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The Andersons from Cupar/Fife travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: What a fabulous place, friendly staff and good food. Liked the idea of the flexi dine. Did feel the drinks were a bit expensive though. The entertainement guys were fabulous and the kids loved them ( adults did too). The food was freshly cooked and sometimes took a bit longer to arrive.
Its quieter as its out of town, but for us this was a bonus. The Dolmus is at the hotel and always waiting, they even took us to our corrert stop when we got a bit lost. The music around the pool started at lunchtime and finished at 12, we didnt have an issue with this at all. The only down side is one loo roll per week...didnt go far with a family of 4! We will be back next year definately. Thank you to everyone at the hotel for a lovely time
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Clare Storey from Gt Yarmouth travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My boyfriend and I have just returned from a weeks holiday at Julian Forest Apartments and had a lovely time.
Yes, it is a little way out of the resort centre but not once did we find this a problem. The Dolmus (bus) was 9 times out of 10 waiting outside our hotel and only cost 1lira each to Icmeler centre. If we were to go back we would definatley stay here again and not get anywhere closer.
We were very very impressed with our room, spacious, clean, modern, 2 balconies, quiet and free air con! Although you only get 1 loo roll for the week!!
We found all the staff very friendly and majority of them spoke very good english so easy to communicate. Although they do ask you several times about their Flexi-Dine and Turkish Baths, we didn't find them overly annoying. I instantly declined the Flexi-Dine as I thought we'd be out and about more but I wish we had taken advantage of the 3 day offer as we ended up eating here a few times and the food was brilliant, well worth taking a few mins to listen to. But, even when we said no, the waiters still made the effort to be friendly to us.
There is no cash taken at the Restaurant, bar or shop and they operate on a wristband system which you top us as and when you like at reception with a 10lira deposit. We found this quite useful as we didn't have to worry about leaving our money round the pool. The waiters give you a receipt each time you buy something so you can see how much they've taken and they even took our money and topped it up for us when we ran out!
We had a Turkish Bath at the hotel on our 1st day which cost £14 each and was lovely. We were both treated in the same room so felt very comfortable and safe. Not at all seedy as I've heard some people saying about Baths in the Town. Very nice way to start your Holiday.
BBQ Night on Wednesday was well worth the money, lovely food and entertainment. Also very impressed with the on site photographer who will take as many photos as you like with no obligation to buy.
The 2 entertainment guys were fun and kept us amused as they're a little bit crazy! They remembered everyone's names and made a point of making everyone feel welcome even if they didn't want to get involved in the activities. We weren't too keen at first but found it a relaxed way to chat to other guests.
Probably the time of year but there were always sunbeds avaiable all day and music didn't start till about 12noon so we had a few lay ins! Music and bar stopped at 12pm so didn't keep us awake either. One bad this about this hotel was that the sun went down behind the mountain at about 4.30pm but it was still hot eough to sit around the pool for a while longer. You will have to go to the beach if you want to sunbathe till 7-8pm!
If you go into town to eat, we highly recommend The Love Boat, which is just off the main strip down to the beach. Slightly more expensive than the other restaurants but well, well worth it.
Would definatley recommend for couples of all ages and families.
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Lance from Welshpool travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
First Choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: Well what can you say about this hotel. It is set in the a beautiful forest away from everything for a peaceful and relaxing holiday. The hotel and particularly the rooms were cleaned daily and sheet and towels changed every 2 days. The food in the hotel was excellent, good sized portions and excellent choice. Flexi dine was an brilliant idea as you could have the choice of 4 courses. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful escpecially Buster. The entertainment was ok in the day but i do prefer to be left alone in the day. The nighttime entertainment was must better, with Kareoke, quizzes and different singers.
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Dancing Potato from Edinburgh travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomsons
on a singles holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: Staying in Julian Forest was myself and two female friends. Our stay started off well, we were a bit put out by the location, it is definatley a lot further away than made out, put it this way, you could not walk to the centre of icmeler and I wouldnt dare walk there in the dark.
The hotel staff were not particularly friendly, we had a laugh with Spa man and a couple of the bar staff but one evening we found the reception staff and security to be very intimidating and aggressive towards us. They did not go out of their way to help us and made us (3 single females) feel on edge for the last two days we were there. So much so that on our last day we stayed in our room except to go and pay for late check in.
We were hounded on the first day we arrived to go for a spa (I HATE massages!) and to take up the flexi dine, however their menu does not sport a huge choice. We ate in the hotel next door a few times as they had a better menu. Drinks are also extrotionately priced.
Dolmus bus stops 100yards down from the hotel and is a bit crazy but only cost 1lira to get into icmeler or 2lira to marmaris. Taxi's are expensive - 15lira to get back from the centre of icmeler.
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Craig Denton from Coventry travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Well if you like being in the middle of nowhere and feeling trapped wiyh nowhere to go then julian forest is a must because it is as far away from anywhere as you can get. It took us an hour to walk to the nearest shop and back. Within half an hour of us arriving one of the waiters who calls himself Bruce Lee hounded and hounded us into buying their flexi dine card which enables you to eat at their restaurant for a slightly cheaper price. You dont have much choice seeing you in no mans land. When we didnt buy it from him and got it from someone else he was rude and never spoke to us again. The prices at the hotel are 300% dearer than england. The reception staff are so un helpfull and sarcastic. The entertainment??? What a load of old S**T, boring boring. Sinan the photographer is lovely and interesting to talk to,so is the hairdresser and the man who books the turkish baths. Ashley the rep is wonderful and cant do enough to help. But if you are considering going to this hotel dont dont dont, because you will feel trapped and will need at least £2500 for two weeks.
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Stewart & Anne from Hastings travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just came back from this great hotel, it was our first visit to Turkey and we are glad we went.
The staff are fantastic and cannot do enough for you, Ahmet the manager is always on hand to have a chat about anything you like to talk about and is interested in you and your family.
