New Sadik Bey Hotel

New Sadik Bey Hotel

This is Usakizade Mansion, where Ataturk's wife Madame Latife was born and lived until the age of 11-12.

This building, which belongs to Usakizade family, was built in the second half of 19th century. Our famous novelist Halit Ziya Usakligil's childhood was also spent here. After the family moved to their kiosk in Goztepe, this mansion was used as a post office for a short time. In 1913, this building served as Usakizade Sadik Bey Hotel, operated by Elmaszade Emin Bey. Within the 40-room hotel was a coffee house called Sefa, along with a restaurant.

In local guide of Izmir dated 1926, there are two hotels bearing the name of Usakizade Sadik Bey in Basmane. The Grand Sadik Bey Hotel, operated by Ali Saim and Ahmet Mufit Bey, had 14 rooms and 40 bed capacity; accommodation prices were between 50 and 75 kurus. The Small Sadik Bey Hotel, operated by Abdi Effendi, cost 50 kurus a night. The hotel was divided into two for a period, operated by different people.

Local guide of Izmir dated 1934 mentions only one Sadik Bey Hotel with 23 rooms. In this period, the rate of accommodation in a single bed room was 75 kurus, and a double bed room was 65 kurus. The hotel was operated by Omer Lutfu Bey; later on it was expanded to 44 rooms and 80-bed capacity.

Located at the entrance of Hotels Street, one side of this mansion overlooks Basmane Square and the other side the Hotel Street. The Basmane side was built as a three-storey building with a modern style, and the Hotels Street side was a two-storey building, which was built at an earlier date. On the upper floor of the two-storey building, the cantilevers supported by embossed iron consoles on both sides of the entrance add dynamism to the structure. Under the roof eaves, gypsery bead motifs can be observed.

This historical building is unfortunately abandoned to its fate today, only shops on the lower floor operate.