Liberty Lykia

“Truly fantastic!”

We have just returned from a week in this fantastic hotel! It has been superb from start to finish. The position and views from this hotel were the best we’ve seen in Turkey, the sunsets were absolutely stunning. We usually book a couple of the a la carte restaurants when we go all inclusive but … lisää

We have just returned from a week in this fantastic hotel! It has been superb from start to finish. The position and views from this hotel were the best we’ve seen in Turkey, the sunsets were absolutely stunning. We usually book a couple of the a la carte restaurants when we go all inclusive but the Myra main restaurant was fantastic, so much choice and the quality of the food was amazing so we didn’t feel the need to go anywhere else! We would like to say a very special thank you to Buse and Hatice the barmaids from the Patara beach bar. They were just the loveliest of girls and went above and beyond for us with their friendliness and service. The hotel is spotless, the grounds, the rooms, the facilities and the pools and beach were all beautiful. We wouldn’t hesitate to return and can’t recommend it highly enough.

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“Highly recommended”

We went to Liberty Lykia on vacation at the end of Sep 2024 for 5 nights. Even though the hotel is pretty big, as was mentioned in other reviews, and we had a daughter who is 3 years old, there weren't any problems. For families, it is great thanks to the Kids Club staff. The nature and scenery, in… lisää

We went to Liberty Lykia on vacation at the end of Sep 2024 for 5 nights. Even though the hotel is pretty big, as was mentioned in other reviews, and we had a daughter who is 3 years old, there weren't any problems. For families, it is great thanks to the Kids Club staff. The nature and scenery, in a word, is breathtaking.

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“Kauniita maisemia, hyvää ruokaa pienillä miinuksilla”

Juuri palattiin hotellista lomalta. Paikka on todella kaunis, ihana turkoosinsininen meri ja upeat auringonlaskut. Marine-ravintola sijaitsee hienlla paikalla ja tuntui luksukselta istua syömässä aurinlaskua katsellen. Ruokaa oli tarjolla paljon eri vaihtoehtoja, mutta ei mitään erityistä mitä en o… lisää

