Welcome back to the channel and today I wanted to show you what you could expect
from the Orientbank Hotel in Istanbul. This is part of the Autograph Collection with Marriott.
I originally booked the deluxe king room and was upgraded to an executive suite using a suite night
award. Here's a look at the lobby. This is an absolutely gorgeous hotel. A very new hotel as
far as opening but the building itself I believe was a German bank in the past. So there's some
history their. This hotel is not far from the Blue Mosque either. It's not a bad spot to be
for walking around and seeing some sights. I had a welcome tea their as I was checking in. This is in
the basement actually. They do live music on some weekdays but I was able to check it out and see
what it looks. It really looks like a speakeasy type of club. I came here as an Ambassador Elite
member so what was offered was a $10 dollar food and beverage credit or 500 points. Since there
is no lounge I could choose from 100 points or breakfast for two. Their was an additional
$50 lira credit given for food and beverage on top of that so that was a nice touch. Here's a
look at the Executive Suite. As you can see the bathroom. I really love the decor in the suite.
Just a lot of attention to detail in the design. You do have just the one vanity there but a really
nice design with little accents like the bags with the wax on it. There you can see the toiletries
and there is the separate bathroom or toilet; which it does get quite cold over there.
That's where the heat really didn't stretch out to. You do have a window
you could open if you needed some fresh air. As we go out of the bathroom to the foyer across
to the living room; the room is fairly small. This suite I think is maybe 450 feet. I did have a nice
welcome amenity with some sweets and some dried fruits. It was a really nice gesture.
Also a little bank certificate which is cool. They give out these certificates
because again this used to be a bank and their was a vault in the basement. Kind of where that
bar was in the beginning of the video. You have a tv,
a chair, and a sofa. You've got a coffee machine over there with some artwork on the walls.
You do have some water and some snacks there. Some beverages that are available for purchase
if you choose to purchase. Their is the rest of the beverages here
that you can purchase and you have the prices there on the menu.
As you walk out here in the hallway you have a good place here to sit your luggage with
some drawer space down below. Then on this side you do have the cabinet with some slippers
and the safe is in here as well. You have some more drawer space, the iron, and an iron
board. You have hangers to hang your coat up. Your closet space is pretty compact. This is the most
awesome part awesome of this room in the bedroom. I really love the way it's designed.
They've essentially got windows all around and a balcony essentially that goes all around the room
which gives you awesome views of Istanbul. I really love the location of this hotel.
You essentially have windows all throughout the rest of the bedroom and a huge chandelier
up top. The bed was very comfortable; their is a TV as well. You have some charging ports
which are Euro ports; so you'll need an adapter if you don't have one. As you can see the chandelier
right their. I will let you take a look through the rest of the room and I will be back
to talk a little bit more about the rest of my experience at the hotel.
Let's talk about the food and beverage here. Here you've got the Orient Mojito Royale. This is part
of what I used for my food and beverage credit with the Lira. I had a cheese and meat plate
which was delicious. You just get tons of food here in Turkey. Here's the Turkish breakfast. So
they say breakfast for two but you literally could just order this and it be too much for one person.
A phenomenal selection here and I want to give a shout out to the the waiter
and Emetch who was very helpful and giving me tips on how to eat this. He told me instead
of eating non stop to relax maybe read the newspaper and come back and eat again. So
that was my stay at the Orientbank Hotel Autograph Collection here in Istanbul, Turkey.
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