South Aegean
This pension in Kıyıkışlacık has 15 clean, modern rooms, some with balcony surveying the fortress, and a popular restaurant on an enclosed terrace.
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Lake District
This very central hotel is a fallback if the more popular pensions are full. It has plain beige, slightly poky rooms that are decently maintained.
Black Sea Coast
Clean, simple budget choice with smallish rooms and low ceilings. Front facing choices are fine, but two rooms on each floor lack natural light.
Thrace & Marmara
Conveniently located near the ferry port, Crowded House offers basic rooms with comfortable beds and clean bathrooms, plus a simple breakfast.
İzmir & the North Aegean
Above a gift shop and restaurant near the Alibey mosque in the Turkish quarter, Efharisto offers seven simple but pleasantly presented rooms.
Kaş
A quiet, homely choice with a diminutive terrace and tidy, small rooms that have balconies and cheerful floral stencilling on the walls.
South Aegean
Numerous holiday apartments are available in Akyaka and Captain's Travel Agency can help you locate one.
Lake District
Mountain-top accommodation offering full board and a ski lift right outside the front door.
Cappadocia
Despite the gaudy 1970s-style decor, Çatlak has good-sized rooms and smiley staff.
Far Northeast
Ertur's best feature is the rug-adorned sitting room beside the lobby, and ample parking makes this a fair choice for drivers. Unfortunately, rooms are…
Alanya
With landlord who speaks no English and 15 basic, clean rooms tucked away in a central residential neighbourhood, the Tayfun is an acceptable alternative…
Eastern Mediterranean
The decor of the public areas of this ultra-budget hotel is vaguely Art Deco, though its pretty worn out. The 28 airy rooms include satellite TV and…
Kars
If you want a central hotel with a swimming pool, this place is a possibility with sizeable, business-standard rooms. However, 'grand' the place certainly…
Northeastern Anatolia
This modest pension above the village shop has five box rooms (each with two single beds) sharing one sit-down toilet and one gas-fired shower. Breakfast…
Northeastern Anatolia
Upstairs next to the central footbridge footbridge, this basic budget option is cheap if pretty ragged. Friendly manager Fatih speaks some English. The…
Black Sea Coast
The lower-midrange Kaçkar has had a recent facelift that has freshened the old rooms, although the effect feels skin deep. Facilities are adequate but key…
Far Northeast
Handy for Ardahan's otogar, the Huzur has basic, somewhat tired box rooms with low ceilings. It's about the cheapest bearable budget option in town but…
Far Northeast
In Artvin's commercial centre, the Mersivan is a little dated and, while the varnished pine walls and lantern-style lamps are pleasant, the bathrooms are…
Trabzon
The Ural offers a mixed bag of plain, acceptable budget rooms with small bathrooms where the shower sprays the toilet. A couple of singles are windowless…
Göcek
With 15 plain but well-furnished rooms and a pleasant terrace, this hotel to the west of the centre is worth considering. All rooms have a fridge and TV.
Göcek
In Göcek's centre and just 25m from the sea, the family-run Tufan has eight small rooms, half of which have sea views from a shared balcony.
Turquoise Coast
In Altınkaya, 500m past Selge theatre, rafting and hiking guide Adem Bahar offers an en-suite garden room in his family home.
Diyarbakır
In a quiet centrally-located street, the colourful Surkent is a popular choice for overland travellers. Top-floor rooms boast good views – for singles,…
Diyarbakır
In close proximity to good restaurants, the New Tigris has lifted the game for competing hotels along bustling Kıbrıs Caddesi. Wooden floors, neutral…
Diyarbakır
Opened in 2009, the Ekin is a good addition to the Kıbrıs Caddesi hotel scene. Rooms are relatively spacious and sunny, and the views from the rooftop…
Diyarbakır
Compact rooms, modern decor and gleaming bathrooms all combine at one of Diyarbakır's newest hotels. Reception is particularly snazzy and the rooms…
Diyarbakır
One of Diyarbakır's older hotels has been freshened up with a recent renovation. Rooms are spacious, and despite the location on bustling Kıbrıs Caddesi,…