Juuri palattiin hotellista lomalta. Paikka on todella kaunis, ihana turkoosinsininen meri ja upeat auringonlaskut. Marine-ravintola sijaitsee hienlla paikalla ja tuntui luksukselta istua syömässä aurinlaskua katsellen. Ruokaa oli tarjolla paljon eri vaihtoehtoja, mutta ei mitään erityistä mitä en olisi Turkissa ennen maistanut. Viinipullo odotti valmiiksi pöydässä ja muitakin alkoholijuomia sai pyydettäessä. Tarjoilijat hoitivat ripeästi pöytien siivouksen, vaihtoivat puhtaat pöytäliinat. Jälkiruokavalikoima oli parasta laatuaan. Jäätelöä sai lähes aina päiväsaikaan, neljää eri makua. Jäätelöä tarjoiltiin kolmessa eri paikassa. Huoneita siivottiin päivittäin ja jääkaappi täytettiin vedellä, limsoilla ja olueilla. Vettä sai pulloissa useasta eri paikasta, ilmaiseksi tietty. Rantapyyhkeet sai vaihtaa puhtaisiin joka päivä. Olimme toivoneet huonetta läheltä vastaanottoa koska olin selvittänyt etukäteen että alue on iso ja meillä oli kaksi pientä lasta. Saimme huoneen kauimmaisesta P-talosta. Koska jouduimme odottamaan huoneen vapautumista jonkin aikaa ja pitkä matka takana, lapset olivat jo kiukkuisia ja kuumissaan ja halusivat uimaan. Siksi en jaksanut alkaa valittamaan huoneesta, vaan puimme uimapuvut yllemme ja menimme uimaan. Lasten ranta oli lähellä huonetta ja vieressä oli uima-allas joka oli sallittu vain yli 16-vuotiaille. Marina-ravintolaan, kauppa- ja baarialueelle oli pitkä matka. Rattaiden kanssa matka on vielä pidempi, kun joutuu kiertämään sellaisita paikoista jossa ei ole portaita. Reitillä oli suht jyrkkiä ylä- ja alamäkiä. Huoneen, ravintolan, uimarannan ja lastenmaailman väliä kun kulki useamman kerran päivässä työntäen tuplarattaita helteessä, oli lomafiilikset alhaiset. Vasta toiseksi viimeisenä päivänä huomasimme että alueen bussi kulkee huoneemme läheltä lastenmaailmaan, respaan ja ravintola-alueelle. Olisin toivonut että siitä olisi mainittu meille tullessamme, koska pysäkki sijaitsee vähän sivussa. Ranta ei ole ollenkaan sopiva lapsille, paljon kiviä ja syvenee nopeasti.Myös aallot olivat isot, emmekä voineet olla lastenrantaa lukuunottamatta rannalla lainkaan.Lasten vesimaailma oli hieno, mutta soveltuu paremmin isommille lapsille. Kahden matalamman altaan ympäriltä ei koskaan saanut aurinkotuolia, koska ne olivat varattuja pyyhkeillä aamusta alkaen. Päivät menivät seisoessa/istuessa altaan reunalla, raahaten kassia mukana. Kauempana oli paljonkin vapaita rantatuoleja, mutta eiväthän lapset siellä viihtyneet, kun eivät päässeet uimaan.Syvempien altaiden vesi oli melko viileää, joten sielläkään eivät lapset kellukkeilla viihtyneet. Lasten puolella oli oma ravintola, jossa tarjoiltiin lapsille sopivaa ruokaa kuten ranskalaisia, lihapullia, perunamuussia, pitsaa, spagettia, vihanneksia ja jäätelöä. En olisi joka päivä halunnut syödä näitä, mutta tavaroiden pakkaaminen, lasten pukeminen, rattaisiin laittaminen ja bussin odottaminen jotta pääsisi syömään Marina ravintolaan alas rannalle ei houkuttanut. Sillä yhdellä pääuima-altaalla emme käyneet kertaakaan. Mielestäni paikassa saisi olla useampi allas. Suurinosa altaista on lasten puolella ja sen lisäksi pääuima-allas ja se yli 16-vuotiaille tarkoitettu allas. Kaksi pientä ns.vauva-allasta oli lastenkerhon puolella. Meillä oli myös huonoa tuuria, sillä mies sai mahataudin loman puolessavälissä ja poikaa jouduttiin käyttämään hotellin lääkärillä korvakivun takia. Lääkäri toimi asiallisesti ja saimme tarvittavat lääkkeet paikanpäältä. Lääkäri maksaa 70 euroa+lääkkeet. Illalla itse tykkäsin ulkoilmadiscosta, johon lapsetkin pystyivät osallistumaan. Baaritiskillä ei joutunut pitkään jonottamaan. Lapsille oli maksusta tarjolla hattaraa ja popcornia. Henkilökunta oli ystävällistä, mutta ei heihin tutustunut sillä tavalla kuin olemme aikaisemmin pienemmissä hotelleissa tottuneet. Hotellissa oli paljon Venäläisiä ja tuntui että kaikki juonnotkin oli Venäjäksi. Välillä turhautti, kun olimme tulleet lomalle Turkkiin, mutta kaikkialla puhuttiin Venäjää. Osa henkiläkunnastakin tuntui olevan Venäläisiä. Venäläiset turistit olivat välillä myös röyhkeitä, ohittelivat ruokajonossa, eivät väistäneet kun tuplarattailla tultiin vastaan kapealla käytävällä. Ei tosin kaikki. Ennenkaikkea harmittaa se että loma oli kallis ja toiveet olivat korkealla, eivätkä toiveet sitten toteutuneetkaan. Osin sairastumisen vuoksi, osin huoneen sijainnin vuoksi, osin siksi etten päässyt ihailemaan sitä upeaa merta ja maisemia mitä hotellilla oli tarjolla.Enkä myöskään olosuhteiden takia nauttimaan hyvästä ruoasta.

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“Nice resort but needs to work on some areas.”

We stayed here from the 25th Sept - 2nd Oct 2024. Room Upon arrival we were offered an upgraded room for an additional 40 euros per night. 280 euros over the 7 nights. The issue I have is that all the classic upselling techniques were used. The person checking us in said "We only have one left". I… lisää

