We got to the beach in the late afternoon after not being able to get to Wild Beach nearby. It was nice to have the beach all to ourselves. Esen sold us soft drinks at a fair price and mentioned that we didn't have to pay for the sun loungers. I'm not sure if this was because of the time of day. We had a great time sunbathing and swimming for two hours. Eden's choice of music also added to the overall atmosphere.
The beach on Heybeliada is pretty nice, better than some others, but the water isn't very clean. I saw some crabs while swimming with goggles, which was cool. The water is about 2.5 meters deep and gets deeper quickly. If you're not a strong swimmer, consider wearing a life vest as it can be challenging to swim there.
The beach is lovely. We paid 150 TL per person (not sure why someone complained about this) and took the boat from the easily visible port. It wasn't crowded on weekdays, which was great. The water was clean.
Dette sted er ekstremt skuffende. Det er latterligt at opkræve 400 Lira for en så frygtelig oplevelse. Der er ikke engang noget sand at se. Toiletterne er beskidte, og personalet kan ikke kommunikere på engelsk. Når de ikke forstår dig, bliver de vrede. Dette sted har absolut intet at gøre med en strand. Det skulle kun koste 40 Lira i betragtning af hvor dårligt det er. Jeg vil kraftigt fraråde at tage deres gratis båd. Returture om eftermiddagen er meget sjældne, normalt kun kl. 17 eller 18. Musikken er for høj, hvilket gør det umuligt at have en samtale. Jeg anbefaler at lede efter et bedre sted. Denne placering ligner ikke en strand på nogen måde.
Tjenesten på denne strand er helt forfærdelig! Desuden er personalet, der driver virksomheden, ekstremt uhøflige. De har en tendens til at opkræve kunder uretfærdigt høje priser for deres mad. Derudover har de en vane med at råbe på personer, der ønsker at udforske stierne, idet de fejlagtigt hævder, at det er deres personlige ejendom.