Hi All,

Just wondered if anyone has been to LW this year and can tell me what the prices are like for Drinks, like beer, spirts, coke etc and also if anyone have use the spa in Residence, as last year ( 2008 ) the the prices shot up from 2007, eg just to use the spa pool for 30 minuites used to be 7 -10 euro then in 2008 it went up to 25 euro !! :que,

I do know that a new company took it over as it was revamped both outside near the lifts and inside but to put the prices up so much, people would just not use it, unless the germans / russians think thats cheap !!

Also if someone has been, can you tell me what entertainment was on the week you were there, like was the white nite on and on what sunday and date ( please ) was the colour for the gala night, so i can work out the colour of the gala night when we will be going

many thanks inadvance
gregg

Hi Karen,

I have not booked yet, I am still hoping to go!!! I contacted Lykia dicrect and they were asking for £3200 for us!!! much more that with the tour agents. Unfortunately however my husband is being made redundant, still working at the moment but will be goine within the next month or so. We are definitely still going to have one holiday this year and my daughter insists its Lykia World. Just cant get my heard around things at the moment, but I am sure it will be booked soon.

Thanks again

we found lykia direct a lot dearer too, very strange . i can understand why you havent booked yet, i hope your hubby finds a new job soon and you can book to go to lykia again soon , keep us informed

karen

I'll be in Lykia World from 1st May - 15th May 2009 with Hubby & the 2 children & will be taking laptop with me to keep an eye on our business whilst away so if anyone has any queries / questions, let me know & I'll try my best to check this thread & reply whist I'm there.

hi guernsey family,

it would be greatfull if you could check the prices for the spa in residence... massage and use of pool also the bar prices of vadka n coke and one last thing could you give me the 2 sunday dates while your there and what colour gala night they were ?

many thanks in advance

gregg

we go on the 8th june

LOL Gregg. I thought from the other thread you would be adding your own vodka to the coke.

i will be

just need to know for other family members - they wont did it like me

Hi Greg,

I will check all those prices & post asap. We'll be there on the following Sunday's: 3rd & 10th May.

Lisa

We have just booked to go to Lykia World on the 4th June, hubbie, me and our 9 month old son. This will be our first time to Lykia and our first time staying in a hotel with a baby. Answers to any of these questions would be appreciated and any other tips/advice greatly received......

Room booked through Thomas Cook, standard twin in the Residence - should I request a quiet room?

How suitable will the food in the childrens restaurant be for a 10 month old? He is not too fussy but things do need to be blended a bit. I don't normally feed him jars but would rather pack stuff than find out nothing available.....

We hope to use the child-care, does anyone have experience of the creche? Are there quiet areas with cots so the babies can sleep?

We love sailing and water sports in general, have found it difficult to see online what activities are included and the prices for those that are not - any links or info?

We are just about to book a private transfer and I was going to use Orange Rent a Car, £100 return for the 3 of us. Is that reasonable and is the company reliable?

Sorry, heaps of questions....thanks in advance for any help.

Marcia

PS We will be there for 2 weeks, if anyone going the same time - see you there!!

hi

we have stayed at lykia and its fab, the food is a huge selection, but we didnt have a baby with us so cant really answer any questions relating to babies at lykia but im sure someone will

orange cars are reliable we have used them ,but ive been given a cheaper quote by jay-transport of £40 one way when we go in oct , didnt ask for return price, but plans have changed so will need to now, ive been told he is reliable although ive not used him before, but ive had quick replies to my emails.

we found lykia more expensive for para gliding, sailing etc than the agencies in olu deniz itself, so might be worth checking out both prices. from what i remember not a lot of water sports are included, it was a few years ago and looking forward to returning this year

i didnt stay in the residence but had no problems with noise in the village, but were quite away from the main entertainment area, but im sure noise wont be a problem

have a lovely holiday, its a great place with fab scenery and food

All watersports that don't use fuel are free, so that's canoes, lasers, windsurfers. Motorised stuff like water skiing you pay extra.
There's lots of pureed fruit etc in the restaurants. There's porridge (creamy oats) at breakfast and there are loads of babies so I'm sure you'll find stuff. never used the child care.
Some of the residence rooms - the ones near the Residence pool are noisier than others so if youget one of these ask to be moved to the other side. I've never not been moved if I've asked.
I've used Orange and will use them again this year - they're fine.

