Hotel Urkmez is a great value in a great location in Selcuk, but what really sets Urkmez apart was the great staff. Jimmy and JuJu both went out of their way to help make our stay a great one. From rides to attractions to cooking up a delicious feast for about 15 people one evening, they went above and beyond. Highly recommend.

Cem – the hotel owner - pick us up at the bus station, very convenient and such a warm welcome. The hotel is in fact about a 10-minute stroll from the bus station on a quiet street just beside the police station and a restaurant that serves delicious fare.

The place is very home-y. Rooms are pretty basic but clean with heater during the winter, big shower/toilet. Rooftop has an amazing view of the castle and spot a stork flying over. They don’t have an elevator though, so you have to walk up stairs if your room is on the top floor, yet, it’s a small hotel so no sweat.

The complimentary breakfast was real nice – omellette, bread and delicious pastries, coffee and the usual turkish breakfast fare.

The staff were so helpful and very courteous, monetary tips are somehow discouraged, got embarassed at one time when I tried to offer and got turned down by this young friendly fellow who serves us breakfasts and made efforts to converse with us every now and then.

Cem is a very gregarious fellow, giving you information about the area. He had arranged a very convenient and affordable way for us to get to Pamukkale for a day tour, about 2-hour ride from Selcuk. Ask him for good restaurants around the area, he knows the best ones. PC is available at the reception for internet and downloading photos.

The entrance to Ephesus is a long walk from the hotel, but not the house of the Virgin Mary as it is perched on the top of the mountain. St. John Basiclica is about a 10-minute walk a little up the hill.

When in Selcuk, this place is one of the best, if not the best, base for exploring Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary, and even Pamukkale...
for me at least.

Very much recommended!

I loved my short but comfortable stay at Urkmez.

The room was comfortable, the shower was a little bit spluttery but it was as warm as promised and for the price you could expect so much worse. The beds were heavenly and the room even had a cute little balcony looking out across the world.

But let's talk about breakfast. Never before has there been a breakfast (for free, I should add) such as this served at a budget hotel. Forget about a solitary egg and a slab of jam to go with some lumpy pieces of bread. At Urkmez I was treated to a big plate loaded with fresh fruit, some kind of sesame cake, an omelette, vegetables, bread, tea, jam and more. Magical.

The staff are wonderful too. You can't help but be charmed by their warmth.

All in all, a great place to stay and all for a tiny sliver of what you would expect to pay for this sort of hospitality anywhere else in the world.

Our stay ın the Ürkmez hotel was great. It is the best value-for-money hotel we have had ın Turkey. The frıendlıest staff, clean rooms, excellent breakfast (wıth great varıety) and a nıce rooftop terrace. On the the terrace ıs also a bıgscreen tv wıth dvds, good place to chıll after a long warm Ephesus day...