This was our first trip to Cappadocia and Osman Bey was a great little find. It is a small, quite clean, few frills, 10 room hotel managed and well run by Kadir and his family. They are all so friendly (even the hotel pup, Pablo) and helpful. The room was nice, with a cave like a**osphere...Osman Bey is not truly a cave hotel, but is built in that style. We expected a queen room, but because of a booking glitch received a room with two singles. Kadir would gladly have switched it, but the hotel was fully booked. Not a real issue for us. The bath and shower were on the small side, but more than adequate to meet our needs. I will also note that there were some tricky, nearly invisible steps leading our of the courtyard and into the room. It would be a great improvement just to mark these step with a different color tape or reflective ***** to prevent the tripping that occurred numerous times on our visit. My only negative (it's not really negative, just an observation)...there is only Turkish television available. I acknowledge this is truly a "first world" suggestion, but it would be nice, if amongst the gadzillion channels available on the cable TV, at least one could be in English, so you can get news from home. The hotel is in the heart of the city and conveniently within walking distance to everything. Breakfast was included and was a typical Turkish breakfast fare of eggs, meat cheeses, olives salads, fresh fruit, bread and buns, fresh squeezed juices, milk, water and of course Turkish tea and coffee. The breakfast was deliciously prepared by solely by one woman, who greeted us with a welcome and smile every morning at 8:30 am. On our last morning, our departure time was before breakfast began, so Kadir graciously arranged for breakfast to start 45 minutes earlier just for us. The hotel has a symbiotic relationship with Angelo's Travel right next door. Kadir was just amazing with all the concierge work he did for us before and after our arrival. He arranged everything ( private car and guide day tour, hot air ballooning, horseback riding, and a trip to the Salt Lake. Ilkay was our tour guide for our day trip of the valleys, open air museums, and fairy chimneys. She was very knowledgeable, personable, and her English excellent. The only recommendation on this tour would be, if you're having lunch, skip the restaurant buffet, even though it's fast, it is quite pricey for the value and quality. Our driver, Osman, was such a gentleman. His experience as a Turkish Police Officer, traffic division, was well represented in his driving skill and attention to our comfort and safety. He was also the driver for our trip to the Salt Lake and made our time there so much fun when he doubled as our photographer and had us shooting hilarious photos and videos. The only disclaimer about the Salt Lake trip, is be prepared to get dirty. Only in the summer is the lake a dry pink salt flat. In the Spring, the salt is only present a few me
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