Safranbolu Hotels

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Carsi Mansion & Pansiyon: Safranbolu

Safranbolu Carsi Mansion & Pension is a family establishment.

Unique Quality: A capacity of housing 29 people with 12 bedrooms and 18 beds. The house has 3 floors and on each floor there are 4 bedrooms

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Address: babasultan mahallesi bozkurt sokak no:1 Safranbolu Karabuk
• Phone: 00903707251079
• Website: www.carsipansiyon.com.tr
• Related to: Budget Travel, Family Travel, Historical Travel
• Written September 23, 2008

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Bastoncu Pansiyon: Best budget Accommodation in Carsi, Safranbolu

I arrived around 8PM at the bus terminal in Kiranköy, Safranbolu. I called up Mr. Ahmet, the head of the family that owns the pansiyon, and he picked me up at the terminal. The pansiyon is located at the main UNESCO world heritage site – in Carsi (pronounced – Kar Shuh), just at the back of massive Cinci Han – a caravanserai converted to a hotel. Walk a little up the cobble-stoned alley from the back of the caravanserai. 3-minute walk to the main square. All houses in this area are all of the same construction – old and fascinating. Friendly people including the policemen that I’ve met and talked to several times. They are more than willing to help you out. Don’t miss dropping by at the tourist info at the main square, near the Tarihi Cinci Hamami, the mosque and beside the Arasna Hotel. The woman staff there will give you a map of the area and lots of tips for free.

Bastoncu Pansiyon is a family house - one of those historical houses in the area, so experience the nostalgia and local feeling - with rooms upstairs for guests. Quiet place, welcome tea and sweets upon arrival, they have a 7-month old cutey boy son of Yasmine – the helpful young cheeky pansiyon’s manager (multi-lingual) who will also give you advise on the place. $30/night or 35 with breakfast.

Unique Quality: Room is the typical native Safranbolu room, wooden floor with carpets, that makes a little sound everytime you walk. They gave me a big twin bed room with a long hard sofa, inherent to most homes in Carsi, comfortable bed, comforter and blankets as it gets too cold at night even with a heater. 5 sets of windows around the room that opens up to a good view of the surroundings. Small bath/toilet with hot shower.

The family were friendly including the mom of the house. Walk up the alley at the back of the pansiyon to get a real nice view of the whole town down below.

Highly recommended.

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Address: Bastoncu Pansiyon & Kafeterya, Kaymakamlar Muzesi alti no:4, Safranbolu
• Phone: mob. 05332063721, tel.
• Related to: Budget Travel, Historical Travel, Arts and Culture
• Written January 2, 2008

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• ozalp
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Nermin Hanim Konagi: Sleep in the history

It was a weekend trip from Gebze to Safranbolu and Amasra. We stayed in this old house. It was newly opened and being there reminded me my grandparents' house in Tokat.

Safranbolu is famous with its wooden houses. This house is built between 1850-1860 by Hamdi Hoca. After his son and daughters had got married, 4 families lived in the Konak. As a tradition, Turkish families were getting bigger with new weddings in our history.

Sleeping in a wooden house under the trees is an unbelievable experience, so is waking up. Early in the morning, birds were singing and waking us up. The air was so fresh se we were incredibly energetic although we didn't sleep much.
I must mention that we all wanted to buy our pillows which we used there. I am not sure if they were the only reason but the best sleeps I ever had were in this motel.

Unique Quality: Fresh air, architecture, garden, birds, pillows

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Address: Baglarbasi Mah. Koyici Sokak No: 55 Safranbolu Karabuk TURKÝYE
• Phone: 0-370-712 68 50
• Related to: Historical Travel, Archeology
• Written February 16, 2007

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• basak
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Vahapzade Konagi: Vahapzade Mansion

Vahapzade Mension is an old Ottoman house. Havva and Rustu, the owners of the house, hosts the guests in 4 rooms of the house. It is very clean and the breakfast served by Havva is very nice. She is a very talkative person i very much enjoyed speaking to her and other guets of the house. She and her mother-in-law really made us feel like at home.

The mansion is not at the touristic center of the city. It is at a district called "Baglar Mevkii". This is might be considered as a disadvantage because you need to take a bus/minibus or taxi to go to the center where the old bazaar and other historic place take place. On the other hand, you can enjoy to be in a very quite place.

