Originally we had planned to go from Goreme to Denizli, store our bags there during the side trip to Pamukkale and then come back to Denizli to catch the late afternoon train to Selcuk. With getting the bus direct (in a manner) to Pamukkale instead, we decided to get the bus to Selcuk from Pamukkale instead. When booking the tickets it was explained to us that we would catch a Minivan (Dolmus) from Pamukkale to Denizli Bus Station that we would need to pay for separately, and then catch our Pamukkale Travel bus from there to Selcuk. When it came time to collect our bags and prepare to catch the Dolmus, another staff member explained that the Dolmus didn't actually leave from outside the Travel Office like the guy in the morning had said, but a bit further down the road. So we went a bit further down the road with his slighlty confusing instructions, and no more than 2 minutes later a Minivan with Denizli written in the window appeared and stopped - we hopped on and it took us to the Bus Station in Denizli, a 30ish-minute trip.
We went upstairs in the bus station and found the platforms for the Pamukkale Travel buses - and ours showed up at the appointed time, we loaded luggage under the bus and hopped on. Just like our overnight bus to Pamukkale, this bus had the wide 2+1 seating and seat-back screens etc, although we were seated just after the back door so had a wall/shelf with the screens but it also limited the leg room. However - this trip was only 3 hours so it did not matter, The wall/shelf thing in front of us is where you would expect to find the toilet on long distance coaches but on Turkish coaches it seemed to house all the food and drink amenities, which a bus attendant (a separate staff member on the bus in addition to the friver) would go to and provide the passengers with snacks and drinks. On this bus we got a cheese roll, biscuits, and were offered drinks a few times - we had Limonata (Squash Lemonade) but didn't partake in the tea or coffee subsequently offered. As far as service went, this bus was on point and the attendant very attentive! The bus station turned out to be a sub-10 minute walk from our accommodation and closer than the train station was, although the train would have been cheaper than the bus - but getting from Denizli Bus Station to the Train Station with all our luggage was a hassle we didn't need!
Our Hostel was called ANZ Hostel. ANZ stood for Australia New Zealand, though was run by Turks. We had a triple room to ourselves - which contained a double bed, a single bed and our own bathroom, all of which were of a good standard. Breakfast was included too which was great, especially considering that this was the cheapest accommodation of our time in Turkey - 2 nights here was a bit less than 20 Euros! the staff were very warm and welcoming, and despite the name I am not sure we saw another Aussie or Kiwi during our stay there - most of the guests seemed to be Turkish or Chinese.
The one and only reason for us coming to Selcuk - Ephesus. Our accommodation was pretty much as close as you could get to Ephesus in Selcuk, so we had a very easy and direct walk from the Hostel to the entrance, accomplished in maybe 30-40 minutes. Apparently the entrance we were heading for was not the main one - a taxi driver along the way tried to explain that it was still 5km to the entrance and he could take us to the other entrance and save us walking time throughout the site, we said no thanks we need the exercise; and a horse & cart driver tried doing the same. The walk was no hassle at all really and we got our tickets and went in. Sasha used the bathroom before we explored the ruins, and outside the bathrooms was a multitude of cats. Some were skittish, others very happily accepted pats and wanted more. I was patting an older, slighly gruffer looking cat who had clearly been in the wars over the years and another younger cat, one with each hand when the younger cat took a swipe at the older cat as it wanted all the attention for itself! Younger cat was summarily dispatched, gruff cat was unpeturbed and another cat came along and took younger cat's place almost immediately! In total I must have patted about 10 different cats at Ephesus.
The ruins of Ephesus are quite incredible to see. They have survived relatively well - the Amphitheater, although missing most of the stone seat slabs and the frontage building has lost none of its sense of size or stature. Same for many of the other buildings, some of which have been restored and others were as found. We paid the extra money to go in to see the buildings of Terrace 2, which were covered by a modern roofing structure to protect them - they have only been excavated in the last 15ish years and are remarkably well preserved, but are also being restored as much as is practical. Lots of paintings on walls still exist, a lot of the marble wall tiling has either been put back, is in the process of being put back or is in pieces in crates awaiting future re-assembly. Its a massive jigsaw puzzle coming together and the effect is incredible - it really has lasted well! Terrace 1 next door, by comparison is very rough and has suffered the ravages of having been exposed to the elements. We walked all the way through the complex to the main gate, and then back through to the gate where we entered to make sure we saw everything before walking back to Selcuk. Definitely was worth the visit!
Breakfast was supplied by our accommodation - the first morning (a Sunday) there were plates already with a fixed amount of tomato, orange, Turkish Cheese (a bit like Feta but not crumbly) and Cucumber (gross!) but the second morning you could help yourself to as much or as little of those things as you wanted. In addition you could help yourself to the boiled eggs, jams, Turkish bread, olives and whatever else there was that I'm probably forgetting. Not as extensive a buffet as we had in Goreme for instance, but definitely good!
We had a late lunch upon coming back from Ephesus at a place called Petek Cop Sis - the C and the two S's should have the little accents below them which make them Chop Shish. As in, Shish Kebab - Sasha got the Cop Sis which is beef on kebab skewers, and I got their other Sis which was chicken on kebab skewers. Both meals came with a lot of salad, and a lot of bread and was quite good - and I may have fed some of my meat to a nearby cat that was hanging around on the quiet! For dinner we went to Selcuk Pidecisi which specialise in Pide, which was not only very freshly made (as was the gratis side of bread) but extremely tasty! Although I had the Pide and Sasha had their specialty Tile, which was far more flavoursome than my Pide but I was content with my choice. We also had Peach and Cherry fruit juice from cans instead of having soft drink, which was quite a nice and refreshing change. We got lots of salad given to us too, as well as a complimentary peanut-flavoured dessert which I struggle to describe right now but tasted like a sugary, tasty semi-peanut flavoured warm chewy biscuit material. There was more Turkish tea consumed also here, also complimentary and the whole thing came to a very reasonable price. If in Selcuk, definitely go here!
We also visited a Migros supermarket to get supplies the 2nd night we were in Selcuk and had our own wine-and-cheese meal back at the Hostel minus the wine, and minus any meat accompanyment - but the two cheeses we had worked well on the Turkish ring bread that we bought. The supplies we otherwise brought were for our upcoming travels over the next few days.
We did make an attempt to go visit some of the town, but gave up on it pretty early in as we had just come back from Ephesus and would rather relax at the hostel. So we never saw much of Selcuk in the end, nor did anything else there other than eat, get bus tickets, sleep, and visit Ephesus. In a town down the road called Camlik there either still is, or used to be, a train museum which i was potentially interested in visiting - however I could find no information saying whether it was still open, or had re-opened after the threat of closure some years ago. Not wanting to go to all the effort and hassle of going there only to find it was closed, I decided I'd rather not bother with it.