Beautiful beach-side all-inclusive hotel, with stunning swim-up rooms, fabulous food and incredible cocktails
WHEN you choose to slip a descriptive adjective into a name, you'd better make sure everything lives up to the billing.
The late, great MARVELOUS Marvin Hagler fought his corner as undisputed middleweight boxing champion.
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12
Stunning beach-side hotel flanked by Taurus mountains
12
The hotels is low-rise and features lots of swim-up and direct pool access rooms
Footballer
BRIGHT Osayi-Samuel justified his name to
star
under Jose Mourinho at
Fenerbahce
in
Turkey
.
So when we headed for the
Fortunately, it did produce the X-Factor and completely
live
up to its lavish title.
The trip to the
Sherwood
Exclusive Kemer began with a direct
flight
from Glasgow to Antalya before an hour-long transfer from the airport.
Advertisement
We'd stayed in the town of Kemer in the past but this was definitely a step up in class.
Located right on the beach in Goynuk — just outside Kemer — it had everything for a relaxing break for couples or
families
.
12
The hotel is smack-bang on the beach
12
No high rises here, buildings are two and three-storey max
Advertisement
12
Sapcious and comfortable room just steps from inviting pool.
The difference from the rest? What marked it down as truly Exclusive?
Well, the design and layout of the gorgeous hotel is the first thing that struck my wife Fiona and I. It's not some high-rise city hotel with balconies in the clouds.
Most read in Travel
Breaking
Exclusive
The Sherwood Exclusive has an airy reception and lobby bar to greet you on arrival. Rooms are located in three-storey buildings dotted around luscious, green grounds.
Advertisement
Our accommodation was on the ground-floor, a swim-up room with plush sun loungers just outside the patio doors and a short step into the very inviting pool.
I took my family to the new Nickelodeon Land in Turkey with rides and character meets - here's how to get free entry
The pools are located all around the grounds, and are all equipped with pool bars for residents. The main pool is close to the hotel's seafront boardwalk and served by a huge pool bar.
Espresso Martinis were the afternoon cocktail of choice here. Only once the sun was over the yardarm, you understand.
The beach — 500 metres of sand and pebble for hotel residents only — is just a short walk away sitting in the shadow of the imposing
Taurus
Mountains.
Advertisement
12
One of the many pools at the Sherwood Exclusive, Kemar with view of the beach and sea
12
All paths lead to the glorious beach and pier with cabanas
Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
No interruptions, no one trying to flog you anything. Just you, your book and maybe a cocktail or two.
Comfy sun loungers line the Sherwood Exclusive's private beach and, of course, all are served by a beach bar.
Advertisement
For the really adventurous, you can stride out to the hotel's own pier and — again — it has a bar over the
water
for those catching the rays.
The weather was much better than we'd expected in late April. It was in the low 20s with just one spot of rain in the middle of our week-long stay.
But having holidayed in the area in high summer in years gone by — both Kemer and Lara Beach — you're virtually guaranteed dawn to dusk blistering sunshine during June, July, August and September.
Fiona's day would begin at 9am with
yoga
. Mine began with yoghurt. Normally accompanied by fresh fruit and granola.
Advertisement
Plus a little something from the hot buffet. Well, the friendly staff in the kitchen worked so hard that I didn't want to disappoint them.
And here's another aspect of the place which backed up their EXCLUSIVE name.
This was the BEST buffet we've experienced on our travels to Turkey. A huge selection, fresh fruit and salads, different and varied main course options and delicious sweet treats.
But perhaps most importantly for Fiona — a Gluten-free diner — there were loads of options and everything was well marked with that crucial 'GF'
seal
of approval.
Advertisement
Buffet aside, there are four a
la
carte restaurants to satisfy every taste.
The Waribashi Far East
restaurant
offers an Asian flavour, while the Mama Cocha caters for seafood lovers.
But when in Kemer, we just had to try the Turquoise restaurant which offered local flavours from Turkish starter platters through delicious kebabs to the pastry, nut and honey sensation known as baklava.
12
Meze is he order of the day at the hotel's fabulous Turquoise Restaurant
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12
Dinner with a side of show at Fusions Restaurant
12
Make time for pampering at the hotel's spa
We also dined at the Basilico Italian restaurant during our stay. The Chicken Parmigiana is to be recommended!
And, once again, the Exclusive tag came to prominence at the Basilico when the chef specially cooked the Parmigiana to his own GF
recipe
for Fiona.
Advertisement
With the belt feeling tighter by the day, it seemed sensible to attempt some athletic pursuit during our Turkish travels.
12
Roger and Fiona enjoy a romantic meal at
12
Waribashi Restaurant had incredible dishes
Yes, the on-site waterpark and splash park were great. And, in the interests of this feature, I felt compelled to have a go.
Advertisement
Let's just say those flumes were a little too racy for a 53-year-old with a bad back and a diminishing sense of adventure . . .
Another bottle of Efes from the all-inclusive bar was required to calm my nerves. Medicinal purposes only, of course.
All the
kids
around the hotel seemed to
love
the flumes, though, and the presence of ANOTHER eatery right
next
to the waterparks (serving delicious pizza, burgers and snacks) meant they never had to stray far from the excitement.
Aside from the watery delights, there was everything available from
tennis
, aerobics, water-skiing,
basketball
, water aerobics and even darts.
Advertisement
The airy gym is also equipped with everything you need. But the pace of our break seemed far more suited to the Amon Spa, with its hammam and
beauty
treatments.
Pack off your kids for face painting or other pursuits while you relax and get some well- deserved pampering.
GO: TURKEY
GO: SHERWOOD EXCLUSIVE KEMER
GETTING/STAYING THERE
: A week all-inclusive at the 5H Sherwood Exclusive Kemer is from £1,289pp leaving Glasgow on July 7 See
MORE INFO: For all you need to know about the hotel and bookings see
If
retail
therapy is your thing, though, you could either stroll into Goynuk's little shopping centre or head into Kemer. The bus stops right outside the Sherwood Exclusive and costs just £2 each way.
While many head to Antalya for new
hair
or
teeth
(no, I didn't), there are also plenty who love the Turkish shopping scene for, er, 'designer gear'.
Advertisement
We were sent with a shopping list by our daughter, Katie. And, of course, everything we brought her back was authentic.
But back to the real authentic and EXCLUSIVE element of this holiday.
It's always the little touches which make your break special. Like wandering into the shade to the hotel's all-inclusive coffee shop, ice cream parlour or waffle
house
.
Like the little calls from guest relations to make sure everything is to your liking.
Advertisement
Like the beachfront towel huts where you can grab the fluffiest, thickest towels for your spot on the pier.
The Sherwood Exclusive was established just 11 years ago but already it's a jewel in the heart of Goynuk.
Read more on the Irish Sun
With 492 rooms spread across its vast grounds, it offers a perfect holiday experience amid nature and stunning sea views.
Just eating outside in the month of April was a special treat.
It was marvellous, it was magnificent. You could even say it was EXCLUSIVE.
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