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Here are the reviews of previous Ayvalik Holiday House guests.
*** Sule & Mert, from Istanbul, 01 November 2008:
Simdilik elveda masal evi;
Burasi hakikaten masal evi
gibi, insan burda sadece huzur bulur ve mutlu olur. Dis dunyadan o
kadar soyutluyor ki insani bu bahce, balkondaki manzara, evin sirin mi
sirin dosenmis her bir kosesi...Askimla burda hayatimin en guzel 2
gununu gecirdik ve doyamadanda gidiyoruz. Hos ne kadar kalirsak kalalim
doyabilirmiyiz buraya, orasida ayri taraf:-) Bahce kapisindan
girdigimden beri soyleyip durdugum bir sey var ki surekli, onu buraya
yazmak istiyorum. Bu evde, bu bahcede ve Ayvalik'ta insanin omru uzar,
sehir ve insanlari o kadar tatli ki! Buraya gelen herkes gibi bizde bir
gun buraya yerlesme planlari yaparak ayriliyoruz Ayvalik'tan.
Raki-Balik-Ayvalik uclemesi hayatimizin vazgecilmez bir zevki artik!
Tekrar gelicez Masal Evi! Ergin bey ve esinede cok tesekkurler.
Evim evim guzel evim...
Ayvalik'ta sahip
olunabilecek en guzel evde cok mutlu, cok huzurlu ve kusursuz iki gun
icin sizlere cok tesekkur ederiz. Terastaki manzara esliginde
gecirdigim gunes banyolari bu pastirma yazindaki yapilabilecek en guzel
aktiviteydi benim icin...Bahcede kahvalti keyfi, aksam
raki-balik-Ayvalik uclemesi, asma katta dergi keyfi, o guzel mutfakta
yemek hazirlamak, hersey cok guzeldi. Herseyin boyle kalmasi dilegiyle;
Bu ev, bu bahce, bu guzel hava, manzara ve daha bir suru sey.....Hep
boyle kalsin olurmu?
*** Toby & Amanda, from Navada, USA, 28 October 2008:
Dear Shelagh and Ergin,
We were beginning to get worried that we would not find a special place
in Turkey during our honeymoon and then we came to Ayvalik. The guest
house is a calming port in a storm after erratic planes and buses. We
appreciated the instant feeling of comfort from the moment we stepped
off the bus till our last hours in town. The information folder and
literature was helpful in navigating the plethora of tea houses and
food shops. We will always remember this place fondly.
*** Rabia & Ahmed, from Istanbul, 11 October 2008:
Balayi
tatili icin geldigimiz Ayvalik'ta bu sirin ve sevimli evde kaldik. Ilk
gun bizi karsiliyan ve eve getiren Ergin Bey'in kibarligi,
misafirperverligi, kulturu ve samimiyeti evin atmosferi ile
butunlesmisti. Evin dizayni, rahatligi, bahcesi ve manzarasi
muhtesemdi. Misafirlerin rahatligi icin hicbir detayi es gecmeyen Ergin
Bey ve esine tesekkur ederiz.
*** Fiona & Tayfun, from Geneva, Switzerland, 05 October 2008:
Ayvalik and Cunda are magic!
For
me the best moments were sitting in the garden enjoying the pomegranate
tree and olive trees; picking herbs for dinner and listening to the
city sounds. For Tayfun, it was a moment to discover a town he had
heard so much about and finally was able to enjoy. A wonderful calm
home. A little oasis of tranquillity and great hospitality.
*** Louise & Max, from London, 30 October 2008:
Dear Ergin and Shelagh
What
a wonderful home and a fabulous place to stay and relax, eat, cook and
get to know Turkey. Watching the sunsets from the balcony (and lowering
down the basket to collect baklava and cigarettes) before heading out
to try all manner of delicious Turkish food is something we cannot,
sadly, transport back to London. We particularly enjoyed Cunda Island
and your restaurant recommendation - and we are heading there again
tomorrow before we head back home, to grow fat on the highly addictive
peppers stuffed with shrimp! We would very much like to stay again and
explore more of Turkey. You have thought very carefully and kindly
about how to make this house and home for your guests and for that we
thank you.
