Kuşadası
The lovely garden and pool area is a real highlight at this small homely hotel, which has very tasteful rooms all decorated with parquet floors, Ottoman…
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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…
Central Anatolia
Deniz and family serve up oodles of helpful local advice and friendly service at this welcoming hotel that's just the ticket for resting your head after…
Göreme
Proprietor Mustafa has masterfully converted his family home into a haven for honeymooners and those requiring swags of swanky rock-cut style. Leading off…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
Truly a sybaritic escape, Sabrinas Haus enjoys a stunning location on a remote shoreline. There are 17 individually designed rooms and suites (think…
Cappadocia
Designer luxury meets caveman chic at this offering from the İstanbul advertising firm with its feet in the hotel game. The hotel spills over the hillside…
Black Sea Coast
At the top of the 'swing' meadow, the upmarket Villa de Pelit is a definite notch above the central Ayder competition, though room sizes vary…
Eskişehir
Next door to the Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir's newest hotel is this style-focused boutique option. Part contemporary new build and part restored…
Kars
This boutique hotel fills a stately 19th-century building that was later recycled as a maternity hospital. Rooms and common areas are spacious and elegant…
Thrace & Marmara
Owner Dimitris Assanakis is extremely proud of his whitewashed pension perched on Tepeköy's highest point. There are three simply decorated rooms with…
Black Sea Coast
Reconstructed from a century-old wood-fronted house, this atmospheric family guesthouse is aimed at those who value character over space. Two of the five…
Ürgüp
This intimate hideaway seamlessly merges İstanbul's European aesthetic with Turkish provincial life and is run with aplomb by charming host Eren Serpen…
Şanlıurfa
The Manici is in prime position, just steps away from both Gölbaşı and the bazaar area. The 'ye-olde Ottoman splendour' decor of mammoth orientalist…
Western Anatolia
Mudanya's most famous hotel occupies a French-built railway building dating to 1849, with views of the boats sailing in and out of the neighbouring ferry…
Far Northeast
The lonely, mountainside Koliva (elevation 1195m) is 750m beyond the bullfighting arena used for the Kafkasör festival and offers panoramic views from its…
Black Sea Coast
Right beside the river on the beautiful Fırtına valley road, 4.5km south of Çamlıhemşin, this friendly, old-fashioned hotel is welcoming and well kept…
Black Sea Coast
This peaceful, spotless six-room place feels more like a home than a guesthouse. The four twin rooms aren't fancy but have balconies that look out to…
Far Northeast
The Grand really is pretty grand for Artvin with its rounded nine-storeys of glass frontage and giant tear-shaped central atrium. Fully equipped rooms…
Bodrum Peninsula
Ground zero for Göltürkbükü's chic summer crowd and the last hotel on the inner bay, this monument to the high life combines a resort feel with boutique…
Bodrum Peninsula
A hip hillside retreat featuring 20 self-described 'nu-bohemian' rooms with designer touches, exposed brick and fine locally sourced marble fixtures. The…
Bodrum Peninsula
Bodrum's branch of the famed German hotel chain is cradled within a sea-facing cliff with its own private beach and docks. The ubermodern rooms have all…
Mardin
Named after the mythological 'Queen of the Serpents' from Anatolian folklore, this artsy pension has a laid-back, bohemian vibe. High-vaulted-ceiling…
İnebolu
Quality beds, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a big garden and a sizeable games room all make the Tatilya a fine family choice. It's in Abana, a beach…
Selçuk
Villa Dreams offers great views, an outdoor swimming pool and a communal kitchen. It has 10 modern standard rooms and two big family rooms with shiny wood…
Cappadocia
If you're not bothered about cave character or valley views, this charming guesthouse in Uçhisar's modern village neighbourhood, run by well-travelled…
Black Sea Coast
The more attractive of two side-by-side camping areas on the north coast, Gülen's six wooden bungalows are a little ropey but can sleep up to six people,…
Southeastern Anatolia
Cosy and clean wood-lined rooms with a hodgepodge of furniture and friendly service are the name of the game here. Owner Erfan speaks good English and…
Black Sea Coast
This character-filled budget choice feels like your eccentric uncle's house, with pot plants, minor antiques and big old chairs in reception. The 20 rooms…
Central Anatolia
Rest up for the night where traders once bunked down in town in the 15th-century İsmail Bey Hanı, one block behind the Nasrullah Meydanı, slap in the…
Safranbolu
Sitting high up on the hill, this place was once a barracks but if its previous soldier tenants could see it today they'd never guess this was once their,…
Nişantaşi, Bomonti & Harbiye
This boutique choice offers rooms and two-bedroom suites that are replete with amenities including work desk, kettle and satellite TV. Service levels are…
Adıyaman
At this central, family-owned hotel, generously proportioned rooms are outfitted in a business-minimalist style with a handful of grandma-chintz…
Göreme
Good things come in small packages. This once-typical village dwelling was transformed into a haven of just seven generously proportioned rooms that blend…
Cappadocia
This delightfully homey pension is run by enthusiastic English-speaking local guide Başar, who can organise all your trekking or birdwatching activities…
South Aegean
These five lovingly adorned traditional 19th-century Greek houses are opposite the St John the Baptist Church; some include poster beds and bath tubs,…
Antalya
A dependable pension in a historic house that's run by staff switched on to travellers' needs. Rooms vary in size but all are simple and clean, though…
Bursa
Dating from 1890, the hilltop Gönlüferah has been a hotel since the early 20th century, and in that time has hosted many a famous guest. It looks the part…
Ürgüp
Host Murat İşnel creates a fun, sociable atmosphere at his nine-room hilltop pad with its rooftop bar overlooking the entire sweep of Ürgüp's craggy…
Sultanahmet
A sister hotel to nearby Peninsula and Hanedan, the Grand Peninsula was renovated in 2016, resulting in a pleasant property with scattered carpets and…
Uzungöl
One of the few hotels to stay open year-round, the Hayat Rose's main building has smartly appointed rooms with good walk-in showers and little hints of…
