Museum Hotel

Museum Hotel opened in 2003 at the top of Uçhisar with an idea it presents as a world first: turning a hotel into a living museum. Hundreds of Hittite, Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman artefacts, registered with the Nevşehir Museum, are displayed in the rooms, corridors, rock-cut tunnels and restaurant. It is Cappadocia's only Relais & Châteaux, and it has been awarded two MICHELIN Keys.

Thirty-four rooms, all different

The rooms are set in caves and traditional stone houses, each decorated with antiques. The hotel classes them in six categories, from the Deluxe Rooms, the simplest, to the Imperial Pool Suites with their private pools.

The honeymoon suites have private pools and, according to the hotel, wine fountains. The hotel does not publish room sizes: on request, Sabaro tells you which room matches what you are looking for, whether a view, a fireplace or a pool.

Lil'a and the Loggia

Lil'a, the hotel's à la carte restaurant, listed by the MICHELIN Guide, serves Turkish and Ottoman cuisine. It is also open to non-residents. For a dinner apart, the Loggia is a private space with the hotel's finest view over Cappadocia; the hotel also arranges dinners in Love Valley. The Cavo cellar hosts tastings of local wines.

Gardens, pool and wellness

The hotel keeps ecological gardens and vineyards. Its pool, which it calls historic, overlooks the landscape, and there is a wellness area. People come for the calm: the hotel does not take children under 12.

Location

Museum Hotel stands at the highest point of Uçhisar, Tekelli Mahallesi No. 1, below the village's rock castle. The views reach across the Göreme valleys and, at dawn, the balloons. Nevşehir Airport (NAV) is about 40 km away; Göreme is a few minutes' drive. For the region, see our Cappadocia page.

Prices

In October 2026, for two nights from 1 to 3 June 2027, the cheapest room was offered by Expedia at about €710 per night for two adults, breakfast included, with free cancellation until 18 May, all taxes included.

Sabaro's view

For whom: couples and travellers without young children, lovers of history and antiques, honeymooners in the pool suites.

Strengths: the living-museum concept, unique in the region; Relais & Châteaux membership and two MICHELIN Keys; the position at the top of Uçhisar; a Google rating of 4.5 out of 5 (about 1,500 reviews).

Good to know: no children under 12; room sizes are not published. For a heated pool open all year and a larger hotel, see Argos in Cappadocia, a few minutes away.