Grand Ring Hotel

Went on a solo relaxing holiday to Grand Ring Hotel and overall it was pretty good. I am from the UK.

Pros - Nice smart hotel but as others have said not a 5*, maybe in Turkey but have been to nicer hotels. Rooms were modern and always clean, beds and bathrooms were good and spacious, the staff are nice and friendly, always polite. The pools and beach were always kept really clean and tidy, same with the loungers, they were all nice and weren't broken, with good padded liners. Spa is phenomenal and well worth visiting and if you can get a good deal is a must. Massages and scrubs were brilliant, the Thai masseuses are very good at what they do. I am quite a tense physical person so I felt so relaxed when I had my massages.
Private beach was wonderful, with lifeguards, so I never felt I couldn't leave my things unattended and didn't have any issues with anyone touching my things when I went swimming/to the loo or to get food & drinks. Do need beach/sea shoes though as beach and sea are very stony. Did like that there was a shop in the hotel which was handy. Food was ok, although lots of it and never really went without but definitely not as good as I've had. Good salection of cocktails although small glasses so had to get 2 at a time to avoid getting up and down constantly. Only serviced at the bar by the pool though which was annoying, didn't serve them at the one by the sea.

Cons - Really loud evening entertainment, I am quite a quiet night person so didn't attend the entertainment, it's just not for me, but goodness me I could hear it. Super loud, til 10.30/11pm so no getting to sleep before that. As I said above, food was ok, quite focused on their eastern European visitors opposed to anyone else so a little disappointed there wasn't more turkey style foods or Italian etc but what they did have was flavourful though which was good but if you did want another style you have to pay extra for the A'LA Carte restaurant. Very busy even when out of 'kids' season, still a lot of them which was annoying as someone not wanting to hear other peoples children crying and screaming. English people very much the minority, personally didn't mind but few who spoken english (or even acknowledged you)

Overall I personally wouldn't come back this style hotel of purely just cause it was louder than I'd have preferred but that is purely my preference. If you're a family you'd likely love this hotel and would really enjoy it. It's big and spacious with different pools and areas for groups to find what suits them.

I did enjoy my stay and I am grateful to the Grand Ring Hotel.

Grand Ring Hotel, Beldibi – in our experience, definitely not a 5-star resort

During our stay in Turkey, my husband and I had an experience that we had never encountered before. This was our fourth time visiting Turkey, but based on our experience, this hotel did not meet the standards we would expect from a five-star resort.

Already on our first night, we complained about the mattress. It was badly worn out and had a huge depression in the middle, which made sleeping very uncomfortable. The double bed was also only approximately 160 cm wide. I am very slim and my husband is of average build, yet we still had difficulty sleeping comfortably in such a narrow bed. This was the first time we had encountered such a narrow double bed in a hotel in Turkey.

Another problem was the position of the air conditioning unit. Throughout the night, cold air was blowing directly onto our faces or necks. The following day, we therefore asked to change rooms. However, the staff refused, telling us that all rooms in the hotel were arranged in such a way that the air conditioning blows towards the bed during sleep. The only thing they did to help us was replace the badly worn mattress with a newer one.

However, the worst part of our stay came on the fourth day.

I developed very severe bloody diarrhea and started vomiting green fluid. I had diarrhea approximately 20 times during the night. In the morning, I went to an emergency department in Kemer, where I was given an IV infusion and prescribed antibiotics, probiotics, and medication for cramps and vomiting.

Unfortunately, my condition did not improve. During the following day, I again had approximately 20 episodes of bloody diarrhea. That evening, I contacted the hotel doctor. He told us that my condition could no longer be managed at the hotel and that I needed to go to hospital. He arranged an ambulance to a private hospital in Antalya.

I was hospitalized from 8 September to 11 September 2026. Medical examinations confirmed that I had salmonellosis as well as amoebic dysentery. During my hospitalization, I received IV treatment and medication, including two antibiotics.

While in hospital, I met several Slovak, Czech and Polish tourists who were also hospitalized there. When I asked why there were apparently very few Turkish patients, I was told that Turkish citizens generally use public hospitals because they are less expensive for them.

During our hospitalization, representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Health came to speak with us and asked us to complete detailed questionnaires. They asked what we had eaten and drunk at the hotel, whether we had used ice in our drinks, whether we had used the swimming pool or spa facilities, and about other aspects of our stay. From the number of completed questionnaires I saw, it appeared that similar information was being collected from a considerable number of hospitalized guests.

From our perspective, food consumed at the hotel is one possible source of the infection, and we particularly suspect the scrambled eggs we ate for breakfast around 6–7 September 2026. However, I cannot state as a fact that this particular food was the source of the infection.

I was discharged from hospital on 11 September and returned to the hotel, where I had to spend approximately another two and a half days until our flight home. I had to follow a strict diet and was unable to use the swimming pool, spa or other hotel facilities. I was also advised not to spend time in the sun.

For me, this was therefore definitely not a holiday, but an extremely unpleasant and physically and emotionally exhausting experience.

Unfortunately, I did not fully recover after returning home. After completing the antibiotic treatment, I was still weakened and became ill again shortly after returning. More than a week after coming home, I still do not feel well and need to seek medical attention.

We have submitted a formal complaint to our travel agency in Slovakia and are currently waiting for their response regarding possible compensation. I have also informed the relevant Turkish authorities about our experience.

Based on our experience, I cannot recommend this hotel at this time. In our opinion, the room standards, the way our complaints were handled, and, above all, the overall experience during our stay were far below what we would expect from a five-star resort.