GUMBET

Gumbet is a resort very near Bodrum, some people even call it the beach of Bodrum.

We stayed at the Serhan Hotel in Gumbet.

It's a lovely airconditioned hotel (which we really appreciated). There's a good sized pool which didn't get to busy, a bar and restaurant. Breakfast is Turkish (bread, white cheese, olives, salami, tomatoes, cucumber and a selection of jams and marmalades.), dinner is served by the pool and is a 3 course set menu.

There are numerous bars and restaurants in the town, all generally serving the same variety of food so the competition to get you into their restaurant is fierce. One restaurant we enjoyed eating in was Blues, we first went there because it was the only place that we were able to look at the menu without being harrassed! The food was very good quality, reasonably priced (some of the restaurants along the main road can get quite pricey) and the owners very friendly (they even baked me a cake on my birthday!)

When we were in Gumbet in July 1997 the price of beer ranged from 89,000 to 250,000 for a 500ml glass, which at the exchange rate of the time was about 30p to £1.