Olu Deniz - My Experience Of The Resort (Olu Deniz)

Member Name: andrew_dav

Product:	Olu Deniz
Date:	18/09/09 (118 review reads)
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Advantages: Calm, Peaceful, Quiet, Clean and Friendly

Disadvantages: Prices Same As UK, A Little Too Much Like Being At Home But Just Hotter.

My Girlfriend and I went to Olu Deniz last year and had such an amazing time. I was a bit apprehensive and curious of what to expect at first but I think what summed up our opinion was at the end when we said we'd happily go back - not something we usually say generally because we don't like to go back to the same place twice, and that way we can see more of the world and experience more etc. It's probably one of the friendliest resorts I've been to. The hotel was lovely and the pool was well maintained and the bar was always looked after by the same two people who we'd built a bit of a rapport with by the end of the trip.

The strip where all of the restaurants are is very lively and you'll be constantly pestered to come in. I think this would bother a few people but for me I liked it as it shows the light hearted humour in the population. My understanding is that there are laws against hassling you too much in Olu Deniz in order to keep up tourists happy, so if you can live with the light banter it won't go any further than that. The food is lovely and the option of food and bars is plentiful although didn't go to too many bars as we were there to relax and not to spend it hung-over. When we did go out though I generally thought food and drink were pretty much the same prices back home.

Activities are plentiful. The beach is absolutely gorgeous and the temperature was about 35=40 degress in early September time when we went. You can relax on the sun loungers all of the day for a set price and the beach holds plenty of choices of entertainment. For the daring people there's paragliding (which we heard a few horror stories about so decided to pass on it) and boat trips. The boat trips are pretty much a day long event and you have people on jet skis and a man in a boat with his wave slaving away on a pancake maker trying to sell you all of this while you go from beach to beach and cave to cave. The beaches we visited though were lovely and were varied such as a pebble beach in the middle of nowhere and Butterfly Beach which was akin to a really laid back part of Australia (not a butterfly in sight though!) One of the other boat rides we went on involved a trip to somewhere called Turtle Beach - so called because it's a breeding ground for turtles. On the way there we went to mud baths and a market town near Fethiye.

One of the things I disliked was how Anglicanised the place was and was something I was hoping to get away from. Admittedly I could get by just by speaking in my native English tongue and simply talking louder and slower than I normally could but there was a culture of how it was set up to be designed to appeal to Brits on holiday. That's just my opinion though and if you don't mind going to "Dave's Cafe" which is sandwiched between "Azda" and "Tesko" then it shouldn't have too much of a negative effect on your visit.

Personally though I loved it. If you're going with a travel agent then make sure you see the rep otherwise you could miss out on some fantastic trips. For me the whole place was peaceful and quiet and even at night when you'd expect the most of the party atmosphere didn't have that much of an impact on the peace and quiet we were getting. Furthermore, it was lovely weather, crystal clear beaches and an all-round friendly atmosphere. The hotels are all well maintained and looked after and the resort as a whole is really clean and looked after. Personally I wasn't disappointed and if you're like me, I doubt you will be either.

Summary: A Great Holiday If You're After A Peacful And Relaxing Time