hotel was good, reception staff helpful, decent breakfast, clean comfortable bedroom, and good bathroom, you can also book your ephesus excursion from the hotel, the hotel is close to kulturpark, but its about 10/15 minutes walk to the bazaar area around arfatlar, which is the most interesting part of izmir, and the hotel is on a main rd with no cafes, if you dont mind a bit of a stroll you can find some nice eateries 10 minutes walk away