No escape from the Bodrum
In August we teamed up with Yahoo! Travel and Sunsail Clubs for the chance to win a trip to Turkey. So strong was the response from you all – with over 100 comments on our the blog alone – that it’s little surprise that an Answers user won. Recently we got in touch again to ask her how her trip went, and to see the holiday snaps of course! This is her review…
“We flew out to Turkey in September 08. After a very pleasant flight we arrived at Sunsail in Ortokent, Turkey . As soon as we arrived, we were told that food was waiting for us in the restaurant and to leave our bags where they were and they would be in our rooms when we returned from dinner.
The food was very impressive, with something for everyone’s taste, from chicken, beef, fish, rice, vegetables, fruit and the desert cart was huge! The accommodation was exceptional, with a very large room, very clean, satellite TV and balcony. Also, if anyone is into water sports then this is the place to go!
On our first day, we walked to the beach, which was literally a stone’s throw away from our room and watched as everyone started their daily activities, then we walked the length of the beach to a little town with a few shops and more beaches. It seemed to be a lot busier than where we were staying, but it was only about a 15 minute walk away and it was nice to be able to get away from it and return to our quieter beach.
In the evenings, we went to dinner in the outdoor restaurant, which was lovely, but very, very windy and cold. They had entertainment every other night, which only lasted for about ½ hour, but it was good.
The drinks at the hotel were very, very expensive and we were very surprised at the size of our bill and it was purely from drinks. I don’t think anyone realised how much they were spending, as they give you a card and the card gets swiped every time you buy something, then you pay at the end of your holiday.
The highlight of the whole holiday would have to be Bodrum. I absolutely fell in love with it. We went there 5 times in the 7 nights that we were away. There was so much to look at and do. The markets just go on and on. Around every corner there is a different shop, all selling different things and it was so much fun bartering. It was a 40 minute journey by bus to get there and the busses were running quite regularly so it wasn’t a problem to get there.
I loved the hustle and bustle of the markets and the locals were so friendly, though could be a bit pushy in some places wanting you to buy things.
We had a kebab at a little restaurant just by the bus station and it was the best kebab we have ever had. The waiter in the restaurant was so funny and made us feel very welcome.
I would just like to say thank you to Yahoo! Answers for giving us the opportunity to visit such a wonderful country. I will definitely be returning to Turkey one day.”
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really cool.. u rock…
gr8 trip it seems..
yes, been there, its fab.
which hotel was it they stayed at lol, bodrum can be hit or miss tbh
Sounds fantastic, would love to go!
Wish I was there!
I know the girl who won this… and as lovely as she is, she is a hard lady to please. So it must be good.
i recent went to their club in the caribbean (collona) and it was amazing the standard of kit, staff and the food is all great to, the sort of place you can go and never get bored!
I visited Bodrum 24 years ago and decided that’s where I would live 19 years later I retired and the day after moved to a village near Bodrum where I now live so I think you can guess my opinoin of Bodrum.
I love Bodrum too and the market and all the fig trees that I picked figs from in August 2008!
hahahaha a bit pushy? they give you the most terrible stare if you dont buy – Its so hard to be free- and yeah they do try so hard to be friendly towards tourists, the local citizens feel like the outsiders, despite painting “citizens are first” on every hill you can see in some places….
I went to the exact same place/hotel and loved it especially the castle in bodrum try the other sunsail holidays thy’re great to
I went to Bodrum (Gumbet) stayed at La Luna Hotel it was fantastic. We are going again in September. Turkish people very friendly, went on a boat trip that was brill, looking forward to our return…