There are numerous beach clubs around Çeşme, Ilıca and Alaçatı; they are targeted at different clientele, from families with children’s facilities and shallow waters to party-goers with bars, DJ music and water sports activities, and vary significantly in price. For a fee, the beach clubs generally provide a little added security and facilities such as sun loungers and umbrellas, cabanas, toilets, showers, changing rooms, food & drink outlets, waiter service, beach equipment shops and parking/valet parking. While beaches in Turkey should all have public access for security and privacy, they tend to restrict access, and many of the beach clubs also occupy prime beach locations.
Quente Beach Club
Ardıç, 35930 Çeşme/İzmir – Open summer daily 10:00-19:30. Entry price for the whole day per person as of July 2023 TL350* (approx $13). *Price subject to increase due to rapid inflation.
Located in Paşalimanı Bay on the Ardıç Peninsula jutting out northeast from Ilıca, the Quente Beach Club occupies almost all of the southernmost part of the bay. The club’s extensive area features a large covered restaurant, a service bar, an ice cream station, and a shop. Sunloungers are included in the entry price and available on the sandy beach or grass under the trees/umbrellas. The cabanas are an additional charge. The club has changing rooms, shower cubicles, and a large toilet block in the centre of the site. The toilets are well-maintained and have automated self-cleaning seats. The club provides small safes and phone charging equipment.
The well-sheltered beach is primarily white sand, though some pebbles and rocks are at the far edges of the beachline. The water depth remains shallow (less than 1 metre) for a distance of at least 50 metres, and with the soft sands and warm temperature, it is ideal for children.
The beach club offers a range of hot and cold drinks, including beer, and cooked lunches such as potato chips, chicken wings, stuffed mussels, toasted sandwiches, burgers, burritos, salads, kebabs, pasta, pide, and pizza dishes – a menu is available using their QR code or via this link. Valet parking is free of charge, though it is recommended that parking assistants be tipped on departure.