Laur Hotels Experience & Elegance

“Well worth it”

We looked at quite a few hotels before we decided on the Laur Hotel. It had mixed reviews online but we loved it. We stayed in the larger part of the hotel on the 7th floor. Lifts were always free and it was nice to be able to look out of the lift and see the pool and the sea from the hotel. Room… Mais

We looked at quite a few hotels before we decided on the Laur Hotel. It had mixed reviews online but we loved it. We stayed in the larger part of the hotel on the 7th floor. Lifts were always free and it was nice to be able to look out of the lift and see the pool and the sea from the hotel. Room We stayed in a family room. There were some bits of wallpaper which were peeling off and some bits looked a bit tired but we didn't spend much time in the room anyways. Only other improvement would be more space to hang clothes. We only had one wardrobe between 2 adults and 2 children so we just loved our if the suitcases mostly. Huge TVs in both our room and the kids alcove bit with netflix , Disney , prime etc etc. just sign into your account. Hotel WiFi worked really well too. We had a massive balcony as we were on the corner plot which we loved too. Pool and beach I saw lots of people had written in reviews moaning about having to put towels down early. I went down and put towels down just before breakfast around 745/8 each day and there were no issues at all. There are plenty of spaces. The beach doesn't get as busy as the pool. The beach is sandy and the water is shallow which is Greta for kids. We didn't go along the pier bit with the cabanas as we didn't feel the need. Music is played by the pool and beach which some times got a bit repetitive like it was one playlist on repeat. Some might not enjoy it but it was ok for us. The main pool is one depth all along and is great for kids so we just stuck to that one. The slides round the side were an added bonus and the kids loved them although it got quite busy at times. Entertainment We watched the Mongolian circus show which was amazing. Really enjoyed it. The amphitheatre is a nice touch and we watched a few shows which normally start around 9 or 10pm after the kids disco. The animation team are all lovely and aren't pushy . They all speak English despite what some people moaned about. Food and drink Breakfast was nice . The usual stuff available plus pancakes and loads of fresh salad and fruit and pastries. Lunch we are once in the Turkish restaurant and had burgers Couple times in the pizza place which was lovely. The main restaurant gets a bit repetitive if you go there for lunch and dinner which is why lunchtime we ate elsewhere normally. Dinner we ate at the main restaurant apart from one night at the Turkish place and one night we went into the local town. Food at dinner is ok. It was a bit confusing as not much was actually labelled so it's a bit of a lucky dip. It would be nice if there was more use of the BBQ area rather than just for pide and grilled fish. Snacks we had waffles 5-7pm by the beach bar , ice cream at the same place. The beach bar does stuffed bread things with veg or potatoes in them which were ok. The hotdogs from the snack bar were nice but the buns a bit stale. Bars We used the pool bar the most and the two young guys working there were great. Always friendly and made us off menu cocktails to try. The drinks were lovely although they did run out of ice s couple times. The bar has proper pepsi and 7 up which is a bonus. The lounge bar was ok too but got very busy. Iced coffees were available at times too. The beach bar was my favourite for an evening drink. We didn't use the spa or the gym as it's not really our thing but we had a shower there after we checked out and before our flight home and it looked nice. Lots of people.were.complaining in reviews that staff don't speak English. The majority of them do but just ask yourself how much Turkish do you speak?! Give them a break. Some of them speak English , Czech , polish , russian and other languages too. The only thing I didn't really like was the photographers constantly wandering around. It became a bit intrusive at times and I didn't like when they brought out a random guy in a spiderman costume with a macaw parrot that looked worse for wear to take photos with. Overall it was a lovely week and the staff were friendly. Well worth a visit. We went in a boat trip from didim which we booked via Facebook which was good, visited a few different bays , lunch was included but you paid for drinks. It was about 6/7 euros for a beer but not bad. Shopping wise don't bother with didim market. The local night market is about 10 minutes away and is literally half the price of didim.

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