With only few exceptions, last 13 years no matter where we lived we spent our summer vacations in Turkey. Not only our parents live in Turkey we also enjoy very much Istanbul and coastal towns.
Like past years, we went to Belek, Antalya. After we had our first child, we opted to spend our vacations in all-inclusive child friendly resorts where you never worry about what to eat and where to eat. There are tons of fun activities for children ageing 2-15 years old. Don't we all say 'Happy child happy mom and dad:).
Turkey is home for thousands of hotels and resorts, they range two to five stars. Depending on your budget you can stay either at B&B or all inclusive hotels.
One of my hobby is read and search on the internet for resorts, boutique hotels or tiny B&B. Once we decide on our destination, I start my research right away. I have a list of websites that never change, like Expedia, Tripadvisor, Booking, ETS (Turkish travel agency), Kayak, live forums, and hotel websites. Sometimes I feel like I should have been a travel agent! But seriously, I once read 'you gotta to do what you like to be successful'. Anyways.
This was our fourth stay at Belek area. Each and every visit we stayed at different resorts. So far, we vacationed at Rixos Belek, Hilton Dalaman Golf&Spa, Cornelia Golf&Spa, and very recently at Voyage Belek.
Let me give little bit of info about Belek: Belek, holiday riviera in Antalya Province, is one of the most popular touristic destination in Turkey. This cute little town is home for two to five stars hotels that serve every budget. Belek is only 40 minutes drive from downtown Antalya. Visitors have many transportation options, bus to taxi to rental cars. Busses are very reliable, depending on your destination taxi fees are also fixed and they are displayed openly at Antalya Airport. Last few years,
Belek has also made quite a name for its championship golf courses not only in Middle East and also in Europe. The climate is very pleasant throughout the year, high season starts around May till October. The temperature can get as high as 40 C degrees! Make sure you pack lots of sunscreens!!!!
Belek has also home for historical sites, Hellenistic city Perge which is rated second after Ephesus and great Amphitheatre Aspendos, can still hold up to 15,000 people! The ancient Aspendos still hosts many ballet and opera festivals. The Roman ruins at Perge is also one of the best preserved archaeological site. All the beaches are blue flag, and all of them provide on site parking, showers, changing rooms and clean toilets, majority of them free of charge to the public with few exceptions.
If you choose to stay in one of these all inclusive hotels, you never get to bother to go out, because all hotels offer their own entertaining options throughout the day, aqua gym to yoga to midnight parties. So there is something for everyone. If you ever plan to go to Belek, I advise you to read and search enough to get a sense what you really want from your stay.
Tourists mostly use air travel to get to Belek, majority airlines either fly via Istanbul or direct from
Russia or some European cities.
Highest season starts right after school closes, so by the end of June till September nightly rates are much higher. But if you are flexible with your dates, it makes a huge difference to stay during months of May, June, September or October. Reservations are made months ahead, and all hotels work in full capacity. So if you ever stay at one of these hotels do not be surprised of high volume!
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