The hotel was as expected, cheap and cheerful, very central and close to the bus station. The food very simple and Turkish. Guests international and very friendly. Down side, the springs in my mattress were very uncomfortable and the staff unable to do anything about this. What I would like to review are the many trips that I went on. This was the best holiday of my life despite the weather not being very good. Other than all the lovely people I met it was the trips that made this for me. For a liittle over £80.00 (don't expect to get this price in season) I went to Kos for the day. Did an overnight stay to Ephesus and Pamukkale which included dinner, bed, breakfast, lunch and entry fees. I paid to swim in a warm thermal pool over roman remains at Pamukkale. I went to Dalyan, amazing, saw a sea turtle, lunch was included, had a mud bath and natural mineral bath and boat trip up the river. I also did the village trip which included lunch, had a turkish bath and spent a day on a boat going around the coves and swimming in the sea (lunch was included). During these trips we visited 3 different carpet factories a gold factory and one other but I can't remember the name of the stone they were carving. These visits were fascinating (unlike others that I have visited in other countries). Before booking these trips I researched the tour operators to establsh that they were registered with the Turkish tourist board. The company I used were called Botur (down the main street from the bus station on the left). I met a number of people who had used other companies who were equally impressed. The day I was due to do the boat trip the weather was bad and the company changed the order of my trips so that I would be at sea when the weather was at its best. There was only one down side and that was that my Turkish bath was very rushed and I saw other people getting better treatment. I am a 58 year old women travelling on my own and I felt safe all the time I was in Turkey even at night. Bodrum is well lit.
