Hotel Bella Selcuk

... and filling flatbread and baking it over a wood fire. They were delicious! Through our Kusadasi Hotel, we learned of the Hotel Bella in Selcuk (selchuk). Nasmi owns the cute, hotel and carpet shop.  He had taken us to Ephesus the day before, ...

... we didn't fancy an hour of it with the alternate route! We arrived in Selcuk at around 11am and checked into our room at Hotel Bella - a place that had been recommended to us by 2 Kiwi ladies we'd met in Goreme. The owners of this hotel are 2 ...

... in summer there is a direct bus from Bodrum to Selcuk but not so in the low season.    We never did get to our hotel, the hotel Bella because we were way-laid by Tom, a blond haired, blue-eyed guy wearing a California t-shirt who spoke very good ...

... our travels in the car because now I won't have to keep my nose stuffed in a map every turn.   The drive to Selcuk reminded Jeff and I both of Southern California - during the green time.  The area is highly agricultural.  The peach trees ...

... better in some ways and worse in others compared to what I thought it would be like. I had been recommended to stay at hotel Bella. But unfortunately I had changed the dates in which I planned to stay and thus they were unable to accommodate me at their ...

I landed in Izmir (near the Aegean coast) late Saturday afternoon and Ali, a driver from Hotel Bella where I staying in Selcuk (a small town south of Izmir), was there to meet me. The ride was uneventful, but I couldn't help but be struck by how much ...

... him thereafter. In fact, we are staying just across the road from St John's basilica, where he wrote the New Testament ! The Hotel Bella receives us very warmly – apple tea and a briefing of the history and sights around Selcuk – including a ...

... the storms must happen - there's a bunch of wrecks out there to prove it.... Headed south along the coast as the guys at Hotel Bella said we should go to the National Park for some good beaches. First we had to pass through the port town of Kusudasi, ...

... but dad and mom messed with it Bata- Bing Bata- Boom they fixed it! So we went on our merry way to our hotel in Selcuk called the Bella hotel!  After resting for a bit we walked to a little shop and got some pita bread thing, I bought some really ...

... somewhere. And so, after a wonderful dinner and a good night's sleep, I was ready for new terrain and new adventures.   The Hotel Bella is a great place. The terrace on the roof is a good place to sit and enjoy the evening. My room is small ...

... . And interesting finding bits of old Greek and Roman columns and stone blocks used as building materials for the "newer" complex. Hotel Bella have a complementary shuttle service to and from the Ephesus site for guests and on the way out there, he ...

... bus had wi-fi!! Wicked. 5.5 hours later we were in Izmir, and half an hour later we were on a minibus to Selcuk. Brilliant. Our hotel was a short walk from the otogar (bus station) and situated right across from the St John Basilica. Choice the reception ...

Flew to Istanbul and onto Ismir and then took a train to Selcuk. Must admit that I was getting nervous on the train ride in a very rustic train and very bleak countryside but was pleasantly surprised when we arrived in Selcuk. It is a quaint town ...

... It was beautiful country I was driving through, mountainous and sunny. So the drive wasn't bad at all. I finally got back to Selcuk at just before 7:00 p.m. ready for dinner. Fortunately, tomorrow is a lighter day and all things right here in Selcuk. ...