Eastern Mediterranean
This rambling 'olde worlde' (though just 60 years old) hotel fronts the sea, some 37km southwest of İskenderun. It has its own beach and 50 spacious and…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
This 1920s eclectic building was once owned by the president of Syria and contains 24 tastefully furnished (though smallish) rooms across four floors;…
Alanya
Our favourite boutique hotel in Alanya, the Villa Turka is housed in a 200-year-old Ottoman mansion lovingly restored to showcase its original wooden…
Eastern Mediterranean
With a warm and friendly vibe, the Rain is a perennially popular choice, with 18 spotless and spacious rooms, a few with small balconies. The homely…
Eastern Mediterranean
The slickest top-end hotel in Adana, the Mavi is centrally located and a truly luxurious choice at a very affordable price. Its 117 rooms are spacious…
Eastern Mediterranean
This long-awaited addition to Tarsus' meagre accommodation options is a stunning boutique hotel converted from a traditional 250-year-old Tarsus house in…
Eastern Mediterranean
The twee decor at the `Pearl’ – Louis XIV meets 19th-century Turkish konak wrapped in crepe-de-chine – may not be to everyone's taste (except, maybe, a…
Eastern Mediterranean
This sprawling hotel right on the beach is really a budget resort. Along with occasional live music at night, where there's also a playground and games…
Eastern Mediterranean
Behind the big, brash and very yellow exterior, the Nobel is a smart choice in the heart of the city, with 90 big, comfortable rooms over seven floors…
Eastern Mediterranean
The rooftop terrace at this 15-room pension on the main harbour-front road is particularly nice on a hot day. Around half the rooms have sea views, and…
Eastern Mediterranean
This stunning boutique hotel up a narrow cobbled lane in the Zenginler (Rich People's) district counts 10 very different rooms but each one boasting stone…
Eastern Mediterranean
The spic-and-span Taşucu has 14 big, airy rooms with great seafront views and a chilled-out roof terrace for relaxing. Room 3 has a small balcony. It's on…
Eastern Mediterranean
Housed in an erstwhile soap and olive oil-processing factory dating from the 1860s, the Savon (that's `soap' in French) masquerades as a boutique hotel…
Eastern Mediterranean
Housed in a pretty French Levantine colonial house dating from 1903, Antakya's first boutique hotel is looking a bit frayed, though it's as friendly as…
Alanya
The nine stone-walled rooms at this restored Ottoman house are full of authentic details, with ornate wooden ceiling panels, hanging lamps and original…
Eastern Mediterranean
This quirky inn is at the bottom of the ascent to the castle. It is housed in an old mansion dating from 1890 and features a dozen rustic but comfortable…
Eastern Mediterranean
One of the friendliest hotels in Adana, the Mercan is right in the middle of the city centre. It's an old building with a new front and retains some…
Eastern Mediterranean
The Has has a front-row seat on the sea, and the 26 colourful rooms are cool and comfortable. All of the rooms, spread over six floors, have balconies…
Eastern Mediterranean
In true Ibis style, the compact rooms here are chic and modern with all mod cons, and we also applaud its decision to provide wheelchair access throughout…
Eastern Mediterranean
Right in the heart of things, between the town centre and the river, the Göksu is a good choice if you're overnighting in Silifke. In sight of the bridge…
Eastern Mediterranean
This three-star hotel with all mod cons is ideally located near the water at the eastern end of Atatürk Bulvarı. The excellent lobby bar has a mildly…
Eastern Mediterranean
At first this hotel is a tad gloomy, with dark-brown parquet floors at reception, but the 33 smallish rooms over seven floors are bright and airy. The…
Eastern Mediterranean
Just paces from the beach, this block-shaped beige hotel offers 32 rooms with parquet floors, balconies with full sea views, spacious showers and a…
Eastern Mediterranean
A positively delightful place to stay (if you can get in), this guesthouse run by the local Catholic church next door has eight tidy double rooms wrapped…
Eastern Mediterranean
Somehow managing to be both multistorey beachside hotel and family home, this is a friendly option in Anamur. The eight rooms are simple but very…
Alanya
This waterfront hotel has a large and somewhat slick lobby with a nautical theme and a pleasant bar; the pool is off the mezzanine floor. The 56 perfectly…
Eastern Mediterranean
Superfriendly and right on the beach, this family-run apartment hotel-cum-pension is a homely choice. Eight of the 20 modest rooms face the sea. The rest…
Eastern Mediterranean
Behind this hotel's (slightly faded) classic 1970s-motel facade, the two-dozen rooms, with balconies overlooking the pool and harbour, are looking good –…
Eastern Mediterranean
This newly opened boutique hotel in the Old City has 10 rather ordinary rooms for the price, though the public areas are lovely, especially the leafy…
Eastern Mediterranean
This very large and relatively fancy four-star hotel in the centre offers 102 bland but nice-enough rooms over 13 floors, some with sea-view balconies…
Alanya
A 10-minute (750m) stroll uphill from the harbour, the Centauera is a world away from central Alanya, with views across the elegant sweep of bay and only…
Eastern Mediterranean
Housed in a mansion built by a rich immigrant in 1889, the 12-room 'Bosnian' is all stone-tile floors, hand-carved wooden ceilings and antique Ottoman…
Eastern Mediterranean
The rooms at this budget option are surprisingly peaceful, despite its great central position near the bazaar. Service lets the side down though, being…
Eastern Mediterranean
Centrally located near lots of restaurants, the 'Mediterranean' is a two-star place with 30 rooms with faded brown shag carpets that could do with…
Alanya
If you want to be slam in the centre of the action, the five-storey Temiz has 32 decently sized, if bland, rooms. Those at the front have balconies (like…
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,…
Alanya
This bustling business-style hotel right on Alanya harbour offers no-nonsense, classically styled rooms (half with brilliant sea views and small balconies…
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…
Eastern Mediterranean
Very convenient to the otogar, the Arisan is a perfectly pleasant option. Its cool glass-and-tile lobby (with a large model of a ship) gives way to 27…
Eastern Mediterranean
On a quiet side street, the Yan has good sea views and a lovely leafy garden, just 30m from the beachfront. The 21 rooms are basic but very light and airy…
