I've received an email from the hotel saying that they plan to make award rooms available from mid December. I'm hoping they will have rooms available for FFN redemption.
If you were going to be in Istanbul for three nights during the first month or two of the hotel's opening, would you spend all three nights at this hotel, or divide them between here and the other Hyatt? RichardinSF has reported on the newly opened Park Hyatt Shanghai not being ready for primetime, so that is one concern. Also, the other Hyatt has a Regency Club which I like. But this location looks more interesting, close to the touristic heart of the city, yet outside of the hustle and bustle.