Hi everyone

I got back from Gumbet yesterday after two weeks there and had a wonderful time. Beautiful weather, beautiful place and lovely people. I would highly recommend it.

I went with my boyfriend and stayed at the Hotel Baba. You may be aware that we had some concerns before we went as the hotel had closed the previous year and has now been split in half. However there were no problems. The hotel was basic but rooms were kept clean and the location was excellent, right on the beachfront and at the bottom of bar street. The pool was really nice and we always got a sunbed. Breakfast was the same every day and there wasn't much choice, but was ok. Sometimes we went for a full english breakfast at nearby restaurants for 5TL (£2).

We went on lots of trips whilst there including Dalyan (where we visited the mudbaths and got to see loggerhead turtles), Kos, the aquapark, turkish bath, horseriding, boat trip etc. All were great and very good value for money. If you book a few trips you can knock the price down and also get the turkish bath for free. Don't book the trips through your rep, as its twice as expensive! There are lots of shops around that offer much better prices, I highly recommend KLS voyages, next to hotel baba.

The beach was shingle but still nice. Sunbeds were free but if you chose one that wasn't outside your hotel they expected you to buy a drink.

The food was out of this world the majority of the time. Only one meal we were not satisfied with. I would highly recommend turkish food or steaks, often cooked to perfection (especially in Seray Zetas and Hotel Baba itself). You can have your meal on the beach which is very romantic. Food was very reasonably priced (10-25TL per person). We found drinks on the expensive side except for the local beer (efes).One annoying thing is the hassle you get from people trying to get you into there restaurant, it can get a bit annoying but just be polite but firm and they will get the message.

The nightlife is great for you party animals. We would recommend Central Bar and X bar. Steer clear of Atlantis, we found them rude and they would not leave our table until we had ordered drinks, even when we asked for a few minutes to decide. For alternative music visit the outback bar.

We worried before we left that we would run out of money. We changed up £500 each for the two weeks and this was plenty. We ate out every night but 1 (had burger king one night lol), had lunch out, went on lots of trips and had 3 big nights out drinking and a couple of smaller nights out where we had one or two efes. So if you are big drinkers you may want slightly more money or to do fewer trips. But this budget was perfect. I also did parasailing and banana boat.

All in all we had a fantastic holiday and would highly recommend it.

Gina