Olbia Hotel

Olbia Hotel Overview

You know what? I wasn’t expecting much when I first walked up to the Olbia Hotel on Akdeniz Boulevard – honestly, the whole strip can feel a bit chaotic with all the traffic heading toward Konyaaltı Beach. But this place actually surprised me in the best way possible. It’s one of those boutique spots that doesn’t bother with official star ratings because, well, it sort of does its own thing. The entrance is understated (you might even walk past it if you’re not paying attention), but once you’re inside, there’s this immediate sense that someone who actually cares about hospitality runs this place.

The location is honestly pretty smart when you think about it. Sure, you’re on a busy boulevard, but you’re literally a five-minute walk from the beach and even closer to some of the better local restaurants that tourists usually miss. I mean, there’s this little kebab place just around the corner that locals queue up for – you can smell the charcoal and spices drifting down the street in the evenings. The hotel itself sits in this sweet spot where you can easily walk to the old harbor area (Kaleiçi is maybe fifteen minutes on foot), but you’re not stuck in the middle of all that tourist madness. Parking can be a bit tricky during peak season – the street fills up pretty quickly – but the staff actually helped me find a spot nearby without making it feel like a huge inconvenience.

What really sets the Olbia apart is the attention to details that bigger hotels just don’t bother with. The rooms have this lived-in comfort that feels more like staying at a well-traveled friend’s place than a sterile hotel room. I particularly loved how they’ve mixed traditional Turkish elements with modern touches – nothing too fancy or Instagram-perfect, just thoughtful design choices that make sense. The breakfast spread isn’t huge, but everything tastes fresh and local (the tomatoes and cucumbers actually have flavor, which sounds silly but you know how rare that’s become). The staff genuinely seems to enjoy working there, which creates this relaxed atmosphere where you can ask about anything without feeling like you’re bothering them. They knew which dolmuş routes to take, where to find the best baklava, even helped coordinate a taxi to the airport at some ungodly early hour. Look, it’s not perfect – the Wi-Fi can be spotty on the upper floors, and street noise is definitely a thing if you’re a super light sleeper – but there’s something refreshingly authentic about staying here. It feels like Antalya before it got completely overrun with massive resort chains, you know?

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Reviews of Olbia Hotel

• Juanita from South Africa – 24 June 2024 (8/10)

  Always a good place to stay for a family vacation. Good old school family hotel

• Jihan from Qatar – 16 June 2024 (7/10)

  The staff very supportive, the location is amazing
  
  What could be improved: All is good

• Flaviu from Romania – 27 September 2023 (9/10)

  Location is excellent, close to the beach
  
  What could be improved: Parking places are sometimes hard to find.

• Myrto from United Kingdom – 2 August 2023 (7/10)

  The balcony was nice and the layout of the room very comfortable. Nice staff and very good location. Good air conditioner, standard turkish breakfast nice.
  
  What could be improved: It would of been nice if cleaner mopped the floor as it was dirty when we arrived to the room and remained the same for our whole stay. The rest of the hotel was very clean especially the reception

• Madeline from Kuwait – 4 July 2023 (7/10)

  location
  
  What could be improved: need modern designing and colours

• Pille from Estonia – 21 September 2022 (9/10)

  So many times we have staying this hotel. The stuff is very helpful and friendly. We loved location, it is easy to walk everywhere. Sea is across the street. Room was comfortable and clean. Great stay.

• Anis from United States – 20 September 2022 (8/10)

  Location is great, nice view from the window, overall helpful staff, good Breakfast.
  
  What could be improved: The hotel is a little dated, rooms are not big, elevator really small. staff could not speak much English

• Anis from United States – 4 August 2022 (8/10)

  Its right across Konialti beach. View from window is nice and food options around the area are good.
  
  What could be improved: Old fashioned hotel, elevator very small, staff not efficient in English.

• Tamim from United States – 27 July 2022 (7/10)

  Staff was friendly and gave us a nice view at our request
  
  What could be improved: Only 1 key to the room provided, which is connected to the power. VERY INCONVENIENT if you have 2 guests in a room who don't leave the room at the same time
  
  No beach or pool towels provided
  
  Only 1 electrical outlet in our room
  
  Only 1 small toilet paper roll provided per request

• Ehab from United Arab Emirates – 15 June 2022 (8/10)

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