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Reviews of Hotel Gulec

3 out of 5
Hotel Gulec
Uckuyular Caddesi No:22, Bodrum, Mugla

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 152 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 152 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Richard, Surbiton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right in the shopping area and only a few hundred yards from the harbour, we found the hotel comfortable and very good value for money, the staff were very pleasant although they couldn’t speak, much English but this didn’t detract from our stay. Nice room, clean sheets etc ,aircon, outside nice garden where we breakfasted. Parking tricky but not impossible.

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good communication from the owner and a warm welcome on arrival. Clean and spacious room for 4. An oasis of quiet and calm in a busy tourist resort. Close to the castle and good restaurants and bars.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from E Gulec on 10 Aug 2022
thank you Karen. We are glad to meet you.

2/10 Terrible

Yeliz

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You are not allowed to speak in the green garden so totally useless. Moody staff are warning you even you are speaking low. If you are going to out and come in late it is problem because whole hotel is locked in the night and you have to call owner or staff to unlock the hotel door.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Response from E Gulec on 5 Jul 2022
Our guest told us whether she could work with her laptop until 1 a m in our garden every night. We said "OK , it is our pleasure. Why not, we had treated numerous it professionals , digital nomads , journalists who partly worked while staying at our hotel. On the third day in the afternoon , a family, who are our guests as well; directly told her to talk online in a low voice as they felt could not stand her long lasting loud video conference. After arguing with them, she yelled " is here an hotel or a church ? " Our staff actually tried to calm down both sides as it should be. They behaved absolutely polite and fully neutral. Nevertheless, we got pleased to be of her help and our connection was pretty good enough to get her work done , though. After finishing her work about 1 a.m , she went outside after midnight As it is the beginning of the season already everybody had come back and we already closed the hotel 's gate before she returned. She were calling our mobile phone number , we were basically coming down to open the door for her. Why , for god's sake, would that be wrong ? Doesn't it mean that we do care for our guests locking the door for the security early season ? She should have asked herself whether she were always right. All in all , we gotta say we have never had such a weird problem for 30 years .

8/10 Good

umar

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
it was excellent during my stayed at gulac the staff
it was excellent during my stayed in gulac hotels the staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Ethem on 28 Oct 2021
Nice to meet you. Wish you all the best

10/10 Excellent

Ece

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tavsiye ediyorum
Otelin konumu çok merkezi, sahile yakın. Odalar temiz ve kullanışlı. Otel çalışanları güler yüzlü, yardımsever ve kibar. Kahvaltı ve servisleri kusursuz. Gönül rahatlığla kalabilirsiniz.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Kemal Gulec on 27 Aug 2021
Teşekkür ederiz, sizi tanıdığımıza memnun olduk. Bir dahaki sefere mutlaka bekleriz.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Çok rahat bir konaklama oldu kendimi evimde hiissettirdiler Personel ve sahipleri
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from E Gulec on 13 Jul 2021
Teşekkür ederiz

8/10 Good

Ugur, Canakkale

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Localization is so good bed is comfortable room is ok
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly local
Made us welcome. Great location and local colour. Comfort enough for travellers who want a quiet spot after all day exploring.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Ethem Gulec on 7 Aug 2019
Many thanks for your review. We wish to see you again for the next time.

10/10 Excellent

S&T, Bodrum

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly staff. Overall experience pleasant but they could do with changing the shower curtains as it was too small and having a shower meant the whole bathroom being wet and slippery.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Ethem Gulec on 8 Jul 2019
As our district is third degree historical protected area in Bodrum, the municipality didn’t allow us to build bigger rooms . Given that we comprehended and gained awareness of protecting the hotel’s vast tangerine garden today. We change the curtains every year. Thank you for your feedback. We always say please tell us any problems you have with the room during your stay. Not everybody complains about mentioned things about the bathrooms. We wish you let us know the issue and so we could even change your room.

10/10 Excellent

Ege

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cok tatli insanlarin calistigi sevimli ve lokasyonu mukemmel bir otel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Ethem on 7 Jun 2019
Tesekkur ediyoruz; Yine bekleriz.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Kemal on 15 May 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

fadia

Very good clean calme near center and beach
v good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from E.Gulec on 8 Sept 2018
Many thanks. We hope to see you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Anastasia

Central and nice
Nice. Cute garden.Very central. Easy to find. Turkish breakfast plate. Comfortable staying. Can stay again if come to Bodrum in future
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from E.Gulec on 23 Aug 2018
Thank you for preferring our hotel. We hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Leyb, Israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location excellent service
I would strongly recommend this place if you are looking for a simple, no-frills place. It is small, cozy, very clean and strategically located smack in the center of the partying area and yet very quiet and secluded. The inner garden is great for breakfasts or romantic drink with your half. excellent value for the price. But the best feature of this place, the gem and pearl is the staff of this place. They literally treat you like a part of their family, they do everything to accommodate your every whim.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from E.Gulec on 30 Jul 2018
Thank you very much. We sincerely hope to see you again in Bodrum.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cosy nice place for short term accommodation. Nice garden and friendly crew. However, in my room there was no fridge.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from M E G on 6 Jul 2018
Thank you .