The bar staff are great as well, the waiters are great as well, a big shout goes out to Adnan, Ishmail & Yukan.
The entertainment team was a bit of a let down ad 4 of them left at the start of our second week, but DJ Martin is fantastic, he always has a smile on his face and will do anything he can to make your holiday special, Water aerobics, killer pool, darts & mega splash are the activities that go on everyday.
Turkish night is on a Wednesday and will cost you 30 lira, that is if you don't take up the option of upgrading to flexi dine.The hotel is at the very end of Icmeler and you cannot go any further, there is a bus service (Dolmus) which stops just 100 yards from the hotel every 10-15 minutes to take you into town or Marmaris, town will cost you 1 lira, Marmaris will cost you 2 lira.
There are more than enough sun beds for everybody so you don't have to worry about running down with your towels every morninig, the only complaint i have is the price of spirits at the bar, Vodka & Lemonade is 9 lira, so it might be worth you buying a bottle at duty free then putting it into a small water bottle.
The food from the kitchen is of a good standard, but sometimes you will wait ages for it as it is prepaired fresh for you.If you go into town to eat the best place we found was Venice, they will collect you from the hotel and take you back free of charge, Mustafa & Apo are great there and will always be happy to assist you to help you make your choice, we also tried Valentinos (Good), Romance (Ok), Majestic (Ok) CD (Very poor).
Most bars will change money for you and give you a better rate than the hotel, whilst we were out there it went down from 2.40 to 2.21.
All in all it was a fantastic holiday but a little more expensive than what we were lead to believe, one last thing is make sure you weigh your cases before you get to Dalaman airport when coming home, the couple in front of us had to pay £152 in excess, it will cost you £8 per kilo you are over.
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Andy B & Jenny F from Manchester travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Direct Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The accommodation is fantastic. Simply put full turkish baths, huge pool with entertainment during the day and night, jewellers, free unlimited aircon in the bedrooms, a restaurant with a bar and rooms cleaned daily (towels and sheets changed every 2 days). Better than this was the warm hearted friendliness of the staff.
As the resort centre was so easy to get to we spent most of the evenings in the resort centre but the hotel entertainment was good, especially at the pool during the day. The BBQ night is a must. The flexi-dine was good value as you get a dinner and breakfast or lunch for a set price but I'd only do it for part of the stay as the foods good but there could have been a bigger varity.
Julian Forest has all the convenience of being within 5/10 minutes of the resort centre yet being surrounded by the beauty of Turkey at it's best.
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Tracy from Northern Ireland travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2008 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel is absoultley beautiful it is literally in the middle of the forest, dont be put off with the hotel being so far out as the local bus service is brilliant there is a bus stop outside the hotel and you never have to wait more than ten minutes on a bus.
The hotel cleanliness is very good rooms cleaned everyday and towels changed bed sheets were changed every other day.
The hotel staff are amazing cant do enough for you they are so lovely. One morning we were running late for a day trip so Tolga (the barman) brought our breakfasts to the room! Big shout out to tolga halluk kenan adnan hakan recep gorum miss you all!! :(
The entertainment at the hotel was brilliant the 3 guys jen kai (sorry dunno how to spell) matt and dj were lovley I miss playing water polo!!!
I got a new tattoo and a percing while I was there and even the tatto guy was lovely even though he cant speak English someone always translated!
I will definately be back to this hotel its amazing! See you guys soon xx
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mrs carol watson from edinburgh travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
direct holidays
on a singles holiday.
There were 3 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: An excellent hotel, spotlessly clean, food at hotel restaurant was not bad, very friendly staff not sure we were keen on the cashless system operated, you basically could not live there without a wristband. the entertainment was well done considering it was either the entertainment team or reps most of the time. would definatley return but the place would certainly benefit with a courtesey bus as it was just a bit far out a good 25-30 minute walk into icmeler.all in all a lovely place would recommend to anyone.
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Liz Hanger from Lincoln travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Thomas Cook
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Julian Forest is a lovely complex for a couples holiday. It was just what we wanted - away from the hussle and bussle, but only 10 minutes on the bus (which runs very frequently!). The rooms are the best I've stayed in abroad for self catering, with free air con. The pool is lovely, and the surrounding area is kept immaculate.
Like Clare below, we had the turkish bath at the complex. It was very good and we were made to feel relaxed.
Went for the flexi-dine for 3 nights, which is worth it as you can include the BBQ as an option. Didn't rate some of the dishes we had, but on the whole the food was good.
The entertainment around the pool during the day can become a little annoying, but was fun most of the time.
The staff are very friendly and helpful - have no complaints there.
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tony from bradford travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
thomas cook
on a singles holiday.
There were 1 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: i went to turkey for the first time and travelled alone.....1 2 3 awwwwww. i was really looking forward to it. the tour operator said it was a nice hotel and close to all the amenities. when i arrived i was surprised to find the hotel so far away from the resort centre. if it wasnt for the mountain behind i'm sure it would have been further back. good job i didnt have difficulty walking.
on the whole, the hotel itself was very clean and tidy and the staff seemed pleasant enough.
i spent most of my time in the resort, which was a bit of a pain, having to go back and forth all the time because of the location. if you had a late night out and decided to walk home it would take you about 3/4 hour at a steady pace, providig you didnt get lost. failing that it would mean a taxi, which were cheap enough, providing you agree the fare beforehand otherwise you could get ripped off.
if you are some one who stays in and around your hotel most of your holiday then this one is fine, lovely backdrop of the mountain, plenty of wildlife and such and the hotel itself was fine. On the other hand if you are like me and like too get out and about all the time then i dont reccommend this hotel, purely cos of its location. hope this info is of some help.
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K Ross from Edinburgh travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
MyTravel
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is a tourist village, the local village is slightly too far away to be reached easily, therefore you are at their mercy.
The locals and staff view you as cash cows to be milked, prices are inflated by 300% making it much more expensive than back home. They feel "The Great Satan" in the west owes them a good living. (Yes this phrase was used!)
