We have just got home from a week in Calis at Villa Diana, and wish we could of stayed for longer! The communication with Peter was excellent, and the airport transfers worked perfectly. Despite our flight being delayed and us not arriving at the villa until nearly midnight, Desree was still there to meet us in person.
The layout of the villa worked perfectly for us as a group of 8 adults. It had everything you needed for a relaxing week away, and the pool and gardens were lovely. The neighbours behind the villa were very friendly and even gave us olives from their trees! And we loved the resident cats that greeted us every morning!
From the goats across the road, to the sounds of the cockerels crowing, and the calls from the Mosque, you really do feel a million miles away from the hassles of UK life! We've been lucky enough to stay in Calis many times over the years, and absolutely love it. We did have some initial reservations about the villa's location, but there was absolutely no need to worry. There is a Migros supermarket only about 10 minutes walk away, and a coffee shop & bakery. Then probably about the same walk again to the main town and restaurants. We tended to stroll one way and then taxi back, as it was very hot in August, but even that wasn't always necessary. You do have a very busy road to cross when walking into town or to the beach, but again not really an issue. There is a half way point to cross one lane safely at a time, and we managed it with no issues.
There are lots of useful contact numbers on the fridge in the villa, and we managed to successfully whattsapp the water delivery man, who delivered us some more water for the dispenser! And we ordered a Chinese takeaway one evening to be delivered, which we ate outside in the garden with all the beautiful garden lights and candles.
Would highly recommend using Fethiye Lovers to book any trips. We've used them many times and they seemed by far the best priced (if you pay in £!)
This time we went on the 12 island boat trip and also went quad biking. Both were brilliant fun, and they offer door to door service picking you up right outside the villa. If you don't want a full on trip, then even just taking the water taxi across from Calis to Fethiye is really enjoyable. It's fairly cheap, takes about 30 minutes and much nicer than a car journey! They run until about 11:30pm in the summer too, so brilliant if you want to hop over for dinner and back.
We miss Turkey already, and would absolutely love to return to Calis and Villa Diana again next year!!!