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2 out of 5
Elif Star Cave Hotel
Uzundere Caddesi No:37, Goreme, Nevsehir, Nevsehir

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 65 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

James, Ankara, Turkey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Elif Star: On Track but out of the Way
Elif Star was a great small hotel for our and a friend's two night trip to see Cappadocia. The rooms were pleasant, the water was hot, the bed comfortable, and breakfast sufficient. Our hosts were welcoming. Right in Goreme but a block or two up from the busier downtown, the location was quiet and accessible. Kadir was very helpful and friendly. The weather did not cooperate for a balloon ride this time but it was good enough for sightseeing. We enjoyed shopping at Sultan's Charm for Turkish bath towels and scarves.

8/10 Good

Mick & Kristal, Wodonga, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome concept (cave hotel) happy & helpful Staff
Very helpful and nice staff (Kadir, Mustafa & others) who go above and beyond expectations to make your stay comfortable. (Including help after we left, posting some small items left in bedside table to another country) We had a great time, saw amazing scenery, through green sightseeing tour & hot air ballooning - must do when in the area! Loved our stay and loved the area!

8/10 Good

thi, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, highly recommended
Great service by Kadir and his family. Good location from centre of goreme

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The cave house is good， and the staff is great！The tour I booked from this hotel also great including horse riding、ATV riding，hot air balloon，and green line.

10/10 Excellent

J & B, new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Service above and beyond
great place to stay. Lovely surroundings, Great facilities, clean and comfortable, and pleasantly cool. Kadir and his family were amazing hosts. They couldn't have been more helpful, kind and hospitable. We had health issues while there and they certainly went above and beyond to help us.

4/10 Poor

Joanne, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
In my observation, you get good service at this hotel if you are (a) young and pretty female (b) book tours through hotel. If you do not fall under category (a) or (b) you are not valued as a guest and the service is indifferent.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
It was better than I would expected. It was comfotable, large, and silent.

10/10 Excellent

Denjan, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What an awesome family and hotel to stay with
Having just finished 5 weeks of travel through Europe we would have to say this is definitely our favourite place. Our son and his fiancé were also with us, they have been travelling Europe and UK since September 2014 also voted this their favourite in all their travels. What a unique location in the world. Kadir was so helpful from when we booked our room through to our airport pickup, tours and airport drop off. Lovely family run business. Not flash but clean and comfortable and so so cheap. Nothing is too much trouble.

10/10 Excellent

Gord, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great cave experience!
Nice, neat family-run establishment, very hospitable hosts. A true cave-like experience.

8/10 Good

Dana, Portland, Oregon

Liked: Staff & service
Wonderful Staff, Enjoyable Stay
A warm and wonderful couple runs this cave hotel that is just a few minute walk from the center of Goreme. The rooms are simple but comfortable, and breakfast can be eaten on the patio, or inside. The manager, who is also the tour guide, is very helpful and knowledgeable about his area. A day tour with him is definitely worth while, for both the experience and the price. The hotel is also priced fairly and I would definitely stay there again.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, Peterson, IA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Elif Star
We stayed in a room with a patio overlooking a beautiful landscape. The patio was the highlight of our stay. Also, the Turkish breakfast was something I really enjoyed. I would recommend this hotel to other people wanting to come here.

10/10 Excellent

Wai Yeung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Zi-Han, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay! Recommended.
Good hotel with good location, close by to many amenities. The manager was very helpful with booking and picked my parents to and from airport as agreed.

8/10 Good

Ted, Scarsdale NY

Liked: Staff & service
A friendly family run hotel worths the money
Gorgeous view and excellent home made food.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A cave hotel with lots of ambiance
At the Elif Star Cave Hotel one experiences staying in a cave with a wonderful view and a charming family staff. Our room was quirky with a platform covering part of the floor (probably due to a stone). The accommodations are not luxurious but are comfortable and receive high marks for character.. The decor with Turkish rugs and accessories was charming. The room was dim, which was appropriate for a cave. We had to do our reading on the balcony which even had the best night lighting. The breakfast was substantial and tasty. We had dinner there one night and it was a lovely experience. Hosted by the father (motel manager), cooked by the wife, served by father, teenage sun, and preteen daughter. The younger son provided entertainment - dancing and gymnastics. The wine was made by the wife's uncle. One of the most memorable meals we had in Turkey.

