Best Hotels near Patara Ancient City, Gelemis

Stayed at the True Blue for one week at the beginning of September travelling on my own, so always a bit wary as to personal safety and the friendliness of where I stay. I can say from the moment I arrived I was made to feel very welcome. The staff are very friendly and helpful and can't do enough for you. They are all approachable and happy to engage with you, which is very reassuring for a lone female traveller. The Hotel is spotlessly clean, pool is lovely and the rooms are modern and comfortable. Breakfast has a wonderful selection all fresh and delicious. The bar area is a great place to chat and mix with other guests with plenty of seating. Many thanks to Arda and Egemen behind the bar for being so friendly patient and interested in everyone. (accident and emergency) you will know what I mean (no detriment to them)!! Tuana Su absolutely charming and thanks to the tall young man whose name I can't recall (spell) Tuba the manager -congratulations for maintaining a lovely place and wonderful team, including Rafi and Sajic (apologies if spelled incorrectly) Practical issues - a short taxi ride into Kalkan itself, currently costing 130 tl which is around £4.75 each way, too hot and too up and down for me to walk but I have a problem with my knees. I do think you would need to be very fit to walk into town and back, however there are plenty of restaurants within walking distance. Food generally very good wherever you eat. Beach club Kalamar not far but very steep walk although you can get a shuttle (but not if a lone person). All in all a lovely holiday great place, great people. I highly recommend a visit.

Yes, the Mediterranean --- just a ten-minute walk from Fidanka Hotel --- is as richly azure in reality as it appears in visitors' smartphone viewfinders. Yes, the locals are invariably models of Turkish warmth and hospitality. Yes, the outdoor temperatures in November will more than often not exceed those in a normal British summer. But more than all these well-rehe****d factors that can be uncovered in the tourist brochures there is the quirky, joyful, riotously distinctive Fidanka. It is a collage of 17 suites that snaggle up a hillside overlooking the Med. They are filled to the brim by a vast array of traditional rural furnishings retrieved over the years across the hinterland of lesser-known Turkey by the mother of the present hotel chief. Whimsical, and unique they create an ambience which has produced an unapologetic one-off. Add to this a Turkish menu that rivals any of the hundred-plus restaurants in Kalkan and a gentle, smiling maitre d' of unusual friendliness (he stayed up until 2am to welcome my wife and I after a late-night flight from Gatwick). Welcome to a retreat and spirit-lifter like no other. You will not be disappointed.

I read so many good reviews of these hotel and couldn’t understand why everybody liked it so much, buuut, once we actually stayed there with my husband we were pleasantly surprised! The personnel were amazing, very polite, nice and helping! The room had a cool design and was very spacious, the amenities were enough and the room was clean. The breakfast was just amazing, it was not a huge choice, but everything was fresh and impossible to resist! We were travelling along the coast and stayed at 6 different hotels along the way, this one is still our favourite, we’re definitely coming back!