The Yali Konak Hotel Izmir

The hotel is nice, the restaurant has a great view in the morning, but it's a little hard to find. We found the back door, and the check-in person took us there. We stayed there for one night and then set off. So we chose a room facing the city, with a big staircase and close to the big elevator.

Since the trip was only in Izmir, we did not select hotels, but chose this hotel on the coastline. The overall impression of hotels in southern Turkey was that they were generally expensive and of varying quality. The hotel was separated from the sea by a highway, which was not a good feeling; the hotel parking spaces were very tight, claiming that only 6 parking spaces were reserved in the public area, so if you wanted to park, you must confirm with the hotel (the part-time front desk was very friendly), and we finally parked on a very crowded street behind the hotel; the hotel did not have any public areas, and the interior decoration of the rooms was similar to that of Ziroom 7 Days in China.

The hotel is in a very good location facing the Aegean Sea, with convenient transportation. It is a 3-minute walk to the tram T2 station. The hotel facilities are new, clean and tidy, and the hotel service staff is also very friendly. It was originally a pleasant stay for 2 days, but due to the irresponsible front desk staff, we almost missed the train. We checked out at 9 am the next day and prepared to go to the train station to take the 10 o'clock train to Selcuk. Looking at the map, the train station is 5 kilometers away from the hotel, and I thought it would be more than enough to reserve 1 hour. I showed the train ticket to the front desk and asked them to help call a taxi. After a while, the car came. The hotel staff and the driver were very familiar with each other. They told the driver our destination in Turkish. We got on the car at ease and didn't pay attention to the direction of the car at first. After driving for 10 minutes, we suddenly found that the driver drove the opposite route to the train station, so we urgently notified the driver that he drove the wrong way. We spoke English first, but he didn't understand. We showed him the map and the train ticket, and he was also confused. He gestured for a long time, meaning that the hotel called him to tell him to go to the bus station. After a long time of tossing, it was already 9:20, and it was nearly 10 kilometers away from the train station. In a hurry, I found out that there was a tram nearby that could take me to the train station, so I quickly paid 200 liras to get off the tram. After getting on tram T2, thanks to the help and guidance of enthusiastic passengers, I caught the train to Selcuk 3 minutes before it departed.

The hotel is located by the sea, 10 minutes walk from public transportation. The overall facilities are very good for Izmir, but the price/performance ratio is not high. The bedding can be better at this price, or there can be carpets.

The service is good. It's near the sea. Remember to ask for a room near the sea.