Diamond of Bodrum Hotel

Taj Ahmed

This is not a 5-star hotel and feels very misleading compared to how it’s advertised. •Paid extra for a garden view upgrade but there was no garden view at all. •Room had no air conditioning, very poor water pressure, and the bathroom had no ventilation. •The pool area is overcrowded with no space for guests. •Food is extremely bland, desserts all taste the same – best to avoid eating here. •Valet parking is terrible and not properly managed. •Definitely not suitable for families. •Staff service is inconsistent – a few were polite, but many were very rude. The only positive about this hotel is the view.

Rima Sinkeviciute

IGNORE BAD REVIEWS! If you're not fussy and realise that you're paying decent price for holidays, this hotel is for you. Location is perfect. Center of Bodrum just in 10min walk. There are two ferry ports. One in the centre, one is just 5min walk from hotel, on the left side. You can take ferry to Greece Kos which takes 1 hour. Price 32€ each person. Hotel itself has everything you need: spa, gym, clinic, hairdresser, private beach. Rooms are small but for us it was completely fine. It does need a bit of refurbishment but it didn't bother us at all. Cleaning staff was very good. Everytime after cleaning room was spotless. Food was OK. We are not picky eaters so it wasn't a big problem for us that it was little bit boring and same all the time. It's very handy that they have a snack bar which is open from 12 to 5. There is quite good variety of food to order. Very tasty ice cream and good coffee out there. Entertainment poor but it depends what are you looking to do over your holidays. Bodrum centre is not far so there is always opportunity to go there for some action. Recommendation for a pool bar would be to play more at least English music. It was little bit annoying to listen to Turkish music all the time. Someone said in their comments that staff is very rude. That is not true at all. Everyone was polite and helpful. Everyone was smiling. Overall we liked our stay in this hotel and we think that some of the bad reviews are not right at all.

Gyulten Hyusein

The service was disappointing. We felt restricted the whole time. There was not enough space on the beach. Not enough capacity in the restaurant area outside. The inside restaurant was too hot and when we tried to eat our dessert outside they did not let us sit in the bar area and took our food away. We felt we had to rush for everything because spaces were taken up and not enough space for everyone. The lights in the room were broken and it was dark at night. We will not come back again.

Alaiyah Williams

Booked this hotel due its location and rating for my boyfriend’s birthday. We found the bar staff were always kind and polite, despite language barriers, however this is the only other plus of our stay. Starting with the room, we have a double room, which consisted of two single beds that were very unstable, pushed together. The AC had little to no impact, therefore we had try keep the key card in the door when we went out, to keep it cool. The bathroom…. Disgusting. The toilet had mould and was clearly very worn away. Very small bathroom. The shower head was broken so my boyfriend went down to ask them to change it. The bathroom was quite dangerous as the floor easily got wet, the bath was very slippery and even the bath mat didn’t stop us from slipping. Lack of sunbeds as they were either occupied all day by towels, or just broken. We booked all inclusive but found we ate out most of the time as the food was very very poor. Signage of the buffet foods also didn’t indicate allergens, so had to use google translate to communicate with workers for my allergy. Not a 5 star hotel at all!!!!! Do not book

Julia

This hotel is definitely not 5 star Although advertised as a 5 star, this hotel was more like a 3* at most. The only 5* worthy mention is the view from the hotel The air conditioning in the room was appalling, in 45 degree heat this proved to be our biggest issue. You could not sleep at night or cool down in the day, it was unbearable. We called reception to ask for a fan, but they claimed they don’t have any. Shortly after a man came and checked out the air conditioning in our room but did not alter or fix anything,said the air con would work in 30 minutes but nothing changed (even though we already had the air con on for 4 hours prior and the room remained unbearable). The room stayed extremely hot and humid the whole stay. 2nd issue we faced was the valet parking, we dropped off the car outside the hotel as instructed, dropped off the keys and got a receipt, however at one point the car was left parked on the road outside for 4 hours. We spoke to reception as we had noticed the car had not been moved, turns out the staff had lost the car keys and forgot to move the car Paid extra to upgrade our room to the garden view, as you can tell from the pictures the view was limited and the room was small and basic . Additionally the water pressure in the bathroom sink and shower was low and the water would not always be warm. My partner does not drink alcohol and when ordering a Coke he was given a vodka Coke. Mistakes with drink orders happened on multiple occasions. I understand that mistakes can be made occasionally but this added to the disappointment. No sun beds available, you had to come down for exactly 8am to collect your towel and be able to reserve a sun bed, which was nearly impossible due to limited space for guests. Food quality was not great nor the availability of different options. Approximately 6-7 main dishes available which were repetitive. Some dishes tasted like they were microwaved/reheated and very limited options for desserts and snacks. Drinks were not great either compared to any other ‘5*’ hotel, this was not 5 star quality whatsoever. Pros Amazing view from hotel (great sunsets from the terrace) and good location Majority of staff were friendly Rooms were cleaned daily (although mini fridge not replenished at all) Access to small beach area although limited sun beds available again after 8am Overall although the hotel is affordable compared to other options in bodrum, I would personally not return to this hotel and do not believe it is a 5* property. However the view was beautiful, location was close to Bodrum centre and the staff were friendly.