Trip report: Park Hyatt Istanbul /Four Seasons at the Bosphorus
May 23, 2012, 8:28 am
#61
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 526
We were in Istanbul overnight on a Crystal cruise. We went over to Cirgan to have an early dinner. They were serving "tea" which was really a buffet with lots and lots of sandwiches, pastries, etc. so we sat outside with a wonderful view of the Bosphorous, had drinks and ate. If I was staying elsewhere that is what I would do.
May 23, 2012, 6:13 pm
#63
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Carmel Valley(was Hawaii)
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May 24, 2012, 6:13 am
#64
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
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As a matter of fact you made my point for me. I simply dont want to be in a hotel that "is good for visiting local attractions/mosques, etc." I'd rather be on the other side of the horn. It's not a commentary on the quality of the FS Sult at all.
Oct 14, 2012, 12:31 am
#65
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Baltimore MD
Posts: 3,457
Quick thoughts from the PH.
Booked entry PH king rate via Virtuoso. The standard upgrade upon checkin is to a spa king. However, I wished to confirm my upgrade and was able to use a Hyatt suite upgrade in advance to confirm the spa room..
Virtuoso benefits here are:
- upgrade from park king room to park spa room (based. Upon availability on arrival)
- Welcome drink on arrival
- Daily full breakfast for two (also available through room service)
- complimentary tea and coffee via room service throughout the stay
- luncheon for two Arthur lounge during the stay (including tax)
- the book of "Istanbul- City of Two Continents" by John Cleave
Upon arrival there is a metal detector that everyone goes through but nobody pays attention to. Checkin was fairly efficient. A voucher was given for the free lunch. The representative apologized for being unable to accompany us to our room because of how busy they were. We found our room just fine and in place was a letter outlining our benefits, a welcome fruit platter and the book.
The room has been described in the past but suffice to say its got a great bathroom. I do wish that they had made a small separate sitting area but that's mainly by I tend to wake up earlier than Mrs FDW. There is probably enough space to do so. Our room overlooked the pool on the 7th floor. There did seem to be a reasonable amount of noise in the area. Plus the people upstairs from us really seemed to move their chairs a lot.
Breakfast is again I that small area but the buffet of cold items was well stocked. They did seem to get quite busy. Mrs FDW give the pain au chocolat rave reviews even though she typicslly doesnt like pain au chocolat... Hot items are available from the menu. Room service breakfast took about 30 mins to arrive.
Small but sufficient workout room. Only ever saw one other person working out. But then again I tended to be there before 6 am each morning.
The business center is a joke. Two easy chairs with two laptops mbasicaly it's in the vestibule of someone's office. Seems like an after thought. Internet is provided via Swisscom and priced at 18 euros per 24 hours. However as a hyatt plat it's complimentary and when asked they replied that it was for multiple devices.
The area is quite nice but I will caution that its fairly inconvenient to all the major historical sites. Taxis are cheap but traffic is horrible plus yes I did get scammed.
The value is quite good. I think my room rate is a good 250 euros cheaper than the entry level rooms at either FS hotels. Spa bathroom is a real plus.
FDW
Booked entry PH king rate via Virtuoso. The standard upgrade upon checkin is to a spa king. However, I wished to confirm my upgrade and was able to use a Hyatt suite upgrade in advance to confirm the spa room..
Virtuoso benefits here are:
- upgrade from park king room to park spa room (based. Upon availability on arrival)
- Welcome drink on arrival
- Daily full breakfast for two (also available through room service)
- complimentary tea and coffee via room service throughout the stay
- luncheon for two Arthur lounge during the stay (including tax)
- the book of "Istanbul- City of Two Continents" by John Cleave
Upon arrival there is a metal detector that everyone goes through but nobody pays attention to. Checkin was fairly efficient. A voucher was given for the free lunch. The representative apologized for being unable to accompany us to our room because of how busy they were. We found our room just fine and in place was a letter outlining our benefits, a welcome fruit platter and the book.
The room has been described in the past but suffice to say its got a great bathroom. I do wish that they had made a small separate sitting area but that's mainly by I tend to wake up earlier than Mrs FDW. There is probably enough space to do so. Our room overlooked the pool on the 7th floor. There did seem to be a reasonable amount of noise in the area. Plus the people upstairs from us really seemed to move their chairs a lot.
Breakfast is again I that small area but the buffet of cold items was well stocked. They did seem to get quite busy. Mrs FDW give the pain au chocolat rave reviews even though she typicslly doesnt like pain au chocolat... Hot items are available from the menu. Room service breakfast took about 30 mins to arrive.
Small but sufficient workout room. Only ever saw one other person working out. But then again I tended to be there before 6 am each morning.
The business center is a joke. Two easy chairs with two laptops mbasicaly it's in the vestibule of someone's office. Seems like an after thought. Internet is provided via Swisscom and priced at 18 euros per 24 hours. However as a hyatt plat it's complimentary and when asked they replied that it was for multiple devices.
The area is quite nice but I will caution that its fairly inconvenient to all the major historical sites. Taxis are cheap but traffic is horrible plus yes I did get scammed.
The value is quite good. I think my room rate is a good 250 euros cheaper than the entry level rooms at either FS hotels. Spa bathroom is a real plus.
FDW