10/10 Excellent

Saravanan, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay
The hotel room was very good, fully made of caves. We just stayed one day at the hotel and did the South Cappadocia tour. Kadir was a good host and very friendly. The stay at the hotel and the tour with him was very good.

10/10 Excellent

jonathan perez, toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
kadir is one of a kind, hospitality at the best
This hotel is a beauty, impeccable, and the best service ever, booked also his tour and recommended without hesitation, kadir knows well his town history, enjoyed every moment of his tour, great lunch too.

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine, Fethiye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly reccomended
The hotel is family run, its set in an ideal location and the rooms are great, perfect if you want a cave room . The town centre is a few minutes walk away.The manager Kadir can arrange all your tours at a price much cheaper than other tour providers and he provides an excellent service. Overall it a very friendly, ideally situated lovely place to stay for a visit to Cappadocia.

10/10 Excellent

Martin, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little gem in Goreme
Very quiet area of town, while still close to everything. Kadir was very helpful helping arrange cars, air balloon trip and providing information on other sights.

6/10 Okay

tar122, Saskatoon, Canada

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Quaint Cave Hotel
The Elif Star is roughly a five minute walk from the city centre, and is situated on a quiet street. They serve a decent breakfast to get you started for the day, and the staff is overall friendly. However, we did notice a change in our treatment as guests after it was discovered that we had booked a tour through an outside company. This, unfortunately, negatively impacted our time at the Elif Star.

10/10 Excellent

happy guest, Berkeley,

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely hotel
The friendliest, most helpful staff I've ever encountered. As well as answering questions, they were full of ideas and suggestions. Charming, lovely, warm, intelligent people who made every day of the week we spent with them a true pleasure.

10/10 Excellent

Danielle, Ontario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing cave hotel!
This hotel was awesome. The owner insisted on bus station pick ups and drop offs (free) even tho the hotel is only 500m away. The views from the hotel are awesome and he rooms themselves are so cool! THe owner was also extremely helpful with information about tours, but also with tips for those who would prefer to DIY, like us. Would definitely recommend this place!

10/10 Excellent

José

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place. Great staff
This hotel is great! The cave-rooms are fantastic and the owners are very friendly and helpful. The owner is a tour guide as well so he even took us for a semi-private customised tour! I totally recommend staying here.

10/10 Excellent

rltravel, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming place to stay
We enjoyed our stay in this hotel. Kadir and his wife are wonderful hosts, offering big, spacious rooms and the most delicious breakfast ever!!! Kadir is very knowledgeable about the area and can help with hikes and tours.

6/10 Okay

Adora, Montreal, QC, Canada

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming room
I enjoyed this hotel. I had my own private room. It was a bit crowded in there as they had two large beds. My room was a little dark as the windwos were small. What the other reviewers said about lack of hot water at night is true. But overall, they are very warm and welcoming. Private bathroom was very clean. Free Wifi at their reception is consistent. Good value for the price.

4/10 Poor

M, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
To be avoided
We were told that the hotel has changed management and for that reason is not what it used to be. The hotel is well located and the rooms are clean. But there was a leak in the bathroom and parts of the ceiling were falling. The front desk is there not to help you but to sell you their own tours. Nobody stays at the front desk during the night and no phone to contact the management in case of a problem.

10/10 Excellent

LIli y Alvaro, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very good Experience in Goreme!
Was a spectacular experience for our first day and first time in Turkey. Perihá^ the manager is a friendly and special person, she always helped us and was ready for assist us. The breakfast is very good and abundant, and always offer coffe or tea, the apple tea was my favorite. This hotel is a real cave hotel, our room was in the last floor with view to montains and it really looked the cave style The location is good because is a walking distance from everything. We definitely we recommend 100% this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cappadocıa a MUST see for 3-5 days
Elif Star was great with their managerial staff ... the 2 Ali men ... very accommodating in every way. İ would highly recommend the Elıf. İt is about a 10 min downhill walk to town center and bus station so is not centrally located BUT the surrounding neighborhood is quiet. İ spent 12 days-nıghts there and hiked 7 times into the valleys. towns. etc and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere of the area and my cave hotel once İ returned from long and tiring days. İ stayed in 2 rooms during my 12 days as a single guest and both were spacious. A cave room tends t o be damp but the Elif has radiators for heating.

