Barut Goia

Overall this is an excellent hotel. Ideal for families as not too big but loads to do. Hotel its self is lovely, modern and very clean. Staff were all fantastic, friendly and approachable. We had an amazing holiday, would highly recommend the Barut Goia!! We stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment (1 double, 1 twin, living room, bathroom, balcony, kitchenette with fridge and coffee machine (only)) which was ideal with a 6 year old and 3 year old. The room was very clean and had plenty of storage. The fridge has complimentary drinks that will be restocked, beers, juice & water. You get beach towels in your room and can get fresh ones at the spa as frequently as you wish. There are two sides to the hotel, people calling it ‘quiet’ and ‘noisy’ , the noisy side was where the water slides are and music played all day and where the foam / pool party is on a Friday. We spent all of our time here (although our room was at the far side of the hotel!) The pools are the same on both sides and always plenty of sun loungers. The pools are graduated so was ideal with younger children. Inflatables are allowed. The water slides were brilliant, and although there are height restrictions, as long as your child can swim or with an adult it’s fine. There was usually lifeguards on duty too. Mini Club - excellent!! The staff there were amazing with the kids, they loved them. Great range of activities suitable for the age range. Special mention to Yasmin and Yami who were just fabulous! Entertainment - we really enjoyed the evening entertainment, started with the kids disco which the kids enjoyed, then a different show each night. All professional ranging from dance groups (all different genres or themed) , acrobats, magicians. Following this there is always a DJ / live band outside at the bar area. All of the Entertainment team were ‘Super’ , really friendly and approachable. They offer different activities throughout the day like darts, water polo, archery and football. Bars/ drinks - extensive cocktail and drinks menu available, can pretty much get anything you want and a lot of premium alcohol brands included. There’s a bar on either side of the hotel as well as the sunset bar which is open from 6pm and great views of the beach and sunset. All of the bar staff were friendly and great at making cocktails, even different ones from the menu! Food- main buffet restaurant was great, always a large variety to choose from and they did themed nights - Turkish, Italian, International, Asian etc. large salad and dessert bars, good choices of meat / fish etc. I loved that they had a kids buffet table, so the kids could help themselves, this was a little ‘samey’ but was fine for my fussy eaters. But kids can have whatever they want from the wider buffet. We ate at the Olea Kitchen for lunch a few days, no need to book and was great, food like; club sandwich, toastie, burger, pizza, kebabs. Was great for a restaurant lunch. We also ate there for dinner and at the Fely both À la carte, that you need to book in the morning via WhatsApp (you get the QR code when you arrive). We had no issue booking these at 9am. The pool bar does sandwiches, fruit and waffles which were a hit for us too! The beach bar has a great menu too, similar to Olea Kitchen, it was lovely for a change. The bar is 24 hour, as is the buffet where you can get a smaller selection of food in the evening. Beach was accessible by regular courtesy bus from hotel but can walk it, would take about 10-15 mins. The hotel has their own section of the beach and bar / restaurant there with loads of loungers. In the mall downstairs there is a supermarket, clothes / shoe/ souvenir shop, photographer, games room, spa, hairdressers / beauty / barbers. Supermarket was good for snacks, some people said more expensive than the shops out of the hotel but they are a good 10 min walk away. We got professional photographs done and they were excellent, can’t remember his name but he was so great with the kids so special mention to him! The hotel is ‘cash less’ so you get a charge card for supermarket, games room but the other shops, spa, photographer you pay direct either with card or cash. You settle charge card at check out. Take cash with you - Lira or Euros, for staff tips but also if you are going into Side to buy anything as they don’t really like card payment. All cash machines charge at least 10% to withdraw money and the closest one is about 10/15 min walk away. If you want to go to Side / Old Town a taxi is 10 Euro and right outside the hotel. All in all a fantastic hotel, and would highly recommend! Thank you to the lovely staff who made an enjoyable experience!

