This hotel was to be my wife and my "splurge" stay on our Turkey honeymoon (most nights we stayed…read morein hostels to save money). I (we) arrived early and was (were) delighted that the receptionist had a room already ready for me (us)! But.. we get to the room and it is dirty and the balcony door is filled with broken glass (and not a sea view, as promised). Bewildered and bothered, we switched our room, but of course the receptionist was very defensive and snippy ("Well you'll just have to wait then!") ("Oh, pardon US, sir!"). The new room was just OK, but the shower head and shower door were falling apart (it was fixed two days later). The breakfast was big and bland, like at a chain hotel. The hotel includes access to a beach, which is not a bad thing. But the "beach gatekeeper" does not allow ANY food or beverages (even water) past her vigilant vigiliance (she even checks bags). So, get ready to snack before heading to the beach or else pay Oslo prices for a flippin burger. Luckily, there is a fine fast food place next to the hotel which serves tasty sandwiches and the like. Even the hotel itself does not allow outside food (or even WATER) onto their hallowed grounds. Which is just mean, since the tap water isn't quite drinkable (and you can imagine the cost of food and drink in this place!). We covertly brought in provisions, but were not harangued. Overall, not a terrible hotel, but definitely NOT "high class" and really not even worth the somewhat modest (compared to other hotels in the area) prices. We moved on to a motel in the historic part of town (Hotel Twenty) which, at half the price, was twice as enjoyable. The glossy brochures in the room at Bile were fun though, as they featured the most glorious Engrish we saw the whole trip ("Enjoy an agreeable time with your beloved!"). The only thing we loved was the hotel's web URL: www.BILE motel.com (ick!).

I've never fancied myself much of a posh guy. If i can rough it out in the woods to save a few…read morebucks I'd do it in a heartbeat. But if you've been travelling for almost 4 months roughing it out and staying in the some of the nastiest, sometimes roach ridden, hostels you can imagine to save a few bucks. You owe it yourself to treat yourself into a nice somewhat decent hotel and get your clothes laundered at the very least. The Blue Garden Hotel isn't a five star hotel by any means, not that I'd know what a five star hotel is, I've never actually been to one. But I'd say from my perspective, having been to other hotels, this place is an A+ hotel. It's got air-conditioning, clean rooms, tiny ass TV that you have to plant your face in front of just to see the show, and a very nice view of the beach. Breakfast and Dinner is included, buffet style and it's very very good. It's not the "continental" breakfast that they offer at the Best Western back home, which is a joke, no this place offers up a feast. The food is fresh to say the least - to give an example: You can have a chef make an omelette in front of you and there's fresh honey, so fresh in fact that it's just dripping out of the honey-comb hanged on a contraption to allow to drip...freakin' cool!