Trendy Aspendos Beach Hotel

Everything about this hotel was amazing! The food is out of this world and there is something for everyone. The Hotel is very clean. It is the perfect place for a family holiday and caters for all with their entertainment. We are an English family and there were no language barriers and all the entertainment team made a real effort to communicate with us even if they weren’t so confident with their English, special shout out to Adel and Dilek who my daughter adored, they made her feel really special. Ilhan runs the show perfectly along with Rocco, Murat, Batu. We rented a cabana for the day and were served by Ozga who was amazing , she’s a real asset to the hotel as is the skating waiter. After 11 days we are so sad to be leaving this beautiful place and would return in a heartbeat.

Overall this is a good hotel which I think verges between 3 and 4 stars. The plus points are it is very clean, the food was reasonable, the bathrooms are a good size with excellent showers and the room cleaning was perfect. However there were several issues that we noticed which took the edge off our stay a little. Firstly the air conditioning is barely sufficient. The temperature during our stay was in the mid-30’s but despite this the air conditioning blew a very weak breeze which was just below ambient temperature. This is a sign of penny pinching by the management which leaves a bit of a poor taste in the mouth. Another issue was the lack of fluent English speakers; this has been mentioned by several other posters as well. It’s not the end of the world and you can normally work around it but its clear that this hotel is designed primarily for german tourists. I do wish that Holiday Companies such as Tui would have some kind of scoring system to indicate the average level of language proficiency in the different hotels so that people can choose the hotel which is best suited to them Other irritants were the “Family” room not looking anything like the website picture, the minibar having only a limited choice and the main pool being relatively small. It was also very busy when we visited so you will need to get up early to reserve the sun loungers. The pool is advertised as being large but it’s average at best which meant space for sun loungers was relatively limited Food wise it was the usual All-Inclusive affair, tailored mainly to an European palate, with lots of salad and lots of oil. If you are English you can normally find something to eat but, as already mentioned the hotel caters mainly for germans. However if you like salad you will love it. There are a million different kinds of desserts but sadly they all taste the same. There are two main restaurants (Side for lunch and Zeno for breakfast and evening meal). The food is OK but very “samey”. There is supposedly a bistro open for nighttime snacks (for people who are checking out early) which sounded amazing but in reality was some slices of cheese and cold meat, a few bowls of salad some dry bread and a coffee machine. Waiter service varied; some days it was great, other days it was poor. (Laura in the Zeno restaurant was exceptional) The glasses for the drinks were quite small so you constantly need to call the waiters for a refill. And it wasn’t clear why soft drinks couldn’t be self serve or why bottles of water couldn’t be left on the table. This suggested more penny pinching. The mocktails on the drinks menu were limited which was disappointing (we are teetotal) To be fair overall we had a good time. This is a reasonable 4-star hotel. However it is not one of the best in Antalya.

My boyfriend and I stayed at the 5-star Trendy Aspendos last week for 7 days for our first trip together to Turkey, and we couldn’t have asked for a better first experience! The food was lovely with so much variety – main buffet, bistro, cake bakery, and snack restaurants (burgers, pizzas, kebabs, etc.) meant we didn’t even need the à la carte. The hotel was spotless, the pool was huge, lovely sandy beach, and the big water slides were great fun for all ages. A highlight was the amazing animation team who kept everyone entertained day and night. Special shout-out to Murat, Batu, and the roller skate bar waiters – they really made our stay memorable. Overall, everything was wonderful and we hope to return. Thank you for making our first trip to Turkey so special!