Rent a week

Here are a few positive comments:

One vacationer writes that it was her family’s first time visiting Turkey. She’d heard from friends that staying in a villa was a lot more “personal” and relaxed, with a home-away-from-home feel.

If you tried a hotel stay, you might want to consider renting a villa for a week.

Try the life of villa luxury.

Another foreign friend of mine, who has been renting a villa for a week in the summer, has graduated to now renting one for three weeks. Ohh! Lush living…

She told me that for a fair price you can find a villa of your dreams -- many of the villas incorporate luxury amenities (including individually controlled air conditioning in every room) with everything at your fingertips. Usually, the villas are situated in pleasant quiet complexes with a large swimming pool and kid’s pool. Shops and restaurants are nearby and locals and other holiday visitors are very friendly and helpful.

If you want to enjoy a holiday at your own pace without the hustle and bustle of busy, overcrowded hotels, then maybe renting a villa for a week is the way to go! It seems like the villa of your dreams will most certainly meet your needs.

What are some other advantages of renting a villa for your holiday vacation in Turkey? Here’s what some of my friends have told me:

* Comfortable and well laid-out, with plenty of room for everyone.

* Breathtaking views and private gardens or terraces for sunbathing.

* Thoughtful and caring landlords keen to ensure that you have a good vacation.

* Local bus (dolmuş) services are very reliable and cheap and you can use that to travel to the next village or town to find plenty of restaurants and bars, etc.

* Having fresh bread and drinking water delivered to the door whenever needed.

* Villas are in quiet and rural areas and so peaceful.

* Internet cafes are easy to find and inexpensive.

* Turkish people are very nice and friendly.

* Depending on the owner of the villa, you may be provided with a good selection of Turkish, American and European music, satellite television and DVD entertainment.

Which is it? Villa or hotel?

I heard people say that their one-week villa holiday was an excellent price for the best holiday they ever had or that their one-week villa holiday turned their vacation into a dream; or that their overall experience was a very memorable and excellent one.

I have not really heard a negative experience from anyone who has tried a villa for a week; where on the other hand, I’ve had an ear full from a few about negative experiences in hotels.

Probably some of you have had a similar experience in a hotel down south?

When booking on the Internet you can be disappointed when you arrive at your destination. Often, the pictures on the Internet are misleading and the hotel is definitely not of a four-star quality! Rooms can be a bit outdated and the bathrooms in particular can be awful.

Have you noticed that often no bath plugs are provided?

Here are a few points that made visitors’ holiday vacations miserable: The turnover of staff is high and some say hotels where they have stayed have had absolutely terrible service. Apart from international hotels, the staff is often not professionally trained and is unhelpful and unfriendly. Air conditioning is insufficient; toilets did not work properly; and drinking from plastic glasses gets old. Towels and sheets did not get changed until specifically requested. This did not upset some people. After all, who changes theirs at home more than once a week?

The point is: It is not enough when the view is the only nice thing about the hotel.

What am I doing this summer? It’s an easy decision for me. I’m headed to the States and visiting family and friends.

If you are thinking about a vacation in Turkey, come and enjoy Turkey!

Turkey is a magnificent country. Along the stunning Aegean and Mediterranean coastline, you can see incredible scenery of majestic pine-clad mountains and spectacular rushing rivers. The countryside is lush with fertile plains of cotton and fruit trees and olive groves.

As everyone says who has been here: you will love Turkey!