Barut Arum Resort & Spa Hotel

The Arum hosts an excellent campus. The rooms and apartments are modern, inviting, comfortable and extremely clean. The swimming pool area right through to the large gardens and beach front are well maintained. The hotel has several resturants. All offer excellent quality. The Arum staff are helpful and friendly (treated us more like family). The vast majority of guests come from Europe and are aged between 25 and 45.
Arum has it’s own beach front which is reserved for guests only. Furthermore, the extensive garden areas offer plenty of space for relaxation — even in the middle of summer. Arum is located about 20 mins (walk) for the center of Side. There is a paved promenade along the beach front from Arum to the city center.
The entire Arum staff were welcoming and friendly. We were warmly received by the front desk. Waiters, bartenders, etc. treated us more like family then guests. The animation staff were always on hand if we wanted to take part in any of the hotel activities.
Arum has several resturants. We nearly managed to dine in all of them. The main restaurant offers excellent food and a large variety. The Chef clearly has an eye for detail & taste! There was so much variety, even after a week of being at Arum, we didn’t manage to try everything (but we will definately be going back to continue making our way through the offerings). The waiters were extremely friendly and always at hand when needed (at breakfast, lunch and dinner).
The pool area offers plently of variety. There are pools for children, a larger one for the ‘adults’ and seperate water slides for the kids (big and small :-)). Every evening there is a life show while during the day there are lots of different sporting programs to particite in. Arum also has a nice gym. Furthermore, Arum has a disco which opens up directly after the live show each evening.
The room was clean, spacious, comfortable, modern and had a balcony overlooking the ocean. The minibar was filled every day, there was a combination code safe, as well as a flat-​screen TV.
1 GB of free internet access is offered to guests. Arum is ideal for a summer beach holiday or for an enjoyable European winter escape. We have visited during both seasons and plan on returning during both again! The only danger at Arum is that you’ll enjoy it so much that you’ll be going back for years to come.