(Rating relative to other options we are aware of in Konya.) This hotel, $85 incl. taxes (after asking for discount), turned out to be a good choice. It has a perfect location with views of the Mevlana Museum and Selimiye mosque, which are right across the street, and within walking or inexpensive cab distance of other attractions.
The most hotel-like place we stayed in while we were in Turkey, but rooms were fine, free parking in front (though seem to be only a few spaces), views from room were great but was not much street noise with window closed and air conditioning on, free internet in bar, helpful staff (gave me a free 3-way plug to take with me when I tried to ask where to buy one), breakfast in top-floor restaurant with good view of Mevlana and mosque.
By the way, driving into Konya was a great navigational challenge, particularly as we did not have (and never found) a particularly good map, and there were no street signs. We tried following signs to the Mevlana Museum, but they were not at enough intersections to keep us from getting lost, though eventually we found our way (still have no idea how we got there, and we never drove by the major circle in the center of town that we had assumed we would get to eventually). We had considered staying in the suburbs at a purported Hilton, but that would have been disastrous given how hard it was to find things by car.
- Balikcilar Hotel Konya