You, the tourist, are bombarded with anti-west/christian propaganda, sexual harassment if you happen to be a young or attractive female and a total absence of customer services.
A girl in my party felt unable to return to the pool for the majority of her stay after having the waiters throw water on her and attempt to pull her towel from her whilst she was sunbathing with her bikini top open at the back.
All in all a horrible trip and I am using my democratic right to complain here as none of my complaints were treated with respect while over there.
Avoid, avoid, avoid.
Bargain on paper, nightmare in reality
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morgan from newcastle travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: this hotel is the best hotel me and my family has stay in. entertainment term and staff were very kind to use alway helping people with their probems.
we had a great hoiday.
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julie,jeff and phoebe boothroyd from manchester travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
manos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we have stayed at these apartments for the last 4 years and they just get better every year.The apartments are very clean and are always kept this way if there is anything you need all you have to do is ask the food is excellent and the flexi dine is well worth the money also if you get this and by the end of your holiday you still know that your meals r paid for and they are excellent. The julian forest is up in the hills but we found this much better as it was quieter and there was a dolmus just outside than run every 15mins into icemeler or marmaris.If you fancy a ride into marmaris during the day then go down into icemeler to the beach and get a taxi boat it is great and so much better than being cramped up on the bus. The staff are absoutely fantastic nothing is to much trouble for them and they will do everything to make your stay perfect.also the entertainment staff are just the same nothing is to much trouble and they get everyone joining in we love these apartments and r going back next year because we know we get value for money. So keep up the good work guys and look forward to seeing you in 2008. love to you all x x x
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Michelle Brown from Nottingham travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is the first time for us as a family staying at the Julian Forest, and would have to say absolutely a fabulous place, The cleanliness of this accomodation is 10/10. We found all of the staff very frienldy and helpful. The entertainment team were great our kids who are aged 12 and 9 thought it was there best holiday ever.The location of Julian Forest is in the old village which is a little way from the town. Not a problem as there is the local dolmus outside the complex which runs every 15 mins to take you into the town and only costs 1ytl which is 40p. I would recommend this rather than getting a taxis as the taxis drivers are a bit mad on the roads. I would say the dolmus is a lot safer. There was only one fault we found with staying here is that they only supply you with one toilet roll then you have to buy your own. That has not put us off as we have booked again 3 weeks next year.
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Michelle Brown from Nottingham travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is the first time for us as a family staying at the Julian Forest, and would have to say absolutely a fabulous place, The cleanliness of this accomodation is 10/10. We found all of the staff very frienldy and helpful. The entertainment team were great our kids who are aged 12 and 9 thought it was there best holiday ever.The location of Julian Forest is in the old village which is a little way from the town. Not a problem as there is the local dolmus outside the complex which runs every 15 mins to take you into the town and only costs 1ytl which is 40p. I would recommend this rather than getting a taxis as the taxis drivers are a bit mad on the roads. I would say the dolmus is a lot safer. There was only one fault we found with staying here is that they only supply you with one toilet roll then you have to buy your own. That has not put us off as we have booked again 3 weeks next year.
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nigel/avril from cookstown n.ireland travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: we have just returned from one of the best holidays of our life.Julian Forest Apartments in Icmeler has to be one of the cleanest best run accomodations we have ever stayed in.The staff and entertainment was almost to good to be true.If you go here dont be put off by the staff chasing you to take the flexi dine ticket as this is well worth the money.£38 per adult and £18 per child under 12 and gets you two brilliant meals per day for four days which you can use when you like.Full range of breakfast/lunch and 4 course evening meal.No running in the morning to get sunbeds as there are any amount and are not your typical plastic jobs but solid wood with plastic cusions.Children loved this holiday and we will definetly be going back next year.First thing you do at the complex is get a turkish bath.£8 for the most relaxing 1 hour 15 mins you will ever have.Apartments also use a wristband which you top up with credit as no money changes hands within the apartments.You get a receipt every time you buy somthing and it tells you how much you spent and what credit is left on your wristband.This works very well and is very easy controlled.Young lads entertainment team where brill and kept everone amused all day but did not pester you if you just wanted to relax.This is the first year we only went abroad for 1 week and will definetly be going to julian for 2 weeks next year.Some of the reports i read before i went here might put some people off but believe me stick with the good reports.The hotel is a little out of the main town about 5 mins by dulbus cost 1 tl per person 40 pence.Bus leaves the apartment every 15 mins and leaves the town every 15 mins.Dont take the taxi as they will charge you 10tl about £5.Enjoy.........
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sean elvin from edinburgh travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said:
Reception
Took 3 days to sort out ant problem we had
Had to get rep involved before problem solved
Also shower head holder broken asked for it to get fixed
Not fixed when I left 6/10
Changing money at reception was just the same rate as going
In to icmeler take English pounds and they will give you better
Rate 2.6 ytl to the pound
Bar
Drink were ok watch got charge as much for lime in a beer as I did for the beer Meals were very good every thing comes with chips 9/10
Great water slides plus adult pool very clean. 10/10
I was in room 4201 top floor kids in room 4203
The two draw backs were the heat from the roof kept the rooms very hot all the time and the air con is only in the bedroom also
We got a lot of noise at night as the lift is next door
[Best to get a room on lower floors]away from lifts
It’s about 25 mins walk in to Icmeler town but you get a dolmus every 10mins cost you 1ytl about 30 pence English or you can go in to Marmaris as well, cost you about 2ytl about 60pence English. But a taxi to icmeler will cost 5ytl during the day if you
Haggle or they will charge you 10ytl but they will not haggle at night
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Laurence McGarry from Belfast travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Panorama
on a singles holiday.
There were 1 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
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| said: I visited the Julian Forest between 04/06 and 11/06/07.
The whole complex is kept very clean and is in an immaculate condition.
The apartments are cleaned daily and the bed linen changed twice in the week.
