Villa D'louca

Perfect stay – thank you Absolutely lovely house with everything we needed during our 10 day stay. Great communication from the owner; very comfortable rooms and a perfect, large pool set in a beautiful garden. Very private and quiet location. We had no need of a car as the house is a quick trip by very reasonable and incredibly prompt taxis, or bike (provided) ride into Dalyan town. Walking distance to town, although best avoided in the high heat of summer! Teenagers very happy with the WIFI (and Playstation) but nothing could beat the appeal for all of us of watching the swallows and bats swooping around the palms at sunset from beside the pool. We’d love to return as there is so much to do in the area, and we would most definitely book here again. Sue Diamond July 2022

Kathryn Jefferson August 2019 Villa D’Louca – Splendid Lovely villa supplying everything you could possibly need. The 4 bicycles were an added extra that the younger members took advantage of to go into town. If you want to leave your car behind, a taxi into Dalyan costs about £2.50 each way. I found I spent most of the daytime at the villa enjoying the pool and nature. Loads of fresh oranges on the trees so plenty of vitamin C every day. Every evening a little family of frogs joined us in the pool they didn’t seem to mind sharing. Would hope to return here one day.

Nicky Stevenson July 2019 Scenic and beautiful We stayed at Villa D’Louca for two weeks and were joined in the second week by our daughters (20 and 23) The villa is set in beautiful well tended gardens, with a good sized pool and is surrounded on all sides by farmland and trees. Internally the villa is spacious, especially the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom. There is plenty of storage. It is a 25 minute walk into town and we are walkers! However it is a pleasant walk and the taxi back is very cheap. (20 Turkish Lira) There are 4 bikes at the villa which were very handy! Dalyan is the perfect mix of restaurants, bars and shops. The river is amazing and we took several trips to Turtle beach on the river taxi. Very chilled indeed! The bars and restaurants which go right to the river bank are beautiful. Kaunos Tours provide a first class service and dealt with all our requests with speed and efficiency. They were excellent for all our transfers also. We did two of their trips (12 islands boat trip and night safari) which were also excellent and good value for money. Pre holiday communication with them and the owner was also very good. We would recommend Villa D’Louca.

September 2013 What a wonderful holiday we have just returned from. Villa D’Louca is a home from home in a beautiful part of the world. From the start when we landed at Dalaman and were efficiently transferred (25 mins) to our home for the next 10 days, we were already in love with the place. As the car travelled up the country lane, past the palm trees and into the drive, we just knew we were going to have a fabulous time.The villa is spacious throughout and well thought out with air conditioning in every room, doors out to the terrace from each bedroom and the master bedroom being very roomy with an en-suite. I don’t think there was a single thing that wasn’t provided and we happily had a BBQ every other evening after visiting the very good butchers and green grocers in town. The shaded terrace with the huge Turkish cushions and hammock was a welcome break from the midday sun. The only problem was that we so wanted to read our books but were both so relaxed and chilled out, we kept falling asleep! We had our breakfast each morning out on the front terrace overlooking the pool, what a fantastic start to the day. The pool itself was in constant use. With the temperatures reaching 30 degrees most days, it was an absolute godsend. The gardeners and pool men from Kaunos Tours went quietly and quickly about their business and kept the facilities clean and tidy. It didn’t matter that we were out of town as we used the bikes every day to get around and explore. Every time we left the bikes in town, they were always there when we returned. A car was not required unless you wanted to travel further afield. The only time we needed to get taxis was when we did a big shop or were coming back late in the evening but they were very reasonable (15TL each way) and all the drivers knew their way there! We didn’t need the TV nor did we watch any of the DVD’s we brought with us and the WIFI service was better than ours at home! Not always necessary on holiday but we are in the process of buying a property so it was very useful in that respect. We went on the boat tour to Koycegiz Market, visiting the thermal springs and mud bath on the return, which was an absolutely wonderful day out especially for £12.00. This is on a Monday and an absolute must. We also went on the 12 Island Boat tour from Gocek, again one of the most chilled out days we spent, with swim stops at different bays and lunch on board. We met some lovely people and can highly recommend this. The remaining days, we spent happily sunbathing at the villa or taking the river taxi and dolmus to IztuzuBeach. Both options were great experiences and very reasonably priced as were the sunloungers and umbrellas on the beach. The restaurants and bars are plentiful. Our favourite restaurant was Atay opposite the main square, very traditional Turkish fare, we also liked the Dalyan Café for a quick snack. The locals are a friendly crowd who obviously have a very good rapport with all the holidaymakers that return to Dalyan year after year. I don’t think we met a single person that had a bad word to say about the resort and most people made it their holiday destination year after year. I think that this speaks for itself. Thank you Nick and Monique for letting us share your beautiful Dalyan home and a little piece of paradise.

Dear Nick and Monique We're now back from Dalyan after spending two very relaxing weeks at your beautiful villa. As the weather was so hot many hours were spent cooling down in the pool and on the side terrace. It was most definitely one of the nicest holiday villas we have stayed in and all the decorative touches made it really homely. We particularly enjoyed eating on the terrace in the evening, watching the sun set and then waiting for the storks to settle on the pylons for the night. We didn't, in the end, all use the bikes, partly because the weather was so hot, but Phil cycled to the small shop down the road to buy bread daily for breakfast. Incidently, we were unable to locate the bike locks or infact any BBQ cooking utensils - but maybe we looked in the wrong places? We did walk into town quite a few times, which wasn't a problem, and hired taxies when we were feeling lazy (quite often!). Whilst there, the electricity meter was read and the bill handed to us, so this has been left in the large dish on the kitchen table. The alarm went off one evening when the sensor by the kitchen door fell on to the floor. It didn't sound for long and stopped when we put the sensor back together, but the red light as well as the green light is now lit up on the control panel. We mentioned both to Kaunos. Also, the lilo was punctured during our stay so we have replaced that. We will definitely recommend your villa to our friends and hope to be back some time ourselves. Thank you again for sharing your delightful villa with us. Best wishes Karen and Philip GascheEmily, Rebecca and James