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Where to stay in Kocaeli Province
This guide covers 11 destinations in Kocaeli Province, a first-level administrative division of Turkey, with 46 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Gebze, İzmit and Darıca district. Across its destinations, May to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).
- Destinations in this guide
- 11
- Places to stay
- 46
- Comfortable in the most places
- May to September
- Main airport
- SAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
Destinations
Destinations in Kocaeli Province
Every destination in this guide in Kocaeli Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çayırova | 129,655 | 26 | SAW · 10 km |
| Gebze | 411,800 | 5 | SAW · 15 km |
| İzmit | 376,056 | 5 | SAW · 56 km |
| Kartepe | 118,066 | 5 | SAW · 62 km |
| Darıca district | 201,468 | 3 | SAW · 17 km |
| Başiskele | 97,817 | 2 | SAW · 56 km |
| Körfez | 165,503 | SAW · 43 km | |
| Gölcük | 162,584 | SAW · 52 km | |
| Derince | 140,982 | SAW · 46 km | |
| Karamürsel district | 56,604 | SAW · 35 km | |
| Kandıra district | 51,348 | SAW · 73 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Kocaeli Province
46 hotels in Kocaeli Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Balturk House Hotel | İzmit | |
| Cabir Deluxe Hotel | Kartepe | |
| Chatto Residence | Çayırova | |
| Classes Boutique Hotel | Çayırova | |
| Crowne Plaza Istanbul Asia | Çayırova | |
| Cuci Hotel di Mare Bayramoglu | Darıca district | |
| Divan Istanbul Asia | Çayırova | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul - Tuzla | Çayırova | 2015 |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Kocaeli | Kartepe | 2019 |
| Ekinci Residence | Çayırova | |
| Elite Hotel Darica | Darıca district | |
| Emirtimes Hotel Tuzla | Çayırova | |
| Ener Old Castle Resort Hotel | Gebze | |
| Fesa Business Hotel | Gebze | |
| Golden Lounge Hotel | Çayırova | |
| Hampton by Hilton Istanbul Kurtkoy | Çayırova | 2016 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Kocaeli Sekerpinar | Çayırova | |
| Holiday Inn Istanbul - Tuzla Bay | Çayırova | |
| Hotel Hegsagone Marine Asia | Darıca district | |
| Hyatt House Gebze | Gebze | |
| Ibis Istanbul Tuzla Hotel | Çayırova | |
| Inera Hotel Pendik | Çayırova | |
| İstanbul Medikal Termal | Çayırova | |
| Istanbul Park Hotel | Çayırova | |
| Kadifeli Konak Boutique Hotel | Kartepe | |
| Lamec Hotel Business | Gebze | |
| Luxor Garden Hotel | İzmit | |
| Miracle Istanbul Asia | Çayırova | |
| Miracle Istanbul Asia Airport Hotel & Spa | Çayırova | |
| Motali Life Hotel | Kartepe |
When to go
Best time to visit Kocaeli Province
From the climate of 11 destinations in Kocaeli Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 11 | 8 °C | 88 mm |
| February | 0 of 11 | 10 °C | 80 mm |
| March | 0 of 11 | 12 °C | 78 mm |
| April | 0 of 11 | 17 °C | 60 mm |
| May | 11 of 11 | 22 °C | 55 mm |
| June | 11 of 11 | 26 °C | 53 mm |
| July | 11 of 11 | 28 °C | 29 mm |
| August | 11 of 11 | 28 °C | 39 mm |
| September | 10 of 11 | 24 °C | 66 mm |
| October | 0 of 11 | 20 °C | 100 mm |
| November | 0 of 11 | 15 °C | 81 mm |
| December | 0 of 11 | 10 °C | 104 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Kocaeli Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Kocaeli Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SAW · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport
IST · İstanbul Airport
AOE · Hasan Polatkan Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Kocaeli Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
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Nearby
Regions near Kocaeli Province
Other regions of Turkey with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.