Simena Pension

The place is absolutely amazing. The food, the view, the atmosphere. I have stayed in many hotels and this is by far one of the best. The water is like in Maldives and in Sardinia, you can see everything! Yasim and his family was so friendly and the best hosts that I could imagine! His daughters were so polite. The whole family made a great impression on our family by their hospitality, warmth and kindness. The people on the island are likewise. This is the perfect place if you just want to enjoy the nature, views and have an amazing vacation. We will definitely come back!

To get to Simena Panysion, you will have yo be picked up from Ucagiz village by boat. It was a short ride but certainly a memorable start to a pleasant stay. The hotel staff were warm, friendly and welcoming, always ready to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Although not located by the water, there’s always a sun bed for you at Kale Panysion, same owners. I had my meals at Kale Panysion and it was lovely home cooked Turkish food. In the evenings, I could sit peacefully on my balcony with lovely views of the sea. I had a lovely stay.

We had a great time at Simena pansiyon ! They are together with Kale pansiyon so you can eat and hang out by the seashore at Kale. We loved our room overlooking the bay. It was like a dream. A hidden gem. It was surrounded by pomegranate, avocado, lemon trees. There are cats everywhere and it was a pleasure to share time with them :) We had an amazing Turkish breakfast of course :) make sure to see the island in front by canoe in the early morning before the touristic boats arrive. The view and sunset from the castle is breathtaking. We had the best homemade ice cream and special village coffee at Cafe Mola and loved exchanging point of views with the owner, she learNed to speak French throughout the years with the tourists :)

We took a boat trip from Ucagiz to Kekova two years ago and promised ourselves we would return and stay a couple of days. In the event we stayed for a week enjoying the most peaceful week ever. Yasin and Hatice were outstanding hosts and the accommodation was simple, comfortable and great value. We had read that the restaurants were a little expensive but they seemed to be very reasonable with good choices, tasty fresh food and very adequate wine. The views from Simena Pansion were lovely and the early morning canoe trips, walks around the castle and over the hill to Ucagiz all enjoyable. Recommended without hesitation! The transfers to and from Antalya were also efficient and comfortable. Just go there and try it, you'll love it

Made to feel very welcome by our hosts who speak English. Room was very clean and well appointed. Balcony with comfortable seating overlooking the sea. Delicious breakfast. Access to kayaks(free) to go exploring the beautiful coastline.||This was my third visit to this beautiful village. No cars, peace & quiet, friendly people, history & stunning scenery. Will definitely be back to stay at Simena Pansiyon.

We stayed here for 3 nights in April and found it hard to leave. Apart from the idyllic location Hatice & Yasin's hospitality was wonderful. We had forgotten the information about not being able to drive to Kale and had last minute concerns about how we'd get across the water! All it took was a phone call to Yasin & we were picked up & ferried over. It's a short walk up from the water's edge & back packs would be easier to manage than suitcases. We had the two rooms upstairs with wonderful views across the water. Breakfast was delicious & generous. We had dinner at the Kale Pension's restaurant which is owned by the same extended family and were able to use their kayaks and sunlounges .

This is one of those special places you'll always remember in your travels, no other way to describe it. A rustic, lovely family owned pension with two wonderful hosts, Yasin and Hatice, who are welcoming and memorable, in a seaside village where just 150 people live, amidst ruins of a sunken city that is more than 2,000 years old. And luckily, this village has been spared from the kind of rampant development and disco/nightlife/shopping mall craziness of other towns along this coast. It is like going back to the past; this is not the place if you're looking for crazy party towns. It's a refuge, peaceful, wonderful.| The rooms are spotless, the views unforgettable, the setting of Kalekoy Kekova is something out of this world -- a view of the sea, the dramatic landscape, the boats, the scenes of daily life.... a place to get away from the world and just live. Great accommodation, we were so lucky to have found it.

I had been to Kekova once before - determined to stay. Charming hostess and family born and bred on Kekova. Private clean and well appointed rooms with excellent ensuite. Breakfast was delicious and you could not have wished for a better view.||Kekova is exceptional - the ruins and castle sarcophagus scattered about on the hillside and wonderful walks to be had to neighbouring bays.||Charming dining on the waterfront is rustic but authentic and fresh so what more could you want!||(tourists visit during the day but you have the mornings and evenings to yourself with the dining facilities to yourseves)