WEAVERS COTTAGE: KAYAKOY, NR FETHIYE, TURKEY

WEAVERS COTTAGE: KAYAKOY, NR FETHIYE, TURKEY


EMAIL: lesleyjoanwood@gmail.com

Beautifully restored detached cottage/villa, private pool and gardens, 2 bed/2 bathrooms/ Sleeps 5





Near the sea, rural, pool, daily maid service, garden, terrace

Captivating and enchanting Weavers Cottage, a beautifully restored authentic 300 year old Turkish Cottage/Villa, winner of the Sympathetic Restoration of Turkish Heritage. Set on a small hillock, this charming, whitewashed cottage/villa is set in a delightful private walled garden. On passing through the courtyard door you will enter the terraced garden, with a delightful plunge pool and amazing views. The large shaded terrace leads into a small entrance hall and then into a spacious handcrafted open plan kitchen. The kitchen is fully fitted and will suit the most accomplished of chefs. The beautiful high ceiling split level sitting room has a galleried mezzanine, occupied by a double bed. With 2 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and full air conditioning, Weavers Cottage offers all a family could wish for, but is also the most ideal romantic hide-away for couples seeking relaxation and an escape from the hustle and bustle.



Steps to Entrance



Pool and view



Weavers Cottage, steps to pool



Sitting Room and Mezzanine



Kitchen


Bedrooms 1 and 2






Shady Garden


Entrance


Weavers Cottage


Pool and View



Nearest Airport : Dalaman at 60 Kilometres
Nearest Beach : beach at 5 Kilometres
The Kaya Valley is situated 10 km from the port of Fethiye, and only 10 km from the fantastic Olu Deniz beach with its famous Blue Lagoon. Scenically stunning and historically fascinating, the Kaya Valley is one of the most beautiful sights in the whole of southwest Turkey. Surrounded by craggy peaks and mountains covered in pine forests, this lush farming plateau is crowned by the haunting beauty of the deserted Greek village of Kayakoy. Nearby Gemiler beach boasts stunning sunsets and fantastic views of St Nicholas Island. Fethiye is a wonderful port, offering many boat and sailing trips. The market and shops are not to be missed. The Village offers a wide selection of restaurants and lokantas (tavernas) where you can sample delicious village fare, or for the more sophisticated palates, visit the wine houses or the fish restaurants in Fethiye. The village is self-sufficient with a few simple grocery shops. Fresh produce can be bought from the roadside stalls of the local farmers.

General:
 Full air-conditioning
 All linen provided
 daily maid service
 towels and beach towels provided
 safe
 sunbeds
 wireless internet access
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Kitchen:
 cooking utensils
 toaster
 iron & board
 dish washer
 fridge
 freezer
 gas hob
 electric oven/grill
 microwave
 washing machine
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Living Room:
 fireplace with wood burning stove
 comfy seating for 6 people
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Dining:
 dining area
 seating for 4 people
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Bathrooms:
 2 Bathrooms
 Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
 Bathroom 1 is an ensuite wet room, with shower; toilet and wash hand basin. Bathroom 2 is fully tiled; with enclosed shower; toilet and wash hand basin.
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Bedrooms:
 2 Bedrooms, Can sleep 5, but ideally suits 1 or 2 couples
 Bedroom 1 - 1 Large Double Bed
Bedroom 2 - 1 Double Bed
 Weavers cottage offers 2 double air conditioned bedrooms, simply, but comfortably furnished with wardrobes, mirrors, drawer space, a safety deposit box and hairdryer. Mosquito guards are on all windows. There is also a double bed on the mezzanine in the split-level sitting room, not suitable for children under 7 years old

