This rambling 'olde worlde' (though just 60 years old) hotel fronts the sea, some 37km southwest of İskenderun. It has its own beach and 50 spacious and airy rooms in two wings. Splash out and take something over-the-top like room 28, a two-bedroom suite called Cennet (Paradise) with a huge balcony. The lobby, with its old-fashioned tiles, ceiling fan and antique piano, has a vague South of France ambience.
The excellent restaurant has seafood dishes in spades and features local Hatay meze like muhammara, a dip of crushed walnuts, red pepper and olive oil; oruk (spicy beef croquette) and sürk (soft cheese flavoured with dried red pepper).