Location is nice as well 3 to 5 minutes walk from all the attractions.

The hotel owner is extremely helpful and oriented us to the town, must see attractions, and even helped us get medication when one of our friends got sick.

The hotel location is good, within easy walking to restaurants, bus depot and attractions.

This is a budget hotel five minutes from Ephesus and other attractions.

The hotel is very close to the major attractions.

Small rural town and can walk to station, bus stops, few attractions and restaurants.

Location is perfect - one can just walk down to the bus/train stations or to the attractions such as St.John's Basilica/ Temple of Artemis.

saved us time by explaining some train tips to us, helped us plan our short time in Selcuk/Ephesus, handling negotiations with taxis and recommending the best food, routes, and attractions with no pressure whatsoever.

It is about 10-15 mins walk to the bus station where you can catch minibuses to Ephesus and other attractions.

All attractions are easily accessed from this location.

Every single restaurant or attraction he recommended was a gem.

You can walk to several of the main attractions.

Tourist attractions like The Basilica of Saint John, Turkish Bath Museum, Ayasuluk Castle, Mosque of Isabey, and The temple of Artemis are within walking distance from the hotel.

This is a very basic hotel, its clean and the location is good in relation to Ephesus and the Church of St John, the main attractions in Selcuk.

Ilker collected us from the airport at Izmir, pointed us towards local highlights, provided us with great tips for Istanbul, arranged a day trip to more distant attractions, took us to a fantastic lunch spot in the hills nearby and consistently made us feel welcome and completely at home.

Ilker Sen, the owner, spoke perfect English, provided recommendations and directions to area attractions.

The Nazar Hotel is well located in Selcuk, easy walk to town centre and a good base for seeing Ephesus and other attractions.

The hotel is also centrally located for the various attractions in this area.

The main attraction of Hotel Nazar is the family that operates the hotel.

I think it was the friendliness of Osman, the owner, that gave it such a welcoming attraction.

The pool was also a welcoming amenity after a long hot day tour of Ephesus and Selçuk.

Comfortable rooms, strong air conditioning, good showers and WiFi.

The rooms and bathrooms have good size and they are very clean.

The decor was a mix of traditional Turkish design with modern amenities.

But our room was comfortable, the bathroom was great, the Turkish breakfast was huge, the pool was inviting, so we cancelled the bus and stayed on.

The hotel is tastefully decorated in Turkish decor and the rooms are very comfortable (nice modern bathrooms) with some having wonderful views of the ancient castle.

The room itself was well appointed, spacious and had an ensuite bathroom with shower.

There was as spacious bathroom and a nice shower, which had very good water pressure.

To me, showers are important and the constant hot water and moderate water pressure helped me recommend this hotel when visiting ephesus.

Needless to say, the hotel itself and the amenities were wonderful and very charming.

We rented a suite for 4 people with a shared bathroom for a very reasonable price.

button, great beds and showers, no elevator but there is a ground floor room.

The rooms are clean and warm and the shower works well.

Enough amenities according to what you pay.

The room was clean and a reasonable size, as was the bathroom.

I liked it better and better with each day, as I got to know the neighborhood, the town, the family that owns and operates the hotel, and the small thoughtful amenities -- such as the multilingual guidebook collection in the lobby.

Much of the breakfast at Hotel Nazar (delicious and organic) comes from Ilker's own farm, or is made on the premises.

This hotel run by a Turkish-French couple is plain and decent, with excellent service and nice breakfast.

We enjoyed the fantastic breakfast in the garden besides the pool and relaxed in the swimming pool.

I can’t go without mentioning the breakfast, which was included with the stay.

The staff were very kind and breakfast was very good, with fresh coffee.

The breakfast were prepared by hand with ingredients from the owners fam!

Traditional Turkish breakfast was excellent, great hotel to base yourself for Ephesus.

The breakfast spread with all the fresh produce from their own farms was great.

Welcoming, clean, wonderful breakfast and relaxed surroundings.

A beautiful breakfast with produce from the hosts farm was delicious and the recommended restaurants for lunch and dinner were spot on.

Breakfast is set up individually at a time of your choice and was excellent.

Breakfast was also one of the best we had in Turkey.

The breakfast spread with all the fresh produce from their own farms was an added delight.

