Cave Inn: Constructing a cave hotel in Cappadocia

"Balancing eclectic, contemporary design with rigorous preservation, this hotel solved rooms as low as 1.5 meters not by raising ceilings but by digging down as much as a meter to keep the original overhead intact. Rocks were removed in small segments, cleaned by hand, and reworked with the same techniques as the first builders to preserve hand-hammer traces; modern necessities like internet cables were tucked through discreet drill holes and sealed with color‑matched caulk made from the cave’s own rock dust, all to keep the structure and beauty of the original cave." - MICHELIN Guide