Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Ottomare

Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Ottomare is an Fantastic hotel! It lays a little bit away of all the crowd of Istanbul. So you can enjoy and relax at the pool with a drink. You can even order Shisha (Nargile) at the Pool. The Marmaray Train station (since 2013) is at a 8 minutes walk distance. When you leave the Hotel, there is a ‘YEDIMAVI’ building on the right. Keep walking that road and after 8 minutes you can see the Marmaray Train station. There you can buy a Istanbul card at a Yellow machine at the station. It costs 25 Lira. Insert 50 Lira, you will get the card and have 25 Lira on it. To go to the very Touristic city (Eminönu Sirkeci) You can take the Gebze and Pendik Train. It’s only 3 stops, which takes about 9 minutes. You can hop off at Sirkeci which is Eminönu. To return to your hotel, you can take the Halkali, Ataköy or Zeytinburnu Train. Traveling from location A to B and to return only costs about 15 Lira! Whatever you do, don’t go inside of the Kapali Carsi. (Grand Bazaar) They ask crazy high prices. I also want to thank my brothers: - Baris (at the Pool bar) > Adamin dibi! - Sezer, who brought us the suitcases and helped us with our Room. - Melih the Lifeguard, very relax person. - Resul for helping me find my lost shirt. - Talha for helping us at the reception. - Arben for helping us at the reception. - Ibo for helping us at the Lobby bar - The entire Hotel basically.

Everything was fine, good service, friendly staff. My room type was changed to the higher category once arrived to the hotel, what was actually unexpected. Rooms are clean.

The staff were amazing, most very polite, welcoming, and always available to help and support. The suite was very spacious, and the bathroom facilities were loved by all the family. The cleaning staff was very trustworthy and kept the environment comfortable and clean throughout my staff. Spa 10/10. Treatments top class. My daughter loved the heated pool it became a night time ritual. Bahar and Saita, thank you for making my staff in Istanbul very special.

Responsive staff at reception, although some of them did not speak English. There is a nice area with shops and restaurants called Fiskehane in few minutes walking distance. very nice spa facilities with Hammam, steam room, dry sauna and huge warm indoor pool, but they forced us to buy caps in the nearby shop to use the pool, while locals were swimming without caps.

The location was good not too far from the hustle and bustle of the old city. Hotel itself is decent house keeping, restaurant and reception staff were friendly and polite. Booked a balcony room and were upgraded to a garden premium room.