Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: usedbustickets on June 13, 2013, 18:56:44 PM
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Despite everything that is happening across Turkey, and locally with the worst set of road and path repairs/upgrades ever, Mrs Tickets and myself believe that there are more tourists in town this year than last year, and that is also true of what we have seen in Ovacik and Hissy. Are our estimates of tourist numbers wrong or could this be the welcome start of a good year for the area?
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I had an e-mail from a friend who has a restaurant business in Calis. She has always enjoyed being busy especially as
she does food aimed at the many UK people who visit Calis. She said that business is 'slower' now than it was this time last year.
Hopefully things will pick up for everyone. The cost of flights, hotels, package holidays and the increase in the cost of living in the UK
has hit tourism badly in recent years.
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I thought the opposite UBT. We were almost a month later than usual starting our holiday, and I'd seen it busier in previous years much earlier on in May/late April.
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Don't know where you have been to see that UBT(Peter), I and other people on our complex have found it very quiet with not many people about at all. there have been a few posts on here too from people. I know Rimms put one on when he commented on how the prom was nearly empty one afternoon. and Jacqui said the restaurant next to georges on the front actually closed up approx. 10.30-11.00pm one night when she was down there as no one was about. Fethiye seems a bit busier but then they do have something going on most nights as our Nichola,s pictures show, still not a lot of tourists though, mainly Turkish people.
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According to a vegetable wholesaler yesterday demand for fruit and veg is down by 30% compared to this time last year.
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My view on tourist numbers is built on going to the beach afternoon and evening most days, looking at the number of people on the beach, 'clocking' the people as they go up and down the prom (whilst partaking in a well earned beer), as well as looking at numbers in restaurants and our take on it is that there are more about, particularly Brits.
Also the area around Cafe Pazar looks busy too, particularly the new Zayra Pida restaurant.
So not a precise science to counting numbers, but a good indicative assessment!!
Off to the beach later this afternoon and evening to carry out further people surveying, whilst partaking in some fish n chips and perhaps a beer. I will report back if there has been change..... watch this space
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We thought as of Saturday the numbers had picked up. Was looking a lot busier.
When we were Dalaman airport today it was heaving. we had to be bused to our Easyjet plane that was
over at the old terminal. All the stands were full. I have never seen the airport that busy. Was surprised.
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Well - we were at a wedding on Saturday and Turkey seems to be the place to go this year. Two couples on our table are flying out next week ( plus us). The Groom's father and mother fly out Saturday and the dads brother is already in Hisaronu.
Totally unscientific but I made it 100% of our breakfast table going to Turkey this summer :)
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I took someone to Dalaman on Friday evening & was suprised to see so many people queuing to get into the terminal. 2 queues, both right across the forecourt area. Maybe it was a load of "left turners" & AI bods, as I was under the impression that Calis was much quieter this year
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We have friends at their apartment in Tasyaka they usually spend their evenings in Hisaronu but this year find the bars music overpoweringly loud and the place lacking its usual atmosphere. They are now spending their time and money in Calis they think its" buzzing " without the headache giving music. They are a couple in their 70,s, their daughter in her 40,s and grand daughters in their 20,s and Calis suits them all.
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My sister and hub have just come back from our place and although the airport was jammed they commented on how quiet Calis was . Their photos show the beach empty as far as the eye can see on most afternoons- they go to the Mutlu end! However its not unusual that the airport is busy and calis isnt- I bet Marmaris is packed!
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I agree, I think everyone must be turning left! When we arrived in May Dalaman was heaving. No evidence of many visitors in Hisaronu and Olu Deniz beach was occupied by about 50 people - in total! Maybe its picked up a bit now, I do hope so for everyone!
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An awful lot of people I have spoken to here in Sheffield are going to Turkey this year. An awful lot of them are going to Marmaris it seems too.
I should imagine there were plenty of Marmaris special offer deals appearing online and people have gone for the value over any other consideration.
I have never been to Marmaris but when I was last in Fethiye (May this year) and mentioned to anyone that cared to listen that I had booked to go to Marmaris this Sept to check the area out, I didn't get ONE positive response. That was from Turks and Brits. I spent some time chatting to a variety of people on our 12 Island Tour boat about Marmaris including a honeymooning couple from Rhodes who had booked out of Marmaris early and changed to Fethiye as they had disliked it so much.
My eldest son and his girlfriend holidayed in Icmeler earlier this year and adored it but spent less than half a day in Marmaris decribing it as 'souless and felt unsafe'.
Needless to say, I have changed my booking. Fortunately it was in a friend's villa and I hadn't booked flights. But anyway Calis is where we'll be this September (always the same apartments too...we are boring aren't we) and we intend to hire a car from Pegasus and do lots of exploring!
I hope it's not too long before we can call somewhere in Fethiye our home 8)
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After reading about how quiet Calis was in May this year, we were surprised how many people were about in the evenings along the front. Most of the popular restaurants were heaving, and there were very few waiters waiting to catch us as we walked by. We stayed in the Golden Moon apartments, and as well as walking down to the front we ate at the local places, including café Pazar and the new Zayra café where the pizzas are excellent, and the people so pleasant. We also had an excellent roast beef Sunday lunch at the café Inns, also busy all day! The airport was very busy and there were very few spaces on our flights from Luton to Dalaman. (apologies if my spelling of the places is incorrect).
