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Reviewed November 16, 2019

Gundogdu is quite far from actual Side but is easily reachable by bus, which stops outside the hotel. The location adds to the hotel's charm- away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist traps. The nearby beach is a haven of wildlife and the dunes and rocky coves are beautiful. There is bus from hotel to beach every 10 minutes, but it is not a long walk should you fancy a stroll.

Crown Sunshine itself is fabulous. Don't believe the reviews on here that claim there are no 'sea view' rooms, or that there is nothing decent to eat... both absolute lies.I had a sea view room- 2 balconies, both with sea views... and a view of the sunrise each morning and the sunset each night.

The food here is amazing- and available at any time of day.... early breakfast, late breakfast, fabulous patisserie all day, lunch, evening meal, 'midnight' snack, cocktails and snacks... and to suit all tastes whether it be healthy fruit and salad, Turkish specialities, all kinds of meat, a variety of breads, your eggs however you'd like them....chips, spaghetti, lasagne, soups.
Vegetarians or vegans have plenty of choice, even at the end of the season. The stuffed peppers and grilled veg, with some spicy Turkish salsa, and bulgur wheat were some of my favourites, with candied pumpkin for dessert, but there were so many wonderful options to choose from and they changed daily.

The Solaris spa is also wonderful. The Balinese massage therapists work wonders and the hammam is a great experience. There is also a sauna area available in the afternoons and a gym, but I did not manage to try either of these during my visit.
The indoor and outdoor pools are not heated. I imagine this is a welcome relief during the summer months, but seemed to put many off a dip in November. I personally found it refreshing. The waterslides look fun!

Staff were all very friendly, and the place is kept spotless by the cleaning staff. There is entertainment each night, from disco to bingo. Shops are on site should you need them, but there are many others nearby for those who want something extra.

The majority of guests here were German of course, because the majority of tourists in Turkey are German but staff spoke English too, and other guests were friendly. Great hotel and great service.

Date of stay: November 2019
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Sidecrown Sunshine, Müşteri Hizmetleri / Ön Büro at Side Crown Sunshine, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2021


Dear guest,

We are always happy to see that our guests are satisfied. We hope to welcome you again as soon as possible for an unforgettable new holiday, and thank you for this nice review you have made.
Regards,

Gulten Bas
Guest Relation Manager
Side Crown Sunshine

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Reviewed November 12, 2019

We spent one week at the Crown Sunshine. We were a little anxious as our booking had been changed at the last minute from the Crown Serenity which had early closure. As soon as we entered and saw the grandeur of the foyer my fears started to dissipate. We had booked economy so our room was in the 'basement'. This was on the ground floor and had side view of the swimming pool which were happy with. The room was large with plenty of free drinks stocked in the fridge.
The food was excellent and there was always plenty of choice. Plenty of sunbeds round the pool - and choice of going to private beach with complimentary short bus ride. Sunbeds were provided on the beach along with pool bar/cafe and nice clean toilets (always a plus).
Only minus side was that we did not speak German language. The hotel was filled with mostly German holiday makers and the staff (and also the whole area, including Side, took for granted that we were also German). The entertainment was presented mostly in German as there were so few English guests. We went on a trip organised outside the hotel and the guide also spoke fluent German but struggled a bit with English (although he tried his best).
We would definitely visit again but next time maybe learn some German before we get there!

Date of stay: November 2019
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Sidecrown Sunshine, Müşteri Hizmetleri / Ön Büro at Side Crown Sunshine, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2021

Dear guest,

We are always happy to see that our guests are satisfied. We hope to welcome you again as soon as possible for an unforgettable new holiday, and thank you for this nice review you have made.
Regards,

Gulten Bas
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Side Crown Sunshine

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Reviewed October 30, 2019 via mobile

Nice atmosphere. A great place to stay.
The animation team were great. Very friendly and entertaining. Was not pushy or make you feel like you had to participate.
The food was lovely and had a good variety every day and night. It was available constantly through the day and night.
The rooms were lovely, clean and modern. It’s a great hotel.
Would recommend.

Date of stay: October 2019
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Sidecrown Sunshine, Müşteri Hizmetleri / Ön Büro at Side Crown Sunshine, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2021



Dear guest,

We are always happy to see that our guests are satisfied. We hope to welcome you again as soon as possible for an unforgettable new holiday, and thank you for this nice review you have made.
Regards,

Gulten Bas
Guest Relation Manager
Side Crown Sunshine

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Reviewed September 1, 2019 via mobile

If you are English DO NOT book this hotel!! I’m not exaggerating. We booked two weeks here and we just got back yesterday. I’ve never been pleased to get back from a summer holiday. I was ecstatic to get home from this one.