Hi Marcia

We were at Lykia June last year with our 3 daughters our youngest was just over 1yr old. We used the creche facilities most afternoons from 2 till 5 i can highly recommend it . The staff were excellent The baby room was air conditioned with those big padded mats on the floor , the babies & toddlers would sleep there they are never left alone & they make you take your shoes off before entering the babies rooms.Theres also an open aired play area which is well shaded, for the for the 1st couple of days i would be up & down checking on my wee one making sure she was okay & she was. There is also a kitchen to sterilise bottles etc.. I have to say the creche really did make our holiday as it was so hot at that time of day the babies really need to be out of the sun . You can also use the creche from 10am-12 & 6-9pm.
I just so wish i was going back this year....just too expensive!

Hi Angiepangie,

Thankyou very much, it is nice to hear from someone with first hand experience and you have put my mind at ease. Fingers crossed our son settles in the creche and we get the few hours off that we are hoping for.

Hope you get back to LW soon, if it helps Monarch Hotels are offering the best prices (by £400) that I have found. I think they were about £1000 cheaper than booking with LW direct - amazing!!

Thanks Again

Marcia

yes i booked with monarch hotels i found them the cheapest and ive gone through the cashback site to get 5% CB too , fingers crossed i get it ok , every £ helps lol

Ok I have just got back from 2 weeks in Lykia World & WOW!!!!

Ok here's to answer a few questions:

There is no wireless internet connection from the rooms, only in the Village & Residence reception areas. Whilst we were there though only the residence reception wireless connection was working as the village's was out of action theroughout the duration of our stay.

Drink prices (I accidentally took a bar menu) so ask away!

Vodka - Finlandia, Absolut, Smirnoff, etc are 5,50 Euros. Etalon & Russion Standard Platinum are 6,50 Euros. Grey Goose & Absolut Level are 7,00 Euros & Belvedere Vodka is 7,50 Euros.

A glass of Coke / Diet Coke / Fanta / Sprite is 1,75 Euros and a bottle is 2,00 Euros

All prices in Lykia World (apart from the imndependant shops) are shown in Euros but your bill comes to you in Turkish Lira. Stupid if you ask me but hey!

We only took TL with us at a rate of 2.27 TL to the £1 so a large beer cost us £3.50, Malibu & Coke cost £7.20, a coke cost £1.86, Fresh orange juice £2.56, a magnum ice-cream £2.79 & a token for the game room cost £1.86 a pop!

I have everything on a spreadsheet on my laptop as I kept all our receipts and paid our room bill daily to work it all out. Your receipt shows one amount but the bill is broken down to the cost & the tax so some may find the bill hard to understand as there are so many transactions what with a tax transaction for almost every item.

Cocktails start from 4 Euros for a child's cocktail, then 6 - 9 Euros for alcoholic cocktails

6 Euros (Caipirinha, White Russian, Black Russian, Bloody Mary)
7 Euros (Good Father, Cubra Libre, Tequila Sunrise, Planeters Punch, Lykia World, Dry Martini, Tom Collins, Brandy Alexander, Daiquiri, Green Devil, Whiskey Sour, Salty Dog,)
7,5 Euros (Mojoto, Pina Colada, Long Island Ice Tea)
8 Euros Kir Royal, Margarita, Old Fashioned, Negroni, Cosmopolitan,)
8,50 Euros B-52 & Mai-Tai)
9 Euros (Americano, Sex on the Beach & Manhattan).

Bearing in mind that we are not talking large glasses here like you get in some places, these were fairly standard sized glasses, IMO.

