Kızılcahamam Şifa Termal Sosyal Tesisi

About Kızılcahamam Şifa Termal Sosyal Tesisi

The Şifa Termal Sosyal Tesisi (Şifa Thermal Social Facility) is a thermal guesthouse in the Yenice spa quarter of Kızılcahamam run by Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB). It is not a commercial hotel that anyone can book: the municipality uses it to give free thermal holidays to specific groups of Ankara residents. According to the municipality, the facility was renovated and reopened after the pandemic. It hosts a different group of guests each week, with a capacity of 45 people, and serves first and foremost relatives of fallen soldiers (şehit yakınları), veterans and their families, people with disabilities and citizens aged 65 and over. Places are open to members of the ABB Elderly Services Centre and Disabled Services Centre, and to the veterans and families of fallen soldiers identified by the relevant municipal department. Each stay lasts four nights and five days and is free of charge. The municipality says it covers transport, breakfast, lunch and dinner, unlimited tea, coffee and soft drinks, internet access, and use of the pool and the thermal baths. Applications are made online through the municipality holiday camps portal (tatilkamplari.ankara.bel.tr), and the facility can be reached by phone on +90 312 736 72 43. Visitors who do not belong to the eligible groups will find a choice of commercial thermal hotels nearby in Kızılcahamam.