Byotell Hotel Istanbul

I liked the fact that it was located near shops and not locked up behind security, like the US hotels. The room was nicely furnished, and I liked the fact that I was given a suite, so I didn't have to have my laptop in the same room in which I slept. The bellman who checked me in was very helpful in telling me what I needed to know.

The hotel seems to suffer from that same disconnect between technology and its understanding by staff that affects so many Trkish hotels. There are emergency call buttons built into the room -- though I didn't push them, the system kept going off. The reception desk kept calling to tell me to push the reset button, which I did, but it didn't help. They'd send someone to do it, but that didn't help either. Very annoying. I asked for a wakeup call but didn't receive it. Finally, the shower in the bathrooms has one of those glass doors that doesn't cover the opening, which meant that the bathroom got flooded every time I took a shower. There was a drain, but the floor was built flat, so the water didn't flow into it. Further, breakfast starts at 7 which was too late for me to partake of it on both days. I tried to get the 10€ charge removed from my bill, but no luck.