TURKEY OLUDENIZ & FETHIYE DESTINATIONS
says: “Fethiye is fun, vibrant, and full of history so we thought this was a perfect place for our next family adventure. It's a great place to relax and soak up culture, plus it's close to historic sights so families don't have to brave long journeys. Plus there's a trampoline in the harbour, and what kid doesn't love that?” Prices start at £976 per child and £1,084 per adult, including flights, accommodation and some meals.
SAMPLE PRODUCT
Olympic Holidays offers a week’s half-board at the five-star Ece Saray Marina & Resort in Fethiye from £665 for
travel in May, with Gatwick flights and transfers. olympicholidays. com
Thomson offers seven nights’ all-inclusive at Sensatori Resort Fethiye from £510, based on two sharing with flights from Luton on May 6, and transfers.
thomson.co.uk
Travel 2 offers a week’s B&B at the Oyster Residences in Oludeniz in a double pool and garden view
room from £529, with Gatwick flights and
private transfers departing May 2.
travel2.com
ABOVE: Sentido Lykia Resort & Spa
LEFT: Sensatori Resort Fethiye
w STAY: SMALL PACKAGES The accommodation is as diverse as the clientele in these neighbouring resorts, with small family-run boutiques rivalling larger all-inclusive hotels, though you won’t find as many of the latter here as in some Turkish resorts. The majority of hotels have fewer than 100 rooms, and locally- owned properties far outnumber international brands. Among family-friendly properties,
Thomas Cook’s top picks are Liberty Hotel Lykia in Oludeniz and Majesty Club Tuana & Park in Fethiye. The former, a five-star hotel in a private bay, has more than enough to keep kids amused, with 10 pools, water slides, tennis courts, a climbing wall and evening entertainment, as well as spacious family rooms for when
Fethiye is a great place to relax and soak up culture, plus it’s close to historic sights
the little ones conk out from their exertions. If that sounds like fun for grown-up clients too, suggest the next-door Sentido Lykia Resort & Spa,
an adult-only property with a relaxed atmosphere, but access to all the facilities at the family hotel. Many larger properties straddle the divide between family resort and romantic escape, from the 330-room Hillside Beach Club, featured by Prestige Holidays, to the all-inclusive Sensatori Resort Fethiye, which opened last summer. While parents are swayed by Sensatori’s swim-up rooms, adult- only pool and daily yoga and pilates, the kids will be easily won over by a Play House children’s club, Sensory Nursery and daily kids’ activities. But if couples want a more personal
touch, try one of the many boutique- style properties around these resorts. Top-sellers in this sector include the family-run Oyster Residences, where each of the 26 rooms is individually decorated and the restaurant – which sticks to traditional Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine – has a great vantage point over Belckiz beach. High up in the hills, Beyaz Yunus
has just seven suites each boasting a private pool or Jacuzzi and Turkish hammam-style bathrooms, all hidden away in the cliffs above Oludeniz bay. It’s new for Anatolian Sky Holidays and Ilios Travel this year, with prices via the former starting from £999 for a week’s B&B with flights and transfers. But if clients are focused on saving pennies, the good-value Montebello Resort in Oludeniz – a favourite of Monarch customers – makes up for its lack of beachfront location with a regular beach shuttle, free Wi-Fi, daily activities and bright, modern rooms, all at a surprisingly affordable price.
28 January 2016
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