Sakli Vadi means Hidden Valley in English. This sums the whole essence of the Kaya Valley. Sakli Vadi is a complex of three renovated farm cottages in an idyllic spot in the tiny farming village of Kinali, at the western end of the Kaya valley. The cottages offer exclusive escapes for discerning customers in search of tranquillity, peace and quiet during their holidays.
Sandy and Jon Carter the owners fell in love with the area and bought the cottages, which were then complete ruins and started the restoration project in 1993. The labour of love took then six years and earned them a plaque from the Ministry Of Culture and Tourism for sympathetic restoration of the buildings.
The cottages are situated at the highest point of the village, with stunning views all around this breathtaking valley.
The cottages are named after the jobs they were originally used for on the farm ; The Byre, The Granary and The Forge. Part of the property above the Byre is home to the shared plunge pool, which has been dug out of the rock and so remains cool all summer long. Above the pool is a wooden Turkish kosk or Ottoman seating area, an ideal place to relax and admire uninterrupted views across the valley.
Sandy and Jon first visited Fethiye in 1992 on a diving holiday with their children. On a day off from diving they drove up to the valley and were smitten. They have worked together in the middle east for 25 years in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and presently they live in Bahrain. They intend to move full time to this beautiful part of the Turkish Turquoise Coast as soon as they can !
We do hope you will visit Sakli Vadi and have a restful and relaxing holiday.
Sakli Vadi Hosgeldiniz ! Welcome to Sakli Vadi !
 

The Byre is the first of the cottages that was bought and is the largest of the three. The ruin was bought in 1993 and took a little over a year to restore.
The restoration was done after much research into what the original building looked like, both inside and out. The cottage was awarded a plaque from the Turkish Ministry Of Tourism & Culture for “Sympathetic Restoration Of Turkish Heritage” of which the owners Sandy & Jon Carter are justifiably proud.
The cottage is situated at the highest point at the western end of the Kaya valley, with stunning views in all directions. The interior of the cottage consists of a hallway cut into the rock leading onto the kitchen on one side and the master double bedroom, with en suite bathroom on the other.
Leading off the fully fitted kitchen is a very large lounge with a traditional log burning stove, for use in the winter months. The lounge has a balcony area which has two single beds. This type of house design was very common in the area in the 19th. century.
The kitchen looks out onto a walled patio garden. Over the years the flower beds have become well established and shade is provided by some beautiful trees and a covered pergola. Total privacy is assured as the pool is accessed by steps through a gate leading up through the garden.
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The Granary is the most compact of the three cottages.
The cottage nestles in it’s own garden behind high walls for absolute privacy. At the western end is a rock garden with a myriad of flowering plants and shrubs.
The patio is on two levels. On the higher level there is plenty of room to lie out and sunbathe. Then, step down under the pergola into a private terrace where chairs and tables are provided for those quiet, leisurely meals or peaceful sundowners. On this lower terrace, under the shaded pergola, is a traditional Turkish fireplace with bench seats. The fireplace is fitted with a barbeque and is the ideal place to wile away those long summer evenings after a quiet dinner.
The accommodation consists of an entrance hall into the fully fitted kitchen. Off the kitchen is the shower room. Also leading off the kitchen are double doors into the combined lounge and double bedroom. One of the period features of this cottage is the corner hearth. These large fireplaces were used to generate both warmth and to cook on in years gone by.
A twenty yard stroll from the secluded garden brings you to the plunge pool and kosk area above the Byre.
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The Forge is truly an upside down house ! The house is situated just below the Granary and was bought in 1995.
Because the lower part of the house was hewn out of the rock and faces due west, it was decided to build the lounge upstairs. The lounge is accessed in two ways from the walled garden. You can climb the stairs to the wooden balcony, faced with carved timbers in the local style. From the balcony you enter the lounge through French doors. The kitchen and bathroom lead off the lounge.
The other way up to the lounge is through the ground floor, double bedroom. As with the balcony, you enter the bedroom from the garden through French doors at ground level. You then climb the traditional stone staircase up into the lounge.
The garden is, like the other cottages, surrounded by a high wall to be totally secluded. Next to the pergola, built into one corner of the garden wall, is a traditional Turkish fireplace, with bench seats attached. As with the Granary garden, a barbeque unit is built into the fireplace.
The balcony faces west and is perfect for sitting and chatting, watching the wonderful sunsets over the hills looking towards the sea at Gemiler Bay three kilometres away. The Forge has become a favourite holiday cottage for honeymooners over the years.
The pool and kosk at the Byre are along a path above the cottage.
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