Teos

Situated in a beautiful, tranquil location around the edge of an enclosed bay surrounded by green headland and the clear turquoise seas of the Aegean coastline overlooking the Greek islands of Chios and Samos is Club Teos, the latest addition to our range of Beachplus Clubs.

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The Cesme peninsula is one of Turkey's most beautiful stretches of coastline, surrounded by clear blue seas, white sandy beaches and fields of aniseed, sesame, artichoke and fig trees.

On this peninsula is Teos from which Club Teos takes its name. Originating in 1050-1000 BC, one of twelve Ionian cities, rich in culture it was a trading centre for fine arts and crafts. Teos was home to many magnificent architectural monuments such as the Temple of Dionysus, built in the 2nd century BC. The well preserved remains of which can still be seen today, standing at the edge of the road a short drive away from the hotel. Other finds here include a theatre and acropolis.

The nearest populated town is Sigacik, a 20-30 minute walk or a few minutes in a Dolmus or taxi, both of which stop on a regular basis at the entrance to Club Teos. Sigacik is a traditional Turkish harbour town with an old town surrounded by ancient city walls. Around the harbour you will find a selection of seafood restaurants, bars and traditional style coffee shops.

Further afield there is much to discover including the must-see site of Ephesus, one of the best preserved classical sites in Europe.


Out and about

• Ephesus 75km from Club Teos is the magnificent ancient city of Ephesus. The ruins are the best preserved of any ancient site in the Mediterranean, the Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Despite only a small part of the site being excavated to date, there is so much to see - wander through ancient streets, see the remains of the library - the most impressive ruin at Ephesus, the public baths, markets and ruins of terraced houses. Originally a seaport, the ruins now reside some 5km away from the coast.

For the real culture vultures out there, check out the regular festivals at Ephesus, last summers highlights included the Tokyo Ballet, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Puccini and Andrew Lloyd Webbers show Phantasia.

• Pamukkale Pamukkale, or 'Cotton Castle' in Turkish is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is an amazing configuration of bright white stalactities, natural basins and pools formed by water with a high calcium content flowing down cliffs, leaving behind calcium deposits. The natural pools, shelves and ridges attract tourists from all over the world. Even if you have never been to Turkey you will probably have seen this famous site on many a postcard.