Kids Clubs / Childcare

There are 5 Clubs for Children, they are all open every day except Mondays.

Baby Club: 6 Months - 3 Years. Opening Times were 08:30 - 12:00, 15:00 - 18:00 & 19:30 - 22:30
Snoopies: 3, 4 & 5 Year Olds. Open 08:30 - 18:30 & 19:30 - 22:30
Jokers: 6, 7 & 8 Year Olds. Open 08:30 - 18:30 & 19:30 - 22:30
Kids Club: 9, 10, 11 & 12 Year Olds. Open 08:30 - 18:30 & 19:30 - 22:30
Teen Club: Teenagers (I didn't get any info on this, sorry. My children were in the younger clubs.

Baby Kitchen, within Lykie Club House is open 24 hours. After 22:30 please contact reception.

Babysitting costs 8 Euros per hour / per child. Needs to be booked a day in advance.

Sports / Activities

All non-motorised water sports are NOT Free!!!! Only if your child / children are doing it as part of the kids clubs.

If your child does any of the sports within their club then they are cheaper than if you took them to do it yourself, obviously they get discounts. My Son did everything in Jokers and paid the following: Tennis - 5 Euro, Jet Ski - 10 Euro, Nature Adventure Trip where you plant a tree - 33 Euro, Wall Climbing - 3 Euro, Banana Boat - 4 Euro, Artastic (where you paint pots, decorate your own T-Shirts, make things) - 3 Euro, Speed Boating - 6 Euro, Family Boat Trip - 25 Euro.

Canoeing, Water Polo, Judo, Ping Pong, Water Basket Ball, Pool Games, Water Bomb Fights, Archery, Wild West Action, Face Painting, Cinema, Origami, Bingo, Disco, Super Water Slides, Football, Making Pizza, Clown Hunts, Treasure Hunts, Salt Pastry Arts & Crafts, Natural Discovery, Talent Show, Club Rally, Body Painting, Chu Chu Dancing, Snack Time, fun in paradise pool & taking part in the Weekly Theatre Show are all Free.

You can get a time table for your child's 'kids club' from the Lykie Club House, Reception or Information Centre. Your child can join one or all the activities on the programme at any time, they do not have to be there all day etc. You do have to sign your child in & out obviously for safety, with the older club you don't have to.

We left our mobile number with them every time but we were never called & there was never any problems. 2 women I spoke to (on the day it poured with rain all day) said they didn't like the set up as there weren't enough staff but had they have stayed another 5 minutes they'd have seen another 8 staff turn up! They work on a ratio of 2 children to 1 staff, max 3 children to 1 staff which IMHO is fantastic!!!! (Shame they didn't ask the staff this when they were there) They were bound to be busy this day in particular what with the poor weather but I think they coped excellantly as they immediately put a wet weather entertainment programme in place for the children.

Yes Paragliding is more expensive if booked with Escape the Lykia World Team but then they are the only company that land you on Lykia's own private beach right in front of the Marina restaurant. Plus they had full insurance, suits, gloves & helmets (whereas other companies didn't seem so keen on safety issues in Olu Deniz that we saw of). We booked ours with Escape purely because of all their awards, health & safety checks, insurance etc.........we just felt safer with them and they were very proffessional! You can't put an amount on your life after all!! It cost us £75.00 per person to go from 1000 meters and took approx 40 mins on a Jeep Safari type travel to the take-off place and 20 mins to decend. Optional Extras: The T-Shirt was £9 each, the photos were £27, the video £27 or you could buy the video & photos together for £40/£45

What a brilliant and helpful post. So glad you had a good holiday.

Mmmm. I remember those Pina Colada Cocktails well from last summer. They were delicious. I didnt think 7.5 Euros was bad really for the quality of the setting you are in and you could see them being made. I'm think I was paying about 8 or 10 Euros (well the equivalent of) for the same in the now sadly no longer Tequila Bar in Olu Deniz.

Doe

Got to agree-thank you so much Guernsey family!
Fantastic post!