10/10 Excellent

xxx, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Proper cave hotel 5 min walk from Goreme centre
The hotel is 5 mins walk from the main shops. The rooms are clean and built into a cave, but with some modern extensions. So you have functioning toilets and heaters. Some rooms have a terrace with lovely views. Note that the wifi doesnt reach if you're deep in the cave. The hosts are very helpful. They reply to emails quickly and can arrange airport pickup. The breakfast is cooked fresh and tasty. The will book trips which are competitively priced. Elif Star is lovely, clean, cosy and quiet hotel with large rooms and friendly hosts.

10/10 Excellent

olga, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excelente opción en la Cappadocia
Super bien. Un hotel muy representativo de la zona y la atencion y esmero de Kadir Teke mas que excelente. muy bien el balance costo beneficio.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ได้บรรยากาศของ Cappadocia
โรงแรมถ้ำได้บรรยากาศของ Cappadocia เจ้าของบริการดีมาก รับ-ส่งจากท่ารถ พร้อมบริการทัวร์และบอลลูน สภาพห้องพักดีมาก ได้บรรยากาศมานอนถ้ำ มีกาน้ำร้อนให้ อาหารเช้าบริการแบบทั่วไป ประทับใจในทุกๆเรื่องของที่นี่

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
personel güler yüzlü
yatakları berbat. uyuyabilirsiniz iyi.

10/10 Excellent

Satoko, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
眺めの良いすてきな洞窟ホテルです！
一人旅で、鳩の巣穴のあるかわいい部屋に宿泊しました。実際に鳩の卵の殻を使って修道院の壁画を描いていたのだそうです。早朝、鳩の谷（Pigeon Valley)をすれすれに飛ぶ気球を眺めながらコーヒーを飲み、非日常の風景を堪能しました。
部屋
ホテル外観

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just an experience of cave hotel...can't expect more.

10/10 Excellent

신현규, 서울

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
최고의 호텔 중 하나
이스탄불에서 카이세리로 가는 10시 50분 비행기를 타고 괴레메 마을에 도착...연착을 해서 새벽 2시에나 들어갔습니다. teke라는 아저씨가 그 시간에 눈 부시시하면서 일어나 맞아주시더군요. 여기서부터 친절함이 남달랐습니다. 숙박하기 전에 벌룬투어 그린투어 등등을 하려면 본인을 통하라...는 메일을 주시고 구글플러스 친구신청도 해서 처음에는 들러붙는 스타일이신가...했는데 그렇지 않았고 다른 벌룬투어 회사를 예약했다고 하니 어떤 회사는 뭐가 좋고 나쁘다 등등을 잘 말해주시더군요. 주인장 영어가 짧지만 잘 통하는 편입니다. 애들 둘이 아침식사에서 이 집 햄이 맛있었다더군요. 와이프는 우유(?산양젖?)가 좋았다고 했고...전반적으로 간단하지만 깔끔한 아침식사 였습니다. 새벽 2시에 들어가서 1시간 자고 4시에 벌룬투어...돌아와서 2시간 자고 9시에 그린투어 나가기 위해 체크아웃 했으니 결국 3시간을 이 호텔에서 잤네요. 짧았지만 천연동굴에서 잠자는 느낌을 확실히 받을 수 있었습니다 근데 밤에는 좀 춥습니다 감안하시길...

10/10 Excellent

Jojo, Canada, Québec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chambre Pierrafeu ! / Flintstone room !
Toutes les commodités dans une chambre taillée à même le roc ! / All you need in a room carved from the rock !

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Интересный опыт жизни в пещере
Пещерный номер нам понравился. Когда мы приехали на автостанцию, нас забрали на машине перед заселением в отель. Завтрак хороший.

