Top 10 Van Hotels

I had booked to stay in another hotel in Van but arrived to find that it was closed because of COVID-19. Staff there alerted Celal, the English-speaking manager of Athena Life Otel, who kindly collected me and arranged for me to stay in his hotel. He gave me a very genuine welcome and made very helpful arrangements for my touring programme. There is a great deal to explore in the vicinity of Van and I enjoyed my stay very much. I also met the owner and his younger brother and found them both very friendly. The breakfasts were good (despite the usual change from buffet to plated meal in this time of pandemic) and were served by a very courteous waiter. My room was pleasant, with a comfortable bed and satisfactory en-suite facilities. On TV one could watch Turkish and Japanese news in English as well as a large variety of programmes in Turkish. I can recommend the hotel for the friendliness of the staff and its central location in the city, and certainly intend to stay there on my next visit to Van.

The hotel room showed the sign of age but it was still clean. I was happy to have offered an upgrade of room with good view of the Van lake. Unfortunately, I couldn’t sleep well because the centralised air conditioning system made me sweat throughout the night. The room was so hot! Staff were helpful and polite. Breakfast offered many choices of food. We also dined in the restaurant. Staff were friendly and helpful and the food was average.

Location definitely worth to choose this hotel you can walk modt of everywhere in central area very close by to airport and intercity bus station. Housekeeping needs bit more paying attention to not to creating issues on stay. Rest of all tge staff members very kind helpful