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 traditional 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 class 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

Handle: 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 really as much as the Shangri-la degree of perfection as much as the smallest particulars. This shut consideration to element made our keep pleasurable that I didn’t wish to go away the consolation of our room.

The tv inside the lavatory was one of many beautiful particulars. This was the primary time that I’ve stayed in an excellent posh resort that has a TV on the lavatory 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 improbable view of the Bosphorus Strait overlooking the Asian aspect of Istanbul.

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Facilities & Amenities

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

Throughout my keep, I did a “resort present spherical” whereby the resort workers toured me across the resort. In the course of 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 are out there on the bottom flooring. The lounge space affords 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 bunch 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 affords styles 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 affords a personal space for {couples} who want to spend their time collectively within the Chi.

There are two meals retailers in Shangri-La Bosphorus, the Shang Palace which might maintain personal capabilities and caters for effective eating kinds of service and the opposite one is the Ist Too, which is the extra relaxed and informal one.

Each eating places supply glorious and attractive conventional Chinese language and worldwide dishes. The breakfast choice additionally affords a variety of sorts from sizzling, conventional Turkish to continental breakfast.

The workers 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 truthfully really feel that they’re honest in welcoming you to their resort.

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

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What’s Round The Space

Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul is positioned 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 be infamous like in Manila. As a result of 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 relating to 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 take pleasure in a great deal of completely different eating places and outlets. The historic space of Sultan-Ahmet will not be that far as nicely. You may attain it by way of tram or taxi.

Taxi suggestions: All the time ask the driving force to place the meter on throughout your journey or if in case you have the UBER app, you possibly can simply request one.

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

Advice

As a complete, my keep in Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul was unbelievable. They completely give an excellent hospitality service to their visitors. The nice consideration to element and making every thing comfy and handy actually goes a good 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 stunning photos 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.