Top 10 Ataturk International Airport Hotels

Loved this place, excellent services. Close to the airport, facilities were very clean. I enjoyed the pool, sauna, massages and gym.

The room I arranged at the beginning was close to the roadside, and the next day I changed to the one next to the strait. It is very good. I will stay in the hotel and restaurant next time. The atmosphere in the evening is very good, and the breakfast is very good. It is as expected and is in charge of us. The butler is very nice, great guy

Wonderful staff, especially in the entrance and reception area. We have travelled a lot to all kind of hotels around the world, but this is BY FAR the best service ever! Even beating Marina Bay Sands in Singapore! The staff, they ALL were so nice and kindly, helpful, ALWAYS smiling and did a fantastic job! Even asked follow up questions to earlier discussed things or help given. Offering help anytime. We had to check out earlier because of some unforeseen reasons, but talked about coming back later one day and one of the main reasons is the staff. Otherwise; great large room (standard), comfy beds, fantastic room service and complimentary. Nice restaurant at the terrace and swimming pool/ GYM/ SPA area.

There is nothing ‘grand’ (or indeed ‘hilarious’) about the Grand Hilarium Hotel in Istanbul’s old city. Think no frills, and then lower your expectations even further. Myself and my travelling companion booked two single rooms here from 9th to 12th May. It is rated as 4-star, but should probably be 2-3 star at most. Following a friendly and efficient check-in, we were shown to our rooms. They were small, dark, basic, very outdated and in need of upgrading. The heating didn’t work in either of our rooms (only cold air was produced regardless of setting) and I suspect was centrally controlled despite the apparent ‘in-room’ dials. The room was so chilly I needed two duvets to keep warm at night. While tea and coffee-making facilities were promised, there was only a kettle in the room, but no cups, and no actual tea or coffee. Neither was there the advertised mini-bar, only a small fridge. The safe was faulty and couldn’t be operated so I had to just risk leaving my passport and cash in an open safe and hope for the best. There was a bath in my ensuite but no plug to keep the water in. Enquiries to hotel staff about getting a plug were fruitless. In fact, I was told that plugs in the bath would be a flood risk! The man who came to investigate suggested that I stuff the plughole with toilet paper to keep the water in. I did this the next morning, and did manage to have a bath although it was impossible to ignore the pieces of escaped loo paper drifting past me. There is no bar or restaurant in this hotel despite the fact that the website says the hotel has both. There was a bar ‘area’ that was not open, and a room that seemed to be only used at breakfast. Breakfast is unusual, with some local dishes, which is fair enough. However, there is a lot of plasticky meat and cheese, no toast, no fruit, no yogurt, and only orange squash (not even real juice from concentrate). The highlight was coffee from a dispensing machine. And a selection of breads that were fresh. The Grand Hilarium's website encourages guests to book a spa treatment in their onsite spa. Both myself and my companion did this – we booked a one-hour massage each for our last day by calling into the spa the day before and arranging this and giving our details and room numbers to the masseuse. When we turned up at the allocated time the next day (clutching our written confirmations) the place was in darkness, locked, and nobody there. We went to reception and asked for an assistance and they claimed it was nothing to do with them. They didn’t want to know, offered no apology, and blamed the people who staffed the spa. So disappointing, as we had planned our last day around this. The upside of this hotel is that there are lots of nice places to eat and drink near it, including directly opposite. That's abut the best I can say.