In my article on Detailed Review of Hotel Istanbul Trend in Turkey, I shared my reviews about the hotel. I also mentioned there that we did not extend our stay at the Hotel Istanbul Trend, and one of the reasons was the high cost of the room stay. After paying our single-day room rent, we decided to move to another hotel at cheap rates, but it was not easy after travelling from Antalya to Istanbul. All of us decided to find a Hotel for one one-night stay in Istanbul, Turkey.
After checking into our rooms, my friend and I left the hotel and started searching for a suitable hotel at midnight. There, we visited almost all the places around our hotel. Let me tell you, during our trip of 9 days the only difficulty we faced was understanding of language barrier on both sides. Turkish people in shops, taxi drivers, salesmen, restaurants even at the hotel reception, it was difficult to convey your message.
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We stepped into each hotel, discussed our requirements, checked the rooms, floors, lifts, food availability, and finalized the room rates at the Hotel reception. Actually, we have to move in the morning, so each time before leaving the hotel, we took their visiting cards and wrote the rates on the back of those cards for confirmation in the morning.
The next morning, we contacted again to those Hotels one by one again, but you cannot imagine that not a single Hotel agreed to rent out their rooms at the rates which we finalized yesterday night. Luckily, we found a Hotel at a very cheap rate, even less than our online booked hotels. Suggestion, if you have ample time, then you must visit other hotels as well and bargain for the room rates, and hope you will find the cheapest one.
Rooms of the RIO Hotel
The sizes of the double bedrooms, washrooms, and corridor area were very small. Single average wooden beds with normal mattresses were available in the rooms. There was a carpet on the floor. Each room was equipped with an Air conditioner, an LED television, and a wooden cabinet for hanging clothes.
Breakfast in the RIO Hotel
This was our last Breakfast in Istanbul, Turkey. We wake up early in the morning, change our dress, come down through the lift, and start waiting for breakfast. During the 10 minutes of our wait, the hotel staff arranged the buffet breakfast for all the hotel guests. There were only 7 guests at 07:00 am.
Breakfast did not have too many dishes, so the choice was very easy. There were boiled and, omelette eggs, bread, bun, butter, jam, and French fries. This was the simplest breakfast we had in Istanbul.
Location of the RIO Hotel
Like other hotels that we booked and did our stay, all these hotels were very close to the main attractions of the old area of Istanbul. This hotel was close to the Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, Hagia Sophia, Public Transport, Sultan Ahmet Mosque or Blue Mosque, Museums, Bars, Cafes, Restaurants, Markets, and Shuttle services were also available from outside the hotel area. All these places were within walking distance, and we did the same. We never used a taxi in Istanbul to reach the above-mentioned areas.
Hotel Facilities in the RIO Hotel
Besides having a good breakfast, there was no attraction for us because it was only for a day stay, or you can say a hotel to pass the night only. The lift was really very small, and even two people were unable to move up and down easily with their normal luggage.
If you are alone or with friends and want a shorter stay, then it’s ok for you, but a person with family and kids should look at other options. I hope this review will help you in finding a good hotel in the future.
