We organised a business meet up during a conference in Istanbul for (almost) the entire team for a small startup of 15 people, and I was really blown away with how friendly and flexible the hotel team was. Since we were a large group, I’d gone through the RFP platforms for a handful each of IHG, Hilton, and Marriott hotels. The team at the W was one of the most responsive in getting back with an initial quote, and then working with me on adapting to the needs of our group. We stayed here for a week, but the flexibility was in giving us different checkin / check out dates (given that our team was flying in from many different countries). Huge shoutout to Ezgi from the hotel sales team for personally meeting me and being consistently responsive to help us make an amazing stay for our entire team!
The hotel itself is furnished to a modern standard and in a hip place in Istanbul. I had some worries based on previous reviews that it might be noisy, but I’m happy to say this wasn’t the case at all and rooms are really well soundproofed. The bar team was extremely friendly and on a fair few days, we ended up closing down the bar. Breakfast was extremely lush, with a wide range of Turkish and Western dishes. I love the design of the shower room makes it look a *bit* like a hammam, which was a great nod to locally-inspired design.
My only regret is that the terrace area was unfortunately left unexplored due to private events booked during our stay.