Although the board is self catering the Julian Forest operates a flexi-dine alternative. I purchased a 4 day flexi-dine for £39 which can be taken either as 4 breakfast or lunch and dinner in the evening. I found that after purchase that I had made a mistake as the menu included very little Turkish food and everything came with either chips or roast potatoes.
The staff were excellent - very friendly and entertaining.
The entertainment was a mixture of traditional Turkish and British pop music.
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davie & kerrie & bhoys from stirling scotland travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We had a fantastic time at the resort. The resort was well located as we were looking for a relaxing time with the kids. They had a ball and so did we as the entertainment staff Compi, DJ, Jimmy, and Esra were brilliant with the kids and us.
The flexi dine was great value for money and the food was brill (t-bone steaks to pasta) every night and they also have really good kids meals.
We really would recommend you to go there if you have not been we will definately go next year again.
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Lee, Diane, Alfie from St.Helens travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
My Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This has got to be the most beautiful hotel i have ever stayed at.
The journey from the airport was a bit of a nightmare but once you arrived into the hotel foyer you could do nothing but admire the cleanliness of it.
After reading reviews before we went i was wary of all the wasps around our baby and also for our room not to be too close to the bar.
To our horror our room was on the ground floor right next to the bar but decided to leave for the night as we were all tired from the travelling.
Contrary to reports that we had read about the noise coming from the bar area on a night, it is not bad at all we are light sleepers and it didnt wake us or the baby.
The wasps and there are a few are a nuisance at times but they are not as bad as was reported and should definitly not put you off coming to this beautiful hotel.
The staff were really friendly and they try to help you as much as they possibly can and are always on hand whatever time.
The food was absolutely fantastic could not have any complaints and we bought the flexi-dine which in the long run is well worth it for the food quality you get.
The entertainments team were good always joking around trying to make you enjoy your stay, with there killer pool, bingo and water polo during the days there is always something to do no matter your age. Well done to DJ, Compo and Jimmy for doing a great job and keeping everyone happy.
Overall this was a fantastic holiday and everything about it was great and we have already looked at going back the same time next year.
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Brown from Kirkcaldy Fife travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Going Places
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2006 |
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| said: We stayed in the Julian Forest for the first time this year and cannot fault it at all.
The wee one had a ball as she went on the flumes in and out the pool it was great.
The supermarket was not very well stocked and I would advise using the supermarket in Icmeler for anything you need, but that is the only thing I would say.
The staff were all very friendly and especially Haluk behind the bar and Hasan in the resturant. The kitchen was spotless and you could sit and watch them making your dinner it was brilliant.
We are going back next year and have even talked my in laws into going with us.
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Sam pessall from wolverhampton travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2006 |
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| said: *Admin edit. This review has been removed as it was posted from Turkey. To ensure that our reviews remain unbiased we do not allow posts from the country where the accommodation is situated.*
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joanne roebuck from oldham travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Exceptionally clean and well kept. Fantasic and very helpful and friendly staff. Dolmus bus stops right outside hotel every few minutes and takes a few minutes reach the town. Excellent it is.
Food and drink lovely and fantastic prices and offers on. Entertainment very good the staff add to this. Definitely am visiting it will be our fourth year.
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Lynne Mooney from Gateshead travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Going places
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived at these apartments with warm friendly staff to greet you.
The apartment itself was very spacious,clean and new.
The meals are first class plenty to eat and of good quality.
The pool was large and you could have a sleep on the sunbeds as music is not played loud here all day.
However we did find it a bit of a nightmare fighting for sunbeds as at one piont people were having to put their towels out at 6.30am (silly o'clock).
Staff are only to pleased to help overall we had a fab time met some wonderful people and have booked for next year.
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Paul from London travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a friends holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
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| said: We were allocated Julian Forest Hotel on arrival in Turkey. Despite a long journey to be dropped at the hotel, it was worth the wait.
The hotel is clean, has all the facilities you would look for (even a hairdresser!) Staff are helpful and friendly as were the airtours reps.
Although being slightly further from the beach than most other hotels, it's only a 5 minute dolmus ride to Icmeler beach and 10 minutes to Marmaris which only costs 30/50p. A taxi back at night only costs £6.
I would happily recommend this hotel to people looking for a nice relaxing hotel which is quiet at night allowing the well needed sleep.
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JOANNE CLEMENTS from BELFAST travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
AIRTOURS
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
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| said: This has been the best holiday that we have ever been on.
I wasn't really keen to go to Turkey but I am glad I did as we met some really nice people there.
The hotel was absolutely beautiful and the staff could not do enough for you.
The food was terrific and the menu was great, a lot to choose from.
The kids really enjoyed it, they got involved with the sports during the day and they met friends there. Our favourite waiter was Apo, he is fantastic and really made our holiday one we will never forget. If you're reading this Apo we hope you still have the football shirt that we gave you. Also Adnan the waiter was great fun too. Also our friends Alan, Annemarie, Kayne, Ellis and Rhys from Liverpool. Hope to see you soon.
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rosie rooney from england travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
mytravel
on a family holiday.
There were 1 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
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| said: This hotel is very good fabulous food brilliant pools good slides enjoyfull exellent entertainment of each night.
Ii enjoyed it very much and yes if someone offered for me to go I would definetly say yes.
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owens from neath travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Having just arrived back home I would recommend anyone to stay at this hotel, once you get used to the wristband use of paying for everything it is fine but a word of warning always check your last reciept against the new one as mistakes are quite common.
The wasps were not as much problem as I anticapated apart from BBQ night on a wednesday where they had a field day !
The staff at the hotel are the friendliest I have ever met apart from one who totally ignored us and other familys who refused to buy his flexi time ( who ever has been there recently knows who i am talking about!!!...) but that was his loss.
