Side Star Elegance Hotel - Ultra All Inclusive

This was our second stay at Side Star Elegance and we have already booked our third for 2026. All the staff are friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed many delicious meals in the A-la-carte restaurants. Sitting overlooking the Mediterranean with a glass of cold Rose was perfect! Location is excellent with lovely walks to Side Old Town. We absolutely love our swim-up room.

This was our third time at the side star elegance and yet again it never failed to deliver. From the welcoming at reception to the staff throughout the hotel, the experience was top notch. Al a carte was amazing, service was excellent, Resturant had a vast variety of food to cater for all tastes, bars friendly with branded drinks, all staff spoke/ understood several languages. This time round we had a swim up room, so relaxing , will definitely do it again, we love this hotel so much we’re booking agin for next yr.

The most beautiful hotel we have ever stayed in. It started with our arrival when we were given a very warm welcome by the reception staff and taken to our room by a very special young man who made us feel very special. He showed us how to use our safe , the air conditioning and told us what time the restaurant was open. The room was very nice, although we had a room overlooking the street, and it was a little noisy in the night with the sound of traffic going past. The hotel and grounds are huge and we were given a map to show us round. The gardens are well tended and really pretty and just walking through them is really charming. There are lots of activities provided, ranging from exercise classes in the pools and the sea, to competitions for everyone. Every body in the hotel was catered for. The restaurant was out of this world with lots of choices, ranging from freshly cooked meals, salad bars, cheese bars and luxury deserts, you were made to feel like family and well provided for. As well as the main restaurant, there were numerous bars with eateries in and around the hotel plus three specialist restaurants, which you were allowed three tickets to, but you had to book beforehand. There is an Italian, a Turkish and.a Chinese, we tried the Italian. It was a five course meal with drinks and it was very satisfying . There were numerous bars with a varied choice of drinks and special cocktails, which served till midnight although there was one bar which was open 24 hours. I can honestly say that this hotel has left a wonderful memory, which we want to go back to as soon as possible

Efficient check in. Restaurants/Bars 24/7. Very nice rooms, very clean with wonderful maid service. Wide variety of foods. Main dining and ala carte options with wine and drinks included. You need to reserve dates for these nice evenings out of the main dining area, so do it asap after check in. Variety of pools, kid friendly as well as quiet adults only. Great outdoor dining at both Veranda bar and Ficus bar. Cocktails, wine, beer (Effem local brew) available poolside. Great coffee, wide variety - especially enjoyed outdoors of the lobby bar. Overall great experience getting there with Jet2. Antalya airport security very thorough and efficient- screened 4x on the return to UK.

Lovely hotel lovely staff clean etc etc But and it’s a big but everywhere you go it stinks of Cigarets, no where to sit for none smokers apart from a tiny bit 3 tables and can you believe they even smoke there, the floor we where on there where 3 shops the owners where chain smokers so entire floor stank of stale tobacco A real shame because everything else was great we won’t be going back

The hotel is in a great position beside the beach and an easy stroll into Side harbour and museum sites and a shorter walk to the Saturday market. The grounds are extensive and very well maintained and the choice of pools is great . Everywhere is very clean. The hotel is built into the hillside which may be an issue for less mobile guests but does add to the attractiveness of the site. There are lots of outside areas with attractive bars and cafes which could be great to relax in . The family room ( 2 bedrooms) was absolutely fine if a little small. The huge downside was that all of the outside areas were totally spoiled for us by smokers . Most tables in every area have ashtrays and second hand smoke is totally impossible to get away from . Sitting outside for breakfast is ruined, by the pool is ruined, sitting at outdoor restaurants for lunch is ruined as is sitting on terraces for sunset or post dinner drinks. No respect is given to the fact that less than 25% of people smoke yet here 90% of outdoor areas are affected by smoke . There are only a very few non smoking tables hidden away here and there which waiters can’t/don”t see and are difficult to find. The beach was particularly annoying as on our first day there was a section of sun loungers reserved for non smokers with a no smoking sign, we had a lovely afternoon. . The following day the sign and all the beds had gone. There were then very few beds left on the beach as many others were also removed and almost all were saved before 9.30 . We told reception and customer services about non smoking plus dozens of other beds being removed. ( 100s of beds stacked and no longer in use in workers area), both said it was unacceptable and would be remedied, it wasn’t! Also contacted the hotel on their Facebook messenger service, no reply. We saw people with beds saved in 3 or 4 locations across the site , pathetic people. The main restaurant is a bit of a zoo, hectic and glaringly lit with weird glass screens separating seating areas giving the feeling that one is seated in a glass box. Cold food options very good as was outdoor bbq food but hot options often overcooked and dried out , eg freh tuna, roast beef and Turkey should have been amazing but were over cooked and inedible. The fish a la carte restaurant meal was very good and a lovely setting. Staff work very hard and service is generally good. We have enjoyed staying at Side Star Beach Hotel ( which is closed for refurb) in the past but this place was definitely not for us. If you are sensitive to second hand smoke then avoid at all costs. A little planning,by management, equal regard for non smokers ( who are by far the majority of the population but didn’t seem so here) is all it needs . We have not experienced this disregard for the majority of the population in other hotels ( we have travelled extensively ) . Designated smoking areas have been allocated then the majority of us can avoid these areas