Wonderful location, great hotel. There was so much to do in our brief stopover in Istanbul that we didn’t have time to use all the facilities but our stay was made by the friendly amazing staff, especially Salih and Aaron. A small booking issue that could have caused a big problem was dealt with instantly and on site instead of being passed back to Expedia, and countless other small interactions over 48 hours meant we had a brilliant time. We loved our time in Istanbul, but the guide books are right about the hustle going on - watch out for anything that doesn’t have a list price (although of course you can haggle!)