Samira Resort Hotel Aparts & Villas

Excellent Location wonderful views

Great 1 night stay One might stay and cannot fault it for the money .

Fabulous fortnight We had a wonderful 2 week stay at Samira resort.The staff couldn't have done any more than they did -so helpful,friendly and courteous .We had a couple of evening meals which were delicious and breakfast was lovely too.Just a short 10 minute walk from kalkan and a £2.50 taxi back.We will definitely return

I read a lot of reviews after booking hotel and I was very worried from the negative reviews. We had a lovely holiday. Yes the self catering rooms are dated, but they are spacious, clean, beds are comfy and no problems with hot water. The pool facilities are excellent, lunch food menu fabulous, good size portions and delicious. Staff are so friendly. Plus they provide towels for your sunbeds, so one less thing to pack. I did read this before we went and took ours anyway, as I didn’t believe they offered this. Should have believed what I read. Didn’t bother us but WiFi is only possible in reception and by the pool. The hill was the killer, but we walked into Kalkan every day and after 2 weeks I was quite pleased with how much I’d improved from day one, almost dying. Taxi is about £4-5. What I would say is Kalkan is much more expensive than previous years, the roof top restaurants charging ridiculous prices. The Doy Doy was our favourite place that looked over the harbour, reasonably priced, excellent food and great staff. To anyone going to Kalkan, have a great time, I’m jealous!

Nice clean 3 star hotel. Rooms cleaned daily, breakfast was good enough for a 3 star although there is no option for water or juice, tea and coffee only. Maybe the resort could add water or some juice to the breakfast, I think this would be a great additional option that is needed. Not everyone drinks tea and coffee, especially children. Breakfast consisted of freshly cut melon and oranges, copd salami or processed packet chicken thin slices, boiled eggs or scrambled eggs, toast, fresh cut Turkish bread, olives, fresh tomatoes and cucumber, cereal, yogurt, various jams/marmalades, chocolate spread, good enough for a 3 star. Not all staff understood English well although some spoke it very well, especially the manager who spoke several languages fluently and was very hospitable and friendly. Rooms were clean and had a hair dryer and iron etc. Usual comp toiletries in the bathroom. Balcony with table and chairs. Bedding was not as comfy as one may expect, cheap itchy scratchy sheets and pillow cases and a thin cotton throw that just about fit the bed, making it difficult for those sharing a double bed. Lovely big pool with plenty of sun loungers, towels provided daily by the pool. Reception area welcoming with various sofas and chairs with great air con to cool down when hot. All rooms had air con but it was incredibly noisy making it difficult to sleep. Toilet roll holder fell off the wall and sink had no plug so difficult to wash any items of clothing without a plug or plastic bowl. There are signs in the room saying no food or drinks allowed from outside and any found will be taken and returned at the end of your stay. I found this really offputting as a guest booked for breakfast only. There is a minibar in the room but again expensive compared to buying at local shops. The resort is a ten minute steep walk to the local shops and town, full of restaurants and shops as well as a harbour. A great place to mooch of an evening or to book a boat trip. We used both SeaBella at £35 a day each including lunch and also the posh Falcon boat at £55 a day inc lunch. Kalkan is very expensive I found. Meals around £20 each whilst 40 Lira to the £. We found cheaper options such as the Etiler ACE Fastfood by the mini market. A huge chicken wrap with chips was 210 Lira which was cheapest we found. If you shop around you can find some cheaper options but restaurants are very expensive. Lots of mini markers etc to buy items for self catering etc. It was our first time to Kalkan and even a local told us the prices in Kalkan were tenfold compared to many other parts of Turkey. This did make the holiday more expensive than exiected and we did have to find cheaper options to eat as it would have been around £80 for three without alcoholic drink or starters etc. That’s just one meal so it would have worked out very expensive had we not found the cheaper places offering ‘street foods’ etc such as the wraps which I highly recommend. The Ockbasis were another option