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Phone: 0044 (0)1428 751745 Fax: 0044 (0)1428 751234

Detached seaside villa in Yalikavak has a lovely pool, pretty views, especially from the roof terrace, set in exotic gardens. Near the sea, hills, beach, restaurants, bars, watersports, shops & Marina

  • Price from 140 GBP / Week
  • Capacity up to 5 people
  • 2 bedrooms & 1 bathroom
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The Pool The Detached Villa The Master Bedroom The Dining Terrace The Lounge Pool and Surrounding Area

Last updated: 01/18/2007

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Overview

Villa Anne-Marie, Seamed Palms, Yalikavak, Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey





The Villa
The villa is in the popular village of Yalikavak which is on the Bodrum Peninsula. It is an upmarket place often called the St. Tropez of Turkey and is where many Turkish celebraties take their holidays. The nearest airport to Yalikavak is Bodrum and this is approximately 45 minutes away.


The detached villa has a lounge, kitchen/dining area, large outside dining terrace, a downstairs washroom with a normal sized sink, two bedrooms, a bathroom (with shower) and there is a large furnished roof terrace with magnificant views. The master bedroom has a king sized bed plus a very large wardrobe, chest and other furniture. The other bedroom, again with wardrobe, chest etc, has twin beds, that can either be left like this or it's possible to attach both beds together and the bed becomes a very large double (6 foot wide). Both bedrooms have balconies. There are insect screens on most of the windows and the villa is air-conditioned with full central heating for if it gets chilly in the winter months. Both bedrooms, the lounge and kitchen/dining area have air conditioning. Should it be needed there is a single thick mattressed folding bed which can be placed in the lounge at night time. The lounge has a 2-seater sofa, a 3-seater sofa and a single chair. It has a TV/DVD with basic satellite programmes in English (Sky News etc) and a CD/cassette/radio unit.

As the Complex is built on 2 levels and our villa is on the upper level, you would have to negotiate several steps to the villa. We mention this in case it could cause difficulties, but there are passages down each side of the complex that are easier to manage. From parts of the villa and especially the roof terrace there are lovely sea, hill and pool views. On the roof terrace there is a table, benches and lighting - so it is possible to dine here. From here you can view wonderful sunsets over the sea!

The gated community has 14 Villas - 6 of them detached. Seamed Palms is often referred to as the premier complex in Yalikavak with many holiday makers returning year after year. The swimming pool is a particularly attractive one featuring an island complete with its own palm tree! It includes a paddling pool and the enchanting gardens are a feature of the complex.


Recently "Port Bodrum" an extensive new Marina has been built at Yalikavak. It has a variety of stylish shops, restaurants, bars and Moorish style elegant appartments. A number of luxurious yachts are moored here with some of the owners being quite famous.

From the Villa it is between 10 and 15 minutes walk to the sea front where there are umpteen restaurants overlooking the bay. Here fishing boats and traditional Turkish gulets moor side by side. Yalikavak's beach is in the midst of restaurants and small boutique hotels. Several of them put out loungers on the beach which they are happy for you to use - all for the price of a drink! Turkish restaurants are normally excellent and reasonably priced. Some have a very good reputation for their fish dishes. The Turkish people are extremely friendly and welcoming and it is easy to make some new friends here. People working in and around the restaurants generally speak some English.

The General Area - What There is To Do

From the sea front at Yalikavak there are many boat trips taking you for the day to the various bays or islands and sometimes it will pull in to the charming fishing village of Gumusluk. Often the captain, within reason, will take you wherever you fancy. Normally you will be taken in a traditional Turkish gulet, these are attractive boats to look at, and the trips normally include meals, drinks, and snacks. Prices start around £11 which is very reasonable.

Assorted types of water sports are available in the area including diving. In the Kudur area of Yalikavak there is a beach club called the Xuma Beach Club. It is quite exclusive an there is an entry charge. There is a mixture of water sports offered here and they hire out Jet Skis. The Beach Club includes restaurants and bars and it is very popular.

At some of the shops in Yalikavak you are able to arrange excursions to places well known such as Ephesus, Pumukkale and Capodecia. Or perhaps you might like to have a Turkish or Mud bath, or even a Turkish evening with belly dancing. It's all on offer here. Several excursions are by coach and some may involve staying a night at a Hotel.

