Upon arrival the Sah Hotel seems very peaceful and picturesque within the confines of it's walls.
It is a small hotel with only 12 rooms and centres around a reasonable sized pool which is well maintained.

My wife & I were looking for a quiet, peaceful reatreat as we are expecting our first baby, I would like to point out at this point we are by no means boring & lifeless but the week of our holiday was far from from peaceful and realxing ( which is what we were advised by Sovereign we would be getting)

As you can read from other reviews the hotel is very close to many restaurants and bars on the beach front of which you can hear music well into the early hours. Our irritaion was compounded by the fact our room (No:4) was directly above an internet cafe which happens to be open 24 hours a day. The continual thud of bass lines continued to reverberate up in to the room at all hours. Despite alerting the porter, hotel management and the sovereign Rep this peristsed all week.

The rooms are very sparce in decor and what I would consider basic, they are well kept and clean. The bed matress was extremely hard so if you have a back probelm this is great news, however my wife is 5 months pregnant and this caused us sleeping difficulties.

Upon the sea front you are continually hounded by the numerous bars & restaurants to use thier facilities which grates after a while. It was not particauarly exspensive but most of the restuarants sell the same boring old things, Burgers, pizzas, etc.....

To sum up our experince is one of disapointment. We paid £1600 for a weeks holiday through an exclusive travel agent for what we thought would be peaceful & relaxing, we just wished we had spent it going else where. Bitez is not quiet and secluded, it is literally on the door step of Bodrum ( where night clubs & bars are every other outlet). If you are looking for a relaaxing quiet holiday I would not recommend Hotel Sah OR Bitez!

When we arrived in Bitez we were disappointed as it was not the undiscovered town that many reviews led us to believe. The hotel is set behind a long row of restaurants and bars which are on the edge of the beach. These are open day and night with staff constantly perstering you to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner there and anytime inbetween to drink there or use their beach beds.

The beach is set in a pretty bay but is covered in beach beds which do ruin the unspoilt view somewhat and are placed very closely to one another. (sardines spring to mind)

Along the beach are some lovely bars and restaurants but many are expensive to eat at and those who like to drink anything other than beer are caught out with shorts and mixers costing on average £6-8. We found that eating down the side streets more reasonable and better for trying proper Turkish cuisine.

Aside all this the Sah Hotel is like a little oasis to escape to when in need of some peace. The hotel is small and is set around a lovely pool and well kept grounds. It is very clean and modern. All the staff are extremely friendly and eager to please. Our room was a delux double which was large and had a lovely bathroom. Initially i was disappointed as the decor was nothing as special as the rooms advertised (no white four poster bed) however, it was fresh and adequate.

Breakfast in the morning is set on their lovely patio which over looks the pool. It consists of a continental style;cheese, ham, salad, bread and cereal. This comes with a choice of tea or coffee, no juice or water. After a week this did become a bit dull.

One downside of the hotel being so close to the beach, restaurants and bars meant that it was noisy with loud music being played all night (literally) especially from the Sah Bar, which is not a part of the hotel just shares the name. We kept the air con on all night and had to use ear plugs to get any sleep. This had not been mentioned before on other reviews so not sure if its a new bar or whether it was because our room was the closest (no 6).

Along the beach are lots of places to book day trips and excursions (another source of constant pestering) which are very reasonable, unfortunately many involve 3-4 hour transfer time just to get there and are very long days.

On the whole this was a lovely hotel and we enjoyed our stay but felt very disappointed with Bitez as a holiday destination. We had been to Turkey previously and wanted to explore more but will not being going back to this particular town.

Stayed here last summer and had the best holiday ever. It was a small paradise in a bustling town but you never knew you were in that bustling town. Everything was perfect from the service, room, staff etc could not fault it. In fact we are looking stay again this year and explore the area a lot more. The only thing I would point out is that the Sovereign representative charges 3 or 4 times as much for the excursions which you can get for less than £10 a head including food just by walking down the road on the beach and booking yourself. We learnt this on the first night and booked everything else ourselves and saved a packet! The lady who owns the hotel was extremely lovely and went out of her way to make sure our stay was delightful. Well done to her and her staff. FANTASTIC try it you really wont regret it.

Fiona

The hotel is in a great position for the beach.
Though it's an effort to leave the beautiful surroundings of the pool area.
We stayed in a deluxe room - finished to a very high standard and
it was huge.
I can not praise the staff highly enough - nothing was too much trouble, and they always had a smile.
I have already booked again for next year - I very rarely go back to the same place twice - but I had such a fab time I booked to go back as soon as I got home.