Advantages: 3* Hotel in a 5* location Disadvantages: Noisy rooms.
This Best Western hotel is one of about six Best Western Hotels all in this old part of Istanbul known as Sultanahmet.
It really is in a very convenient location and the LOCATION is its greatest asset. It is a three star hotel in an area containing five star holiday attractions.
The hotel advertises its roof terrace as the sort of restaurant under the stars of everyone's dreams. I thought it was jaded and thus overrated with a distant view of the ... ...are OK. I had a de-luxe room which had been reduced on-line from an advertised price of Euros 134 to Euros 75.The TV had CNN and BBC World and the bed was very comfortable. I found the decor a bit drab. A buffet breakfast on the roof was fine but the service was non-existent. Didn't really matter though - the stuff was all there, I helped myself and left.
When I first arrived at the Obelisk, it was a Saturday afternoon and the whole reception area ...
webfoot 24.01.2008
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We stayed for 8 nights in Hotel Sumengen, we were the first guests to arrive after the renovation. They were still busy for the finishing touches but the rooms were really beautiful! I read the reviews before I went to Sumengen hotel and was afraid what to expect. But they made the rooms very big, beautiful with all comfort available. The service is great, what an hospitality! We are from Holland and we never had experienced this kind of service. ... ...location of the hotel is perfect. In walking distance of all major sights (blue mosque, Haghia Sophia, Topkapi Palais). And the train and tram is also nearby.
You would think I must be friends of the hotel owners but I am really not! We had a great time in their hotel. The breakfast we enjoyed on top of the roof of the next door hotel. They are still finishing their own roof terrace. The view over the Bosporus is amazing.
So, forget about all the ...
MaartjeFromHolland 17.05.2008
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THE BEST WESTERN HOTEL OBELISK IS A 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN HOUSE WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A LUXURY HOTEL. SITUATED ON A QUIET SIDE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE ...
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HOTELYEAR BUILT 1910 YEAR REMODELED 2002ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ... more
THE BEST WESTERN HOTEL OBELISK IS A 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN HOUSE WHICH HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A LUXURY HOTEL. SITUATED ON A QUIET SIDE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE ...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
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