Şirehan Hotel

Gaziantep


Bed down where traders once slept when they pulled into town; you can't beat the historic ambience of this old caravanserai. Rimming the internal courtyard, arched-ceiling rooms come with mod cons (kettle, flat-screen TV, minibar) and surprisingly good-sized bathrooms. As the original small windows are in place, don't expect masses of natural light.


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