Sumahan - on the Water

Stunning location, bewitching views from all the rooms down the bosphorus, super happy! Very private hotel - didn't feel like a hotel at all, in a good way. Room very comfortable and spent many hours enjoying the view. Staff very helpful. Cengelkoy a lovely very un-touristy location, with lots of local restaurants to chose from. Easy to get to the main tourist areas of Istanbul - hop in a taxi to Uskudar and then ferry. Only 140 TYL from new airport - metered taxis are fine.

Hotel really hot! Heating on in the corridors even though it was a super warm weekend. Air-con unit in bedroom working, but unable to cool the room to a comfortable sleeping temperature. Beautiful old building (an old Raki factory), but for some reason they haven't insulated the roof. I don't like saying anything against this place as it was such a lovely location, but I wouldn't want to stay here in high summer - unless the air con is working better. Also, use of the outside space isn't what I was expecting from the photographs - if you have a loft room/garden suite, you can sit outside on the grassy area (as shown in the photos), but if you don't, there are some high tables to sit at which are right by the waters edge and the restaurant (where the 3 front tables are by the waters edge)