Sacred House

Useful Information

Location:	Ürgüp
Open:	All year daily. [2006]
Fee:	Per Person USD 130, Full Moon Suite Room USD 180. Low Season, NOV to MAR except Christmas: reduced prices. [2006]
Classification:	Cave House
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	7 rooms
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Address:	Sacred House, Karahandere Mahallesi, Barbaros Hayrettin Sokak No:25, 50400 Ürgüp, Tel: +90-384-3417102 - Fax: +90-384-3416986. E-mail:
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History

Description

The Sacred House is a small hotel with only 7 cave rooms, but they are all medievally decorated, five of them have open fireplaces. Each room is a small exhibition of Middle Age Art, each one decorated differently, with Ottoman, Greek, and Armenian antiques. The name sacred does not mean a special religion, but the sacral nature of the art and the resulting atmosphere of the house. The hosts Tolga and Talin discovered and recreated several long-forgotten Greek, Armenian and Circassian dishes, which they serve in the comfortable restaurant.