Are negative reviews of budget hotels in Bodrum accurate, and how to pick a good budget hotel there?

A traveler switched hotels instead of repeating last year's stay, tired of the same place. Her priorities were warm clean sea, tasty food, a large green territory, and things for a kid to do — the new hotel met all of this, despite reviews mentioning service quality dropping when fully booked.

A review of a specific budget hotel: by 8am almost all sunbeds on the beach are free, the hotel is old (this is clearly stated beforehand), but the price matches the quality. Seafood was nearly absent from the buffet over 3 days, otherwise food was decent. No bugs in the room. The reviewer calls it an ordinary budget 5-star with a good location — negative reviews had set expectations too low.

A traveler described urgently picking a hotel with a family room for 4 people — considered Alanya but didn't like it, wanted Marmaris but couldn't find a good price/quality match, and ended up trying a new destination near Bodrum. Tip: when booking fast and cheap, compare several regions instead of fixating on one.