They have their own farm from where most of the breakfast food is sourced so it is fresh and clean.

and plainly and simply decorated as is the rest of the hotel.Since our first visit they have bought a farm and the breakfast is composed almost entirely of their own produce: eggs, tomatoes ,olives ,cucumbers,honey.Cheeses and jams are sourced from small local producers.

The breakfasts are fantastic and the owner, Ilker, is extremely helpful.

The hotel is spotlessly clean, there’s a private walled garden with shady trees and a first class swimming pool, and the breakfasts are something special.

He gave excellent advise on what to do and where to eat, and the included Turkish breakfast had delicious preserves from his family farm.

The breakfast is excellent: typical turkish fresh and genuine food both sweet and salted.

Like Miniking (see review earlier), I was stuck in Selcuk after a big snowstorm in Istanbul closed Ataturk airport in Feb15.

We wish that we could have stayed there more than just 1 night because it was a delightful place and we heard that the restaurant at the hotel had excellent food (it was closed by the time we arrived the night of our stay).

We messed up trying to mail a package home (got to the post office just after it closed).

(**Please note: the Ephesus Museum in Selcuk is still closed, due to renovation - the only disappointment).

Downsides - the museum and the castle are closed - that's it!

Small street location – the street was unofficially closed for a local wedding when we visited.

Unfortunately we did not get to see the  the famous Isa Bey Camii mosque, as it appeared to be closed.

The rooms are clean, perhaps even a little too sparse, and being that it was November (and cold in the morning and night) the pool was closed as well as the kitchen.

Unfortunately we didn't get to have dinner as the kitchen was closed both nights we were there.

When a ferry breakdown prevented us from taking a planned day trip to Samos, he called around to get us a bus tour to Pamukkale as a substitute, something which would have been difficult to manage ourselves on such sort notice speaking no Turkish whatsoever.

He recommended tours, then made successions of phone calls to book me in on them, sometimes at very short notice.

I called the hotel once again, apologised for the situation having to cancel at short notice, my friend was extremely ill, at the emergency dept, when I received an abusive call from Iiker, accusing us of deliberately causing him inconvenience and trouble as he could have rented out the room to someone else.

After the next morning's room cleaning, the chair had been removed from the room.

The city apparently won't let them put up direction signs.

but just far enough removed to be a little quieter.

Selçuk is a great little town and user/tourist friendly without being a “tourist town”, despite being so close to Ephesus.

They are both licensed tourist guides and have so much information at their finger tips.

Ilker and his wife were in the tourism business for years before purchasing the hotel and are passionate about Turkey.

Thankfully, the hotelier and his wife are both former tour guides who strive to excel in making tourists’ dreams come true in Turkey.

This is such a cute and cosy hotel with small and brightly coloured rooms.The hotel is also centrally located and it's close to the most of the tourist sites.The owner of the hotel,Ilker, is a very good host.

The hotel was walking distance to Basilica of St John, Temple of Artemis, Ayasuluk Fortress, and a central tourist area full of restaurants and handicraft stores.

They provide a shuttle from Selçuk tourism center and they also dropped us in the train station.

His background as a travel agent from Istanbul is very useful when you are a tourist, and need to book day tours or just get some intel.

(but they are happy to sell to tourists)

If we were going to do it again, we'd probably stay here again.

The hotel is just a few short blocks from the main tourist streets, and from several local sites of antiquities.

They were informative, convenient, reasonably priced and skip he touristy nonsense (carpet shops, onyx factories, etc.).

I have stayed in larger, tourist hotels in Kusadasi, Antalya, Neveshir, Istanbul, Konya, and Izmir,

We stopped at tourist info in town to get directions, they phoned the hotel and Ilker the manager arrived in 5 mins to pick us up.

I felt taken advantage of for being a tourist and booking/committing in advance prior to seeing.

He scheduled me with a "no frills" tour, which is known for not stopping at tourist shopping traps.

They will not hesitate to ask tourists if they need any help for direction and etc.

Working as a travel agent for over 15 years, the host is very experienced and helpful in providing tourist information around Turkey.

(Once we found it--the map from the tourist bureau was unclear about streets that appeared to continue,

The location of the hotel was in a local neighborhood vs. the touristy area of Selcuk, yet only 5 minutes from the nearest bus station.

Hotel Nazar

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There is a garden courtyard where breakfast is served, and it is shaded for later day relaxing.

