Guest Tips

The key tip to enjoying a comfortable stay here relates to noise. Aksaray is a high-volume district. The main roads are filled with traffic that honks twenty-four hours a day, side streets busy with traders in the early morning. Try and check into a room on an upper floor or at the back/side of the building, even if the view is a brick wall or alleyway; decibels will be dramatically reduced. If you consider yourself to be someone who slightly wakes up at noises during sleeping hours then-This is not just another suggestion but truly necessary for acquiring good sleep-bring along top-quality ear plugs!

Get ready for what I like to call "elevator logistics," a phenomenon common among the packed-full hotels of Istanbul's high-density areas. Grand Abimo seems always fully booked, with one or two elevators serving many floors—bottlenecks form. Peak times can be considered as between 8:30 and 9:30 during breakfast and again at checkout bet ween 11:00 and noon. If you are on a lower floor (first or second), take the stairs; it's faster, plus it will save you from standing there watching full elevators passing by! Also ,in case there are two people wi th two big suitcases each,the standard room becomes very tight.Unpack only what is needed an d store suitcases vertically either in corner o r wardrobe to maximize floor space.

Also, make use of the financial advantages of the area. Do not change large amounts of money at the airport. Just enough to get you to your hotel, then later use the exchange offices (Döviz) in Laleli/Aksaray. Here competition is fierce and margins are razor thin- meaning you get more Lira for your Dollar or Euro than almost anywhere else in the city.[8] Also when shopping in stores nearby remember this is a wholesale district but many shops sell retail(per piece)in evenings or if asked politely.Bargaining is expectedand partofculture so neveraccept first price offeredfor clothesor shoes.