This hotel should not be classed as a five star it’s a three at best. The problems are many and varied I will try to keep it concise, but the list is long. If you want a 3 star Groundhog Day for two weeks book this....

Room dirty, food poor quality ingredients, terrible repetitive uninspired entertainment,
Terrible non branded booze and barmen don’t listen and are rude most drinks taste like fizzy pint stripper with a piece of melon in it. If you don’t smoke you will not be able to sit outside anywhere at the pool or in the restaurant or pool bar without being smoked out by other guests. Pool music is loud and repetitive you cannot relax at the pool. Entertainment staff are irritating and lechy if your partner is good looking.
Wild animals like macaws and monkeys are brought in and yanked about treated badly for photos then you are hassled to buy the photos every time you go to the pool. Complaints ignored. We took video and will post on YouTube.
family room is cramped and had to go through one bedroom to get to bathroom. Over looked a busy road and the hotel opppsite had terrible euro trance pop music on from about 10am to 11.30pm - 12am on full blast Every day without fail.
Repeated attempts to move rooms, address issues were ignored rudely. Toilets outside the rooms in the lobby etc were filthy.

Some staff were very nice and particularly Burak and Sinan were a credit to the hotel. However most were abrupt and rude. As were many other guests who were mainly Turkish German and Russian. We were amongst two or three families from England. Don’t expect a thank you if you hold the door or the lift for anyone and don’t expect any of the usual courtesy you’d expect in the UK around smoking.

If you are English and used to nice quality meats, pastries you will be stuck with fake cold rubbery meats terrible cheeses and stale cereals, over boiled sprouts and cauliflower for breakfast. No attention to the quality of ingredients. You will struggle to enjoy a breakfast don’t expect anything in an English breakfast. Fruit was good and omelette ladies are really nice and do a good omelette withstanding the rubbery unidentifiable meat in it.

I could go on and we took video and photos and our travel agent refunded us 20% because we supplied all the videos and photos.

This hotel is not set up for English people and definitely caters for German Turkish and Russians which is cool so long as you know that’s the case before book it.

Date of stay: August 2019
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Sidecrown Sunshine, Müşteri Hizmetleri / Ön Büro at Side Crown Sunshine, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2021

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We are very sorry that we did not meet your expectations, but the tastes and expectations are not negotiable. If you give us a chance to regain your trust, we guarantee that we will do our best so that you can have as good an experience with us as any other guest.

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Side Crown Sunshine

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Reviewed August 25, 2019

After reading some of the latest negative reviews about this hotel we was very dubious about going but decided we would make up our own minds when we got there and I’m so glad we made that decision. I’m Guessing the last negative comments must of just had bad luck as the hotel was amazing, lots of variety of food and desserts and plenty of it. Staff were very friendly and spoke in English when we spoke with them, rooms cleaned daily, towels changed every few days or daily if left on the floor and the free mini bar in the room was topped up daily with water and fizzy drinks. The free ice cream was very nice 2 scoops every time and Wait for it not to bad. It does say not to reserve sun beds but we found that after 8/9 am the beds had gone so we would go to breakfast early and get our sun loungers after or put our towels out as others were also doing this. yes the pool is slippery when you get out as safety tiles stop just before the grating around the pool so I would suggest aqua shoes in the pool like our 8 year old wore or take care when getting out or walking around the edge of the pool but you soon get used to doing the duck walk lol.Only criticism would be for the entertainment team as unless they know a British family was there they never spoke in English.
If your going to book days out I would do it outside the hotel and not with the reps as the reps charge the earth, we done a full days Jeep safari and paid over €150 for 4 people with the hotel rep then went and booked a full days white water rafting combined with a jeep safari for €35 each and €15 for our son including lunch but drinks were extra this was also the case with the days out booked with the reps. Plenty of shops 5 mins up the road. Beach 5 mins away via the hotel bus that runs every 10 minutes.
I would definitely go back to this hotel and would definitely recommend it. 5 stars all the way

Date of stay: August 2019
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Sidecrown Sunshine, Müşteri Hizmetleri / Ön Büro at Side Crown Sunshine, responded to this reviewResponded July 1, 2021

Dear guest,

We are always happy to see that our guests are satisfied. We hope to welcome you again as soon as possible for an unforgettable new holiday, and thank you for this nice review you have made.
Regards,

Gulten Bas
Guest Relation Manager
Side Crown Sunshine

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