We stayed at Concorde in Sept last year, it was excellent. See my review in hotel reviews. Lara beach is lovely, a strip of excellent 5* luxury hotels.
Weather should be excellent. Anything else you want to know just ask.

Regards Denny

of all the hotels there I think the design of this is great and will stand the test of time

has anyone been good or bad, going end of june. Also any tips on trips. Thanks

Hi

My friends mother and her friends went last year, it was their first time to Turkey, and they loved they stay in this hotel. They said they would go back.

Sorry, I've not got any another info to help you, but thats all I know.
regards
snow-white

we are going to the above 20th june 08 cant wait.

Stayed at the Concorde the summer before last. Have you read my review? It is a excellent hotel (as are all the others on Lara Beach) Any questions just ask...... Denny

Hi all,

Never been to Turkey before and have booked for Concorde Resort in Lara Beach for end of September. Would be grateful for any advice at all - weather, currency, hotel etc.
Hope you all have a great time wherever you are going

Hi Paula/Tony,

First of all have a great holiday and do enjoy Antalya and its surroundings..the weather should be very nice..might tend to get a tad cooler in the evenings so a sweater/long pants might be advised..I would estimate that you would be looking at daily temps in and around 25-30+ C.

Euros, Dollars, Or even GBP are greatly accepted so either is fine. but the local currancy is the YTL ( turkish liras ) Change your currancy as needed at the dovis ( change office bureau ) I don't recommend travellers checks to Turkey they are a hassle and also charge a service fee to cash them at the banks. A lot of hotels will not accept. Better with dollars, or euros or better yet use the ATM's.

Exchange some of your foriegn currancy to Liras at a change offices in Antalya. As you will need some Liras to pay for small items to the markets, taxis etc. Small places probably not take Euros or dollars. Most of the changes offices are located in the center of town and I am sure that the hotel will give you some help or directions.

One thing I would just like to point out is if you use a ATM please use one that is located outside of a national bank and also during regular business hours. Mon-Fri 9-5. This way if you experience any problems with your card you can directly report it at the bank. Also do make sure that you advise your bank of your planned travel to Turkey. If not the bank after a transaction or two may freeze your card after one or two transactions.

As for the hotel that sorry cannot help..am a non-turkish resident of the city

Recommended trips; if you take a few day trips here are some ideas.. Perge, Aspendos, Termesoss, caves, upper Duden waterfalls, boat trip to the waterfalls, Koprulu Kanyon ( Beş Konak ) Phaselis, Cirali / Olympos or Side. As for sightseeing Antalya has the old city ( Kaleici), Hadrain's Gate, old ottoman fishing houses & harbor area. Visit the Antalya museum as well or spend some time in the old city center ( Kaleiçi ) to see the many old historical areas.

There are a large number of mosques, churches, madrasahs, masjids, hans and hamams in the city. Kaleiçi, the harbor which the city walls enclose is the oldest part of the city. In Kaleiçi, Yivli Minare, Kesik Minare and historic houses are to be found. In Kaleiçi, one can see the best examples of traditional Turkish architecture.

Many of these places I have mentioned you can find in my photo gallery pages that I have listed below.

Helpful web page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antalya

You can see my photos and the historicals sights around Antalya at this page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/canmom/sets/

http://www.antalyaliving.co.uk/
have a great trip

Hi, See the thread 1st timers to Antalya. Denny

Thanks you Caretta and Denny - getting excited already xxxxx

Have a great holiday Paula/Tony

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Many thanks

Yes...have a great trip Paula / Tony

Does anyone know much about the Lara Beach resort? get the impression there isnt much there other than the hotels?

we've just booked to go there in June and starting to get excited already :-)

Lara beach is a strip of excellent 5* hotels. - There is no resort centre. The nearest centre is Antalya city centre. A lot of hotels have a courtesy bus to the city centre, if not, it is very easy to get a dolmus there. It takes about half an hour or so. There is a lot to do in the city. Lovely harbour with boat trips. Huge bazaars. Lovely parks and a beach. Lots of shopping. There is a lot of info on this thread from a lady who lives in Antalya.
About a hour in the other direction is Side. This old town is full of roman ruins. It has 2 beaches. Again lots of shops,bars and restaurants. Outside the hotels on Lara beach there are a couple of shopping bazaars and a large shopping mall full of designer shops, these are the 'real deal' not copies.
The reps will have plenty of trips on offer, but we found the hotels had plenty to keep you occupied ( I have stayed in several). Hope this helps. Denny

Hi im off to this hotel in june and we have never been to turkey before. When i get back i will fill you in xx

Hi, I am off to the Concorde next Tuesday for 2 weeks so I'll post a full review when I get back.

Hi Ange, HAVE A GREAT TIME

Paula

ang2095 - we are staying next door at the Limak Lara in June - if you could do some scouting, it would be much apreciated.

TIA

Becky67

Sure Becky I'll do that for you.