We made Kusadasi our home base for 2 nights in order to make day trips to Pamukkale and Ephesus. We reserved a family suite, and were mainly seeking clean comfort, family-friendly amenities, and access to Kusadasi's main attractions (which would also make for a good location for tour pickups). We found Kusadasi to be limited in terms of A-grade hotel options, so relative to that, we'd give Hotel Melis a 'fair' rating.
Pros:
• Beach access to the Aegean Sea. Clean and quiet enough. Nice/peaceful views of sunset.
• Family-friendly environment. Decent pool that kids at hotel seemed to be enjoying.
• Affordable, with okay room and location. Breakfast was included for us.
Cons:
• Isolated from Kusadasi town. Nothing in walking distance except gas station where we picked up snacks for early morning start (hotel breakfast open at 8 am which is right when tours pick up).
• Tiny bathroom, bad toiletries, no hot water.
• Run-down and sparse rooms. No fan in kids' room. Hotel's portable fan was in high demand.
• Bad wi-fi. Had to borrow front desk's personal hotspot to confirm second day tour.
• Staff was nice, but only 2 people seemed to speak a little English. We were baffled that they did not recommend any main attractions or restaurants, instead letting us order expensive dinner at hotel the first night. We nearly missed Ladies' Beach, Long Beach and the bazaar, if it weren't for our own research or tour guides.
