What to check before booking a beach hotel in Kemer, Turkey (beach quality, AC, room views)?

The sea is about 1 km away; part of the beach area is on the public beach, with canopies and sunbeds provided. Internet is available only at reception.

The beach is about a 4-minute bus ride away. Its shoreline is narrow and sunbeds are packed closely together, although food and drinks are well provided there.

The hotel is centrally located near the beach but has no beach of its own — guests got lucky when temporarily housed for a day at the neighboring Begonville Beach hotel, keeping the wristband for sunbed access there.

A repeat guest (5th visit) notes crowd levels drop significantly by early September, and even during peak season (late July–early August) recent years have been noticeably less crowded than before.

To escape the midday heat, the pool area with slides works best — sunbeds along the fence stay shaded until about 2-3 pm.

AC in the hotel's common areas is weak and the indoor dining hall is small with no outdoor terrace; the only reliably cool spot is the spa.

The shuttle-bus sandy beach is quite littered with cigarette butts and trash; umbrellas are available but shade is insufficient during peak heat.

The on-site pebble beach is about a 15-minute walk and extremely crowded — sunbeds are packed roughly 10cm apart, free ones are nearly impossible to find, and there's no space to lay a towel by the water.

Some rooms face a wall — worth confirming the exact room category when booking to avoid getting one of these.

Compared to another Kemer hotel (Ambassador Plaza), the food here is rated better despite the beach downsides.