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Reviews of Anatelein Boutique Cave Hotel - Special Class

4 out of 5
Anatelein Boutique Cave Hotel - Special Class
Tekelli Mah. Derebag Sok. No: 17, Uchisar, Nevsehir, Nevsehir

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 53 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

leilei

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and very special decorations!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet and Niaz was very accommodating and thoughtful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Asm, San Jose, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The property is too far from everything else, so you’d have to take cab even to get to main market. The responsiveness and the services could have been better. The place is clean with a good view outside. Overall a positive experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from İzzet İrfan on Jan 2, 2020
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8/10 Good

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
PROS: - Clean rooms and very spacious - Friendly owner - Quiet area - Was able to book tours and balloon rides through the owner of the property - Delicious breakfast with home made cheeses and honey from the hive on the property CONS: - The owner smokes in the enclosed dining/breakfast/reception area so it is very unpleasant if you don't like cigarette smoke - The property owner doesn't speak English very well. He does speak French, so if you are able to speak French that is the best way to communicate. - The wifi was spotty in my room. It wouldn't work in the bedroom, but worked in the sitting area. If you are looking to book a hot air balloon ride, I would do so at least a month in advance of arriving. You can do it directly through a ballooning company. It is easier that way and would be much less expensive. I ended up having to pay a very high price because I booked last minute.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from izzet on Aug 2, 2019
Hello Pros Thanks for your kind comment. my hotel is non-smoking. I wish to see you again respects izzet

10/10 Excellent

ALEJANDRO, Mexico City

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
With a great location, but apart from the crowd. I found this unique hotel a jewel in Capadocia. Staff Is always going the extra mile to serve you. My beautiful room with a lovely jacuzzi and living room in a cave was something out of this world and sparkling clean. I strongly recommend to rent a car in Capadocia.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sajid, Mersin, Turkey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AWESOME PLACE, FRIENDLY STAFF, EXQUISITE BREAKFAST
Our Stay was awesome, this is one of the BEST places to stay in Kappadocia. The hotel cook was very nice, things were clean and a friendly staff. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

10/10 Excellent

Emre, Istanbul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent in Every Say Possible
The staff was exceptional in every single way, super friendly and very attentive to our needs. Not only would I recommend the Anatelein to everybody, but if and when I go back to Cappadocia, I will definitely be staying here again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel! Beautiful location!
We arrived late at night but the staff was quick to give us a room! It was a great stay! Thoroughly enjoyed it! The room was very spacious and the breakfast was delicious. We were even allowed to stay a bit past checkout :D great stay I will stay here again when I return and I recommend it. How long does this review have to be??? Wow Expedia

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Charlotte, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
super hoel
super nice people. they speak English French Turkish & Italian Food was very good breakfast

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great views but...
The hotel has a beautiful location with amazing views! But it is hard to find and the location on the hotels.com site is incorrect (I submitted a request). It gets very hot in the summer and my room did not have air conditioning. Because of this, I needed to keep my windows open but there was a loud party outside. I did not sleep well. The room is ok in terms of comfort and on the small side (the standard room). The breakfast is amazing and you can eat outside while overlooking the beautiful scenery.

10/10 Excellent

Craig Brian, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and service. Fabulous breakfast.
We spent two nights here in a deluxe suite (the Ere room) and couldn't have been more pleased. The rooms are spacious and very nicely appointed. The bathroom was large, and we had an amazing view. The location in Uchisar is away from the more touristic melee of Goreme and in the shadow of the castle and near several restaurants and shops. What's unique is that the hotel sites on a really beautiful park-like site, with breakfast tables placed around on the grassy terrace as well as inside a small dining room. And breakfast was absolutely fabulous (and huge). Service was tremendous, and we were accommodated in any number of ways. The manager took it upon herself to check in with our tour guides in advance and call them when they were late arriving. She gave us good advice on restaurants, etc. Overall, an excellent value.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Ok but not great
Neat setting amid spectacular scenery and cave rooms are a unique experience. However, rooms were somewhat tired and staff were average at best. I think there are better choices for the same dollar level but Ina pinch this hotel will suffice.

