Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay Bodrum

I truly love this hotel and its staff. The location is unbeatable and offers one of the best swimming experiences you can find. Even when the hotel is fully booked, it never feels crowded because the property is so spacious and guests naturally spread out. I also appreciate the thoughtful beach options, including a quiet beach, a family-friendly area, and even a pet beach (yes, you heard me right).|A special thank you to Ms. Umay, the reservation manager at Kempinski Bodrum, for making my stay seamless once again. This is my second year working with her and I continue to be impressed by her professionalism, attention to detail, and the genuine care she puts into every arrangement. She made everything so easy and stress-free. Truly outstanding service. Thank you!

Kempinski Barbaros Bay is truly one of the best hotels in the Kempinski chain. Rooms: Absolutely superb – clean, beautifully decorated, and with unforgettable balconies overlooking breathtaking views. Breakfast: A true traditional Turkish breakfast, rich in variety and flavor. Staff: Exceptionally friendly and always ready to help, ensuring you feel well taken care of at all times. Pool: Simply incredible – large, uniquely designed, and with a stunning view you have to see for yourself. Beach: Above all, the beach is the real highlight. The sea is crystal clear, and the excellent service makes your holiday truly unforgettable. Restaurants: The dining experience is top-notch. Be sure to try the Italian restaurant and Villa Rossa – both are outstanding. I repeat: this is an excellent hotel that you absolutely must experience!

We have been coming to this hotel almost every year during the last 19 years, with the exception of Covid period. Our children were grown up here and almost every corner, we have very pleasant memories. If you go back, you will read my many 5 star reviews about this hotel. However, this summer has been a major disappointment. The hotel still has an excellent view and one of the best beaches in Bodrum. The property is outdated and under invested. However, our major disappointment was at the Olives Restaurant which is the main dining hall for breakfast and dinner. Air conditioning is not working well in the closed area and open area is too warm in the morning. One morning, I discovered that all plates at the breakfast buffet were wet straight from the dish washer. When I warned them they started wiping with a fabric towel. During dinner, meals were unacceptable for a 5 star hotel. You can get better meals at a school cafeteria. I appreciate they may not make decent Risotto but I cannot accept how they cannot cook proper lentil soup in this restaurant. The funny part is they start collecting the menus before you make your choices. When you ask why they are rushing, they say they don’t have enough menus for the other guests as if we are not the guests. In fact, that is true, not only they don’t have enough menus but some of the menus are from last year with wrong price. I feel very sorry for the young staff members who were brought into this place without sufficient training. They carry all the burden and try to defend and justify the current circumstances. There is an excellent game room with 2 pro size pool tables and a table tennis and also a small auditorium with a projector. However, the area has never been supervised and most of the time used by 4 - 5 year olds without their parents’ supervision. We were not able to play any game because of the noise. Not only the children were creating noise but also have been fighting each other with cue sticks and ruining the very expensive pool tables. To summarise, we would not come back to this hotel again. Not only our money and holiday have been wasted, but also our memories during the last 19 years have been ruined.

My daughter and I traveled to Turkey and our stop at Bodrum couldn’t have been better. The staff was just incredible. My daughter and I felt like royalty and were treated like one! From concierge to receptionist to the crew who cleaned our rooms to the staff who drove us around - we thank you for an unbelievable experience. Hotel is immaculate and will go out of their way to make you feel like family. Food was amazing and so was the experience. Definitely coming back next year with the entire family ! If I can give more than 5 stars- I would

I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the exceptional experience I had at Kempinski Hotel Bodrum. Everything about the hotel exceeded my expectations — from the breathtaking location to the elegant design and outstanding service. From the moment I arrived, I was welcomed with warmth and professionalism. The hotel offers stunning views of the Bodrum bay, and every corner is thoughtfully designed to balance luxury and comfort. The rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed, and the overall atmosphere is both relaxing and refined. A special thanks to the whole team members and to Mr. Mevlut, the hotel manager, whose leadership and personal attention truly elevated the experience. His presence was graceful and reassuring, and his dedication to ensuring every guest’s satisfaction was remarkable. He embodies the highest standards of hospitality and professionalism. What truly impressed me was the level of care, even at checkout. I had an early morning flight at 6 a.m., and the staff made sure I didn’t leave without breakfast — they thoughtfully prepared a beautiful and delicious lunch box just for me. It’s small gestures like these that make a lasting impression. I wholeheartedly recommend this hotel to anyone seeking a serene, luxurious escape with exceptional service and genuine care.

