We just returned from a week at Maritim Pine Beach Resort and in general our holiday was great!
When we arrived we were sent to Pine Beach Resort reception. At first we were a bit disappointed, because the appearance of this hotel wasn't up to our expectation, but the environment was fantastic. However our arrival continued to be disturbing, because we arrived at 12 o'clock and we had to wait until 2 o'clock in order to get our rooms. By the way before we went to overlook our hotel, one of my friends gave the receptionist 10 euros and said to her that we want to have two very nice rooms and these rooms should be as closed to each other as possible. Then fortunately some of us had their bikinis in their handbags and therefore we spent our time around the pool and checked out our hotel area. From outside, the hotel was nice, we all loved it! So when it was time to go and ask for our rooms, we went back to this reception and they asked us to wait some minutes longer. After waiting so long, at last they called us and we were driven to Maritim Pine Beach Resort. This hotel side looked much more the way we expected and the rooms we got were super, they were actually junior suites, so we were really surprised and happy. The rooms were clean and spacious with balconies and with stunning view (I think that 10 euros definitely played their own roll in this situation and our waiting was worthwhile ;) )

The food was very tasty and plentiful. We had there everything all inclusive and I certainly recommend it to all, especially for those who have teenagers with them. Besides that we had the possibility to visit à la carte restaurants (3 visits was in all inclusive). Anyway these restaurants didn't impress us at all, because the staff didn't speak English at all and didn't understand us or our order. Finally our night was pretty much ruined there! Moreover Turkish food in this restaurant wasn't good at all, Italian was much more better!

On the beach there were many things to do, for example banana, scooter, volleyball and all other sports. Besides that there were many entertaining games going on near the pool. In the hotel area there was also a small aquapark, definitely good for smaller children. At night there was a disco for children and later for adults. This nightclub was always fine, especially I liked it on Wednesday when this disco was exceptionally on the beach with bonfire and all the snacks and drinks. Perfect!

However there were also things that really annoyed us. For example the employees (I mean waiters) who were very importunate and wanted to meet on the beach and didn't leave us alone. Therefore I really emphasize all the parents to keep an eye on their young and beautiful daughters!

Another thing that was quite shocking for us was told by our travel agent. There was a robbery in Pine Beach Resort and someone's suitcase was broken and their money was stolen. So please remember not to leave your money into your suitcase. We personally have always used a security safe in our room, in order to be sure that our things are protected.

The city Belek is very small and boring and I would rather call it a village. There is almost nothing to do there. Instead of Belek, we visited Antalya. It was a nice city, but there wasn't anything special. Ohhh, one more important thing to know, at first we were told to ask for taxi from our reception and the price they told us was very expensive. So because of our curiosity we decided to go out of the hotel to the street where all the taxis waited. We discussed with the taxi driver over the price and surprise surprise we got a very low price compared to the price they told us from the hotel reception!

In general we liked and enjoyed our holiday in this hotel. It is easy to communicate with all the staff when you know Russian language. I would not go back to this hotel, because of the boring nightlife outside the hotel and near Belek. But when you decide to stay your whole holiday in that hotel, then one week is fairly enough (maximum 10 days).

We have just returned from a week at the Maritim Pine Beach and for us this resort had two very different sides.
The resort itself is fantastic the hotel is modern, clean and well presented with many activities to keep you busy or you can just relax by the pool if you want to catch some sun. Make sure you take plenty of high factory suncream we were on 30 most of the time and still got a good tan, one day the temperature got up to 126 and it progressively got hotter from there.
To keep this reveiw short I will do pros and cons
PROS
Fantastic facilities
Clean
Great food with a varied choice
Clean pools
Great entertainment team
Great day time staff
Excellent water slide park
Short transfer from the airport approx 40 mins
CONS
No air conditioning in the main restaurant so VERY hot when eating your evening meal
Not really a resort for british families we were one of three the hotel is mainly used by russian and turkish families with young children.
The evening bar staff - we were constantly harrassed by the evening bar staff we realised after day one that they over do the alcholol in your drinks in an attempt to get you drunk and get you to the beach which is their constant cry "meet me on the beach" they just will not take no for an answer and it got to the point where you did not want to make eye contact or conversation for fear of encouraging them.
We travelled with two teenage girls who had to be constantly kept an eye on as the bar staff seemed to see them as sport.
We travelled as 4 lone females we did however after first night wished we had bought our husbands for protection.
ADVISE
Pack high factor suncream and husband/partner
FINALLY
I would recommend this resort for families with young children the kids club always seemed like they were having great fun and the facilities for younger children are great

