After reading mixed TA reviews about the Pine Beach Club, we were not sure what to expect. However, we were very pleased with all aspects of the all inclusive holiday. The food was varied each day and there were a wide choice of options and flexibility of availability. The quality of the food was very good. The rooms were located in a tranquil garden/woodland and were comfortable & clean but relatively basic. The room air conditioning was not efficient and in the high Summer would be a major issue. The main pool was one of the best I have come across, set in landscaped gardens. The staff were friendly, efficient and polite. There were plenty of daytime activities for kiddies and adults and the animation team laid on a show each evening but catering for the mainly Russian and German clientele was not to British tastes, being largely unsophisticated, multi translated and noisy, with a few notable exceptions-eg The Gala Night and Oktoberfest-German style beer festival

General ambience was excellent with smart looking bars, restaurants, spa and gym and recreational areas.

We loved our stay at the Maritim Pine Beach.We stayed in both the resort and the club and they are both as good as each other.
The reason that we moved from resort to club was in order to get a double bed. If you are booking this and want a double bed (or french bed as the Turks call it) then you must specify this . Thomas cook did not manage to get us a double bed and if I have any criticism it would be of Thomas Cook and the rep.
The hotel was full and after two nights the fabulous hotel staff managed to sort this out for us.
The facilities are fab with the water slides and other pools.
The front pools are a wee bit noisy with music, but the Botanic pool offers a great alternative and it too has it's own bar.
The Botanic area seemed popular with the laid back brits like us.

Before going we read the trip advisor reviews and I thought that people were being a bit critical in terms of the Russian guests.
However after two weeks of them barging to the front of queues and them being rude to staff, I had had enough of them, but we did nt let them spoil it for us.

We thought the hotel entertainment was poor although we only watched the "shows" (beauty contests.... hi-de-hi style) on three nights out of fourteen.

The restuarnt food was very good and it was always fresh and well presented with many choices. If you like fish then you will not be dissapointed, if not then there are plenty of alternatives.

The cleanliness of the hotel was first class. The gardens are immaculate and beautifully kept.

We returned from holiday feeling that we had had real value for money.
Might try another region of Turkey next time we go but all in all fabulous and it would be wrong not to recomend it.

Myself and my husband and 8 yr old boy stayed at the Maritim Pine Beach Resort (and not Club) for 2 wks. The weather was absolutely incredibly hot (bout 40 c) but was not too hot you were uncomfortable. The hotel has so much to offer facilitiy wise. There is a gym, health spa, tennis courts, aqua park which is great for the kids (and adults too), entertainment every hour or so in the day time for the adults and a kids club who provide entertainment for children also. I am shocked to see that some of the reviews don't rate the evening entertainment. I thought that in comparison to most hotels I have been too that this has been by far the best. The animation team were great and the compare spoke broken english but was able to understand him. The endless amounts of cakes and nibbles in the afternoon meant that there did not seem to be a spare moment in the day when there were no food available.
The bar staff did their best to understand and speak english, and so did the waiters.
Overall I would say that this has probably been one of the best if not the best hotel that I have stayed in.
Only one thing spoilt it for me was the russians. They are so rude so English beware, they will push, shove and jump the queues in order to be the first in the queue for anything.

On arrival we were in awe, although I'd already seen pictures of the hotel on the internet, they really don't do it any jutice; has to be seen to be believed. Every inch of the hotel is spotless, the domestic staff seem to be cleaning 24 hours a day... on first appearances, our room seemed to be spotless too, but as the days went by, we came to realise that our room was only been given a quick tidy... so that's an area which could be improved on.

Food was in abundance.. loads of choice and I relished in tasting new dishes; all beautifully presented ... no complaints there, although I did suffer with 'Turkish tummy' on the last few days... and still I'm feeling a bit 'iffy' after two days home!! Could've been anything though.... I really doubt it was the food !!

Evening entertainment could've been better - seemed to be geared towards the Russian and German Guests, but I suppose it's difficult to please everyone... the animation team worked really hard and produced some first class dance shows. The late night Disco was great - especially enjoyed by teenagers.

The Aqua pool with slides was brilliant - we spent many a happy hour whizzing down the slides on our lilo's!

I couldn't fault the staff - always smiling, although they work very long hours... nothing is too much trouble.

What spoiled the holiday for me and many other Brit's were the rude Russian guests... they seemed to think that they didn't have to queue for anything... they never said 'please' or 'thank you' and rarely smiled. Also, I was absolutely disgusted at the amount of food they wasted - they'd pile their plates high with huge amounts of everything, place it all in the centre of the table and then walk off and leave most of it to be thrown out. Fruit, bread, freshly cooked fish, cakes..... everything they could get their hands on....eyes bigger than their belly springs to mind!! Us English are taught to get what we want and then go back for more if we're still hungry, thus ensuring there's enough to go round. The amount of food that was wasted made me so angry....

So apart from the rude, obnoxious, self indulgent Russians... this hotel is everything and more than I expected, but I wouldn't go back unless there were more English people which I very much doubt will happen in the near future.