Novotel

Kayseri


This is a very good version of the dependable international chain, featuring clean lines, bright colours and solid service. It's 3km from the centre of Kayseri on the way to the airport; useful if you have an early flight. Good discounts are usually available if you book through its website.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kayseri attractions

1. Sahabiye Medresesi

1.04 MILES

This Seljuk theological school dates from 1268. Today its courtyard is a cafe with the surrounding rooms used as bookshops. Its richly decorated doorway…

2. Mahperi Hunat Hatun Complex

1.06 MILES

The austere and stately Mahperi Hunat Hatun complex is one of Kayseri's finest Seljuk monuments, built in the 13th century during the reign of Sultan…

3. Museum of Seljuk Civilisation

1.09 MILES

This excellent museum is set in the restored Çifte Medrese, a 13th-century twin hospital and seminary built at the bequest of Seljuk sultan Keyhüsrev I…

4. Archaeological Museum

1.1 MILES

Kayseri's small archaeological museum is a minor magpie's nest, featuring finds from nearby Kültepe (ancient Kanesh, chief city of the Hatti people and…

5. Kayseri Castle

1.11 MILES

The monumental black-basalt walls of Kayseri castle were first constructed under Roman emperor Gordian III and rebuilt by the Byzantine emperor Justinian…

6. Kurşunlu Cami

1.15 MILES

The Ottoman-style Kurşunlu Cami (also called the Ahmet Paşa Cami after its founder) was completed in 1585 possibly following plans drawn up by the great…

7. Atatürk Evi

1.2 MILES

This creaky 19th-century Ottoman house with its doll-house-proportioned mezzanine and 1st floor furnished in late Ottoman style was where Turkey's founder…

8. Güpgüpoğlu Konağı

1.21 MILES

Ignore the scruffy mannequin-inhabited dioramas and instead feast your eyes on the glorious interior of painted wooden wall-panels and ceilings. The…