Family Highlights of Turkey - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 26

The Mediterranean
The Concorde Resort and
Spa stands right beside Lara
Beach in the Mediterranean
region and is ideal for a family
break. There are play amenities
for young children, sports for
older children and teenagers, lots
of swimming pools, and a great
health and fitness suite for mums
and dads. Cuisine from around
the world is served in adult- and
child-sized portions. See p. 175.
The Hotel Alp Pasa in Kaleiçi ,
the old quarter of Antalya in the
Mediterranean region, is a char-
acterful hotel housed in an
18th-century Ottoman-style
mansion. Its guest rooms,
including a family room, offer
traditional décor with wooden
features and lots of stonework.
Families can dine al fresco
around a pool in the summer,
and choose from several menus,
including one tailored for small
appetites. See p. 173.

basketball for them to enjoy,
while in winter it provides trans-
port to the ski slopes for which
the area is known. Your children
will also love the fact that the
hotel resembles an alpine chalet,
albeit on a grand scale. See p. 112.
The Merit Halki Palace , an
historic, colourful chateau-style
building, has a wonderful loca-
tion just a hop from the quay-
side on Heybeliada, one of the
Princes' Islands. Cots, high
chairs and buggies are all pro-
vided on request, plus the hotel
has restaurants with special chil-
dren's menus and a patisserie on
site. See p. 112.

The Aegean Region
The Babaylon Hotel overlooks
Sakiz Island from its Çiftlikköy
Bay, Çe @ me location. A large
complex, it offers all sorts of
amenities from a children's club
with a programme of workshops
and special events to children's
play areas, gardens and pools.
There's a discothèque for older
children and teenagers too. See
p. 144.
The Hilton Izmir in the busy
city of Izmir offers many services
for families. Among them are
special family package rates, a
video hire service, a babysitting
service and children's menus.
The hotel is located a short walk
from the Kültürpark, a large
sprawl of parkland with a zoo,
amusements and a children's
playground. See p. 144.

The Black Sea Region
The Cinci Han Hotel in
Safranbolu is famous for being
housed in the former cara-
vansaray for passing merchants
centuries ago. A luxurious hotel,
it offers services such as a chil-
dren's club, babysitting and a
playground, special menus and a
central location in the very heart
of Safranbolu. See p. 195.
The Demirkol Turkish Hotel is
a traditional-style hotel in the
centre of Artvin, close to the

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