Rixos Pera Istanbul

The hotel is good. My room 2401 is older than the other wing and much much noisier. Traffic and music sounds in the room throughout the night.

After a trip to Southeast Asia, we decided to do a 2 day stopover in Istanbul before heading home. Since we arrived early, we knew it would be tough to check in at 7:00 AM. We found out on arrival that the hotel was fully booked and we'd have to wait for a room to be cleaned. Elmira, at the front desk, was really nice and helpful in keeping me updated on when a room would be available. There did seem to be a bit of confusion among some of the staff that we had already checked in. Three times there was either a knock on the door, house keeping entering the room or a phone call that wasn't for us. Nevertheless, the room was good, facing the river. The hotel had a lot of amenities albeit it the minibar items were unreasonably priced and the nespresso pods were the cost of a pack of 10, which seems strange considering many hotels simply offer pods as a part of the normal coffee and tea setup.

I had a great stay. Staff was nice, however, not too attentive at times. Overall a good experience. Lovely music and atmosphere in the Chapelle restaurant in the evenings. Great breakfast at Era Rooftop restaurant.