Grand Eyüboğlu Hotel — Hotel in Ümraniye

I have stayed at this hotel several times and still a customer. The first time I stayed at this hotel, I came in it was night time. Once they showed me the room, I was about to go to another hotel. The furniture is a bit old. The room a bit small. It is on a "sokak" not the main street. However I decided to stay and I am glad I did.||Once you get over the old furniture, this hotel is a gem and here is why:||- you are in downtown umraniye, with the city hussle and bustle around you. ||- You are here with the locals, not in a touristic setup. I like to stay among the locals. You get honest prices, better feel of the true turkish people who are so hospitable, cordial, and honest, especially if you stay away from touristic areas. ||- The hotel being on a sokak (back alley), makes it uniquely quiet for a good night sleep, while in the middle of the umraniye shopping district. ||- As it is the case with most Istanbul, the location is very safe whether during the day or at night.||- The staff speaks English and they are very friendly honest and kind people.||- The bakery just outside the hotel sells yummy bureks. I used to skip hotel breakfast and eat at the bakery next door.||- The hotel is across the street from downtown Masjid (Muslim prayer house). You can hear the Adhan and you can pray in the neat clean Masjid next door. ||-I travel alone on business, but I made lots of chit-chat level relationships with the grocer next door, the baker, the hotel staff etc. I feel at home when I come here.||I am used to staying in five star luxury hotels in Istanbul and other places, but I do not have as much fun and enjoy the rich experience as I do when...

If you plan to go on your own and are expecting guests over, then do not stay at this hotel as they do not allow guests in the room... of course though, once paying them an extra 45 euro per night all was ok all of a sudden, even though only one person ever slept in the room. ||||Also, if you want to pay by credit card, they will charge you credit card fees of around 40TL.||||If you book through HRS.com, you receive a 3pm late checkout... but around 11 am expect a phone call from reception informing you that you must leave by 12 no matter what.||||Also, don't use google maps to find the hotel... it's no where near the address found there... took 2 hours to find the place.||||You have been warned... stay clear of...

Good afternoon, for 12 days we stayed at this hotel. The reason we decided to stay at this hotel was its good location and the fact that the hotel has a swimming pool and sauna. But we were actually quite disappointed as the pool and sauna are a lie, nothing works and you are not allowed to enter and use any of it. on the other hand the cleaning is terrible, used toothpicks on the floor left by the previous customer and traces of waste in the toilet were found as soon as we arrived. on top of that the room is very hot and the air conditioning barely works. The only thing I liked was breakfast. anyway I do not recommend this hotel and we will not return...