Kind regards
*** Hakki & Ilke, from Istanbul, 24 September 2008:
Tek kelime ile muhtesemdi. Insanin Ayvalik'ta bir evi oldugunu bilmesi cok guzel.
*** Nick & Nay
from London, England, 20 September 2008:
Thank
you for the wonderful stay. You could not have been more hospitable,
accommodating hosts. The house is clearly a labour of love. Beautifully
finished with every last detail thought of. You must look forward to
the winter months when you are here yourselves.
All the best, thank you again.
*** Ina & Stephan
from Berlin, Germany, 07 September 2008:
Dear Shelagh and Ergin
We enjoyed
your lovely,
peaceful and beautiful house and garden really deeply. One can see all
the care with which you composed all the details into a whole. It is a
place to calm down and relax and a place that is so nice that - on the
one hand we would recommend to all our friends and on the other hand -
should be kept as a strict secret to enjoy on our own.
Ina
Hey Ho you two!
Wow, this was
a very fine
vacation! We really enjoyed the stay - way too short but we will come
back for sure! Only bad thing is the fact that we loved the place so
much we didn't want to do any sightseeing ...Hope to see you again.
Thank you.
Stephan
*** Aret & Claudia, from Ankara, Munich, Germany,
28 August 2008:
Kisada olsa ikinci kez misafiriniz olduk. Simdi balayimiz icin geldik,
hic dusunmeden......Sokagin sevimli kedileri ile cok daha guzel olmus
eviniz. Artik kisin gelmeyi planliyoruz bir dahaki sefere.....Terasda
oturup kar ve yagmurun yagisini izlemek muhtesem olmali. Sevgilerle.
*** Elena & Stefano from Bergamo, Italy, 20
August 2008:
Dear Ergin and Shelagh, thank you so much for your warm welcome in
Ayvalik and your beautiful house. It was like to be home, full of nice
details that make the differance and make us feel very comfortable
here. It was beautiful to have dinner outside in the garden, with all
the flowers around and the voice of muezzin singing. We will always
remember this place. Hope to see you again.
*** Bora & Gamze from Istanbul, 13 August 2008:
Burada dogmadik ama bu evde yasadiklarimizla burali olmak istedik.
Sabah kahvaltimiz, kedilerimiz, gunesin batisi, yagmurun sesi...Hepsi
biz sanki cok uzun zamandir burdaymisiz gibi bizi karsiladi. Birlikte
gecirdigimiz ilk tatili bizim icin essiz kildiniz.
Hersey icin cok tesekkurler.
Gorusmek uzere.
*** Joan
& Steve from Liverpool, England, 07 August 2008:
Dear Shelagh
and Ergin
A
lovely house in a lovely place full of special memories for us. We felt
at home immediately. We shall recommend you to others and already have.
Thanks for being welcoming and friendly. Very Turkish!
*** Emi & Naso from Sofia, Bulgaria, 02 August
2008:
This was our first substantial trip in Turkey. We are happy we found
Ayvalik and your house - it gave us plenty of passion to have one of
our own. We will ever remember its atmosphere and the marvellous
evenings in the garden. Thank you!
*** Metin & Tuba from Canakkale, 19 July 2008:
Ne
cabuk da gecti bir hafta..! Geride birbirinden degerli ve unutulmaz bir
canli aniyla beraber bu guzel haftaninda sonuna geldik. Ileride esimle
birlikte bu guzel haftayi her hatirlayisimizda sizlere olan
minnettarligimizi hep hatirliyacagiz. Bize bu harika evinizde bu tatil
imkanini sundugunuz icin size ve esinize cok tesekkurler. Saglik ve
mutluluklar.
*** Nuri & Ipek from Istanbul, 12 July 2008:
3 months of search for a suitable place to pass our summer holiday was
finally ended here. And we are glad and GLAD in capital!!! We have
found so much more then we ever could imagine. So much beauty, so much
passionate decorating.....This place is unbelievable. We need to leave
now, but we will come back. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Thanks for everything Shelagh and Ergin.
