- Turkey Holidays
- Beldibi
- Nirvana Mediterranean Excellence
This all-inclusive hotel is located in Kemer with the Toros Mountains as a backdrop, its sits on a private beach that includes 3 private jetties. The hotel is close to many interesting places like the Beldibi Beach Park and Dino Park as well as the Nomad Theme Park and the Kemer Marina. It is just 29 km from the city of Antalya, and 42 km from Antalya Airport. There is a total of 14 swimming pools with toboggans and plenty of sunbeds. Apart from swimming and sun bathing, there are plenty of other activities to enjoy like sailing and parasailing, guests can enjoy a more relaxing time in the hotel's spa. The hotel offers numerous eating options, including local and international food as well as a pool bar, beach house, cake shop and cafeteria. There is free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and all the luxurious rooms have a safe, satellite TV, robes and free toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments and facials. After dipping into one of the 4 outdoor swimming pools, you can spend some time at the private beach. Additional features at this property include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services and an arcade/games room.
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
Family of 4 (2 adults, 1 teen, 1 11 year old) Lagoon Family Suite We stayed here for 10 nights. Naz from guest relations greeted us at check in, explained everything and set my phone up with the PA WhatsApp service. That evening we sent our first 7 days a la cart bookings over. The hotel then reply to confirm availability and bookings. Some dates may alter but all restaurants were booked. Our bedroom was a great set up. 1 front door then the room split left and right to additional front doors, with a bathroom, bedroom and balcony each. Breakfast in Samsara main restaurant was your typical buffet. Lots of bread, pastries, eggs, pancakes, fruit, meats, salad etc. Very easy to get sunbeds around the main pool and towels from the towel station. Lovely waiter wearing a Manchester United cap. Always friendly and attentive. Really good quality. Ask for a brand if that's what you would prefer, its on the menu and on display. Snack bars were best we've had. Noodle/Satay bar - grilled prawn skewers but ask and they do also do chicken and beef as well as noodles. Mexican - tacos or burrito chicken, beef or prawn as well as churros. Fried chicken very tasty. Gozleme - delicious always with the friendliest lady. Shawarma - really tasty and lovely man. Ice cream counter. Magnum style ice cream statok where the lady dips the ice cream into white or milk chocolate then a choice of sprinkles. Sea Club - husband and son ate here and said it was some of the best fish they'd had. You go up to choose your fish for cooking. Nice sea view as well. Myhn - Turkish - lovely tapas style with so many difference dips and dishes to try. Myhn also doubles up as the Aqua snack bar near the slides during the day. This is a sit down table service lunch if you don't want a takeaway style lunch. The jacket potato was really tasty. Welldone - steak house - super tasty. Choice of steaks served with 3 different sauces and broccoli, chips, asparagus. The pear creme brulee was very tasty. Gusto - Italians - you can see pasta being made fresh. Nice touch. We ordered a hot starter, main and a pasta and portions aren't massive. Arrincini, pasta, beef medallions and a dessert. Sounds a lot but a good amount. Blue Sky and Ginger sushi - we doned here altogether. 2 had sushi and 2 ate from the Blue Sky menu due to an allergy. Staff very accommodating. Lamb and beef dishes very nice. Nice view on the rooftop setting. Welldone - is also day time table service - we had burgers and steak ciabatta. Really tasty and cooked on the grill with that smokey flavour. Fellini - 24hour a la carte near reception and lobby bar. Good menu selection, salads, pizza, pasta, beef, chicken. Not busy at all and a great touch if you don't want to eat in the main buffet. Patisserie - handmade chocolates, delicate cakes, biscuits, ice creams, hot drinks. Lobby also has a Lavazzo coffee area. A Starbucks is outside of the main. Buffet as well as a Nespresso hut near the volleyball area. Corn on the cob is served on a wheeled trolley near the pier around 4pm daily. 2nd pier bar staff are great. Fantastic memories and remember your drink order day after day. We went to the pier around 4pm daily. 1.5km permiter walk around the site. It's nice to see other accommodating, all of which have smaller pool areas and pool bars. The fact the main pool is salt water is not an issue at all. Our lagoon pool bar was always quiet and drink quality was really good. We received a WhatsApp offering us the Cosmos boat trip. This was a small additional cost, less than external trips. The hotel provided transport to Nirvana Dolce Vita. We had a smaller boat take us onto the Cosmos, a large catamaran and our hotel all inclusive was part of this trip. We were picked up at 8am and returned around 3.30pm. Brunch, drinks, lunch and 1.5hrs time to jump off the boat and swim in the sea. Evening entertainment was OK. We had had better bur also had a lot worse. There are shows in the amphitheatre at 9.30pm then additional shows follow in the open air entertainment area. Kids club 'Crispy Kids' - my youngest son enjoyed 3pm volleyball each day and my husband and older son enjoyed air rifle and darts each day. Theres no pressure to join in. Scheduled activities are announced on the PA system around the main pool. There are a small number shops outside of the hotel and turn right. The whole place is beautiful and so scenic. I would definitely return.
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We had an excellent stay at Nirvana Mediterranean Excellence in Kemer, Antalya. The service was outstanding from the moment we arrived. The staff was always attentive, friendly, and willing to help with any request.
The food was of very high quality, with a great variety of choices throughout the day. Having a 24-hour à la carte restaurant available was a huge advantage and made our stay even more comfortable.
