Olu Deniz, Tower Hotel

I myself was very sceptical about Turkey, but WOW what an amazing place. Firstly Turkish people are so friendly, the resort of Olu Deniz is gorgeous and very safe, and the weather when we were there was between 47 and 52 degrees C!

The hotel rooms are quite basic, but have got everything you need. They are cleaned as little or as often as you like, it's your choice.

All rooms have air conditioning, but they charge you £3 per day for it, we only went for a week, but it was the best £21 we spent.

All the grounds in the hotel complex are very clean and the pool is not too big, but very nice.

We found the staff very friendly spoke good English and served up traditional Turkish food for breakfast, which if you're not too narrow minded is actually quite nice.

The beach is only 5 minutes walk away, but you do have to walk past an array of shops and restaurants all vying for your custom, with the usual Turkish charm.

There is a 'No Hassle Policy' in Turkey, so if you don't want to go in, you just politely say no and they'll move on to the next person, without running after you. There are also no timeshare people hassling you to buy, which is a refreshing change from Spain.

I highly recommend the Paragliding, I was a little nervous at first, but Wow, what an amazing experience! We booked my paragliding through our rep, but a short walk to the sea front and you can get the same thing for nearly half price.

Restaurants to try are: Buzz Beach Bar, Help, and Bella Gusto. They are all a little more expensive than the ones on the back streets, but well worth it.

We also liked to end our night sat on the beach with a few drinks at either the 'Sunset' or 'Sunrise' cafe bars, just to sit on the beach on a bean bag with your feet in the sand until 1 or 2 am was the perfect wind down.

One last thing, you need not change your money into Lira's before you travel as most of the shops and restaurants prices are in £'s, and would rather you pay in GBP (Sterling).

The tower hotel and Olu Deniz, we'll see you next year!!!!!!