Which beaches near Antalya and Kemer are least crowded with plenty of sunbeds?
From messages by 3 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 25 days ago
From messages by 3 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 25 days ago
TL;DR
According to June–July 2026 reviews, the most spacious beaches are at Hane Family and at Mirage Park in Göynük (about a kilometre of shoreline, few people). It gets crowded in central Kemer, where several hotels share one beach, at Kirman Sidemarin and Narcia in peak season, and at Lonicera, where three hotels share the shore. In Antalya, Konyaaltı is a pebble strip about 8 km long, while Lara and the Old Town have almost no beaches within walking distance.
The Lonicera beach is very crowded: it is shared by three hotels, so guests and sunbeds are packed closely together.
The beach at Phaselis archaeological site (not the Phaselis Bey hotel) isn't usually considered a beach destination, but it's clean. Cirali also isn't too crowded.
Simena hotel previously had two extra rented beach plots — one behind Norma beach (2-3 rows of loungers from the shoreline, accessed through Norma's territory) and another between Emelda and Marco Polo hotels. This season both extra plots are gone, which may make the main Simena beach more crowded, though in early July it was still fairly free.
For a less crowded beach, Miramor is mentioned as having an edge-of-the-strip location: a recent report says there is plenty of free space along the shore, even toward the Maxx Royal side, without feeling packed in.
Hane Family hotel beach stands out for spaciousness — sunbeds are well spread out, there's always room available without needing to reserve spots early in the morning.
Beaches at Kirman Sidemarin and Narsia hotels become extremely packed in peak season (June onwards), with sunbeds almost touching each other. Mid-May is still manageable, but high season brings serious overcrowding.
Central Kemer has very limited beach space — small beaches are shared between multiple hotels. For example, the Fame Beach area serves both the 4-star Fame Beach and the 3-star Fame hotels.
For a spacious beach, choose hotels in the Kemer suburbs like Göynük. Mirage Park Resort has roughly a 1 km beach — the longest in the Kemer area. The neighbouring Karmir Resort is about 200 m away.
Another possible option with a large beach in the Kemer area is Phaselis Bey. In June 2026 a participant who called Mirage Park's beach the largest in Kemer added that perhaps only Phaselis Bey has a comparable one.
Mirage Park's beach in Göynük was praised again in July 2026: guests of a neighbouring hotel can swim in the sea by Mirage, and there are very few people thanks to the beach's huge length. There is a small pier that families dived from with children, and the underwater views are lovely — fish and rocks.
In Antalya itself, Konyaaltı beach, as a participant described it in July 2026, is simply a pebble beach about 8 kilometres long. In Lara the city part sits on a cliff, and the way down to the pontoons on the water is not convenient for everyone; besides, as noted in late July, Lara has mostly city hotels and no real beaches within walking distance.
Antalya's Old Town has no proper beach, according to discussion participants in July 2026: the beach there is very small. Those who want to stay near the nightlife were advised to book a hotel in the Old Town and travel to Konyaaltı beach; the way down to the beach is at the Müze stop.
Neighbouring hotels often share the beaches of one bay. In September 2026 a guest explained that the beach with the dismantled pier in the middle is shared by the West and Utopia hotels, the lagoon in the cove on the other side is used only by Utopia, and beyond it lies Utopia's third equipped beach, the large Incekum beach. West guests, she said, are not allowed through Utopia's grounds to Incekum: they go out to the road and walk around to reach their part of the beach.