Customer Reviews

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StarStarStarStarStar by David R
My partner and I have just returned from Club Teos after 2 weeks. It was our first summer active holiday, and on the whole was very enjoyable. Newly refurbished, the picturesque resort is located around a small bay near the Turkish town of Sığacık (Sarjuk), an hour from İzmir. It was formerly Club Marmara (on Trip Advisor) before taken over by Neilson. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&t=h&ie=UTF8&ll=38.183503,26.773381&spn=0.007506,0.013261&z=16 Due to the terrain, there are many steep slopes and steps, which would be difficult to negotiate for people with mobility problems. However, it means that much of the resort has fantastic views over the bay. Although the bay appears sandy on the photos, it is a thin layer of gritty brown sand that is brought in to improve the beach, and is not really suitable for building sandcastles or digging. Paddling or playing at the waters edge is not really practical, although a small swimming area is reserved at the upper end of the beach, and a larger swimming and snorkelling area is reserved further out in the bay. The sea floor of the bay is rocky, and beach shoes or wet-suit shoes are invaluable. Neilson have extended the decked area on the northern side to accommodate the waterski shed, but apparently the full extent of their initial plans was not possible. The accommodation comprises 2 story blocks of apartments separated by gardens and cobbled paths. The buildings and pool/bar area were very clean and well maintained, as was our room, which was pretty standard, but had rather a hard bed! The walls are rather thin too! Room had air-con, small fridge, and safe - but there is a small charge for a safe key. There is free wifi at the main reception. Food was excellent and plentiful. There are 3 non-inclusive evenings where the restaurant is closed. There is a limited range of bar food, else venture out to a local restaurant in Sığacık. Sığacık is still catching on to the idea of foreign tourism, and there is major redevelopment under way at the marina. We enjoyed eating at Limon Restaurant on the waterfront, which was very friendly and reasonable. The equipment was all new this season, and very well maintained. As a novice, there appeared to be a good range of different wind-surf boards and rigs, although perhaps they could do with a few more beginner boards - there was a bit of competition for them at the start of our first week. Other equipment included sea kayaks, Laser Picos, Lasers, SB3s and Dart 16s. We accepted that the conditions would be rather variable mid-October and it was often very still - good for waterskiing - but rather frustrating otherwise. Equally, we made the most of the random stormy weather taken out for a hair-raising cat joyride by Ed. The geography also meant that getting in and out of the bay was a challenge sometimes without a tow (staff were very obliging) and the beach became rather congested at busy times. We predominantly focussed on windsurfing and sailing, but did a couple of bike rides too. The bikes were of high quality, and well maintained, and given the hilly terrain we certainly made use of the gears. My impression from other guests was that it is a good all round resort, but conditions were not consistent enough for advanced sailors or windsurfers. There are a few comments on here about the sign-up system for sessions, which I would agree was a little confusing. I was expecting to sign up for a programme of sessions, but instead, on day one, had to sign up for our first sessions, then continue one at a time per activity. This created problems early on: First beginner windsurf session was too calm to do any actual windsurfing, but then had to wait another 2 days for another one. In fairness to the staff, they put on extra sessions as much as possible to respond to oversubscription and by running extra rides when the wind was too calm for sailing. I can imagine this being a big challenge at high season. However, more confident or experienced people are free to take out the equipment themselves if not in use for sessions. Staff were overwhelmingly enthusiastic, attentive and friendly, and evidently very experienced as tuition was excellent. Quiz night and Turkish night were very entertaining. Off resort activities are limited if the weather is poor. Organised trip to Ephesus was good but a long day and a bit too structured for my liking. In mid summer it would have been very hot as there was little shade. The trip also includes a visit to the Virgin Mary’s house (not our cup of tea), trip to pottery workshop (beautiful but expensive), inclusive lunch (mediocre), St John’s Basilica (lovely views). We did discuss making our own way to Ephesus, but it sounded a bit of a headache via dolmuş, and almost as expensive via taxi. We also went to the Hamam at Seferihisar. It wasn’t the authentic spa experience we’d imagined, nor really geared up for visitors, but it was still fun. We (ad)ventured out to İzmir via public transport (not too straighforward - get advice). It is much like many grubby European cities but has a few charms, such as the old bazaar (Kızlarağası Hanı) provided you can ignore the constant hassle down the low brow market streets of Kemeralti Bazaar. Don’t bother going into the Agora near Konak, and the pedestrianised main street of Kıbrıs Şehitleri Cadesi is more like a tired British high street. I’m sure there are more worthwhile places to be found with a guide. It is also worth mentioning that İzmir airport is hot, doesn’t have much in the way of souvenirs, a poor range of shops, and booze is very expensive despite the duty free.
StarStarStarStarStar by Tony T
Our group of five adults aged twenty two to fifty five thoroughly enjoyed our holiday in Teos. It was our third time with Neilson Beachplus.
All the staff were really friendly helpful and totally committed a special thanks to Rusty for SB3 tuition and Ali Windsurfing.
I would describe Teos as a compact site with small beach. It wasn't the easiest place for windsurfing and sailing from the beach. Food was excellent although not much atmosphere inside for evening meals (maybe kill the bright lighting). It was essential to arrive for meals on time or you would struggle to find a set table. Rooms were clean but very basic generally with no decent views. Booking system for beach activities was onerous prefered to book a course at the start of the week and stick to it. Probably easier to make friends this way.
Ephesus trip was first class please congratulate the guide who was brilliant.
Probably would not go back to Teos again although would recommend it to anyone who enjoys beach activity holidays. Will try Foca next year with Neilson.
StarStarStarStarStar by Mike & Sue
First time with the Beachplus formula for us, although we have been doing Neilson holidays for many years. Some positives and negatives, but on the whole we enjoyed our week.

Staff were very helpful and friendly - wouldn't really expect anything else from Neilson though! Rooms were spacious with great bathrooms and showers. Beds were lovely and big but very hard mattresses gave us bruised hips.

Food was fine with a big selection, although inclusive isn't really our preferred option as we find it gets a bit repetitive eventually and are not fans of queuing up for food. Gala dinner on Friday was very good, though, with some imaginative options. However, if you went in to dinner "late" (ie about 8.15 pm) things weren't always replenished, and our main issue was that the staff were very keen for you to leave by 9.30 pm so sitting over a second bottle of wine and chatting at the end of the meal didn't happen. The bar staff were friendly and efficient but if there was anything going on in the bar that night there was nowhere else to go and sit if you wanted to talk quietly.

The Ephesus trip was fantastic and really worth doing. Activities on site were well run but due to the geography of the beach area it is definitely not really a good place for windsurfing. It was okay once you eventually managed to get out of the beach bay area, but if you had the wrong kit or needed to change it, it was a real hassle getting back in again. We found the whole booking sessions thing quite restrictive, particularly being limited to only booking one session at a time if this was the only activity you came out to do. However, that is just our personal opinion as we are not used to doing this in the Beachclub centres, and we managed to cope with it in the end.

I don't think we will go back to Teos due to the difficulties on the windsufing front and its relative isolation, but we might well try another Beachplus next year if we have a spare week and a good offer comes up!

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