Fez Bus?

I haven't taken the Fez Bus, but I've read some past discussions on it. It seems like the central question is whether you want to ride with tourists, or with locals.

I'm opting not to do the Fez, though it has some attractions, simply because I want to rub elbows with Turks.

Cheers
Lee

The Fez bus takes out some of the hassle of travelling in a strange country - but is a lot more expensive [3x?] than just taking local buses everywhere. And the bus service in Turkey is absolutely wonderful.

The Fezbus has the advantage/problem that its delivers you to 'their' pension which may not be as nice/cheaper as the one down the road.

Fez offers choices of places to stay which are at reduced prices that others would normally pay - - but you definitely can stay at a place of your own choosing. My husband and I used the Fez Bus and had an absolutely fabulous time. While traveling on the Fez Bus, and our reading/hearing of new pansions to stay on our trip, our offsider used her handie and reserved a room for us even so not on their list of offerings. All buses are airconditioned non smoking - no muzak – and have a cold box. We had advised Fez to pick us up after 7 days of flaking out on Patara Beach – however, this proved to be far too long for us and all we did was call (free) the Fez Bus terminal and reserved a pickup. 24 hours notice is required. I met a few travellers who so wished they could hop on the Fez bus as they were continually complaining about the terrific heat. We stayed for a length of time in Selchuk and went off on our own into the countryside using local Dolmushs - stayed in various towns … travelled back to Selchuk ... and then carried on with the Fez Bus route.

Also - travelling with Fez takes out a great deal of hassle and stress when trying to find a place to stay. Too often I have arrived in the right town, but got off the bus at the wrong end of town and in the dead of night - and there was little to no transportation to get me across to where I wanted to be - even so in truth I had to idea at all as to where I 'wanted' to be. Also, too often I have arrived at a place to bed down, and find on checking the room, that it was not what I wanted. Or, I have tried to sleep the first night but the noise was incredible and I had to pack up and waste more time and energy of my precious holiday time ..... trying to find another place to stay. Fez does the negotiating for you. Fez takes these worries away, and sticks to a financial guideline of your choice. I would never hesitate to travel with Fez.

OP5 has some very good points. In some circumstances Turkey, like any other country, can be quite challenging to travel in. Fez can remove some of those challenges.

Not that I am superwoman - but I need to clarify.
For I love new 'challenges' in other cultures and countries - I love the learning - and I usually do this totally on my own.
However my travel time is always limited.

Therefore, my travelling with FEZ Bus provided me the luxury of being stress free with seeking accommodation and deleted any amount of time plodding about seeking same - allowing me much more time to spend holidaying/investigating about ........ for I knew that wherever I was going to stay would be within my budget - Fez knew where it was located - and I knew that it would be up to whatever standards would suit me. Fez was also excessively informative about the areas we travelled through and history. I had a great time.