The rooms are spacious and cleaned everyday, it is a bit out of town but the bus into Icemeler are only 15 minutes apart and there are also taxis who do go cheaper when you haggle with them,the pool and bar areas are immaculate has there are cleaners constantly walking around having fun with everyone, the entertainmant was was ok, but the Funtasia team of Leanne, Dwayne and Alyson soon had most of the families up socializing with theyre activities they were an highlight for us.
Sorry to leave in the end but would go back another time.
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Roy and Debbie from newtownabbey . co. Antrim travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Very clean with friendly staff.
Far enough out of town to be quiet and relaxing. Excellent bus service ( every 10 mins )
Lovely pool area. Not as many wasps as reported in earlier reports.
Kids enjoyed the water slides
Best hotel we have ever stayed in, going back next year
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mel and dave from the wirral travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel is by far the best we have ever stayed in. The rooms where of excellent standard and very clean. The choice of flexi dine was ideal for us, having 2 young children and being far away from all the shops and resturants.
There are regular buses or taxis, which do not cost much to take you into Icmeler, but as a family we like to stroll into the town, which was almost impossible with the heat and 2 young kids.
The staff were very friendly there is nothing they would not do for us, all you have to do is ask and they do there best to please.
We used the kids club everyday, thanks Gaz and Vicky you made Tommy(spiderman) and Charleys holiday very special.
The day time entertainment was ok, we did not go to the bar in the evenings. The only thing letting the hotel down is the location.
Apart from that no problems at all. We all had a fantastic stay.
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Andrew from Edinburgh travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
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| said: The hotel was spotless and the staff very friendly. We didn't stay in the complex much due to our room being on the ground floor and the view over looked the car park and the balcony was as very small and didn't get any sun. That said, the trip on the bus was cheap and convenient.
Had food one night which was OK but the jaw droopingly bad entertainment that evening was mesmerising and we stayed in the resort thereafter until we knew it would be over.
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rod and jenny from birmingham travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
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| said: Julian Forest apartments are amongst the best in Icmeler.
The apartments were spotlessly clean and the food was good,the pool areas were fantastic and the staff were very friendly.
The one downfall was the location,as getting into Icmeler and Marmaris required transport,dolmus and taxis were available every few minutes but with a family of 5 could work out quite expensive over a 2 week period.
Barbeque night on the Wednesday is well worth going to. Wasps in Julian Forest are not as bad as some of the comments left on here by previous visitors.
Overall we had a fantastic holiday and would definately recommend Julian Forest to families with young children.
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Sarah from Leven, Fife travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a singles holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
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| said: This hotel has to be the best I have ever been too!! Last year was the third time I had been back, and I am hoping to go back again this year.
Every year the staff we have met have always been very friendly, and you cannot fault the apartments, especially if you get one with a view of the mountains and pool area!
I would recommend this hotel to anyone, who is thinking of visiting Turkey/Icmeler!
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miss d clegg from southport travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
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| said: Hotel Club Julian Forest was a very clean and pleasant place to stay although it should be renamed wasp city.
When we went down to the pool to eat or drink we where plagued with wasps. Which meant you where never able to relax as we where frightened of getting stung. The hotel staff where very helpful at trying to relieve this problem, they use small burning pots of coffee and are on constant squat patrol with the menus. The root of the wasp problem seems to be the location of the hotel itself.
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Michelle from Bolton travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
My Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
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| said: I stayed here with my mum and dad and my daughter Kelsey (2). The staff were brilliant couldnt fault them, they make you feel really welcome and are always pleasant.
The food was lovely the hotel is the best one we have ever stayed in, in Turkey. We will be defenatly goin back next year. The location I was not happy with but u can get a dolmus or taxi outside which was good.
The pools were exallent Kelsey loved the slides until, she went down with me and we both went under the water she wouldnt go down again. The entertainment team were also fantastic put good shows on new what they were doing.
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Scott Phillips from Edinburgh travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2005 |
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| said: I went to Julian Forest when I was 13, I am now 15 but when I went I had the time of my life, I made loads of friends and ohhhh its so great. The entertainment was great during the day and at night. I won the big splash compition obviously.
Mum and Dad and Craig all had a great time. Weather was good and the pool was extremely clean and I would be in it for hours on end and i would come out more wrinkly than my great gran... you have to visit julian forest!!
The hotel food was great but I wasnt well on the last day from food poisoning but I dont think it would have been from the hotel.
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Karen Hudson from Gorleston, Great Yarmouth travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2005 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel and the staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for us.
Rooms were very nice
The pool was very cold but the water slides were the highlight of our childrens holiday. The splash off competition were brilliant mostly enjoyed by the dads I think. Nick our Entertainment team (on his own) was fantastic.
Only downside were the wasps but they soon got fed up and moved away from you if you sat still and didn't flap.
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michael teresa from mullingar travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
panora,a
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
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| said: This was our second time to stay in Julian Forest.
We love it, it has a beautiful location and very helpful staff
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Heather from Scotland travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
My Travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My first impression was that the pool was HUGE and the rooms were also big and very clean. The next morning was when I could see clearly what the hotel was like as we arrived at 5:30 am.
There was a little shop with essentials like sun cream, bread, water, ice creams, milk, butter and many more. The boy in the shop Mehmet was very friendly and sweet.
The bar and restaraunt area was very big, on one side of the bar was the tables where people could sit and drink or watch the football with 2 pool tables and on the other side of the bar was the 'restaraunt' which was very nice.
The food was delish, we stayed for the bbq and had our last meal there and I miss the food :(
The staff where amazing I've never met friendlier people in my life!!
Haluk(bar man), the camera man, the Chef, the receptionist, Security Gaurd (Fattie) and the hairdresser where amazing and extremely friendly in particular The Captian (Chaglar) and Mehmet made my holiday special. They all deserve to be mentioned and to be praised for all the good work they do!!!!!
The hotel was about a 30 minute walk away from the centre of Icmeler as long as you follow the canal you cant get lost. We walked every night and if you dont want to walk there are taxi's and Dolmusis every 5 minutes for only 5 lira which is quite cheap.
