Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: bagpus on December 27, 2012, 20:24:08 PM
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Although I think it is pretty much common knowledge now to all here, just letting everyone know that we (Carol and Rcep) are closing Bostan Restaurant and Hotel. We have had a really wonderful year but due to a massive third increase in our hotel rent and much work needing doing to repair the roof and huge leaks inside the bedrooms for which the owner is unwilling to contribute, we have decided to call it a day. We are still open at the moment but will be closing a week today, so will be having a final Quiz Night next Thursday (the 3rd) and a big knees up afterwards. No plans to re-venture back into tourism.
To recoup some of the money we spent we are selling everything (and I mean everything) that we bought for the hotel and have a list of prices so if you need anything (from wardrobes and bedding to chairs and crockery) please pop in, call me or message me. We will also from New Year until the Thursday night we leave, be selling all food half price to empty our kitchen.
Thank you to all our customers over the last 4 years, and to all the wonderful friends we have made. We hope to see you all when we are out socializing (a new one for us!) :D
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I am totally saddened to read this, all I can say to you both is thank you for the many good times & I wish you the best of health & happiness in the future.
Mark.
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I'm so very sorry to hear this, it must be heartbreaking for you. You will be sorely missed and I hope everyone there will go to support you on your last night. God Bless.
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Aw Carol and Recep how awful to have this happen to you again, when will these landlords ever learn. You have worked so hard and built up such a good business. Wishing you well for the future.
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Really sorry to hear this after all the hard work getting the place ready and clearing the gardens etc. It must be heartbreaking for you all.I can't imagine Calis without a "Bostan's" somewhere so who knows ..in the future a better option might materialise for you. You will be missed thats for sure. Good luck whatever you decide to do but enjoy your break and socialising . You have earned it .
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No, these landlords will never learn. You would think that the building owners would fix things like leaking roofs or showers hanging of the wall - but I remember Cenk telling me they do nothing at all - when Cenk ran the Camelia. Of course if a roof is leaking into a bedroom and the owner says they are not interested you either pay to sort it yourself or lose a room's income for the year.
Sadly the case is usually that the owner sees someone doing well and whacks the rent up - but they move out and the building sits empty for year after year and the owner gets nothing more than greater deterioration of the building and rather than a regular, reasonable rental coming in, no rent at all.
Good luck to Carol & Recep, it's tragic that they are in one of the few places in the World where landlords often have assets and no brains.
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I'm really sorry to hear this news :( I really enjoyed the evening my son & I spent at Bostans, lovely atmosphere, great food & company :)
When will the Turks learn?, never is the conclusion I've finally come to :( No vision, no real business sense at all! They live for today, 'Very few' have any real conception of building-blocks - long term goals etc :(
I remember somebody saying to me a few years back "if you offer a Turk 1.000tl today or 2.000tl next week, 99% would take the 1,000tl" How true that has turned out to be.
Very best wishes to you both in whatever future direction you follow. I'm sure you'll make a success of it, whatever it is :)
Good luck to you both
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I remember somebody saying to me a few years back "if you offer a Turk 1.000tl today or 2.000tl next week, 99% would take the 1,000tl" How true that has turned out to be.
These stereotypes are all well and good but very insulting and unfair on the decent guys. If I offered Cenk 1000tl this week or 2000tl next week he'd wait a week, he's a git like that :D
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I feel really sorry for Recep and and Carol, they put their heart and soul into that place as well as a lot of money, I would like to thank them though for all the great nights we had there over the last year including raising money for Animal Aid :) Im sure they will be back one day and I wish them luck for the future. ;)
Our pool and darts night will now continue at Guvens for the rest of the season.
Looking forward to New Years Eve at Bostans :D see you all there ;)
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Sorry to hear that we certainly enjoyed your curry night - Good Luck
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Ah, you remembered then Keith ;)
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Kaz and I are also saddened by this news, we have enjoyed a lot of great evenings (and days) at Bostan's, Recep and Carol have become great friends and we will be still socialising with them. We wish them all the very best in their next adventure. Let's make it a really wonderful New Years Party to start the year off.
