Five-star Ilıca, about 5 km east of Çeşme, Çeşme
Ilıca Hotel Spa & Wellness Thermal Resort
A thermal hotel on the sand at Ilıca, where hot springs rise at up to 61 °C and are cooled to 37 or 38 °C for the pools. Every room has a balcony facing the Aegean.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Thermal pools
- 37 to 38 °C
- Spa
- Spa Ilıca, 3,500 m²
- Beach
- About 300 metres of sand, Blue Flag
- From the airport
- About 95 km from İzmir ADB, our estimate
The hotel
Hot springs on the beach.
Ilıca lies about five kilometres east of Çeşme town, on a bay where warm springs run out into the sea itself. At the hotel the water comes up at 42 to 61 °C, slightly acidic, and is brought down to 37 or 38 °C for the thermal pools, which day visitors may also use. The beach in front first won its Blue Flag in 2004.
The hotel covers about three hectares on the shore at Altınyunus. All 310 rooms and suites have a balcony over the sea. Below the lobby, Spa Ilıca fills 3,500 square metres with a hamam, sauna, treatment rooms and a gym, and a thalasso pool of heated seawater sits beside the thermal ones. The hotel stays open after the summer season, when the indoor pools take over.
- Thermal water Indoor and outdoor thermal pools at 37 to 38 °C, and a thalasso pool of heated seawater.
- Spa Ilıca A hamam, sauna, massage rooms and a fitness area over 3,500 square metres, open from 8 am to 8 pm.
- The beach About 300 metres of fine sand with two jetties and a Blue Flag.
Rooms & suites
A balcony over the Aegean.
All rooms and suites have a balcony, and the hotel says every one looks out to sea.
- Rooms Superior and Premium rooms 25 square metres with a balcony, sleeping up to three.
- Families Family Room A duplex of 35 square metres with a garden terrace, sleeping four.
- Suites King Suite The largest category, facing the sea.
Dining
Meals by the sea.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Kalama Restaurant Turkish and international Breakfast and dinner, on the lobby floor
- Grill Bar Grills Through the day
- Lobby Bar Drinks Open round the clock
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am.
- Children A kids club runs from 10 am to 10 pm. Under-16s are generally not admitted to the spa and wellness area.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Indoor pools The indoor thermal and children's pools open from 15 September to 15 June.
Getting there
Flying to Çeşme.
İzmir Adnan Menderes is the airport for scheduled flights and for private jets, open around the clock with customs on site. The drive is about 95 kilometres, most of it on the Otoyol 32 motorway, so allow roughly an hour and a quarter by our estimate.
- Athens 40 min
- Istanbul 50 min
- Geneva 2 h 55
- London 3 h 45
- Dubai 4 h 20
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How warm are the thermal pools at Ilıca Hotel?
- The spring water reaches 42 to 61 °C at source and is kept at 37 to 38 °C in the pools.
- Is Ilıca Hotel open in winter?
- Yes. The hotel takes guests in November and December, and the indoor thermal pools run from mid-September to mid-June.
- Which airport is closest to Ilıca?
- İzmir Adnan Menderes, about 95 kilometres by road, or roughly an hour and a quarter by our estimate.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Çeşme?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Çeşme, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Çeşme
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Reges, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa A hundred and four rooms and suites spread along two kilometres of Boyalık Bay, opened in 2019.
- Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Çeşme A large resort with a Blue Flag beach and its own thermal waters.
- Grand Hotel Ontur Çeşme A summer-only hotel of 200 rooms at Dalyan, north of the town, with thermal pools and a Blue Flag beach.
- Alavya Six village houses joined into one hotel of 25 rooms around a shaded garden, with One MICHELIN Key.
- Warehouse By The Stay A warehouse of the 1980s turned into 24 suites over gardens, with an art library and One MICHELIN Key.
Staying at Ilıca Hotel Spa & Wellness Thermal Resort?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Çeşme, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.