Elite World Grand Istanbul Basın Ekspres

room size is just perfect. free Parking Good food (nice breakfast buffet, and V. good steak and meet restaurant in the hotel)

* Eye pleasing oval-shaped 20+ floor building. The reception lobby and restaurants looked gorgeous, as expected of a nice hotel, while the outdoor pool, though closed for the season, seemed perfect for summer. * The Basement 2 gym was the best I’ve ever used at a 5 star or any hotel class. It features spin and weight rooms, over 20 cardio machines, strength-training machines, benches and bars. Spin classes and personal training are available. As someone who works out while traveling, I appreciated the fully equipped gym, uncrowded during my three visits. * Beautiful, large semi-Olympic indoor pool with a lap lane, free section, hot tub, and kids' pool. * Basement levels boast a captivating artificial floral display, mimicking a garden. Once a real botanical garden, it now adds a visually appealing touch. Running a 10K on a treadmill felt enjoyable with this view. * The kids loved the gender-separate dry sauna, steam room, and adventure showers, themed like a tropical thunderstorm. Spacious locker rooms with digital locks added convenience. * There’s also an ice bucket room (not operational), a game room with video games and VR (we had trouble locating it), and a hairdresser on Basement 2, where I got an excellent $33 haircut. * The front desk staff were exceptionally polite, especially Busra who went above and beyond to address multiple issues with rooms. Very friendly lady at front desk in the evenings who assisted with check in also offered complimentary water each day. * The breakfast buffet was delightful, with options like honeycomb which I used in my oatmeal. The lunch and dinner grill offered unique dishes like pistachio kebab, reflecting Turkish cuisine's love of pistachios. * The reasonably priced coffee and pastry shop rounded out an exceptional stay.

The hotel is extremely well presented and has everything you could wish for or need for your stay. There is a very well appointed spa and gym area, which we used every day. Which is not like some other very small hotel gyms you can find. It has a large range of high quality equipment, spin studio and much more. The breakfast had a very wide variety of food which was ideal and all the food was well presented and delicious. Everything you could want as option for breakfast was available. The rooms where much nicer than other hotels we have stayed in at the past, beds are comfortable and all the amenities are already in the room. Lastly the staff at this hotel have been amazing and have made the stay very enjoyable and effortless for us, especially Birsen who went above and beyond for us. We would highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking to stay in Istanbul

This exceptional value hotel is readily and comfortably accesible vía Uber to any visitor destination, however far away, Asian side or European. Breakfast cost was well in line with the extensive international selections offered. Two very engaging front-desk staff members, Birsen and Gagla, were absolutely delightful in their advocacy for our review. And they earned it! I was last in Istanbul in maybe 1979 and the likes of Gagla and Birsen, had we met back then, would have readily drawn me back on any planned itinerary in the Eastern Med…

Dear Elite World Grand Istanbul family, Thank you for your great hospitality, The exceptional customer relationship ( ilayda )at this hotel impressed me. She was always professional and asked how our stay was going, she also solved many issues I need in hotel ( best Turkish coffee by the way , it will made your day as made mine 🙂 ) Dr.Mohammed Babonji