Just home from a lovely ten days at Hotel Riverside. This was our first time at this hotel, having always stayed before on the other side of Dalyan. The hotel’s position is superb, with its own riverside frontage where you can watch the turtles whilst having breakfast. The staff cannot be more helpful. Only thing that marred our ten days was the noise until gone 12.30 am from a group of seven guests socialising very loudly on one room terrace opposite. Any child sleeping nearby would have been unlikely to stay asleep for long. Maybe a management notice in room regarding noise at night, or a physical presence, might be helpful. All the rooms are in a joined up row with the same opposite, so you are basically on top of other residents. So, if you want a quiet peaceful stay, ask for a room well away from the bar and pool area, which can also be noisy late at night. Breakfasts were quite good for Turkey, but for the first seven days there was no fruit juice or even water on offer and not until the last few days did some diluted orange juice appear. Pizzas in the evening were excellent! Rooms do have a kettle and a fridge, which was a good bonus, which isn’t always the case in Turkey. Refurbished rooms have a nice shower room and better wardrobe than the older rooms. Other than the noise at night, the hotel is brilliant and in the best position in Dalyan . Maybe we were just unlucky with the days we were there but we would simply know to ask for a quiet room next time.
