ACCOMMODATION

This year the yoga courses will be based at the Ece Resort or the Mandalya hotels. The Ece is set in a mandarine grove 10 minutes walk from the sea. Its rooms have French windows opening into the garden and it has a swimming pool. The owner is Mr Erkan, who lives half the time in England. Our guests appreciate his friendly attentiveness and hospitality very much.  The Ece has a restaurant on the seaside, its own jetty and a shuttle service for those who do not always want to walk.

The Mandalya hotel is a long-established family-run hotel on the seafront with a sheltered swimming pool at the back. For those whho like to fall out of bed into the sea in the mornings it is a perfect spot. Both of these hotels and others which we may sometimes use have twin rooms with en suite shower and loo and they all have air-conditioning for which they may charge you.

Sometimes we also work with the Babana hotel, another small and charming hotel on the seafront and the closest to the Yoga Centre.

During yoga retreats lunch and 4 evening meals will be served at the Yoga Centre and breakfast will be at the hotel. On Mondays there will be no evening meal provided as this is the travelling day. On the other 2 evenings, when there is no yoga class, our guests like to visit Bodrum or sample the local cuisine on the seaside in the village or in Türkbükü.

Each yoga course will be allocated to a certain hotel. Ece Resort (Tel: 0090 252 357 7388 www.eceresort.com); Mandalya (Tel: 0090 252 357 7017 www.mandalyahotel.com) Babana (Tel: 0090 252 357 7198)

ADVICE TO VISITORS

If you want a peaceful retreat then you may prefer to come in May, June, September or October.

In July and August Gölköy and Türkbükü is a very popular area for Istanbul Turks. They fill the hotels and their summer houses and the atmosphere of the village changes from peaceful to more a lively and party-going style.

Please remember to bring your mosquito repellant, sunglasses, sun hat, protection cream, walking shoes and torch. And your yoga mat!