Great info - thanks

No worries!! I remember reading this & other forums review's etc before I went & wanted more info on everything so I made a point of trying to remember as much as possible. I also brought back numerous flyers, leaflets & info for friend's as they were keen to know what it was like.

I've been to a lot of resorts, self-catering apartments & villa's around the world, before I met my Husband and had children as I was very fortunate to have parents who were keen on 3 holidays a year. This was my first holiday in about 9 years with my own family so I kind of had high expectations, especially after reading all the fab reviews and thankfully I wasn't disapointed.

I am currently doing a blog on the whole holiday with photo's etc mainly concentrating on Lykia World. As far as we were concerned, yes some of the drinks were a bit pricey but we were also on holiday & we knew the prices were going to be more beforehand so we were prepared.

About the question on Food.................

Breakfast they have everything from bread rolls, sliced bread, baguettes, seeded rolls, large rolls, small rolls, toast, butter, jams, sausages, poached eggs, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, patty's, Fried eggs, bacon, pancakes, waffles, cold meats, cheeses, yogurt, cereals, porridge / creamy oats, omlettes, various savory dishes, lot's of various Tea's, Coffee, milk, fruit juices & freshly squeezed orange juice, carrot juice, apple juice or mixed all of these were at an additional charge of 2 Euros.

Lunch & Dinner they had plain salad vegetables, fruits, mixed salads, various breads.........the cheesy bread was yummy!!! They had a diet corner (which I think was good for fussy kids) plain chicken, plain rice, spaghetti, bolognaise, plain veg etc to burgers, fritters, chips, mashed potato, saute potatoes, jacket potatoes, bbq'd chicken skewers, lamb, beef, steaks, various rice's, various specialities of the day, pizza, lot's of mixed vegetables, dishes like poached egg & spinach, meatballs in sauce, plain meatballs flattened & grilled (Kids loved these as they thought they were mini burgers).

And the desserts OMG they had so many little bite sized desserts that you would put about 6+ on a plate as you just had to try them, coconut one's, chocolate, nutty, strawberry, sponge cakes, so so many desserts! Some in little glasses & some in ramakin dishes likes chocolate mouse etc, various sauces like chocolate & vanilla, an ice cream & cornet section that again, the kids looked forward to as they'd get 2 or 3 scoops a time of various flavours, lol.

Each of the 3 main restaurants had pretty much the same food as each other although I would say the Residence Restaurant was the quietest and had the least option (although still plenty!!) and this was totally indoors. The village restaurant was where we ate for breakfast & most lunch times until the Marina restaurant opened the 2nd week we were there. The most choice was at the Marina restaurant for lunch & dinner and this was all outside whereas the Village restaurant had part indoors & part outdoors. You could smoke in all the outdoor areas and depending on how full the resort is depends on which restaurants are open as the 2nd weeks we were there they closed the Village one for the evenings but opened up the Marina one (which we preffered due to the choice, scenery, etc)

You could always find a table, we never had any problems there. If you can't find one you just ask a waiter and they'll find you one to sit at. We found that going at the beggining of the mealtime was better as you can get a choice of table and all the food is at it's best, freshest etc although the chefs behind the self service pods you walk around were cooking more throughout. If you go at the end of the mealtime you can also easily get a table but I found some of the more popular food was finished or wasn't quite as fresh by the time you got to eat it.............on saying that you will never go hungary at Lykia World!

