Nisanyan Evleri: Charming Hotel Near Ephesus

The houses

The houses offer an opportunity to enjoy traditional Aegean village life in a quiet and private setting. Like most buildings in Sirince they date from the 19th century. They were renovated to supply greater comfort without spoiling their original spirit.

Each house is rented out as a separate unit. Each can sleep a maximum of four or five persons, though a couple or a single traveller will find them equally comfortable. Some houses have one bathroom; others have two. There are working fireplaces in each house, with plenty of wood to keep them burning. Other facilities include round-the-clock hot water, telephones, and central heating in winter.

Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis. Breakfast is served daily in the form of a basket stuffed with farm eggs, local cheeses, homemade jams, spicy sausages and other surprises (fresh bread is delivered to your door at dawn). Basics like salt, sugar, coffee and olive oil are provided free of charge. There is a well-equipped kitchen in each house which guests can use to cook as they wish.

Nisanyan Houses blend in with Sirince's traditional architecture.

The platform bed measures 200 x 280 (6 by 9 ft).
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PLATFORM BED HOUSE (Kerevetli Ev)
(1 very large double, 3 singles)

HOUSE 1 is named for the raised platform bed (kerevet in Turkish) which is a typical feature of old Aegean village houses. On the ground floor it has a kitchen and a living room with fireplace. On the upper floor is a huge master bedroom featuring the platform bed and a gorgeous view of the village, and a second bedroom with two single beds hugging the fireplace. The bathroom is built of the local pink limestone. The garden is planted with some 20 types of Mediterranean herbs and aromatic plants.

The Platform Bed House sleeps a maximum of 5 persons. It is suitable for a couple or two couples travelling together.

BAY WINDOW HOUSE (Cumbali Ev)
(1 double, 2 singles)

HOUSE 2 takes its name from the projecting bay window (cumba) of the upper floor. The bed of the main bedroom is located in the bay, which receives the first rays of the rising sun through a prism of colored glass. Also in this room are a fireplace, an antique writing table, and a secret passage which many guests fail to discover. The traditional closet beds of the second room will delight children of all ages.

Other features of the Bay Window House include a semi-enclosed veranda which is partly built into the natural rock, an ancient fig tree which grows out of the garden wall, a fully equipped kitchen, and a bathroom/shower of cut Milas marble. The prfume of the linden tree is overwhelming in May.

The Bay Window House accommodates a maximum of 4 persons. It is ideal for a family with children.

Closet beds in the Bay Window House.
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Downstairs at the Bath House.
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TURKISH BATH HOUSE (Hamamli Ev)
(2 doubles)

HOUSE 3 is the House with the Turkish Bath. It has two double bedrooms with separate baths. The main attraction of the first room is a genuine, private Turkish bath (hamam) of floor-heated white Afyon marble, large enough for two (or four) bathers. The traditional scrubbing-cloth, squash loofah and pure unperfumed soap are provided courtesy of the house.

The second room has a walk-in bed with its own Romeo-and-Juliet window, and a private bathroom/shower. There is a common kitchen and dining area with a special throne for guests who have royal pretensions. The lovely Mediterranean patio outside has a large fireplace.

The Bath House accommodates a maximum of 4 persons.