Hotel Morina is situated at the very back of Olu Deniz, about 15 -20minutes walk to the beach and seafront restaurants and shops, which suited me very well as I enjoyed the peaceful location of the hotel at the end of the day and a bit orf excercise especially as it initially passess through such glorious greenery and interesting plants. However, I was not keen to repeat that walk after a busy day once I returned to the hotel at night. I ate out only once in Olu and once in Fethyie- at the fish market where they coook the fish you buy for you, superb, otherwise I preferred to eat in the hotel. The food in the hotel was freshly prepared, unpretentious ,healthy and tasty. The set menu of about TL 20 was a good value, and I always looked forward to the Turkish breakfast in the morning, when the air was still cool and scented with eucalyptus and pine. The clientele in the hotel was mixed, Turkish families with young children, backpackers, couples , independent travellers, some British people on package holidays. There was not any nightlife to speak of in the hotel which was fine for me, apart from the cheerful Haki- the barman, keeping everybody entertained . So if you want to party, this is not it. The hotel did not feel busy although by the time I left-23.7. more people on package holidays were arriving . Olu Denize is a superb place, it is beautiful , and there is a lot to do apart from the lovely beach, sun and sea, especially if you also enjoy history, sight seeing, scuba diving and don't miss the most fabulous experience of paragliding. The accommodation , it is a 2star hotel , was functionally basic, spotlessly clean but not spacious . As somebody said before, the exchange rate is much better in Turkey and you can pay in £s for excursions. there are some pretty special places to visit.
