Picolo recommends · Hotel in Antalya, Turkey
Tuvana Hotel
Step through a heavy wooden door in the old town and you are in a green courtyard, with a pool under the trees and the lanes left outside.
Kaleiçi is the walled old town of Antalya, a knot of lanes running down to the Roman harbour. Tuvana is a cluster of Ottoman houses here, brought back to life and turned inwards to a shared courtyard with a pool and trees for shade.
Inside, the rooms keep the character of the old buildings: timber floors, solid doors and period details. Dinner is served in the garden, and it is one of the meals in the old town worth planning an evening around.
Picolo’s verdict
Why we chose Tuvana Hotel
We picked Tuvana for its sense of place. You sleep inside the old town rather than visiting it, in a small hotel where the buildings themselves are the design. It suits couples who like character over scale.
There is no beach here. You walk down to the harbour and take a boat or a taxi to the sand, so if long days by the sea are the main plan, a resort outside the city will serve you better.
What you get
- Pool in the shaded courtyard
- Restaurant in the garden
- Rooms with timber floors and period details
- Green courtyard with trees
- Harbour boats to the beaches a short walk away
A day at Tuvana Hotel
- Morning
- Breakfast in the courtyard before the lanes fill up.
- Midday
- A walk down through Kaleiçi to the old Roman harbour.
- Afternoon
- A boat from the harbour along the coast for a swim.
- Evening
- Dinner under the trees in the hotel garden.
Location
Kaleiçi, Antalya, Turkey
Open in MapsQuestions about Tuvana Hotel
Is Tuvana Hotel in the old town of Antalya?
Yes. Tuvana is inside Kaleiçi, the historic walled quarter, so the lanes, small museums and the old harbour are all on foot from the door.
Does Tuvana Hotel have a beach?
No. The hotel has a courtyard pool, and for the sea you head down to the harbour, where boats and taxis take you on to the beaches.
Is Tuvana Hotel good for couples?
It is well suited to couples. The scale is small, the rooms have character and the garden restaurant makes an easy evening without leaving the hotel.
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Updated 6 Nov 2026All articles
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