Hotel Edessa City

There are a lot of rooms at this hotel, so your likely to be able to get a room even at busy times.nnIt's centrally located with a lot of food and agil stores around it.nnStaff are super friendly and helpful and always available.nnThere's parking to the side of the road if you're driving, if you can't find a space then hand your keys to the staff and they park for you.nnThose were the positives.nnRooms are dated and don't match the pictures you see posted here on Google maps.nnYou're right by the street so expect to be woken up from the banging and the shouting that goes with people setting up their shop. I even had someone moving and dragging furniture right upstairs at 3.30 am. So take ear plugs.nnThere's no duvet in the room, just a blanket and a throw, but for me that was fine.nnDon't sleep under the air-conditioning unit, or you'll either get wet or covered in black chunks of sut/dust that the unit kept blasting out.nnBathroom. It's entertaining watching the long trail of ants marching past in the bathroom. There is no shower cubicle, so when you've showered then everything in there is wet, toilet seat, toilet tissue, the works, so poop before you shower.nnBed is comfortable, and the initial itching that starts when you get in the bed, it goes away after a few minutes. I had a choice of two blankets, so I used the one without the huge fresh brown stain on it.nnHold on to your towels if you ask for your room to be cleaned, you don't get fresh towels after the room is cleaned, you just get the dirty ones taken away.nnWith all that said, this was a convenient place to stay, and a very good 3/5 rated hotel of you can't find any other hotel or you have to be near the centre, *however, it's not worth the 100TL per person per night that they charged me.

This hotel is very centrally located and it's only a very short walk to the mesmerizing Pool of Abraham (Balikli Göl). The owner speaks English and was very helpful. The rooms are very basic but sufficient if you are looking for clean, practical and inexpensive accommodation.

Hotel edessa is located in the city center, in the lake with fish, nice rooms, clean price, affordable breakfast was good.

A christian hotel in a superb lake with fish to stay

One of the rare nice hotels to stay in Urfa, I am satisfied, it deserves four stars in both the city center and very close to the fish goal.