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2004-2008
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Karahayit (kah-RAH-hah-yuht),
the village north of Pamukkale, 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,
Karahayit became the place selected
for development of large
luxury
spa
hotels.
The triumphal entry gate on the wide
access road to Karahayit is a monument
to the hope that Turkish and foreign
visitors in search of health and happiness would come to Karahayit 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 Karahayit'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 YTL35
(US$23) per person, 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.
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Above,
the triumphal
entrance to Karahayit, built in 1992.
Below, a billboard
advertising bargain
hotel rates.
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