The Byre was the first of the three Sakli Vadi cottages and is the largest of the three. The ruin was bought in 1993 and took a little over a year to restore. The restoration was done after much research into what the original building looked like, both inside and out. The cottage was awarded a plaque from the Turkish Ministry Of Tourism & Culture for “Sympathetic Restoration Of Turkish Heritage” of which the owners Sandy & Jon Carter are justifiably proud.
The cottage is situated at the highest point at the western end of the Kaya valley, with stunning views in all directions. The interior of the cottage consists of a hallway cut into the rock leading onto the kitchen on one side and the master double bedroom, with en suite bathroom on the other. Leading off the fully fitted kitchen is a very large lounge with a traditional log burning stove, for use in the winter months. The lounge has a balcony area which has two single beds, suitable for teenagers.
Further details
Sakli Vadi is a small family owned and run, fully independent tourism company. We don't have any fixed changeover days and we work around the flights and dates which best suit you our clients. We can arrange car hire (delivered to and collected from the cottages) and airport transfers, if required.
Smoking is allowed in all the Sakli Vadi Cottages and in their gardens. We provide all bed linen. We also provide towels, for use at the cottage. We ask our clients to bring their own beach towels please.
We ask our clients to pay 50% up front to confirm their bookings and the balance one month prior to arrival please. We accept UK cheques, ibanking transfers and we have a PayPal account if customers wish to use credit cards to pay. We have to unfortunately add 5% if clients wish to use PayPal, because of the commissions they charge us.
Once paid, both deposits and balances are non-refundable. This is because as soon as a deposit is paid, all other enquires for The Byre are then declined.
Further details indoors
Our nearest airport is Dalaman. Since it's recent facilities expansion, many charter airlines now fly in all year round from many UK regional airports, as well as London Gatwick.
Presently the airlines with the most flights are EasyJet, Maersk Air, Onur Air, Atlas Jet, Thomas Cook, Hapag Lloyd and Monarch Air. Turkish Airlines also has scheduled flights from Istanbul.
We can arrange airport transfers and car hire with local companies that we can thoroughly recommend.
Further details outdoors
The Byre has a large secluded and private terrace area. Above the terrace accessed through the rock garden, is a private plunge pool and kosk (pronounced kushed, it is a traditional wooden Ottoman seating area), for the exclusive use of guests staying in The Byre.
The stereo systems are stored at another location and are available on request. The stereo systems are suitable for iPods and MP3 players only and not CDs.