The wasps where annoying and my little sister (12) got stung 5 times although she did flap alot. If you just try to egnore them and DONT flap about they will go away. Also if it gets really bad you can just tell the staff and they will give you a special insence that goes on your table and the wasps go away!!
The entertainment was great and all the kids loved it all thanks to our rep Nick who was also great, very funny and he renamed me TROUBLE :)
You really do have to give them a chance and judge for yourself.
All I have left to say is thanks for everything guys and ill definately be back every year from now on!!!!
xxx
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Mike Gibbons from Hull, East Yorkshire travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Manos
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
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| said: First impressions on arrival. A nice hotel set in its own grounds which included security and cctv, from a safety point of view an excellent start.
Once in the foyer my youngest child (aged 6) was in desperate need of the toilet. I stood in a packed foyer area minding the cases and my eldest (aged 8) while my wife attempted to ask the staff where the toilets were. She was grunted at and pointed in the direction of outside near the pool. Looking outside we couldnt easily find the toilets, we asked what we thought was a rep (wearing reps uniform) he said "its near the bar" excellent. After 10 minutes my wife was able to get my youngest to the toilet. (not so good first impression).
Once booked in which took nearly half an hour, we were shown to our apartment. It simply had the WOW factor. Walking through the door, to the right was a spacious kitchenette with pine units, Microwave oven, fridge and freezer, a two ring cooker, toaster simply everything you need really, in the middle was a pine table that extended out from a pine unit and cupboards, beyond this was a single bed which looked out onto one of two balconies. To the left was one of two bathrooms which comprised of a sunken bath (very rare for Turkey), a over bath shower, sink and of course toilet with build in bidet.
Next to the bathroom came the first of two bedrooms, two single beds seprated by a bedside unit with wall lamps, plenty of storage space and window that overlooked the pool. On the right was the second bedroom, this consisted of a double bed, two bedside units and window that overlooked balcony number two, and an on-suite, same utilities as bathroom one.
The view from the balcony was breath taking, although very narrow it overlooked the pool, bar, with a gorgeous back drop of icmeler's famous mountains, simply beautiful. Our second balcony more or less had the same view, this we found more spacious with table and two chairs.
As far as good points for the hotel this was it. The hotel enjoys a mini market, barbers, jewellers, extensive bar serving excellent range of drinks although we found the wrist band abit annoying and difficult to track what we had credit and what we spent, so we didnt spend much time there.
This was our 5th time back to Icmeler in succession, we love the place its as simple as that. The hotel however did not live up to the impressions we first enjoyed when walking into the apartment.
We had done our homework prior to coming to Julian Forest, so we knew about the wasps, although it must be said i thought people were been a little harsh, that was until I witnessed them for myself, a real problem if you want to eat there. The poolside is lined with sunloungers almost military style there is no room for anything else, and lots of children, which wasnt a problem at all. The problem was the teenagers, underage drinking, smoking and quite annoyingly alot of swearing, and more swearing. Parents seem to be quite happy to allow their teenagers to roam around, drinking, smoking and did I mention the excessive shouting of swear words at each other ? oh I think I did, sorry.
This was not just by the pool area, it was everywhere you went with in the hotel, I was cashing some travellers cheques when a group of teenages came bursting into the reception area swearing at each other in some kind of humourous laughter, as I had my 6 year old son with me at the time I took exception to this and told them to curb their language.
The night entertainment was loud, I mean very loud. It reminded me of Butlins, but hey you are on holiday so not a problem. That was until week two. The same records played over and over and over again became laughable, you could predict every track and in which order it came, well done for trying guys.
The staff are friendly and very helpful once you get their attention. The hotel was exceptionally clean and very well presented, but to be fair the unsung heroes of the Julian Forest was the cleaners, Well done to all of you.
We never paid for the bbq nights, although reasonably priced we felt between the mucky mouthed teenagers and the wasps, we chose to eat out in icmeler.
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Nicola from Bolton/Manchester travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
My travel
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
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| said: Hi I am Nicola, I stayed at the Julian Forest, between the 19th of August and the 3rd of September, I went as part of my friend's family and their friends went aswell there was me my friend both 17 her parents, her two younger brothers (10/14) and sister (8) aswell as her parents friends and their two sons (13/16).
On arrival I thought we checked in extremeley quickly, are bags were carried to our rooms, which were very clean and tidy.
The pool was cleaned everynight, the bar served us but only with parental approval.
The booze was cheap unless you was drinking spirits, the food wasnt as bad as you would expect.
The staff were very friendly some you could have a laugh with some of them, two bar men in particular (gurkan and haluk) others could get too friendly as you probaly well know Turkish men love English women and its not really just the blondes.
The only complaints I have are the amount of wasps but they did confirm that mosquito netting is going to be put around the hotel to minimize the amount of wasps by 2006.
Also the eldest son of the family that came with us was assalted by a grumpy bar man who was attempting to strangle him, the bar man was sacked immediatley and the manager applogised as much as he could.
Apart from that it was a brilliant holiday - best ever I intend to go back many times I met some lovely people both from Great Britian and Turkey.
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Paddy Mulligan from Warwick travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Air Tours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
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| said: I'll start with the good points first!!
Apartment was brilliant. Big, air-conditioned, 2 bathrooms, 2 big bedrooms, Sky TV, 2 balconies, extremely clean and tidy. Couldn't ask for more.
Facility itself was fairly new with decent sized pool, small kiddies pool and a separate flume / slide facility which was very popular with the Dads! Bar area good with pool table and a couple of other things. There is also a stage area for 'entertainment'. All in all an excellent first impression.
Staff very friendly. Always smiling and can't do enough for you (once you have got their attention...).
Turkey itself is lovely and so were the people.
Unfortunately there were some bad points.
Sunbeds crammed in. No place for kids to run about and enjoy themselves without either upsetting other people or basically being a pain.