Baz & Kaz
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A real shame to lose one of the friendliest bars in the area.Good luck to Carol and Recep in whatever they decide to do in the future.
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Good luck to Carol&Recep in the future,
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Only went once for the CCC's day and felt really at home, and I think ( ;) ) we had a cracking day , sad to hear this news , and all the best for the future to you both . Stan, Jo and James .
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I feel gutted and want to cry, such a good place for food and good company. Will miss you Recep and Carol. We wish you all the best for the future and hope to see you both around too. :'(
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After all the blood,sweat and tears that went into re-establishing the new and improved Bostans its so sad to see it go but because of the blinkered attitude the owners of these rental hotels have its not a surprise.The people who rent these places have to foot the bills for repairs,making the places habitable,upgrading the existing buildings etc out of their own pockets.Then when this is done they have to go about making enough busness through hard work and long hours to be able to pay the rental,their staff and all the other costs that go with running a successful hotel/restaurant.If they are lucky they will make a profit.When the owners see this they then increase the rent so again there is the cycle of trying to generate more business in a failing tourism market to be able to pay yet more rent.,and with the cost of living rising this is just sometimes impossible.I think Recep and Carol have made the right choice in calling it a day and not working themselves into the ground for yet another year just to add to this landlords bank balance.Take some time out,enjoy life and do some socialising with all the friends you have made over the past 4 years.I wish you both well in whatever career path you both decide to follow.
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This realy is so sad. How heartbreaking for Carol and Recep. All the upgrading, refurbishment, hard. hard work at nights like the curry nights etc and to be let down so badly by a landlord!!! A really sad ending.
I wish both of you all that you wish for yourselves and your future. You are such a sociable couple, you and your establishment will be sadly missed.
All the best guys
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We had a tour around the Hotel when Carol first bought all the furniture etc. and they were working so hard to get the place ready for opening. The rooms are some of the most well furnished and the smartest that we have seen in this area. They had some wonderful friends who were working their socks off to help them. All through the work and not to mention the money that went into it I never saw Carol doing anything but smile although The stress must have been incredible. She and Recep have always gone out of their way to help the 3 CS and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts.. We are totallly digusted and really really sorry that it has come to this... I am too angry to say what I think about the landlady... Good luck for The Future what ever you decide to do...
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Carol and Recip, as you know we have already spoken about this and you know our feelings. Whatever you decide to do in the future , Pete and I wish you every good luck and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your help and support in the past.
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Carol and Recep - I am truly sorry to hear this news. I have always enjoyed my time spent at Bostans either relaxing around the pool and garden in the summer and/or attending evening functions. You have always been friendly, welcoming and hardworking and you deserve to be successful. Wishing you all the luck for the future x
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What does not kill you makes you stronger, i am sure that this is not the end of such a lovely couple with good business sense :)
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A shame to read this as me and my mum were talking about which restaurants we want to go back to this summer and Bostans was at the top. Always a friendly welcome there whether a regular or occasional visit
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I'm really shocked and saddened to read this.
I wish you, Carol and Recep all the very best for the future.
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We were with Carol and Recep on Saturday night, Recep is the most relaxed and happy as I have ever seen him. He is the new Del Boy (only next year he is going to be a multi millionaire :-) ), buying and selling anything he can get his hands on for a good price. He has got himself a little shop in Gunlukbasi selling second hand goods, mostly washing machines and fridges but not restricted to that, jeans and other clothing at times. If you are after something pop in and see him.
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Really pleased to hear this Baz thanks for sharing.
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I have been up and down there but not seen him where abouts is he Baz . :)
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2 doors away from SOK Lance, next to the tea house.
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If Recep was any more laid back he'd be horizontal!!!!!!Seems to have found the perfect niche for his personality and business acumen.