Allow one hour 40 mins from Dalaman and 30 mins more if you
arrive at Bodrum. Izmir airport is 4 hours away and not
recommended. Check the website for more details.
We can introduce you to our preferred partners for transfers
and car hire so you can book their services under separate
contract with them.
No. They are all unique properties set in their own land, about
5 minutes walk away from each other in the same valley called
Kecibuku.
You cannot see one from another. For a Google
satellite map showing exactly where the villas are in the
valley, click on these links:
Villa Nurtan Location
Villa Lale Location
Villa Anni Location
We have an arrangement with the local Dogan Hotel so that if
your flight arrives very early in the morning of your
arrival day you can go directly to the hotel and spend the
day swimming and eating there before being transfered to the
villa when it has been cleaned and is ready for you.
Similarly if you have a very late flight home on your
leaving day you can spend the day at the Dogan Hotel and
leave directly from there after dinner for your flight home.
They can also supply rooms if you want to rest.
Yes. There is a DVD player in the villa that plays Region 2
DVDs, the same as the UK. We have a supply of films in the
villa, but please feel free to bring any favourite films
with you.
No. The TV only reliably receives Turkish satellite channels. We
have tried several times to get BBC World, but it always
seems to fail! Sometimes, major sporting events like the F1
grand prix are shown on TRT1 with a Turkish sound track.
We recommend using the Internet to watch other programmes.
Some do, but as a rule, rural Turkey is largely a cash
economy so cash is much preferred. The nearby Dogan Hotel will
accept sterling cash or credit cards if you are running
short of Turkish Lira.
It is not essential as the bay and restaurants are all
within walking distance. However when it is very hot a car
is advisable. If you eat at the Dogan Hotel, the team will
pick you up from the villa and drop you off.
If you want to explore the Bozburun or Datca peninsula, you
can hire a car by the day and have it delivered to the villa.
Check the website for more details. When driving please carry
your UK driving license and/or your passport as photo ID should be
carried with you at all times when you are in Turkey, and
you may be stopped at a police checkpoint and asked for it.
Yes, but it is very easy. The Turkish Government operates a
simple 3 month tourist visa stamp that is purchased as you
arrive at the airport. No forms or fuss. Currently, the visa
is 10 GBP per person.
No. There should be enough adaptors spare in the villa for
computers etc that use a UK style plug. Also in the lounge
by the TV you will find a 4-way UK plug power strip with
Euro adaptor fitted so you can plug in 4 x UK plug appliances
without needing any further adaptors. The voltage
is 220V, around the same as the UK so no transformer is
required for UK appliances.
Appliances like hair dryers, steam iron, iPOD charger etc
are already in the villa so no need to bring any normal
travel appliances.
No, each bedroom in the villa should have a hair dryer in
the drawer of the dressing table.
No. We supply all bed linen, which is changed twice weekly.
Yes. Please bring your own towels for the pool and beach. We
supply all the other towels for use in the villa.
You will not need any Turkish to get around in Orhaniye, but
a few words of greeting will always be welcome and result in
a smile. See the web site for an introduction to Turkish.
Also our friends can give you an introduction to Turkish
which is great fun and you can then practice your Turkish
with Meliha and Rafet.
Yes, we have both in the villa. Please let us know in
advance if you need a cot or high chair.
Yes, we are lucky that the team that look after you in the
villa all live locally in Orhaniye. Our team consists of a
caretaker who looks after the pool and garden, and housekeeper
who ensures that the villa is spotless for you.
Yes the villa has Broadband Internet access via WiFi
throughout the villa. There is also a CAT5 cable connection
possible if for any reasons you cannot connect to the
Internet via WiFi.
The Villa Broadband uses a fast business-grade Internet
connection with unlimited downloads so no problem if you are
a heavy Internet user. The villa also has a business telephone
with free calls from the villa to anywhere in the world.
It has a London number so callers can call the villa from the UK
for the price of a local call, not International call rates.
No. The pool is completely private and for the sole use of
you when you stay at the villa. It is also cleaned every day.
