Anatelein Hotel

Turkey , Cappadocia
UCHISAR/NEVSEHIR, Tekelli Mah.Derebag Sokak, 17
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Betsy J

The rooms were beautiful and clean , how ever the random smells of sewers were unbearable. The views were to die for and the staff made me feel like a queen . Haji and the other gentlemen during the day shift definitely went above and beyond for me . I stayed at different hotels during my 9 day travels and this was so far my favorite despite the random smells.

Oh let’s not forget they have the best fresh cooked breakfast .

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

22 Apr 2025

Sushma

Cave hotel with great views. Cave was hot and humid with barely any ventilation. Sheets were filthy and room not well maintained. The staff was very helpful, attentive and available. Arranged airport taxi and transport when needed. Provided contacts and packages for local tours. Splurge a bit more to have a better hotel experience in Cappadocia.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2024

Hamzah

It was a nice stay, they don’t have ac but they provide me with a fan which was very nice of them.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

25 May 2024

Pelin

Not the best

This hotel needs to try harder to make it anywhere near acceptable standards for servicing in tourism industry. The ugly igloo style plastic cubicles and instagram(!) kitsch giant photo frame ruin the view and doesn’t go at all with the nature. My room didn’t have any plug sockets accessible. Had to ask for extension lead. The bathroom smelled of sewerage, the shower head was worn off, there was no light switch beside the bed nor night stand light. The mosquito nets were all torn. There was a construction right beside the hotel ; luckily I didn’t stay in the facilities too long not to be bothered. The staff was helpful though. No blame to them.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2024

Paul

When entering the room for the first time, the room had the WOW factor. It's a very beautiful room. The view is stunning. A five minute drive down the road and you will see all the balloons taking off above the fairy chimneys, that is if youget up earlyenough. Most of the staff are friendly but bring Google translate along, you'll need it.
It's a total of five minutes walking time and you're exploring the first cave. If you're moderately fit you can climb up to the \"castle \" exploring lots of caves along the way.
The down side of this property is that the maintenance is a little lacking. I think if it continues, it will loose it's good rating within two years.
There is no aircon to the rooms and although it's smoke free, outside your room isn't.
If the room wasn't so beautiful, I would have rated it a lot lower.
Overall, I would stay here again in the near future.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2022

leilei

Great location and very special decorations!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2022

Karina

Clean, quiet and Niaz was very accommodating and thoughtful

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Dec 2019

Asm

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.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2019

Sean

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.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2019

ALEJANDRO

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.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2016

Sajid

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!!!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2016

Emre

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

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

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2015

Richard

super hoel

super nice people. they speak English French Turkish & Italian
Food was very good breakfast

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

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

Exceptional

08 Aug 2015

Craig Brian

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.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

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

Excellent

10 Jul 2015

Chris

Amazing view, great service

The view was simply stunning. Breakfast fantastic

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2015

Selina

This cave rocks

Amazing place great views great staff. Hard to find but once you are there!!!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Breakfast

This hotel got the best breakfast in Uchisar

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2015

Verified traveler

Excellent boutique hotel with nice views of Uchisar castle.
Exceptional breakfast :)

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2015

Verified traveler

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

07 Jan 2015

Rizwan AHmed

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.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2014

Joseph

Review

There was a language barrier from the staff but they were very courteous

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2014

Diego

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

Exceptional

06 Dec 2014

Art

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

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

Exceptional

03 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

Such a beautiful\nPlace !!!

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

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2014

Vishal S

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

Exceptional

22 May 2014

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.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2013

Verified traveler

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

Exceptional

10 Oct 2013

Verified traveler

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2013

Annie

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

Exceptional

03 Aug 2013

Nida

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

Exceptional

28 Jul 2013

Jee

Awesome place for couples

My boyfriend and I stayed here and it was very clean, big and comfortable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2013

Alex

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.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

Abdulsamet

gayet güzeldi çalışanlar kibardı

2/10

Poor

19 Nov 2025

Yasemin

Oncelikle oda lağım kokuyordu cok pis bir şekilde. Ayrıca odanin yerden isitmali oldugunu soylediler fakat buz gibiydi biz de soguk oldugunu soyleyince bize once 500 tl ekstra karsiliginda somine teklif ettiler hava karlı oldugu icin yerden isitmanin cok etkili olmadigini soylediler mantiksiz bir sekilde. Sonra biraz israr edince bize soba gönderdiler. Ve son olarak otel rezervasyonunda 1 sise sarap ucretsiz verilecek denilirken otele varinca sise degil bardak olarak ve ancak aksam ikram edebilceklerini soylediler. Aciklamalari reklamlari veya vaatleri ile uyusmuyordu resmen kandirilmis oluyorsunuz. Onun disinda resimde gorundugu gibi bir otel guzel manzarasi var.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

ALPER

Otel yeri ambiyansı çok güzeldi. Personel ilgiliydi

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Ugur

Tam bir hayal kırıklığı

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2025

Seymanur

Konaklama güzeldi fakat yemekler iyi değildi makarna yedik çok pişmişti sevemedim

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2025

Tariq Said

Eine sehr einzigartige Lage direkt neben der Burg von Uçhisar. Die Panorama Aussicht auf die Burg ist einmalig. Der Weg zu den Ballons ist auch sehr kurz mit dem Auto.
Leider riecht das Badezimmer ein wenig, wofür die Unterkunft selbst, glaube ich, nicht viel Schuld trägt. Insgesamt eine empfehlenswerte Unterkunft für einen Urlaub in Kappadokien.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2024

Alper

Konumu mükemmel. Sadece biraz dik bir yokuşu çıkmanız gerekiyor. Personel özverili ve güleryüzlü. Kahvaltısı iyi. Oda biraz kokuyor, belki bir otomatik oda spreyi konulabilir. Oturup bir şeyler içebileceğiniz, Uçhisar kalesi manzaralı bir kafe/barı var. Tavsiye ederim.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2019

Kitty

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.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2019

Faik

Vasat

Çalışanlar çok acemi ve biraz bakimsiz

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

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.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2018

Hasan

Otel personeli gayet sıcaktı ve kendimizi evimizde gibi hissetmemiz için ellerinden geleni yaptılar. Tekrar yolum düşerse tercih edeceğim oteller arasında yerini aldı.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2017

Derya

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.

Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Oct 2015

Rigoberto

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.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2015

Neslihan

Huzur ...

Huzurlu,keyifli :)

Partner