Paloma Orenda

Having been to a few similar hotels in Turkey, I wasn’t sure this would live up to expectations. I was totally wrong. Everything about the hotel is great. There were a few minor niggles - things you’d expect a place of this standard to be all over. That said, I’d 100% return here. We were a family of 10, ranging from age 11 to age 80 and there was something for everyone. Pros- too many to list but I’ll try! Big spacious rooms - family suites with super comfy beds. Double room probably a little small for more than 2 adults and 1 young child. Food - loads of choice at all times of day - plenty to cater for all ages and tastes. Pool - relaxed chilled vibe all day - plenty of games/activities to do all day if you want. Animation team work really hard and are super friendly. Loads of sun beds at the pool and we had no issues getting sun beds together for all of us at 9am each morning - none of this sun bed nonsense we’ve seen elsewhere. Games/activities - loads for all ages - darts/yoga/football - all great and well run Bars - seemed to be a decent choice mostly, with branded options available at no extra cost (we were all inclusive with TUI). Service in the bars and restaurants was great. Especially Tahir and Firman who looked after us all week - they all work so hard on 12hr shifts, but still make time to chat, with constant smiles and banter. A la carte - Wabi Sabi was awesome. Didn’t try the others. Probably the best vegetable spring roll I’ve had. Portion sizes not huge though. Dietary requirements - my wife is vegetarian and there was plenty choice, but all pretty carb heavy. Cons Strange as some people might think this is - I don’t drink alcohol and there are only mocktails/soft drinks - no zero alcohol beers which in 2024 is a bit behind the times. This would probably be a deal breaker for me returning. However, the drinkers in my party were happy with the local beer which is Efes. Becks was also available in bottles. Coffee - not great - at breakfast and in the restaurants the options are generally from an automated machine. If you love coffee and want anything other than a cappuccino you’ll be disappointed. The guys at pool bar were great though and learned how to make a flat white on day 2 of our holiday and had nailed it by the end of the week! Gym - it’s ok, but nowhere near the standard of Liberty Fabay where we went last year. If you’re into your training then make sure you know how to improvise. Overall a great place to spend a week. Hotel was spotless everywhere. Plenty to do. Right on the beach, water was warm in the sea and the pool wasn’t cold either. Staff great. 5 out of 5.

We absolutely loved our stay at this hotel. There was A LOT of positives which I will list below: - hotel is exceptionally clean. The pool toilets were cleaned hourly and I was so impressed by the overall cleanliness. Similarly, the buffet was very clean and staff were very quick to clean plates away. - staff are friendly and very polite and attentive. There was a guy at the bistro who was amazing every single day. - animation team were friendly and lots of good activities put in everyday - rooms were lovely. Comfortable bed and very well presented - food is lovely. Something for everyone. Particularly liked the omelette station at breakfast. - lots to do nearby. We went down to Side Old Town to have a look at all the shops. This was honestly one of the best holidays we have ever been on and I can’t fault the hotel. However, in order to give an honest review I have to mention that we had £40 and €60 stolen from our bags in our room on the first day. My partner had stupidly left his bag on the table which was zipped up whilst we popped out. When we came back the bag had moved and money was gone. We hadn’t spent any money at this point so it was very obvious what had happened. We raised this with the management who came to our room and checked the key card access which showed only the maid and the mini bar staff had entered the room. They offered us free parasailing and free cabana for two days. We were accepting of this offer as we had planned to spend the stolen money on parasailing anyway. Lesson learnt - definitely use the safe or lock items away in your suitcase to avoid this. This experience was a shame as we absolutely loved the rest of the holiday. It was very unsettling to have money stolen but the hotel dealt with this well and amazingly this did not ruin the holiday.

What can i say. Lovely Hotal, lovely staff, good food, some good entertainment. Lovely beach, Would we go back, thats a yes! Always used to stay in Riu Palaces where ever we went, but this is our second Paloma hotel, and they are altogether a niser stay.

We stayed at the Paloma Pasha in 2022 it was excellent so we booked the Paloma Perissia in 2023, again another excellent holiday. All Paloma hotels have the same Restaurants, Drinks and Menus and as our previous two holidays were so memorable we booked the Paloma Orenda in 2024 - we had a good holiday but unfortunately it wasn’t a patch on the previous two Paloma Hotels. The staff were excellent, the entertainment team were really good and always busy with a smile, the main restaurant food was good and varied. The grounds were immaculate and the complex was well set out. Where this one doesn’t compare to the other two Paloma Hotels are:- Reception - No arrival Drink, very little information and it felt unwelcoming. Bedroom - Open storage no doors on wardrobe or shelving only 1 drawer. Open bathroom with small cubicle for toilet and shower so only 1 person can be in the area at a time. Mirror and hairdryer in bathroom so had to stand to do hair and make up over sink with really poor lighting. Pool - only one depth with very slippy steep ladders. Umbrellas very low so mind your head! Drinks - no two cocktails or drinks are the same, we left quite a few that were undrinkable which was a waste Quentines - Lunch time food no where near as tasty as the other Quentines. Evening DJ music very Boom Boom and repetitive - at the other two Hotels they had a real selection of music and we and half the hotel danced the night away. Entertainment - shows are all circus type shows, live music a couple of nights a week in Quentines excellent but repeats weekly. We did have a good holiday but it wasn’t the same vibe and atmosphere as the other two Paloma Hotels - sorry!