Pamukkale Hotels, Turkey

With very few exceptions, Pamukkale hotels are of three types:

— Small backpacker pensions in Pamukkale Town

— More modern small, basic backpacker hotels in Pamukkale Town

— Big resort hotels in Karahayit

Because fewer backpackers are coming to Turkey nowadays, the pensions and hotels in Pamukkale Town receive fewer visitors, making it difficult for them to keep their standards high. Here's how to find one:

Same goes for the Karahayit resort hotels. Built in the hopes that thousands of guests would come to spend a week "taking the cure" in their hot mineral waters, they find themselves instead hosting one-night stays by bus tour groups on their way between Aegean Turkey and points to the east.

Far too many large hotels were built, so they compete vigorously for guests.

Hotel rates, therefore, are usually very low. Many four- and five-star hotels charge as little as TL45 per person for room, buffet breakfast and buffet dinner. (Drinks are not included, however, and can be quite expensive.)

Perhaps the best of the Karahayit resort hotels are the two Richmond hotels and the Spa Hotel Colossae Thermal Hotel Denizli.

As for swimming, all hotels, and most inns and pensions have swimming pools filled with the same warm waters in which you can let the calcium make your skin feel silky, but still, the biggest thrill comes from swimming in the sacred pool.

What about hotels in Denizli? There are some, but Pamukkale has a better selection of hotels, at better prices, without the hassle of negotiating a somewhat chaotic city, and putting up with its noise.

What to See & Do

Pamukkale Transport

Pamukkale Homepage

Aphrodisias

Denizli

Aegean Turkey

Where to Go in Turkey

The Pamuksu Boutique Hotel is different breed from the huge tour hotels at Karahayit.

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