A charming and peaceful venue for your unforgattable memories
IRIS Hotel & SPA - Çanakkale
IRIS Hotel is situated on the Anatolian Side of Çanakkale, where several major events of the world history took place, from the legends of Iliad and Odyssey to the legendary Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. It is in close proximity to the ancient settlements such as Troy, Alexandria Troas and Assos.
H.Yüksel Ergen
Born in 1942 in Kumkale, present day Troy area of Çanakkale, Yüksel Ergen completed his high school education in Çanakkale. He spent his childhood among the ruins of the Ancient City. He studied Chemical Engineering at the University of İstanbul.
After his military service he married with Rüveyde Ergen, a colleague at the Faculty of Chemistry. She is the biggest supporter of Yüksel Ergen since then.
He worked in Çanakkale Seramik for 21 years in engineering and management roles. He established many companies and worked as a consultant in his field of expertise, Ceramics, in both Turkey and internationally. For five years, he served as a member of Ceramics Commission at the Technological Development Trust.
In 1990 Yüksel Ergen established İris Otel in Güzelyalı, Çanakkale. His passion for archaeology draw him to collect ancient artefacts starting in 1995. In his collection, there are some 800 objects spanning thousands of years from Troy times to Selçuk Empire and Ottoman Empire (Mehmet the conqueror years).
His earnest wish is to see that the excavations of past civilization in Anatolia are carried out and documented by indigenous experts.
Yüksel Ergen is currently active in the area of tourism, organic agriculture, conservation of local fruits and vegetables and preservation of endangered speices.
Accomodation and Amenities
IRIS Hotel & SPA offers 95 rooms including 53 standard, 40 deluxe and 2 suites with jacuzzi. Each room is elegantly designed to satisfy your highest demands in comfort, peace and quiet. All rooms feature air conditioning, central heating, minibar, kettle, wardrobe, satellite LCD TV, phones (room and bathroom), safe, hair dryer, balcony, Wi-Fi and smoke detector.
IRIS Hotel also offers 24-hour room service, laundry-iron service and safe (in the rooms ).
Journey to the Discovery of Flavours
Culinary Bliss... All fruits, vegetables and other products from Iris Farm are served at Iris Hotel. Iris Farm is local and grows its food the natural way with no added chemicals and hormones. The produce is grown on the fertile plains by the Ancient City of Troy. All these natural and organic products are sold under the brand of Yesil Iris.
Geyikli Zoo
While at Iris Hotel, you can view the Geyikli Zoo across the road where you will see some endangered animals rescued by the founder of our hotel, Yuksel Ergen.
Our Geyikli Zoo hosts endangered species of Fallow Deer, Roedeer, Gazelle and Goat in addition to all kinds of fowl and pigeons. You can view the Geyikli Zoo across the road from the main entrance of the hotel.
