Aynalikavak Pavilion

Title: Great location, but a terrible sleep and poor hygiene ​To start with the positives, the location is very close to the main tourist attractions, and the room was relatively spacious. ​However, our experience with the staff and the room assignment was disappointing from the beginning. When we checked in, the two female staff members at the front desk were unfriendly. Since we were staying for 4 nights, we specifically requested a quiet room. Instead, they gave us a room right next to the elevator. It was extremely noisy with people constantly walking by throughout the night. ​On top of that, the windows had terrible soundproofing. The morning call to prayer starts around 4:30 AM, and it was so loud inside the room that it woke us up every day. (The previous hotel we stayed at in Istanbul didn't have this issue at all.) To make matters worse, around 6:00 AM, a delivery truck spent about 40 minutes dropping off those large blue plastic water jugs right next to the hotel. The clanging noise was unbearable. It was simply impossible to get a good night's sleep here. ​The breakfast hygiene was another major issue. On the first day, flies were buzzing over the ham and cheese, and the next day, fruit flies. The fruits, like oranges and watermelons, were fresh one day but dried up and looked like leftovers the next, making them completely inedible. ​Please avoid this hotel. Istanbul’s summer weather is scorching hot, and because we couldn't sleep properly from dawn.

Highly recommend hotel. Great spa, food and service

Posizione perfetta ma stare lontani dalla confusione ma sempre nel cuore della cool Istanbul