Gullu Konaklari

I wish we had at least one more night to spend here. Gullu Konaklari is very charming surrounded by a lovely garden. The porter lugged my 25kg suitcase all the way up some stairs to our room (next time I'm bringing a smaller suitcase!) and they upgraded us to a bigger room. The staff in general was very friendly. The room was clean and overlooked the garden. The food was delicious, both dinner and breakfast. And there was the cutest little cat family in the garden! GK is close to all the stalls and restaurants but was quiet at night. Highly recommend if you're in the area or need a place to stay before/after seeing Ephesus.

Many would consider this old style hotel (four rooms in an old house) to be charming. My wife did. I did not like it at all. First, the plugs. The bedroom had two plugs in corners of the room in the baseboards. Not so charming. There were more usable plugs in the bathroom, but I had to clear a small shelf in the bathroom to put a laptop near a plug. A ten dollar power strip would have solved the plug problem here. Second, we got real room keys, but only one set so my wife and I could not easily go in different direction. The key fob had two similar keys (one for the room and probably one for the never locked front door to the house). The keys had no markings to distinguish them. So our neighbors came home late and fiddled noisily with the keys for several minutes. Then there was the noise. The "charming" bedroom had no carpet so we could hear every footstep of our upstairs neighbor. Fourth, it took about three minutes for hot water to appear once you turned on the tap or shower. Maybe longer, actually. Fifth, wifi security was several years out of date, and the wifi only worked some of the time. There was a single luggage rack, and the only place to put it was in front of the door that you had to open to reach the refrigerator. Breakfast wasn't served until 8:30. Finally, there are stone stairs you have to climb to get to your room. Not all of the outdoor passages had lights at night. And weirdly, on one of the steps, there was a two inch diameter root running across the step. This is a lawsuit just waiting the happen. Not everything was awful. There was a separate tub and shower. The breakfast was good. And weirdly, there was nine (!) bottles of toiletries in the bathroom. I didn't get the point of that.

Upmarket Boutique Hotel located in the picturesque hillside village of Sirence. A perfect short stay in the winter to relax and drink wine by the fireside. Excellent food prepared and sourced locally from the hotels own farm. Very conveniently located at the end of the main high street. Quiet, comfortable and clean hotel with private garden terraces and orchards. Highly recommended for the discerning traveller.