The hotel has everything you would want for a 7 day (or longer) holiday. Good standards everywhere - accommodation, food & beverage (we chose all inclusive), guest facilities, entertainment, evening shows,WiFi (mainly in the lobby) etc. Excellent service throughout - especially in the bars & restaurants. Excellent choice of food in the buffet restaurant. The Sous Chefs (Zeki Guven &... More

We have just returned from from Hotel Barut Arum in Turkey, what a great hotel. We booked an all inclusive holiday with Thompsons and marvelled at the value for money that this holiday offers. The food is beautifully prepared and laid out every meal time, with lots of it being cooked in front of you by immaculately dressed and friendly... More

We have just returned from 7 nights All Inclusive at the Barut Arum Hotel in Side, and would challenge anyone to find anything other than nit-picking faults with this hotel! It is immaculate, and it is obvious that the staff and management take great pride in keeping the hotel spotlessly clean and well maintained. The whole of Side is probably... More

What a lovely hotel. Part of a Turkish chain known for being the luxurious end of the scale, this hotel doesn't disappoint. It is vast but in very large impressive grounds with more sun loungers than you could shake a stick at. Four pools, all spotless and gardens immaculately kept. Food is wonderful, one thing you will never be is... More

We recently visited this hotel and we found it to be truly 5-star, I cannot say enough good things about it. The spacious room; the cleanliness everywhere, it was absolutely spotless; the friendly and helpful staff, - nothing was too much trouble - and the food choice was amazing. You can walk out of the back of the hotel to... More

Just brilliant hotel! The food is lovely the rooms great and the pools inviting. One negative point. Don't get a room below the 4th floor in block 1 as its noisy. We changed rooms and got a fab one on the 4th floor with panoramic sea view . The market in Manavgat was expensive much better to shop in the... More

The hotel is very clean and the rooms spacious. There is currently room around the pool and beach although this is currently low season and as the week has gone on it has become more crowded I can imagine in a couple of weeks it will be something of a bun fight Things to beware - they are building a... More

First time to mainland Turkey (been to Northern Cyprus!!) Side is one of those places like a curate's egg - good in parts. The Turkish people are great but I wish the "barkers" would at least have a siesta (all at the same time!!) Side is a mixture of ancient and modern - the modern now dominating - but it's... More

We stayed 10 days at the Barut Arum hotel. It is well positioned with a 40 minute walk into Side, some people say 20 mins but its not. The walk is along a paved wide flat walkway which is lit up at night an perfectly safe. The hotel was faultless. The food excellent, we were half board. The presentation was... More