Arin Resort Bodrum

In short we were so impressed with the location and the potential of the hotel that we are booked in for next year. That said word of warning to anyone thinking of going end of October the facilities are restricted in that there was no a la carte restaurant the starlight cocktail bar closed early and by the end it was a case of all meals being served at the pool bar. Evening entertainment was simply a DJ playing requests. This prompted us to eat out which was not a bad thing because it took us into town where we had great fun bartering with locals and a big mention to Karmal at the target bar who is a top man. He recommended two restaurants, a local authentic Turkish restaurant a few doors down from the bar which was well worth a visit as the food and ambience was just what we'd hoped for. The other restaurant worth visiting is the Salt kitchen and bar where the food was exceptional and the location on the sea front (just up from Arin) just made it all the more special. Thank you Seamus and Idris😉 Back to the Arin and a special mention to Kitty in the animation team who got us all involved and Mustafa who arranged a boat trip for us which proved another special day.... In short highly recommended location and we're going back to see what the hotel has to offer "in season."

Great hotel, incredibly friendly, helpful staff. Very good food and facilities. We stayed the final week in October, which was the final week of the season. Staff couldn’t do enough to make us welcome and make our stay memorable. Very high quality all round…

Perfect place , especially Huseyin from restaurant and security man Birol . They were very helpful and just high quality gentleman . Highly recommend . Perfect place for couples , family trips . Very good food and they really take care about the clients . Lovely place . Ismail and Paula selamlar

From the minute we arrived to the minute we left the service was 5*. Every morning we were welcomed to breakfast with a smile and and cup of tea by Mücahit who went above and beyond and left us wanting nothing during any meal, the staff throughout the entire duration were always on hand and friendly with us and our two young children. The facilities and location mean the holiday was whatever we made it, the local town is only a short walk with the city being a short taxi ride, staying at the hotel was an easy option too with the food and drink provided being fantastic. Before we had left we were discussing our return to trip to the resort.

We have just returned from our 3rd stay at the Arin Resort, we had a nice holiday but were disappointed with some aspects in comparison to previous visits. The hotel itself is beautiful, the lobby in particular is very impressive. The pool area is lovely, the man who works tirelessly to keep it all spotlessly clean always has a smile on his face and does a brilliant job. Having the private beach and jetty is a great bonus too. We seem to have been lucky (having read other reviews) in that we have always had a large room with a sea view and big balcony. The sunset from this hotel is absolutely stunning. We would like to say a big thank you to Ozlem in guest relations for being friendly and helpful and also to Zahit who works in the Lobby and Starlight Bars, he made our little boy feel very special, always made a fuss of him with high fives and special mocktails, such a lovely guy. We have previously stayed at this hotel in May 2023 and May 2024, the food and restaurant/snack bar service was much better on these occasions. This time, end of season the service was abit hit and miss, sometimes there was a long wait for anyone to clear/set your table, sometimes our drinks orders were taken, other times we had to get our own. The food in both the snack bar and a la carte restaurant were good but in the main restaurant it was actually pretty dreadful, the last 3 nights of our stay we saw the same dishes out again, renamed and not particularly appetising. No show cooking after the first couple of nights, very limited choice and not reflective of a 5* which is a shame. Overall we had a lovely stay but sadly the food offering let it down this time. Would still thoroughly recommend this hotel but not for an end of season holiday.

Great end of season break for us. Entertainment people Kitty and Mo Mo brilliant in engaging with people and providing great fun from fishing to table tennis and lots more. Very helpful with local information and where to go in the resort. We have really enjoyed our stay thank you Arin , great staff :)