*** Asaf, Ayfer, Yusuf and Kubra from Istanbul, 04 July
2008:
Oncelikle
sizlere hersey icin tesekkur etmek istiyoruz. Internet uzerinden
basliyan yolculugumuzun bizleri nereye goturebilecegini tam
bilmiyorduk. Fakat bu sevgi dolu yuvayla tanismamizdan sonra icimizdeki
butun sorular guzel cevaplarla karsilasti. Bizde en cok etki birakan
ancak sevgiyle buyuyecegine inandigimiz bahcenizdeki guzel cicekler ve
agaclar oldu. Bu guzel yuvanin ayni sekilde muhafazasi temennimizdir.
Butun guzelliklerin sizler ile olmasi dilegiyle hoscakalin.
*** Gulsah, Eren and Ahmet from Kutahya, 29 June 2008:
Bu evde aklin sinirlari Ergin abi ve Shelagh'nin gonul derinliginde
asilmis; imkani olan herkez boyle bir evi yapabilir ama belki bu ruhu
veremez. Ergin Abi, Shelagh, bu eve Ege'nin ruhunu uflemissiniz,
Ayvalik'a ayna olmus, onu bu eve yansitmissiniz. Gonlunuze saglik.
*** Xavi, Esther, Marc and Sofia from Spain, 14 June 2008:
Thank you very much for these lovely days at your home in Ayvalik. We
felt at home in your place. The house is full of small details that
made us feel very comfortable and homely. Thanks again for taking care
of us and homely. We hope to see you again.
***
Ebru & Servet, from Izmir, 31 May 2008:
Ayvalik
beklentilerimizin ustunde cikti. Bu kadar begenecegimiz aklimiza
gelmezdi. Bunun yaninda; kaldigimiz gunlerde bize gercek hayatla
yuzlesmemize sebeb olan eviniz (Evimiz) cok guzel, ozenle yapilmis,
dekore edilmis, hersey dusunulmus. Kelimenin tam manasiyla mukemmel.
Hersey icin tesekkur ederiz. Saglik, mutluluk ve sevgiyle kalin.
***
Eftal & Muhterem, from Istanbul, 19 May 2008:
Kelimelerinizdeki
ozen evinize yansimis. Yillardir burada yasiyormus gibi hissettik.
Gonul adami ve esi olarak sizleri tebrik ediyoruz. Aradigimiz huzuru
Ayvalik'ta bulabilecegimizi evinizde bize hissettirdi. Simdi buraya
yerlesme planlari yaparak ayriliyoruz. O zamana kadar eviniz bizim
duragimiz olacak. Shelagh ve Ergin'e cok tesekkurler.
***
Ozlem & Gokhan, from Izmir, 17 April 2008:
Herseyi ile dort dortluk bir ev, tarihi ve gorunumuyle harika bir
sehir, Ayvalik, ve ruya gibi gecen iki gun. Keske iki gun degilde daha
fazla kalma imkanimiz olsaydi. Ozellikle samimiyetiniz ve guler yuzunuz
bizi kendi evimizde hissettirdi. Daha sonra tekrar gorusmek dilegi
ile...
Hersey icin tesekkur ederiz.
***
Burcu & Ali, from Istanbul, 03 January 2008:
Geldigimiz gunden beri, evinizde tek bir eksik bulamadik. Ince
detaylari olan, bu ozenli ev icin cok tesekkur ederiz. Beklentimizin
cok otesinde bir hafta gecirdik. Bize burayi Ayvalikli olmayi isteyecek
kadar cok sevdirdiginiz icin tesekkur ederiz. En kisa surede tekrar
gorusmek uzere.
*** Yahya
from Istanbul and Wilma from Amsterdam, 26 October 2007:
Although it rained almost a whole week, we truly enjoyed the clean and
warm house and welcome Shelagh and Ergin provided. This house deserves
the kind of people who deserves it.
Tesekkurler - Yahya
Het was heel fyn en gezellig, bedankt! - Wilma.
