Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Hotels, Private Rentals in Calis - Questions and Information => Topic started by: karendrummond5 on July 17, 2011, 14:44:36 PM
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hi folks,
I will by flying outo Calis in September and we are booked in the the hotel club E. It does not seem to get mentioned much on this forum, can anyone give me information on what the hotel is like? And it's location in terms of bars and restaurants?
many thanks
Karen :)
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Location is fab, it lies behind the Aquapark just off the main road, 5 mins walk into town.
Never stayed there so can't help with that bit of info!
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It was always featured in Thomson's "Small & Friendly" brochure, may still be for that matter & has been mentioned quite a bit in the past. Try a search at the top right hand corner. Probably 5 - 10 mins stroll to the central area of Calis
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Karen
I reckon Hotel Club E is approximately 1,100m to the View Point on the Sea Front which is where the restuarants on the prom begin.
If you type Hotel Club E into the Search Facility under Hotels, Places to stay, Rentals - Questions & Info you will find previous discussions on the Hotel. Generally well liked
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Thanks, I had a try at with the search function but I could only find one review from two years ago. I will try again, I maybe typed it in wrong.
One of the members of our party has mobility issues and will probably be using his wheelchair. What condition is the road/path from the hotel into town like and is it flat or uphill to our hotel?
many thanks again
Karen
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Someone local may corect me if I'm wrong but I think you can access the prom directly from the road where your hotel is located, this will be flat. The prom is also completely flat & very wheelchair friendly, as is the majority of Calis.
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A very quiet hotel, probably best enjoyed by adults, and rooms are of a 'standard' Turkish hotel quality, place is very clean and inviting. There is a back entrance to the hotel which leads onto a flat road that takes you to the bridge in front of the beach, but i cannot remember whether the path to the back entrance is suitable/wide enough for a wheelchair.
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It's a bit crazy paving but certainly wide enough. The hotel is lovely, beautifully quiet yet very central.
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There is a flat route to the Prom from the Hotel. Provided that is that you do not use the pavements. Proper drop kerbs for wheelchairs are pretty well non existent and extremely difficult to negotiate by a self propelled wheelchair user. Even a " push " assistant will encounter problems.
Yes, the prom itself is user friendly and access to the bars and restaurants on the prom from the prom itself is easy. Access to the toilets in these premises is in general not easy at all, and very few have disabled toilets. There are a few notable exceptions to this, and I will identify them soon when I have finished researching my current project which is intended to be a guide to wheelchair friendly ( and unfriendly ) businesses in Calis.
I have only just realised how wheelchair unfriendly Calis, Fethiye and its environs are. Prior to my wife's confinement to a wheelchair some 8 weeks ago I had not given the matter a second thought.
I would welcome any comments on the experiences of others regarding wheelchair access to help me in my research.
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My son who works for Thomsons here was only saying yesterday what a great little hotel it is, he stayed there during his 2 week induction in April. He says the staff are brilliant and very friendly and the hotel and environs kept lovely and clean. It is in a nice location Not far to bars, beach and nightlife.
As mentioned Fethiye and Environs not very wheelchair friendly, high pavements,the main road with the raised central reservation filled with flowers with few gaps which wheelchairs wouldnt fit through and many, but certainly not all, toilets are accessible by starways only.
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This is a great place,recommend this hotel to everyone. Have stayed here the last 7 years. Great staff, very clean and always had great people there. You will go back there again. Staying at the mother in laws at palm beach resort next week. But will be down there in the day time to see old friends.
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Many thanks for your responses, it does look like a lovely hotel in a central location. Farmer I look forward to reading your reearch on wheelchair friendly establishments.
many thaks again
Karen
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Its a lovely small friendly hotel. I have stayed there on a couple of occassions and family members are there next week for the second time. There are no lifts but they do have downstairs rooms that lead directly to the pool area. There are stairs leading up to the hotel but also a wheelchair ramp. I believe they were awarded the Thomson Gold award last year. Enjoy your holiday.
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On an upbeat note, my wife has insisted that in the interests of fairness I have to visit every Bar, Restaurant and Hotel within a real 10 minutes walk of the beach do do a proper survey.
The downside is Pauline considers I can only do a fair test If I am actually using the wheelchair.
So if you see "fairly" able-bodied pensioner scooting along the prom in a wheelchair in the next couple of weeks you will know what is going on!
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Hi Kingsley. I have spoken to Angel and Barrie and I wish Pauline a speedy recovery. Our thoughts are with you and lots of people have been asking after you both. We dont venture in to Calis much in the Summer but hope to see you both out and about when it gets cooler. We too never thought about wheelchair access until Barrie was confined to one for 5 years. I had many a "discussion" with the popular shops in England and going abroad for the first time to Majorca. Tenerife and Malta was a nightmare sometimes. I certainly wouldnt have wanted to tackle pushing him around in Fethiye. We wish you all the luck in the world. Think you will manage in the Nil Bar. lol. Give Pauline our love. xxxx