Originally Posted by 365RoadWarrior

Being wedded to Turkish Airlines for a while meant layovers in Istanbul, including three at this hotel. I also stayed at the Hyatt Centric Levant and the Hyatt Regency Atakoy (nice, but not where I want to locate); three stays here indicates "local favorite".

Rates during my stays, October/November 2018, were reasonable, 94-ish Euros on cancelable Member rate. Location-wise, this place is great, near the metro (though metro connections to Ataturk Airport are roughly an hour.) All three stays, I was treated well. They clearly read my preferences and made sure that things were as I prefer. By the third stay, I was "known" by many on staff - not a foregone conclusion in a large hotel.

Overall: I never encountered an unpleasant employee, a broken or unsightly facility or anything hopelessly obsolete.
Lounge: At breakfast and evening service, the food that is put out doesn't change much - maybe not at all during breakfast - and is fine but something short of dazzling. However, morning and evenings, there is cool stuff in the refrigerator. Local spreads,dips, "bites" and such. These seemed to change more, day-to-day, and really "helped" the breads and vegetables. On the first day, staff offered me eggs, custom cooked; they picked up on the fact that I don't eat eggs and responded appropriately. (Thanks, I don't want to decline every day.) Turkish coffee and tea available on-request to supplement the coffee machine.
Fitness Center: 24/7, accessible through the spa reception with room key after hours. Big-enough. Quality equipment (Life Fitness) and adequate array of weights, benches, stretching area.