- Turkey Holidays
- Lara
- Lara Barut Collection

This attractive beach hotel lies directly beside the long sandy beach of Antalya-Lara, and 14km from the city centre. Established in 2005, the luxury hotel built on 110,000sqm of land, comprises a total of 427 rooms located in a main building and annexe. Culinary options here include a range of bars, a patisserie, and several air-conditioned restaurants. The many entertainment amenities include a beautiful spa, a multi-purpose court, aqua pool, Thalaso Bath and cinema. There is also a kiosk, some shops, a hairdressing salon, a nightclub and free Internet access.
I would like to provide an update to my original 1* review regarding booking of a la carte travelling as 2 groups
After raising our concerns, Manager Aylin contacted me directly and was extremely proactive in helping us resolve the issue. She was able to assist us with securing our à la carte restaurant bookings for the remainder of our stay, and I really appreciated the effort she made to put things right.
That said, I do feel the current process for booking the à la carte restaurants needs to be reviewed. Requiring each room to make separate bookings through the app can create unnecessary stress and frustration for guests who are travelling and dining together as one group. It also seems likely that this puts additional pressure on staff, who then have to deal with the inevitable fallout when guests are unable to make the arrangements they need. Allowing groups to arrange their restaurant bookings together at the time of arrival would, in my opinion, provide a much better guest experience.
Once this issue was resolved, however, we went on to have a really enjoyable holiday. The facilities and activities were excellent, the standard of food was very good, and the staff throughout the hotel were helpful and friendly.
Having previously stayed at both Lara and Anda, we are glad that we chose to return to Lara Barut after considering other local options for our holiday. Despite the initial disappointment, the way Aylin handled our concerns made a real difference, and we were ultimately able to enjoy our stay and make the most of everything the hotel has to offer.
I hope the hotel takes the feedback regarding the booking process constructively, as addressing this would make an already very good experience even better for future guests.
We came here as a large family, and we would like to thank the entire team on behalf of all of us. Everything has been wonderful from the beginning to the end. We are truly having a fantastic holiday. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful, and the food is excellent. We have really enjoyed our time here and are very happy with our choice.
We would especially like to mention Harun from the main restaurant. He is absolutely fantastic! He is very relaxed, hardworking, friendly, and sincere. He makes you feel as if you have known him for years. His positive energy and warm personality really make a difference.
A very special thank you to Harun for all his attention and kindness. He definitely deserves to be mentioned! We truly appreciate everything he has done for us. ❤️
We are having a wonderful time and would definitely recommend this hotel to other families. We hope to come back again
Amigo, Gamze, Buket and Aykut are amazing entertainers! They made our stay so much fun and kept us wonderfully entertained. The energy they have and share with the guests is unbelievable. Every single day, they are incredibly energetic, positive and happy. I would come back to this hotel just for them!
The food was also incredible. I have stayed at many hotels, but this one exceeded all my expectations. The rooms are beautiful and cleaned very carefully every day. The hairdryer in the room works very well, and everything is perfectly arranged, from shaving cream to toothpaste and toothbrushes.
The rest of the staff are very well trained, helpful and extremely friendly. I would definitely recommend this hotel, and we may come back again next year!
Yilmaz Karakas - The on duty front office manager, used his authority in the most professional and kindest manner, which resulted in my family and I having a wonderful holiday. This is how customer service needs to be in all departments of hospitality.
After multiple times at this hotel and always being impressed with the friendliness of the staff and in particular the animation team, this time I want to give my special thanks to Furkan who was new to the team this year, but a great addition! Always encouraging us to join the activities and even provided extra tuition (which we needed!!) to give us the confidence to keep trying even when we didn’t win medals! He made it fun just taking part and having a go. Always stopped for a chat when he saw us, and seemed to go out of his way to make all the guests feel very welcome. Thank you Furkan - and see you again next time we come 😊
