TUI BLUE Seno

This was my fourth stay in Turkey, second in Sarigerme, in early October. The weather was fantastic, with a couple of cloudy but still warm days. We went on the TUI transfer, there was one stop on the way at a family resort nearby. Check in was very quick in the early hours of the morning, was a bit disappointed not to be greeted with a juice or towel which is usual for a hotel of this standard, but not the end of the world. We were whisked to our room on a buggy and on first impressions was very pleased with it, good sized, clean and a big comfortable bed! No bath but no bother, had a big shower. I thought the room was well equipped, the storage and mirrors, fridge etc! Iron available on request. When we woke up in the morning we looked out at our view, we paid for a sea view which was a very small price extra, it was partial and a few big trees in the way, but still beautiful and worth the extra! The balcony was positioned so it was private to the others in the block. We were lucky to be just around the corner from the main pools and restaurant with a short walk up a hill. Could have been worse. I think being further away would have hindered our visit slightly, I like to be close to everything but yes there were shuttles going up and down. I think one of the best things about this hotel was the food. A really great choice and I loved the Turkish nights. Chefs were always friendly and said hello as did most staff really, no problems there. Other guests as well, mainly German and then British, created a good atmosphere around the hotel. I know a bit of German, it helped with the staff who were not so good with English. We visited the a la carte restaurant which was worth it. The food was better than the service, but it made a nice change from going to the buffet. It was quite dark when eating, a few tables had extra candles so they could see what they were actually eating! The pools were amazing with the views over the sea, beach and island opposite. Missing that view now! The drinks – in our opinion the cocktails were not worth drinking (I did like one, Seno sunset I think it was called?), but the mixers and beer was ok. The mixers were a lot better when the branded tonic from a bottle was used. Wine was ok the more you had :-). It was good that there were fridges dotted around so you could get your own water as well. The beach area was lovely, with a buffet restaurant and pool. Plenty of chairs. Yes the insects were a bit annoying, just had to try and ignore them. The water was shallow and calm so you could just paddle and cool down. It was quite funny one day, we took a walk from the Sarigerme beach all the way round back to the private beach alongside the rocks and I got ‘pinched’ by one of the blue crabs! Shout out to him. We found as advertised, the evenings quite low key but the starlight bar was quite good and kept us occupied up until midnight most evenings. The shows we watched were short but good fun. The DJ after was ok as well and got most people up dancing. I have stayed at a couple of other Sensimar resorts (I know this isn’t Sensimar now) and there was a lot more entertainment here for something that was supposed to be lower key, so was happy with that as like to go out of an evening. Tip – the app was useful for weather, submitting requests for housekeeping etc, finding out what was going on each day…Also a few good trips were offered, none of which I went on due to doing similar or the same on previous visits. We managed to get a late checkout which was great as the flight was later and we could enjoy another lovely day at the resort with access to our room. When we left we called up for our bags to be collected and began the journey home. Much bigger bus this time, which stopped once again, but somewhere else, at the very lively Holiday Village Sarigerme, bit of a blast from the past for me having stayed there many years ago. All in all a great hotel which is clean as a whistle(!), and a very relaxing stay which was well worth the price we paid. Will I have a fifth visit to Turkey - I hope so!

Absolutely loved my stay here. There are many activities throughout the day to engage with as well as places to get some peace and quiet. Can't wait to go back and enjoy the peaceful and relaxing environment.