Cabir Deluxe Hotel Sapanca

We stayed here for four days during our school vacation with my daughter, and it was a wonderful experience. The staff were exceptionally kind and friendly. The rooms were spotless, and the room service was impressively fast, even with the hotel being busy. The highlight of our stay was the kids’ club, where two lovely ladies, Cemre and Sıla, took excellent care of the children, engaging them in fun and creative activities. Their warmth and dedication made all the difference! Highly recommended—100%!

We've been to Cabir Deluxe Hotel in October of 2024, so this review is a little overdue. Nonetheless, I am keen on sharing my positive experience with prospect guests. This hotel in Sapanca was truly a pleasant surprise! When we desire to go to 'halal resorts', we usually go to Antalya, Marmaris and the Mediterranean region in general, as it is known for such all-inclusive (her şey dahil) resorts. So at the beginning I was skeptical as to whether a resort not too far from Istanbul (and one that does not have a beach) would offer a competitive service! I am glad we gave it a try! We stayed in Cabir for four nights and enjoyed our experience immensely! The number one aspect that I admired about this hotel was that it was serious about the concept 'halal'. Halal here didn't just mean the absence of alcohol across all hotel facilities, or the availability of some female-only services. It definitely went well beyond that! First of all, this was the first halal hotel in my experience that provided both women-only and men-only swimming pools! All other resorts we've been to had women-only and mixed swimming pools. The facilities of women were comprehensive and completely detached from those of men. In addition, we greatly appreciated the fact that across all the hotel (in the room, restaurant, cafes etc) there wasn't a single product (beverage or otherwise) that was on the boycott list! Unlike some 'halal resorts', there was a strict no mobile phone policy inside the women area and nakedness was prohibited even in the sauna and Turkish hamam facilities. The design and the location of the women pool was very smart! While the women pool was indoor, it was surrounded by a glass wall allowing for the magnificent view of Sapanca lake down the hill to be enjoyed, thus providing a relaxing atmosphere. There was a long menu of massages that were provided by professional staff from Türkiye and Indonesia in both the women and men areas. The Turkish hamam is obviously an experience not to be missed! In particular, I would like to thank Sinta, the beautiful, courteous and well-mannered Indonesian lady who diligently provided me with an enjoyable massage and hamam experience! In addition, all hotel staff were diligent, hardworking and attended to any queries promptly. Of them, I would express my appreciation to lovely Miss Sara Shakwer, a senior staff member in the hotel, for making herself available literally 24/7! She was on-call even when she wasn't on duty! I appreciated the calm, yet professional and quick, manner by which she handled any arising issues. Perhaps the only issue of nuisance during our stay (which happened to be in autumn) was that the rooms were too hot to the point that we could not sleep even while windows were open. It's the classical problem in many hotels (with an old design) in Türkiye: the cooling/heating system was not only central but you also couldn't select the mode. This means that all rooms in the hotel will either be operating on hot mode or on cold one. At that time of the year, the weather didn't warrant heating especially in a room that didn't have a balcony. However, there were children in some guest rooms and so hotel staff opted for the heating mode. When floor heating was on, it was way worse. We could not sleep except when the staff switched on the cooling mode one night, which was obviously uncomfortable to some of the other guests. It's a situation that needs to be resolved. Until then, perhaps put guests that favour hot rooms on separate floors to those who do not want for their rooms to be heated - exactly as you would separate smoking and non-smoking guests! I look forward to enjoying another stay at this beautiful resort tucked away on one of the hills of the picturesque town of Sapanca!

I stayed 4 days at this hotel. Starting with Pro: 1- location was very nice and the view of the lake is breathtaking. 2- room was specious and the hotel was clean and new. 3-They have a nice cabana and seating area uphill. 4- you can smoke hookah in the cabana with view of the lake. 5-Breakfast is typical Turkish style with plenty of seating indoor and a little-bit outdoor. 6- valet parking Cons: 1-Room cleaning service wasn’t good. I called for room to be clean and I even turn the calling service at the door but they didn’t come daily. 2- A/c wasn’t working properly in my first night and somehow was better after technician arrived to fixed it but because the room was very specious I think its never was very cold to my liking. 3- a lot of hijabi guests in the hotel made me uncomfortable as I’m not wearing one. 4- children’s were crazy not behaving, screaming and playing in the hallway and around the elevator. 5- jacuzzi in the room had a bed smell when it was turned on but the pressure was perfect. At the end I wish the hotel can be adult only as the view and location were great.