Must-see hotels in Türkiye

  • Toşi Pansiyon

    Black Sea Coast

    Tucked into a very pretty river bend, Toşi is clean and friendly, with a licensed waterside restaurant, and accommodation in wooden cabins or the nine…

  • Mihran Hanım Konağı

    Edirne

    This 1905 wooden mansion in the heart of the Kaleiçi area has been fully restored as a hotel. Highlights include the winding staircase and the magnificent…

  • Rugancı Otel

    Central Anatolia

    Well hello 1980s vibes! The best of Kastamonu's cheapies has rooms with retro mustard-yellow-and-beige stripey furniture and little bathrooms. It's all a…

  • Dorm Cave

    Göreme

    This hostel offers three spacious cave-dorms (one female-only) that share small bathrooms across the courtyard and three petite private rooms upstairs…

  • Otel Derya

    Konya

    Bring on the sparkles. The lobby is the epitome of Turkish-glitz complete with crystal-studded wall decor and plastic-fantastic palm central feature…

  • Kadır's Tree Houses

    Turquoise Coast

    The place that put Olympos on the map is looking a little forlorn these days and needs a makeover. Accommodation includes somewhat unappealing four-bed…

  • Balkaya Pansiyon

    Black Sea Coast

    Balkaya's 15 neat, whitewashed rooms are spread over two bland but helpfully central buildings. Some are very small, and for wi-fi you'll need to sit in…

  • Hotel Efe

    Trabzon

    One of central Trabzon's cheapest hotels, the Efe has cramped if repainted rooms off somewhat battered little halls. Reception is just a cubbyhole but…

  • Dostlar Evi

    Turquoise Coast

    Around 400m inland from the beach, along the road to the Chimaera, Mevlüt and family run this pastoral farm stay with accommodation in farmhouses and…

  • Hotel Nazar

    Trabzon

    The angular lobby features peacock motifs and a clock like a self-playing kemençe (local musical instrument). Rooms are a little less impressive though…

  • Antakya Saray Hotel

    Eastern Mediterranean

    The central but until recently very rundown 'Palace' has undergone a total revamp and now boasts 43 up-to-the-minute good-sized and light-filled rooms,…

  • Hotel Poseidon

    Side

    Offers 20 small, motel-style rooms around a garden, a short stroll from the beach. Cem, the English- and German-speaking owner distinguishes his property…

  • Hotel Temel

    Kars

    This highly likeable place is slightly old fashioned and has the odd frayed edge but it is managed with love. Some bathrooms have little half-size baths…

  • Taka Ev

    Cappadocia

    Run by friendly Murat, charmingly cute Taka Ev is an intimate place festooned with flower pots and colourful suzani (Uzbek bedspread) embroideries. The 10…

  • Richmond Hotel

    Beyoğlu

    Behind its 19th-century facade, the Richmond is modern and comfortable. Rooms have been renovated in recent years and are well sized; light sleepers…

  • 9 Oda

    İzmir & the North Aegean

    ‘Nine Rooms’ is a friendly no-frills option occupying two renovated buildings on a cobbled street near the Church of St Mary. Room 301 is relatively large…

  • Wallabies Aquaduct Hotel

    Selçuk

    Recently renovated, Wallabies has decent budget rooms with views from the upper floors into the stork's nest atop the adjoining aqueduct, while others…

  • Mevlâna Sema Otel

    Konya

    The lobby area has had a swish makeover but unfortunately the update has yet to move on to the small rooms, which are looking worn these days…

  • Hotel Ayvalık Palas

    Ayvalık

    Desperately in need of a facelift, this hotel is only notable for its sea-fronting upstairs terrace and huge car park (₺15 per night); the latter is a…

  • Hotel Şahiner

    Cappadocia

    Sure, it doesn't have much character, but professional staff and decent-sized, clean rooms with comfortable beds make the Şahiner a solid and safe choice…

  • Antique Theatre Hotel

    Bodrum Town

    Next to the town's amphitheatre, this welcoming place enjoys great castle and sea views, and has a big outdoor pool and pretty gardens. Original artwork…

  • Öykü Evi

    Cappadocia

    'Story House' is a tranquil haven snuggled into the rock and overlooking a secluded gorge where the only sound at night is the frogs. Colourful pottery,…

  • Hotel Hadrian

    Kaş

    German-owned Hadrian is a tropical oasis with bougainvillea climbing the white balconies of some 20 rooms and family suites. The seawater pool and private…

  • Yıldız Otel

    İzmir & the North Aegean

    Yıldız (the Star) offers rooms with brightly coloured walls, small double beds with clean white linen, fridge and decent bathrooms. Those off the…

  • Ataol Troya

    Çanakkale

    This good-value and recently renovated option occupies a slim building in a narrow lane just one block back from all the waterfront action. Decent…

  • Tutku Pansiyon

    İzmir & the North Aegean

    One of cheapest pensions, ‘Passion’ is centrally located, opposite a popular wine house and a few streets back from the water. It has five small, simple…

  • Golden Pension

    Turquoise Coast

    Patara's original pension, run by ex-mayor Arif and family, is peaceful despite its central location on the main crossroads. There are 16 homely rooms …

  • Villa Danlin

    Göcek

    You'll find homely, light-filled rooms and friendly service here on Göcek's main street. The charming little building at the front contains the lobby and…

  • Seaport Hotel

    Alanya

    This bustling business-style hotel right on Alanya harbour offers no-nonsense, classically styled rooms (half with brilliant sea views and small balconies…

  • Tekin Pansiyon

    İzmir & the North Aegean

    This simple but clean place in the upper village fulfills the basic pension requirements, and even though the eight rooms face away from Behramkale’s…

  • Ustabaş Otel

    Black Sea Coast

    Take the long staircase above the restaurant of the same name to find a large lobby with big circular 'sky' circles on the ceiling. Decent sized rooms…

  • Korykos Hotel

    Eastern Mediterranean

    This inland hotel is a multistorey of five floors, though there is a lift. Staff are attentive and professional, while the lobby space is particularly…

  • Petek Hotel

    South Aegean

    Though the three-star, 64-room Petek is a bit characterless and faces a busy and rather noisy boulevard southeast of Cumhuriyet Meydanı, it is comfortable…

  • A&B Home Hotel

    Göcek

    A welcoming little hotel with 11 smallish rooms where the wrought-iron bedsteads give them a cosy appeal, and a penthouse apartment (which sleep six). The…

  • Green Hotel

    Black Sea Coast

    The welcome is friendly and conditions are comfortable but while rooms are larger than most of the town's midrange hotels, the mismatched wallpapers aren…

  • Divriği Otel

    Central Anatolia

    Divriği's new town suburb of Selevattepe is home to this modern and well-looked-after place. Service verges on the haphazard side but you do get great…

  • Kaunos Hotel

    Turquoise Coast

    This salmon-coloured colossus commands a prominent position on the waterfront, with full views of the lake from most rooms. Comfortable but a little dated…

  • Fulya Pension

    Turquoise Coast

    Run by Nehir and family, this simple pension set back from the lake has 23 spick-and-span rooms with balconies. Bikes are available free of charge, and…

  • Hapimag Sea Garden Resort

    Bodrum Peninsula

    The sprawling 19-hectare Hapimag Sea Garden is both a 285-room hotel open to the public and a time-share resort with lots of Swiss guests. Its three…

  • Güzel Otel

    Gaziantep

    For a cheap, safe sleep, this place, slap in the market district, offers compact rooms with teensy bathrooms. It's all decently clean though old, and the…

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