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Karahayıt (kah-RAH-hah-yuht),
the village north of Pamukkale
(map), was once known
for its rust-red
hot mineral waters, filled with iron
and calcium.
In the 1990s, when the motels atop
the Pamukkale plateau were removed,
Karahayıt became the
place selected for development of large
luxury
spa
hotels. like the Richmond and Colossae.
The triumphal entry gate on
the wide access road to Karahayıt is
a monument to the hope that Turkish
and foreign visitors in search of health and happiness would
come to Karahayıt and
stay at the luxury spa hotels for a
week or two, taking the "cure."
Too many hotels were built,
too few spa visitors arrived, and now
Karahayıt's five-star
hotels host mostly bus tour
groups for one-night stays.
The oversupply
of hotel rooms is so bad that many
very comfortable hotels advertise
room, buffet breakfast and buffet dinner
for extraordinarily
low rates,
an indisputable
bargain.
The catch? Public
transport to the hotels is infrequent
or inconvenient or non-existant, so
you must have your own transport to
benefit from these special prices.
The hotels offer many other services
at additional cost: drinks, massages,
shops, etc. More...
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Above,
the triumphal
entrance to Karahayıt,
built in 1992.
Below, a billboard
advertising bargain
hotel rates.
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