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Acanthus and Cennet Barut Collection
Turkey, Europe
Side
The hotel is located in the best part of Side, on a golden sandy beach, 62 km to Antalya Airport and only 1.5 km to Side, where you can visit many restaurants, bars, discos, shops and historical places. It is set in a lovely green garden covered with native trees and is only a 15-minute walk to Side. There is a promenade by the beach where guests can take nice walks or go jogging. There is also a taxi service and public shuttle bus stop close by. Guests can enjoy their restaurants open at the hotel. The main restaurant has both indoor and outdoor seating and will serve buffet-style meals, also offering three themed nights. There will be also 3 à la carte restaurants where you can taste different specialities of Italian & international cuisine and Mediterranean seafood enjoying a candlelit dinner. It will also offer various bars such as a lobby bar and a beach bar where we will serve high-quality drinks. All its 250 rooms have been designed with the needs of our guests in mind. Its contemporary modern style, perfect location, swim-up rooms, penthouse suites, à la carte restaurants, large swimming pool and spa centre make it the perfect fit for guests looking for a relaxing and unforgettable holiday hosted with traditional Barut hospitality.
Facilities
- Darts
- Tennis*
- Beauty salon*
- Spa treatments*
- Massage*
- Sauna
- Entertainment programme for adults
- Sun loungers
- Children’s swimming area
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
5.0 Excellent3,096 reviews
Excellent
91%
Very Good
5%
Average
2%
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0%
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1%
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Exceptional
We returned home yesterday (18/7) from an amazing stay. The staff can not do enough for you and the service is impeccable. The rooms are comfortable and cleaned to a high standard and food is amazing! We celebrated an anniversary during our stay and the staff went above and beyond. We only visited Safron as the buffet and Maison Plaige is amazing quality!
I don't want to waste time echoing other positive comments however I would like to talk about the sunbed situation. The pool area is fantastic however the wood gets too hot to step on and if you want to escape the high summer heat it's not the best place. You can not move your bed to get shade as the sun moves (and its ridiculously hot and strong at the moment) Yes, most sunbeds were taken by 9am (we always saw free ones though, just chose not to use them) as we spent the days on the beach. It's spacious and the beach attendents will help you. You still get drink service to the beds and despite one review, there were always free beds whenever we went and the sea breeze is very welcome. This hotel has the best beach set up along the stretch!
Whilst completely out of the hotels control, the traffic around Antalya is atrocious at the moment. I would suggest allowing 2 hours for your return home if your staying soon.
Get up very early if you want a sunbed!
Pleasant stay but not as great as previously. The hotel is nice and the grounds are beautifully kept. But Sun beds are snapped up at god knows what hour. Before 7.30am almost all beds at the pool are gone and lots at the beach too. It seems very unfair as lots of beds are empty for hours at a time. The beach is not private as advertised, people come and sit right in front of the sun beds in their own chairs every day. Guest relations are great and got us into the Safran restaurant although it was fully booked. It was excellent. We couldn’t get into the other restaurants. The bedrooms are spacious and spotless and the maids work hard. The staff are good but some male staff are not and they ignore you when they can. The food is generally good with lots of choice and breakfast is particularly good. The beach bar/restaurant is lovely. The journey from the airport to the hotel took over 2hours and was worse on the return journey. The traffic is awful and not the best start or end to a holiday. Overall a good holiday, but as others have mentioned, the sun bed issue needs to be addressed
Review by christine1075 London, United Kingdom
Amazing but......
We are currently enjoying the last day of our week's stay and, overall, this is a beautiful hotel. The layout is excellent, the grounds are immaculate, the food is outstanding with plenty of variety, and most of the staff were genuinely friendly and helpful.
The only disappointment with the facilities was the à la carte restaurants. Although they're advertised as being available for unlimited visits, we only managed to visit each of the three restaurants once during our seven-night stay because they were fully booked on the other evenings. The booking system could also be improved, especially for groups staying across multiple rooms.
The biggest issue, however, was the sunbed situation, and it's the reason we probably wouldn't return. Unless you're up before 7am, getting sunbeds together is difficult because so many are "reserved" long before they're used.
What made this particularly frustrating was repeatedly seeing a member of staff, Ali, placing towels on beds for certain guests hours before they arrived. On three consecutive days, we even saw two beds reserved for the same solo guest so she could move between sun and shade, while families struggled to find seats together. This appeared to contradict the hotel's stated policy of not allowing sunbed reservations.
It's such a shame because this is otherwise a fantastic hotel. If management could improve the restaurant booking system and ensure the sunbed policy is applied fairly to everyone, it would be an easy five-star review.
Beautiful
Honestly the most beautiful hotel. The room was beautiful, the staff were kind and friendly and so attentive. The food was incredible, everywhere you went and the drinks were delicious. I 100% would go back again, the only thing that was frustrating is that the sun loungers are taken with towels and often the people aren’t there for hours at a time. The second thing is you can hear all the entertainment in your room, which is annoying when you want to go to sleep but appreciate that that won’t annoy everyone! Thank you for a lovely stay!
Fantastic Hotel
We are having an amazing stay at Acanthus Cennet Barut Collection and couldn't recommend it highly enough. From the moment we arrived, the service has been exceptional. Every member of staff is friendly, welcoming and all genuinely go out of their way to make our holiday special. The hotel is spotless throughout, with beautiful modern rooms, stunning gardens and a fantastic pool and beach area. The food is outstanding, with an incredible choice every day and excellent à la carte restaurants. The drinks are premium quality, and the bars serve fantastic cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere. Big shout out to Eda from the entertainment team!
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