- Turkey Holidays
- Side
- Seaden Quality Resort and Spa
This family-friendly hotel is ideally located in Side. The hotel is located directly on the beach and the city centre. A treasure trove of attractions can be found nearby. Guests will find themselves within easy access of a number of shopping, dining and entertainment venues. Antalya Airport is just 64 km away from the hotel. This wonderful beach hotel is sure to impress. The guest rooms are superbly designed, offering comfort and style in a relaxed setting. Guests can enjoy delectable dining in the restaurants, followed by a refreshing drink in the bar. The little ones will be pleased by the many facilities and services that the hotel provides.
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
Seaden
Just come back from 8 nights at Seaden Quality Resort & Spa, after changing our Tenerife holiday last minute, based on trip advisor reviews, plus watching numerous YouTube videos on the Seaden resort.
I am writing this review to make potential UK guests very aware of what’s ahead of them, should they choose to book here.
We booked through Jet2, and I’ve got to say that Jet2 need to take a very long hard look at themselves and be alot more transparent than they are about how this hotel is very German orientated, with as high as 98% being German.
For us, this hotel should not even be on Jet2’s choice list as EVERYTHING at the hotel is German 1st, so they should at least tell UK guests this as it will definitely affect your holiday in one way or another.
First and foremost, this isn’t a 5 Star hotel, but a 4 star, and the reasons below are why we feel this way.
1 - Family room - We booked a family room on level 2, and I actually emailed the hotel to ask for a quiet area before travelling after reading other reviews on here. However, it became quickly apparent that this wasn’t the case, as they put us above the lobby bar area, meaning that from around 6am onwards we could hear chairs being dragged around by the cleaners from the previous night. We could also clearly hear guests in both next door rooms talking (in German obviously) and their TV being on. This obviously wasn’t their fault, but shows how thin the walls are, which many on here have alluded too already. These 2 factors meant our sleep was interrupted every night through noise, which isn’t what you should have to put up with in a true 5 star hotel as the rooms.
2 - Food - although the food is plentiful, I wouldn’t say the quality is high quality, with the breakfasts having no UK orientated options, certainly no bacon, sausages or hash browns like most other resorts we’ve been too. Yes, plenty of fruit , but lots of cold meats, salads and food that are catered for Germans and other European guests.
For main meals, the meats, including steaks were not very good quality, and often over cooked as chewy, with the lamb also having little meat on. Again, very continental and German oriented options for both breakfast and evening meals.
We did book the International restaurant one night, which was painful experience and a waste of time, as the food was a cold as the welcome from the manager there. He did make sure the German guests were happy though, as he joked and giggled with them, whilst treating us with sheer distain, often speaking under his breath whilst serving us. He was a disgrace and shouldn’t even work in hospitality.
3 - Pool & sea area - beware, you’ve got to get up early to get a sun bed, and this shouldn’t happen at a 5 star hotel, as there aren’t enough beds for the amount of guests that are there. There is only one pool, so again, is that truly a 5 star hotel? Yes, you can go to the beach, but the water is murky due to speed boat next to the beds area, which means you can’t see the jagged rocks and fall over, so we only went once.
4 - Staff - although we did meet and engage with some very helpful and decent employees, most customer facing employees are quite cold, and it is VERY apparent that they prefer German guests as they will ignore you, and then speak to you in German as many have limited English. The swim up bar attracts groups of Germans, so the bar staff there cater for them before anyone else. It often felt like they were doing us a favour by serving us.
Tips - It seems pretty clear that German guests tip the staff quite regularly from the moment they arrive, and that is the staff culture now, hence the German guests receiving a better service. Again, this should never be the case with hospitality in a 5 star hotel. We did tip when we felt like we received a good service, but not for the sake of getting their attention, but as I say, this is now the expectation of most of the customer facing staff. There was a couple of bar men in the lobby bar and restaurant that were very pleasant, even pro English, but it should NOT be this way!
Football on TV - Man City were playing Crystal Palace on the Friday night we were there, the same time Bayern were on, so guess which match both TV’s had on in the lobby bar…. Yep!
