I have trouble writing reviews. The hotel is a very good 4 star hotel. That is, when compared to other 4 star hotels, the Golden Horn is in the top group of their competition. After reading other reviews, I began thinking I chose unwisely. So, this review is an”anti-review”. There were many unkind reviews of the staff. We never encountered any issues. We were always treated properly, and everyone was very helpful. We ran into one major non hotel issue. The staff was extraordinary helpful. Our room was excellent, and was cleaned daily and well. The room was always tidy. Contrary to many reviews, we saw no mold. Reviews indicated that the hotel is a bit run down. We saw none of this. The hotel is very well maintained. Much criticism has been made about their breakfasts. The breakfast was a far better than average Turkish breakfast buffet. It didn’t contain many items that you would find in a breakfast buffet at a four star buffet in Kansas. However, we weren’t in Kansas anymore. Many salads, excellent yogurts, olives, cheeses, cold cuts, sweets, good coffee, decent juice, cereals, breads—look at the pictures from of the buffet from the hotel. They are accurate. Biggest negative was dinner. We were tired and the weather was rainy so we went to the hotel’s restaurant. Over half of the choices were unavailable. Drinks were canned. As they do not serve alcohol, we expected kinds of fresh juices. Cold drinks were canned. Finally, the views of city are extraordinary!!