ブリックス ホテル イスタンブール (イスタンブール)

Everything was amazing!!

I can’t go into too much detail as I solely used this as a place to sleep for four hours. I made the mistake of booking here thinking I was only five minutes from the airport, as it turns out that airport is now closed and the new one is 40 mins away in light traffic! However the mistake was made Hotels.com do not help in making this clear at all. The hotel itself was impressive, luxurious, and well maintained. My deluxe room was very nice and suite standard in size. My major gripe which stopped me sleeping and from being comfortable was the pillows. All x 5 in the room are far too hard and have water proof covers on them, not great for me at all. I ended up using the duvet as a pillow and having an awful sleep. It’s a pity as everything else was very good. The shower is like nothing I have experienced before, a proper deluge of steaming hot water, I could’ve stayed in it all day!

This is best for business guests, as it overlooks a six lane highway and isn't near any of Istanbul's sights. On the plus side, rooms are sizable and comfortable, the food is good, and they have the best free breakfast, complete with chefs preparing eggs, that I saw in Turkey. Be warned, though, this hotel is NOT near the Istanbul airport, it is near the now closed Ataturk airport.

Overall it was All satisfactory and they make every attempt to provide consistency and comfort for all their guests. I will surely be back again.

I completely agree with others that this is NOT a 5-star place if it still has that rating. It has a glitzy spa/resort veneer but the rooms/facility is shabby around the edges, the food is blah at best, and we had a disturbing staff event. A staff member tried to open our door at 5 am claiming there was a "mini-bar request"? At 5 am? With no knock just someone opening the door that was (thankfully) still held by a chain? Via the interpretation of our guide, the front desk person just shrugged, apologized, and said they would follow up with the person who did it. Not very reassuring. This place is designed for large tour groups (largely Asian) who come and go endlessly. It's quantity not quality with attempts to sell spa services (in Euros or dollars) whenever possible. The one good thing is that the location is convenient for visiting the local historical sites.