*** Dave and
Liz from East Yorkshire, UK 06 October 2007:
We've had a splendid time here in Ayvalik, the house and garden are
terrific, the weather fantastic and the hosts friendly and helpful.
We've visited Seytan Sofrasi for the view, Badavut for a walk on the
beach to the rock formations. We've also been to Cunda and to Patricia
twice, once for the quiet bay off the left fork and once to walk
through the olive groves to the ruined monastery. The highlight of our
visit though has to be the market on a Thursday - amazing, and also the
Akropol at Pergamum. It's time for a final highlight, a cool Effes in
the warm of the evening in this quiet, relaxing garden.
*** Tjeerd
Abma from Holland 29 September 2007:
I enjoyed very much all the details, beautiful garden and of course,
all the extras that you offer. It made me feel like I lived here for a
while. Thank you very much.
*** Demet
from Izmir 14 September 2007 :
Hersey "Mukemmel"di. Bir dahaki sefere gorusmek uzere.....Sevgiler
*** Roman
from Switzerland 14 September 2007 :
Ganz herzlichen dank für ihre Gastfreundschaft, das kleine Paradies
dass sie uns prasentiert haben ein Gaster Eden.
Thank you both, dear Shelagh & Ergin for your hospitality, your
warm welcome and for everything good you did for us, especially your
medical advice for Demet's thumb!!!!! What had we done without you.
Thank you very much indeed!!! You presented us a small part of the
Garden of Eden.
*** Nora and
Engin from Ankara 03 August 2007:
Ruya gibi bir tatildi. Keske hic uyanmasaydik. Bir omur boyu
unutamiyacagimiz anilarimiz oldu burada. Eminim hatirladikca, sicak bir
gulumseme sararken yuzumuzu, Ayvalik'in serin ruzgarini da hep
hissedecegiz. Tesekkur ederiz.
*** Claudia
and Murat from Ankara 28 July 2007:
Bu guzel ev icin cok tesekkur ederiz. Evin icinde hersey var ve cok
detayli yapilmis. Cok sevdik ve ilk dakikadan asik olduk. Kendi evimiz
gibi rahat hissettik. Shelagh ve Ergin cok tatli, dikkatli ve ilgili
bir cift. Boyle oldumu tatil daha guzel geciyor. Bu ev icin
ugrasmalariniza cok tesekkur ederiz. Herkezin buradaki gunleri guzel ve
rahat gecsin.
*** Yonca
from Istanbul 20 July 2007:
Bir kucuk ev bu kadarmi mukemmel olur? En ince detayina kadar
dusunulmus, zevkle dosenmis. Sansi acik olsun! Bu harika eve
kalplerini veren iki tatli insan Shelagh ve Ergin'e tesekkurler.
Mukemmel ev sahipleri, aslinda tum Turkiyede bu isi yapanlarin sizden
ogrenecek cok seyi var!...Megersem bu sakin tatile, balkonda oturup
kendimi ve Ayvaligi dinlemeye ne kadar ihtiyacim varmis.
Umarim
bu evde kalan herkez buraya kendi evi gibi bakar ve dikkat eder. Tekrar
gelecegiz....Sevgiyle
*** Martin
and Meredith from the UK and the USA 29 June 2007:
The beautiful town of Ayvalik and this gorgeously restored antique
house surpassed our wildest dreams of what Turkey's Aegean coast could
offer. Tastefully decorated, warmly inviting with every element of the
local area (like olives and cheese) - we were enchanted!
Thank you so much for helping to make our holiday so lovely!
*** Robert
from Kenya 18 May 2007:
Nyumba Nzuri Sana Asanti Sana.
*** Stuart
from Kenya 18 May 2007:
The perfect holiday home and the perfect hosts. Thanks for everything.
*** Linda and
Glenn from Bodrum 07 May 2007:
Ayvalik is our favourite Turkish coastal city so far and this lovely
bright house is a heavenly retreat. Greek and Turkish history and
memories come alive in the house. We loved waking to see the lovely sea
view and enjoying the plethora of local breakfast treats selected by
Ergin and Shelagh al fresco.
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