Wrist band payment method is a licence to spend as much money as you can in the shortest amount of time.
Wasps are really a big pain especially having breakfast in the morning. If they wanted my food so much I would have bought them a full English. Many people stung. BBQ night a bit disappointing but the wasps enjoyed themselves. I'm sure I even saw one jigging to the Turkish music they were playing.
The hotel is expensive and so is the shop which should be re-named Harrods. Food very average -nuff said.
Entertainment was supplied by Nick and Lez. Two really nice guys who tried their best. If Bingo, irritating kiddies songs and Butlins is your bag then you are in for a treat. Like I said really nice guys though.
I really think they like to extract as much money as possible from you due to you being at the back of the resort.
If they sorted this out I would highly recommend Julian Forest but on this occasion I can't and will not be returning.
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Laura ,Kayleigh and Amy from Liverpool travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
My travel
on a singles holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 5 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
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| said: We stayed in the Julian Forest in july till august 2005 It was our best holiday expessialy as were only 14 14 and 16.
The hotel was very clean,and the rooms were always clean.
The food was ok but the wasps were always around you so you couldent eat it propley, but if you dont bother with them they go away.
The Hotel is set back in the mountins so you couldent walk into the center of Icmeler but there was a dolmus that stopped outside the hotel which takes you into the center for 1 lira 50 or sometimes 1 lira or there was a train or taxies.
The staff are very very nice expessialy memhet from the little shop, the jewler and receptionists are very nice and even the security guard was nice.
We only stayed for the entertainment once and went into icmeler the rest of the nights because theentertainment werent really good for ourage or the adults.
We would defintly go back to the julian forest but next year we are staying in marmaris but us three will be coming into icmeler a few days and going to visit the Julian forest.
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caitlin flynn from belfast travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
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| said: This was my first time abroad and we stayed in Julian forest apartments,the apartments were beautful and they were always spotless clean and the cleaners would leave flowers on the table and on the beds and they were very nice people.
The hotels food was nice but it was sickening when the wasps would dive into your food and try to attack you while eating but if you got to finish your food it was nice.
The location didnt bother as much as it bothered other people, if you wanted to go anywhere there would always be a dolmus that would get you there in 5 minutes.
The staff in the hotel were wonderful and were always at your service they were very friendly and you couldnt of got better.
There was a down fall and it was the entertainment I didn't like it at all but it didnt bother me as there was other stuff to do.
I would definately come back and would recommend it to every one.
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Duncan from Forfar travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
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| said: Had a great time. The staff are friendly & helpfull
The hotel is a bit remote but the local dolmus are frequent and cheap. If you are a family of 5 then you can get a taxi to Icmeler for the same price as the dolmus.
The entertainment staff work hard and if they can keep my 15 yaer old son ammused for two weeks then they deserve a medal.
As for the shop it is ok but a bit expensive.
The waiters are superb and are worth a mention and our thanks.
Book trips in Icmeler as it is much cheaper
We will go back.
PS. the happy hour is great 2 joogs for the price of 1
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Tanya and family from england(Yorkshire) travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
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| said: Julian forest is a lovely hotel it is a shame it is a bit far out though.
The hotel is absolutely spotlessly clean.
The food is nice much better than last year when we went.
The entertainment is also better than last year.
The waiters are friendly kind helpful and pleasant all the time specially Kasim, Adnan (who were there last year) and Sapil, Gokhan, Kavanch and Haluk.
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Alison, Wayne, Kirsty & Jordan from Manchester travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Julian Forest apartments were excellent. Good range of equipment in the accommodation, all good quality.
Spotlessly clean and well looked after, both in the apartments and in and around the pool area.
Although it was a little far out from the centre of Icmeler, regular dolbus service available just ouside the front of the apartments, or taxi service.
All staff based in the apartments were very helpful and friendly. Both managers went out of their way to make sure you had an enjoyable stay.
We only went to the Barbecue Night at the apartments, and that was great, choice of food was excellent. Mainly ate out at Stonehouse Restaurant or in Icmeler centre. Couldn't fault the food.
We will definetely be going back to Julian Forest nesxt year!
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Bob, Liz & Stewart from Ellon/Aberdeen travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2005 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel was clean and most of the staff were friendly and helpful. The receptionist needs watching as he was always trying to get us to take extras from him.
The pool and slides were great and regularly checked for cleanliness.
The hotel is a bit far from the centre of Icmeler but there was a cool breeze that helped as the temperatures were between 35 and 40 degC.
We only ate in the restaurant once as we were plagued by wasps.
We booked our own trips through a shop that claimed to have Turkish Tourist Board insurance and they were cheaper than going through the hotel rep.
Entertainment was good, especially for the kids.
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Sarah Darren and Dylan from Leeds travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
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| said: What a fab hotel..so clean great entertainment from Nick and Les we couldn't of gone to a better place..
It was our sons first holiday abroad and he loved it. We were well looked after by all staff there. What a great bunch of lads behind the bar, made our holiday one we will never forget.
Big splash comp was wicked..Dads best part of holiday..
Food was lovely and I'm very fussy about eating abroad but was well worth eating it .yum yum.
Booked to go back next June 06 with friends we made there..can't wait well worth booking....
Wasps are a pest but bar staff was great at getting them away with their menus..
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Maxine, Tony, Jacqueline smith from Glasgow travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
rated the Julian Forest Apartments as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Julian Forest are beautiful apartments and spotlessly clean.The wasps were a big problem but I read the reviews before travelling so went prepared,my daughter was stung but it didn't spoil her holiday.
My daughter loved this holiday but,we felt not much for adults.Repetitive music which didn't change for two weeks.Glad we were situated to the back of the complex cause people at the front were complaining they couldn't sleep.Also children playing football at the bar area a big problem, suprised no one has had a glass broken in their face.
Most of the waiters were very nice especially Erman and Kasim.Location of the apartments suited us because of the breeze and dolbus always available.Tried the 20 minute walk to Icmeler(so the rep said)took nearly 1 hour.
