Ancient and Classical Turkey

Highlights

Turkey is where east meets west, and is a fascinating blend of glittering minarets, theatres, columns and churches all standing side by side. You'll explore the fascinating cities of Istanbul, Troy and Ephesus, and relax by the colorful harbours of Assos and Bodrum.

Zeynap Sultan Hotel, Istanbul

The Zeynap Sultan Hotel is a small hotel with just 24 rooms located in the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul with easy access to the main sites of the Hagia Sofia, The Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar. The breakfast terrace has views over the Hagia Sofia.

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Hotel Kervansaray, Assos

The Hotel Kervansaray is a restored warehouse hotel that lies in the centre of Assos. The hotel is built around an internal courtyard that has been covered with a modern roof to make it into an atrium. The rooms are all on the upper floors and are accessed off external corridors that look down into the atrium.

The rooms are simply furnished, and have satellite television, telephone, air conditioning, mini bar and hairdryers.

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Hotel Kalyon, Foca

The Hotel Kalyon is a small, family run guesthouse that lies on the harbour front of the small coastal town of Foca. This is a very pretty little centre with a half moon shape sweeping natural harbour that is lined with colourful fishing boats.

The hotel is on the quieter side of the harbour a ten minute walk from the town centre where you will find a good choice of shops and restaurants.

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Nilya Pension, Selcuk

The Hotel Nilya itself is situated in one of the narrow cobbled streets that run along the hillside below the Basilica of St John in the old part of the town of Selcuk. Accessed through a beautiful courtyard garden, the rooms are all accessed from an external corridor that runs along the first floor of the building. The rooms each have their own individual furnishings. The style is predominantly period furniture, with each room enjoying a different colour scheme.

They each have air conditioning and direct dial telephones. All the rooms are arranged around a first floor veranda where there are tables and chairs where you can sit out and look down over the hotel garden below or over the rooftops of Selcuk.

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Antique Theatre Hotel, Bodrum

The Hotel Antique Theatre in Bodrum enjoys stunning views over Bodrum harbour and castle from its position on the hillside adjacent to the town's ancient Greek theatre - after which the hotel was named.

All rooms have their own front door that opens out onto a pergola shaded terrace with patio table and chairs where you can sit out.

The rooms themselves are fairly compact and traditionally furnished. The style of furnishing is classically understated with pale bedspreads and whitewashed walls.

The bathrooms are particularly charming as they are built in the style of a traditional Turkish bath, with tiles from floor to ceiling. The rooms each have direct dial telephone and air conditioning.

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