Ah, the Sun Glare Hotel. Our stay was flawless. If reviews of a truly fine place bore you, skip the read and take my word for it - it's great. But if you want to read why it was as cool as it was, read on. We arrived after a four-day motorcycle ride, tired, sweaty and impatient to get to our room and begin the holiday. The receptionist, Yousuf, made quick work of the formalities, grabbed as much luggage as he could carry (thank you, my friend) and led us to the third and topmost floor. The room was just as advertised, beautifully done with wooden ornaments and spotlessly clean. So was the spacious bathroom. The balcony offers a view of the bay and the big terrace below with the pool, which is also the restaurant area. We dumped the gear on the balcony chairs to dry, grabbed the swimwear and ran downstairs. It was too late to explore beaches, so we tossed our towels on sunbeds and dove in. The water in the pool was pleasantly cool (I loathe cold water, so it definitely wasn't nippy even in late September). I won't repeat how clean everything was. The pool isn't large, probably 8X4 meters, but long enough for someone determined to swim rounds. Later, we had dinner at the hotel restaurant, and it was delicious. It may be a challenge for foreigners to understand the details of the courses, particularly as English or German - it is what I can use - aren't the strong point among the staff. But the will to help is, as well as patience, and they're skilled in using translators on their mobile phones. So, worry not: you'll know what you're getting, and even if you don't, you can't go very wrong. Later, and every night, we enjoyed the view from the rooftop, where Sun Glare treats guests to tea and coffee, but most of all, to the best view of Kas and the bay. It is also where the hotel serves breakfast, so you can eat one or another Turkish delicacy - or the usual international buffet stuff - now looking over the sunlit scenery far below. The terrace and the room cleaning service are within the domain of the endlessly helpful Mahmut. He speaks Russian, by the way. Not that we do so we communicated as we did with the owner, Suleyman - for anything complicated, the translator app they all use works well. Suleyman is always there, always working and ready to help with anything. The Sun Glare Hotel deserves its phenomenal rating, even beyond its price category. In a nutshell, it is pretty, it's clean, has a great view and profoundly forthcoming staff. But there is more. It sits on a mountain slope around three km north of Kas. It is thus quiet. There is a decent little beach just a short walk away. For everything else, there are affordable cabs and buses. Yes, Kas is a tourist attraction, but it differs from most towns along that part of the Turkish coast. It is steep, and construction is limited because it sits on a vast archaeological location. Because of that, there are no blocks of big hotels. Everything is small compared to, say, Oludeniz or Kemer. There a
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