Which bars in Antalya resort hotels serve cocktails and spirits, and are any of them extra charge?
From messages by 4 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 3 days ago
From messages by 4 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 3 days ago
TL;DR
According to guests in summer 2026, the lobby bar had the widest choice of cocktails and spirits, with spirits also poured at the pool bar and in the à la carte restaurant. In July an extra-charge “island” pool bar serving imported alcohol opened, and in October 2026 a guest wrote that alcohol on the beach is paid, while at the pool bar and in the lobby it is free. The reviews cover different bars and, judging by the names, more than one hotel, so check the rules at your own resort.
A fresh review from October 2026: alcohol on the beach is extra charge, while at the pool bar and in the lobby it is free. Drinks are served in sturdy plastic cups that you cannot take away; the guests took 300 ml cups from the beach bar and regretted not bringing their own travel mug.
At the Marin lobby bar, one guest found the cocktails consistently well-presented and tasty. Recommended choices included Negroni, Margarita, Unfinished Love, Banana Banshee, a light mojito and Baileys; they also rated the stronger drinks, including whisky-cola and gin-cola, positively.
D Bar was another positively mentioned option: according to one report, it serves cocktails and spirits, although the result can depend on the individual bartender.
At the 6th-floor bar by the adults-only (16+) pool, according to an August 2026 review, the cocktails are good and chilled champagne is poured into a glass; the bartenders are young men and tips are appreciated. The same guest said champagne is also available at the beach bar.
According to an August 2026 review, the beach itself has only a beer bar that looks very shabby. The café up the stairs makes no cocktails at all — staff said they had no syrups. Alcohol there is local gin, raki, vodka and wine; the guest found the wine very poor and strong even at 100 ml. On the plus side, there is a fridge with free water and ayran.
A guest in August 2026 noted that the bar poured imported whisky and had wine of every kind, but the cocktail choice was small — nobody was seen making piña colada or mojito. There is also a good coffee shop with iced coffee.
Guests who stayed in early July 2026 wrote that sparkling wine — a standard brut — was poured at all bars.
At the Laguna beach bar, according to a July 2026 review, the bartender made the same cocktail differently every day and the cocktails were weak. The guest recalled advice to get drinks at other hotel bars instead.
In July 2026 a guest wrote that he saw bottled alcohol only once — at the beach bar, where it was poured from the bottle into a glass — and that drinks are usually poured from taps everywhere; the strength is clearly noticeable.
In mid-July 2026 a guest complained about an unstable selection: the hotel was full and things kept running out — no tequila for two days and no champagne either. The sparkling wine used in cocktails tasted poor, Aperol was made with wine and mojitos with vodka.
In July 2026 a guest explained how drinks are served: if you stay at the bar, you get glass; if you walk away, plastic. Bartenders usually ask.
In July 2026 some drinks by the pool were switched to self-service: punch containers first stood at the restaurant entrance with a bartender pouring, and the next day they were put out by the pool.
Around the same time, in July 2026, guests ran into an odd arrangement: when asked for a mojito, bartenders poured only the alcohol and ice and told them to top up the rest themselves from metal containers.
In the restaurant, a guest said in July 2026, there used to be only water from a cooler, and in recent years pre-filled cups have appeared as well.
The widest choice of alcohol and cocktails, according to a July 2026 review, was at the lobby bar. Spirits were also poured at the pool bar and in the à la carte restaurant, but not seen in the main restaurant — although the pool bar is just a few steps away.
In early July 2026 a separate “island” bar opened by the pool: cocktails there were extra charge and, reportedly, made with imported spirits. Free cocktails were available at the nearby snack bar, but the guest rated their quality poorly.