Abu Hayat Cave Suites

Fatma and her family made our stay at Abu Hayat Cave Suites a big part of what we loved about Cappadocia. We were there from 20 to 22 October 2025, and would happily return. Fatma is warm and genuine, speaks good English, and enjoys a chat. After our first breakfast she also talked us through places to visit. She helped arrange a rental car through another company, which brought it to the nearest available parking spot, checked the hot air balloon price for us, and booked our ride to the airport. She kept my wife updated through Airbnb messages. We stayed in a ground-floor room. It was lovely, cozy and well furnished, with dependable Wi-Fi and a well-equipped bathroom. As in the other toilets we encountered in Turkiye, there was no bidet. There’s no air conditioning, but the nights were cool with the windows open. A standing fan was available on request if it hadn’t already been lent to another guest. The upstairs rooms can only be reached by stairs. The setting is rustic and beautiful, with scenic views around the Suites. It was just right for taking our own wedding anniversary photos. Stray cats wander around, but please don’t feed them, Fatma’s family feeds them outside. Roxy, a large dog, usually hangs out by the main entrance. She’s friendly and not aggressive, though she could use a bath. 😅 With a rental car, Goreme, Uchisar and Avanos are all fairly close. Red Valley was under a 10-minute drive, and we found a nice spot there to watch the balloons. Janus Cappadocia Restaurant is less than a five-minute walk away, and we thought the food was very good. A small BIM supermarket is around a 15 to 20-minute walk. Breakfast, made by Fatma and her sisters, was a feast each morning, with some variety day to day. There were olives, homemade fruit spreads, pekmez tahin that tasted like another kind of peanut butter, different cheeses, eggs cooked the way we chose, including Turkish Menemen, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, plus bread and cake. We especially liked sigara boregi and spinach borek. One of Fatma’s sisters also sells crocheted hot air balloon keychains that she makes herself. They’re cute gifts, and we’d only seen one other seller with something similar. Ours cost 100 Turkish Lira each.