Bodrum is the noisiest, brightest and “party” among the Turkish Mediterranean resorts. It is the capital of entertainment and nightlife nationwide. Here you can find a record number of bars, restaurants, nightclubs and discos per square kilometer. Bodrum is a peninsula with rugged coasts. It consists of fourteen bays along the coastline of which there are resort villages. For example, Gumbet with numerous hotels of various categories, among which the most popular are three-star hotel complexes, such as Peda Hotels Gumbet Holiday Beach 3 *, as well as tourist clubs.
The city of the same name with the peninsula is located in its very center. This resort is unlikely to suit lovers of a quiet and measured beach holiday, for example, people of retirement age. Noisy and cheerful youth from many countries of Western Europe, for example, from France, Scandinavia, Great Britain, and more recently from the Russian Federation, come here yearning for entertainment and adventure. However, there are no lovers to save on vacation here, since Bodrum is also relatively expensive compared to other Turkish resorts. Vacationers here are quite wealthy tourists who are ready to spend money and relax in full. In addition, it attracts fans of windsurfing and other water activities.
Gumbet - the best of the resorts on the peninsula
This village is located at a distance of 3 kilometers from Bodrum Beach. Here it is both calm (comparatively) and life is in full swing. Nature is unusually picturesque and beautiful. In addition, the airport is at a fairly close distance. Therefore, this place is popular with tourists from Western Europe, and even Russian capitals. It is in this village that the aforementioned Peda Hotels Gumbet Holiday Beach hotel is located. The beach season here lasts from early May to late October. As in all of Bodrum, the nightlife here is very active. There is a great many round-the-clock entertainment for every taste. Young tourists who come here on vacation are primarily attracted by this particular feature of the resort, and not by the Bodrum Otelleri network, which, of course, is at a fairly high level and is able to satisfy the needs of the most demanding tourists.
How to get there
The nearest airport to Bodrum is Milas. It is located 45 km from the city. But to Dalaman must go as much as 185 kilometers. There is also Bodrum Airport, which is 60 km away. Tourists who travel to one of the Gumbet hotels, for example, all the same Peda Hotels Gumbet Holiday Beach 3, when making a tour can pay for the transfer and no longer think about how to get from the airport to the resort.
Gumbet Hotels
The resort has a huge number of hotels of various categories. On the first line are mainly hotels that operate on a system that is quite popular in the resort of Bodrum, “all inclusive”. These beachfront hotels require animation, theme nights and more. This is exactly what the three-star Peda Hotels Gumbet Holiday Beach 3 Standard hotel belongs to. Bodrum, as well as the surrounding villages, have one feature. The deeper the hotel is located inside the peninsula, the more it looks like standard European ones. In addition, prices are much lower than those located directly on the coast. In addition, in European-style hotels there is practically no animation program, and the tourists who live in them find entertainment for themselves, they don’t need “cultural massagers” at all.
Peda Hotels Gumbet Holiday Beach: general description
This hotel was built at the end of the 20th century, namely in 1998. Initially, it bore a different name - Litera Gumbet Beach Resort. After the entire hotel complex was reconstructed in 2011, he switched to the Peda Hotels chain of hotels and began to be called as it is now. Its territory is quite large, is 12,000 square meters. The hotel complex consists of 29 three-story buildings surrounded by greenery of the park and garden. It is located on the first coastline and has its own beach, equipped with all necessary equipment. The hotel offers beautiful views of Gumbet Bay. For diving enthusiasts, paid diving lessons are arranged.
Number of rooms
As already noted, the hotel consists of almost three dozen small three-story buildings. The total number of rooms in the complex is 204. There is no wide variety of room categories in the hotel. There are only double living rooms with one double or two single beds or triple rooms with one double and one single (for children) or three single beds. The cost of living in this hotel is from 2000 rubles per day.
Description of rooms
Most of the rooms have balconies or terraces overlooking the sea or the park area with lush flowering vegetation. All rooms are equipped with individual air conditioning, satellite TV and Internet. There is a safe and mini fridge (for a fee), heating system. For those who want to make tea or coffee with their own hands, there are kits designed for this. Of course, the rooms have a private bathroom with shower, toiletries, towels and a hairdryer.
Room Service
All rooms are serviced around the clock, but at an additional cost. Three times a week, maids change clothes, but towels are changed almost every day, at the request of guests. The same goes for cleaning the premises. Of course, this is written in advertising materials, but in fact, if you read the reviews of former guests, you can see that most of them are dissatisfied with the cleanliness of the hotel’s interior, which indicates the dishonesty and dishonesty of the staff.
Nutrition
As already noted, the Peda Hotels Gumbet Holiday Beach 3 * hotel, like most of those located on the first line, serves its guests on an all-inclusive basis. This also attracts tourists from Russia. Every day 3-4 times a buffet is served in the central restaurant of the hotel with a huge assortment of various hot, cold dishes, snacks and drinks, as well as desserts. Among the dishes there are dishes of both local and international cuisines. In addition to the main restaurant, the complex has a poolside bar, an inside bar, a snack bar, a lobby, etc.
Infrastructure
On the territory of the hotel complex Gumbet Holiday Beach 3 * well-developed infrastructure. There are several shops, boutiques, souvenir stalls and even a shopping center. There is also parking, luggage storage, currency exchange, laundry, outdoor pool with relaxation area and a solarium with sun loungers and parasols. If desired, you can also use a mattress. The hotel has a hammam (Turkish bath) and a Finnish sauna, massage room and SPA center, where you can take an excellent course of preventive and wellness treatments. For those who are not indifferent to their appearance, even while relaxing, there is a beauty salon.
Entertainment
Both in the afternoon and in the evenings, a fun animation program is held here. However, many of the vacationers report in their reviews that the scenario of the entertainment program is always the same, moreover, it is rarely adapted for Russian tourists and very annoying. In the evenings, you can listen to live music. Fans of dancing can have a great time at a disco, and it makes no sense to go to Bodrum for a lot of positive emotions. As for fans of outdoor activities, for them at the Bodrum Holiday Hotel there is a gym and a fitness center with aerobics classes. There are also darts, billiards, table tennis and a volleyball court.
Services for children
For kids near the large pool there is a small paddling pool. There is also a wonderful playground with swings and slides, a mini club, and a special high chair for convenient sitting at the dining table. If necessary, you can invite a nanny.
Beach
As already mentioned, the Bodrum Holiday Hotel has its own beach, which is located only 100 meters from the hotel’s gate (across the road). Sun loungers, umbrellas, mattresses and towels are free of charge for hotel guests. But for water activities: skiing, windsurfing, diving, catamaran, banana, parachute and more - you will need to pay.
Reviews
Everyone who reads reviews of tourists about a particular hotel should understand that some of them are subjective opinions. But if these comments are found often, in many, then this is alarming. As for this particular hotel, here the biggest discontent of the former guests is caused by uncleanliness of the staff, which leads to the contaminated state of the entire hotel. In addition, it is not customary here at the end or beginning of the beach season to upgrade the design and interior.