MYHOTEL in Izmir was an experience to be long-remembered. The hotel is perfectly located (seafront, restaurants, markets, bazaar, etc.) and the room was large, bright, modern, meticulous. However (and it is a big 'however') there were many problems. (1) The staff was no help is directing us to transportation. They were unaware of the existence of the train to Ephesus and did not even know the distance to the train station from their hotel. (2) Neither the TV nor the air conditioning worked; it was the bell-hop who tried and failed to repair them. (3) Though breakfast was included, a charge of 2 USD was imposed on each glass of orange juice. (4) No one, but the bell-hop, spoke a word of English.