The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class

Location

Breakfast very poor, Same breakfast everyday, They charge for eggs, Very standard breakfast, Very noisy outside till late music, Dogs barking all night.

Its very close to the blue mosque and haya sophia! Excelent location

Clean rooms, perfect location if you are visiting blue mosque, Hagia Sophia, grand bazaar etc (but lots of annoying local restaurant hosts - you cannot walk without someone calling or chasing you by asking to come inside or check their menu), bus stop to/from IST airport is 3 minutes walking from the hotel, tram station 5 mins walking

Average breakfast, omelet is on order for 3-4 euros extra, no Turkish coffee (or maybe it’s for order only but nobody offered), roof top restaurant’s food is disgusting and alcohol is expensive - go to Rumist restaurant around the corner - half price of roof tops restaurant, amazing food and you can bring your own alcohol (can be bought in the opposite shop- beer ~12TL) Small room Staff on a reception was a bit funny. We booked a standard room and when we arrived they put us in a sea view room due to availability. They kept reminding us every day when we were at the reception that they gave us a sea view room when we actually are supposed to have a standard one. They made us feel we owe them something. Also we had to extend our stay for 2 more nights. I asked if we could keep the same room (I knew I booked standard one but stayed in a sea view but it wasn’t important to me really) I just wanted to know ASAP if I need to pack our stuff and move to another room but they couldn’t tell me till the last minute at our first bookings check out time. Again, they said they don’t know because it is a sea view bla bla bla. We end up packing all our stuff, checked out and found out we can check back in into the same room (straight away)- it was such a hassle as we could go out for an early sightseeing but we had to do this stupid pointless thing and wait until 10am when ‘booking person’ comes in.