We stayed here from the 25th Sept - 2nd Oct 2024. Room Upon arrival we were offered an upgraded room for an additional 40 euros per night. 280 euros over the 7 nights. The issue I have is that all the classic upselling techniques were used. The person checking us in said "We only have one left". I never believe that line. Then she offered to show us the upgraded room without any reference to the room we had booked or offering to show us that one as well in order that we could make an informed opinion. We turned it down. Immediately the smile disappeared from the face of the receptionist. We later found out that all of the front office staff are required to upsell to guests a minimum of 35 Euros per customer per day. Upon reaching our allocated room though it was absolutely fine. It was relatively well appointed, very clean thanks to Rutiye, and she kept it that way throughout our stay. The shower worked well. Some nice touches included UK spec 3 pin sockets, and a tv with an HDMI connection for those of us that need to work whilst away. The fridge is topped up with drinks and snacks daily. Everything seemed to work. The safe is free and easy to use. Plenty of hangers. It was in the Xantheos block, which is relatively close to reception, and was convenient for most things. Resort Very large resort, regardless of where you are housed, something is always going to be a long walk away at the Liberty Lykia. You can't be close to it all. Fortunately, we always see that as a positive and love exploring new and large resorts. There are multiple pools, restaurants, bars, sea access points etc to use, and we tried to use as many of them as we could. The resort is so large there is a bus service. We didn't use it, but many did. The resort is built into a hillside, so expect a LOT of stairs and some of them steep. They have gone to a lot of effort to put sloped access in, as well as lifts where possible, but if you think you are going to get everywhere without using stairs, think again. You will clock up a lot of steps. On one day alone I did 17127 steps, or 13,2 km. It is a big place. There are a lot of vehicle movements about the resort. There are the buses if you want them, golf carts to deliver bags to rooms, maintenance vehicles, taxis, coaches. These are all expected to a certain extent. What I didn't expect is that staff use dilapidated mopeds to get about on the paths as well as the roads. The day will come when somebody gets knocked over by one of them. I suspect it will be a child. The premises are all kept very clean and neat. There are a lot of additional attractions which are not included in the offer price. These are specifically aimed at kids. There are concessions all over the resort which are designed to extract more money from guests. Restaurants The main Myra restaurant serves excellent food and a very wide range including lots of Turkish options which is great. It is however very difficult at times to find a table. There is always the option of eating upstairs though which we did several times. During busy periods the main restaurant space is very noisy and chaotic. Upstairs was a quiet haven in comparison. We tried the following speciality restaurants. Physallis - excellent food and amazing service from Serkan and Sila. Great food and huge portions. Recommended. Arnna - good service from Emirahn and Rojin, but it all felt a bit rushed. The next course was being served before finishing the present course. The menu as well was a bit odd. The menu is fixed so there is no choice. It all just turns up. Relentlessly. The first course looks ok, until you realise that the main ingredients are chilli and garlic. Olives don't need chilli, avocado doesn't need garlic, there was an awful lot of confit garlic. I ate none of it. The grilled squid was very chewy and almost completely tasteless. The beef tenderloin was pretty good Balbura - Good food, and excellent service from Kivanc, and Attila. very enjoyable meal - recommended. What is strange is the lunchtime offer. There are several restaurants and snack bars that don't open at lunchtime. Neither do they open at the time specified on the app or on the information sheet. Sometimes there is a sign indicating when they will open, most of the time there isn't. We like to go somewhere quiet and relaxed for lunch. That certainly is not the main restaurant. There is a very wide level of choice there, but it is a crazy place. On our last day we figured out that the Kalynda snack house does actually open and serve food. We went at 14:40. I spoke to a young lady who worked in there. She tried to put us off despite there only being 20 minutes until it opened, and tried sending us to the main restaurant. We waited. The offer, the atmosphere, and the food were very good indeed. We wished we had figured out how to eat there earlier in our stay. Facilities Pools were all clean. Not heated, so a bit chilly, and actually colder than the sea. Very nicely kept though. Gym - very nice. I used it every day. Surprisingly there is a free to use washing facility with washing machines, tumble driers, and an ironing board. We did all of the washing prior to coming home which meant that coming home was much easier. There is a book swap near the reps area, which we always like and use. Cats If you don't like cats, you should probably go to another country on holiday. Fortunately we love cats and took lots of treats for them. There are lots of kittens running around. In other resorts we have stayed in there are dedicated cat welfare stations with food shelter and water for them. The only thing we found for them here was some empty cat biscuit feeding tubes. There should be more of them along with water. The bars They were all pleasant. We especially liked the Tlos bar at the top of the resort near the Tlos pool. Very nice and quiet with lots of shade. The majority of the staff serving at the bars are excellent. Burak in particular was really friendly and helpful. However one of the main bar staff was extremely reluctant to serve women and especially English women. He was very keen to prioritise the Russian guests. My wife queued for half an hour to get two simple drinks. He ignored her several times and then restocked the bar area before eventually getting to her. There is a very nice and quiet place to sit which is the wine bar. I never managed to get a glass of wine served in there, but it was a lovely space. I wasn't at all sure how it worked. If you manage to find the secret cocktail bar (in the same space as the Arnna restaurant), whatever you do, don't ask for a normal drink. The resident Mixologist was in there. We had two of the menu item cocktails to start. I has the Lykia Mule. It promised rum and hand made ginger ale. I had high hopes. The barman used sprite instead. Whether he had run out of the ginger ale or couldn't be bothered I had no idea. A day old kitten has more kick. My wife had the four seasons. She enjoyed it. She then asked for a margarita. (Perfectly reasonable request in a cocktail bar you might think?) She was refused with the phrase "We don't serve things like that. This is a concept bar". We left and went to the main bar where they would make what we wanted. For whatever reason, the resort attracted large groups of people intent on getting very drunk and shouting abuse across the public spaces. The staff continued to serve them, despite it being very obvious they should have no more alcohol. Security are not very present to help the bar staff in these situations. We always take lots of Lira and tip heavily for drinks and good service. Fortunately there was lots of good service to reward. Especially Rutiye who cleaned our room. Recommendations In other similarly large resorts the paths have been marked out every 100 metres as a running track. This is a cheap and easy to provide facility for guests. Would we go back? Probably not. There were elements of the resort we enjoyed very much. However, we holiday in Turkey at least twice a year, so we know what can be done with effort and patience. Also we know what is usually on offer in an all inclusive resort. The standards and the offer are simply better elsewhere. Also some of the other guests that the hotel attracts were very poorly behaved, and I felt sorry for the staff. There needs to be a policy and process in place around not serving drunk/ abusive people.

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