Radisson Blu Hotel Istanbul Ottomare

The location, cleanliness, and staff performance are truly exceptional.

The pool bar is not operational, and there are no events scheduled at the hotel. The pool water was extremely cold.

Location

Rooms were small

Comfortable beds and modern rooms. Access from the hotel to the city is relatively easy by taxi outside of rush hours. At other times taxi to the nearby train station approx 240 lira and 3 stops on Maramay train to city centre

The location is remote from the city and also the adjacent main road is noisy throughout the day and night. The sea view from the low floor, cheaper rooms, is over a working port which is having extensive building works carried out so noisy. The grounds are scruffy and not pleasant to sit in especially with the road noise. Loungers are old and not particularly comfortable, you will need to go and get one and position it yourself as there are no pool attendants on duty apart from a life guard. There was no bar service available around the pool and the pool bar was unattended during our stay. Prices for Drinks are extravagant even fo Radisson Bluwe with a small bottle of local beer setting you back approximately £7.20

Complimentary tea was appreciated. There was a lovely aroma in reception area. The location was a short walk away from some lovely restaurants.

Cleanliness was disappointing. Upon first glance it seemed okay but very quicky became apparent that everything was tired and dated. The shower didn't work properly - only a small trickle of water came out and was not fixed after complaining. The TV was old and very out of date and most of the buttons didn't work. Again, this was shrugged off after i brought it to the hotels attention and nothing could be done. The pricing of food and drink in the hotel was ridiculous - having a few drinks whilst relaxing by the pool was very expensive. Asked to pay a cash deposit in Euro or Dollars upon arrival was strange and didn't feel comfortable to not use the local currency. It certainly wasn't value for money. Based on the poor cleanliness, the old TV and the tired and dated interior, it felt like we were ripped off. Would not recommend.