Amazing, beautiful, luxurious, stunning, perfect... These are just some of the words that have been used to describe Villa Amycha and I'd have to agree with each one of them. We have just returned after 2 weeks and I think this is the most relaxed I've felt after a holiday! With the lovely Kadir & Ayfer taking care of the pool & villa during our stay, it really did feel as though you barely need lift a finger. We arrived at night so it was only when opening the blinds the following morning did we see the view...wow, wow, wow! And it didn't lose its wow factor the whole stay, I was still mesmerised each time I opened the blinds, walked down the stairs, walked out onto the terrace...we even went out and bought a pair of binoculars!
For anyone thinking of visiting Kalkan in April, I would say that our experience was fantastic and we would definitely go this time of year again. We were lucky with the weather as we only had one day of rain and the rest was early twenties, a big difference to the temperatures at home. We even went a boat trip our second week (kindly organised by Joanna) and were swimming at every bay. Town is very quiet with a lot of places still getting ready for the new season (which we loved to watch and even mucked in ourselves helping out at one of the bars!), but there are still more than enough shops, bars & restaurants open - still too many to choose from. Although it was quiet, we experienced no pressure from anyone and spent a lot of time chatting to the locals as they had the time to spend with us. I have been to Turkey many times, but never to Kalkan. I experienced the same warmth & friendliness as I have in other parts of Turkey which is one of the main reasons I, and so many, return. Although they rely on tourism for their livelihoods, they are genuine people and go out of their way to make your holiday special. Sadly, one subject that did come up were the troubles that are happening all over the world at the moment. They are so worried about the impact it will have on their businesses this year, with one of the restaurant owners predicting a 45% loss. If you are thinking of going to Turkey then please don't let the troubles that are happening elsewhere put you off. It is a wonderful country with wonderful people and if I could afford to, I would buy my own Villa Amycha and live there all year round!
Thank you again Joanna for a perfect stay. You really couldn't do enough and made our holiday all the more special.
