Originally Posted by
nacho
I got to choose between several and they are Grand Yavuz and the other one is Grand Cevahir hotel - both are pretty centrally located. Then there is one called wish more hotel Sisli.
They are free for a reason...
yeah i figured. i m just trying to see if it is worth buying RT just to qualify for free stopover hotels. but free become "free", if they put you so far outside of istanbul proper
plus 4+ stars hotels in istanbul are generally not overly expensive and you might as well pay for your own hotel to be in central, once you factor in the time (horrendous traffic) and cab fare from outside istanbul proper