THE GREEN PARK HOTEL & RESORT

October 13, 2006

Kartepe – Kocaeli – Turkey

Location
Only one hour drive from Istanbul . Sabiha Gökçen Airport 80 km. On the mountain, winter sports center, Open all year.

ROOMS
250 total rooms, 50 chalets, 750 total beds, 1 king suite, 1 honeymoon room, 2 suites, 2 connected rooms, 2 disabled rooms, 52 non-smoking rooms, 247 standard rooms, 50 apart rooms. Sea, mountain views are available.

Room Facilities
Direct dial telephone, minibar, safe box, central air conditioning, shower, bathtub, wc, hair dryer, telephone in bathroom.

VILLAS
50 Chalet, 4 block – apart rooms, double flat, 2 rooms – 1 saloon

Apart Facilities
Balcony, kitchen, refrigerator, tea &coffee machine, shower, wc.

HOTEL
Central air condition and heating, tv corner, market, game room, wireless internet, internet connection, business center, hairdresser, laundry, ironing, dry cleaning, kid room, baby room, safety box at reception, gift shop, 24 hrs room service, power generator, doctor on demand, baby sitter on demand, parking without fee, pets are not allowed.

Ski Training School (12 ski trainers) You may take private skiing lessons.
1000 m2 Ski Room – Ski and Snow board for Rent available.

DINING
All inclusive, breakfast lounge, patisserie, cafeteria, lobby bar, snack bar, pool bar, roof bar. 1 A’la carte/open buffet restaurant, 1000 pax closed). Ottoman Cuisine, Italian Cuisine.
Restaurant 1000 pax in Geyikalanı, Restaurant-Cafe 250 pax in Kadıkonağı

SPA CENTER
Heated (indoor) swimming pool, Turkish bath, Finnish bath, sauna, massage, jacuzzi, health & beauty center, fitness center, aerobics, anti-aging, seaweed cure pool, aromatherapy pools, massage, mud bath

LEISURE AND SPORTS
300 m2 indoor pool
Billiard, dart, internet room

HEALTH
4000 m2 Health Center

SPORTS & RECREATION
Table tennis, billiards, disco, night club, animation programs, football, cycling, jogging, children’s playground, ski field, extreme sports.

MEETING & CONGRESS
7 meeting rooms (1350 max. capacity). Overhead projector, screen, whiteboard, slide projector, flipchart, projector, barcovision, sound system, microphone, video player, DVD player, television, fax, air conditioning, light system, simultaneous translation system. Ballroom with a capacity of 1000 pax, largest room capacity 1000 pax, largest space 800 m2, Fair / Exhibition area with a capacity of 800 m2.

SKI AREA
3.500.000 m2 Area
Picnic Areas
Altitude : 1650 m
Ski Courses : 12
Total ski runs : 42 km
Lift : 4
Telesiege : 3
Teleski : 1
Average snow depth: 0,40 m (min.0,05 m, max.0,90 m)

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KARTEPE SKI CENTER

October 13, 2006

Kartepe – Kocaeli – Turkey

Average snow depth : 0,40 m (min.0,05 m, max.0,90 m)

A ski school is in operation.

Trails (Pistes) : 12
Total ski runs : 42 km
Summit : 1606 m
Beg : 40% Int: 45% Adv: 15%
Vertical Drop : 400 m

Chairlifts provide uplift to 12 tree-lined runs that mainly suit beginners and intermediates.
Lifts : 4 (3 Char lifts, 1 T bar)
Toplift : 1606 m

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KARTAL HOTEL

October 13, 2006

Kartalkaya – Bolu – Turkey

Hotel Kartal is the name of the ideal skiing centre in Turkey, that provides the lovers of skiing with comfort, quality, aesthetics they need, since 1978 on 2000 meters’ peak of the Köroğlu Mountains, at a distance of 3 hours from Istanbul and 2 hours from Ankara. Kartal Hotel is on top of Kartalkaya since 30 years.

HOTEL FACILITIES
3 Bars, 2 Saunas, Kartal Disco, Cafe Kartal, Fitness Center, Tepe Cafe, Photoshop, Swimming Pool + Jacuzzi, Indoor Car Park for 300 cars, Boutique-Shopping market, Meeting Room, Mini-Club, Internet Access, Restaurant (500 capacity)

Once an holiday is talked about, warm spring days or hot summer months are coming to wind. People in nearly all firms, who want to make use of their yearly leaves, are preferring summer months. Ones who want to make use of sun and sea enough during the summer days are beginning to attack to the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts.

