We went to this hotel last year and liked it so much that we went back again. The welcome we received was wonderful and the staff were genuine.
The pool and bar are very good, because everyone mixes in and socialises, particularly the kids.
The restaurant is very good and the staff are excellent.
Our favourites were: Bayram, Hassan, Stu, Gogol, Kesh and Abdul.
Specail mention must be made of Turgut (Toogood) whose smile is a mile wide.

We booked the Aya apart hotel through Direct Holidays, when told i was not so keen on Turkey as a whole, but after being there i have to change my mind it was by far one of the greatest places i have visited. The weather was excellent, the food was great & the staff at the Arya are wonderful & treated our 10yr old daughter like there own & in particular Bayram & Abdull. Hasan was also a legend & for what these guys get paid its simply not enough. The apartment was very basic but did the job that we all want & that would be a place to eat & sleep. There are many wonderful places in Turkey with some wonderful sights in Gumbet with the market a must for bargains (please note that the heat there is rather unbearable at times) i would go back to Turkey & the Arya tomorrow if i could.

I got a great bargain package deal to this hotel/apt and prepared myself for the worse as I thought the price is just too good to be true... however I was plesantly surprised the cleaniness standard was excellent & room was a decent size. Sheets and towels, toilet paper bin (cant flush paper in turkey in case its your first visit) changed almost every day and only a couple of times it was left till the next day. Bathroom was very clean and looked newly tiled and had good sized shower. The only problem with the room was there was a filthy old toilet that had been stashed in the balcony and was left there for the first week of our holiday which meant it wasnt an inviting place to sit first thing in the morning or at all really. They did eventually did remove it. This didnt bother us too much but the staff attitude did.

They probably didnt like the fact that we are the type that only sleep and wash in the room and spend all day and night out of the hotel and dont sit around the pool all day buying drinks and food at their bar. It being our first time in turkey there was so much to do, white water rafting, jet skies, trips to other resorts, water sports and going into Bodrum. As we did exurcusions and trips sumtimes we missed bfast in the hotel and think they resented this, they seemed to notice every time and did comment on it.

Then if you do eat bfast in hotel the onsite massage/turkish bath person tries to talk you into having a turkish bath with his hard sell. (we didnt use the on site T bath so cant comment on that as we got a free one in a different location when we purchased an excursion) The receptionist also gave us a hard time for eating out and not drinking enough in the bar he even tried to guilt us into it in quite a menacing tone. He was generally very pass remarkable which sum people may find friendly (i think this is what he was going for but didnt always pull it off!!)

This is only reason why I gave it 4 instead of 5 outa 5. I wouldnt let this put you off tho I just ignored it or made light of it and on the whole it became a running joke for us as to what would happen next.

It seems to be the turkish way to hussle people to come in to restuarants, shops etc and I was fine with that it can even be good crack but not in your hotel when you are trying to chill out after a long day.

I hope my experiece with the staff does not put anyone off this hotel as I really was happy with it and would recomended it, I just want to give an honest review. I would go back to the Ayra the staff were only a minor annoyance it is in a good location in Gumbet very near the beach and all the shops and bars.

Gumbet is a lot of fun and Bodrum is a very short mini bus trip away and worth visiting for very good restaurants and more up market shopping. Turkish people are very friendly and welcoming in Gumbet and everywhere else we visited in Turkey. I would def holiday here again.

Was a bit sceptical about late deal we got for Gumbet but overall it was worth the money. Arya hotel was a bit basic but food was nice despite dirty tablecloths which never got changed. Local beer was around 1.20 a pint. Pool area was kept spotless and there were enough sunbeds to go around. Hotels which looked better class include the magnifique hotel along the seafront which had 4 poster sunbeds and was spotless.The resort itself has something for everyone with Bar street suitable for the clubbing mob and along the seafront for a more saner type of holidaymaker. Chinatown on the Strip was brilliant to eat in and food was delicious although just a bit more expensive than elsewhere.Highlight of the trip was the boat trip around the 5 bays. we booked it from Tweety travel right on the beach for a tenner while the rep tried to take 22 quid from us. we met Captain Jack who made the day very special with his patter. A tasty meal was served and a bar was available. I would go back but to another hotel. Area was beautiful.