Great staff, very helpful, had a good meal at the bar in comfort so i was able to work on laptop, munch away and have a drink. beautiful rooms, welcome note and treat was a lovely unexpected touch, good range of channels on the TV for many languages. Highly recommend if you need a place to stay in the area.

The location of the hotel is poor for anyone looking to walk about, you need to get the metro or a taxi to get anywhere here as there are no walkways to get by as a pedestrian and traffic is very heavy and aggressive. Recommend getting the hotel to order you a taxi or getting one from a local taxi app, do not hail from the street as there are many scammers here.

Everyone at the hotel was marvelous. Friendly. Helpful. Warm. Polite. Without exception. But we had an especially lovely time meeting Samet, the bell hop, and Gizem, the guest relations specialist. It was a pleasure seeing them when we would get back to the hotel after a long day of sight seeing. They were always friendly and helpful, showing us the best ways to get around Istanbul, and translating for us and the taxi drivers. Great folks! As for the hotel itself, it is a beautiful property. Clean. Elegant. Quiet. Luxurious. Comfortable. The patios and pool areas are immaculate. There is a serious gym, too, with a large number of exercise machines - like nothing I have ever seen at a hotel. The rooms are roomy and very well kept. The beds are very comfortable. The showers are very enjoyable because the water pressure is very high, so you really feel invigorated after you're done showering. The breakfast was SUPERB. There was nothing missing. I mean nothing. Great variety. Great tasting. Very inviting. Great presentation. Loved it. And it was very reasonably priced at 280 TL. Lastly, as for the location, the Asian side is considerably quieter, cleaner and more manageable than the European side. Getting to the European side is a piece of cake. For 200 TL (about $10 US at the time of this writing), you get right to the Sultan Ahmet area, or even as far north as Taksim, by taxi. It takes about 25 minutes. That cost includes the gratuity. Or, you can walk 10 minutes from the hotel to the Kozyatagi Station on the M4 Metro (Red) line. You pay about 12 TL (72 US cents), ride the metro for 4 stops, transfer to the Marmaray train, and take that for 2 stops across the Bosphorus to the Sirkeci station. That will leave you right in the thick of the Sultan Ahmet neighborhood. It takes about 40 minutes "door-to-door." Well worth it given how much more sane the Asian side is. Oh, and there's a very nice shopping center right across the street from the hotel.

What didn't I like? I didn't like leaving. :-)

Breakfasts, hotel staff, view e form room and terrace,

A spa centre needs to be a bit, improved and bit renovated, and better organized in terms of customers communication

Breakfast was awesome. The room itself / Executive Floor with a great view and excess to executive lounge. Breakfast was lavish.. Staff was courteous, helpful and friendly and fluently spoke English. Facilities I.e Pools, sauna, health club were great.. overall we had a great family time.

Just a bit far from the main attractions in Istanbul on the European side such as Sultan Ahmet. Perhaps marriot could offer a shuttle service to the European side as tourist get exploited by taxi drivers on the way back from European side by charging double the fare and making excuses of distance and traffic congesstions.

The staff were very kind and promptly addressed situations, and we even made friends. The gym was exceptional and I managed to work on my belly at least 2-3 times a day, for 7 out of 9 nights we were there. My 4 year old daughter took up swimming lessons while my wife enjoyed the Spa. The grilled salmon became my favorite for each day’s meal. Also, we were happy that the hotel does think about its little guests too, and so my 1 1/2 year old son enjoyed playing in the kids pool too. He was always the first to put on his swimming clothes.

I posed this question to family, and we all agreed that THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING WE DID NOT LIKE. Everything met our expectations, and we are very pleased about that.

Breakfast buffet is very rich for almost any diet. Beds are very spacious and comfortable. You have a pillow menu from which you can choose what is best for you and order. Location is great for my commute in Istanbul (which is one of the main reasons why I choose this hotel - central place between European and Asian sides) but may not be the best if you are seeking travel to historical sites of the city. Restaurant is very good. Staff is very friendly and attentive. I did not try the pools but there are 3 of them at the location.

Not much really.

The breakfast was excellent. The breakfast staff were very efficient and friendly too. There was a huge variety of different food types daily and new foods were introduced daily. We thoroughly looks forward to the breakfast each day. The rooms were very spacious and modern. The bathrooms were big and modern too. The rooms were cleaned well everyday. Housekeeping was up to standard. The staff were very warm and friendly.

Everything was great except for the location. For a tourist it is far from the tourist areas but that was however our choice of hotel in that location so the hotel cannot be held responsible. The hotel does offer a courtesy shuttle to the metro so that was a huge help daily. I saw many medical facilities in the area so I guess that is why many guests choose this hotel when they undergo various procedures

The staff were 5 star helpful, efficient and friendly. Our room was spotlessly cleaned daily. Could not fault the facilities / space. We didn’t use the pool, spa or massage facilities as we were there as a base for our eye surgery so could not partake. I’m sure they are fantastic. Breakfast / dining selection and quality : 5 ⭐️ Room service excellent. The location was good for what we wanted, so it depends what you are looking for, as a base. We were not there to sight-see, rather to *have sight *🙂

There was nothing we disliked about the property.

Breakfast was ok, i would expect more from a 5 star hotel Rooms are specious and clean. Location is good, easy access to a lot of places.

I boked executive room for executive lounge, but it was closed and that was not mentioned either on the hotel web-site or booking.com, which was very disappointing.

All good and perhaps in future I expect atleast a free breakfast when I spend so much in Marriot. This isn't a big deal for them :)

All was good and Marriot is the best ! Also, the Bible should be given to every customer who asks as a complimentory gift. This is the cutlture always! hoping to see the same in 5 star hotels.