We travelled from Toronto to Istanbul and stayed in Maroon Bosporus hotel for a week.
Maroon Bosporus is located on the 4th floor of the 120 year old Gumussu palace built in French Art Nouveau style.
All four floors of the building are residential and some other businesses. Part of 3rd and 4th floor is the hotel which totally has 10 rooms!! There is no sign on the entrance door to mark the building as a hotel. In total, hotel has 2 or 3 staff who are very friendly and polite. Hotel does not have a lobby or common area. You have to spend time in your room or outside, exploring the city .
Our room (suite with king bed) had an interior design in Turkish traditional style with a great balcony overlooking black sea and Bosporus strait. The room looked exactly the same as photos in the Expedia website. The room was spacious, cozy, clean and quiet. Air conditioner and wifi speed were great. The best part, was the balcony. Eating and drinking in the balcony with the great Black Sea view was very lovely. There are only a few Turkish channels in the room’s TV and no other language TV channel.
Breakfast: very very basic. Each guest was provided a plate containing 3 types of cheese, cucumber, tomato and olives. On the buffet table there were 2 bread types, 2 cereal types, butter , jam and honey. Drink: tea or coffee
If asking for egg, there was extra charge.
Location: great ( bus, subway , Tram, ferry) close by