Survival Guide - Discover Turkey: Experience the Best of Turkey - page 730

» Hotels in more traditional towns normally offer only Turkish TV, Turkish breakfast and
none of the 'extras' commonplace in pensions.
» In many midrange hotels, a maid will not make your bed and tidy your room unless you
ask in reception or hang the sign on the doorknob.
» Prices should be displayed in reception.
» You should never pay more than the prices on display, and will often be charged less.
» Often you will be able to haggle.
» Out east, couples are often given a twin room even if they ask for a double.
» The cheaper the hotel, and the more remote the location, the more conservative its man-
agement tends to be.
BOUTIQUE HOTELS
» Old Ottoman mansions, caravanserais and other historic buildings refurbished, or com-
pletely rebuilt, as hotels.
» Equipped with all mod cons and bags of character.
» Most in the midrange and top-end price brackets.
» Many reviewed at Small Hotels ( www.boutiquesmallhotels.com ) .
No Vacancy
Along the Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts, and in parts of Cappadocia, the majority of hotels, pensions
and camping grounds close roughly from mid-October to late April. Before travelling to those regions in the low
season, check if there is accommodation available.
PENSIONS
In destinations popular with travellers you'll find pansiyons (pensions): simple, family-
run guesthouses, where you can get a good, clean single/double from around " 40/70.
Many also have triple and quadruple rooms.
In touristy areas in particular, there are advantages to staying in a pension, as opposed
to a cheap hotel, including:
» A choice of simple meals
» Laundry service