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Situated on a hillside midway between the ghost village of Kaya Valley and the market town of Fethiye, Ocakköy is a collection of carefully renovated village houses set in enormous mature grounds, where the overriding feeling is of space and tranquillity. The superb views stretch across the plains and the mountains into the distance giving you a taste of the stunning scenery that is all around you.
Ocakköy’s history goes back to the eleventh century. The cottages and buildings that formed the village were abandoned around 1918 and in recent years renovated into thirty stone cottages, four one bedroom apartments and eight hotel rooms.
The cottages and rooms are simple but have been restored with lots of character, furnished and decorated in the traditional Ottoman style, each one with its own terrace area covered in bougainvillea and the natural flora and fauna around it. The property blends perfectly with its surroundings rather than dominating them. Each morning and afternoon you will see the locals take their goats and cows up to the hills and back again and obviously in such natural surroundings it’s not surprising one sees all manner of creepy crawlies!
The convenient location puts Fethiye, Kaya and ölü Deniz within easy reach, either by dolmus from the main road, or by hire car. This means Ocakköy is a great choice for families, offering the best of both worlds – beaches and a little hustle and bustle when desired, with the peaceful property always there to return to.
The facilities are excellent, with three pools, a main bar and indoor and outdoor restaurant, making it all too easy to spread out, relax and really get away from it all.
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