Tuncay Pension
This richly carpeted fallback is somewhat pricey (for what you get), though the fan-cooled rooms are slightly cheaper than the air-con ones (listed here)...
This richly carpeted fallback is somewhat pricey (for what you get), though the fan-cooled rooms are slightly cheaper than the air-con ones (listed here)...
This 150-year-old stone house is the closest Bergama gets to boutique. Eight attractively decorated rooms surround a peaceful pool and garden...
Situated just off Fabrika Caddesi near the foot of the acropolis, the Athena has eight characterful rooms around a pretty courtyard. Aydin, the friendly manager, is also pretty characterful...
Friendly Homeros is a longtime favourite on the pension scene. It offers a dozen rooms, unique for their colourful hanging textiles and handcrafted furniture made by the owner, a carpenter and antiques collector...
Just off the main road on the left as you descend from Hisarönü into Ölüdeniz, the Sultan is at a trailhead of the Lycian Way and is a favourite of walkers and trekkers...
A solid budget pick, Sezgin offers clean rooms with big, comfortable beds and small balconies overlooking a garden and pool. There's a self-catering family room (though note the pension is near loud bars). Call for free port or bus-station pick-up.
Long one of the first ports of call for budget travellers to Antalya, the Sabah has 22 rooms that vary greatly so ask to see a couple. The Sabah brothers run the place with aplomb while Mama takes care of the kitchen...
Our favourite budget option in Fethiye, this shipshape hostel-cum-pension just opposite the marina includes three dorms (two by gender and one mixed) with four to six beds and a half-dozen spotless rooms, some facing the harbour...
Brand new when we visited and bristling to bring in the backpackers, V-Go's offers 14 spotless, pleasant rooms, as well a medium-sized pool and a small roof terrace. Six rooms have direct sea views and small balconies...
This family-run pension with a slightly rural feel has nine clean and sunny rooms and kitchen-equipped apartments with balconies, bedecked with traditional rugs...
What looks like an old apartment block from the outside is actually a good-value pension. A few of the 15 rooms have balconies (but not all have bathrooms) and there's a pleasant garden terrace.
One of Bodrum's better pensions, Kaya has clean, simple rooms in town and a beautiful flowering courtyard for breakfast and drinks. Reception has a safe for valuables, and the helpful staff can arrange activities.
Not necessarily the cleanest or most comfortable place in town; cheap rates and the massive rooftop patio are the main draws at this backpacker standby, which maintains a decidedly hostel-like vibe...
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