Villa Kismet, Kalkan, Turkey

Built in 2003, Villa Kismet has been personally designed to a very high specification by the owner who is an interior designer. The Villa’s living area provides a light, open plan and spacious interior including a sumptuous mix of modern living and traditional Turkish artefacts. Outside there is a generous pool (unheated with no shallow end) and terrace area with maturing bougainvillea, palms and a small garden to the rear with sea views.

You can download a Villa Kismet brochure, as a PDF here.



The area is largely private with a barbeque, shaded Ottoman seating area, sun loungers and parasols and a table and chairs to seat the maximum accommodated for alfresco dining. For added relaxation, there is also a hammock on the balcony!

USP’s

• Sea views
• Fabulous pool and terrace
• Light, spacious and comfortable interiors.

Location of house:
Edge of the small and upmarket village resort of Kalkan, behind the school and easily accessible to the weekly market and dolmus (bus) station.

Style of house:
Modern villa of superior standard with tastefully designed light and airy interiors, outdoor space with pool and sea views.

Number accomodated: 10

Number of bedrooms:
3 (3rd will be completed by May 2008.)
2 doubles, 1 twin+single upstairs, double sofa bed with screen in living room and single sofa bed.

Number of bathrooms:
4 - all shower rooms, including 3 en-suite.

Dining capacity:
6 in kitchen and 10 on terrace just outside of kitchen.

Catering:
Self catering. Welcome pack provided to include: coffee, tea, sugar, milk, bread, cheese, jam, butter, juice, salt, pepper and a bottle of local wine.

Catering / dining:
An abundance of restaurants & bars in Kalkan from harbour side to its well renowned rooftop restaurants. Food ranges from traditional Turkish soup kitchens to high standard fish restaurants and many are recommended by the owner.

Other services:
Cleaning – midweek for a general tidy up and linen changed weekly. Additional cleaning charged at £20 or £30 to include laundry. There is also a washing machine for the use of guests.

You will be welcomed by the villa manager who is English on your day of arrival. There is a book on the coffee table detailing all you should know about the villa and recommending places of interest, restaurants etc.

Facilities:
Pool, outdoor furniture for alfresco dining, Ottoman seating area, hammock, sun loungers, umbrellas, satelite TV, hi-fi & DVD player, air conditioning, BBQ, hairdryers, washing machine and ironing board.

Activities & places of interest:

Beaches
Kalkan has a small pebble beach and harbour.
Kaputas Beach only 5 mins by car – small and sandy with an 80 step accent and its own unique turquoise blue water and cave to the East.
Patara Beach – 20 min drive with18km of golden sand and lovely thatched beach cafe.

Historic
Many historical Roman ruins at Patara and rock tombs around Kas and Fethiye.

Walking
The famous Lycian Way can be accessed only a 10 min drive away.

Horse Riding
Patara beach – sturdy haflinger ponies.

Shopping
Winding cobbled streets of Kalkan or Fethiye.

Check in/out times:
Monday is generally changeover day due to flights due in from the UK, 2pm check in / 11am check out  (can be flexible).

Pets: No

Disabled facilities:
No due to the number of steps down to the villa.

Corporate facilities: No

Weddings: No

Stag & Hen Parties: Civilised hen parties welcome.

Christmas & New Year: Available.

Price:

Weekly
Off peak weeks from £300 (Jan/Feb) to £850 (Jul/Aug) per week.

Christmas and New Year
£400 per week.

Cautionary Deposit
£200, returnable within 2 weeks of your stay.

Booking terms
25% as deposit with the balance and cautionary deposit payable 8 weeks prior to your stay.

Travel:

Nearest Airport
Dalaman – a leisurely 2 hour drive.

Dolmus and Taxi service
Kalkan – bus station only 2 mins walk
and taxi in village.

Distance to nearest village
Kalkan, small upmarket resort with winding cobbled streets and lovely shops – 8 minute walk down hill.

Distance to nearest town/city
Kas - 20 minutes, Fethiye – 1 hour drive.


A note from the owner:

My love affair with Kalkan started 6 years ago after a recommendation from good friends who insisted that it was the perfect place for me and my 2 teenage daughters to relax on holiday. I immediately fell in love with the beauty of this small fishing village and surrounding areas with so much to visit and quickly became enchanted with the kindness, sincerity and generous nature of the people. Kalkan is now a major part
of our lives.

Villa Kismet was designed and built by one of the best developers in Kalkan. Being an interior designer/stylist myself, I was able to contribute a great deal to the interior and very much wanted to keep the feeling of light and space; all rooms are generous in size and I am delighted with the size of the pool. I wanted to furnish the villa in a Turkish way so not too English in style. I think it comes across as quite eclectic and people who stay there are always commenting on the decoration.

First and foremost Villa Kismet, which means “destiny”, is our Turkish “home”, it is not a commercial investment but a place we love and hope very much by letting others use it that they too will discover Kalkan and Turkey, and feel that Villa Kismet is their home away
from home.