Çamlık 87 Hotel Ayvalık

Really nice and comfortable rooms!

An elegant hotel in Ayvalik, a pretty little seaside town on the coast of Turkey. It was so hot the days I was there, I was grateful for the air conditioning--heaven. The WiFI was fine, too. I had to leave early to catch a ferry to Mitilíni, so I wasn't able to enjoy the sit-down breakfast, which looked tasty as they were setting it up in the large hotel dining room. The staff prepared me a very nice breakfast picnic box with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, cheese, and sweet and savory pastries to go. Everything was delicious. Also, the taxi I thought I reserved didn't show up, so the sweet man behind the desk jumped into action and put me on a local commuter van and saved the day. He also saved me $. The commuter van was less than 20 Turkish lira, so about 25 cents. I had dinner an easy walk away at the Camocel Restaurant at the Ayavik MariCamotel, and had the best meal I had in Turkey, right up there with any meal I had later in Greece (or anywhere). I had a fava bean mash/spread, sea bean salad (fantastic), a gigantic Greek salad (enough for 4 people), grilled eggplant and red peppers, all dressed with the delicate local olive oil. And raki to celebrate my last night in Turkey.

The room I was initially assigned had no heating, But They changed the room right away. A room with a view of the sea. Clean. The hotel had good breakfast and the friendliness and kindness of the staff was impressive. Maybe because it's winter...but they keep repairing and maintaining it.

Location was great. Very close to city centre. Staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and very filling.