Hotel Lycia

The photos listed on Booking.com made it look wonderful but this is not what we experienced.

I booked two rooms at Lycia Hotel for my family of 5 for 8 nights. We were so excited for our stay based on the exceptional photos, but when we arrived (the road in is so steep our car was struggling) it was a ghost town and we had no idea where the reception was. A man walked out and gave us no warm welcome but asked for our passports. Compared to the warm welcome we received at all the other hotels we stayed, this felt very cold. He showed us our rooms, which were up a long flight of stairs on the 2nd and 3rd floor. The "penthouse suite" on the 3rd floor was stuffy and super hot with several small mattresses on the floor. My husband couldn't even stand up all the way the ceilings were so low. On top of this, the kitchen area looked like it was covered with plywood and all the plants were dying. The property and rooms looked really rundown, and I think this property could use some serious maintenance otherwise the beautiful photos displayed on Booking.com are truly not representative of the offering. Given all of this, and due to the fact that the price of Lycia Hotel was 2x the price of a much nicer place down the road with an all-vegetarian restaurant, we decided to leave after 10 minutes and had to find a different place to stay so we kindly asked the owner for a refund but she refused to give us a full refund and charged us over $700 usd for one night even though there were clearly not many people staying on the property, if any (so any argument about losing out on funds from another guest is not relevant). I would strongly recommend NOT staying here and staying at Mavilim instead!

I do like the private beach and quite location.It’s so cozy. The interior is meticulously designed, with tasteful attention to every detail.

This property was so idyllic, the perfect location with stunning views and direct access into the ocean. The breakfast was fantastic and the family that runs the property was wonderful.

What a beautiful place! Service was perfect, as well as the location which is quiet, but close to town. Breakfast was absolutely delicious. Really this place is a gem, and we would recommend it to anyone coming to Kas.

Everything! The cabanas by the beach are a real plus

10/10 would stay here again and recommend to our friends and family. The hotel has STUNNING ocean views. You direct access to the beach / rock area with nice sunbeds to lie on all day. It was bliss being able to swim off the rocks and relax by the water all day. The breakfast was fantastic and had stunning ocean views. They provided extra towels for the beach / pool which we appreciated. They had super nice soaps and shampoos in the room.

Nothing really - I wish we could have stayed longer.One minor piece of feedback the pillows were a little too firm for our liking and it would have been nice to have a flatter pillow option.

The Lycia enjoys a beautiful position on the peninsula in Kas. We were upgraded to a room with stunning views. The rooms are large and comfortable. Our dinner and breakfast was very good and beautifully presented. The location is nice as it’s away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Kas.

The bed is what looks like a double. A larger bed would be nice. Also it appeared that the property would benefit from some maintenance on the building and in the gardens.

The hotel is in a beautiful spot on the peninsula with great views. Merih and her team were so welcoming and the food was delicious! Our room was very spacious and well laid out.

A wonderfully relaxing place to stay! The accommodation was great - really comfortable and the views are amazing. We loved spending time on the private beach - perfect for swimming and chilling in the cabanas. The breakfast was really good and beautifully presented.

The scenery, food , service and the staff - super friendly and very accommodating.

An absolutely amazing place and amazing, amiable, hospitable, welcoming staff/people who are always ready to help you! Astonishing view from the balcony and a fabulous view of Kaş at night from the pool which is always at your disposal! Also, you have access to the private beach that only hotel guests can use and that's awesome because me and my wife went to all the major/most popular beaches around (Halk, Patara, Kaputaş) and we found the private beach of Lycia Hotel to be by far the best! No more than 8 people at the beach anytime and most of the time there were only me and my wife even though the hotel was full all the time! Highly recommend! One of the best places we've been to! Thank you Merih! ☺️

Kas is beautiful and this hotel is on the peninsula with easy access to a private beach (note that because you are on the peninsula it gets windy/water is more choppy than other places). The hotel breakfast was excellent and a highlight, a huge and delicious spread every morning. Restaurant was also good for dinner and prices very fair/similar to what you'd find in town. The views from restaurant and the pool are excellent. Room was comfortable. We found that the staff were extremely kind and helpful.

The hotel has private access to the beach with beach beds in cabanas. Unfortunately, the covers of the beach beds have not been cleaned and there was mold growing on the pillows at the roof of the cabanas. Shower at the beach also does not work. If you don't plan to spend time at the beach this may not be an issue but as we were coming primarily for the beach so it was a disappointment and uncomfortable. Some other areas of the property could also use repairs, for example, the pool view is beautiful but some tile on the pool has come off, water not crystal clear and pool lounge covers were not completely clean. Shower doors in the room do not close fully so it's hard to take a shower without getting the bathroom soaked. The staff were wonderful and very helpful, but we thought that the owner could have been clearer in her communication. For example, you cannot have dinner at the hotel unless you confirm at breakfast, but we were not told this so did not confirm and were then surprised to find out we couldn't eat at the restaurant one night. Very unclear schedule of when the rooms were cleaned versus not. Overall we enjoyed our time but were not completely comfortable given some of these issues.

The location, the view from the room, terrace

Beautiful, quiet location with amazing views. Excellent pool and private beach with cabanas. Merih was a wonderful host and we had an amazing honeymoon here. Breakfast was also great!

Great location, amazing views, easy to get to Kas town. All staff were so helpful and lovely. Great stay!

The owner was so lovely and extremely helpful, staff went over and above to help us make our stay enjoyable. Properly has the most stunning view for breakfast.

Loved the view, tranquility, friendly staff and delicious wholesome food

Lovely small hotel with a wonderful staff, beautiful pool, delicious breakfast and comfortable rooms. Restaurant for dinner was also delicious.

Would be nice to have the rooms serviced daily by default - fresh towels, clean glasses etc. But it was done as soon as we asked.

Marie and her crew treated us like family and they they were most helpful and resourceful when came the time to make reservations or help to please us who were travelling with 4 teenagers. I would add that we had the best meals in Kas directly at the hotel, weather it was for breakfast or dinner.

Although this seems to be the norm in many hotels of Turkey, the beds were very bare in terms of bedding. There was no materas cover and only a bottom sheet. Plus, there could have been more than one cotton blanket in the beds.Also, the was so warm, it wasn’t refreshing.

Staff were very accommodating. Lovely Turkish breakfast. Great shower.

House keeping could have been better. 3 people but only 2 towels......had to chase for more. Bins needed emptying daily

Breakfast spread each morning was incredible and the view was just superb. Merih was super helpful for anything and everything we requested or wanted info about.