Otel Carpediem Gold Kuşadası

The staff themselves were amazing, lovely people, but the way the place is run felt like a scam. We had two beers and two cocktails, yet were charged for four beers and four cocktails. Our room on the top floor, which was meant to be a suite, had a terrible drainage smell, perhaps from broken pipes. Avoid this place. Google ratings seem fake and push the score up; the Booking reviews are more accurate.

Though the rooms are small, the lovely sea view and quiet surroundings gave me a peaceful break from daily life. The hotel is impeccably clean, with excellent amenities and a great location, yet the price is very reasonable. I had a wonderful stay and would give it five stars. I've already recommended it to friends and will certainly return.

I travelled solo and Mehmetali and his family gave me a great experience. I'll come back in the future to their other hotel in Antalya. The staff here were welcoming, quick with service, and took good care of me. The rooms have good air conditioning, a nice shower and restroom, and a balcony was a treat. The pool was nice and well maintained, and breakfast tasty too. There's a shop outside open until 1 a.m. and a gym a two-minute walk away. Nothing bad to say about this hotel!

The reservation was in the system when my dad came to check three days beforehand, and the full price deposit had been taken from my husband's card. But the hotel called four hours before check-in to cancel. I was already halfway through a seven-hour drive, and we had nowhere to stay. They didn't try to find a solution or seem bothered. All I got was that it was a mistake and there was no reservation. Their system is a mess, and the way staff treated us at reception was unprofessional. You don't need to stay in a room to know the service is poor; it showed in how they dealt with us. If you're looking forward to enjoying your holiday, don't book here. They'll ruin it. The service, staff, and manager were awful, and they all lied.