- Split Type Air-conditioner works well
- Authentic Turkish Breakfast (the best)
- Friendly staff and kittens 
- Gorgeous atrium, where they serve breakfast. - Free Shuttle to Ephesus with free tips and guidebook (Thanks, Erdal!)

Absolutely amazing breakfast and hospitality.

We had our Turkish style breakfast at the very cozy courtyard.

Relaxing included breakfast in the verdant courtyard.

While it seemed not the problem the first day, they seemed not too happy with serving the breakfast on the balcony on the day two, asking us why.

We stayed for 2 days in hotel Nilya and the staff are very accommodating and they welcomed sweet us with warm apple tea.

Breakfast were plentiful and fresh ingredients, coffee eggs made to liking with a selection of breads, coffees, dips olives etc.

The breakfast is very good with choice of freshly cooked omelette or fried eggs.

We really enjoyed eating the complimentary breakfast in the peaceful terrace every morning.

The breakfast was also very nice - omelettes made to order, fruits, vegetables, delicious jams and honey, etc.

The breakfast and courtyard are memorable.

The food was delicious and the atmosphere was friendly and lively with all the hotel guests interacting with each other and exchanging stories of their travels.

A good breakfast served al fresco in the courtyard and friendly staff make this a hotel worth seeking out.

Friendly helpful staff, delicious breakfast, a nice yard for relaxing.

And the breakfast was varied and delicious.

I enjoyed the breakfast, served outside in the courtyard when the weather was pleasant, or in an cushioned interior room when cool.

Free breakfast was an added bonus and the hotel is right in front of St. John's Basillica!

It's only an small hotel without 24 hour reception and in fact has a gate locked to the street.

If you can see the photo I uploaded, the key is pretty old style.

When we arrived at the hotel late at night, we were greeted and given our room keys.

Both times, when I turned the key in at reception and explained the situation, the nice

However, when we arrived shortly before 7 am after a tiring overnight bus journey, the front gate was locked and repeated ringing of the bell and banging of the door produced no response.

The bathroom is very small, the bed is stiff as a board and there isn't a TV.

During my 5-day stay, the housekeeping staff only changed the towels and emptied the tiny bathroom wastebasket; they never actually cleaned the room.

Apart from the tiny bathroom, where you need to sit side saddle on the toilet (I am not a big person either).

Hotel Nilya

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small bathroom

but you can also have eggs done in other ways.

Our room.and tiny balcony overlooked the castle and empty storms nests (sadly the wrong time of year) The roof terrace is utterly charming and the Full Turkish breakfast served there one of the best of our 2 week stay in western Turkey.

Breakfast is good and view from the rooftop is great.

Breakfast on the roof looking at the storks was another highlight.

Good base for Ephesus and they offered a courtesy drop off and pick up

Breakfast very nice and the terrace lovely to sit on.

The terrace offered a great space to hangout, chill-out and have breakfast.

The breakfast is eggs and fruit and bread.

Breakfast really nice here on the roof top.

Breakfast is very nice food, fresh and delicious.

We all loved the terrace on the top floor--a beautiful place for breakfast and just hanging out, complete with a fireplace and comfortable cushions and gorgeous carved coffee tables.

Ask Nazmi for some stories about the white storks nest (they breed for life and return to breed and raise their young all over Selcuk from about March to September) that you can see at eye level from the top floor terrace breakfast and relaxation nook.

Opposite are the rest of the aquaduct and St Johns Church and the Castle on top of the Mountain,
Roof terrace were breakfast was serving amazing view and deliciosous breakfast, in the afternoon you can have a beer on the top teerace too

The location is great - right next to the St John church, and there is plenty of parking right next to the church ruins.

Centrally located and a walking distance to St John monument and Ephesus Museum.

Fantastic location and genuinely friendly owners.

BUT to be honest, the location is more than EXCELLENT, it's amazing!

The location is next door to the St. John Basilica and castle, and a short walk from the center, bus station, ATMs, etc.

The owner and staff were exceptionally helpful and facilitated a great trip to Ephesus and Selince and the location was great for the sites within the town itself.

Location is great as it’s across the road from The Basilica of Saint John and Ayasoluk Castle and a short walk to town and restaurants.