Now that we are settled back home and the holiday blues have well and truly set in, i would like to take the time to write a small review of our stay in June. We traveled for our Honeymoon, me my wife and our 2 daughters. It was also my wifes and my birthday while we stayed. After some issues with information not getting accross that we where celebrating 3 special occassiond which was quickly resolved by the fabulous guest relations. We where then treated with a breakfast selection in our room, cakes fruits and sparking wine plus cakes on our birthdays in the room and in our favorite of the al la cartes, Olea kitchen. I just want to thank you all from the 4 of us for a wonderful two weeks in your beautiful country. Speacial thanks to Ramazan who looked after us at the Q bar and Okan at the Ivy pool bar, always happy and smily and to have a little chat while making us drinks and keepiing us refreshed. To the lovely people working downstairs in the minimart, clothes shop, shoe shop, the hairdresses and the soviner shop. Always happy to help and couldnt do enough for you even if its just to have a browse and say hello. To the wonderful guys working at the Olea al la carte always a warm welcome for lunch or an evening meal, Fuat looked after us so well. Was lovely hearing about his life and learning about Turkish culture over authentic Turkish coffee. We have just booked again for May 2027 for 10 days! A big thank you to Team Barut Goia

Lovely hotel. Clean, modern, lovely room, pools, food. Our room was 2nd floor, on the ‘noisy’ side, except it’s not noisy at all. Huge room, lounge area, 2 aircon units. Plenty of storage. Fridge that’s restocked with local beer, water and fizzy drinks. There is music round the pool, but it was good. Everyone works hard to make your stay a great one. There are plenty of daily activities if you want to join in. Foam party in the pool every Friday. Never any trouble getting into the al a carte restaurants. Both very good. All the staff are amazing, hard working and friendly. But our stand out team member was Ferhat (DJ Romeo) So friendly and always up for a chat and a bit of banter. Thank you Ferhat, you are a great guy 😊

The room was very nice with all comfort you need. Also the bathroom was perfect, setup and also everything we needed. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. To all staff thanks for everything. We also want to thank especially Ozi, Aice, Angel and Romeo. They are all from entertainment and every day they take care that everyone feels relaxed and happy. So those people who have negative input , think about that you are on vacation and they always have to smile, be happy even if they have a less of a good day. That is for all the staff in the hotel. Thank you all for having a great vacation. We hope we can come back soon.

We have stayed at lots of All Inclusive hotels in the past but this hotel wins hands down for everything. The rooms the food, the selection of drinks the entertainment, pool areas quite literally all of it. Superb from start to finish. The staff from reception to dining, cleaning literally all of them are by far some of the nicest people I have ever met. The only thing I can say is that you do hear road noise but you get used to that. There is a quiet pool which mirrors the other side but there’s no music although the music wasn’t too loud around the other. Barut Goia gets full marks on all things.

We visited this hotel at the start of May, we have been back well over a month now and are still talking about it and how much we had a wonderful time! Arrived at the hotel close to midnight and were greeted by lovely reception staff who helped us get checked in as quickly as possible. He directed us to the late buffet where we just expected to get sandwiches and maybe some sweet treats but we were pleasantly surprised to see hot food, bread, salad and much more which was such a treat after travelling all day. After we ate we were shown to the room (deluxe suite) and it was nice and clean and had a modern and fresh feel to it, with a great lounge area separate to the bedroom. We had a balcony room, which was just one floor above kids club and overlooking the water slides with a limited sea view, it was an ideal location! We used all of the wonderful facilities on offer including the kids club for our 3yr old. Big shout out to all the lovely ladies that take great care of the children, Yasemin, Yagmur and Begi, thank you! Our daughter loved seeing the ladies and taking part in the activities they provided such as pizza making. We also loved the pools and water slides, fun for ALL the family and if you don’t enjoy that then you can use the pools on the quieter side of the hotel. Moving onto the food, there is a main restaurant as well as 2 à la carte restaurants which are bookable through WhatsApp. A holiday highlight for us at this hotel was being able to visit the à la carte at lunchtime without booking, it felt like a little luxury to have lunch served rather than visit the main buffet albeit that was equally just as nice you just don’t get served there. The food in general was certainly better than we expected with lots of choice - we are not shy to try new things so the variety was welcomed. Not sure who the pastry chef was but shout out to whoever was in charge of making the Baklava - it was delightful! The drinks choice was amazing, canned soft drinks, premium well made cocktails, vast spirit selection, hot drinks and much more. Bartenders got to know everyone and after a few days got to know drink preferences which I find very good customer service. Evening entertainment was okay, wouldn’t say it was the best we’ve seen in Turkey but nonetheless it was enjoyable to watch especially with the great Mr Showtime (Cihan) geeing up the audience every night with his big ENERGY and questionable hip movements it certainly got you in the mood for the show - (during the day he is a little more subdued but I don’t think that even I could keep up the lively spirits all day 😃) Although the hotel is situated on a main road it really didn’t bother us as we were here there and everywhere exploring the hotel and the beach. To access the beach you can walk or take the free shuttle bus which is every 30 minutes. The beach has a snack bar with food being available during certain times, this is cooked fresh to order and the drinks selection slightly limited but could always get what we wanted. If you’re travelling with babies/toddlers the hotel provide a great hire service and you can borrow pushchairs, high chairs, cots, monitors, toiletries, potties the list goes on! We used a pushchair which meant we didn’t need to bring one from home as well as a potty - it was so convenient! If you want to explore Side and the ruins then you can walk from the hotel takes about 20 mins but there is a taxi rank outside hotel as well as the little bus that basically will stop anywhere on main road and pick you up. Overall we had a brilliant holiday and are already planning to return in the not so distant future! Thank you Barut GOIA and all your amazing staff for a great holiday 😁

