Julian Club

Great hotel. Very clean and tidy staff always helpful. Will defo return in the future.

We stayed at the Julian Club hotel for 10 days from 2nd September 2026. There was a problem checking in which was blamed on the tour operator for not passing on the information. As a result, we were kept waiting for 5 hours until aa room was ready. On initial inspection the hotel seemed fine. The room was a good size and was clean and tidy, but to have internet in your room it would cost you another £50, to hire the safe it was another £40 and to keep your room for a few hours longer after the midday checkout it would be a further £100. The food we had was good and there seemed to be a good choice. Unfortunately, first impressions can be quite deceptive. The food at each mealtime was in the main exactly the same. With some planning though, you were able to vary your meals. The bigger problem seemed to be finding a table to eat at. We were fortunate that it did not rain while we were there so we could also use the outside tables which had large umbrellas for cover but you could be sitting next to a group of smokers. It quickly became obvious that the hotel was trying to pack in as many people as possible with no thought to their comfort or well-being. So, it was towels at dawn and queuing in wait for the food places to open. There was also a problem at the bars, where there was only ever one person serving no matter how long the queue got. Yet there could be two or three staff just collecting glasses / beakers. There were three pools which were all fairly close together so there was no escape from noise or music being belted out by the main pool, you could not even understand what they were saying over the heavily bass biased speakers. I feel that these situations together with the all-inclusive alcohol were a big contributary factor to the arguing ang fighting that we were witness to. In general, the staff were hard working and pleasant but there were some notable exceptions, one on reception a couple behind the bar and more in the restaurant. I must give a special mention for Derya who worked tirelessly both behind the bar and also collecting and washing the glasses. She even found time to bring drinks to you and always with a smile. Coincidentally our room cleaner was also called Derya and she kept our room clean and tidy and was also very glad to help. If you want somewhere lively but rough and ready with ok food and ok drinks and ok rooms then this is for you, but I find it hard to believe it has a four-star rating and would certainly not return.

Our experience was a really pleasant hotel and the staff were very friendly and helpful.