10/10 Excellent

Aydin, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cappadocia tour
We stayed in the family room and enjoyed the cave environment. Great location and we covered all sites we planned to see over our two nights

10/10 Excellent

emiel, Sint Katelijne Waver, Belgïe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
woon eens in een grot
echt grotten hotel aan de rand van het centrum mooie grottenkamer en goed ontbijt. mooi zicht op uw terras op de grotten in de omgeving bekijk zeker eens Goreme 's avonds: zeer mooi verlicht

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

10/10 Excellent

HENRIQUE, Brasília

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
EXCELENTE!!!
Show de Bola!! Lugar excelente e uma vista muito bonita. Ficamos em um quarto-caverna que recomendo para qualquer um. Agora o "plus" do hotel é sem dúvida a atenção e a prestatividade do Kadir e sua família, realmente se sente em casa e o que não falta é atenção e amizade. Obrigado Kadir e com certeza quando voltar me hospedarei de novo! Abraços

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
コストパフォーマンス良し
スタッフの方々はみんな親切でした。時間が無い人のために、ツアーのアレンジもしてくれました。 ただ、部屋が予想以上に寒かったです。冬に行く人は暖かい部屋着を持って行った方がいいです。 カッパドキアでの滞在を楽しむことができました。ありがとうございました。

6/10 Okay

Roger, Stockholm

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place
Good place but it was hard to communicate via email and get proper information.

10/10 Excellent

Rossana, Viña del Mar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
100000% recomendado
Increibl lugar y atención Kadir es un excelente guia de la ciudad y los podrá ayudar en todo lo que requieran. Buena ubicación y lo mejor es dormir en cuevas al ir a Cappadocia

10/10 Excellent

VERONICA BISCARIO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

damegumi, TOKYO

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オーナーさんの心遣いに、ひたすら感謝です！
航空機遅延で到着が深夜3時近くになったにもかかわらず、温かく迎えてくれたオーナーさん。英語・日本語、そして母国トルコ語の三ヶ国語（おそらく他の外国語も少なからず習得しておられるのでは…とお見受けしました）を操り、楽しくスムーズにツアーを引率していっていただけました。正直なところ、カッパドキアのツアーにはそれほど期待はしていなかったのですが、オーナーさんによるガイドでとても楽しい一日を過ごすことが出来ました。ホテルは洞窟の地形をうまく生かしており、部屋は雰囲気がありました。また、毎日清掃が行き届いていたので、清潔で居心地が良かったです。朝食は野菜も含めてベーシックな内容で取り揃えられており、値段相応の十分満足ゆくものでした。バスタブがあればなおベターだったのですが、今回泊まったのは安い部屋だったので、上のクラスの部屋にはバスタブがあるのかもしれません。とにもかくにも、こちらのホテルはオーナーさんをはじめとする、スタッフさんのレベルの高さが特筆ものだと言えると思います。ゴージャスを求めるだけでなく、本当に気持ちよく宿を後にしたいなら、このホテルはまじめにお勧めできます！

10/10 Excellent

Сергей Гудзловенко, Актау, Казахстан

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Чудесное место.
Отель просто замечательный - полное погружение в мир Каппадокии! Хозяин очень приветлив и всегда помогает решить вопросы, причем любые. Вид и всех номеров прекрасен - на голубиную аллею. Всегда есть горячая вода и отопление (и чайник в номере).

2/10 Terrible

Leonardo Velazquez, Colombia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
worst night ever
My worst experience on my whole 1 month trip through Europe was in this hotel. My girlfriend and I arrived at midnight and the hotel host (will not mention his name) greeted us by first saying "we have a problem" and then arbitrarily decided to charge us 120 euro for a service we hadn't asked for (I had requested a tour quote 2 months prior to our trip -only a quote- and he decided to interpret this as an intention to acquire his services. Only the day before we arrived to Kapadokya he wrote a confirmation email which I obviously did not see because we wew traveling) Since I told him I was not going to pay, he grabbed one of our bags and told us that if we didn't pay, he would not give us back OUR bag. I really thought this was going to get violent. He then ripped the reservation and told us that we could not stay in his hotel (this was at 12:30 am). I agreed to pay him 50 TL for the airport pickup and then gave us back our bag. We left the hotel and had to go knocking at every other hotel in Gorem asking if there was vacancy, carrying 4 heavy travelling bags with us. Once we found a new hotel, which was very expensive considering it was a last minute reservation, we had to rearrange our tour because every pick up was referenced to Elif Star and we were scared that the man we are talking about would cancel everything as a retaliation or something. We went to sleep at 2am.

8/10 Good

Rodrigo, Santaigo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cumplió lo que esperábamos
Hotel muy bien ubicado en el centro del antigüo Estambúl. No tiene lujos ni nada de más, pero es una muy buena opción en relación precio-calidad.