I recently came back from my honeymoon which spanned over 17 days in Athens, Santorini and Istanbul. We stayed at one particular hotel that impressed me so much, that it deserves some insane praise. Fatboy Slim Praise.

Witt Istanbul Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey

How do I say this? The Witt was the best place I ever stayed at. Better than the little beach bungalow in Thailand, the family home in Italy, better than the quaint little B&B in England. It was the best of the best.

My husband and I were really excited to stay at the Witt, because the web had so many super awesome pics, but you know… usually when your expectations are so high, they never get met (case in point: our hotel in Santorini, but I will save that for another post). Lucky for us, we were to be pleasantly surprised! Istanbul was our last stop, and we were only spending 4 nights, 3 days there. So if this hotel was the shit, we better enjoy the short time we had.

Upon arriving at the Witt, we were immediately blown away. The decor is fabulous, with service to match. Our suite was about 700 square feet – the size of a 1+1 condo in the city here – and came with a gorgeous kitchen, seating area, closet, bed, delicious breakfasts… the list goes on. And don’t get me started on their bathroom. Don’t believe me? Let’s have a sneak peek. All images courtesy of the Witt’s flickr page.

Six head shower, big enough for at least 3

Yes, Molton Brown!

This was exactly what our room looked like, if you were standing in the bathroom doorway.

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The images indeed look like renderings, but I kid you not, that is what everything looks like in person, too.

The location of the Witt is great as well – it’s located in Beyoğlu, a trendy district on the other side of the Bosphorus, away from the touristy old town. Access to Sultanahmet and the Bazaars was easy enough though; we just hopped on the tram (2 minute downhill walk from the hotel) and were there in about 10.

Closeby, there’s a great little area called Tünel, which was a maze of streets littered with outdoor bars and restaurants. All the cool 20-somethings were there, smoking, eating and drinking. If you find your way off the southwest end of Istiklal Caddesi (the long pedestrian street in Beyoğlu) you’ll get to the patios. One of the guys working at the hotel recommended it to us and it didn’t disappoint.

I could go on about the Witt (you can even ready my tripadvisor review here), but I’ll leave with only one bit of advice – if you’re ever in Istanbul, you gotta stay here!

The living area, with a flat screen, DVD player (DVDs available in the lobby) and satellite TV.

King size beds I never wanted to get up from

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Comments ( 3 )

holy mother!! that looks insane!! i love the decor!

Travel Hugger added these pithy words on Jun 23 10 at 6:26 am

A-mazing! I would never want to leave the room…or the bathroom!!!

littlebrownbride added these pithy words on Jul 12 10 at 2:06 pm

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