See above about the manager in the International restaurant, a disgrace
5 - WIFI - absolutely shocking, both in the room and around the pool area. Not even a 2 star service as dropped off from the bedroom to the toilet.
6 - Entertainment team - in the day, it is massively German oriented, including language spoken and the terrible banging music they play (like apres ski resort in Austria), and I love all types of music, including dance and trance, so I’m by no mean a prude. The night time entertainment was better, but again German first in everything….
7 - Lifts - although there are 6 lifts, they’re all in one place which became so annoying as you’d end up going up and down to floors you’d hadn’t requested. We ended up using the stairs, which aren’t clearly sign posted (more like a tradesman’s entrance), as we were only floor 2, but ground floor to the lobby area on floor 3 was annoying.
So there’s our review, absolutely gutted that we switched our holiday and Jet2 don’t make you aware of this hotel being so German. This SHOULD not be the case in 2026!
We have just returned from 9 nights at this hotel. We stayed here two years ago and have to say the manager has listened to concerns we had about the staff ignoring the English and only speaking in German as it is mainly a German hotel. We love this hotel we aim to go back next year. The food is good à la carte restaurants not so good poor service in the international one so that could do with improvements. Hotel is clean and love the fact you cannot reserve sunbed before 8.30 so no sunbed war. Nighttime entertainment is amazing especially the Michael Jackson show and the drifters. This is the best hotel we have stayed in Turkey and will return again next year.
Easily the best all inclusive I’ve ever stayed in, this is my third time here. It’s is located only an hour from the airport and 10 minutes from some local shops. The staff are friendly and always happy to help you. The evening entertainment is always fantastic. The amount of effort put into events like Oktoberfest. The rooms are stunning and a great size , cleaned well each day and fridge stocked with all you need. If you don’t enjoy the entertainment I’d get a room closer to the front rather than the beach. The beach it right by the hotel and has plenty of bed. There are no lounger wars at this hotel. The swim up bar is fantastic the staff come around on rollerblades to give you whatever you need. The water activities like volley ball and water aerobics are done at the end of the pool closest to the beach. They are not too disruptive and not on all dayAmazing value for money.
This is a lovely hotel, with exceptional detail paid to cleanliness. All areas of the hotel are covered by what seems an army of people constantly cleaning and maintaining, and the bonus is they do so in a friendly good natured way so it’s never intrusive. The clientele during our stay was mainly German, but they were respectful and happy to greet and acknowledge the few British people and gave the whole place a nice civilised and non rowdy atmosphere . The choice if food in the buffet dining area was incredible and of the very highest quality , not helpful to the waistline though !!. Overall this hotel is highly recommended for adults and couples with young children , however those with children 7 and upwards might find the lack of play /water park facilities an issue
We will definitely return. I looked at the reviews before I went and was ambivalent as to what to expect, however I needn't have worried. My experience at this hotel was amazing. Yes, we were the only two British guests with the majority of guests being German, but everyone was so polite and respectful, so this didn't bother us at all.
From arriving at the hotel the staff were so welcoming, offering drinks, taking care of luggage, and showing us to our room which was ready despite it being early morning. The rooms were big, and everything we would expect from a 5 star hotel. The only glitch was when we opened the balcony doors we looked upon a demolished hotel but to be fair we don't normally sit out on the balcony so it wasn't an issue for us. This room was so quiet which we really enjoyed. Our maid Ashey was a bonus for us, she was a star and so helpful. We loved her flower arrangements on our beds each day.
Cleanliness in this hotel is taken seriously, everywhere is spotless. The food in the restaurant is outstanding, we didn't use the a la carte restaurant's as the main buffet restaurant did a number of themed nights which were really delicious.
The day and evening entertainment was enjoyable. Good acts at night, foam party and games during the day were delightful. Hats off to the animation team especially Ayykut, Esta and Gamze who all took time each day to come and talk with us. My only negative is about Cilli who we found rude and disrespectful, it was clear she chooses the guests she wishes to speak with and ignored us completely.
Our waiter during the day was Server who was absolutely fantastic on his roller skates, always checking if we were ok for drinks. We wish him well on his call up to National Service.
We could not find fault with this hotel and will return and definitely recommend.