Entertainment:
 DVD
 books
 TV
 CD/audio tape player
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Outside:
 garden
 terrace
 barbecue
 4 garden chairs
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Swimming Pool:
 private pool
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Suitability:
 pets not allowed
 children welcome
 wheelchair inaccessible
 not suitable for elderly or infirm
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Local Activities:
 diving
 horse riding
 swimming
 walking
 sailing
 cycling
 fishing
 water skiing
 paragliding
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Onsite Equipment:
 beach towels
 thermos flask
 cool bag
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Notes: Weavers Cottage is a very comfortable home, initially restored by English owners for their own residence. With air conditioning in all rooms, it is comfortable throughout the summer. The plunge pool is 10ft x 10ft, ideal for a cooling dip, after relaxing on the sun beds and enjoying the panoramic views across the village. For guests preferring to holiday when the evenings are cooler, there is wood burning stove in the sitting room, and the air conditioning can be adjusted to expel warm air. The large covered terrace offers dining for 6 people, with a sofa, coffee tables and chairs and bbq. There is wireless internet access in the house. The washing machine is located in a closet in the garden, and may be used on request. The house is lightly cleaned daily, and the garden and pool maintained. Linen and towels are provided and changed twice weekly.

Recommendations: Guests return to Weavers Cottage year after year. Once you have been to Weavers, you will be enchanted forever. Our visitors' book describes the house and Kaya as 'Paradise.'
Car Hire: Car hire is not essential. The local bus 'Dolmus' stops 200 metres away every 30 minutes in the summer. The local buses are cheap and convenient and stop on request.
Airport Transfers: We can arrange taxi transfers for guests to and from Dalaman Airport. The cost for 2011 was £90 return for up to four people

Reviews for this holiday villa rental in Fethiye, Turkey

Rating: 5 out of 5
Paradise
Delighted Visitor Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Review Submitted: August 28, 2008 Date of Stay: June 2008
We have recently returned from Weavers after our fourth visit to this beautiful cottage in its beautiful location..

Weavers offers peace and tranquility, in contrast if you prefer a more lively holiday you can take a short drive out of the valley. It is an excellent base for a walking, sightseeing or more sedate holiday just relaxing by the pool and on the terrace

There are very good local restaurants nearby which are within walking distance or if you want to take the bus (dolmus) you can travel out of the valley to Hisaronu, Fethiye and the beautiful Olu Deniz

Staying at Weavers you can have all the home comforts but also experience the traditional Turkish way of life, we call it our bit of paradise and we can truly recommend it.

We will certainly be returning to Weavers next year.
Recommended for: Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Sightseeing, Romantic Getaway
Rating: 5 out of 5
Perfect Getaway
Elspeth and Stuart Hampshire
Review Submitted: June 17, 2008 Date of Stay: June 2008
I have just stayed at the Weavers cottage for the second time and for the second time I was not disappointed. The setting is just perfect - so quiet except for the wildlife! I could have spent everyday on the veranda with a book looking at the view.

Kaya is a charming village away from the hustle of the bigger 'very British' resorts - the people are very welcoming and will go out of their way to help you.

The house is comfortable and clean and the plunge pool enjoyed especially by our children.

Can't wait to return!
Recommended for: Age 55+, Girls Getaway, Families with Young Children, Romantic Getaway

Life

We all start off from nothing, one moment there are two people and the next there are three, as if by magic. When we die the consciousness leaves the body, just a collection of cells that eventually crumbles away into nothing. The nitrogen is released from the body, the plants take up the nitrogen, and the whole cycle of life starts again. What is the consciousness? Where does it come from? Does it suddenly arise from nothing as a function of synapses that start to fire?

We are nothing. We are just a collection of cells, different parts that all function together according to the fundmental law of nature: procreation, survival. Selfish really. Why then do we miss people so much when they are gone? What is it that makes us human, that makes one person different from the next? Somehow throughout the course of a life that silly collection of cells, those firing synapses, form an individual with its own personality, that makes its own choices. It is beautiful. It has the potential to do so much good in the world, to make such a difference to the people around us that know us and love us. Most of us are lucky enough to be born of love, to start of as the very best hopes and wishes of our parents. Throughout our life that selfish collection of cells somehow learns to give, to love, to do good and eventually perhaps to create life of itself. If you give life, and part of you forms a child, then so if that child comes to give life then in a way a part of you is passed on and still lives. If I look back then I am my parents, my grandparents and their grandparents - some infinitesimal part of them lives in me. Weird.

