Fantastic hotel & staff.
HOTEL:
Despite quite a few of the staff not speaking English they were very pleasant, polite and ensured our stay was a perfect one.
Beds were really comfortable, water was warm, tea making facilities in the room with a free bottle of water each day... perfect! Pool was nice too (although not sure why we were made to where very tight fitting elastic head caps, surely a shower before swimming is a better way?) Nice little shopping precinct opposite, and plenty of places to eat within minutes.
If you are from the West, don't expect alcohol here or in most local restaurants either! The local tea and coffee is amazing, as is the food!
We will certainly have no hesitation in returning to this hotel when we return to complete our research in the next year or so!
THE AREA: Although this area of Turkey is not recommended by many Western governments, including the UK, I was here with some colleagues to visit Dara and Gobekli Tepè for some research for work. Everywhere we went we were welcomed & treated really well. Can't speak highly enough of the people of Diyarbakir, from the Police in their armoured vehicles at check-points, through to the locals in villages and towns we passed through...