Antalya, Turkey (AYT)

Advantages: Great hotel, great weather, weak Lira makes everything cheap
Disadvantages: Can't think of anything

...This is a reviewof a package holiday to Phasalis Princess Hotel, Tekrova, nr Kemer, Turkey. Booked through JMC - two weeks all inclusive in Jul / Aug 2002 16 of us in the party (aged 5 to 75) The Phasalis Princess is a modern five star hotel right on the Turkish Med. The setting is fantastic with Mount Tahtali Dagi rising 2,375 metres to the West, the lush gardens of the hotel, with its palm trees and other greenery then splendid azure of the Med to the East. We didn’t expect an Art Déco interior, but Art Deco we got – right down to the cocktail sticks in the Lobby Bar. The main building is four storeys and we stayed in a ground floor room in the two storey annexey thing. The hotel has all the facilities you could wish for. The centre piece is the large irregular shaped pool with its central bar, where you can... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful, warm, friendly people, cheap!
Disadvantages: Lots of attention from locals, country still a work in progress

...many places from the local bus station and fares are very good. But transport mainly runs along the coastline as Turkey is still very much a work in progress and as you move away from the coast inland there arent so many roads connecting places. Travelling inland from Antalya takes you up into the mountains which is still largely very undeveloped and home to basic village communities. It is a wonderfully interesting country but there are stark differences between the thriving tourist towns full of shops and restaurants and luxurious hotels and the little shanty communities that the locals live in. And you dont have to wander far to see how many of the locals live. We decided to take a trip to a reptile centre one day which was just outside the next resort along the coast. After a short bus ride and a vist to the town which was a bit smaller... Read review

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Advantages: Atmosphere, Steeped in History, Great value, Very hot, Great beaches, Friendly people
Disadvantages: none at all

...Now I had never been abroad for two weeks before and never lower in the northern hemisphere than Frankfurt. But when my fiancé booked a holiday for us i thought what the hell and we chose Turkey and the south coast. We did not want to visit Bodrum and the other cities with drunken British youths (to be honest I didn't have a choice) so we chose this quaint ancient city steeped in history and culture. So in August 2003 off we went. We arrived in Antalya airport in the early morning and got taken to our hotel. Park Side hotel just outside Side was our accommodation for the next two weeks so of to our room we went and slept till the next day. The hotel I thought was fantastic (although the heat did get too much for the air con and we had to hire an extra fan) it was fantastic. Now i hear you saying why was it fantastic...ok here is... Read review

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