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A fitness room business center and location within walking distance of the beach make the Hampton by Hilton Izmir Aliaga a good home base when exploring western Turkey. The four-story Hampton offers 121 smoking and non-smoking rooms all with Wi-Fi 40-inch LCD TVs mini-fridges coffeemakers and hairdryers. Guests relax in the large lobby which has plenty of seating and a lounge. Each morning the hotel sets out a hot buffet breakfast and for those on a deadline there is a business center. After working up a sweat in the 24-hour fitness room guests can grab snacks and drinks in the small market. Other convenient amenities include laundry service available parking and a 24-hour front desk. An hour north of Izmir the Hampton is less than four miles from central Aliaga and a half-mile from Highway E87 on the Aegean coast. Guests can stroll to the beach in less than five minutes or head into town for shopping and restaurants. History buffs take day trips to the Ephesus Archaeological Museum less than two hours away or to the Acropolis in Bergama an hour north. Izmir's waterfront offers plenty of piers and parks for gazing at the view and the city also is home to Izmir Wild Life Park the Agora Open Air Museum and the beautiful Hisar Mosque. Guests reach Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport in 47 miles.