Mavi Ladin Konukevi

Een super geëngageerde gastvrouw

Deniz’s place is great to stay in if you are very social, want to meet locals in Kars and/or love dogs. Deniz invited us to many outings with her friends in Kars, including dinner at her place, an outing to Ani and coffee with her friends and we were happy to be included and to get a taste of local life in Kars. She’s also a big big dog lover—she’s adopted a lot of stray dogs and they live happily in her garden and in her apartment upstairs. (If you don’t like dogs though, don’t worry—the bottom floor is for guests and the dogs don’t come in there) The guesthouse was well-furnished. We had an enormous private bathroom and there is a kitchen and washing machine specially for guests. Located in the center of Kars, 10 min walk from the bus station and pretty much any other place you would want to go to in Kars. Special shoutout out to Denis for her extreme consideration in quickly sending over some items I left behind on the day I checked out to the airport via taxi. Thank you for saving me Denis!!

Lovely place in Kars, great location, and Deniz goes out of her way to help you organise your trip and excursions

Quite a bit more expensive than some of the equivalent places I stayed in my trip across Turkey, but Kars doesn’t seem to have many options and Deniz offers a reliable and comfortable one

We loved Deniz and her many dogs. She is a wonderful host, so caring and eager to help. Her property is unique and very comfortable. You really feel like you are a treasured guest in her home. Deniz is always available to help and answer questions. She will arrange transportation to nearby sights as well. The breakfast is great too. Everything cooked to order.

We loved everything about this property but most of all the host Deniz. She is an absolutely lovely person and an excellent host, she helped us with organising a tour to Lake Çıldır, gave us some excellent recommendations of places to eat food and helped us with getting to the correct bus station (as we were going to Georgia after and our tickets had the wrong address on them.) and with anything we needed :) Staying here feels like staying at an old friend/family members house :) The house itself is beautifully decorated and very very clean, it has everything you need; clean comfortable beds (I had the best sleep of my stay in Turkey so far here), soft clean towels, a hairdryer, shampoo, soap, conditioner, slippers, water bottles and free wifi. We felt incredibly comfortable and safe here thanks to Deniz and would definitely return again. She gives some excellent recommendations of places to eat and places to see, we just wish that we had stayed longer than two nights and that we’d booked the tour to Ani through her as she is very helpful with organising tours/taxis. She also speaks very good English and so even though we don’t speak Turkish, we had no problems at all thanks to Deniz :) 10/10

Nothing, everything was perfect :)

Deniz is such a genuinely kind and wonderful person who went well out of her way to make sure we had a great visit. It was a treat staying with her, just like staying in the home of a beloved relative. Her home is very clean, quiet, comfortable, and lovingly maintained. We loved chatting with Deniz and meeting her sweet dogs. Will have to be back!

Tamamen tesadüf eseri bulduğumuz Mavi Ladin Konukevi'nden çok memnun kaldık. Her şeyiyle mükemmel bir konaklama oldu, hem Kars'ı hem Mavi Ladin'i çok sevdik. Deniz Hanım çok iyi bir ev sahibi; güler yüzü, samimiyeti ve cömertliği ile bizi evimizde gibi hissettirdi, kendisine çok teşekkür ederiz. Yolumuz Kars'a düşerse (ki şimdiden istiyoruz:) kalacağımız yer belli. Herkese rahatlıkla tavsiye ederim.

Super attentive host. Nice and cozy place. Awesome location, in the quiet street in the city. Easy to reach. Deniz made sure we'd have the best time in Kars.

Needs a couch and a desk - even in the common area. A bit pricey.