|
Our
VILLAGE HOUSE HOTEL includes 5 cave rooms and 7 stone
rooms as well as a carved restaurant with authentic
fireplaces to keep the place warm in all seasons. The
quality of the cave rooms make you feel cool in the
summer and warm in the winter. Volcanic rock called "tuffa"
is perfect insulation material. It keeps the temperature
between 17 - 20 degrees Celsius throughout the year. All
rooms are different from each other in their size, shape
and qualities, but they each have the signature curves,
texture, cupboards, fireplaces, arches and decorations
characteristic of the region but also the villages
local civil architecture.
All rooms are traditionally decorated and the cotton
covers, carpets, kilims, wooden furniture, etc. are
locally produced. However, each room also includes
private stone shower and w/c, some rooms even a jacuzzi,
hot water, wooden floors, luxurious bedding and IDD
telephone service.
Broadband internet is now available in Akkoy, and we
plan to provide also (wireless) internet for our guests.
The Hotels commanding location gives you the full view
of the ancient village of Akköy as well as the
surrounding valleys and mountains with three such
village formations, fertile fields, and the unique
landscape of Cappadocia. The Cave Boutique Hotel is
owned and managed by Mehmet Güleç, born and raised in
Akköy while the village was still fully inhabited back
in 1960s. The hotel is marked by its serenity,
comforting hospitality and welcome of its owner and its
staff, the unique features of the village, and custom-designed
tours and expeditions in order to satisfy your needs in
the areas of historical site-seeing, nature tours,
safari, and biotourism.
The Village House kitchen provides meals that are
prepared from fresh ingredients and daily every day by
Mehmet's family and staff. All food is organically grown
and local produce, with no chemicals, additive or
preservatives. These include seasonal fruits and
vegetables, home made yoghurt and local specialties,
fresh from the mountains nearby the village, local honey
and home-made baked bread. The village cousine also
includes special meat dishes made by burial underground
and cooked slowly, dumplings filled with meat and herbs,
local deserts and salads. Breakfast is presented as open
buffet style where you can find home made jams, from
locally dried fruits, pure village productions, and
dairy products straight from the village. Dinner is
prepared on order.
|
