Hotel Evin's facilities are clean and comfortable. A room with private bath was 15YTL after some light bargaining with the sweet manager, while a shared bath (with squat toilet) was 12YTL. After two days of squatting and hose-showering in Urfa I was more than happy to pay a little extra.

The staff does not speak English, but is very kind. When the manager asked if I would be requesting breakfast in the morning, we reached a roadblock in our collective language skills. Finally he said "Good morning!" several times while miming scooping food and chewing. Adorable, and very clear. I opted to forage on my own instead. The odd thing was my guidebook wrote this hotel did NOT offer breakfast—either it was another mistake or they'd started something new.

The hotel is 5 stories high and does not feature an elevator. Despite the fact that the hotel seemed empty, I was assigned to the 4th floor. The room is quite large with two beds, very nice bathroom (happily, shower and toilet are separate here) and satellite TV. I enjoyed several episodes of CSI, Cold Case and Nip/Tuck, shows I never watch at home.

There is no A/C but the large windows let a decent amount of air in. There is a very large common area that has a decidedly formal feel to the décor, but the staff members and their friends seemed to enjoy using it. Overall, I had a very pleasant overnight stay at Hotel Evin, which is convenient to the center of town and certainly recommended as a stopover.

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