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 at 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 as the nirvana tucked within the western 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.

Resort Assessment: Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul (Turkey)

Throughout Our Keep

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

I had the privilege to remain in 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 depart the consolation of our room.

The tv inside the toilet was one of many beautiful particulars. This was the primary time that I’d 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 an improbable 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 company in a refined style. The resort has 186 rooms with 17 room sorts that modify with the room measurement, 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 retailers which might be out there on the bottom ground. The lounge space affords tea and Turkish coffee for the company in the afternoon, the place you possibly can simply sit and loosen up in whereas having fun with a refreshing glass of Turkish tea. There are tons of teas to select from so you possibly can take your time and unwind.

The resort additionally has an indoor swimming pool and health club 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 meal shops in Shangri-La Bosphorus, the Shang Palace which may maintain non-public capabilities and caters to nice eating varieties of service and the opposite one is the Ist Too, which is the extra relaxed and informal one.

Each eating places supply glorious and engaging conventional Chinese language and worldwide dishes. The breakfast choice additionally affords a variety of types 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 actually really feel that they’re honest in welcoming you to their resort.

The workers confirmed the utmost hospitality throughout my keep.  As we depart the resort the next day, the workers gracefully helped us with our baggage, and wave their goodbyes and proper 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 situated at Besiktas, from the airport I took public transportation to the resort. You can even request an airport pick-up if you want.

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

The resort is true at the entrance of the ferry stations, you possibly can be 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 site visitors jam within the metropolis, many of the locals are utilizing the ferry to go to the Asian aspect and vice versa.

Taksim space isn’t removed from the resort; you possibly can get pleasure from a great deal of completely different eating places and retailers. The historic space of Sultan-Ahmet isn’t that far as proper. You possibly can attain it by way of a tram or taxi.

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

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

Suggestion

As an entire, my keep in Shangri-la Bosphorus Istanbul was unimaginable. They completely give an excellent hospitality service to their company. The good consideration of elements and making the whole lot snug and handy actually goes a great distance in making I keep a press release of the true Shangri-la expertise.

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