Koza Cave Hotel

Top choice in Göreme


Koza is a masterclass in stylish sustainable tourism. Passionate owner Derviş spent decades living in Holland and has incorporated Dutch eco-sensibility into every cave crevice. Grey water is reused, and upcycled antiques and local wood furniture, handcrafted by Derviş himself, are used in abundance in the 10 spacious cave-and-stone rooms and suites that brim with sophisticated and idiosyncratic style.

Multiple terraces, strewn with pot plants, with couch corners to slouch on and a roof terrace boasting views that tumble over Göreme and out to the valleys, top off a seamlessly brilliant hotel stay. This is eco-chic done the right way. You may never want to leave. Highly recommended.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Göreme attractions

2. Sunset View Hill

0.36 MILES

You get one of the best panoramas across Göreme by walking up the steep hill through alleyways to this wooden platform suspended on the edge of the cliff…

3. Zemi Valley

0.65 MILES

The trailhead off Müze Caddesi leads into the narrow gorge of Zemi Valley lined with tall poplar trees and sided by cliffs studded with pigeon houses. If…

4. El Nazar Kilise

0.73 MILES

Carved from a ubiquitous cone-like rock formation, the 10th-century El Nazar Kilise has been well restored with its snug interior a riot of colourful…

5. Saklı Kilise

0.78 MILES

A yellow sign points the way off Müze Caddesi to the Saklı Kilise, only rediscovered in 1956. When you reach the top of the hill, follow the track to the…

6. Buckle Church

1.07 MILES

The Buckle Church is 50m back down the hill towards Göreme and across the road from the main Open-Air Museum complex, but is covered by the same entrance…

7. Chapel of St Basil

1.08 MILES

Dedicated to Kayseri-born St Basil, this is the first church you come to inside the Göreme Open-Air Museum. The main room holds frescoes of St Basil (left…

8. Snake Church

1.08 MILES

The Snake Church (or Church of St Onuphrius) got its modern name when locals mistook St George's ubiquitous dragon-foe, depicted in a fresco here, for a…