So as we come from nothing we go to nothing. We cannot expect that there is anything after to come. There might be, but we can never know. Just remember though that the baby in the womb knows only that as his world, and the rest of us look on waiting for him to be "truly born" and to realise what comes next. How do we know that there are not others, now passed on, that do not look on us in "life" in the same way? We can only try to be the best person that we can be during our lives, because that is the only certainty, this conscious life that we live. Or is it? Someone, I think it was Descartes, once postulated "I think, therefore I am." I think he should have said was "I think, therefore I think I am."

Sausage

Had a chicken sausage today for the first time. Note to self: chicken's really don't make very good sausages. Next time stick to ones the butcher has made.

MRI Scan

Just had one of those MRI scan things to make sure my brain is still there. Whilst changing into my hospital gown I was given a choice of music to listen to, which they play over headphones to disguise the noise of the machinery. I then spent a torturous half hour wedged inside a narrow tube with all sorts of weird, horrible sounds going on around me. My fault for choosing Westlife's Allow Us To Be Frank album I suppose (I can only assume that the "Frank" part is rhyming slang). Not really - I went for Classic 80's Rock and it was certainly very surreal being wedged down a rabbit hole with some nurses staring up my gown while The Final Countdown blared into my ears.

It did give me some time to come up with my top five most inappropriate songs to play in an MRI scanner though:
1. I Don't Want to Die In a Hospital - Conor Oberst
2. Die Young - Black Sabbath
3. Nice to be Dead - Iggy Pop
4. Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
5. Anything by Radiohead or Brain Ferry

Anyway, it seemed to go ok. Well, I don't have the results yet, but what I mean is the machine didn't explode or anything. They even gave me a CD at the end with my scan results on - I did consider loading it onto my blog but it somehow seemed inappropriate. I was disappointed not to get a T-shirt with the CD though - "I rode the Harpenden MRI scanner and survived" or something similar.

Day 3 - Final Result!

The Grand Decking Project - Lunch on Day 3

Handrail - done! Pointing - done! Handrail for steps - nearly done!

The Grand Decking Project - Close of Day 2

Great success! Got the steps done and the decking, just the handrail and gate to go now. An afternoon spent with another power tool - the pressure washer. Whilst not as powerful as the angle grinder, no less satisfying - especially when you can use it to accidentally soak your father. Oops. God got revenge on Dad's behalf though by sending down a particularly heavy shower of rain just as I had mixed my cement mortar, meaning I had to spend the next half an hour painfully stirring it so it didn't set.

The Grand Decking Project - Lunch on Day 2

So, here we are at lunch on Day 2. Day 1 was a grand success, getting all the basic structure up. We have been using the stone cutter to cut tiles for the steps, and laying the first few bits of decking. The stone cutter was a most excellent power tool and made me feel very macho, especially as I am now sporting a beard, albeit one with a fair few tints of ginger and (a recent development!) grey. In fact, I swear I discovered my first grey hair the same day we found out Em was pregnant. I know I am getting old now since my blog features my DIY exploits and I waffle about my grey hairs. Still, I have chosen Absolute Radio over Radio 2 for our builders' radio station of choice, so not too middle aged yet...

Actually - I say DIY, it should really be DISE as Dad it doing all the hard work in my opinion. Still, DIY and barbecues really seems to be the well-protected domain of all Dads. Perhaps, when Em has the baby in December, Dad and I will have to have a "DIY-off" to see which Dad has the true mastery of skills. I know who would win at the moment so I'd best get practising (cut to six months time, me with saw in hand: "your powers are weak old man, now I am the master". Dad: "Mike, I have something to tell you ... I am your father." Me: "Noooooo!!!")

Anyway, I managed to convince Dad to finally take a photo of me instead so it gives the impression that I am actually doing some of the work too (namely the bits that have gone wrong!)