Lal Hotel Bursa

Great location Nice staff Local vibe Safe

Old building you can hear other guests' every movement and word There is a big hole in my floor literally AC makes noise even when off. Unable to unplug Staff don't speak English

I'm always amazed at people who pick the lowest price property and then complain because it's not like the Ritz. I loved this place… Just about everything about it. I was in a former house that had been annexed to the hotel… It was absolutely lovely… wood floors and ceilings, a beautiful staircase and living areas. There was something like a porch with a couple of tables on it or you could sit and smoke or have your coffee or whatever, and even inside the house on the other floors there were central areas with very nice tables. It was almost like a boutique hotel with period furniture. Just about two blocks down, the hill was the grand mosque, and the huge bazaar with all its various specialty areas… Silk, cloth, antiques, silver, and then the huge vegetable and fruit and meat and fresh market. Also downhill and just about three blocks was the bus stop for bus 38, which went directly to the large bus station outside of town. In the next block, there were two grocery stores, and they were restaurants everywhere along the streets. It was such a convenient place to be. The beds were comfortable, there was an air-conditioning unit which also had heating involved, and a warming unit in the bathroom, although it wasn't cold enough to be working. The staff was over the top, nice and helpful, and a living area has some antiques in it, which I thought was very charming, as well as the guy who came on to work at night. There was a small fridge in the room, which was nice, and across the street, there was actually a place where you could buy beer and possibly wine or other hard liquor, but I didn't check.

I asked for a first floor room, so my windows looked right out on the parking lot and I had to keep the blinds closed for privacy. But on the upper floors, you wouldn't need to do that. And the breakfast was a prepackaged plate with several items on it, and the one time I ate it, it seemed to be left over from the day before. For the price I paid for the hotel, I really didn't mind at all. And my room didn't quite have enough lighting, especially in one corner, but part of that is due to the fact that everything is dark wood so it absorbed any light that was there.

Beautiful old style accommodation with some atmosphere! Strong WiFi, very nice staff, good parking, perfect location.

The water pressure in the upper floor isn’t strong enough to pump hot water up and to the shower when more people use the bathroom. So hot showers only possible in the afternoon.

Its location to the Grand Mosque and the main market was good and they had parking for us in the back but only 2 cars can fit. I guess we were fortunate no one else was using it otherwise we would have to find parking in a busy area.

The room was very basic and the bathroom was not very good. It was quite cold and not many bed sheets or blankets etc. The room was far from the best we had and the breakfast was very very basic. It was a little dark with minimal lighting. The staff didn't speak much English - but honestly we should speak more Turkish so that isn't a negative really.