8/10 Good

Chris, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing view, great service
The view was simply stunning. Breakfast fantastic

10/10 Excellent

Selina, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This cave rocks
Amazing place great views great staff. Hard to find but once you are there!!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast
This hotel got the best breakfast in Uchisar

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent boutique hotel with nice views of Uchisar castle. Exceptional breakfast :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing little gem in a great location
When I originally booked this hotel, I thought I was getting a well-reviewed, good-value, cave hotel. I received much more than I could imagine, however. It is located in the small town of Uchisar, away from the touristy area of Goreme, and even within Uchisar, it is located up a hill, nicely isolated, but still within walking distance of the town center. You get a great view of the Uchisar castle right from the hotel grounds, and are even able to hike up to it in five minutes from the hotel. The rooms are spectacular and spacious, exhibiting the caves they are built into while still feeling like a five-star hotel room. The included breakfast meal varies every morning, and is more food than you could possibly eat with a dozen different options of delicious morsels spread out on your table for you. The best part, I would say, is the fresh squeezed orange juice. None of these spectacular features, however, compare to the extraordinary service we received here. Anything we needed, there was someone there ready to help us. If they noticed us not eating much at breakfast, they would ask if there was anything specific we would prefer they made for us. When we were feeling a little under the weather, they kept checking on us and offering tea with honey and lemon to help us feel better. In short, I felt like my own mother was running the hotel.

4/10 Poor

Rizwan AHmed, Dubai

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad Experience with Anatelein Boutique Cave Hot
it was not good experience . if i will visit next time to Cappadosia Turkey , i will never stay in that Villa type hotel. this is not hotel look like Villa House . first of all location is very bad, Very inside , Poor service , There is no staff to serve you better , Hardly i found only 2 person in the morning and 1 person in the night. No one know English. if you need anything you have to act like stupid person. in Break fast you will not find any other dish except Eggs. Zero entertainment in this Villa type of hotel. totally waste of money Villa type hotel. there is no management, one lady (owner) is running this villa type hotel , even you will not find her. she is not cooperative as well. Bad experience with them. I feel i wasted my money with them.

10/10 Excellent

Joseph, Ny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review
There was a language barrier from the staff but they were very courteous

10/10 Excellent

Diego, Palo Alto, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Look no further!
TLDR: Book now you won't regret it. Small cozy place, few rooms great location to explore Cappadocia and staff out of this world! With so many hotels around and quite a few within our budget (specially during winter time), Cappadocia was the hardest place to pick an hotel during our trip. After quite a bit of wondering around the web I (hesitantly) choose Anatelein Boutique Cave Hotel. A few days after my trip I am still very happy I did, by far the best hotel (despite not being the most expensive) during our 15-day tour around Turkey. The hotel is a small and cozy place, there are maybe six or eight rooms in hotel but I think the might be expanding a bit soon. The view around the hotel is great with Uchisar's castle literally next to your door. The rooms are huge and are in fact two rooms (living room + bedroom) and bath. Our room was nicely, tastefully furnished and decorated. As the hotel name says it, they are cave-rooms, which gives them a lot of charm and the full-on Cappadocia feeling (although it also gives a little bit of extra dust which seems unavoidable in cave-hotels). Last but not least is the fantastic staff they have, Mustafa and his wife took care of us wonderfully and despite speaking little to no english they treated us superbly. Valerie (the hotel manager) was also of huge help when it came to planning and arranging touristic visits.

10/10 Excellent

Art, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice near castle
We got a great deal on our stay through Expedia and the owner and the staff was very helpful arranging communication with shuttle and restaurant providers since it was low season and they only serve breakfast, which by the way was the best meal we had during our entire stay in Turkey! French decor is gorgeous and they will definitely go the extra miles to make guests feel welcome.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cute hotel close to caves
Great little hotel, excellent room, stayed in the Aegean Suite. Location in uschisar was fabulous. Close to close, great for going on walks & exploring. Staff even though they spoke very little English for so curteous & helpful

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Such a beautiful Place !!!
What a great stay ! All of the rooms were so very nice . The service was great lovely garden and breakfast

8/10 Good

Vishal S, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money.
Rooms are spacious, made extremely well and priced superbly. Pretty good location too with beautiful views. There was no fixed time for breakfast which was great. Not a big deal but only drawback was that the rooms can get a bit hot in August because there is no air conditioner and there is no 24 hr room service. Overall wonderful experience.

