History

The name of the hotel, Karia Princess, was chosen in reference to Artemisia II of Caria, sister, wife, widow and successor of king Mausolus, in whose honor she built the famous Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

When the Karia Princess opened its doors in 1990, it was the first 5 star hotel of the region. For the hotel’s founders, the late Dr. Izzet Imre and Mrs. Safiye Imre, whose main business concern was their family-owned Mercedes Benz dealerships across Turkey, the Karia Princess was a personal dream inspired by the small, elegant European family hotels they had come to love during their extended travels abroad.

Today, after extensive renovations carried out in 2005 and operated now by the next generation of the Imre family, the Karia Princess continues in the spirit of its founders in seeking to provide our guests with unrivalled hospitality and the best of service to have them return again and again with the best of memories.