MFB Tarabya Hotel — Hotel in Sarıyer

We left Istanbul to spend just one night at MFB My Finest Bosphorus Hotel. We had been invited to a Wedding to be held at nearby Izoletta – a magical, rural, wedding venue. ||We booked a Special Deluxe Room with Bosphorus view, wanting to stay in the same hotel as the wedding party. ||This charming “olde worlde” hotel stood just over the road from that great restless swell of water that is the Bosphorus.||Our elegant room was number 106 and on the corner with a slender balcony and a great view. I am guessing that 106, 206 and 306 were the best rooms along with the three front facing rooms in the same category situated at the opposite corner of the building.||In fairness, we arrived late at the hotel and had to hurry to get ready for the wedding and the next morning we had a taxi booked to take us back to Istanbul so that does impact on the review. ||We did not really have time to relish our environment. I cannot say whether the hotel is or is not well-located as we were not there long enough to make this assessment.||The bedroom was spacious with a large bathroom and we had a lovely breakfast of good coffee, fresh fruit and sweet rolls before we left, sitting out front enjoying the sunshine, the breeze and the waves.||This is an old-fashioned hotel but with appealing faded glory and an air of nobility. The staff grappled with English at times but really, truly tried to be helpful. ||Perhaps the feeling of being off the usual tourist grid added to the piquancy of the setting.|If the excitement of travel is about the “otherness” of places and bases then this is a gracious if rather...

We left Istanbul to spend just one night at MFB My Finest Bosphorus Hotel. We had been invited to a Wedding to be held at nearby Izoletta – a magical, rural, wedding venue.

We booked a Special Deluxe Room with Bosphorus view, wanting to stay in the same hotel as the wedding party.

This charming “olde worlde” hotel stood just over the road from that great restless swell of water that is the Bosphorus.

Our elegant room was number 106 and on the corner with a slender balcony and a great view. I am guessing that 106, 206 and 306 were the best rooms along with the three front facing rooms in the same category situated at the opposite corner of the building.

In fairness, we arrived late at the hotel and had to hurry to get ready for the wedding and the next morning we had a taxi booked to take us back to Istanbul so that does impact on the review.

We did not really have time to relish our environment. I cannot say whether the hotel is or is not well-located as we were not there long enough to make this assessment.

The bedroom was spacious with a large bathroom and we had a lovely breakfast of good coffee, fresh fruit and sweet rolls before we left, sitting out front enjoying the sunshine, the breeze and the waves.

This is an old-fashioned hotel but with appealing faded glory and an air of nobility. The staff grappled with English at times but really, truly tried to be helpful.

Perhaps the feeling of being off the usual tourist grid added to the piquancy of the setting. If the excitement of travel is about the “otherness” of places and bases then this is a gracious if rather...

I share my personal experience with this hotel. The room I booked, a deluxe Bosphorus view room, is not the one in the photos, which are misleading. The balcony is bigger in the photos, plus there is a lot of noise coming from outside. Second, I complained about the light display outside for "do not disturb" which does not work and they did nothing, so 3 cleaning ladies knocked on the door for cleaning and woke me up 3 times, and it's crap. I don't understand why they don't put the cardboard sign on the door so as not to disturb the customers. Third, they told me that breakfast is at 7 a.m. even though I arrive at 7 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. and there is nothing on the buffet, plus it is very expensive at €20 or €25, whereas in the hotel next door it is €10 more in a magnificent restaurant with a view of the Bosphorus. In addition, in this hotel there is no swimming pool and no transfer to swim!!!! Conclusion: very bad experience...