10/10 Excellent

HF, SF

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Phenomenal Room and Breakfast
This place was amazing! We stayed in a cave room for four nights and it was our favorite place of the whole three-week trip through Turkey. A lot of places in Turkey look nice on the surface but have forgotten things or have weird details when you look closer. The French owner has paid attention to every detail and then some. The room was very well appointed, the breakfast is outstanding to say the least, and the location is stunning with the ability to walk to dinner and a little bit of shopping in Uchisar. The only downside is that it can be tricky/expensive getting around if you don't do the tours. We walked to Goreme one day through Pigeon Valley which was lovely but the taxis will cost you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Overnight stay
Was quite far from SAW airport. Taxi driver took ages to find its location. Room was meant to have double/queen size bed but it was twin room. When I spoke to reception they said all rooms are like that- I still don't believe any hotel would have all the rooms with only twin beds. Anyway, someone came and joined the beds but obviously it was a hassle Good points- Room size was big, really nice breakfast Not so good points- other than what I mentioned above- noisy location, no tea whitener air conditioning wasn't working so we had to open the windows which made it more noisy

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Boutique hotel and attentive manager
Hotel is comfortable, the manager can solve all your needs. There is no 24 hours front desk but it is not a limitation for a great time.

10/10 Excellent

Annie, Washington DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is a little gem! Ansolutely fabulous!
The hotel is really wonderful and has a beautiful view of the castle. At night it is especially lovely. The rooms are very clean and well apointed with lovely furnishings and wonderful bedding. The shower is new and fantastic. So much so that my 11 year old son wanted to take a shower and test out all the features! An 11 year old boy wanting to take a shower!! We came from a 5 star hotel in Istanbul and the room was every bit as lovely. I am a very picky customer and have luckily stayed in many lovely hotels. At this hotel each room is individually decorated and the owner really takes pride in the hotel. The lighting is very good especially bright despite being a "cave" hotel. Often times a hotel's lighting is not bright enough for me. The hotel staff was very accomodating and there is an absolutely wonderful breakfast in the morning. You sit outside enjoying the view whiel tehy serve you authentic Turkish Cuisine. Everything from the fresh sqeezed juices of all types, cherry, melon etc are fabulous. I will recommend many people to go here. Also the location in great. I struggled over what hotel to reserve and could not have been more delighted!

10/10 Excellent

Nida, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel at the peak of Uchisar
It was hard to find at first but well worth the effort once we were there. The location is amazing!!! Right at Uchisar Castle and we had breakfast outside at our very own fairy chimney. Room was a cave but decorated with excellent taste! Imagine a cave with marble floors... Wow!

10/10 Excellent

Jee, Minneapolis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place for couples
My boyfriend and I stayed here and it was very clean, big and comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wonderful views, great staff
Our stay was fantastic. The hotel's small size gives it a personalized feel. There are many small seating areas to relax and look out over the beautiful countryside. Staff were helpful and made us feel right at home. Highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Umut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Kitty, Bangkok

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smell so bad. Many mosquitoes. Nobody in the property, just wait for my check in and gone. No any service for taxi/ balloon reservation/ informations nothing at all. They cannot communicate in english at all. I stay there just an hour and i have to carry my luggage to walk out for taxi because I cant find any staff there. I have to book another hotel for that night. Worst ever hotel!!! I made the non-refundable rate so paid full amount for struggling an hour in the property without any service.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from drectör on Nov 1, 2019
Hello entered the hotel We showed 2 rooms and he chose this room. why didn't he tell me an hour ago. The information for the balloon and taxi becomes resepsion. he waited in front of the room before arriving. There is no pointed fly in Cappadocia. There will be no flies in October. without telling us these problems directly, came out unaware. we are sad izzet irfan anatelein hotel

6/10 Okay

Faik

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Vasat
Çalışanlar çok acemi ve biraz bakimsiz
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from izzet irfan on Sep 10, 2019
yorumunuz için teşekkürler. çalışanlarımız saygıda kusur etmedilerse,güleryüzlü ,ve samimi davranıp ilgili oldularsa ,ne mutlu bize.acemi olabilir ama bakımsız demenizi kabul etmiyorum.girişte kahve ısmarlayan odanızı ekstra süsleyen ve ekstra ödemenizde indirim yapan personelim acemi ise ben onlarla gurur duyarım.sizede esef ederim teşekkürler. izzet irfan

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Le note positive dell'hotel riguardano la posizione che è splendida e la tipologia delle camere che sia come arredamento che come struttura. La gestione dell'hotel è di tipo familiare con i suoi pro ed i suoi contro. La tipologia di colazione fornita è quella turca con prodotti freschi e di qualità. Unici nei da segnalare riguardano il poco spazio della camera ed il fatto che la cena anche se a prezzi veramente ottimi è a menù fisso ( nessuno ci aveva avvertito della cosa quando l' abbiamo prenotata). Ultima nota : se avete problemi con i cani non è l'hotel che fa per voi. Per noi è stato un plus trovare 4 cuccioli che si aggiravano per il giardino ma capisco che non a tutti la cosa possa piacere.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Hani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hasan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Otel personeli gayet sıcaktı ve kendimizi evimizde gibi hissetmemiz için ellerinden geleni yaptılar. Tekrar yolum düşerse tercih edeceğim oteller arasında yerini aldı.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Derya