The food quality and service do not meet the standards expected of Kempinski or justify the price charged. While the staff are warm-hearted, they would benefit from further training. On a positive note, the hotel’s ambiance is truly outstanding. But the property itself, though charming, shows signs of age.

Overpriced for what it is Edit: After this review, the hotel management took time to meet with me, listen carefully, and told me about upcoming renovations and service changes that address many of the points I raised. I got the feeling they genuinely cared to improve my experience and listen to my feedback to improve things. They also made a generous gesture of goodwill during my stay to put things right, which I appreciate. Thank you. Original (unedited) review TLDR; PROs: very friendly staff, great pool area, chilled vibe CONs: lack of variety in food options, no entertainment. Premium price tag without 5star feeling. Overpriced We had a nice week here in Bodrum. Staff is very friendly we liked the pool and pool area If this was a 4 star hotel and 30-40% cheaper than it is my review would end here and I would not have many complaints. However as we spend more than the average annual salary in Türkiye here on accommodation and food over 6 nights I feel either the price was too high or the quality was too low for that sort of money. - Our room was an upgrade to a ‘Grand Deluxe King room’. Great Ocean view and a balcony and nothing wrong with it but for 580 GBP per night it was small and not as luxurious as title and price made me expect. - There are 3 restaurants that serve dinner, there is one more that is open for lunch. If you eat lunch and dinner here you quickly exhaust the small menu especially if you have some dietary restrictions (one of us was Vegetarian) a 2 course dinner with a glass of wine can easily set you back 200 EUR (2 adults and a kid eating from the reasonably priced kids menu). I’d be happy to pay that if the food was spectacular but it only lived up to that price tag once maybe. You are better off (price and quality wise) to get a taxi into Bodrum (30 min , 15 GBP or less one way) and pick a good restaurant there. 30-50% of the cost including the price for the taxi. - There’s a Spa, gym a great pool and a water sport centre at the beach. Outside that I don’t think the hotel offers any other activities, there’s no evening entertainment. We organised things ourselves but again I’m used to having more options here in a hotel of this price category. - There’s a bunch of small things which I wouldn’t normally mention in a review but in the past when I stayed at resorts of the category the Kempinski aspires to, I would have mentioned half a dozen of small things that surprised me positively whereas here there was none of that and instead there were tiny nuisances like they ran out of spoons on the breakfast buffet (which again is good but falls short for 5 star) on every other day, when I ordered a coffee I needed to call the waiter again to ask for sugar, they brought chocolates for bedtime but it was 2 even though we were 3, some parts of the facilities seem slightly dated, there were showers in the spa not working, one restaurant was closed permanently. A sanitary item from the hotel shop has a ca. 6x markup which feels unnecessary for that sort of think (charge silly prices for jewellery or clothing if people want to spend money but not for that sort of thing)… none of that spoiled our stay but it doesn’t give you the premium feel to match the premium price tag. More often I was somewhat disappointed rather than wowed and I would not book here again.

A gerogeous landscape, beautiful, clean seas & pools, nice art touch yet again a complete operational mess. If you are in to daily sports routine dont bother, equipment broken, lack of PTs, dark humid rooms. Oh and if you are left locked in the toilet cabin be sure that you apologise. Becasue apparently it is sth that you have preffered! 30 minutes locked in a cabin, no technical crew, no health crew whatsoever, a waiter with a knife telling you help is on the way. Dirty common toilets, lacking air conditioning in general areas under 35 degrees of Bodrum sun, poor buggy service on a vast vast land. Yet again gerogoues sea and pools. I wish that things get better.

