The Museum Hotel Antakya

An unexpected and wonderful experience! We were in Hatay for a short time and were looking for a good hotel. We ended up there by chance and were in for a complete surprise. When we entered the hotel, we didn’t expect that the entire first floor would be a real archaeological museum! The views of the mosaic floors and excavated ruins are simply wonderful. The story of the hotel is also special: during the construction, archaeological discoveries that are thousands of years old were found. The engineers and designers had the idea to create something completely unique – and built the hotel on top of the archaeological findings. This gives the whole building an awesome atmosphere and value. The rooms are not very large, but they are comfortable and stylishly furnished. The staff at the reception was extremely kind and professional. The whole experience was surprising and awesome. I have traveled for years and stayed in hundreds of hotels, but such an experience is rare. I highly recommend it, if you are in Hatay or passing through, this hotel is definitely worth a visit!

There's much to be done when it comes to bring the service to an international 5 star standard, but both management and staff are highly invested in creating a success story for this wonderful hotel. The culture here is still a bit "insular", as it hasn't probably had the level of exposure to the world's comparable hotels, so while the location, design and goodness of the staff are incredible, the services offered and the way they are organised can be improved. The absolutely positive remark is that everyone takes in suggestions and commentary in a very positive way. Definitely recommended, look forward to coming back in the future and hopefully for the city find it rebuilt from the horrible tragedy the 2023 hearth quake has been (one of the biggest in modern days).

There is a hotel and museum in one building. During the construction, Roman buildings were found (dated 5th century AD). The designers decided to create this unique hotel on top of the archaeological findings. The wonderful atmosphere and vibe. Highly recommend to visit

Fantastic. Even the cafe staff knew exactly what coffees we wanted without ordering after the first one. We enjoyed 2 nights here and were upgraded at no extra cost to a perfect room overlooking the ruins. The restaurant was 5 star with the best meals we have had since being on the road from Australia in 2 years! Awesome and highly recommended!

This place is sooooo cool. The way that they have crafted the hotel around the ruins is awesome!The rooms are comfortable, the food, service and museum is awesome! This is absolutely worth the trip!

Water in shower was smelly and salty. Administrator said it is secondary (purified) water. Having museum underneath is making dusty surroundings.

Amazing experience to sleep above ruins. The hotel is new, well maintained and managed. Top five star quality that I have not experienced in this country before. We were very impressed! Facilities available are top quality. Breakfast is fresh and varied. Rooms are beautiful. Beautiful combination of modern architecture straddling an ancient past. What a treat!

This place was top notch! They have really put a lot of effort and planning into this hotel. It’s new and beautiful. The staff is well trained and very helpful. The concept of building a hotel that hovers over an ancient ruin site, is genius. The rooms are great. Clean. Fresh and quiet. One thing I would like to mention is that the rooms were very hot. You couldn’t control the temperature in the room and the outside temp was in the 30’s. They also still used heavy winter duvets on the bed. We stayed here in April. I’m sure by full summer they have a different arrangement. But as this hotel is fully open air as soon as you step out of your room, I’m curious to know how hot it’ll be…. Also one small thing that ‘irritated’ me was the fire alarm is placed right over the bed and every ten seconds an extremely bright light flashes. As a light sleeper, it bothered me. But seriously other than those two things we LOVED this hotel. The food. The ambiance. The pool. The spa. All of it!!!