Ankara
With groovy carpeting and sleek neutral bed linen, the Mithat's rooms are fresh and modern. The teensy bathrooms do let the side down but this is a minor…
Must-see hotels in Turkey
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…
Turquoise Coast
Tucked away in a tranquil spot at the rear of the village, this small hotel has rooms overlooking a large pool and garden. The owners really go out of…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
Located 800m southeast of the marina, the 'Pink Dolphin' is a friendly place, with white interiors, bleached wooden floors, mosquito nets and shared…
İzmir & the North Aegean
A new opening set amid a line of restaurants, the Menendi's spotless rooms feature crisp, neutral decor enlivened with nautical touches. Ask for a room at…
Bodrum Town
About 2.5km southeast of the castle on a quiet hill, the Aegean Gate has six sparkling suites and a relaxing pool; you can sunbathe looking at Kos from…
Thrace & Marmara
Located across the road from the Museum of Troy, this welcoming place sits behind a cafe. Run by tour guide Uran Savaş, it offers four twin rooms and…
Göreme
Favoured haunt of the fashionable crowd. Artemis' large rooms, cut out of the hillside, mix neutral tones and classical accents with the chiselled cave…
Kuşadası
Perched in the hilltop old quarter, this pension was renovated and updated in 2019. Affable Australian owner Sandra Galloway has eight rooms (some small,…
Kalkan
North of the centre, just off the D400, this family-run hotel offers good value for self-caterers. The rooms, fronted by a large swimming pool, are clean,…
Şanlıurfa
Priests from the Church of the Twelve Apostles – now the Fırfırlı Mosque – once slept in this mansion, which has been finely restored as an 11-room hotel…
Konya
As colourful as a pack of pick 'n' mix sweets, the Araf has a fun, eclectic take on hotel design. Individually decorated rooms weave traditional Turkish…
Central Anatolia
The Dedeman arrived in town in 2017 and is by far the most comfortable place to sleep in Tokat. It's incredibly good value with spacious, contemporary…
Turquoise Coast
This peaceful oasis snuggles in a lush garden of fruit trees, on an alleyway just up from the harbour, with sea views from the breakfast terrace. Eight…
İzmir & the North Aegean
The lovely ‘Stone Garden’ occupies two newly built townhouses that look centuries old. It’s on the main road into town about 400m from the seafront, but…
İzmir & the North Aegean
Housed in a 19th-century acorn warehouse that has been subjected to an endearingly eccentric renovation, the Kervansaray offers 40 rooms; 16 have a sea…
İzmir & the North Aegean
The ‘Nightingale’s Nest’ is a slightly overdecorated but generally pleasing small hotel with 11 well-appointed rooms featuring oodles of brocade. Some of…
Bodrum Peninsula
Families are very well catered for at this fun resort, which has been rebranded with a Mexican theme (including Mex-Med cuisine in the restaurant)…
Far Northeast
Rooms range from large and attractive to cramped and smelling of drains, but all are pleasantly appointed and if you choose carefully the place is vastly…
Edirne
Tucked into the quiet backstreets below the Old Mosque, this modern business hotel offers comfortable, bright and impeccably clean rooms with a good range…
Bodrum Peninsula
This well-run resort has a waterfront pool and one with giant slides; there are numerous activities for kids including mini discos. Choose between 120…
Kaş
By the marina, this long-running bohemian campsite now has a couple of decent dorms: a four-bed female option and a six-bed mixed. There's a good vibe and…
İzmir & the North Aegean
First, the warning: Lola's deluxe rooms with their lurid colour scheme and generally over-the-top decor won't be to all tastes. But now the good news: the…
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…
Ankara
One of the best budget deals in town with good-sized, freshly decorated rooms that have big bathrooms, home to generously sized showers. Front rooms come…
Ankara
Soak up the historic ambience of staying in the 16th-century Çukurhan caravanserai. Set around a dramatic glass-ceilinged interior courtyard, each…
Black Sea Coast
Off season it's hard to fault the Sardinia for its winning mix of stylish rooms, a lovely 'secret garden' and an old-city location with many rooms…
İzmir & the North Aegean
Overlooking a tiny square near the castle, this 20-room hotel in two buildings has attractive, sometimes quirky, decor and a variety of room types. The…
Göreme
Ably managed by Ahmet and long-term staffer Yunus, this friendly backpacker favourite provides simple private rooms with bathroom, good-sized four-bed…
Turquoise Coast
Three rooms here are worthy of Cappadocia, being organically built into the cliff with the toilet slotted into a crevice in one. The remaining two rooms…
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…
Ankara
This independent hotel in the middle of the Kavaklıdere neighbourhood is a fabulously cultured inner-city residence with stately rooms, a basement…
Ankara
The Raymar's rooms are all floral wallpaper, old-fashioned street lamps as lighting over the big beds, and furniture with a vintage distressed-paint look…
Thrace & Marmara
Two rebuilt Greek stone houses at the top of Zeytinli's old village showcase island style and comfort. The 16 rooms – each named after a Greek god – have…
Selçuk
Opposite the Temple of Artemis, this little hotel offers excellent value. Cobbled together from three buildings, it counts eight rooms, two of which look…
Kayseri
Contemporary rooms come with wide-screen satellite TVs, rain showers, kettles, some of the most comfortable beds in town and minibars (yes, there's beer)…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
This stylish country retreat has pastel-hued rooms and suites with bright bedding, rustic furnishings and its own branded olive-based toiletries. The mix…
Ürgüp
The Cove does classic interiors with a few contemporary twists and close-up views of Ürgüp's jagged cliffs, which loom over the rooftop terrace. Of the…
Kuşadası
Jet-setting beach bums will feel at home in this minimalist-on-holiday aesthetic with art deco touches. The 85 cool, neat rooms are slightly small but…
Cappadocia
The pride of fun-loving, multilingual 'Şişik', Kilim Pension is a home away from home with a glorious vine-draped terrace and spacious rooms with swish…
