Sureyya Hotel

I stayed in Hotel Sureyya in Istanbul at the beginning of June 2017. We were a group of 6 persons; we got to the hotel in the morning and we received the rooms in half an hour! Very quick! The rooms are quite small, but clean and you can find anything you need (dressing table, chair, clean towels and bed sheets, hair dryer and toilet supplies in the bathroom). The hotel is in the middle of the business area in Laleli , very close to the tram station or the subway station. Sultan Ahmet Mosque of Aya Sophia Museum are at a stroll distance from the hotel. The best thing I have to say about this hotel is that we could spend nice moments on the terrace , up on the 6th floor; the receptionist, Mr.Yusuf Susin was always very attentive and even brought us glasses and tea up on the terrace, so that we could enjoy the night view there! The other thing that amazed us was the food! The breakfast was included in the cost of the room (as in most Turkish hotels) and it was simply heavenly! It was higher than the rank of the hotel, I would say; fresh made, tasting like home made food, lots of green stuff, several sorts of bread, olives, cheese, yogurt and jam; since we do not eat any kind of meat the menu we had there was a very nice surprise! My family renounced eating animals, so meat is not in our menu for almost a year. This hotel served us a veggie menu every morning, without even asking or hoping for it !! I simply LOVED it! It is known that Turkish cuisine embraces vegetables and fruit and turns them into heavenly dishes , but I honestly did not expect to get such splendid treat in a budget hotel in the middle of the busiest area of Istanbul! The hotel has an elevator, quite tiny but efficient! The restaurant is spacious and decorated with good taste; the persons serving there are very polite and smiling a lot! We had our rooms on 5th floor, we had not much of a view, but the company of a seagull family, raising their chicks; good enough, I would say; their callings are the emblem of Istanbul for me, such as are the callings to prayer coming from its many mosques. As regards the overwhelming beauty of Istanbul and its tastes, sounds and lights, all this must get another page, another story in a distinctive review! As a conclusion, I can't wait to go to Istanbul again and I will stay in Sureyya Hotel , for sure!