Radisson Blu Mount Erciyes Hotel

A Destination Defined by Topography and Sport

Located on the southern slopes of Mount Erciyes, the Radisson Blu Mount Erciyes Hotel is positioned at the heart of one of Turkey’s most prominent winter sports destinations. With an elevation of 3910 meters, Mount Erciyes is the highest peak in Central Anatolia and a defining feature of Kayseri’s skyline. The surrounding ski resort encompasses four main access zones—Tekir, Hisarcık, Develi, and Hacılar—with Tekir and Hisarcık acting as primary hubs for both summer and winter tourism.

Winter and Summer Integration

As a year-round destination, Erciyes offers 34 ski slopes with a combined length exceeding 54 kilometers, snowparks, snowkite zones, snowmobile tracks, certified race courses, and beginner slopes. In summer, the region transforms into an alpine recreational landscape with picnic areas, hiking trails, and outdoor festivals. The hotel sits at the interface of these seasonal programs, providing seamless access to both high-performance activities and leisure experiences.

Program and Spatial Experience

The hotel is designed to accommodate a wide range of users—from amateur tourists to professional athletes—with a program that includes luxury accommodation, ski-in/ski-out access, equipment rental, dining terraces, and wellness areas. Most guest rooms are oriented toward the dramatic slopes of Erciyes, while the upper floors culminate in panoramic terraces that embrace the expansive horizon.

Architectural Language and Materiality

Rooted in its alpine context, the architecture responds to the natural slope with a terraced massing strategy. The material palette integrates locally inspired stone, timber elements, and high-performance glass surfaces, designed to withstand extreme climate conditions while offering thermal comfort and visual openness. The hotel’s formal language draws from the geological striation of the mountain itself, combining horizontality with vertical articulation.

Infrastructure and Development Vision

The project supports the broader transformation of the Erciyes region into an international tourism and sports destination. Its location near the Tekir Gate aligns with the strategic vision to expand along existing transportation axes and reinforce Tekir as a year-round activity node. The hotel thus becomes more than a lodging facility it anchors a new layer of urbanity within a high altitude landscape.