We have invested in a new 100% ecological pool cleaning
system that completely avoids the need to use any chemicals
in the pool.
We have also invested in an industrial water management
system in the villa that softens the hard village water into low
pH soft water for the villa and pool.
Yes. The villa is unique and our Architect Nurtan Onur has
ensured that the villa makes full use of its rural location.
Rest assured you are NOT on an estate sharing with other guests!
Villa Nurtan, Villa Anni and Villa Lale are five minutes
walk away from each other in the same small valley called
Kecibuku in Orhaniye.
On changeover days we ask our guests to try and arrive after
16:00 and we ask our guest to leave by 10:30. Of course, we
are flexible and try to work around all schedules.
In the busy high season we ask our guests to keep to these
times so we have enought time to clean the villa.
We have an arrangement with the local Dogan Hotel so that if
your flight arrives very early in the morning of your
arrival day you can go directly to the hotel and spend the
day swimming and eating there before being transfered to the
villa when it has been cleaned and is ready for you.
Similarly if you have a very late flight home on your
leaving day you can spend the day at the Dogan Hotel and
leave directly from there after dinner for your flight home.
They can also supply rooms if you want to rest.
The pharmacies in Marmaris have greater dispensing powers
than the UK so they can deal with a lot of minor ailments.
In Turkey, people use hospitals in the same way we might use
a doctor. The hospitals in Marmaris are very good and
English is spoken.
You can call the local hospital from the free phone in the villa
- the number is already stored in the phone.
The welcome pack contains enough supplies to tide you over
for a meal or two. This gives you enough time to find the
local shops and get established in the village.
The absolute essentials are; beach towels (we supply towels
for use in the villa), cash, credit cards and suncream. We
also recommend you bring a torch and a sink plug if you want
to wash in still water (Turks only wash in running water).
Turkey is not part of the EU so the e111 European Health
Insurance card is NOT valid. If you buy European travel
insurance, check that Turkey is included (it normally is)
and that it covers any sporting activity that you may want
to do whilst in Turkey, eg Scuba Diving etc.
Normally Saturdays in the peak periods. Outside peak periods
by arrangement.
Marmaris has the most ATMs and you can exchange sterling
cash in any of the banks or exchange shops. In Orhaniye
there is a new ATM in front of the restaurant of the Palmiye
Hotel.
There are three village shops in Orhaniye, walking distance
from the villa. Marti Marina in Orhaniye also has a well
stocked shop for the marina guests. Our caretaker also delivers
shopping from the local shops directly to the villa. For a
big shop, you should go to the Kipa (Tesco), Tansas, or
Migros in Marmaris.
Our caretaker will welcome you to the villa when you arrive
either by transfer or car hire. He will show you around
the villa.
You will find a welcome pack in the kitchen.
Dalaman (DLM) is the nearest airport to Orhaniye, being
one hour 40 minute transfer from the villa. Bodrum is also
possible, and is about an additional 30 mins transfer. You
can get flights to Dalaman all the year. Check the website
for more details of transfers.
We can introduce you to our preferred partners for transfers
and car hire so you can book their services under separate
contract with them.
Please book your flights directly with the charter airline
as you may lose your flights with a charter if you have
booked them through an agent that subsequently goes into
administration before you fly.
Sometimes you can buy petrol in Marti Marina in Orhaniye.
Otherwise, there is a new petrol station on the road to
Marmaris, and plenty of stations in Marmaris itself.
Our guests always comment how friendly the people are in
Orhaniye. Turkish culture is very welcoming. Also, our
guests are well received in the community as the villa is
like a community project. Our Turkish architect used
craftsmen from the village to build the villa so we are all
proud of the villa as it represents a showcase for the
wonderful craftsmen who live in the village.
Quality. The villa is beautiful and built by local
crasftsmen.
Community. Be part of a rural Turkish community
- all the team live locally.
Private. The villa is unique and set apart, you are not
surrounded by other villas in an estate. You will not have
any British neighbours.
We believe in low impact eco-tourism so the villa is run as a
community village project. Please see web site for more
details.
