Istanbul Romantic Vacations

It was perfect visit! The only thing is room was a small but big enough!

Clean rooms, excellent location, very nice staff

Rooms are old and when you have an upgrade due to Platinum status, you have to ask for it several times, as they still try to trick you into a standard room. Also, a 5 star hotel is trying to sell you an adapter, when it has to be provided upon request!

Great stay. Will book again. Free airport shuttle would be nice though

Beautiful hotel, all staff were great. Only thing

Great stay. Will book again. Free airport shuttle would be nice though

Clean rooms, excellent location, very nice staff

Rooms are old and when you have an upgrade due to Platinum status, you have to ask for it several times, as they still try to trick you into a standard room. Also, a 5 star hotel is trying to sell you an adapter, when it has to be provided upon request!

Great staff, lovely, clean rooms with comfy beds

Carina Gold was a pleasure to stay in. Excellent location short walk to Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Basilica Cistern Museum. Hotel staff friendly and very helpful giving informative information about areas and providing activities if required. Room clean and spacious would highly recommend the hotel and staff for anyone wishing to visit Istanbul.

staff and cleam room

Clean rooms, excellent location, very nice staff

The location of this hotel is its biggest problem. It’s not close to public transit which makes it very difficult to get around if you’re not a hardy walker. The beds are very firm and not all Kingsize if that’s important to you. The staff do their best to help solve problems. On the positive side, the breakfast is good, served on the top floor with a gorgeous view of the Bosporus. The spa is fantastic! We were given 2 spa treatments on the house. The Lavender Body Scrub and Massage was amazing. This hotel is a nice 3 star but it doesn’t come close to the 5 star hotels we have stayed in around the world.

This was one of the best stays we’ve had in Istanbul. Never having stayed in Taksim Sq and with a car, we appreciated the valet parking and relatively very easy access off the highway. The location is great to be able to walk and take public transport to most of the great sights. We were upgraded to a large suite and everything from the bedroom, walking closet and large bathroom were superb. The welcome note, fast check in, and snacks in room, with discrete and efficient service were wonderful. Staff were uniformly friendly especially our the guest attendant who took us to our room, welcomed us to the city and showed us the room. It was really a nice welcome in a city and country where hospitality is already very strong. Superb breakfast buffet and service. Finally, the view from the hotel over the city and Bosporus was wonderful. Watch the narrow lanes around the hotel if you’re driving, many dead ends, one ways. Not easy or practical for self parking.