We were traveling with a small baby, and every request we had was fulfilled quickly and professionally. The team truly made us feel welcome and cared for.
A beautiful resort with excellent hospitality, great dining options, and outstanding customer service. Highly recommended for families and couples alike. We look forward to coming back.
The hotel territory is stunningly beautiful and well designed. I woke up at 6 for a morning run, as the hotel has the running race (~1.5 km). The food in the main restaurant is really tasty and various, each can find anything for their taste. The barmen know their work, cocktails have exceeded our expectations. Our daughter loves mini disco. Kids club arranges different acrivities for children (handcraft, face painting).
Surely, there are also somw disasvantagea, like harsh sand at the beach, the rocky coast, the food in some al carte restaurant is not really good.
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We had an absolutely amazing stay at Nirvana Mediterranean Excellence in Beldibi, Kemer, and I can genuinely say this is probably the first hotel I’ve stayed at where I have almost nothing negative to say. We had such a fantastic experience and would definitely come back. This is our 7th time and Turkey and this hotel was the best we’ve been!
The whole resort is beautiful, exceptionally clean and very spacious. One thing we particularly loved is how spread out everything is. Even when the hotel is busy, you never really feel like there are huge numbers of people around you. There is plenty of space to relax, the surroundings and gardens are gorgeous, and the whole resort has a very luxurious but relaxed Mediterranean feel.
The food was phenomenal
The food deserves a special mention because the quality and freshness were some of the best I have experienced in a Turkish hotel.
There was an incredible amount of choice at breakfast, lunch and dinner, but what impressed me most was how fresh everything was. Breakfast in particular was phenomenal. As somebody who loves fresh fruit in the morning, I was genuinely impressed to see such a selection – fresh strawberries, kiwi, dragon fruit and so many other options every day.
Lunch and dinner were equally impressive, with a huge variety of fresh dishes rather than simply having lots of repetitive options.
The burger place was also amazing and became another favourite during our stay.
Gusto À La Carte
We also tried Gusto, one of the à la carte restaurants, and overall it was a really lovely experience with excellent food.
My only suggestion would be for the staff to explain the ordering concept a little more clearly. We were encouraged to order one of everything, which resulted in an enormous amount of food! 😂 I think it would be helpful to advise guests that, for example, they could choose between pizza and pasta – or even order one to share – because the portions and overall amount of food are very generous.
The only dish we personally didn’t enjoy was the salmon tartare, which was far too salty for our taste. Everything else, however, was really good.
Relaxed atmosphere & facilities
Another thing we actually appreciated was that there wasn’t excessive entertainment happening throughout the day. There were activities available, including dancing, air rifle and paddleboarding, but overall the atmosphere remained very chilled and relaxing.
If you are looking for constant organised activities every hour, this might be something to consider. For us, however, it actually added to the experience because the hotel feels much more relaxing and luxurious rather than overly busy.
The aquapark was fantastic as well and there are so many different areas and facilities around the resort that you can easily spend the whole holiday exploring and enjoying the hotel.
Wonderful staff
The staff were excellent throughout the majority of our stay. From the beginning of our holiday until around 11 September, virtually everybody we interacted with spoke very good English, smiled, was welcoming and was always happy to help. This included restaurant staff, cleaners and the wider hotel team. If we needed directions or weren’t sure where something was, somebody was always willing to show us.
We did notice what appeared to be some kind of staff changeover around 11 September. From that point, some of the newer staff seemed to have slightly less English than those working earlier in our stay. This wasn’t a major issue at all – we could still communicate – but it was noticeable compared with the exceptionally high standard we had experienced beforehand.
Overall, though, the service was warm, friendly and professional.
A special thank you to the Pier Bar 🍸
I also really want to give a special mention to the gentleman working at the Pier Bar on the evening of 10 September, when the music was playing. Unfortunately, I didn’t get his name, which is such a shame, but he was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt.
He made us the most wonderful cocktails – genuinely some of the best drinks we had during our stay. You could tell he really knew what he was doing, and it was one of those small touches that made an already fantastic evening even better.
Hopefully the hotel can recognise who was working that evening from this description because he absolutely deserves the recognition. Thank you so much for the amazing cocktails and wonderful service! 🍸❤️
I also want to give a very special thank you to the PA and the manager Selcan. We didn’t experience any significant issues during our stay, but naturally, during any holiday, small situations or questions can occasionally arise where you need a little assistance. Whenever we needed help, they were incredibly kind, understanding and helpful and genuinely made us feel that they wanted to make sure we were happy and enjoying our stay.
A hotel we will absolutely return to ❤️
Overall, Nirvana Mediterranean Excellence exceeded our expectations. The cleanliness, beautiful surroundings, spacious layout, incredible fresh food, facilities, aquapark, restaurants and relaxed atmosphere made this one of the best hotel experiences we have had.
It’s quite rare for me to leave a hotel feeling that there really wasn’t anything significant I disliked, but that’s genuinely how I feel about this place.
There are always tiny things that any hotel could improve, but they are exactly that – tiny things. They didn’t take away from our holiday whatsoever.
We had the most amazing time, and this is absolutely one of those hotels we will be coming back to.
Thank you to everyone at Nirvana Mediterranean Excellence for such a memorable holiday. ❤️
Highly recommended – 5/5.
Great all round, good was very geared towards Russian guests and gets a bit repetitive. Could do with some more activities around the pool area. Entertainment was brilliant, staff all very helpful.
