Candan Apartments

When my friend booked this I was a little weary after reading there reviews online, but they are rubbish! We were in the room closest to the fish market and we very rarely smelt anything! There is always enough sun beds for everyone (we went in mid August!) and still managed to get 4 every day. There is one side that the sun goes over but this isn’t until 3pm. The rest of the sides are always in the sun until early evening. The water slide is a great feature for the kids. It goes off for an hour around 12.15 and then around 4 which is perfect because that’s the only time we could get the kids to eat and top them back up with suncream! Balcony’s do have pool views from the side. Bar staff are amazing. Nothing is ever to much. We use to run a tab and pay it at the end of the night that way the kids could help themselves to drinks. The kids loved the staff and the feeling was mutual. I can’t praise the cleaners enough. Every single day when we came out our beds would be made and towels laid out and the bin emptied. They work so hard! If you need clean towels you just put your old ones in the shower. The very very small negative is that you have to pay for your own toilet roll 😂 it’s only 1lira! Beach and town only around 10 minutes walk or you can as reception to call you a taxi. We enjoyed it that much were going to come back next year. Thank you guys!

YES: this hotel is a great choice if you are not planning to spent time at the hotel. If you are planning to eat out, walk around the city, not swim in the pool and save money, choose Candan apart. NO: if you want a hotel with full entertainment, you want to eat in the hotel and you are planning to spend your days at the pool, don't choose Candan apart. Cheap hotel near the beach, harbor and bazaars. Rooms are big and clean although furnitures are very old. The pool is very full and dirty. We stayed there for two weeks and swam in the pool only once. Some if the employees don't speak English. The receptionists were very friendly and they helped us with all our problems and requests. But the guys in the bar don't even always say good morning or hello. The one time we were in the pool, one of us went to the pool bar to get some water but the bartender told her that she can't come to the pool bar if she is wet. So if you want to swim in the pool you can't use the pool bar. I have been in Turkey several times and the hotels always organize some shows or action (Turkish night, magician etc.). This time there were nothing. It was the total opposite. In the other hand the hotel is very silence during nights except at 5 am when the prayer call comes from the closest mosque.

Location: The hotel is situated close to the main road. The old town of Marmaris is a 15 min walk. Beach is quite near (5-10 min walk). It takes quite some time to get here from the airport (one hour and 15 min, from Dalaman airport). Supermarkets and shops are near. Most of the shops are very touristy. It can get quite hummid in Marmaris, I realised that because of all the tiles and Asphalt the heat doesn't go and it keeps staying warm at night (around 30 degrees in the summer). We also went to Datca where its much more windy and refreshing at night. Accommodation: The apartment contains 2 rooms (2-4 pp apartment). Some rooms contain 2 aircondition-units but ours just had one, which was fine. The costs of the airconditioning is 35 euro a week. The apartment had plenty of space for 2, staying here with 4 people might be a little small. The beds are fine, shower is okay. Don't expect a complete luxerious apartment if you are staying here. The downside of this hotel is that the rooms are very noisy. The hotel is very clean, the apartment had been cleaned every day. Wifi works perfect in the apartment and speed is pretty fine. Service: Im mixed about the staff in this hotel. Some receptionists are great, some helped me very well, others didn't at all. Staff at the bar were sometimes tacky and trying to sell stuff, I don't really like that. Conclusion: This hotel is fine to stay in. There is nothing wrong with the apartment. I didn't thought it was very special. Candan hotels in Marmaris: Some reviews mix this hotel with the Candan Club hotel. That hotel is a bit bigger and more luxerious.