My first venture abroad in 6 months has seen me travel to Istanbul as an health tourist staying at the Marnas Hotel. First of all this is not a 4 star hotel in the true sense. It is a clean, friendly hotel with some good local shops and restaurants all with walking distance at prices that are not over priced to rip tourists off. The hotel has worked hard to be COVID safe with plenty of hand sanitiser and screens, Complimentary face masks are in everyone room, welcome to the new normal !! Breakfast is basic but nice and served on the top floor with excellent views of the working class suburb of Bayrampasa. The only negative points of the hotel was that they have no Iron and Ironing board, which was a huge surprise and disappointing and the WiFi was woefully slow. The gym fitness suite was basic and could do with some upgrading. Outside of the hotel directly opposite is a currency exchange, Be careful as I changed £100 sterling and received only £50 on Turkish Lira. After I complained they corrected it. Local Restaurants, Coffee Shops and Barbers are in abundance and keenly priced. my favourite was Kofte Time where you can get a three course meal with drinks for £10 equivalent. Breakfast equivalent was the Bahane Coffee shop where for68 Turkish Lira you get a massive breakfast for two with all you can drink Turkish Tea. If you want to meet genuine Turkish people who speak little English, Eat what they eat at prices they pay, Go stay here and venture outside the hotel within a 300 metre radius you can mix in with locals and with mutual respect you will enjoy each others company and culture.
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