Hotels with spa, hamam or jacuzzi in Cappadocia

20 of the 80 hotels in our catalogue tick a spa, a hamam or a hot tub: 12 tick a spa, 7 a hamam and 7 a hot tub or jacuzzi. The three overlap little, since only 5 hotels tick both a spa and a hamam and only one ticks a spa and a hot tub. By ticks, 10 are in Göreme, 8 in Uçhisar and 2 in Mustafapaşa, and seven more records describe a facility in their text only, which makes 27 in all. This guide sorts the three words apart, lists the 20 by town and picks out the hotels with a hot tub or jacuzzi in the room. The records give no opening hours, treatment lists or prices, and this guide gives none either.

Three words, three different things

A hamam is a heated bathing room where you sweat, are scrubbed and washed, and rest; the hamam guide walks through a visit and its etiquette. A spa is a broader word that can mean massage, a sauna, a pool or a treatment room. A hot tub or jacuzzi is a tub with jets or heated water, in a room, on a terrace or shared. A tick for one tells you nothing about the others, so read the line beneath it.

Town	Hotels	Spa	Hamam	Hot tub
Göreme	43	8	4	1
Uçhisar	19	3	3	4
Mustafapaşa	4	1	0	2
Ürgüp, Çavuşin, Ortahisar	14	0	0	0
Total	80	12	7	7

The 20 that tick one

Hotel	Spa	Hamam	Hot tub	What the record adds
Göreme (10)
Artemis Cave Suites & Spa (Adults Only)	yes	yes	–	underground hamam and spa; adults only
Aydınlı Cave Hotel	yes	yes	–	restored cave rooms; family rooms
Aza Cave Hotel (+12 Adults Only)	yes	–	–	massage treatments; seasonal pool; adults only
Carus Cappadocia	yes	–	–	cave pool; cliff-top
Kelebek Cave Hotel	yes	yes	–	full-service spa with sauna; 36 rooms
Mithra Cave Cappadocia	yes	–	–	rooms carved into rock
Secret Hill Cave Suites	–	yes	–	seasonal pool
Soho Cappadocia	–	–	yes	seasonal pool; garden and bar
The Niche Cave Hotel	yes	–	–	terrace hot tub for ten; jacuzzi bathrooms; 17 rooms
Zemi Hotel Cappadocia	yes	–	–	outdoor pool for adults and children
Uçhisar (8)
Hu of Cappadocia - Special Class	–	–	yes	bicycle rental; restaurant
Kale Konak Cappadocia	yes	yes	–	17 rooms; pet-friendly
Kilim Pansiyon	yes	–	–	pension; pet-friendly
Leda Stone House	–	–	yes	8 rooms with fireplaces and jacuzzis
Mimi Cappadocia Luxury Cave Hotel	–	–	yes	Turkish bath named in highlights
Simera In Cappadocia	–	–	yes	six jacuzzi suites among nine rooms
The Kingdom of Cappadocia - Luxury Hotel	yes	yes	–	pool, spa and hamam as three facilities
Uçhisar Palace In Cappadocia	–	yes	–	family rooms
Mustafapaşa (2)
Konak Bezirhane Cave Otel	–	–	yes	jacuzzi in each of 23 rooms
Yılkı Cave Suites	yes	–	yes	indoor pool; the only hotel ticking spa and hot tub

Seven more in the text

Seven records describe a facility without the matching tick: Heybe Hotel & Spa (Göreme) names a Turkish bath spa centre and an indoor pool; Sultan Cave Suites (Göreme) names a spa with massages; Hidden Cave Hotel (Göreme) says some rooms have jacuzzis; Karlık Evi Cappadocia (Uçhisar) has a valley-facing jacuzzi available by candlelight; Kayata Cave Suites (Ürgüp) lists indoor private hot tubs; Eka Cave Maison (Ürgüp) has heated black water pools inside its private rooms; and Azure Cave Suites (Çavuşin) offers jacuzzi suites as one room type. The Calypso Cave in Ürgüp also lists jetted tubs in its private bathrooms, which we do not count.

A tub in the room

If a private soak is the point, these records are the specific ones:

• Konak Bezirhane Cave Otel puts a private bathroom and jacuzzi in each of its 23 rooms.
• Simera In Cappadocia has six jacuzzi suites and three rooms of another type.
• Leda Stone House lists jacuzzis among the room features of its 8 rooms.
• Kayata Cave Suites has indoor private hot tubs, jetted bathtubs and heated floors.
• Azure Cave Suites offers jacuzzi suites alongside double, twin and fireplace suites.
• Eka Cave Maison has heated pools in its 5 private rooms.

For couples, see the honeymoon hotel guide; of the records above, only Kayata Cave Suites and Azure Cave Suites tick a honeymoon concept.

Choosing by what you want

• A traditional hamam: Artemis Cave Suites & Spa (Adults Only), Aydınlı Cave Hotel, Kelebek Cave Hotel and Secret Hill Cave Suites in Göreme; Kale Konak Cappadocia, The Kingdom of Cappadocia - Luxury Hotel and Uçhisar Palace In Cappadocia in Uçhisar.
• Massage or treatments: Aza Cave Hotel and Sultan Cave Suites both name massage in their records, and Kelebek lists a full-service spa. Treatment menus are not recorded for any of them.
• A hot tub with a view: The Niche Cave Hotel’s terrace tub faces the sunrise balloons, and Karlık Evi’s jacuzzi faces the valley.
• Warm water indoors: Heybe Hotel & Spa and Yılkı Cave Suites both list an indoor pool, which matters in the cold months.
• Travelling with a pet: Kale Konak Cappadocia, Kilim Pansiyon and Simera In Cappadocia are among the 8 pet-friendly hotels; ask whether pets are allowed near the spa areas.

What the records do not say

None of the records gives hours, treatment lists, prices, or whether a hamam or hot tub is private or shared. None says whether the spa is for guests only. The Turkish bath tradition is a matter of etiquette as much as facilities, so ask who will be there and who attends you. A booking message that asks four things (what is in the spa, is it private, does it need booking, can I use it on arrival day) saves most surprises.

Health, season and what to ask

Heat is the point of a hamam and also the risk: take care, or ask a doctor, in pregnancy or with a heart or blood-pressure condition, and leave the hot room if you feel dizzy. The hamam guide has the full list. Wellness facilities earn their keep in winter, when balloons fly on only a third of days; see Cappadocia in winter. When you write to a hotel, ask what the spa contains, whether treatments need booking, whether the hamam is private or shared, and whether non-guests can use it. Pools are covered in hotels with a pool.

Where to stay

Simera In Cappadocia, pictured above, has nine rooms, six of them jacuzzi suites, a terrace for the morning balloons, an airport transfer and a pet-friendly policy. Kelebek Cave Hotel combines spa, sauna, hamam and a seasonal pool. Artemis Cave Suites & Spa (Adults Only) has the underground hamam. Konak Bezirhane Cave Otel gives each of its 23 rooms a jacuzzi. After choosing, you can book through gocappadocia.com, the regional booking platform created through the combined efforts of 175 Cappadocia hoteliers, with a best-price guarantee; this guide takes no commission. All records are on the hotel list.