Bodrum is a stylish, cosmopolitan, upmarket area with a myriad of luxurious yachts and numerous gullets sitting around its harbour. It has an abundance of shops, restaurants and bars, notably around the sea front area. By the Marina's entrance there are the more exclusive designer shops. You may have heard of the well known, outdoors night club called Halikinarsos, said to be the largest in the Mediterranean, which is in Bodrum. This is very popular. There are several other night clubs in Bodrum, one of them based on a catamaran moored there. It is quite lively here at night wheras Yalikavak is quieter. From Bodrum you can take a ferry to Kos and Rhodes in Greece. This can be a fun day out. Kos Island is very nearby and one can see it from many parts of the Bodrum Peninsula. From Bodrum Harbour you are able to take various organised day trips or slightly longer trips to the many ancient sites that Turkey has and some similar to the excursions mentioned previously that some Yalikavak shops can arrange. Turkey has countless Roman, Greek, Byzantian and Ottoman ancient sites to see, many are related to Christian as well as Islamic history. If this interests you it would be worth taking advantage of the opportunities here to see them.

Bodrum is about 20 minutes drive from Yalikavak and, should you choose not to hire a car, it is easy to hop on a Dolmus - a very cheap turquoise coloured minibus. There is a Dolmus Station in the general shopping area in Yalikavak.

Yalikavak always has a cool breeze in the height of summer and, because of this, there are fewer insects in this area as they do not appear to like strong breezes. This cooling wind is very welcome in the hotter months. You are almost guaranteed sunshine from May through to the end of September and April and October time are often like a pleasant English summer's day. The winters are extremely mild in this region. Whilst several restaurants and bars stay open throughout the year in Yalikavak, and especially now that many europeans have retired here, Bodrum remains a lively place to visit even out of season.

On the Bodrum Peninsula buildings are not permitted to be built more than 2 stories high, and there are no buildings higher than 3 stories in the whole peninsula. This tends to make the area look particularly attractive. Most of the buildings are of a greek style as at one time this area had a large Greek community. The area if full of pretty low rise whitewashed buildings adorned with colourful bourgainvillaea cascading over the side of the houses. They are distintive to this area of Turkey only and the locals call them sugar cube houses. Palm trees, oleanders, and tropical style plants are in abundance throughout the local area. Most views have hills/mountains in the background. Frequently they are covered with green pine forests and as you look out towards the sea you will see a myriad of islands and enchanting bays.

Prices & deals

Lowest Weekly Price:
140 GBP
Highest Weekly Price:
375 GBP
Cleaning fee:
N/A
Charging Method:
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer

Location & area

Yalikavak, a pretty fishing village, well known locally for its windmills, although regarded as a village, has a wide range of shops in its main area (set a little further back from the sea). You can get everyday needs as well as hardware/electrical and all sorts of other goods here. Every Thursday there is a large market which is well renowned. Nearby is the Dolmus Station. A Dolmus is a turquoise coloured minibus service - very cheap. They are a very good way of getting about if you do not want to hire a car, or would like a change. Another set of shops, restaurants and bars, are located by the seafront. There is a bakery at the top of the road that leads to Seamed Palms which is open 24 hours a day. The bakery nearly always has the delicious smell of newly baked bread and costs only about 14p for a loaf! Next door is a general store that will deliver to your door if you ask. As you go down this road towards the sea there are several other shops and another general store on the corner, this again opens 24 hours a day. There are 3 reasonably large supermarkets in Yalikavak, similar to those at home. They sell most things that you can get back home including cheddar cheese and tomato sauce should you want this. Alcohol is freely available in this part of Turkey.



From the Villa it is between 10 and 15 minutes walk to the sea front where there are umpteen restaurants overlooking the bay. Here fishing boats and traditional Turkish gulets moor side by side. Yalikavak's beach is in the midst of restaurants and small boutique hotels. Several of them put out loungers on the beach which they are happy for you to use - all for the price of a drink! Turkish restaurants are normally excellent and reasonably priced. Some have a very good reputation for their fish dishes. The Turkish people are extremely friendly and welcoming and it is easy to make some new friends here. People working in and around the restaurants generally speak some English.

Address:
Seamed Palms, Yalikavak, ., Yalikavak, Turkey
Accommodation located in:
coastal, leisure area, near cultural interest, near diving spot, near fishing area, near historical interest, near horse riding, near restaurants & bars, near shopping area, near tennis courts, near the beach, near water sports, resort, village!

