Kuşadası
This hotel with 40 rooms spread over six floors is now in need of an update, the brown carpets and ageing decor look tired. Still, there are great views…
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Bodrum Peninsula
This property has 22 motel-like rooms with doors painted in primary colours surrounding a big open stretch of grass right up from the beach. Family rooms …
Far Northeast
Decoratively, the unfussy rooms at the 'Silk Road' are some of the most attractive in Ardahan, albeit without any particular luxury (or a kettle). The…
Southeastern Anatolia
If you need to bed down in Darende for the night, this mid-rise right on the main highway through town is a friendly choice. Beige-toned rooms are big and…
Turquoise Coast
This family-run pension with a slightly rural feel has nine sunny, basic rooms and kitchen-equipped apartments with balconies. The roof terrace boasts a…
Bodrum Peninsula
'Paradise Park' has smart rooms with minibar and TV, the minimal decor enlivened by four poster beds and flowery Ottoman-style cushions. This place is not…
İzmir & the North Aegean
Overlooking Eski Emekler Park in the old part of town, this business hotel opened in 2015 and offers comfortable, well-sized rooms with hard beds, kettles…
Side
Enjoys a quiet location on the east side of town, and colourful wall decorations give the large rooms in this lovely stone house an uplifting feel. You'll…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
Selimiye’s anchor inn has family-friendly rooms in stone 'bungalows' behind the beach, with a lovely garden and a popular seafront restaurant. Rooms have…
Cappadocia
We're not quite sure what the four-star rating outside is for, but this standard business-style hotel has clean, modern rooms complete with flat-screen…
Dalyan
Slightly bland rooms enlivened by a display of colourful umbrellas and the large pool. Just out of the town-centre hubbub, the hotel has an authentic…
South Aegean
Offers 10 comfortable but unsurprising rooms with a penchant for purple bedspreads set off a long dark hallway. Rooms have fridges and four of them look…
Turquoise Coast
Inexpensive Kayaköy budget base with attractive simple wooden huts and a campsite. There's a friendly vibe, with Turks and travellers mixing well, camp…
South Aegean
Turkuaz offers 20 fairly comfortable, spacious and spotless rooms and self-catering apartments accommodating up to four. It's housed in an attractive neo…
Central Anatolia
A typical Turkish provincial town hotel with good-sized rooms featuring beige-bland furniture and small but functional bathrooms. The friendly staff and…
İzmir & the North Aegean
No sign of an evil conspiracy at this very basic but friendly pension, which offers six cramped rooms over the restaurant of the same name. It’s the best…
Konya
In the heart of the souk, this place has more than just price going for it. Backpackers will find amply proportioned, light-filled rooms that are decently…
Fethiye
A hospitable pension with an inner terrace dripping in vines and bedecked by flowerpots, with a teensy pool. Rooms are basic and some are very compact;…
South Aegean
Above the western end of Akyaka Beach, this campground has tent pitches, bungalows and stone cottages accommodating up to five on a hill overlooking the…
Central Anatolia
Look, don't expect anything flashy because then the small beige rooms are bound to disappoint, but this central cheapie is a comfortable, friendly and…
Bodrum Town
Centrally located 20-room hotel where the rooms have an unusual purple and turquoise colour scheme and wooden ceilings. Breakfast could be improved,…
Bodrum Peninsula
At the bay's southern end, this tranquil getaway has 28 rooms in a Mediterranean mix of colours and sun-bleached white. The bar-restaurant is sandwiched…
Central Anatolia
As long as you don't expect any frills, the Çakır is a fine place to bed down for the night. The poky rooms are clean and tidy and the friendly manager…
Black Sea Coast
If all that matters is price, this central, one-star hotel is a functional, well maintained option on a lane full of old men's teahouses, just behind the…
Lake District
Near the castle, Çetin has six basic rooms up a narrow staircase, some with views across the lake. The room at the top has a rudimentary kitchenette…
Southeastern Anatolia
A solid and safe option with exceptionally friendly staff and a very central location. The rooms are sparse and nothing to write home about but they're…
Bursa
Run by women, the little Çeşmeli is located near the market and is a friendly but noisy option. Although the rooms are dated and have uncomfortable beds,…
Erzurum
This decent-value budget option has small, simple but clean rooms above a lokanta (eatery serving ready-made food) where the jovial receptionist sits…
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…
Antalya
This worth-considering budget option has spacious though dated rooms, an upstairs terrace and a courtyard decorated with pot plants. Cleanliness is good…
Thrace & Marmara
On the main street in Merkez, this place has seen better days, but it's clean, the management is friendly (though not bilingual) and there's a bustling…
İzmir & the North Aegean
This pretty basic pension above a cafe opposite the beach has 15 small and very basic rooms; wi-fi is in the lounge only. But the price is right, and some…
Eastern Mediterranean
This good-value hotel has 30 prosaic but spotless rooms brightened by colourful prints. Note that the nearby mosque kicks off the day with the call to…
Alaçatı
This humble pension is one of a few budget options in the town, offering seven decently sized but frayed stone rooms. The main drawcard is the huge shaded…
İzmir & the North Aegean
A location facing the beach is the main draw here, as the rooms are ugly and pretty basic; some are cramped, too. Fortunately, the staff members are very…
Far Northeast
Adequate, relatively new rooms are big enough to fit two double beds (or one double and two singles) plus sitting area and fridge, though the decor wins…
Cappadocia
This budget hotel has large, tiled, clean rooms and keen staff. If, for any obscure reason, you get stuck in town for the night, this is a safe and solid…
Bodrum Peninsula
On a hillside above the beachfront, this hotel boasts a verdant garden with pool, spa and treatment centre. About a dozen rooms have balconies facing the…
Side
The blue-and-white 'Moon' has great sea views from its breezy rooms, a terrace over the water, and a breakfast room and bar opening onto the village…
Cappadocia
Located in a quiet side street in Aksaray centre, the Vadi is nothing special, but rooms are spacious and decently clean and the staff try hard to please.
