Ottoman Suites by Sera House

Beautiful historic house with a lovely story behind it and lots of care to detail.

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The old and local vibe, tasteful decorations. You get the feel of a authentic home. (It's a old family home turned to hotel) It's a bed and breakfast turned to boutique hotel. The location is very peaceful residential area. Local grocery stores and restaurants are opposite the property. Metro subway is 5-7 minutes walk downhill. Metro to hotel is uphill takes double the time. The breakfast was amazing outstanding and fit for nobility. We could eat just half of the served breakfast at the cafe. They a large peaceful relaxing cafe on the ground floor with great ambiance. They have a their own Istanbul and local area guide in the room in form of a printed card set. Very thoughtful of the owners. There is a public children park close by.

Very few things. Washroom had no exhaust fan. The hotel is more like staying at someone's house. This can be a great thing or very bad depending on your preferences. If you want the comfort of a hotel service ho elsewhere.

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Ottoman Suites is set in a beautiful Ottoman-period building. Me and my Wife absolutely loved the décor and our room. We truly felt like we were transported back to the Ottoman times. The bed was unbelievably comfy and it was very quiet at night. This is the benefit of the staying in the Asian side of Istanbul, as it is quieter than the hectic European side but we were easily able to reach the Uskudar pier on the Bosphorous with a 3 minute taxi drive each day. We had a friend visit us several times at the hotel and the garden courtyard was a particularly elegant and chilled place to hang out in the evenings. The Turkish Breakfast was unbelievably good and well prepared, our waiter Arsoy was always smiling and hospitable. I would highly recommend Ottoman Suites to anyone who wants somewhere chilled and relaxed to stay on their Istanbul trip, but (conveniently) distanced from the madness of the European side.

I requested an extra duvet from the staff on one of the nights, simply as being quite a tall man one duvet is not enough for me and my wife. I saw that on the hotel room contact card there was a laminated paper with the words "Herhangi bir şeye ihtiyacınız olursa lütfen bize mesaj gönderin" and a list of contacts. When I asked in Turkish on whatsapp to one of the owners for an extra duvet, I was met with a "?". After several hours a staff member brought up the duvet which I appreciated. The next morning at breakfast, the owners wife asked me why I needed an extra blanket and seemed absolutely puzzled at this request and kept asking why I didn't use the small wool blankets in the cupboard. I think it was a little over the top. Generally in hotels guests usually ask for extra pillows or extra duvets, I felt like it was a little bit of an interrogation for something quite benign. Please in the future if a guest asks for any extra bedding and reaches you using the card that says "Herhangi bir şeye ihtiyacınız olursa lütfen bize mesaj gönderin", don't make them feel like they've caused trouble for this simple ask. Apart from this my stay was great at Ottoman Suites. Many thanks to the staff.