8/10 Good

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff and good location
Very friendly and helpful staff/family owner
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Ethem on 21 Jun 2018
Thank you. We hope to see you again in Bodrum.

10/10 Excellent

EILEEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Kemal on 16 Jun 2018
many thanks. We hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff, great location and very comfortable. The garden is a real plus and wonderful place to have breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Boaz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Boaz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice hotel in a good location
nice place and good breakfast. away from main roads. only issue was mine room was near the breakfast area so and a walkway inside the hotel so you hear a lot of movement or talking in the morning.
Response from Gulec on 8 May 2017
Thank you for your constructive review. We will certainly pay attention to your noise complaint. We wish to see you again.

8/10 Good

junko k.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
ralax
it's just walking distance from bodrum bus station, location, garden, stuff also nice. especially garden! i really love it. i felt relatives house. nice to stay. i want to stay again.

4/10 Poor

S, US

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location. Room comfort 0
The location is good and there is parking. The guy working at the reception (not family member) pretends not to understand anything - he is lazy and does not even volunteer to help with luggage or in any way. The bathroom is tiny - barely any place to shower. The AC was not cooling - upon inspection the filter was so dirty. but even after we cleaned the filter the AC was not working at all. Garden area which looks so nice in the pictures is overgrown and unkempt. Breakfast was minimum. The man who owns the hotel seemed like a nice and friendly person.

8/10 Good

James, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Basic but comfortable & clean, friendly & helpful.
Family who run hotel are very friendly, and helped me when I lost my wallet. Within a day of biblical flooding which submerged the garden, they had it cleared and were serving breakfast out there as if nothing had happened. The room was a little basic but clean. The bed was comfortable. The hotel is 5 mins walk from Bodrum bus station and the same from the sea front.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Central location with garden
We stayed for a couple of nights in Bodrum. The hotel was not fancy but was fine. The garden was lovely. Easy walk to port etc.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rude staff
The staff (including the owner) were very rude. When you are travelling and away from home the last people you want to deal with are rude, unfriendly persons especially when you need the hotel as a place of rest. No help was offered with luggage which is completely unconventional.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All great
Very beautiful hotel, staff very friendly and great location for walking.

8/10 Good

Etienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

vicki, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Small, family-run hotel
A small, family-run hotel in a quiet, centrally located street. The room was basic, but clean and comfortable, but the bathroom was a little small. The garden was peaceful and relaxing and the staff were friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Weston super stud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fantastic staff food and a very plush bed
When we first arrived we were thrilled with the location.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
one night only
Bare bones hotel but the family were very nice and we had every thing we needed for a sort stay. Homemade breakfast in beautiful garden.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Poor service at the front desk.
The man at the desk was very abrupt, unfriendly and unhelpful. When we asked for a restaurant recommendation, he hauled out a stack of cards from a restaurant that was clearly for tourists. When we checked out the restaurant, it served spaghetti and pizza....not exactly the Turkish experience we were hoping for (and that we had specifically asked him for). Unlike other experiences in Turkey, we did not feel welcomed at this hotel.

8/10 Good

Sally, Houston, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
On a quiet side street
The proprietor met us with a glass of cool water and quickly settled us into our room even though we arrived well before check in. He suggested ways to enjoy Bodrum and recommended restaurants in the area. He and his staff were very gracious.

8/10 Good

Sally, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent host Great stay
We were an early arrival, but our host met our cab, served us iced water and quickly got us into our room. The room and bath are basic, but met all of our needs. Clean comfortable bedding and towels and a comfortable bed made our stay lovely. The host made suggestions about how to spend our time, recommended restaurants in the area and arranged a visit to a hamman. Breakfast everyday was on a delightful outdoor patio and was more than enough to start our day.

10/10 Excellent

Rima, Lebanon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel, friendly staff
It was a very nice stay with very friendly staff, very helpful. It is managed by a family. Good value for the money. Veryyyy nice little garden!! Thank you hotel Gulec for the pleasant environment.

10/10 Excellent

University Prof, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet spot in busy Bodrum
The name of this hotel means always smiling, which describes perfectly our experience and the excellent treatment by the owners.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a hotel that was not thoughtful
We bought the bus tickets 3 days prior to our arrival, but we had never known that almost all the bus tickets had been sold out except the tickets with a bad departure time. We had no choice, and at last, we arrived at the hotel at 5:30am. Hotel Gulec got annoyed about it and doubted why we knew little about the popularity of Bodrum in summer. They couldn't understand a tourist's situations or feelings. From then on, they didn't offer any good service to us. What was worse was that they made our friend wait long outside the reception counter without informing us of his arrival. Besides, our 4-bed room was extremely small. We even had no space for walking, not to say for opening our luggage. Their garden and breakfast were fine. Hotel Gulec can be good for those who will arrive at a normal time and who need a single or double room. It's really bad for people like us who need a 4-bed room and can only arrive very early. On the same day, 2 of our traveling friends stayed at another hotel nearby. Their hotel allowed them to check in immediately and offered them easy breakfast and water for free. Hotel Gulec was the only hotel that we were not satisfied with during our 24- day trip in Turkey. Their cleaning ladies were nice, but the managers were not.

