Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort

Beautiful Hotel, Incredible Food… Just a bit soulless. This is quite a difficult hotel to review because it does so many things exceptionally well, yet somehow left us feeling a little underwhelmed. The best word I can use to describe it is soulless, we felt like outsiders in a Russian/Turkish hotel with the staff not engaging or telling us anything. Food & Drinks – 10/10 Without doubt, this is the best all-inclusive food we’ve ever had. Lunch at both the Dome Bar and the main restaurant was outstanding. You can order from the menu or use the buffet at lunch, and honestly, the buffet was just as good. The rotisserie chicken with became our daily favourite. Drinks were equally impressive. Premium branded spirits, excellent cocktails and virtually no queues at the bars. The only thing missing was poolside drinks service. Perfect for Families with Young Children If you have children under five, this hotel is fantastic. The children’s dining areas in both the Kids Club and the main restaurant are easily the best we’ve ever seen. Someone has clearly spent time thinking about how families actually use the space, and it works brilliantly. The Hotel Itself The hotel is absolutely beautiful. The gardens are immaculate, the decor is luxurious without being over the top, and everywhere is spotlessly clean. The pool area is huge and we never once struggled to get a sunbed, regardless of the time. The gym and indoor spa are genuinely among the best we’ve seen in any resort. One thing the hotel doesn’t promote enough is its extra facilities. We loved the bowling alley, table tennis, watching sport in the bar and listening to the pianist in the evenings. These little touches made a real difference. We also really appreciated the effort the hotel makes with recycling throughout the resort. The rooms are spacious and well finished, but air conditioning was terrible and did not go under 22 degrees in the room and would be very uncomfortable in the coming weeks of summer. Wi-Fi was also unreliable, especially around the swimming pool. Entertainment – A Huge Miss Unfortunately, this is the reason we probably wouldn’t return. We’ve travelled to a lot of resorts, and this was comfortably the least engaging entertainment team we’ve experienced with pretty boring evening shows that are too late for kids. Not once during our stay did anyone from the entertainment team or kids team introduce themselves, chat to us, or make any effort to involve us or our daughter. Most of the time they seemed to be walking around in pairs chatting to each other, or simply keeping out of the way. The atmosphere around the pool reflected that. There was very little energy or interaction. The Kids Club is honestly phenomenal. The investment is incredible and the facilities are world-class. If someone picked it up and placed it in the UK, parents would be queuing to book it. Sadly, the staff just didn’t bring it to life. Our daughter normally loves kids’ clubs and happily disappears for hours. Here, she rarely wanted to go. The staff were polite but distant, and there wasn’t much interaction or enthusiasm. Even the evening mini disco felt flat, repetitive and aimed at much younger children. No medal or bag for us. Only others no reason why. It felt like a huge missed opportunity because the facilities deserve so much better. Service There are plenty of staff around the hotel, but table service was inconsistent and could definitely be more attentive. Guest Mix During our stay, the majority of guests appeared to be Russian. That’s absolutely not a criticism of the guests or the hotel, but it’s worth knowing if you’re booking through Jet2 expecting a European mix. We couldn’t help wondering whether this also contributed to why we sometimes felt overlooked as an English-speaking family. Location There’s an hourly bus into Belek from directly outside the hotel which takes 5 minutes for 1.50 euro and taxis are always available if you prefer. Final Thoughts We had a lovely holiday but for us, it just lacked personality. If you’re looking for somewhere peaceful to relax with a book, enjoy amazing food and unwind in beautiful surroundings, you’ll probably love it here. If you’re looking for a lively atmosphere, entertainment staff who make your children feel special and a resort with plenty of energy, you may leave feeling slightly disappointed, but there are definitely more pluses than minuses.

This is the fifth hotel we have tried in Antalya. Whenever we go on holiday, we like to try a different hotel, but we always consider the kids club since we have a toddler. Over the past three years, we have stayed for seven nights each at Hotel Kirman Belazur Resort & Spa, Calista, Megasaray, Delphin Be Grand, and Titanic Mardan Palace. We started loving Antalya when we first visited in 2024. So, here it starts. We love how clean Cornelia is. The rooms are spacious, and we specifically chose a Side Sea View room because we preferred its orientation. We always try to book a room with two beds whenever possible: one for us and one for our child. The room is large, and we really like the bathroom layout. The nicest part of this hotel is definitely the spa. The indoor pool is large, with several jacuzzis both next to the pool and inside the spa area itself. There is even a section that feels like a Japanese garden with additional jacuzzis. The best part is that children are allowed to enjoy the facilities as well. The food is good. To be honest, there is not as much variety as in some of the other hotels we have stayed at, but what we really appreciate is that the desserts are not overly sweet (except, of course, for the traditional Turkish desserts). Despite the more limited variety, we greatly appreciated the cleanliness of the dining areas. The beach area is also very well maintained, and the number of outdoor pools is more than enough for everyone staying at the hotel. The water slides feel safe, clean, and not too extreme, which is perfect for families with young children. The kids club is amazing in terms of facilities, but there is one thing I really did not like. The staff members mostly stand around chatting while watching the children. As soon as a new child arrives, they are often directed to the soft play area, and the staff return to chatting upstairs. This was the weakest kids animation team we have encountered in any hotel so far. The mini disco was also disappointing. The dance routines were not particularly engaging, and our daughter, who normally loves to dance, suddenly said she did not want to participate anymore. The kids club manager was not very friendly either. The staff seem welcoming when parents are present, but once parents leave, they do not appear particularly attentive or engaged with the children. My husband and I were genuinely surprised by how different this kids animation team was compared to those at the other hotels we have visited. They do not even seem to have a structured activity program for the children. The beautiful kids club facilities, which are truly top-notch, compensates the low quality of staff running it. Lastly, and this is probably the biggest drawback for us, the evening shows are extremely loud. You can hear them throughout the entire hotel regardless of where your room is located. We had to put noise-cancelling headphones on our daughter so she could sleep because the noise from the evening entertainment was simply too much. I would also like to mention that most of the hotel staff were excellent. The waiters in the main restaurant were very kind, attentive, and hardworking. The housekeeping staff did a great job keeping the hotel spotless, and the lifeguards and other employees we interacted with were friendly and professional. This is one of the reasons why, despite some of the issues we experienced, we still had a very pleasant stay overall. Despite all of these complaints, I am still giving this hotel 4 out of 5 stars because we loved the cleanliness, the overall atmosphere, and how beautiful the property is. In the end, we found solutions to the issues we encountered: 1. We stopped taking our kid to the kids club. 2. We stopped attending the mini disco, which also allowed us to enjoy dinner without rushing. 3. We used headphones at night until the evening show had finished. Overall, Cornelia is a beautiful, clean, and well-maintained resort with an excellent spa and family-friendly facilities. However, improvements to the kids club staff engagement and the noise levels during evening shows would significantly enhance the guest experience.

Good entertainment team, good dart board and golf