The Elysium Istanbul

Excellent location just 2 minutes walk from Havaist/Havabus Taksim terminal station and 5 minutes walk to Taksim square. Nice big rooms very nicely appointed. Nice swimming pool in the basement, however the water a bit cold for swimming, and saw nobody there, guess for same reason. Breakfast lacking variation, just only 3-4 hot dishes like omelette and boiled eggs, in rest basically cheeses and olives (both very good). But the quality of the ingredients very good and the setting is nice. All in all recommended!

The description is somewhat misleading. You see pictures of a nice tall 15-20 storey high building with floor to ceiling windows and you think you cold have a nice view from the room. Arrive to be told that that building is only for the "suites" and that the actual hotel is in some kind of an annex across the road which is only 3 or 4 story high. So if you're taking this into consideration then make sure you book a suite. Also, the room (non-smoking) had a very powerful smell of cigarette, which was impregnated also in the bed pillows, etc. Upon request they "cleaned" it thoughly, but no big results.

Special thanks for Dunya and Rania for best service and helping us in Istanbul

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