Hotel is located close to the St. John's basilica and the ISA bay mosque and many dinner options.

Perfect location and we were quickly struck by how accommodating the staff were.

The location is strategic as it is in front of St John's Basilica.

It's quaint and has an excellent location near to the Basilica of St. John and the castle.

Small hotel in a very convenient location up he hill from the train station and across the street from the St. John Basillica museum.

Upon arrival at the train station, we asked where the hotel is located at.

The boutique hotel's location is excellent.

On the other hand, the location is great!

6 minutes from the ruins and about the same to some really great food and shopping.

The food was also good in general, and they specifically had the best baklava from our entire trip to Turkey.

Sent us to a lovely local restaurant called Amazon.

We were given advice about where to eat, as well as the history behind carpets and how they were made, the selection is huge!

There are a lot of eateries close to Hotel Bella.

The Ephesus museum is only a few minutes away, as are many restaurants.

You walk down St. Jean CD (road) to and cross over Ataturk to get to several pedestrian streets that are full of restaurants and shops.

They offered a shuttle to Ephesus, restaurant advice, and no-pressure shopping in their ceramic and carpet stores.

The food is good and the rooftop atmosphere is great.

It is centrally located with lots of restaurants nearby.

Just right next to St Johns Basilica and 2 minutes walk away from the main street of Selcuk where you got plenty of food and souvenir shopping.

The town is small and has a nice selection of restaurants.

Down the street, there are many little restaurants, art and souvenir stores, and the train station at the end.

One of the reason I selected them was the possibility to have dinner.

Negatives - We had a triple room for 1 night which was too small and cramped for 3 people.

But you have to understand Selcuk is a tiny town and space is generally limited.

There's pretty much no space to move around once your luggage is in there.

It was pretty small and felt a bit cramped and dark.

There was no space to put our luggage, so we used the extra bed as luggage stand!

There were no places to put luggage, which we placed on the floor in the already cramped space.

but the rooms are tiny with no space to put down a suitcase or two.

The bathroom was small and there was little storage space.

but rather cramped, which was fine since we were only staying there overnight and we didn't have much luggage.

Rooms are tight with little space to lay luggage.

And we actually did buy a rug in a hard to find size so it was effective (upon conducting a mental inventory of spaces in our house we discovered that we actually did need one for one space).

The room and bathroom were quite cramped and could only just accommodated our two bags without blocking access to the door.

There was no space to actually put any of yr stuff..even a bare shelf or two would help.

even though we were a twosome and received a rather cramped triple room!

but even with the increased room space, we still needed to keep our suitcase in an upright position to make sure room was more comfortable to walk around.

A chest of drawers or some drawers in the bottom of the armoire would have been good.

Room smelled slightly of sewage, was very cramped (I'm a small person and have been in NYC apartments - this was tight), and the sheets must have a pretty low fiber count.

but when you're in Selcuk you shouldn't be cramped up in your room anyway.

You could spend the whole day here it wasn't for all the amazing sites the town has to offer.

We were in town at the end of May so we were one of the few tourists in town.

It is located next to St. John's Basilica, and smack in the middle of town with a good number of decent eateries around.

Nazmi and Erdal, and their family are as welcoming as ever; the terrace where one breakfasts and relaxes is just as magical; the storks are still in residence just across the street in the shadow of the citadel, and the little town of Selçuk just down the hill is still thriving.

The hotel is conveniently located to most things in town, and is across the road from St. John Basilica.

Very conveniently located to most things in town.

A beautiful town- I wish we had another day or 2 there!!!

Erdal helped us plan our first day in town and gave us a ride to Ephesus for a three-hour tour without extra charge.

You can walk to many things around town or arrange for transportation to the local sites.

The owner literally escorted us all around town to the main attractions - Ephesus, Cave of the Seven Sleepers, a special lunch place, etc, for no extra charge.

They gave us excellent direction on how to locate the hotel before arrival, provide free shuttle service to Ephesus, and were knowledgeable about the town.

Walking distance from train station and center of town.

The restaurant on the rooftop terrace has traditional decorations and views of the castle and the town below.

Selcuk is a quiet beautiful town near historic ancient ruins, and the hotel certainly brought out those qualities.

There is a restaurant on the roof with good views over the town.

I really liked the town of selcuk and hotel bella for its proximity to all the historical sites.

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