By the time we stayed at Ferah Pension, we had been on the road for a couple of months already and so had become accustomed to the gap between the flowery Lonely Planet recommendations and the reality of the lodgings. This was a new low.

The bathrooms are a barely cordoned off toilet cubicle with a shower head attached above it. The combined toilet/shower arrangement is not unusual in budget acommodation in Turkey, however, in this bathroom you showered directly over the toilet bowl and sink - the corner was claustrophobically small.

Breakfast is dire. The portions are mean. Charging for coffee is really an insult, the boiled eggs weren't, they were raw. The items (polony, jam and margarine plastic containers, cucumber, tomato) were the cheapest and nastiest components of this type of breakfast I have come across. In that respect, the meanness of the servings was a blessing.

Lonely Planet describes Ferah as having a 'stunning glass enclosed patio'. In reality this is a PVC covered, mosquito trap verandah with the distracting display on every surface of the hostesses artworks - mostly nude women with angel wings. These at least provide some humour.

The location, as mentioned in other reviews, is incovenient. You need to jump onto the dolmus for 8-10 minutes to get into town, and there's a short but steep climb once you get off, be warned if you have a heavy backpack.

Our room was within a sort of plywood outhouse plonked atop the building below, with a jerry-rigged rickety staircase leading up to it.

On the positive side, the room was clean, and the views of the sea were nice.

My wife and I stayed in this pension in lovely Fethiye for about 3 days. The pension owners (Monica and Tuna) were some of the nicest people we met in a country reknowned for its hospitality and were extraordinarily helpful with advice about the area (especially on how to avoid being overcharged for boat cruises and day excursions). The central court area is a wonderful garden setting, all rooms are decorated with Monica's paintings and are very clean and airy. Great place, great people.

I was only on planning to stay in Fethiye for a couple of nights but ended up staying for 4 nights as I felt completely at home after arriving in Ferah Pension. When I arrived a long bus journey, this place was not so crowded but when I left, the place was packed with travelers. This place has a nice and very relaxing atmosphere. It was also mentioned by fellow traveler whom I met here as well. Especially, if you are already traveling other parts and would like to rest to regain engergy before going on to where ever you are heading to. This is a great place. The owner, Tuna and Monica make sure you are happy at this place and they give a good advice to vicinity attractions. In addition, it was also nice to have hot shower available 24/7 as many hostels do not have this luxury. What a nice place, it was! I both liked the town of Fethiye and Ferah Pension.

The hotel advertises that it does free pick up and drop off at the bus station.
It was true, but ….

1. Citation from the one of last comments: „Before we were even shown to our rooms, we were given a book with a list of the tour services they provide, and bashing other companies. Why the negativity?” – Our experiences was the same! It seems that Ferah Pansion have tried to discredit its competitors.
2. The bathroom was TERRIBLE (eg. the door was very very moldy - see the attached pictures).
3. The rest room was poor (but clean), and somebody drilled in the roof above us (between 10.00 am-18.00 pm) but even so the price of the room was high
4. Tea was given, but the coffee was an extra charge (nescafé+milk powder!)
5. There was an extra charge (10TL) for using the AC (we didn’t have to use it because of the weather) when it should be included in the price of room (see the attached picture)

My simple advise is: Don't stay there!!