Tomtom suites are nice. It is good value for money and the rooms are large. It’s clean. Had a nice welcome drink (certainly try the Turkish wines!). Ate dinner at their restaurant (Nicole, even has a Michelin star, but also a big price tag). I liked that the area was closed off to traffic due to the Italian embassy across the street.
Something to mention, which has left me torn about the hotel- we had problems with taxi drivers. Upon arriving we were very stressed due to our taxi driver, but this wasn’t Tomtom’s fault. He didn’t turn the meter on, wouldn’t accept card, demanded euro, wouldn’t offer change, basically thought an amount up and said it’s what we have to pay (an inflated rate, according to all info online). To avoid this on the trip home, I asked Tomtom to arrange a taxi, and to tell the driver to turn the meter on and that we will pay card. Tomtom arranged one of their mates to do the job (fine), however upon driving two minutes away from the hotel, the driver changed his tune. The meter was promptly turned off, and we now needed to take a different, much more expensive route. We were being sucked into a scam again. I demanded the driver call Tomtom, he did, however the hotel was no help. They were on the driver’s side. And he wouldn’t return us to the hotel. I was very disappointed with this, complained to Tomtom, but they sided with the driver still. I guess this is just the situation for tourists. Beware.
Still a great hotel, but get your own taxi.
