KEMPINSKI HOTEL BARBAROS BAY

We come every year and every year this hotel gets better and better if that is possible. The staff are incredibly attentive and helpful, always there to serve. Special thanks to Saleh and Delam who always look after us with a smile. Turkey is suffering from a recession but you would not notice it at this hotel. They have not cut back on anything, unlike most hotels in the area. The conciege and reception staff are exceptional and will recommend any restaurant in the area. Thanks to Salmed (the conciege) we discovered Turkbuku, probably the most picturesque seaside town in the area with all its seafood restaurants and amazing music. The people who stay at this hotel are very refined and polite and keep to themselves. As I have mentioned before the standards kept here are faultless. We look forward to returning next year. As far as the facilities are concerned there is nothing better, the infinity pool is the largest and most beautiful I have ever used and the beach area stunning. The rooms are impeccably clean and the cleaning service excellent. Thank you to everyone at the Kempinski Hotel.

Firstly I thank all the team of kempiniski for outstanding effort in making their guests feel special. This was definitely the highlight of the team which did everything possible to ensure all details are noted. Right from the entrance you are warmly welcomed as you are a part of kempiniski family. Secondly the Italian restaurant in this hotel is the best experience in entire Mugla region. The star of the place is a true Kempinski brand ambassador chef himself, who lifts a dinning experience to a new level. The experience starts with his welcome followed by his food creation, a true Italian palette and followed by the service staff which ensures the wine you select would go with your meal. The evening can be ended with amazing vanilla ice cream topped with espresso. We had 3 meals and all were out of the menu, created by the celebrity chef. The Lobster, the seafood spaghetti and Penne was cooked to perfection. The Rooms: Well appointed, very clean, well stocked minibar and daily turndown service. The room had an unblocked sea view which was lovely to wake up with every morning. My only suggestion would be to redo the balconies as they show aging due to weather and time. The breakfast: International like any other hotel although turkish coffee was still a struggle and Eva from the restaurant had to make it herself everyday to get it right. Would strongly recommend to get rid of the norm and introduce a famous turkish breakfast experience. As everyone can get usual breakfast in their home country too. The beach: Amazing bay with clear and clean waters and plenty of sunshine as well as shade of the trees. The beach staff was young guys with limited hospitality experience so the service at the beach was slow and unconsistent to a 5 star property. Though the restraunt by the beach had decent food and decent service. Overall the F&B manager should make a note that food quality and presentation must be worth the price. Additionally Gazebo bar was unmanned during happy hours so we had to walk around to find someone for a drink. The lemonade at the beach was served in plastic glasses etc. Finally there is Mrs. Arzu, she is a person that would make you come back to this property. She warmly welcomes all guests and makes notes of everyones requests, to ensure they are met by her team.

We checked in 8/18 for two nights in rooms 3712 and 3714. The rooms were very clean and very big. They had gorgeous views as well. Our cleaning lady was Mariam who was excellent. Mert Bey at the front desk had bought our concert tickets a month in advance before we came which was very nice of him. My only criticism would be for the employees working at the beach. Service was very bad there. They dont even clean the tables before serving something which is not acceptable. They all would huddle around somewhere and talk. Very unattentive. The breakfast servers were excellent in what they do. The younger guys in the front door were very good too.

The hotel's location, beach and facilities are exceptionally well, a true lavish luxury. Staffs are professional and you get excellent service when the occupancy rate is not high, HOWEVER we had a very scary experience on our last day: My 5 yrs old son was swimming in the main pool where he started to scream that something is bitting him. Fortunately he managed to get off the pool quickly. There was a electricity on the pool, I am not sure if it was from the pool's lamps. wires or what.... The staff turned the whole electricity off, however no one from the management approached us to check on our son or to talk to us. One day after my son got a sore mouth because of that shock. I am Marriott's Platinum member and always stay in 5 star luxury hotels/resorts around the world, so I know the standard. Anyhow this issue was not even a matter of being in a luxury property or not, it could have been easily a life-threatening situation if the voltage was a bit higher!!!

Kempenski Barbados is the best hotel in Bodrum. It has best beach, very good quality breakfasts, rooms are clean and tidy. One tip, we used to go for dinners outside due to its variety. Best restaurants are at Palmarina, Yali kavak, Nusret for meat, Sait for fish and Zuma for Japanese and fusion. Also we went to Bodrum Marina, the best restaurants are Sait and Yacht club.