Great hotel, Staff all amazing, Little shout out to the pool dj , Dj Romeo a think his name was .

Stayed for ten nights with my husband and 4 children ages 1, 7, 10 and 13. We enjoyed our stay the bar staff and entertainment team were friendly and helpful. The food and drink was really nice couldn’t say anything bad about both. Table service in the evenings was brilliant. Spotlessly clean hotel. Entertainment could have been a bit more variety it was all dance shows followed by singer on the terrace. The music after the main act inside was good although again could have been changed up a bit. Was very disappointed that there was no events whilst there such as the foam party. Was no hotel mascot there while we were there either I’m sure my baby would have enjoyed that. Didn’t see any face painting either like previous reviews. The pram, high chair and baby bath delivered to the room was brilliant. Rooms were spacious with plenty of storage. Overall we had a brilliant holiday, entertainment being very much the same and no day time events let the hotel down. Maybe I expected more of an atmosphere.

We had a wonderful stay at this hotel and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. From the moment we arrived, the staff made us feel genuinely welcome and were always friendly, professional, and happy to help. A huge thank you to the entertainment team for making our holiday so enjoyable! Their energy, enthusiasm, and friendliness were outstanding from the very first day. They worked incredibly hard to ensure there was something for everyone, whether it was fun daytime activities, aqua gym by the pool, or fantastic evening shows. They created such a welcoming atmosphere and encouraged everyone to join in, special thanks to Anel, you were definitely an angel. It was clear how much effort and passion they put into making every guest feel included and entertained. We will surely visit again.

Overall a good hotel, we visited with family as a group of 10 and all of us enjoyed our stay. Positives: - Clean, spacious rooms - plenty of space for a family of 4. We were on the 'quiet' side and enjoyed the more relaxed vibe at this side of the hotel and had no issues at all getting sunbeds whatever the time of day for a group of us. - Food was of a great quality and especially liked the use of the ala carte restaurants and staff in the restaurants were great. You book via What's App on the day. - Kids and adults all enjoyed the pools and water slides and the foam party in the pool on Friday afternoon was fun. - Shuttle bus to the beach was regular and liked you could order lunch from a menu down at the beach. - Drinks were good quality and branded drinks in most cases. - Staff are a definite positive at this hotel, everyone we encountered was friendly and provided good service. Special shout out to the ladies we saw each morning at breakfast and then again at lunch who were happy to have a chat with us and engage with the children - made a lovely start to the day. Merve, Emine, Esra and the others who I didn't note names but you were all great. - A member of our group needed medical help whilst on holiday and the doctor and nurse who visited the hotel were very good (not that you hope to need that service whilst on holiday but good to know just in case) Areas to improve: - Daytime activities. Our son whose 9 generally loves taking part in all the activities in the day time, unfortunately we felt it a little disappointing in this area. We headed to the beach to do Boccia at 10.45 as advertised, we got there and it had just finished and the lady said it started at 10.30?? Why advertise 10.45am then. Another day turned up for beach volleyball, again no one there - when we did finally see someone said it wasn't on as the sand was too hot. Football, first day only 2 children turned up which is then difficult to play football (which isn't the hotels fault) but then another day about 10 kids were waiting at the football pitch at the allocated time and no entertainment staff showed up to run the session at all, so disappointed kids stood outside a locked football pitch. If things are not running or times are changed the app and entertainment information needs updating to let people know - had a disappointed child on a few occasions due to this. - Evening entertainment was very 'samey', a lot of dance acts, be good to vary it a bit more. Overall a good holiday, on another note I didn't realise how chaotic Antalya airport was so please factor in extra time and the traffic for the transfers!