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Konumu çok güzel ve temiz
Rezervasyonda yazmama ve sonra oteli aramama rağmen bana penceresiz oda verdiler yerin altında . Ben burada asla kalmam deyince değiştirdiler. Kahvaltıda yumurta vermeyi unuttular. Ama sonra misafirlerime ve bize kahve ısmarladılar. Handan hanım da, İzzet bey de yardımcı oldular. Oda çok temizdi ama televizyon yoktu.
Merhaba Derya Hanım Rezervasyonunuz standart odaydı.Otelimiz de iki adet standart odamız olduğu için size 102 no Karadeniz odamızı verdik.O odamızda da pencere mevcuttu ve daha sonra diğer odamızı gösterdik.Sonuçta sizi beğendiğiniz odada misafir ettik.yumurta için özür diledik hemen yapabileceğimizi söyledik.istemediğinizi belirttiniz.Yorumunuz için teşekkür eder tekrar bekleriz. izzet irfan

4/10 Poor

Rigoberto, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Excelente vista poco servicio
No era lo que esperábamos, en los comentarios anteriores te lo presentan como algo fuera de serie, nos dieron dos camas individuales separadas, si llegáis tarde debéis ir preparados porque no se consigue nada a 500 metros, el desayuno es increíblemente bueno y la vista espectacular! No es accesible para personas con dificultades o incapacidades, el taxi te deja a 100mts.

8/10 Good

Neslihan, İzmir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huzur ...
Huzurlu,keyifli :)

10/10 Excellent

Yi, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel to stay
A fabulous hotel to stay, owner of the hotel is really nice, helped a lot with our tours. Hotel location is excellent for us, out of the commercial town, not for the ones who's looking for party or busy schedules, but good for the ones who just want to enjoy the nature. it's next to hundred of caves which is good for adventure, breakfast is wonderful. We stayed many hotels this trip including some 5 stars, but this is the best we have stayed. We really enjoyed there.

10/10 Excellent

RIZA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bu bölge için başka bir otel bakmanıza gerek yok
Bu bölge için başka bir otel bakmanıza gerek yok. özellikle suit odalarını tercih edin.biz ege de kaldık ve çok beğendik manzarası çok güzel gerçi sadece oda değil otelin bahçesi ve genel olarak manzarası süper.galiba son zamanlarda en çok beğendiğimiz otel burası oldu.özellikle Genç çiftlere öneririm...

10/10 Excellent

Cesar, Örebro- Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
outstanding service and location
great hospitality, great service, amazing breakfast, good tourist orientation from the staff and if you face any problem they will help you

10/10 Excellent

Flavia, Sao Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Anatelein linda vista e ótimo serviço
Hotel muito bem localizado, com vista linda. Atendimento nota 10. Valerie a gerente é espetacular. Limpeza do quarto ótima. Café da manhã caprichado e personalizado. Vi os outros quartos e são todos muito bons, grandes e limpos.

10/10 Excellent

Yatsun, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best hotel ever
A wonderful hotel can make your trip unforgettable. The wifi was very fast. The staffs were really nice and helpful. Clean room, nice breakfast and warm heat.

10/10 Excellent

SEYHAN DENIZ, Munih

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
essiz bir tatil
Essiz bir tatil icin, huzur icin gidilmesi ve kalinmasi gereken bir yer. Nerede ve hangi zamanda oldugunuzu unutturan bir hizmet ve konfor saglamaktalar. Kahvaltilar her sabah bir oncekinden farkli ve cok lezzetli. Odalar tertemiz, ve somine sicakligi essiz. Uzun bir Kapadokya gununun ardinda evim diyerek donebileceginiz bir adres, ev gibi ama eve kiyasla cok luks bir konaklama.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Essiz bir kose
Essiz bir tatil icin, huzur icin gidilmesi ve kalinmasi gereken bir yer. Nerede ve hangi zamanda oldugunuzu unutturan bir hizmet ve konfor saglamaktalar. Kahvaltilar her sabah bir oncekinden farkli ve cok lezzetli. Odalar tertemiz, ve somine sicakligi essiz. Uzun bir Kapadokya gununun ardinda evim diyerek donebileceginiz bir adres, ev gibi ama eve kiyasla cok luks bir konaklama.

10/10 Excellent

TOLGA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort