Beach club and watersports holiday in Turkey

country:	Turkey
location:	Bodrum Peninsula
price:	From €35 - €55 per person per night
more info:	Price is for half board, double standard room and depends on season. Accommodation is free for 0-6 years old and 50% discount for 6-11 years old if children are sleeping in the same room as the parents.
vouchers:	Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday

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Located in the beautiful bay of Gumusluk, the 3 star hotel offers its guests a unique environment. Facing the sea, anchored to this traditional land, the hotel reflects the warmth and hospitality of Turkey. A very special and charming place where the sea, the land, and you come together.

The hotel is located in one of the most beautiful villages on the Bodrum peninsula, Gumusluk, known as Myndos in ancient times. The peninsula is the trendiest place in Turkey, with its unique bay and its white houses. The spot is very beautiful, genuine and quiet, because local authorities have forbidden traffic in the seaside area. The sunsets are amazing, overlooking a small long island which faces the little harbour where you will find the best fish and seafood restaurants on the Bodrum peninsula. The beaches in the bay are ideal to relax on.

special things to see and do

Sports include:	Cultural tours:
Sailing (catamaran) Windsurfing Sea kayaking Diving Tennis Hiking	Bodrum Ephesus Milet

rooms, food and facilities

Sweet dreams await you in the hotel’s 18 standard rooms (6 with terrace) and 6 suites. Located in two small white blocks typical of the Bodrum peninsula architecture, their harmonious and elegant décor provides a cozy atmosphere. The secluded terraces will give you the impression of being alone in the world.

Standard rooms: Air-Conditioning, bathroom with shower and hair-dryer, TV, Mini Bar & Telephone.
Superior rooms: Big Terrace, Air-Conditioning, bathroom with shower and hair-dryer, TV, Mini Bar & Telephone
Suite rooms: Air-Conditioning, bathroom with shower and hair-dryer, TV, Mini Bar & Telephone.

For perfect comfort, the swimming pool area has everything you need : lounge chairs, sunbeds and parasols. You will also find a swimming-pool for children. The hotel’s private beach is just a few steps below. Need refreshment? The beach bar offers a wide selection of drinks and ice cream, as well as other snacks.

Our Sailing School, “Myndos Sailing”, which is right on the hotel beach, offers a wide range of choices, from simple rental to organised training courses. Gümüslük bay is a unique spot to practise sailing. The wind blows there regularly from the shore, and the conditions are good whatever your level.

Family friendly: Excellent offer for families: different activities, sport training courses for children, kid pool.

Swimming pool: We have a swimming pool and a child pool also.

Walking friendly: We have hiking tours. Cycling tours in the future.

how to find us

By plane: Bodrum international airport (55 kms). Transfer organized by us upon request.
By bus: Local bus station 10 mins walking (departure every 30 mins from Bodrum from 8 a.m to 2 a.m).

how this holiday makes a difference

Environment:
One of the Managers has a French ‘Doctorat d’Etat’ in Economics of Environment (Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne 1987, Prof. René Passet) and has been concerned all life long about Environmental issues. Within the ‘Green Stars’ Programme in process (122 criteria), this person has the title of ‘Eco-Manager’. Furthermore, the hotel managers are determined to get involved business wise in the struggle for preserving life conditions on this planet. This is why we are applying for Green Stars and Sponsoring WWF Turkey, among other things.

This determination also reflects in hotel daily practices: accurate information concerning Turkey, tourists are always advised where to purchase locally and encouraged to use local transports. Sport activities are totally environmentally friendly with a focus on it as a high quality part of the hotel's offers.

Our environmentally beneficial practices are mostly the following:

Training and making staff sensitive to: recycle waste as much as possible, not using plastic bags (or using recycled plastic ones instead) and considering plastic as very toxic, keep the beach and seaside clean, have ‘Environment Friendly’ cleaning behaviours (not over changing hotel towels and others, use of Environment Friendly cleaning products (new to the Purchase Manager).In this area, and others (bank, IT companies…), we also try to deal as much as possible with the companies registered by, or sponsor of, WWF Turkey (or WWF International).

Water: raise staff awareness on water rarefaction, watering garden early morning or late evening (and not more than necessary), showing example to close any tap that might have been left open, immediate repair of showers and taps if needed. (The usual habit in Turkey is to wait before doing anything!)

Electricity: use of solar energy panels (bought when starting the Hotel) for hot water, showing example to turn off any lamp that might have been left on, turning off computers and TVs instead of leaving them in sleep mode, buying energy saving bulbs as much as possible (new to Purchase Manager).

Wildlife: while discovering the beauties of the local nature doing sports, introduction to local wildlife (turtles, fishes, dolphins …) and to the practices to preserve it.

Organic gardening: planting organic fruits and vegetables (strawberries, tomatoes, salads) in the winter 2010. Training the gardener to organic gardening.

Priority to the use of environmental / Environment Friendly cleaning products, training of the Purchase Manager. Raising awareness of the staff on toxic products in general.

Community:
We employ local people, and provide training and promotion opportunities when it is appropriate. There is a view of promoting quality both in the services offered to the guests, but also in how considering a job. We also give working opportunities 9 months a year to young people involved in sport who were before training in Sailing Clubs and Federations (without any income) or are studying to be sport teachers (those only work 3 months with us).

We are using local suppliers – including the village market - for our main food supplies. Both Managers were educated in a way to eat only seasonal / regional fruits and vegetables, so the hotel practices are basically a continuation of the way they have always.

Support local business as much as possible to ensure spending goes their way: guests are recommended to visit local shops (speciality of artcraft in the season in Gumusluk) and Gumusluk’s famous fish restaurants (in which they will be warmly welcomed if they say they are staying in the hotel since we maintain friendly relationships in the neighborhood). Guests are furthermore encouraged to spend locally by encouraging them to visit the interesting places around (Bodrum, Ephesus, Kos …) or use the next village (6 kms) excellent Diving Center with we work in partnership with.

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