All rooms have a bath inside. If you go into the room and can not it, don't be mad.....Just go to gardrobe and open the door. You'll see that it is not a gardrobe but a mini-bathroom. It is the characteristics of old Safranbolu houses. On the other hand, every 2 rooms share 1 toilet in this mansion.

Please note that you need to take your shoes of when entering into the house. They give you slippers. There are seperate slippers to wear in

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Related to: Budget Travel
• Written June 19, 2006

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• Tijavi
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Mehves Hanim Konagi: Ottoman hosts or ghosts?

Don't get me wrong. Mehves is a very pleasant B&B. Its hard wood intereriors, delightful furnishings and thick red carpets make the place very homey.

In fact, it was too homey for me that there was certain feeling of uneasiness to the whole exeperience. Perhaps, the old Ottoman atmosphere reminded me of the haunted house stories of my childhood and of the haunted house next door. It did not help either that I have to use the bathroom down the hall - always dashing to reach either bathroom or bedroom on creaking wooden floor!

The good thing about it was that I had a good night's rest (well, I was too tired to think about ghosts having travelled the whole day) and woke up to a breakfast that was a real treat (read: a HUGE tray of cucumbers, tomatoes, cheeses, breads, olives, fried eggs and bottomless cay - typical Turkish breakfast, but somehow this one tasted better). Gave me all the energy I need as I scrambled my way out of spooky Safranbolu to amazing Amasya.

Unique Quality: It is a lovingly restored Ottoman house with a huge garden where breakfast is served (weather permitting, of course). Spic and span toilets, although I had to use one across the hall, but I was the only one using it when I was there.

Staying in one of these houses is a wonderful experience that is never to be missed.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: Mescit Sokak, Carsi, Safranbolu
• Phone: +903707128787
• Related to: Backpacking, Budget Travel, Historical Travel
• Written June 15, 2006

Mehves' rich interiors

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• cbeaujean
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asmazlar havuzlu konagi: you feel removed from usual surroundings

we discovered this superb and huge mansion,restored by turkish touring club,by a mere chance.
worth a visit:you can see an example of the pools rich ottomans households had in their front rooms,used as AC!
we didn't spend the night here...enjoying "only" cold and expensive efes pilsen:but,worth while!

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Address: carsi beybagi sokak
• Phone: 370-7252883;fax:7123824
• Related to: Historical Travel, Luxury Travel, Architecture
• Written December 2, 2004

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• cbeaujean
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tahsin bey konagi: be under the spell of authentic ottoman mansion

crossing the threshold,you are agreeably surprised by the authenticity of the "konak" (wooded house) and by the sympathy of the reception.
you feel very well in spacious rooms,at one and the same time beauty and simplicity!
and what a view on the city!

you'll find the bathroom opening ...the door of the wardrobe!

Unique Quality: you have to leave your shoes at the foot of staircase.

60euros/night/2pers with breakfasts

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Address: hukumet sokak 50
• Phone: 370-7126062;fax 7125596
• Related to: Architecture, National/State Park, Road Trip
• Written December 2, 2004

main square (hamman sq)

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• MalenaN
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Arasna Otel

I ended up at the hotel I had intended to avoid, because according to my guidebook there was livemusic several nights a week and it would probably keep one awake. And unfortunatly it did. Even though I was very tired I could not sleep until the music stopped at one o'clock in the night. By then I did not feel very happy! Well, it was probably very nice for the people enjoying themself in the restaurant.
As the bus stopped in Safranbolu I asked a policeman for another hotel, but it turned out it had closed down and he brought me to Arasna instead.
If you are in Safranbolu you should stay in one of the old ottoman wooden houses. Arasna is in one and has nice rooms. Before entering the first floor you have to remove your shose.
I got a room without bath, but was the only person using the bathroom in the corridor. The room was 15 000 000 TL
(or 20 000 000 TL with breakfast.

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Address: Arkasi Sokak 7
• Phone: 712 41 70
• Written June 29, 2004

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• Ckaya1978
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Tradational Style Hotels

Many of the houses inside the city walls were turned to small hotels. The rooms are decorated in tradational Turkish House way, but you can find any luxury. Prices vary. Some of them are very expensive, some of them are really cheap

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• Related to: Gay and Lesbian, Seniors, Architecture
• Written August 29, 2003

Safranbolu, Turkey

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