Tranfers were long, nothing like the two hours the brochure said-from leaving apartments to Glasgow all in all 10 hours and thats without flight delays.
Been to Turkey before, love the place but don't see us returning to Julian Forest.
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Tania Batchelor from Midlothian travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
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| said: Julian Forest Icmeler. The location is quite far from the main resort but we like it that way. We knew this before we booked as we looked at it in 2004 when we stayed nearby.
The complex was wonderful for us as a family with 2 young children. The waterslides made a big difference to the children’s entertainment, and to their fathers! There was fierce competition to obtain a Megaslide certificate amongst a lot of the dads. Happy to say mine got one (even if it was not quite justified)! Big thanks to Nick for making Keith’s day.
Good place to make friends for adults & kids.
We have booked to go back same time next year with Debbie, Mark & kids whom we met this year.
The bar staff are good fun and the happy hours do help with the cost as a bit more expensive than in main resort.
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vikki john 3kids from stoke on trent travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
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on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
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| said: First time in Turkey for us and can honestly say that we would certainly go back to Julian Forest fab apartments.
Staff spot on, Helen hotel PR was great any problems she’s the one to see.
Food and drinks a bit pricey at the bar.
The shop complete waste of time and money hope they sort this out soon.
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debbie,mark&kids from blackpool travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
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| said: 1st time at Julian Forest and have already booked for next year along with two other families we met there.
The hotel is far back at the base of the mountains well away from all the hustle and bustle however, the town is easy to reach by dolmus or taxi. This is the most relaxing holiday I have ever had, the kids loved it especially the mega splash competition every afternoon (the men really enjoyed this too, and became quite serious discussing tactics).
Can the night manager and Hammett the day manager were terrific and could not do enough for you, and the bar staff especially our Kivanc and Haluk were superstars. Les and Nick the entertainers were great with the kids and kept them busy doing different competitions, and yes the night-time entertainment was a little repetitive but the children loved it.
Yes the transfers are horrendous so a taxi is recommended and yes there are many wasps, however neither of these ruined our holiday in the slightest. One word of advice is that it is better to eat when it has gone dark, as by then all the wasps have gone to bed!
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Booth family from Newcastle upon Tyne travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
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| said: Just returned from Julian Forest, we had a fab time. Complex is very clean all staff very friendly and helpful, only drawback for us was the location of apartments, if walking to Icmeler it would take over 30mins, but bus or taxis always available bus journey approx 60p (1 lira 50) pp and taxi approx £2 (5 lira).
Transfer journey to complex from airport I am afraid to say took just under 4 hours, that on top of a 4 hour flight made it a very long day for the children, but by the 2nd day that was forgotten about. We arranged a private mini bus back to the airport which took just over 1 hour, made a big difference.
Rooms cleaned daily and linen changed every 3 days. 1 bedroom apartments quite small for family of 4.
We did not each much at the apartments except for the turkish night which was lovely and good value. Brochure advertised a kids club, but we found there was none on arrival, and entertainment for YOUNG children during the day was vertually none existent.
Last bit of advice take wasp and sting repellant, as julian forest has a very large amount of wasps, loads of children stung.
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Michael and Marie from Northumberland travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
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| said: Hotel was very clean and very high standard.
Location was a bit far out of the town for us but can get bus for 40p each but buses stop at 10pm and maybe later as season gets on, £4 at night we managed to get this price by asking for lower price, otherwise 35 - 40 mins walk into town.
Hotel staff very good and helpful.
Eentertainment was there if you wanted it day and night but too many children for us at night-time so we went out every night.
Bottle of beer in hotel about £1.70 but in town you could get it for about £1.50.
Meals were excellent in town steaks were only about £8 and chicken meals worked out to be about £6 in most Turkish restaurants plenty of choice for every taste.
Fourth time in Turkey, very friendly people.
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Jeanette Taylor from Sunderland travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
My travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
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| said: We were allocated on arrival at this hotel and we couldn't of asked for a better hotel.I think it was only just opened in the May of 2004 therfore was absolutely spotlessly clean.
It had all the amenities you would get back home,tv with sky,hairdryers, well equipped kitchen,air con,and beautifully done out mostly in marble.The staff were very friendly too and did try to ease the wasp poblem as much as they could.
The wristband you need to use at the hotel is a bit confusing as you cant keep a track of how much you are spending.We only ate at the hotel for breakfast as we like to be out and about, but the ones we had were very nice.
The hotel is a bit out from the centre of Icmeler but the dolmus(local bus)stops right outside the hotel every 5 mins or so.This was my first holiday in Turkey and I think Icmeler is a beautiful place, very sereen and not as busy as Marmaris but just as lovely and very picturesque.
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Rachel from Stockport travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
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| said: We came here end of season. All the kids were back at school.
When we arrived at Julian Forest we thought it's miles away. We soon found out from the staff there was a bus every 10 minutes and it cost 1250tl about 50p.
The hotel was wonderful, clean, 3 pools, slide pool, kids pool and large swimming pool. We didn’t spend much time on the slides as our kids found them a bit scary.
The food was ok but the small supermarket in the hotel was limiting and it was quite a walk to the nearest shop.
The reception staff were helpful and it had 24 hour security.
The entertainment staff couldn’t be more different while Musti spent all his time chatting to girls, Helen was in and out of the pool with our kids, played games, airplane making, and water polo. It was difficult to get our children away from her. Evening entertainment was ok but some nights there wasn’t any. Musti would put on a disco which people enjoyed. My husband had an ongoing pool tournament with Tolga the restaurant manager. Helen taught our kids the cha cha slide dance which they still dance to now. Next year I must learn.
We are trying to book again for this year.
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sharon from belfast travelled to Julian Forest Apartments with
airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
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| said: After a very very long journey we arrived! Finally. Wasps an absolute nightmare!!! Put shoes on children as they tend to stand on them!
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