Hi

Firstly welcome to the forums ! No matter where you choose in Turkey you will have a great time. We prefer Marmaris and go there every year. We do self catering (Club Turquoise) and find this suits our holiday needs best. Lots of people prefer the Hotels either half board or the increasingly popular AI. Given our knowledge of Marmaris gained over the last nine years or so I for one would never go AI but I do understand why it suits some others. Given your age my recommendation would be to get a nice apartment and come and go as you please. Eat where you want when you want, that sort of thing and if you have a late night you can just have a really long lie ! As I say everyone has their favourate place on here and will give great arguments for other resorts so take your time (not long until end of Agust though) and pick what/where you think will suit what you want from a resort.

Wilson

Hi there,

Welcome!

Wilson knows his stuff.... he's a great guy and great for his Turkey info! (thanks wilson )

We have been to Marmaris 4 times now and are going back in September (5wks tomorrow not that I'm counting!!!).

We love it there, its fab and there is so much choice of things to do weither you want a quiet night in a local restaurant overlooking the sea or a wild night on the tiles there's loads to do.

I am 31 so a similar age and we can't recommend it enough! We stay at Club Alize, which has gone up a lot since we first went but we feel it's worth the extra as we like it so much (mainly for the kids pool and the kids club) but it's great for famillies or cuples alike. The new thomson hotel Aida has got some great reviews so far, it only opened in May so it will be all nice and new. It had some good deals when it first opened.

Wherever you go you will have a fab time with al the great turkey people, they are so friendly and welcoming. We have met some great friends over there!

Love Nikki xx

Hi thanks for the replys so far thats a real help and keepem coming, been on here hours looking at hotels ect.

Anyone know anything about the Irmak Hotel Apartments they seem to have some good reviews and at at tidy rate.

Best price i have found so far is £220 each for a week self catering from gatwick

Don't know the Irmak but I see they are 400 mts from Migros (not sure which way though ..) so you are in not a bad location. At the price you were quoted I'd jump at it.

Wilson

sorry i should have put 220 per person so 440 in all

Hi, I fell in love with Side, Antalya. Its a great mix of old and new, the Amphitheatre and ruins, the brilliant harbour and you can choose to have an evening people watching sitting outside restaurant or dancing all night at one of the livelier bars. In August its good to head for the cooling waterfalls. The main thing to remember in any part of Turkey is to haggle! they expect you to and think your a fool if you dont, you should get between 25-50% of most things like bags, shoes, clothes even some of the trips you can get cheaper, its all done in good faith and adds to the fun of the holiday. I hope you really enjoy it.

It depends what you are looking for really. Marmaris is a very big resort, loud, busy, lively. Gumbet is a lot smaller but still lively with a nice beach and within easy reach of Bodrum for a change of scenery, shopping and to explore around the peninsular.

I lived in Gumbet and have only visited Marmaris once for a short time so maybe I am a bit biased but I much prefer Gumbet and Bodrum.

I wouldn't personally recommend AI as Turkey is such a great place to go out and about it seems a shame to be tied to the hotel. You can find very resonable and good food everywhere and it is fun to go out and try new places. There are some lovely apartments in Gumbet some of my recommendations are: Queens Resort, Ozukara I or II, Siesta Beach, Jasmin Beach, Tropicana Beach but there are loads more there too.

It is easy to get into Bodrum by dolmus, it takes about 20 minues and there are great shops, bars, restaurants plus a weekly market and places of interest if you facny a bit of culture. From there you can also take a dolmus to numerous places around the peninsular, small resorts, lovely beaches, fishing villages etc.

Wherever you go in Turkey though I am sure you have a good time, it is a beautiful country and the people are so friendly. Just ask if you want to know anything else.

Kedi

Hi Mesiw, For first timers such as yourselves I would recommend Icmeler which is just outside Marmaris also Hisaronu and Kalkan.

Les

have a good look at each area in detail any dvd or downloads are handy to give an insite
good luck

Me and the wife have been to Gumbet twice (me 30 the wife is 29). We really enjoyed the place, great night life, near Bodrum which is good to have a look around, the usual boat trips watersports and stuff like that are all there. We've not been to Marmaris so we can't comment on it really but we've never fancied there either (our thoughts from peoples comments are that its the Benidorm of Turkey, I await the flaming ). In Gumbet we stayed in the Magnific both times on half board. I wouldn't really recommend this place unless you like loud music though. I'd go for one of the other recommendations like the Jasmin.

For the last two years (and in 4 weeks time) we have been to Fethiye (the Club Letoonia resort). We much prefer this area. Its close to Hisanaru and Olu Deniz and we love the all inclusive resort. Its all down to personal tastes though. We've never had a bad holiday in Turkey.

If you want night life get yourselves to Gumbet, Marmaris, Hisanaru (although this is not near the beach, you'd have to get the Dolmus). If you want it slightly quieter head to some of the other places people have recommended

well we have decided on self catering and have narrowed it down to 4 hotels/appartments

which are in order of preferance we think but dont know much

1- ozhan app 2- irmak app 3- inaan app 4- sayer app,

there all under 250 each for week but does any1 know or can give advice on best one? location pool entertainment ect.

thanks and looking to book asap

well i really dont know what to do or book

Go with your initial thoughts ... Irmak

Wilson

the aslarlik beach hotel in gumbet is lovely the views are excellent the food the same it was really a good hotel overall .

My parents stayed at the Irmak in June and thought it was great for the price they paid, they ended up in a huge apartment with a bathroom each. They said it is in a really good location, close to everything but far enough away from the noise when you want some sleep!

right been quoted a price but i did not consider the transfer to and from hotel as thought that was in price .

What do people usualy do in turkey to get to and from hotel and what are the prices if anyone knows?

did have to catch a taxi once in a resort in spain for same reason and it cost me around £20

Thanks for any help and kind regards

Have a look at Icmeleronline assuming you are going to Marmaris, they do transfers.

Les

Thanks for the help so far, i cant believe it though, was going to book tonight but the prices have risen by £50 each since last night and there was me thinking the later you book the more cheaper it gets

Get in there and book, its only a week, you can look around while your there and then find your place for next year, you will enjoy your holiday were ever you go, everybody is so friendly.
The hotel you choose will do transfers remember the further you go the more expensive, enjoy.