Jiva Beach resort

[Jacqui Harvey]

Yes, we usually go somewhere for a few days when we are over.  However, we also usually only have breakfast and perhaps lunch at our place and eat out most nights... Well IMHO we have to support the local restaurants and make sure we give them some business and even though we are in our own place in Turkey, we are still on holiday.  Who wants to cook every night on holiday?

[Sleuth]

We have our own place in Hisaronu  .. and visit it 6 months of the year.. we `eat in` most nights  and eat out about once every 7 / 8 days...  reason being, we dont want to, and also too expensive.
When we used to go to our place for only a few weeks in a year, we ate out every night..  thats the difference 

[Jacqui Harvey]

Sleuth,  The diference is, we are on holiday for 4-5 weeks.  However, your are living there for 6 months. Big difference, between holidays and residence.
If we made a choice to live abroad for 6 month per year, we also would not eat out every night... We would just get the staff to cook for us    :

[Highlander]

I maybe wrong but I don't think that sleuth actually said that they stayed for 6 months at a time.

[puma]

yes, 6 months of the year

[stoop]

We stayed 6 weeks last year and ate out a lot less (pro rata) than when we stay a fortnight.

[Karennina]

Same here Stoop we would be fed up with the same old menu every night for 6 weeks, a lot of the restaurants have more or less the same things on offer with a bot of deviation here and there...we quite like cooking some nights...

[trainer]

Thinking of booking a couple of nights back end of May but not sure what room to book don't want the attic or the swim up rooms what else would be recommended
Thanks in advance

[Karennina]

We booked our stay thru booking.com where it gives you the choice of rooms.Defo wouldnt have a swim up rm ur in such close proximity to ur neighbours and the pool bit does not go anywhere...i think we just opted for a standard double room wen booking, both times we were happy with our room comfy beds werent in the room much to be honest literally just sleeping and showering   

[trainer]

Thanks looked at booking .com and emailed the hotel directly the hotel where £6 dearer  I like to try to make sure the money goes directly in to the local economy so if I do book it will be direct especially when there's not that much difference