The Village restuarant seemed to be open the most and I shall list the times below for the mealtimes. The funny thing was though is that it took us about an hour every morning to get us all up, showered, sun creamed up & dressed before we even left the room. So we'd wake up about 8.30am / 9.30am, we'd then walk to the village restaurant and be sat down for breakfast around 10.00am-10.30am. By the time you have got your drinks and put them on the table and walked around filling up your plate and sat down with that it would be around 11am - 11.30am before we got up to start the day!! Then before you knew it you were eating again!!! lol

Village Restaurant Opening Times

Breakfast 07:30 - 11:00
Late Breakfast 11:00 - 12:00
Lunch 12:30 - 14:00
Snack Line 14:00 - 17:30
Dinner 19:00 - 21:00
Midnight Snack 23:30 - 00:30

The Children's Lykie Village Restaurant, which you can access from the main Village restaurant was open at lunch times from 12pm and again at 6pm. Our 4 year old daughter ate in here most days with the kids club and they had little child sized table & chairs / benches and lower and smaller child sized help-yourself to food area so that the children could actually access them easily. They served child friendly food here like spaghetti, rice, chips, mashed potato, burgers, chicken, bolognaise, salad, carrots, peas, baked beans etc. This restaurant was indoors whereas the other Children's Lykie Restaurant was up in Children's Paradise where my 8 year old Son who was in another kids club for his age group ate every lunch time and then they joined the younger age group for meals at dinner time in the vilage children's restaurant.

They both had plenty to eat in both the children's restaurants. The good thing with these was that they opened earlier than the main restaurants so you could get them fed & changed then take them to the kids club in the evenings for the disco, kids bingo, cinema time etc whilst you ate your meal in peace without having to rush etc which was just lush!!!

They also have 5 specialist restaurants where you pay a little extra per person, we never had to book in advance whilst we were there but I guess you might have to when they are at their busiest at hight of the season. There opening hours were 19:00 - 22:00, apart from the Teppanyaki which opened at 19:30

Vino E Gusto Italian, a la carte. Closed on Mondays
Neptune Seafood, Adults only, 10 Euro per person. Closed on Monday's & Saturdays
Kampai Sushi, Adults 10 Euro. Closed on Tuesdays
Kampai Teppanyaki, Adults 35 Euro. Closed on Tuesdays
Blue Buddah Asian, Adults 7 Euro & Children 3.50 Euro. Closed on Tuesdays
Sofra Turkish, Adults 7 Euro & Children 3.50 Euro. Closed on Sundays

We tried Neptune, Kapai Teppanyaki, Blue Buddah & Sofra.

The neptune was lovely as you were sat by the infinity type pool, all of this area is for adults only which was quite nice. It was a set menu and the service was fantastic. It got a little chilly so they bought out pashmina's for everyone which mainly the women were grateful for. The food there was lovely and the soft drinks (coke, sprite etc), Beer & House Wine were free....you just paid for anything else like wine's, mixers, cocktails etc. You have to try the chocolate dessert! Wow........a hot sponge like dessert with hot melted chocolate inside...Mmmmmmmmm.

Blue Buddah was very nice too, we really couldn't fault any of them. They bring out one course and then another & another it's fab! We didn't stay for dessert at this one as we were so full, lol. You were given chop sticks to eat which was fun but Hubby had to ask for a knife & fork half way through, PMSL.

We ate at Sofra the Turkish Restaurant on their Turkish Themed night which was outdoors & had a live band on then a belly dancer with a long sword who then got you dancing around with her & the children got up on the dance floor with her to learn a routine which was great fun. You get small plates on your table, which are for your starters & this is all buffet style. Funny thing was we thought it was your main course so we had our plates piled high, little did we know you were suppposed to go up a 2nd time to get your large plate for the main course so we must have looked like right pigs that night! (No we didn't go back up, only for desserts lol)

The best of them all had to be Kampai in the Teppanyaki section where you sit up on stools at a table over looking the Village pool & the sun set beyond which was just stunning. You have your own Chef who cooks your meal in front of you with big whofs of flames and puts on a little show for you. He was very nice, we had a nice chatt with him and OMG the food was just out of this world, totally melt in your mouth. We had King Prawns, Special Fried Rice, Tuna Steak, Chicken, Fillet Steak and more then the yummiest dessert ever! This was truely the best meal that I have ever had, we thouroghly enjoyed the whole experience and watching our children next door on the dance floor doing the kids disco was nice to see as they couldn't see us! lol Honestly worth every penny & more!