A very nice villa, and we would visit again. We know the area well, and it is a super holiday destination. Airport transfers worked very well, and the villa was clean, tidy and pool was kept nice and clean. There are a few things we would point out, which might make things even better. With 2 young children we needed the TV and DVD to work well, but it was not possible to sort out the TV in the lounge as all controls/instructions were in Turkish, and there was no DVD player in the lounge. There was one in a bedroom, but it could not be connected downstairs. After we phoned the owner, the very helpful pool man sorted the few English channels onto the TV so we could access them, and bought and installed a DVD player. We wrote and left detailed instructions for the next visitors on how to connect and operate the TV and DVD. The information folder in the villa was generic one, I think aimed more at the Hisoranu area, and had no information specific to this villa or its appliances, or the immediate area. This could be dealt with simply by having a visitors book, as in our experience people then write down helpful information on local shops, bars and restaurants, nearest good supermarket, where to hire bikes, how to catch the dolmus and where it goes, etc.
The call to prayer is blasted out over a loudspeaker right next to the villa, which was a bit of a shock at 4am! Once settled in this was not too much of a disturbance, however. Finally, our pick up for the airport was 7:30 pm, and we were quite dismayed to find that we had to leave the villa at 10am, or pay an extra £50 cash to stay there until pick up time. It is totally unrealistic to expect a family of 6 to sit on their suitcases from 10am to 7:30 pm, and in our many years of villa rental in the Calis area no-one has imposed a charge for an evening pick up. Perhaps a lesson there for the owner not to be too greedy and keep the customers feeling as though they are valued.
But overall, we can recommend this place for a lovely holiday.
