Calis Hotel Reviews

My husband loved fishing by the river - it was an added bonus having a river and a beach all in one resort. Calis has a lovely friendly feel about it with a couple of noisy bars to keep the youngsters happy. So many eating places you would have to say there a month to try them all. Not too many amazing shops but I did find a lovely silver shop where I bought a few nice items. Went to the market which is held on a Sunday but nothing amazing but maybe I have been spoilt over the past few years with other markets I have visited - Fethiye, across the water is a fab market but having been there and done that we gave it a miss. The beach is not the best - shingle and a bit of sand and the sea is not the bluest but it is so warm and being on the beach gave you the welcome breeze you need to break the scorching sun. I love the beach and do prefer golden sands but would still recommend Calis as a holiday destination as the beach is spotless and the views sitting looking over to Fethiye and some of the 12 islands in that area are beautiful. Surf beach is worth a visit - a five minute taxi ride or 30 minute walk - lots more sand and lovely shaded areas.

Everyone is Calis is so friendly and what we loved is that most of local people who still predominately speak their native tongue - you really do feel you are amongst the real people. I hate being a "tourist" on holiday and you can get away from that feeling in Calis.

Would recommend anyone to go there for a holiday.

take your time you are in the best resort in turkey

A great base regular dolmus service if you want to get about peolpe very friendly

My opinion on calis is that it is getting overrun by the English. Once a Turkish resort it is being spoilt by the amount of villas being built. This is a Turkish problem and must be addressed by them. On the sea front the restaurants were really good. Waiters trying to talk you into thier establishments are friendly. I was a bit embaresed by some of the English visiters and thier unfriendly way of saying no to them. The resort was clean and tidy with plenty of waste bins around. The water taxis are plentyfull but I found the water did stink a bit after the boats turned around. Prices for taxis, buses and water taxis are very well priced and no one is getting ripped off. Locals were friendly, even more so if you speak a few words in thier language. The bars are nice to sit in and no pressure to keep buing drinks. Overall it is still a good place to go and we will be going back this year.

We did a number of boat trips and found them very reasonable. The 12 islands boat trip and the market trips up the coast to Gocek, with a boat called POPEYE, 10 out of 10. Local people were very friendly.