Amenities & services


Amenities & Services at the Villa





Seamed Palms has a very helpful manager who is local and his English is reasonable. If there is any problems at all at the villa please ask him and he will try to help you. You may also phone us at our home or business number if you find he cannot help you and we will try our very best to try to resolve any problems. Please don't leave any problems that may spoil your holiday until after you arrive back. We would much rather try to resolve it and hopefully you can get back to enjoying your holiday.



Although the Villa will have been cleaned thoroughly before you arrive, you may want to have the services of a cleaner during your stay and if you ask the manager, he can arrange this for you and you can pay the cleaner when he or she is finished.



The grocers shop next door to the bakery (Doruk) will deliver to your door if you ask them. This is very helpful if you have decided not to hire a car.



On your arrival at the villa there will be some water, tea, coffee, sugar and milk substitute. As mentioned previously there is a 24 hour bakery and a 24 hour grocer nearby to the villa and the taxi or hire car firm you arrive with, generally ask if you would like to stop to get some groceries there. As the shops are open 24 hours you are able to do this whatever time you arrive. This makes sure that you have something to eat and drink available in the villa upon your arrival. If the Taxi or car hire firm do not offer to stop at the baker/grocers please ask them to.



You may want to get a large amount of groceries from one of the 3 large supermarkets and if you have not hired a car you may wonder how you are going to carry the goods to the villa! Well, it is very easy to get there and back by taxi. There is a taxi rank just outside the main mosque which is on the main road that goes towards the seafront, not far,(the post office is here also) or you could phone for one from the villa. If you ask them to drop you off at the "Migros" supermarket, you will be able to get all your shopping and immediately outside the shop there is a taxi rank and a telephone box you can use, linked to the taxi rank, just in case there are no taxi's waiting there, so you never need wait for long. Upon your return we suggest you use the steps at the side of the complex rather than the steps by the pool as they are a lot easier and see if the taxi man will give you a hand. If the gardener sees you he will be only too happy to help you, he works full time for Seamed Palms.





The washing machine is on the same level as the roof terrace. This makes it easier to hang out the washing. The ironing board is up there as well should you need it. In the kitchen is a kettle, a filter coffee maker, a toaster, a juicer, a brand new oven and grill as well as the microwave and fridge/freezer mentioned earlier.



There is a new, single, thick mattressed, put-u-up bed which you can locate either in a bedroom or the lounge. We have been told it is very comfortable.

# of Units: 1... and each unit includes:

  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Single beds: 2
  • Double beds: 1
  • Baby cots: 0
  • Single sofa beds: 1
  • Double sofa beds: 0

Bathroom

  • Yes Towels:
  • Yes Bath:
  • Yes Hair Drier:
  • Yes Shower:

Extras

  • Yes DVD Player:
  • No Fax:
  • Yes Washing Machine:
  • Yes Work Desk:
  • Yes Bed Sheets:
  • No Bikes:
  • Yes Cable/Satelite TV:
  • No Internet Broadband:
  • No Internet Dial Up:
  • Yes Ironing Board:
  • Yes Library:
  • Yes Stereo/Radio System:
  • Yes Telephone:

Extraservice

  • No 24h Concierge:
  • Yes Tours & Excursions:
  • No Butler Service:
  • No House Chef:
  • No Local Guides:
  • Yes Local Transportation:

Kitchen

  • Yes Microwave:
  • Yes Oven:
  • Yes American Kitchen:
  • Yes Fridge & Freezer:
  • Yes Crockery & Utensils:
  • No Dish Washer:

Living room

  • No Fireplace:
  • Yes Sofa Bed:
  • Yes Table & Chairs:

Outside

  • Yes Tennis Court:
  • Yes Terrace:
  • Yes Parking:
  • No Pets Welcome:
  • No Barbecue:
  • No Private Beach:
  • Yes Garden:
  • No Sauna:
  • No Shared Bathroom:
  • No Spa / Jacuzzi:
  • Yes Swimming Pool:
  • No Lift / Elevator:
  • No Disabled Facilities:

Rooms

  • Yes DVD/Music Collection:
  • Yes Air Conditioning:
  • No Ensuite Bathroom:
  • Yes Balcony:
  • No Safe:
  • Yes Sea View:
  • Yes Central Heating:
  • No City View:
  • No Daily Cleaning:

Additional information

Board Basis:
Accommodation Only
Breakfast:
No
Lunch:
No
Diner:
No
Traveller

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