We've been going to Turkey now for well over 10 years, going from cheap and cheerful pensions in Hisaronu and Kusadasi in the early 90's, to mid-market hotels in Kalkan in the early 00's and with the arrival of our daughter, 4/5* AI's in Belek and Olu Deniz more recently.
We'd now like a week in the October half term. Life is so much more complicated with a child in tow (damn the overnight flight-times!) and we don't like to "slum it" so much now. We'd like to try something new and wonder if you could come up with some suggestions.
I've sourced the flights to Dalaman, now we need a hotel.
We'd like:
- Within 2 hours of Dalaman (taxi)
- 4*-ish
- Board basis not important
- Kid's club and mini-disco (VERY VERY important)
- Nice sand beach within 0.5 mile
- NOT a big/loud resort like Marmaris/Bodrum - we're fans of Kalkan, but don't think there's a hotel to suit (and it's rather steep for our daughter) We were also pretty non-plussed about Olu Deniz last October. There's virtually nothing "Turkish" left there, now - just a bit of local colour would be nice.
I suppose the ideal thing for us would be a kid-friendly Belek-style hotel in a small to medium size beach-resort, if that's not asking too much. We'd just settle for Belek if it weren't for the seriously anti-social flight times. I'd really like to try somewhere like Yalikavak , but I expect that there is nothing suitable hotel-wise.
Anyone got any ideas?
Decided to book Lykia World........
NOT a big/loud resort like Marmaris/Bodrum - we're fans of Kalkan, but don't think there's a hotel to suit (and it's rather steep for our daughter) We were also pretty non-plussed about Olu Deniz last October. There's virtually nothing "Turkish" left there, now - just a bit of local colour would be nice.
What about CIRALI ??? But the only problem would be that the Antalya airport is closer. Easy Jet flys to Antalya with good deals. Located 80kms southwest from Antalya. It sounds to me that Cirali would be a perfect place for you and your family. It has it's own local color and is a more traditional village. Wonderful 4 km secluded beach. The beach it is a mix between sand and pebbles.
The only draw back however would be that some may find Cirali a bit boring with no big hotels or all-inclusives. There are only small family run hotels and some with pools. Some of the hotels standards are close to those of 3 or 4 star hotels. But no animations or kids clubs. Everybody kinda does their own thing. Hanging out by the pool or at the beach. Your daughter may like the traditional way of life in a village where she can see little animals like rabbits etc. running around the gardens. It is a great place just to ''chill-out''. There are no discos or bars playing loud music.
Have a look at previous posts about Cirali ( not too many people know about this area ) http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=71706&highlight=cirali
Have a look at these links for more info
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/mediterranean/news/stories/index.cfm?uNewsID=15130
http://www.cirali.org/index_eng.html
http://cirali.com.tr
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