Beldibi is a "town" that runs along the beach from Antalya to Kemer, about 30 km. It is wall to wall resorts from 3 to 5 Star and at least one 5+++ Star. There are mainly Russian and Ukrainian guests along the strip and russian is the second language of the business people. Other strips attract other countries as when we were flying home there were about 6 charters headed to different parts of Germany, for example.
The Hotel Sydney 2000 is right next door to the Sumela Gardens where we stayed last year. We liked Sydney much better and think we have found a "home". We talked to others who have been coming there for 8 to 10 years.
Sydney is a small 3 Star; simple rooms, maybe 150 at best; simple fare. The food was fabulous, though. While there had to be some kind of rotation, in the 17 days we were there, there were no repeats. You could not tell it was "Tuesday" by the menu. Four hot dishes, a big salad bar and a dessert bar. Even the salad and dessert bars had a certain amount of variation. Always some fresh fruit on the dessert bar, too. Wi-Fi in the lounge but if you needed a table to work on, it also reached into the cafeteria.
Because we were end-of-season, the hotel was only three quarters to half full. Not many staff but great service. End of season is cheaper and not deathly hot. We like +30C (86F) much better than the +45 (113F) in peak season.
The beach is narrow and gravel, not sand and drops off rapidly as you move out from shore. Not small kid friendly yet there were always several small kids there who had a great time. One mom was there with four very rambunctious kids ages 11 to 2. Every Babushka in the place helped her look after them.
Cost for the two of us for 17 days, end of season, including airfare from Kyiv was $2050. I have no idea if there are American and Canadian packages available but Turkish Airlines is a very good airline and not expensive to fly. I am sure that something could be worked out. For those who love history, Turkey has 10,000 years of it and ruins from every culture and civilization.
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| Back of the hotel, pool and dining area |
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| Path to the beach, grassy sunning area, kids playground on the right |
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| Beach. Most sunning is on lounges for comfort. It is a swimming beach |
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| Weekly entertainment night included a fire-breathing juggler |
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| Tanya took this one. I wish she'd have taken one of his girlfriend too in her white bikini |
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| Front walk to the street |
It's certainly a very beautiful area. And 30C does sound better than 45C. I can see why you go back there.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great holiday place! Glad you two had a great time.
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Just popped by to say hi. Glad you're back. Keep it simple I always say.
ReplyDeleteTurkey is a great place to holiday and affordable. Even for North Americans.
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