Museum Hotel - Relais & Châteaux

“A Dream Stay From Start to Finish”

Best hotel in the world. The service and the people were amazing. Everywhere you go you get an spectacular experience, beautiful animals are everywhere which makes the experience even better. Our room was a dream with a wonderful view. You really get the value of what you pay. Everything is very cl… more

Best hotel in the world. The service and the people were amazing. Everywhere you go you get an spectacular experience, beautiful animals are everywhere which makes the experience even better. Our room was a dream with a wonderful view. You really get the value of what you pay. Everything is very clean and I had one of the best massage sessions in the world. Congratulations to this hotel and people, a perfect hotel for a wonderful experience. Highly recommended.

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“One of a Kind 5 Star Stay!”

Beyond special- from the rooms to thefood, to the impeccable service, to the views! Don't miss this cave hotel! It is 5 star! Special shout out to Ezgi for great guest relations!

“Highlight of our Trip”

Absolutely the highlight of all the hotels we stayed at on our Türkiye trip. Stunning, spacious, beautifully and tastefully decorated, warm staff, amazing restaurant, lovely terrace with amazing views of the balloons and of the surrounding vistas, we couldn’t fault anything. We stayed in the Elegan… more

Absolutely the highlight of all the hotels we stayed at on our Türkiye trip. Stunning, spacious, beautifully and tastefully decorated, warm staff, amazing restaurant, lovely terrace with amazing views of the balloons and of the surrounding vistas, we couldn’t fault anything. We stayed in the Elegance suite which was perfect with its own jacuzzi and high ceilings for those with claustrophobia. Unforgettable.

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“Excellent hotel”

This is an excellent hotel. That is in very large part due to the staff, who are, without exception, very friendly and also very competent. (That even applies to the waiter who seemed to feel a need to man-splain the breakfast procedure to his - I admit I'm speculating here - long-suffering female … more

This is an excellent hotel. That is in very large part due to the staff, who are, without exception, very friendly and also very competent. (That even applies to the waiter who seemed to feel a need to man-splain the breakfast procedure to his - I admit I'm speculating here - long-suffering female colleague.) An example which is utterly trivial in itself, but which can stand in for the attention to detail throughout the hotel: the housekeeping staff unfailingly, every day, re-filled the water tank of the coffee machine. Beautiful setting, with panoramic views over "sword valley" and in the direction of Mt Erciyes. I was - full disclosure - paying for one of the most expensive rooms in the hotel. When I finish writing this review and TripAdvisor wants me to allocate itemised scores in each category, that will - I'm sorry - make it hard to give a full 5 for "value for money", but it was a very large bedroom, huge bathroom, huge balcony, all furnished with simple elegance. Extremely peaceful. Absolutely - see above - immaculate housekeeping. My only criticism, rather unusual for a "cave hotel", was that it was too bright in the early mornings. I try not to be a fussy sleeper, or traveller, but I think I'd have tried to hunt out an eye-mask if I'd stayed much longer. The restaurant is very good. The menu is mostly Anatolian classics plus some variations which are interesting rather than contrived. For example, after attempts on two separate days, my party were still no nearer working out how they do the delicious artichoke dish. Breakfast is lavish, and served rather than buffet. In addition to the antiques which give the hotel its name, there's also some entertaining wildlife pottering about the place. Three friendly dogs, in a range of sizes. Several tortoises. Leucistic peacocks ("now droops the milk-white peacock like a ghost" etc). And what initially appeared to be the result of an accident involving a chicken and cloning machine, but was actually, I think, most probably a Bokhara Trumpeter Pigeon. Well-situated for anything which you might want to see and do in Cappadocia, and, of course, easy access on foot to Uçhisar, its "castle", the valley below it, and to other good restaurants if you want some variation from the hotel.

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