This hotel is situated just outside the town of Belek and is right on the beach where they have paragliding, banana boats, scuba etc. The rooms are fairly basic but are clean and a generous size. We were on the 5th floor and had a balcony with a stunning sea view.

The food is good and plentiful and there is a fairly good choice a lot of which is cooked on the spot so is very fresh. They also have a theatre where they have the nightly entertainments. There is a disco which is open till 2am and whilst we were there they held a "foam" party, a beach party with a very impressive laser show and also a pool disco one afternoon. The entertainment was excellent and they even have their own dance troop. If you are around late in the evening they often rehearse once it becomes cooler - definitely worth watching.

The hotel has three stunning outdoor pools which are a necessity to escape from the searing sun. It got up to 125 whilst we were there. One pool has water slides and a children's area.

On the whole - fab hotel but must issue the following warning...

I do not advise groups of females to travel to this hotel expecially with teenage girls. The bar staff are constantly asking women to meet them on the beach after hours and they are very persistent. They load your drinks and a normal measure of spirits would be about 6/7 times the size of a UK measure. They make every attempt to ensure you are drunk and then pester you. I can not stress this strongly enough. After just coming back from a girls break, 2 x 40 yrs and 2 x 15 yr olds. Our girls were hounded constantly by the bar staff which in some ways spoilt our holiday.

I would recommend this hotel but, ladies, make sure you bring your husbands with you!

Period: 05.07.2006-12.07.2006; All Inclusive

Location : the hotel is a part of a chain of hotels 100 m from the sea; it seems that you are lost in a city of hotels; there are no shops around, clubs, the Belek town, a small town with a few shops is 15 minutes by bus from hotel (3 Euros/trip/pers/around every half hour arriving);
great for families who just want to rest, who have children; not ok for young people who love to visit or have fun; a very quiet and peaceful location;

Room : big, clean, not luxurious, but very nice and clean; small bathroom in comparison with the room, just with liquid soap, no shampoo, or stuff like this usually found in a 5 stars hotel to the bathroom; small tub, clean ; when arrived I have spotted a brown spot above the toilet seat :( ; otherwise, flowers on a towel on the floor in the bathroom; very nice flowers on the bed (we were in the honeymoon and the travel agency announced it to the hotel before our arrival :) ; found fruits in a basket in the room; in the small bar just water ; 2-3 bottles changed daily; very clean laundry; free safe box; small TV; not a perfect view from window over the sea, because the hotel is built perpendicular towards the sea;

Pools: 2 big and one small for children; Very very nice and very clean;

Sea: warm, very salted, very clean; big free umbrellas and deck chair;

Weather: magnificent

Stuff: very friendly and attentive

3 Restaurants: 1 a la carte, one in interior and a lovely one on a beautiful terrace, with sea view.

Food: a lot of food, very good and divers; local beverages; non natural juices; at dinner you could order free juices (included for AI package) only before 8 o’clock (unpleasant surprise); little seats very clean and specially built from wood for children - a very nice idea

Hotel: very nice, clean, quiet, with a 2-3 small shops;

Visitors: most of them Russians and Germans, but also French, Romanians, Dutch

Entertainment: every night hotel spectacles, billiards, ping-pong, sea games, pool games (the hotel has a very nice team of entertainers over the pool daily, a few hours; they are very nice); internet

SHORTLY: A WARM AND VERY NICE PLACE TO SPEND A QUIET VACATION