Among the holidaymakers who prefer Turkey, there are lovers of relaxation on the shores of the Aegean Sea, in the hotel in the Icmeler suburb of the city of Marmaris - Sun Bay Hotel 4. From it to the city center - 2 kilometers. Even among the resorts of the Mediterranean Sea, these places are distinguished by their picturesqueness. In their type, they are closer to European ones in terms of climate. The temperature of this region is always 5-7 0C cooler than in Antalya. The Aegean Sea is not turquoise, like the Mediterranean, but a bright blue hue. In addition to the sea, mountains contribute to the formation of a unique microclimate.
Coast Aesthetics
Sun Bay Hotel 4 is located 200 meters from the coast of the Gulf of Marmaris, one of the largest bays in the world. It is also picturesque here thanks to the yachts rushing under colorful stylish sails. There are always a lot of them near Marmaris, the world's largest yacht center after all. Here they have expanse: the island at the entrance to the bay, like a breakwater, protects the water area from excessive unrest of the sea surface. Why are we talking about this? Yes, because the windows of half of the rooms of the Sun Bay Hotel 4overlook the sea and mountains! Agree that such a view from the windows is worth a lot. A kind of aesthetic therapy.
From the windows of the other half of the rooms you can see the territory of the hotel, but it is so perfectly well-groomed (we will tell about it below) that some holidaymakers from year to year book rooms with its view.
Perhaps that is why this hotel complex was chosen by the stiff British. Among the guests they are the most - about 70%.
Building and grounds
The area is relatively small - 4.1 thousand m22. The dominant position on it belongs to the central pool (the facade of the building of the Sun Bay Hotel 4is directed directly to it), which is spacious enough for playing polo and for swimming. A recreation area is equipped around it: stylish sun loungers with umbrellas are placed. There is a bar selling drinks and pizza, shawarma, nuggets, fries, burgers. Some lovers of a quiet lounge and reading enjoyed their holidays by the pools so much that they simply did not reach the sea, gaining extra pounds during their vacation…
Here, to the pool, there is a terrace where the open part of the restaurant is located. The area around this public area is decorated with the help of professional landscape design: low but lush palm trees on neat English lawns are adjacent to ornamental bush plants, which are given geometric shapes (special respect goes to the gardener of the SunBay Hotel, he knows a lot about his business). Here you can feel the real aesthetics, conducive to relaxation and meditation.
In the evenings, the hotel area is washed, cleaned, vacuumed.
Numbers
The only oneThe six-storey building of the hotel complex was modernized last year. Its number of rooms, consisting of double and triple apartments, can accommodate 225 guests.
Among them are 85 compact Standard Rooms with an area of 20 m2, 10 Family Rooms, consisting of two rooms without a door between them, equipped with one 2-bed or two 1 -bedrooms, area 36 m2. The staff of the Sun Bay Hotel maintains a good family atmosphere, attentive, smiling. Vacationers do not have the feeling of turnover, that they are on the service conveyor. On the contrary, everything is cultural, individual, the hotel employees are attentive to your requests. Behind all this, of course, is high-quality hotel management and a very professional manager.
Beach
Everyone here walks to the beach (even the British). Agree, it is simply stupid for a guest of the Sunbay Hotel 4(Marmaris) to deprive himself of the pleasure of walking these two hundred meters in order to deprive himself of aesthetic pleasure - the opportunity to see one of the most picturesque landscapes of the Mediterranean.
Some holidaymakers prefer perfect sandy beaches with coarse golden or white sand, perfectly flat, stretching in an endless strip with a slight slope to the water. However, other types of beaches are also in demand by gourmets from a beach holiday - quite spacious, but sectoral, sand and pebble, overlooking a convenient bay and located among picturesque rocks. It is this, but, of course, which has become comfortable, the coast belongs to the Sun HotelBay Hotel 4 (Marmaris). Dear readers, just look at the photo of this beach and you will understand why some Britons choose this tour for themselves for five or six seasons in a row! It is both idyllic and chic, precisely because of the combination of natural features and comfort.
Entertainment
The all inclusive customer service system also includes free entertainment - Turkish and Finnish baths, a gym. Fans of keeping their body in good physical shape have this opportunity.
Separate respect to the hammam of the Sun Bay 4hotel (Marmaris). We write about this because some hotels introduce a Turkish bath into their infrastructure “for show”, for a fad in the list of their services. Fortunately, the hotel complex we are describing adheres to other principles: not to seem, but to be. Hamam here is beyond praise! Everything in it is balanced: temperature, humidity, selection (at the request of customers) of aromatic products. Recommended, very useful for skin cleansing and skin care.
Sun Bay Hotel's gym is also professional. The equipment purchased is of high quality and functional. Everything is tailored to different types of athletic training.
Food
Vacationers in this hotel complex often post positive reviews on the Internet about catering. The restaurant works dynamically and systematically. You can eat for four days, never having tried twice consumed dishes. And everything is cooked qualitatively and tasty. And all why? Turkey has a special approach to nutrition. The inhabitants of the Land of the Star and Crescent are noteat "in between times", in the bustle. Therefore, chicken, turkey, fish, and shrimp are prepared in many ways, each time pleasantly surprising with unexpected nuances of taste, emphasized by selected spices.
