"We loved our stay at the Pera Palace hotel.
From the moment we walked in, we were treated like VIPs. The hotel team quickly gathered our bags and we didn't touch them until they were safely deposited in our room.
The front desk staff was informative about amenities and breakfast offerings, and we were given rose tea to drink while they checked us in.
We were taken up to our room in the historic elevator since it was our first time staying in the hotel-such a neat feature. Our room was upgraded to the Greta Garbo suite (which was lovely). Water pressure and temp were excellent, which we had not experienced at other hotels during this trip, so that was a massive plus. We made use of the jacuzzi, steam room, and dry sauna, which were clean and quiet. We also ate in the parlor area after a long day of touring the city, and in the restaurant as well. All the meals we had were excellent and the service was over the top amazing- the staff recognized us and were friendly every time they saw us in and out of the restaurant. All the staff speak English, and they have a neat gift shop and museum features that we also perused, including the historic Ataturk suite- a lovely exhibition. The hotel is located an easy cab ride from most of the signature attractions of Istanbul, and was close to food and shopping.
Shoutout to Ahmet, Esma, Umut, Ergün, Honde, Selim, and the entire team who made us smile (thanks also to housekeeping for the delightful chocolates)!
Looking forward to next time!"