BEHRAMPAŞA Otel &Cafe &Restaurant

I fully appreciate the historical renovation to make this old Han a comfortable hotel. The arcade gallery halls above the courtyard are beautiful. But I was surprised that the large restaurant (enclosed) courtyard allowed smoking. When I went to breakfast there were people smoking next to and behind the table I chose. My room was a corner 'suite' - which meant it had an extra kind of nook that barely had room for a small chair. I opened one of the windows for night air - but because I was on the side of the hotel that backs on to a street where delivery trucks come and go for a nearby grocery store, the early morning noise was especially bad. The painting on the cross vaulted ceiling was lovely. The bed was clean and comfortable. But the bathroom did not have hot water, no matter how long I waited - and such poor drainage that the whole bathroom floor was soon a puddle. The hand-held spray device was cosmetic - not even attached to real plumbing. Though there was a room service menu, it became very clear with one call that there is not really room service at this hotel. Indeed the restaurant staff seemed rather grumpy or bored at all times. There should be a relationship with the fabulous old hammam next door to this hotel - but apparently the hotel and hammam have no coordinated booking. I stayed here one night and am sorry to say I was glad to leave.

Staying in an Old Kahn Great restoration of an old khan to a great hotel.