We arrived at the Otogar* in Fethiye on the west coast of Turkey, with two potential Pansiyons in our sights – Dyugu was one of them. While we gathered our bags and our thoughts, Birol appeared Genie-like from a doorway – owning a Pansiyon I guess he met all the buses. Do you know where to stay in Fethiye? he asked. We told him of both places we had in mind and were amazed to find that he ran Dyugu Pansiyon!
Dyugu Pension
He suggested we could have a look at the room and if we liked it stay and if not we could have a look at the other place. Great – but how were we to get there? We both wanted to go and Birol only had a scooter, but he had a plan. In Turkey there is always a plan!
The plan was that Birol would take us to the Dolmus Stop (a Dolmus is a cheap local mini-bus) put us on the bus, and his brother Ahmet would meet the bus and transport us to the pansiyon. And so it was.
He Hailed the Dolmus, chatted to the Driver and waved good-bye. Alighting at the designated stop, right on the harbour, there was Ahmet waiting in a beat up sedan. With our bags taking up the back seat (the boot was a no go) he drove and we walked. Only in Turkey!
As we climbed the stairs at the rear of the property I noticed they were draped with a heady perfumed vine. Hmm nice…
A faded strip of red carpet led the full length of the extravagantly wide hall that culminated in a Terrace several storeys above the garden.
The carpet flipped up at the entrance to our room overlooking the Terrace and Ahmet flapped it back absent-mindedly – how many times was I to do that myself in the days to come? It was so supple that the stiff breeze repeatedly blew it back.
Entering the room my eyes were drawn to the three clear casement windows that framed the view of Fethiye harbour. With just one window open the sheer white curtain fluttered in the gentle breeze. With all three open it galloped wildly.
I knew immediately that we would take the room.
From our terrace an iron staircase led to the covered top terrace where breakfast was served and where we could make drinks and relax on lounge chairs at any time. And there was that view again!
We did eventually take the boat tour as Birol suggested, but for the time being we were more than happy putting our feet up and enjoying the first class view.
Duygu Pansiyon is situated one street back from the Western Harbour at Fethiye, Turkey. Our double room with ensuite, air-conditioning and breakfast cost 90tl per night. Birol was totally approachable and really knew his stuff when it came to Fethiye and surrounds. We purchased our boat tour tickets from him at a better price than from the boat direct. Birol, his wife and brother Ahmet welcomed us whole-heartedly and we were sorry to leave. But before we left he obligingly rang ahead and booked our accommodation in Antayla.
*An Otogar is a Bus Station
I received no price concessions or other benefits in writing this post.
Read more about Turkey.
Tuesday in Townsville in 2013
Looks and sounds like a gem of a place.I’d love to see the coast of Turkey one day and imagine the boat ride must have been very lovely as well.
I wished we had a car in Fethiye because the area around it would have been great to explore. The boat trip was a fun day. I’ll do a post on it soon.
So beautiful…
Thanks Lily.
What a wonderful place to stay. Those views are just stunning. If I stayed here, I’d have a hard time leaving. How lucky are they to wake up to that gorgeous view every morning.
It is hard moving on when all you want to do is stay and enjoy 🙂
What a coincidence that Birol owned the pension you wanted to stay at! We stayed just up the road from here so I know it’s in a great position!
Ha Ha – I know fate! I agree it was a lovely spot Jenny and we enjoyed walking into town from where we were.
How lucky and with such beautiful views! Turkey’s on my list, I need to move it up.
I understand about lists and how things can get pushed up them too 🙂 I am always in a good mood when we have a lovely view!
I never did a boat tour since I was there in November and most charters where already closed…this looks wonderful though
Hi Noel, we were there 23rd October and just did a day trip on a boat – not a 3 day blue cruise.
Wow. not what I imagine Turkey looking like at all. Looks very relaxing.
Ha Ha – Turkey is like a box of chocolates – a bit of everything and you never know what you will experience next. Yum!
What a lovely story, and I love the pic of the main harbour. You are giving me itchy feet, Jan!!
Are they Turkish itchy?
Hi Jan, what a great find! Such a champagne view for a price of a beer. And you can’t beat the top notch hospitality service of Birol and his family.
The friendliness is what I value most in the places we stay – can’t beat a water view though!
I’ve been reading quite a bit about Fethiye lately (by chance) and it seems so inviting. Haven’t seen many photos, though. The landscape looks really beautiful, and a bit unexpected with the mountains framing the coast, like in your first photo. Very pretty.
Fethiye has a large English population mostly expats I think. It is definitely a tourist town, with the other end of the harbour (not shown in this post) full of boats offering day tours (and longer). The hills do frame Fethiye. It is an enjoyable place to visit.
What a lovely place! I laughed when I read “He drove and we walked.” 🙂 I so love Turkey’s blue skies!
We had wonderful blue skies for most of the 8 weeks we had in Turkey!
with a view like that there is no where else I would want to stay!
That carpet….I so would have wanted to stick it down 🙂
I recommend it to anyone who loves budget friendly views 🙂