The Stay Bosphorus

I would say this is a very well done hotel which is converted from a historical house while keeping all the authentic look and feel. The most suppressing concern is that location of Ortaköy and the hotel makes it extremly hard to go around anyway and even find a taxi in the evenings. Other than that service , food and quality of the rooms are good. This is a bit noisy area but the atmosphere of Ortaköy is that so thin labour it when you choose this location.

Great location very attentive staff. Overall stay was good. We did have a mishap that was unpleasant especially for the cost of about $500 per night, but it all ended well. We arrived at the hotel and they were very kind to let us check in early. I chose to reserve a room with jacuzzi on purpose to have a good time with my partner. Receptionist was very pleasant and helpful. Problem with room was it was in what they call Annex which is in a separate building attached to the main building. So bathroom had hot water running yellow as if the pipes had rust or something. They tried to fix it. For little bit it ran clear. They they had to replace the drain cover to be able to collect water in jacuzzi. Once they fixed I realized water to be yellow again. So called up reception to report the ongoing. Obviously, what had to start as romantic stay had not started well and frustration was there. When asked to return what we paid since we arranged stay at friends, managers offered stay at different bigger room for no charge. At first it felt suspicious since all the hotel gets water from same source. But when we went up there view was great - open view of bosphorus from Ortakoy district. Water was fine. Bathroom had retro style big bathtub and faucet it had was leaky. I showed the technician that. Other than that it was great room, great long balcony and great view of Bosphorus Bridge and the strait. Picturesque. Hotel need great deal of renovation and it seemed like poorly maintained. But we ended up having good time there. Thank you very much for the stay. Could have been better of these small technical issues had been taken care of ahead of time.