I found myself in Izmir and needed a hotel for a couple of nights (I was stopping off to visit Ephesus, on my way from Istanbul to the Agean resorts in the south). Izmir is not a very touristy destination, just a big, bustling (and to be honest quite ugly) city, but is a convenient stopping off point. This hotel was recommended by my guidebook, and is on a pedestrianised street that starts near the train station and runs towards the waterfront. Sorry, can't remember the name of the street or the address, but the hotel close to the end of the street closest to the waterfront.

The rooms are a reasonable standard (nothing amazing or particularly modern or stylish), but clean with new sheets and bedspreads, and it was fine if you're just looking for a place to shower and sleep. I looked at two rooms, one at the front (which I was afraid might be a bit noisy in the evenings, as the pedestrianised street had a lot of cafes and street life) and one that faced the internal courtyard... more