Guide Books

Türkei (Michael Müller Verlag, 1997, ISBN 978-3-89953-284-5)

Sofa Hotel, gegenüber der Brücke neben einem auffälligen dreistöckigen Haus. DZ mit Bad und Frühstück 30 DM (Anm.: veraltet). Liebenswertes, altes, verwinkeltes Gebäude mit begrüntem Innenhof und urgemütlichen Zimmern. Tel. 511 4489

Türkische Riviera - Kappadokien
(Michael Müller Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-89953-328-3)

Sofa Hotel im Westen des Städtchens, schräg gegenüber dem Hacı Nuri Bey Konaks. Schönes, verwinkeltes Boutiquehotel mit begrüntem Innenhof. 32 urgemütlich Zimmer.

Lonely Planet Turkey
(2002 ed., english, ISBN 978-1741045567)

The inviting Sofa Hotel (Tel. 511 5186, Fax 511 4489, Orta Mahalle 13) consists of three old stone houses joined into one, renovated and fitted with mod cons. Several of its shower-equipped rooms are partially built into the rock, and there's a small TV lounge. You can live the troglodytic life here for US$ 30/50/70 a single/double/triple, including breakfast, but book ahead because tour groups like this place.

Guide Routard Turquie
(2006 ed., français, ISBN : 9782012406001)

Sofa Hotel: juste dans la prolongement du pont. Tel. 511 5186, Fax 511 4489, Ouvert toute l'année. Un ensemble d'une trentaine de chambres dans une succession de petite maisons en pierre, décorées avec un invraisemblable bric-à-bric chiné dans les environs. Chambres de bon standing, avec salle de bains et chauffage. Les plus hautes disposent d'une terrasse avec vue, d'autres sont en partie excavées. Belle salle à manger. On y parle français. Cartes de paiement acceptées.

Turkey, Cadogan
(2000 ed., ISBN: 9781860110788)

[...] Something a little more stylish is the (M) Sofa, Orta Mahalle, tel. 0384 511 5186, a charmingly furnished stone-built motel with an accommodating, English-speaking proprietor; [...]

Turquie (Guides Bleus Evasion, 2001, ISBN 2012438741)

34 ch. réparties dans des maisons anciennes disposant d'un agréable patio intérieur si, le temps d'une ou deux nuits, la vie troglodytique vous tente, demandez l'ure des chambres excavées dans la roche.

Small Hotels of Turkey / Küçük Oteller Kitabı
(ed. 2007, ISBN 978975521376-7)

English
A hop and a skip from the main bridge across the Kızılırmak is Mr Gürdal's hotel, a dusty rabbit warren that spreads itself out across what were once seven private houses. Mr Gürdal is an artist whose black and white sketches, liberally scattered about the hotel, depict aspects of the pottery-producing town of Avanos now pushed firmly into the back streets. He is also a boarder whose collections - ancient keys, pieces of pottery, old wooden cupboard doors - fill every spare surface.

In summer guests slump on couches beneath a shady grapevine; many are foreign tourists on whirlwind tours of Turkey. Two stone-arched rooms offer on-site dining. Mr Gürdal's eye for the arty seems to have let him down when it comes to the bed coverings which look to have strayed from a teenage boy's bedroom. Otherwise, this is a relaxing place to stay. (Pat Yale)

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Türkçe
İçinde bir "yer altı geçidi" olan dünyadaki tek oteldir diye tahmin ediyoruz. Kapadokya'nın sürprizlerinden biri. Sıklık, tasarım derdi yok. Elde avuçta ne varsa ortada. Eski yeni karman çorman. Nevresimler Sümerbank işi rengârenk. Küçük sevimli bir avlu etrafında odalar diye başlayan macera yamaca doğru yayılmış da yayılmış. Geçit işte o yamaca çıkan yol, komşu evin altında.

Sahip güler yüzlü, mütevazı Avanoslu bir öğretmen emeklisi. Otelcilikten daha büyük tutkusu çeşitli eşyaların koleksiyonunu yapmak. Anahtar, kürek, at koşum, hepsi duvarlarda. En çok da kapı... Yatak arkalığı olarak değerlendirdiği eski kapıları çocukları gibi seviyor, okşuyor, tamir ediyor. (Mutlu Tönbekici)