Forum Residence Hotel

Just love this hotel , beautiful clean pool area with plenty of beds , great and tasty reasonably priced food , not forgetting the banana daiquiri, they were to die for. All the staff where very friendly and helpful , big shout out to Suzanne who was on hand to help with every query you had , and she sorted them promptly , Rooms very clean, thanks to the very smiley, friendly cleaning team. Great location too.

First time at this hotel and cannot fault the staff they’re all so friendly and helpful. The cleaners are lovely and do a super job with the rooms. The rooms have been clean and spacious however the room we were in did lack storage for our belongings. It is a small hotel with a small pool however we went before the holidays and it was lovely but can imagine this being very cramped with more guests. The only thing that really lets this hotel down is the food. The breakfast is awful, they served chicken nuggets and chips every morning and the other choices are so basic and poor as well as cold. We opted to go elsewhere in the end and pay for breakfast as it was so poor. The food off the menu is nice however queried the cleanliness as twice when I ordered food the side salad it came with had not been washed and there were dead bugs in the lettuce.

The hotel itself is really bog standard which isn’t a bad thing if you’re just looking for somewhere clean, easygoing with quick access to the centre of marmaris. The breakfast is really bad, chicken nuggets and chips was served one morning but if that floats your boat then great. There weren’t many options, but the lunch and dinner options were great. We found the hotel quite expensive for drinks but it is what it is, I can’t imagine many other hotels were much cheaper. There is a bustop right opposite that takes you straight to the centre of marmaris and there is a migros (supermarket) right next door, which is so handy. Location wise, everything was perfect and on the doorstep. There is a beach less than 5 minutes away by walking and they have sun loungers which are free as long as you buy food/drinks from the restaurant. There is also a water taxi/boat which takes you straight to İçmeler. Staff were lush and super friendly, couldn’t do more for us. Pool was clean but the flys this year were in full force, this drove everyone a bit insane sat around the pool but I’ve seen others mention this for different hotels so I don’t think it was just an issue for the forum. I’ve seen someone say that there were hardly any parasols which there weren’t, but they also have a huge undercover area which covers about 20 sun loungers and you can rearrange them to suit you. Others said that the sun loungers were cracked? I just think think they’re being super picky, there were comfy cushions which went on the sun loungers and they were sturdy enough that the ‘cracks’ wouldn’t bother you. If the people complaining wanted everything to be perfect maybe they should’ve gone to a 5* resort which cost triple the price. Definitiley recommend for a cheap get away. *side note - I can’t find the company on here but there is a excursion boat trip called kleopatra. If you wanted to book, they’re in the centre of marmaris and they are 10/10. They’re a family ran company and they do food and drink, we got it for £20 each and it was worth every penny. Highly recommended them if you’re looking for a day away from the hotel.