Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus

As most was positive about the hotel, I’ll just mention the negative as a way the hotel could improve the customer experience. They have several cutting edge (for hotels, at least) electronic systems that aren’t explained in any way other than icons, and we are left to figure it out on our own… and if we don’t, we miss getting our room cleaned and resupplied. Plus the “nightlight” feature turns on not only some under cabinet lighting in the bathroom (very much appreciated) but also lighting at the top of the blackout curtains that light up the whole room and render the nightlight feature useless. Since some people may like that curtain feature, these two sources of light need to be on separate switches or a three way toggle. The bathtub in my room was downright dangerous for anyone over 60 or with the slightest knee or hip issues. It is 3’ tall with an 8” wide rim, requiring a person to hold onto the rim to climb in and out safely… no “stepping” out of this tub! And since the glass partition goes only 1/2 way across the opening (reducing the space available to climb in or out), water regularly sprayed out of the shower enclosure and onto the floor, increasing the safety hazard. I stayed 3 nights at this hotel.

I liked Monet cafe in the lobby. The manager was especially helpful and the food quality was great. I also found a beautiful silk scarf in the gift shop.

Superb quality everywhere. Great service dealt with any issues promptly with extra room treats like chocs, fruit, nuts etc when issues needed fixing.