Cinci Han Hotel & Restaurant — Hotel in Safranbolu

The hotel is located in the middle of Safranbolu, which makes it convenient with many shops around the area. The history and setting is also interesting, since it has been a lodging place for over 300 years old and looks like a museum. But that's where the plus side ends. ||The rooms, while not being as old as the building itself (refurbished in 2004 I think?), are horribly maintained. For starters, ours smelled stale and musky, and there was no ventilation at all. (There was a small window looking out to the street but it was broken and could not be opened.) This was still bearable since we stayed during the winter, but I can only imagine how uncomfortable it would be in the summer especially when there's no air conditioning system either. ||The bedside lamps were broken, and so were many of the light switches leaving the wiring exposed. Only the main light on the ceiling could be switched on for our room. The side table also had disgusting stains all over as though they haven't been cleaned in ages (and I imagine as are all the other surfaces in the room). The beds were creaky and really hard to sleep on – probably the worst bedding I've ever encountered in a hotel. ||The bathroom had a different musky smell to it too. While there seems to be a ventilation fan on the ceiling, I doubt it's working given how stale it smelt. The shower head was mouldy all around, especially at the areas where water exited, and the water from it had a strange metallic taste to it. I doubt the latter was due to the water source, probably because of the shower system itself, because the water from the tap (which was tarnished by the way) was fine. The toilet seat was also broken and couldn't be lifted properly. ||This is probably one of the worst hotel rooms I've stayed at in my years of travel. While I understand that it's a unique experience living in a building full of history, and I'm not expecting 5 star quality rooms, the least they could do is have the rooms in a clean and usable condition. Sadly if you would like a clean and decent place to stay at (as I believe would be most people) this isn't the...

根据LP指南的推荐，我在行程计划中做了一个重大决定：省吃俭用、节衣缩食也要去住一夜Cinci han hotel传说中的Han agasi odasi套房……|可是，这条路远没有我想象的那么简单。|2011年4月初开始写E-mail给酒店，但是一直过了2周都未得到回复。无奈之中，Skype过去咨询，但接电话的姑娘说她学英语才3个月，叫我等等，她帮我去找个英语利索的，于是我等啊等啊等啊……等到电话卡里面木有钱了，那个英语利索的人还没有找到。|于是我想了一个办法：打电话给大学，去国际学院找土耳其在中国的留学生，请能讲“土话”的人帮我打电话联系酒店。与此同时，我在Cinci的官方网站的其他Link 栏目中，打开了所有的连接，貌似是一些政府机关的快连接或者联合国世界文化遗产评定方的网页。我点开了其中一个，全都是土耳其语的，然后看到一个貌似“市长信箱”之类的东西。好吧！我走投无路了，试着点开，在类似于格式发言的栏目中发发牢骚，并且希望他们能帮助我联系酒店——当然，因为吃不准这到底是什么网站，于是自己干了这事之后也把它忘记了……|没想到的是：马上收到了一封E-mail，署名是Safranbolu Municipality！|第二天，土耳其学妹也打电话来，说她帮我联系上了酒店，而且酒店老板说，他们接到了政府部门的电话，说他们没有会讲英语的人，非常冤枉……|好吧，我还挺过意不去的，也许是自己人品不好，恰好遇到一个英语不利索的……|无论如何，我还是觉得很高兴，因为Safranbolu Municipality对我这个小小游客的重视，事情总算搞定了，之后几封E-mail酒店也回复得非常及时。|时间到了10月，旅行开始了。为了行程万无一失，我在入住Cinci han的前两天又发了E-mail过去，确定我可以在当天正常入住房间，酒店回复说“随时恭候您的光临”。|可是，事情还是让我非常意外。|到达时，我把我的护照给了前台，前台问我是不是预定的，我说是——由于不知道房间的念法，我补充说“我预定的是200欧元一晚的那个房间”，前台说是，可结果把我安排到了2楼一个小房间……那个房间是100欧元一晚的。|我回到前台，找出LP指南给他看那个房间的拼写，他才给了我Han agasi...

I stayed at this hotel for one night when visiting Safranbolu to enjoy an old-fashioned lodging like past locals, and honestly it was really a right decision. The hotel building was well maintained as past relay station, a huge open-air courtyard surrounded by 2-floored masonry building for guest rooms. Upon stepping up to the rooftop could I enjoy a fascinating view of this beautiful small town. The guest room was honestly a little tiny and dim, but still comfortable, well-furnished and maintained in great Ottoman style for a short stay for fun. Frankly speaking, it may not be a good choice for modern-hotel type travelers, but truly worth a visit for those who expect to obtain an extraordinary old-school lodging experience and...