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we are just back from Calis from nearly three weeks of total bliss and chill out and found the first week out & about along the front was quiet But the last 2 weeks were a lot lot busier , yes 2 or 3 places in the evenings were almost empty due to big gaps and Small portions on the plates , and higher prices, Georges in particular, heard many comments about that , Enya next door was almost empty why i dont know , The loss of 2 brill staff in the Mangol and increase of their prices last weekend and bad service eg the puffy bread came and soon as you started it the main meal arrived , waiters could not bone fish properly , Alis well who would like a waiter in a string vest :-[, but most the others were we felt doing quite well
With regard to numbers being down in hotels / bars and along the prom ect , Our Hotel Oykun was fully booked since 7 june [ 85 rooms] and in fact Thompsons 50 Room allocation for whole of June next year is already 90 % booked, RE The Oykuns direct booking we have just today [ 2 days after leaving ] managed to get a room for 3 weeks next June one of the few that they have free They must be doing something right as its mainly clients returning year after year, although some this year used to go to the Mutlu regular but due to staff changes came to the Oykun .
One last thing it was with great pleasure to meet Hghlander,[ who did a brill belly flop into the pool one day] and his dear wife who were staying at the Oykun , what lovely couple they are
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P.S forgot to say we were there from 6th-17th June.
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The airport was very busy and there were very few spaces on our flights from Luton to Dalaman. (apologies if my spelling of the places is incorrect).
No that's definitely how you spell Luton ;)
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Ha Ha
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Blueclad are you saying George's was quiet because of high prices or busy, can't quite understand.
Might be just me reading it wrong
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Alis well who would like a waiter in a string vest
(http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/hope.jpg)
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we got a dolmus to Marmaris a couple of years ago and spent the whole day wanting to come back! I think we'll go again out of season because there must be some good bits, we just couldn't see them for the crap!! We are still in Calis, and agree that all the restaurants along the front are heaving, (there was even a conga line going round VOJO's last night as we walked by). The one place that constantly astounds us by it's lack of trade is the B52, how does it stay in business is beyond me!
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Fran,
Georges meals are smaller portions, spaced out around the plate looked nice with big gaps between various items , and prices were 5-10 tlr more than Most other places for the same meal choice, even the brill puffy bread was small, we only visited 2 times this holiday due to this
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Thanks for that, we love George's, but I agree that it is more expensive than the other restaurants, never had a problem with portion sizes though. Ate their in may and noticed that if their are only 2 of you then they give you a small puffy bread and a large one for 4 people.
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The one place that constantly astounds us by it's lack of trade is the B52, how does it stay in business is beyond me!
Ha! We were saying the same thing in May. Tip for them: turn the music down and perhaps change the style of music slightly. Also dont have several young men sat at the front looking a little intimidating. (They're probably just really, really bored staff but it's off putting all the same).
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It's on my bouquet list...
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The one place that constantly astounds us by it's lack of trade is the B52, how does it stay in business is beyond me!
Ha! We were saying the same thing in May. Tip for them: turn the music down and perhaps change the style of music slightly. Also dont have several young men sat at the front looking a little intimidating. (They're probably just really, really bored staff but it's off putting all the same).
...and drop the prices a bit. We paid 7ytl for a beer there two years ago!
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We, as usual, had a few meals at Georges, have to say the portions where just the same as always. I struggled to finish my main course a few times. We noted it was very good value with main courses, desserts and drinks i.e. G & T's, Wine, Beer for two, coming up at around 95 lira. The most expensive meal in Calis was the Bambu.
The nights we where in, George's, was full but Enya and The Serkul's where empty.
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Were will it all end ?
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4 people in B52 at 11.30 tonight, more staff than punters!
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Here in the UK, I own and run a live music, late night bar (along with my husband and 3 children), so I find it very frustrating to see a bar occupy a prime location and not seemingly know what to do about making it successful! Now, if it were mine......... : :)
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Gawd, I sound really pompous don't I? :-\
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Gawd, I sound really pompous don't I? :-\
No, not at all. For many years I made my living either DJ-ing or managing night clubs, I also started hated visiting other clubs which had big unrealised potential, often it was very simple things that could have put them right.
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Having only visited Calis in the busiest part of season (July-August) when a lot of families are out, I've found B52 is always busy then and usually around 11:30 to 2am it's at the peak. Mostly with people around my age who have escaped the parents for their own time away! The style of music usually appeals to my generation too - not wanting to sound rude about that, but usually whatever I hear on Radio 1 I'll hear there in the summer. Essentially, they appeal to one demographic but I understand the opinion about a prime location not being used to full advantage.
Coming out mid July this year, so who knows if it'll be the same as the last time I was there in 2011. Either way a review will be posted!
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usually whatever I hear on Radio 1 I'll hear there in the summer.
Thanks for the warning :D
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Wonder will these new laws about switching off music at midnight effect the B52 or Scarletts?
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I kid you not we were having a coffee at the Gunisilk waiting for the lady next door to become available to do me a pedicure and omg the racket that was going on from one of those places was unbearable,it may have been from the "nightclub" this was 12.00 lunchtime, it was no better when I actually got in to the salon for my pedicure am sure the floor shook at one point which totally unnerved me :( now I like music but this was totally ridiculous especially at that time of day to make things worse it was that repetitive "boom boom" music I thought I was going to lose my mind it was that bad, that certainly can not be good for any of those business's along that street, in fact a Turkish chap got up and went somewhere and then came back I am sure it was to ask the culprits to turn it down!!!