We stayed here on vacation as a family. Arrived late at night after a flight from Istanbul. Here are a bunch of random observations from the family: Wonky wifi. Doesn't even work. Pay upfront. Good shuttle service from airport. Staff English not great. Coffee maker flooded. Weirdly empty hotel. Sunscreen outrageous at 400 TL. Breakfast and lunch included. Beautiful views. Pool deck not well attended. Weather awesome. Great babysitting service, they take great care of kids in the playroom which is onsite. Dwight by the seaside with gorgeous water and views. Food solid.

My family and I arrived to this hotel this afternoon and we couldn't be more disappointed, this hotel is overrated and is definitely not a 5 stars. We arrived at 7pm, our first impression was that the hotel is charmless we had a reservation of 3 rooms for 4 nights, at the check-in we were asked to pay the full amount of money for the whole stay, I have never been to a 5* hotel where the customer has to pay in advance, normally they require a credit card as a guarantee, and we pay the full amount at the check-out, but in this case no, we were asked to pay everything in advance, I felt like the customer isn't trusted in this hotel!!. We were so disappointed that we decided to leave the hotel, but we couldn't since the reservation for one of the three rooms was not refundable. We got our rooms, they are small and I have never seen such an uncomfortable bed!!! Then we decided to have diner at the restaurant " la Luce ", I asked at the reception where the restaurant is located, and I was told that the restaurant is full and we shouldn't go there, I decided to go despite of that, and surprise, the restaurant was half empty ( I don't know why they lied). On our way to the restaurant, the corridors were all dirty as you can see on the pictures, and on top of that we found a big and dirty BICYCLE in the middle of this so called " 5 stars " hotel ( as shown in the picture), also the walls are all dirty. Long story short, this hotel doesn't deserve to be a 5 stars hotel, I hope in the future the prices will match the quality.

When you pull up it doesn't look like a 5-star hotel. When your in the lobby it looks kind of nice but when you get to the rooms they are very tiny and uncomfortable with shitty furniture. They didn't refund us for the nights we had cancelled when they said they would. It is also 25 minutes by car to bodrum and a bit of a treacherous walk down to the beach. Worst experience in all of Turkey DONT COME HERE!!!!

I am staying at this hotel in Bodrum, Turkey. Just checked in and everything about this "5-Star" resort has fallen short so far. We had an emergency and I needed to stay in Antalya one extra night. We notified the hotel three days before hand to see if they would be flexible and refund us some of our money. They told us that since I booked through a travel agency that they could not do that according to the international contract their corporate office holds with agencies. That if I was to book it through their website or directly to the hotel there be more flexibility. I conveyed that message to my agent. She called the hotel and the manager, Soner, denied saying that to me. That is extremely unprofessional. Their front desk has been not very accommodating. We have stayed at many five star resorts and this is not a five-star resort. I cannot believe that you can get away falsely advertising that this property is five star. Maybe someone from corporate office should come here and see this property first hand to see how ill kept it is. The steps going down are wood planks that are rotted through and discolored. I almost fell going down the stairs. There are weeds everywhere along the pathways. The grass is not cut. Landscaping is not maintained at all. There are chips and cracks in every wall. The rooms are small and smell. The beds are extremely uncomfortable. They had us in one room and our children all the way in the other end of the hotel. That is not acceptable. And they have yet to give us any refund and claim that they cannot because it is your corporate policy even under emergency circumstances. I've never had that kind of an experience staying at a Ritz Carlton or four seasons before. I would love the opportunity to talk to someone from your corporate office in more depth. I have taken many pictures and I'm more than happy to share them with you. I will be sharing them in a review online. The agency we work with on this trip has sent many people to your resort. I made sure to send them all the pictures so they can see firsthand what this resort looks like now because it looks nothing like what is on the website. Horrible!!! Cannot believe a large hotel company such as yours, falsely advertises the way you do with this resort. It is a rip off.

It does not seem like a five star hotel , when the spa won't put on air conditioning (trying to save money ) or the rooms which also do not have great a/c or many of the public spaces . The food is mostly good. The staff has basic English , but not above that . The breakfast does not have soy or almond milk. Which is a joke consider how many people no longer drink milk. Also no stevia or Splenda anywhere in the hotel