Luxury Hotel Review: Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul (Turkey)

Are you planning to remain on the Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul? I stayed in Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul on my first go to to the historic Turkish metropolis. So let me share with you my private expertise throughout my keep on this luxurious five-star resort in Istanbul.

Impressed by the basic novel the Lost Horizon – The Classic tale of Shangri-la by James Hilton, Shangri-la was described because the nirvana tucked within the western a part of the Himalayas. Perfection, grace, and magnificence at their best.

That description can considerably describe the expertise I had throughout my keep in Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul.

Lodge Assessment: Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul (Turkey)

Throughout Our Keep

Deal with: Sinanpaşa, Hayrettin İskelesi Sk. D:No.1, 34353 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Turkey (Google Maps directions here)

I had the privilege to remain within the luxurious Premier Bosphorus Room. The elegant and spacious room was actually as much as the Shangri-la stage of perfection as much as the smallest particulars. This shut consideration to element made our keep pleasurable that I didn’t need to go away the consolation of our room.

The tv inside the toilet was one of many beautiful particulars. This was the primary time that I’ve stayed in a brilliant posh resort that has a TV on the toilet mirror.

The little welcome treats as much as the luxury Bulgari toiletries throughout my keep made me really feel spoiled and pampered. My room has a implausible view of the Bosphorus Strait overlooking the Asian aspect of Istanbul.

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Facilities & Services

The Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul facilities are available to the visitors with a refined style. The resort has 186 rooms with 17 room varieties that change with the room measurement, views, and placement of the room.

Throughout my keep, I did a “resort present spherical” whereby the resort employees toured me across the resort. Throughout the present spherical, I went to go to one other sort of room that Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul has to supply – The Deluxe Bosphorus Suite.

There are luxurious outlets which might be obtainable on the bottom ground. The lounge space presents tea and Turkish coffee for the visitors within the afternoon, the place you possibly can simply sit and calm down in whereas having fun with a refreshing glass of Turkish tea. There are a whole lot of teas to select from so you possibly can take your time and unwind.

The resort additionally has an indoor swimming pool and health gymnasium within the basement of the resort. The Chi, the spa of the resort presents sorts of enjoyable therapeutic massage companies for women and men.

Since it’s a custom in Turkey to separate the rooms for women and men, the spa additionally presents a personal space for {couples} who want to spend their time collectively within the Chi.

There are two meals shops in Shangri-La Bosphorus, the Shang Palace which might maintain non-public capabilities and caters for positive eating varieties of service and the opposite one is the Ist Too, which is the extra relaxed and informal one.

Each eating places supply wonderful and attractive conventional Chinese language and worldwide dishes. The breakfast choice additionally presents a variety of types from scorching, conventional Turkish to continental breakfast.

The employees of the resort welcomed me like a rock star. From the second, I stepped onto their entrance door, with the welcoming smiles and serving to hand you possibly can actually really feel that they’re honest in welcoming you to their resort.

The employees confirmed the utmost hospitality throughout my keep.  As we go away the resort the next day, the employees gracefully helped us with our baggage, and wave their goodbyes and properly needs on our journey. It was a beautiful feeling certainly!  It looks like I’ve discovered a house in Istanbul.

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What’s Round The Space

Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul is situated at Besiktas, from the airport I took public transportation to the resort. You can too request an airport pick-up if you want.

From Ataturk airport, I took the practice to Zeytinburnu and caught the tram to Kabatas. The journey took round 1 hour from the airport to Kabatas. The visitors jam in Istanbul can also be infamous like in Manila. Because of the visitors jam, I opted to stroll from Kabatas to the Shangri-la resort, it took me about 15 – 25 minutes.

The resort is true in entrance of the ferry stations, you possibly can be a part of and benefit from the Bosphorus cruise with no fuss. We simply requested the concierge concerning the schedule of the ferry. To keep away from the horrendous visitors jam within the metropolis, many of the locals are utilizing the ferry to go to the Asian aspect and vice versa.

Taksim space will not be removed from the resort; you possibly can get pleasure from a great deal of completely different eating places and outlets. The historic space of Sultan-Ahmet will not be that far as properly. You possibly can attain it through tram or taxi.

Taxi suggestions: At all times ask the driving force to place the meter on throughout your journey or you probably have the UBER app, you possibly can simply request one.

I additionally wrote an article concerning the different things to do in Istanbul, I recommend you go on and browse it that can assist you discover town.

Advice

As a complete, my keep in Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul was unimaginable. They completely give an excellent hospitality service to their visitors. The nice consideration to element and making all the pieces snug and handy actually goes a great distance in making my keep an announcement of the true Shangri-la expertise.

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Particular due to my good friend JP Licudan for the beautiful photographs and the Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul for the complimentary keep throughout our go to to Istanbul. The opinions on this article are my very own.