport available near by. Rooms and facilities are very good and clean. Service was good, the host Syeda was very helpful and accommodating, she was very kind and provided us with many useful tips.

We have just returned from a two week's holiday to Turkey. We stayed at the Gazipasa Star Hotel in Side where Rifat and Seyda were excellent hosts. The staff were also very welcoming and went out of their way to be helpful. The hotel is very well situated with a short walk to the beach. My wife and I were there for our second time and we would highly recommend this hotel. Mr and Mrs Roy Thakoor.

Lovely family run hotel - a bit of a walk to beach area but some good places nearby to eat and drink - staff were very nice and helpful

we arrived here on the 25th of August for two weeks. We arrived a few hours late at 3am to a room that we had not originally booked.
We were placed in a triple room rather than one bedroom apartment. Although two days later we were moved to our one bedroom apartment.
Due to this mixup, we were offered two days of free half-board service. We were also given free Wi-Fi for our stay. We really appreciate this.
due to arriving so late in the kitchen was closed. One of the barman Kemal, ordered food from a restaurant for us as we had not eaten in 12 hours. This was organised by the manageress, Seyda.
Our apartment and everything you needed in it. It had a single hob, a toasty machine and a kettle, along with the sink. The appointment was basic, but it was very clean and spacious.
Also, thank you to Mehmet the barman for sourcing Guinness for my dad, when he requested if there was any in the bar and there was not.
I would recommend the steak night at the hotel as the steak was probably the best that we had throughout our whole holiday.
The pool facilities are fantastic, along with the onsite restaurant and mini Mart. there are three supermarkets within a stones throw of the hotel too. BIM, Carrefour & a Migros.
also a short walk from the hotel are a few bars, we would definitely recommend the flying horse for food and skys bar for karaoke and cocktails!
As a family, my parents and I have been to Turkey over 20 times and found this to be one of the most pleasant hotels we had stayed at.
if you're thinking about coming to the Side area, I would definitely stay here as it is central to everything and you can even walk into Antik Side (old town). As well as getting a dolmus into Manavgat and the Nova Mall too!
thank you very much to Seyda and her family for such a pleasant stay in Türkiye. tesekkür ederim!