Originally Posted by
vienna-resident
For a regular city trip and sightseeing => PH
For a special, romantic getaway => FS (preferably in a Palace room, but these are really expensive...)
Oh please...
It's wowing at the service,the style,the beauty,the ambiance,the relaxation,the roomyness inside and out of it all.
Also,right outside the front gate,you're almost immediately in cafe Istanbul culture too,the PH has no exclusivity on that.
Also I've stayed in a Bosphorus suite there,which was beautiful but also a deluxe room with a corner Bosphorus view,it too perfectly lovely,the rooms are not small either.
My point is,you don't have to have a suite,full Bosphorus view or whatever to stay and enjoy the FS Bosphorus.
By all means use a preferred partner FS agency to do the booking and have the associated benefits which may include a better room if available.
Relaxing as a guest by the Bosphous from Aqua on the far left,right over to the pool on the far right is well worth it.