Sagalassos Lodge & Spa Hotel

Kaç senedir Sagalassos'a gitmek istiyorduk ancak kısmet Ekim 2024'de imiş. Bu seyahati planlarken orada düzgün görünen tek bir yerin burası olduğunu internet araştırmasından görmüş ve ona göre rezervasyon yaptırmıştık. Bir kere rezervasyon yaptırırken telefondaki rezervasyon yetkilisi Ümmü hanım sadece ismimi aldı ve merak etmememi söyledi. Açıkçası biraz huylandım zira ne kredi kartı numarası istedi ne bir şey. Dolayısıyla gitmeden bir gün evvel tekrar telefon edip teyit istedim yine "merak etmemi her şeyin yolunda olduğunu" söyledi. Ben de "bakalım ne çıkacak diye" bayağı meraklandım zira bu otel Ağlasun'da ve burası da 3500 nüfuslu küçücük bir kasaba. Bu otel olmazsa nerede kalırız diye düşünüyordum. Hatta akşam üstü geç vakitte vardık ve "acaba yiyecek bir şeyler var mıdır" diye de düşünüp duruyorduk. Ancak vardığımızda bizi çok hoş bir sürpriz bekliyordu. Bir kere rezervasyon konusunda hiçbir sıkıntı yoktu, odalarımız ayrılmıştı. Tesis büyük ve güzel. Odalar da normal büyüklükte, banyolar ve oda da ***et temiz. Ayrıca her akşam restoranda ***et zengin bir açık büfe var. Arkadaşımızın hanımı vejeteryen olduğu için onun da yiyebileceği pek çok güzel yemek vardı. Yani endişelerimiz boş yere imiş. Biz iki gece kaldık, ilk gece Alman, ikinci gece Amerikalı bir grup vardı ve hallerinden anladığımız kadarıyla (Amerikalılar ile de konuştuk) otelden ***et memnundular. Personel ***et nazik ve ilgili bir dediğimiz iki ettirmediler. Hasılı burayı gönül rahatlığı ile herkese tavsiye ederim.

Stayed here 2 nights so we could visit Sagalassos archeological site. We've visited many sites in Turkey, Italy, and Israel, and this is one of the most spectacular. We had an excellent large spartan (in a good way) room with 2 beds, big window/door to a balcony big enough for 2 chairs. It was very windy so we did not sit on the balcony. At night the sky is very dark because the hotel does not use unnecessary illumination. We were the only people staying here for the first night and on the second morning we saw only one other couple because the bus group had already left. Breakfast was a good buffet, as you can expect in Turkey. I suggest you stay 2 nights so you can drive over the mountain to Burdur where the museum contains the sculptures taken from the site. The hotel has an outdoor pool, indoor pool, steam room, all very attractive, but we did not use them.

Rooms clean-ish. Comfortable enough. Had lots of long hair in my shower when I arrived.. hotel seemed a bit run down. First night the bar was closed and only had red wine which we as a family of 6 drank 3 bottles. Kitchen was closed so they allowed us to order take out and eat downstairs in the empty restaurant as we were the only guests. The staff that night were fantastic. We brought our own beer in and drank the wine that we bought from them while we had dinner. Tipped the lady who was checking on us well as she was very pleasant. Next morning had breakfast which was a great spread but the small young waitress was very short and downright rude. Think she may want to consider herding the goats in the village instead of hospitality. Gets worse when we get back from our day trip that evening the restaurant was now open so we thought we’d have dinner there. Food was terrible. Same rude small waitress was storming around and told us we couldn’t drink our beer that we’d had to buy the day before as they had no bar.. different rules on different nights. On top of this the “spa” hotel had no jacuzzi as advertised, indoor pool has no heater and was ice cold. Sauna also broken.. shame as the setting is beautiful and 75% of staff were brilliant.

At 5000ft, a ski hotel which has worked hard to provide extra services like outdoor and indoor pools, gym and spa. Very quiet when we stayed (for 1 night) and there was no dinner service, although I think the hotel does do dinner when there are more guests, or maybe at weekends. Breakfast was a standard Turkish style buffet with a cooked option. Room had a high ceiling which made it feel spacious and was comfortable with a great shower. The hotel is ideally situated for the amazing ruins a few miles away, a drive through the 'lake district' and mountains and as a stop en route for the salt pans at Pamukkale. There's an OK restaurant up the road but a 10 minute drive down to the town otherwise.

This lovely hotel, just outside town and close to the beautiful archaeological site of Sagalassos, has treetop and mountain views all round. The large, airy rooms have good lighting and comfortable beds. It's a genetous, well-constructed facility with spa, pool terrace and professional restaurant kitchen, although not everything was fully activated when we arrived as almost the only guests on the opening day of the season. The staff are sincere and obliging even when struggling to communicate with English speakers.

Buon hotel vicino alla splendida Sagalassos.