Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Christie on August 31, 2012, 10:31:50 AM
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We walked up to the Sat restaurant and beach in June and thought how nice it looked. Do you pay for the beach beds or are they free, assuming you will spend money at the bar or in the restaurant ?
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Beds are free
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They started charging per head at the end of May even if you purchased food & Drinks! They might have 'reconsidered' that decision now?
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I have been going since may this year no charge as long as you buy from there best place in calis i think and the cleanest. ;D
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Hi Lance :) I'd been there several times 'no-charge' (we drank ;) & had lunch), this particular day the waiter asked for 10tl per person! I spoke with the manager who confirmed "new rules from above" I just took my business somewhere more appreciative :P
Don't know how you judge the cleanliness of a place, personally I wouldn't give the loo (ladies) a top score! Prices for items ordered needed to be checked, prices didn't tally with the menu prices! & the total of the bill didn't tally = no tip :)
Maybe they thought we 'women of a certain age' would be too bowled over their charms to notice! or care! wrong, lol
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We went 2 days ago. Spent 100tl in restaurant and asked. They said beach is different to restaurant.
We went down to beach and after 30 mins got charged 5tl per bed.
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Its the biggest rip off place in calis and fethiye, 8 lira for an effes, and the food is not up to standard. have,nt found anywhere in fethiye that charges 8 lira for a beer, and the food is nothing compared to somewhere like mozaik bahce, take note, calis is dying faster than people realize. :(
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We were there May/June. As soon as June 1st appeared we were charged for the beds and shades. Such a shame as we were happy to pay more for the food and drinks in exchange for the sunbeds. Don't know if the cushions etc. on the grass area were charged for though as they seemed to belong to the Sat. :o
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I cannot agree more with your post deesmartinson! :'(
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Yes good post dees :D
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So glad the 'Typo' police are out in force tonight. 8)
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i think your wrong about Calis dieing Des as the last two .,or three months the restuarants
and bars have been very busy,
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Best avoided, rip off prices and substandard food/service.
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Apart from bella mamas and meeting point could you name these busy ones for me davybill, lots of the restaurant managers i have talked to tell me this is the worst year they have ever had, im obviously missing these other busy ones. but this topic is really about the Sat restaurant. ;)
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yes the subject was about the Sat restuarant,not Calis dieing,Des
Nil bar as been packed out,casa de mamas, and more,
but the last peope to say they have had a good season
are the bar managers.?
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Too right, every year is "the worst year ever" if you ask the bar and restaurant owners/managers. One of them did post a photo of the main street one evening last week and it looked pretty deserted at around 9pm. People discovering Calis now might struggle to believe that there was a time when walking down the prom was actually quite difficult at some times of year due to need to dodge the crowds of people...
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We used Sat Beach both last September and again in May this year...and think its great.
There always seems to be a very welcome breeze and is clean and tidy.
Food and drinks have been fine-I must say they seem to make up the prices down at the beach bar as we had totally different things on seperate days but the bill was somehow the same!
We have not been charged for sunbeds.
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An observation :
If you look at their web site afternoon tea and cakes at the Ritz can be had for £42.00 per person............at the Wetherspoons a similar deal can be had for £2.49........
Somehow they both seem to make a profit and survive year after year.
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From personal experience it depends on the time you arrive! I usually get charged (it's per head) when I arrive then in peak hours and its busy but later in the day I get away with it sometimes when I say I have purchased food+drink (which I always do,nothing like a nice cold beverage by the beach!)
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If Calis is dying nobody told the hoards on the prom last night at about 10 pm!
Ate at Sat for first time last night. Place is lovely and in best position in Calis IMO. Clean and fantastic views. However 8 ytl for a beer and 20 ytl for a g&t is over the top! Meal was 39 ytl for their best steak but it was pretty bland really. Mozaik was by far the best meal I've had this holiday :)
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Just got back and had 2 days at the Sat. I was suprised to be charged for beds but as we pay for beds on the main beach it didnt bother us and at least there is beach service. We ate both days there and its not the cheapest, in fact the wine is the dearest on the beach but the views and ambience are to die for! We havent been to the Mosaic place and I actually found it this year for the first time. I dont think you can compare the whole package. I bet the food is amazing there judging by the reports but for views and setting I dont think the Sat can be beaten. As for Calis dying , having just spent 2 weeks there eating in busy restaurants every night, this was our 23rd year in Calis and I've seen it far quiter than this and it survived!
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Agreed Cavan. We only ate on the front a few nights but it was pretty busy. Compared very well to previous years. I know Guvens had a couple of mega busy nights last week.
Both the new Jiva Hotel and Seaside were busy as well. Surf Cafe had lots in every day as far as I could tell from the buzz on the beach down there.
I wasn't' comparing the whole package with Sat and Mozaic - but if you want me to ........... the latter was by far the better value and better meal. Of course it can't compete with the views from the Sat but then again it looks like we paid about and extra 50 or 60 ytl for them.
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Are there any thoughts on who is making it busy? I understand many more Russians come now but also Turkish holiday makers particularly from Istanbul and Ankara have more money to splash about than in past years. I'd be surprised if it is British visitors, as flight and hotel booking info suggests they are well down.
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Without a shadow of a doubt it is the Turkish holiday makers that have been here in big numbers Fethiye Oludeniz, Yes! even Hisaronu is heavy with Turkish folk this year. Weekend along the Kordon is heaving with Turkish folk and their big cars 48 plates and loads of others from all over. Making a great atmosphere. Our neighbours in Ovacik are becoming Turkish too on a resale. 2014 is the year that property prices will start to rise as the new countries start to explore areas of Turkey, or so we hear.
Are there any thoughts on who is making it busy? I understand many more Russians come now but also Turkish holiday makers particularly from Istanbul and Ankara have more money to splash about than in past years. I'd be surprised if it is British visitors, as flight and hotel booking info suggests they are well down.
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That's what I thought and good to hear. Turkish holidaymakers I found to be good fun in the main - in more recent times. I remember only too well the Turkish restaurant and bar owners who hated Turkish customers who would come in 10 strong and order a large bottle of water and 10 glasses!
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Still plenty of Brits coming,to Calis especally Scool holidays,
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Our plane was chocca coming home and a second plane had to be commissioned. So a few Brits landed in Dalaman!
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We flew back to Bristol last night (sadly) and both our outbound and inbound flights were full..not a spare seat anywhere :-) chatting to people at airport, got the impression a fair few were heading to / had stayed around Calis area as well as Icmeler/Marmaris. Though we dont go out every night when we did there still seemed plenty of people around down in Calis. Hope that continues for the bars/restaurants until the end of the season :)