But now, a winter holiday world began to come into existence slowly. Snowing and winter sports are providing a new horizon to those who get bored with noisy and monotonous days of the city life. In the last years, the number of the people who want to spend their holidays in the winter months is increasing. Those who want to take a holiday on mountain are escaping from the air of the city, polluted with central heating smokes, and going to nice pine smells and snow-white cover.

A kind of overflow in the establishments and full reservations for all hotels in Uludağ during the winter months attracted attentions to Bolu. The Bolu Mountain being 240 km far from Istanbul, 200 km from Ankara is becoming the second winter resting region of Turkey.

ROOMS
160 rooms all renovated with high standards. Best Quality customer care and service… May be you have a large family. In Hotel Kartal provides favorable room for everybody; you may choose the favorable one of our standard, suite, double, large, villa rooms and live a dreamlike holiday. In all rooms, satellite tv’s, automatic phones, hair-dryers, 24 hours hot water, central heating, deposit-safes exist. You will miss this comfort and lovable atmosphere after your holiday-return.

LOBBY AND BARS
In the course of your stay in the hotel, our Reception gives any information and assistance services for 24 hours. With snow-white panorama, romantic fireplace, lovable atmosphere and for your sincere friendly inter courses, entertainments or private moments, you will not understand how the time passed in Kartal Bar, Kaya Bar, Eagles Cafe Bar, Kartal Disco-Bar.

RESTAURANT
In our restaurant where free-buffet meals are served, you become aware of the quality without leaving your sense of taste.

CAFE
In Cafe Kartal next to our skiing-tracks and in Cafe Tepe of 2200 meters in height, you will find the possibility of having any food-drink as well warm wine.

POOL-SAUNA-FITNESS
Are you sportive? Do not wait, swimming-pool, sauna, fitness are waiting for you at your time over skiing. At the same time, you may watch the skiers while you swim in warm water.

KARTAL VILLA
In our villa of two independent storeys, decorated as mountain house, you will feel yourself within the nature and in your home. At each storey of villa, there are two bedrooms, hall, kitchen, bathroom, and also, a fireplace at the ground storey.

LIFT AND SKIING TRACKS
Our skiing-tracks are 24-hour-controlled for safety of skiing-lovers being either awkward or professional. Our skiing personnel give no opportunity of unfortunate incident thanks to their 25 years’ experience. It will be hard for you to make a choice between our 12 skiing-tracks of 20 km totally. Since lift capacity is 6000 person/hour, you are forced to wait your turn for no lift.

Total Lift : 2 telesiege, 6 teleski, 3 baby lift.
Total Transport : 6000 persons per hour
Yeşil Lift (Chairlift – 700 m), Çamçukuru Lift (Chairlift – 650 m), Inekçayırı 1-2 (Ski-Lift – 900 m), Resuldede 1-2 (Ski-Lift – 600 m), Kazankaya (Ski-Lift – 650 m), Köroğlu Lift (Ski-Lift – 1200 m) 2 Baby Lift

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DORUKKAYA SKI & MOUNTAIN RESORT

October 13, 2006

Kartalkaya – Bolu – Turkey

A unique ski resort in the midst of pine forests… DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort, which was incorporated into Kaya Holding Inc. in 1990 intended for the winter season within the concept of four-season hotel management, is a world standard ski and snowboard facility established on an area of approximately 1000 square meters.

DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort which has the best ski tracks of Turkey, offers unforgettable moments to all snowboard lovers of all levels on account of Turkey’s one and only Snow park, which was projected by engineers coming from Austria. DorukKaya keeps its place on top of ski-lovers’ preferences with its 8 ski-lifts and 11 ski tracks at different difficulty levels and lengths, freestyle shows every Saturday and yearlong high snow quality. Having accommodated over 1 million tourists primarily from Russia, Holland and many other tourists both from Turkey and around the world since its opening, Dorukkaya Ski & Mountain Resort aims to become a center to host the international competitions in the future.

Offering convenient access to Istanbul and Ankara, DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort proves that it is possible to have a vacation during winter with its limitless facilities besides skiing and snow boarding. Moreover, DorukKaya is a preferable facility on account of its all-inclusive system.

ROOMS
Located in Bolu Kartalkaya, DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort’s rooms await you with all of its comfort after a cold and tiresome day.

In the rooms; there are TV, satellite broadcast, direct telephone, mini bar, central heating and in the bathrooms there are shower, WC and hairdryer. In the Deluxe rooms you can also find bathtub and bath telephone. Besides, it keeps the satisfaction of its guests at the forefront importance with 24-hours room service, wakeup service, 24-hour doctor and health crew, supermarket, boutique, laundry, internet cafe, children’s playroom and TV room.

At DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort which makes ski and snowboard lovers experience pleasant moments, there are;
259 Rooms with a bed capacity of 900
163 Standard Rooms
66 Deluxe Rooms
28 Standard Chalets
2 Villas

ACTIVITIES
You will be at the peak of fun and sports in DorukKaya! If winter sports are indispensable for you, DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort is an excellent alternative. Passion of skiing and snow boarding unites with limitless entertainment, adrenaline and high quality snow at DorukKaya and all take you up to the peak of the vacation. Different alternatives calling upon everyone…

For the ones who want to spend their vacations in a snow white peaceful atmosphere away from the stress of the city, DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort offers different alternatives. With its heated indoor swimming pool, whirlpool bath, massage, sauna, Turkish Bath, sports and health centre, game centre (billiards, game land and pinball), internet cafй, mini club, animation shows, live music after dinner and disco opened after 23:00, limitless winter entertainments are all waiting for you.

The passion of Skiing and snow boarding is experienced at DorukKaya… You will never get enough of sports and fun out of 8 ski-lifts ( two 240 m. baby lifts, one 600 m. (Safari), one 750 m (Nazar), one 1080 m (Nazlı Track), one 1100 m (Narin), one 1300 m (Chair), one 900 m (Doruk) and 11 ski tracks located at different difficulty levels and lengths and high snow quality throughout the season, Turkey’s best skiing and snow boarding schools, professional instructors and Turkey’s one and only Snow park.

Snow park is at DorukKaya for the very first time in Turkey… DorukKaya Snow park, which will take snowboard lovers up to the peak of thrill, consists of 3 main ramps, 1 corner, 3 Handrails and 3 Boxes having a soil substructure and located according to their different difficulty levels. Projected exclusively by the engineers from Austria, you will experience maximum thrill in Turkey’s one and only Snow park with intact tracks and wide areas densely packed with snow. Besides, you can learn everything you want to about skiing and snow boarding from its professional instructing crew consisting of former national athletes and provide any kind of skiing essentials and equipment at exclusive prices.

Special ski track for children… There exist unique opportunities and unlimited entertainment for little guests in DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort. DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort offers a perfect vacation also for your children with game rooms, ski schools in which they will become future skiers and training tracks customized for them.

Exclusive parties with Chocolate Apres Ski… Chocolate Apres Ski, the shiny place of DorukKaya is ready for unlimited fun with excellent parties accompanied by famous DJs, special events, concerts and more throughout the winter season.

RESTAURANT & BAR
Offering entertaining moments to ski and snowboard lovers throughout winter, DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort takes its guests to the peak of tastes with its perfect service concept and experienced cooks.

In the main restaurant with a capacity of 800 people offering richness of taste, breakfast is served (between 7:00-10:00) , late breakfast (between 10:00-11:00), lunch (between 13:00-14:30) ,tea and cake buffet (between 17:00-18:00), dinner (between 19:00-21:30), night soup (between 23:00-24:00).

Besides Chalet Restaurant with a capacity of 120 people and 24-hour open Lobby Cafe & Bar for endless chats, you will fully experience the joy of winter with unique tastes brought to you by Open Air barbecue Cafes open between 11:00-17:00. Moreover, for unforgettable breaks at an altitude of 2500 meters, you are welcome to Doruk Cafe between the hours 10:00-17:00 and to Chocolate Apres-Ski between the hours 10:00 - 24:00, which is the DorukKaya stop of Chocolate Cafe, one of the most enjoyable places of Istanbul.

MEETING ROOMS
The opportunity to incorporate your ski and snowboard passion with joyful meetings… How about having a meeting in a snow white atmosphere away from the stress of the city? And when you add the excitement of ski and snowboard, DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort, turns into an ideal place for your meetings and seminars. The Meeting and Seminar Hall at DorukKaya Ski & Mountain Resort guarantees you with the most enjoyable and successful meetings with sound systems, illumination systems, wireless microphone, DVD, VCD, VCR, platform, music broadcast and projection.
Dorukkaya Area Theater
Dorukkaya Meeting Room 300 m2, 300 pax

DISTANCES
Bolu-Ankara Highway 28 km, Bolu City Center 40 km, Ankara City Center 180 km, Istanbul City Center 280 km, Safranbolu Historical Mansions 115 km

SKI
8 ski-lift, (2 x 240 m, 1 x 600, 1 x 750 m, 1 x 1080 m, 1 x 1100 m, 1 x 1200 m, 1 x 1500 m)
Ski Tracks : 11

Snowpark
3 main Ramp, 1 Corner, 3 Handrail (6 m, 4 m and 3 m) and 3 Box (6 m, 3 m and 3 m)

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