Calis Beach

Calis Beach is a fantastic location. The beach is shingle but great swimming, recommend little swimming shoes, we bought these in Lidl on beach front,cost£4. We were there in June, struggled to find enough shade on Calis so spent most of our time at the Help beach and yacht club, which is absolutely fantastic. It was a 15 minute taxi ride costing £15 return. Sun beds and umbrella cost £10 per person, great swimming service to sunbed and superb restaurants. Also recommend the boat trips to the island, a full day including lunch, around £15 depending who you book with. Pick up at hotel around 10 and return around 6pm, swimming off the biat at all the islands, absolutely wonderful. Spoiled for choice with restaurants in Calis. Disappointed we couldn't book Ada restaurant, accessed by boat as it was fully booked on my list for next visit.
We stayed in Harmon Hotel, it is 24 years old and a little tired but it was absolutely spotless clean, both rooms public areas and breakfast areas. Clean sheets and towels every 2 days, have read some negative comments on the Hotel we were recommended by friends and will definitely be going back. Staff helpful friendly and humorous, helpful with all our requests 😀

We went in 2019 September coming up for end of season
We book up a small hotel based on the sea front ( name of hotel escapes me at moment will fill in another time ) , stayed for 10 days , we are lucky enough to have friends who come over yearly and we arranged to meet up , and show us about , we stayed as B&B so ate out every night, the hotel’s breakfast was 2 star , which was a shame as they could of done so much better.
On a previous trip we went to the Blue Logon , very nice beach area, and hang gliders too
We loved the Sunday market, olive gardens is a must to go too. The food restaurants that the locals go to are cheaper than along the front,
It’s a shame the beach is not cleaned every day, as by the time we were there it was fag butt beach, (they don’t love there beach )

There’s some locals who try there luck to fleece you with there wears, but unlucky for the them the local constabulary were about.

Every restaurant along the front we ate in were super friendly, and you always find a funny guy, the bars all have telly’s for the football fans, the local beers is good too.

The weather is what makes me happy, the locals are great , taxis are cheap,
I will add more as I remember it.
Can’t wait to go again, for longer I think as it’s so cheap to eat out and live out there . Not many places I want to go back to again. This is number 2 on my list , of places to revisit.

Loved the water taxi from Calis Beach to Fethiye. It only cost about £1.20 and was well worth the money. Ok, the bus is cheaper but for the views, lovely breeze and pure relaxation it is well worth the small extra cost. The water taxi runs every 30mins and provide drinks etc if required, if you’re in Fethiye give it a go!

Been coming here for 20 years and it was always well known for its friendly cheap meals especially for big families but honestly never known it so expensive. Not even like you get your monies worth. Most restaurants are mediocre if not poor meals and alcoholic drinks out are cheaper to buy in England now. They are literally ripping people off left right and centre. It’s a disgrace and sadly I think it will come around and bite them in the a@@@. Olu Deniz is now cheaper than here (that was unheard of!) and 20 times more beautiful and fun for kids!

We have just returned from Calis Beach Turkey.

We once owned an apartment in this resort from 2010-2016

This was the second time since 2016 we have returned to Calis beach and have decided it will be our last.

Unfortunately things have changed since 2010 and not for the better.

The traffic has quadrupled to the levels of the sound of vehicles from the hotel virtually all night and day.

The food is much more expensive and the portions far smaller than previous visits.

Calis Beach seems to have gone down in my opinion the pavements are very unstable in places.

The local shops offering fake designer wear, bags etc are no longer appealing and the owners can sometimes be rude if you do not take a look at their fake products.

We stayed at the Oykun Hotel for the second time the first time in 2018 but the hotel is in a time warp needs updating badly full refurbishment and new sinners and umbrellas which the existing ones must be at least 20 years old.

We loved Calis Beach in the past and have very fond memories but for us we will not be returning.

The resort has changed and in places is very dirty and unkept.

Very sad but that’s life

Çalış is a great little place within the Fethiye area. We come back year after year. Sometimes as often as 3 times a year. Working in a school means I have to pay top price for holidays, i find that my money goes further here. They have some excellent hotels and top notch restaurants even on the sea front they're not too expensive. There are several rather good fish restaurants, e en fish and chip restaurants. There's a good market twice a week, with a good dolmuş/ bus service if you're mobility isn't too good. (You can hire an electric buggy) the weather is good most of the season, so may to September with August being the hotest. Some good bargains to be had in the shops, (be prepared to haggle it's expected) Tipping isn't compulsory but you will get good service. I've spent a lot of time over the years in Turkey, visited some lovely places all around the country, çalış plajı seems to be my favourite.

Çalis beach has nice café where you can sit by the beach and enjoy a beautiful sunset. There is also a nice promenade where you can have a nice stroll by the beach. Another option is to sit by the beach restaurants and enjoy live music either as a couple or group of friends. The only negative point is that the “sand” is quite dark and lots of gravels which for me is a turnoff. It is not one of my favourite beaches to swim in. Otherwise, it is pleasant to hang out at Çalis beach.

Just returned from Calis Beach and it didn't live up to expectations. It seems that prices have increased but quality has gone down. As an aside, just a note on withdrawing cash from the ATMs, people should be aware that most of them now charge a fee of 6.99% on top of the usual 11 TRY, so avoid using travel money cards for this and take cash with you. There are a few restaurants on the beach front and main street that offer great food and drink at a reasonable price and we'll review them separately but the good old days of free starters and shots afterwards etc. seem to have gone. I appreciate that everyone is trying to recoup their losses from the last couple of years but all in all, they don't seem too bothered and once they've enticed you in are not very attentive. Outside of the hotels and away from the waterfront and the place is a bit of a dump. Around every corner the streets are littered with rubbish. The left hand end of the seafront towards the nature sanctuary is now very rundown and whilst we never felt unsafe, it's not somewhere that looks very inviting. Maybe if we had been able to take our holiday when we booked it 3 years ago it would have been good but sadly I don't think it was worth holding out for. Several 'regulars' that we spoke to, said that it was much busier and not as good quality as it used to be and unfortunately I'd have to agree. Calis Beach, we won't be back.

The area along the promenade has been newly renovated since our last visit and it looks lovely. I was apprehensive and didn't know what to expect, however I think it is a real asset to the area. I would suggest looking further afield than the promenade area for places to eat and drink, and you will find lots of choices but with more favourable prices for food and drink. Market on a Sunday is huge and worth a visit if you are looking for cheap and copy goods. The fruit & veg stalls are something to see. There are several tour operators near and on the front, offering a wide variety of places to go, many of them making a good day out. The water taxi from Calis to Fethiye, is a must and for £2, it is the best £2 ever spent.

This is apparently one of the best reviewed beaches in the area. Not sure why.
Views are beautiful but the beach itself isnt great. A pebbly beach with lots of rubbish on it.
The bars and restaurants on the beach front are ok .

The one good thing was how quiet it was on the day that we went.
The one thing we did do that we would strongly recommend was the sunset walk back to Fethiye centre. Beautiful!!