How much is the Four Seasons & Ciragen Palace?

Check out<BR>http://www.istanbullife.org/hotels/charming/galata_antique_hotel.htm<BR><BR>Paula<BR><BR>

Anyone heard of Tusan Beach Resort Hotel (4star) in Kusadasi? We are going in a month!

For Antalya - Tekeli Konaklari. I've posted about it previously. <BR><BR>It's a done-up of an old nobleman's/pasha's house and it's just full of lovely antiques. Beds were so comfortable too. And it's really clean I was so amazed when I saw the cleaner cleaning/polishing all the woodwork, everyday. <BR><BR>The food was pretty good too and quite a number of people from the Ritz turned up there a few times. It is in the old part of Antalya and is walkable to simply everywhere.<BR><BR>

Does anyone have any feedback on the Ada Hotel in Bodrum? What about Bodrum vs Kalkan for 5 days?

Hi Alioet ;<BR><BR>Ada is a superb hotel however if you talk about kalkan I would not think twice and go to Kalkan and include a day or two private Gulet to cream the cake <BR><BR>Ps: for Cappadocia there are more luxuary hotels. I would not call a hotel the best unless its really the best. However Esbelli and Yunak, Urgup Evi are really few top ones.<BR><BR>Good Luck

ISTANBUL: The Four Seasons is a fantastic upscale ($450 per night double) However, we really enjoyed the Hotel Side $50 per night which is across the street from the Four Seasons, clean, nice large rooms with TV and private bath<BR><BR>CAPPADOCIA: Must agree with the posters who rave about the Gamirasu. No need to repeat what was said.<BR><BR>MANAVGAT: The road from Konya to Antalya will drop you at this small coastal town. A delightful much overlooked place to relax for a day or two. Highly recommend the Villa Lapin Hotel owned and run by Ria and Emin two of the nicest people we met on our trip. He is Turkish and she is Dutch. The rooms are very nice, food some of the best we had during our entire trip - and the setting is so nice being on the river. www.villa-lapin.com<BR>BODRUM: Typical coastal town but the Antik Tiyatro Hotel is one of those magical places recommended to us by Patrick and we are so glad we took his advice. Bougainvilla drenched sugar cubed accommodations with a pool overlooking the sea - think of life styles of the rich and famous, or Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Pricy at $120 but well worth the splurge.<BR><BR>OLUDENIZ: Stayed at the Hotel Oludeniz $19 a night with a great room and beautiful large clear pool.

The Renaissance Antalya resort which is actually in Beldibi is a wonderful place to stay. It is far away from the crowded antalya city. The food at this hotel was excellent. Breakfast and dinner are included in your room rates. The rooms are very large and have very nice bathrooms and the hotel is excellent. I just got back from there (june end) and would love to go back.

I was in Antalya in May. We stayed at the Sheraton Voyager Antalya and it was wonderful. It is a very modern hotel that looks like a cruise ship from the outside. We had a large room with a king size bed and a balcony overlooking the Med and the Taurus Mountains. I got a great deal at $90 per night including breakfast by being a subcriber to Cornucopia Magazine. It is convenient to the old city and right on the tram line. <BR><BR>We were in Instanbul about five years ago and stayed at the Hilton and the Conrad. Both were beautiful ( I would say the Hilton chain in Turkey is top notch). We also stayed in the Hilton in Izmer which also was top notch. <BR><BR>Hope this helps.