The word I kept repeating to myself from the day I arrived until the day my companions and I left was FABULOUS! Descending the steps onto the patio one's breath is taken away by the stunning panoramic views of Kalkan Bay and Kalamar Bay below.
The layout of the 3 level villa building has been brilliantly thought out. The 5 bedrooms on the top and lower floors (each with their own shower/bathrooms) and the middle floor have ground to ceiling windows and direct access to outside balconies, so the stunning views are always available.
The ground floor living and kitchen area is very spacious and very well equipped. The outside 12 metre pool, patio, loungers, bar and seating area are simply fabulous (sorry!!). I can believe it when told that there's going to be an outside wedding here next year with over fifty guests seated.
The villa was immaculate, as you'd expect. The site manager and his wife visited daily to water the garden areas and to deal with anything requiring attention. As it should be on holiday, our only concern was how many loaves did we want delivered the next day!!
It was hot and sunny throughout our week's stay, reaching 30C, with pleasantly warm evenings except on our first evening, where even the proprietor of the Moonlight Bar in Kalkan, a must visit, wore a jumper.
We ate out most evenings, preferring to go by cab (c£5) rather than walking down to the town. There are plenty of very decent restaurants, and we followed many suggestions in the excellent
guest information folder.
During the day we were very happy to stay on site making full use of the lovely pool and sun loungers. We broke this up by going to the Kalamar Beach Club one day, again by cab, where good cafe style food and beers were available at reasonable prices, and swimming in the warm sea was a real delight.
One of the other highlights of the week was when we booked a boat day trip from Kas. We were picked up by cab, then driven by bus, to Kas where we boarded a gulet and spent 7 hours going up and down the Lycian coast, stopping off 3 times to swim in beautifully clear waters. A buffet lunch on board was included in the cost, and was surprisingly good! Fantastic value!
Details of how to book these visits are in the information folder.
The road to the villa is very steep and in places not properly made up, and traveling by cab rather than walking is the best option.
We all loved the villa and the holiday. We look forward to returning again and again!!