10/10 Excellent

Emma, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely garden
Good hotel. Lots of help with destinations and parking - always there to answer questions.Good breakfast and room cleaning. Bathroom was quite pokey. Close to everything - very convenient location and reasonable price. Very easy to book and were ready for us.

8/10 Good

Tamanians, Australian couple

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value!
Centrally located - short walk from bus station, shopping area and eateries close-by yet hotel far enough way from centre to be quiet in the evenings. Good basic hotel, very clean and helpful staff, very nice breakfast in garden setting. Would not hesitate to stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Valerie, Massachusetts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely helpful owner/staff
The owner/manager took a great deal of effort to help us find the best restaurant (which was amazing - feet in the sand, castle overlooking beach in distance, fabulous food) and to help us navigate the buses to Ephesus. He gave us his phone number and card and told us to call him if we had any problems during our stay in the rest of Turkey, or if we needed translation (since we only spoke English). Lovely outside garden for breakfast, just 2-3 blocks from beach. Would come back here in a minute!

8/10 Good

Carole, York, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great little hotel
We needed a place to dump our bags and somewhere to get showered before catching a late night flight back to UK. This is amazing value. It's a great location near the town centre and once you walk through the front door your are in a little peaceful oasis. Wished we could have stayed the night.

8/10 Good

Dmeade, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
We stayed here with our two children. Great location, beautiful garden, good breakfast and the staff were very helpful.

8/10 Good

Mat, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cute and Clean
Nice people, friendly, room is basic but no problems, nice courtyard in a good location :-)

8/10 Good

Will, Auistralia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
happy couple
the staff at the hotel Gulec were friendly and helpful. We liked the garden courtyard where breakfast was served. Quiet and green, it is an oasis of coolness perfect for breakfast.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An upscale hostel
The staff are very friendly and helpful. The hotel is located down a small side street, about a 10 minute walk from the castle in Bodrum. The rooms offer basic comfort and amenities. The hotel has a nice outdoor patio where breakfast and tea are served.

4/10 Poor

Taras, Boston

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Next trip, will check out other places
My stay in a single room with two friends was fine, but I may keep looking on a next trip. Location was great and staff were fine. But: Wireless internet was very weak and spotty (FYI, wireless signal strength doesn't depend on the city's internet wiring!), and even mobile internet signals were weak (Vodafone is bad, Turkcell not much better). We suggested they cycle the router but they just blamed it on the city's wiring or something. The room was quite tight (but granted, there were three of us). This was the only place in Turkey with no breakfast buffet, and a rather meager set breakfast plate. They don't give shampoo (!!!) and suggest you buy it locally. No beach towels (unlike other places in Turkey) and they suggest you buy one for 10 lira. There were just two electric outlets in the room, so maybe bring a powerstrip if you have one. The pile of used towels we left in the morning wasn't picked up when the room was cleaned, but we could get more. The shelf in the bathroom was downward slanted and couldn't really hold anything, which is very inconvenient given the overall tight space. The standing shower is sort of designed to get the toilet wet to fit in the space, just don't leave your phone charging in the bathroom as you shower! IMO there are probably places to stay that do better on the amentiies. I mean no shampoo? Really? Staff were nice.

10/10 Excellent

laurachops, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
amazing value and great location
If you are looking for great value in Bodrum I can't imagine a better place. Our room was a good size, clean and most importantly had very good air conditioning. The location is a 5 minute walk from the beach and main road of restaurants, clubs, bars and shops in Bodrum yet was very quiet. Breakfast was traditional Turkish food and consited of bread, a boiled egg, cheese, tomoatoes, cucumber, olives and jam. You also had a choice of drinks (tea, coffee, juice etc). It was served outside in the delightful garden featuring olive , lime and lemon trees. The staff were very helpful and msde some great recommendations for restaurants and beaches to visit on the Bodrum peninsular. We were two friends sharing a room and our beds were two singles pushed together but with separate covers and were big enough that it felt like twin beds. The shower was also good. I really have no complaints about this lovely family-run hotel!

8/10 Good

Zeke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Relaxıng comfortable and affordable
I spent 5 nıghts at the hotel ın beautıful but usually expensıve Bodrum. The staff and management were superb and ıts settıng relaxıng and attractıve. An ıncredıble value-I hıghly recommend ıt.

8/10 Good

BJayem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A little Gem!
My partner and I stayed here for two nights. What a little gem of a place. It seems family owned and operated. The place is very "cute" and mediterranean. we were impressed with the size of the room. breakfast was traditional and simple. It s about 10 mins walk from Bodrum bus station and 5 minutes to the main beach. enjoy!

10/10 Excellent

tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The BEST place to stay if you want to see Pamakkul
This was one of my favorite parts of my trip to Turkey. The family that runs the hotel took us in like we were family. Being three girls traveling alone, it was wonderful to feel safe and taken Care of