Museum Hotel, Cappadocia
Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
Location
Beneath Uchisar Castle
On the slopes beneath Uchisar Castle, Cappadocia's highest point, in the refined village of Uchisar, with panoramic views over rose ravines, fairy chimneys and Mount Erciyes, in a UNESCO World Heritage area.
Transfer
A Cappadocia transfer
From Kayseri or Nevsehir Kapadokya airport into Uchisar, on the slopes beneath Uchisar Castle in the heart of Cappadocia.
Villas
34 cave & stone rooms
Thirty-four cave and stone rooms and suites restored from ancient dwellings, each decorated with priceless registered antiques — Hittite, Roman, Seljuk, Ottoman and Anatolian, registered at Nevsehir Museum — no two alike, with vaulted ceilings, mosaics and marble baths; named suites add private plunge pools.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples for the romance of candlelit terraces and antiques, the culture and heritage crowd, the balloon and Cappadocia explorer and the slow-luxury seeker — Turkey's only Relais & Chateaux, a living museum of registered antiques beneath Uchisar Castle.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast from the ecological garden, with forgotten Anatolian dining at Lil'a and curated Turkish-wine tastings in the Cavo cave cellar.
About the Resort
A living-museum cave hotel beneath Uchisar Castle
Museum Hotel is the living-museum cave hotel beneath Uchisar Castle — Turkey's only Relais & Chateaux, on the slopes of Cappadocia's highest point, where thirty-four cave and stone rooms are each decorated with priceless registered antiques, from Hittite and Roman to Seljuk and Ottoman, no two alike. A heated valley-view pool stays open year-round as balloons drift overhead at dawn, Lil'a dines on forgotten Anatolian cuisine with Relais & Chateaux and Michelin Guide recognition, and the Cavo cave cellar pours curated Turkish wines. The setting is the heart of UNESCO Cappadocia: the hotel sits beneath Uchisar Castle in the refined village of Uchisar, with panoramic views over the rose ravines, the fairy chimneys and Mount Erciyes, the rock-cut churches of the Goreme Open-Air Museum close and the underground cities and balloon fields spread across the valleys. It is the museum-antiques cave hotel of Cappadocia — distinct from the restored-monastery and own-vineyard wine cellar of Argos. Year-round, with winter snow and balloons.
Accommodation
Cave & stone rooms
Thirty-four cave and stone rooms and suites restored from ancient dwellings are each decorated with priceless registered antiques — Hittite, Roman, Seljuk, Ottoman and Anatolian, registered at Nevsehir Museum — no two alike, with vaulted ceilings, mosaics and marble baths, and named suites with private plunge pools. It is a hotel that doubles as a museum, each room a one-off, the valley and the balloons laid out from the terraces. Staying here is closer to staying in a private collection, the antiques registered and museum-grade.
Entry
Cave Room
Sleeps two. A king carved into the rock with antiques, over the valley or courtyard.
Registered antiquesValley outlook
Stone
Stone Suite
Sleeps two. A king in a restored stone house with antiques, over the valley.
Restored stoneValley outlook
Signature
Premium Cave Suite
Sleeps two. A king with a private valley-view terrace, over Cappadocia.
Valley terraceCappadocia outlook
Pool
Named Suite
Sleeps two to three. A king with a private plunge pool, over the valley.
Private plunge poolValley outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
Lil'a dines on forgotten Anatolian cuisine with Relais & Chateaux and Michelin Guide recognition, joined by curated Turkish-wine tastings in the Cavo cave cellar and breakfast from the hotel's ecological garden. It is refined, heritage-led Anatolian cooking at the heart of a living museum.
Signature
Lil'a Restaurant & Terrace
Lil'a Restaurant & Terrace, forgotten Anatolian cuisine, Michelin Guide.
Cellar
The Cavo cave cellar
The Cavo cave cellar, curated Turkish-wine tastings.
Garden
Breakfast
Breakfast, from the ecological garden.
Wellbeing
Wellness & pool
In-room spa baths and warmed-marble massage stones are joined by a heated outdoor Roman pool open year-round with panoramic valley views and suite private plunge pools. Wellness here is intimate and in-room, the heated Roman pool the centrepiece, open even through the Cappadocian winter as the balloons rise at dawn.
A year-round Roman pool
A year-round Roman pool, heated, valley views.
The Cavo cave cellar
The Cavo cave cellar, Turkish-wine tastings.
Balloons at dawn
Balloons at dawn, over the valleys.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The antiques, the pool and the balloons define a stay — take in the living museum of registered antiques in every room, swim the heated valley-view Roman pool, and watch the hot-air balloons drift over the valleys at dawn. Lil'a's Michelin Guide dining, the Cavo cellar, Uchisar Castle and the fairy chimneys, the Goreme rock churches and the underground cities all lie within reach.
A living museum
A living museum, registered antiques throughout.
The year-round valley pool
The year-round valley pool, heated, with balloons above.
Lil'a
Lil'a, Michelin Guide dining.
Hot-air balloons
Hot-air balloons, over the valleys at dawn.
Uchisar Castle
Uchisar Castle, and the fairy chimneys.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Cappadocia
From Kayseri or Nevsehir Kapadokya airport into Uchisar.
In the village
Uchisar
On the slopes beneath Uchisar Castle, over the rose ravines and fairy chimneys.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Museum Hotel, Cappadocia. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast from the ecological garden.
Year-round
- Year-round; heated pool, winter snow and balloons.
Made for couples
- Made for couples and the culture crowd.
Getting there
- From Kayseri or Nevsehir airport.
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