Sheraton Istanbul

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... one really thought to wonder how. We wandered and had fabulous lunch and Turkish coffee then we hailed a cab. Colin asked for the Atacoy Sheraton and he and Amanda got in the back seat. The driver said OK, and started driving like it was a video game. I ...

... Bosphorus abroard a steamer ferry that would make stops along the way on both the European and Asian sides of the city of Istanbul. Let me interject a bit of information here that would be helpful to those traveling to this part of the world and haven't ...

Hi, Amanda here.  Thought I would post some of the benefits we have had from the Starwood Sheraton Atakoy hotel lounge.   So far we have had dinner, drinks and breakfast there and copious amounts of free pop and water.  Last night we headed ...

... and the attendants made up beds for us. I was not claustrophobic one iota.   We arrived in Frankfurt and slept at the Sheraton there. They gave Amanda and I the wrong room and, as we were waiting for a room with two beds, the TV randomly ...

... did at my last two jobs, I had a lot of Starwood hotel points saved up, so we got to enjoy a weekend at the Sheraton Voyager Antalya. That was a welcome break from budget travelling. We barely left the hotel for the entire weekend. We just lazed around ...

... last night out in Barcelona. My luggage was completely packed to the max having significantly contributed to the economies of Istanbul, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. My big roller board suitcase was now 29 kilos and my large backpack was nearly 20 kilos. My ...

... hid the faces of the women of the house and provided cool breezes through the homes. We were taken to our hotel the Four Points Sheraton, a very new and modern hotel. We were given our keys and headed up to check out the new room. The room was very ...

... to see us leave.   Immigration took a while at Warsaw but the pickup driver waited for us unlike the one in Istanbul who gave up and left. Albeit the one in Istanbul did leave messages for us at the information counter and we did get ...

... taxi driver doesn’t speak a word of English and drove one of the shittiest taxis I have ever been in. As we approach the Sheraton I point to the water fountain in front of it and say ‘yes please’, but no, he keeps driving. There goes ...

... .  Keep in mind that we generally go to bed late and sleep in while in Europe because of the time difference - 2:30am in Istanbul is 5:30pm Mountain time.   Oh, and "getting up" is a total misnomer.  Our night at the HI Airport was really, ...

... ! I do not recommend showing up here without a visa though, I have definitely been concerned since the Syrian consulate in Istanbul debacle. On the other hand, still have that pen, it worked beautifully filling out forms at the border. Sweet justice. On ...

... a poster... I don't believe that the citadels of Anatolia can compare with the Citadel of Aleppo. The ones in Istanbul and Urfa, for instance, are significantly smaller and are not nearly as intimidating architecturally. The Citadel of Aleppo was ...

... relaxation at its best. The night life was great in the area, and this will definitely be a tourist trap in a few years, as Sheraton's and Hilton's were popping up everywhere. In the morning, after a painful wake up, we snorkeled by the beach, and I ...

... he wants. I am pushing for tapinyaki but if he stays strong on McDonalds, we will go there. Then, off to the Terminal 3 Sheraton and an early morning flight tomorrow. I will likely not be back here for a couple of days (Toronto-Boston. Boston-Frankfurt. ...