By the way, it is believed that Turkish cuisine is one of the three most popular in the world. The main meat dishes in Sun Bay 4are prepared from chicken, turkey, liver. Grills cooked almost at home and dishes in small pots are especially popular. Separately, it should be noted the presence of fish dishes in the menu (in assortment). Delicious shrimp with cheese.
In a Muslim country, they traditionally cook a lot of side dishes. In the menu of the restaurant "Sun Bey" (Turkey), they are made from vegetables, potatoes, rice. We recommend trying the eggplant. There are always about ten salads in the assortment.
From fruits, vacationers are offered watermelons, melons, grapes, strawberries, cherries, baby bananas, grapefruits.
Active Leisure
For bathers, water attractions on specific beach inflatable devices such as "banana" and "cheesecake" will be interesting. We recommend at the very beginning of your stay at the boarding house to choose an excursion program for yourself to get acquainted with the bay of Marmaris.
Dynamic and interesting outdoor activities are water skiing and parasailing (flying on a special parachute after the boat towing it). Such outdoor activities are provided to beachgoers by local entrepreneurs with special licenses.
Diving courses are offered for those staying in the beach area. It will be interesting for both beginners and professional divers. The first will be patiently taught to dive properly, to breathe underwater. They will tell you how to avoid unpleasant situations under water, they will teach you how to shoot the underwater world. Experienced divers will be able to dive from a boat in the open sea. Together with instructors, they will follow special routes, explore water caves, see the underwater world of the Mediterranean.
Tours
The situation with excursions in the considered hotel complex is typical for the hotels of the Land of the Star and the Crescent. Of course, you can, without any extra effort, purchase tours from your guides. Moreover, they colorfully offer them to you in assortment. True, in this case you will overpay twice. Guides from "Sunbey" (Marmaris) have nothing to do with it. This is the policy of the travel agencies where they work.
Therefore, it is much more reasonable to purchase vouchers at specialized tour agencies, choosing the best of them - according to reviews.
Pamukkale
This amazing natural phenomenon is visible to tourists from afar. It is hard not to notice ahead of time from the bus a mother-of-pearl travertine rock complex, decorated with centuries-old s alt deposits of mineral thermal springs. Healing geysers spouting from underground treated the ancient Romans. The resulting cascade of small and large pools with water level differences is very picturesque. The most famous body of water in Pamukkale is the Cleopatra pool, heated by a geyser. Tourists are allowed to swim there.
Cappadocia
The rocks of Cappadocia are also unique creations of nature. However, in addition to natural creations, the land of Cappadocia is decorated with the creations of human hands. The locals here have practically united with nature, in the literal sense of the word “having gone into the rocks”. We are talking about the underground, carved into the rocks churches of the early Christians, and dwellings - apartments, also equipped in the rocks.
Grotto Dalmatash
Unforgettable for tourists can be an excursion to one of the most majestic and famous grottoes in the world. They call him Dalmatash. It was discovered by accident. The mining company produced industrial explosions. The planted dynamite opened an underground passage leading to a rocky cavity.
However, the speleologists who arrived at the call discovered that the majestic stalactite and stalagmite cave, located below sea level, served as a shelter at different times. At first, corsairs hid here from the persecution of the sultans.
During World War II, a special German reconnaissance unit was hiding here.
Now the grotto is a popular tourist attraction. Majestic stalactites and stalagmites are specially illuminated. Classical music plays constantly. Here, the temperature is +22 0С and the humidity is 98% all year round. This microclimate also has a therapeutic effect. Therefore, some tourists visit this cave not only foraesthetic experience, but also with he alth benefits.
Ich-Kale
The fortress of a power that no longer exists, a country that served as the cradle of the Orthodox faith. The Byzantines knew how to build defensive structures. It was they who gave Russia the Orthodox faith and passed on to it the historical baton, which later crystallized in the common name Third Rome. The fortress is huge, it will take tourists all day to see it.
Discovery Park
Family tourists will certainly go with their children to a place that immerses its viewers in a prehistoric atmosphere, when huge monsters - dinosaurs moved along it, shaking the earth's surface.
Created by designers and placed in Discovery Park, copies of these giants reflect their ancient prototypes with anatomical accuracy. Special automation, built into their layouts, reacts to the approach of sightseers and makes these huge mechanical toys move and make sounds. It's really impressive. In addition, the park has a large terrarium, an aquarium with exotic fish.
Oriental market
A real tourist, having arrived in Turkey, feels it is his duty to visit the oriental market, and also to bargain for any goods on it. Here you can buy a product made of leather at a bargain price. Turkish textiles produced by local factories are also good. Tourists are attracted by the products of local artisans - piece, handmade.
Conclusion
Summarizing the above, we can sayfollowing. The Sunbay Hotel 4is invariably popular with tourists. The reviews indicate that the Marmaris region is preferable for the rest of the inhabitants of the middle zone due to its climatic features. The climate here is milder than in Antalya. No heat uncomfortable for people prone to heart disease and blood pressure instability.
Reviews of tourists indicate that the level of service of the hotel exceeds four stars. A quality guesthouse, a cozy pool area, a spa and, most importantly, a wonderful beach are beyond praise. The hallmark of this region are picturesque landscapes, clean environment, fresh mountain air.
