About Us

Ergin and I came to Ayvalik for a two weeks holiday in September 2003 and returned home, heads spinning, having purchased a house on the very last day of our holiday. Yes, it can be that easy, unlike the long drawn out affair that is the case in buying and selling in the UK. So we didn't return on a permanent basis until 5th November 2004. Guy Fawkes night - out with a bang but not without a whimper - or two!

We have been living in the Camlik area of Ayvalik for nearly 4 years now. For me this is four years away from my native England. For Ergin, four years back in the country he had left 35 years previously, when he pitched up in the UK for a two week holiday following his military service, - and stayed! Our first year was a learning curve and a half. Big adjustments for both of us to the Turkish way of things. For Ergin, probably more so, having been thoroughly anglicised during the intervening years and returning to a country that has changed radically in many ways. Some of our experiences have been good, some bad, some amusing and some just downright bizarre. But every one of our experiences has better equipped us to provide others with genuine advice and to hopefully provide the kind of customer service that is sadly so unpredictable in Turkey. Although it has to be said you will always be given a warm welcome from the Turkish people. Hospitality is second nature to the Turk and their doors are always open.

We bought our Old Greek house in summer 2006. Restoration work was completed in April 2007 and we are now letting it for holiday rental. We hope we will have the opportunity of welcoming you to our Ayvalik Holiday House in the near future. We aim to provide a superior holiday home environment to which you will want to return again and hopefully recommend to your friends. We are sure you will fall in love with Ayvalik as much as we have.