Dear Trip Advisor,

We stayed at Divan Hotel Taksim, Istanbul between Nov 6-9, 2011 and we are writing to let you know that our stay was excellent.

This was not our first stay and in one of our previous stays the hotel staff was very kind to supply warm milk to our son at midnight. This was the reason why we preferred Divan as our first choice to stay in Istanbul.

Divan Istanbul just opened its door after exclusive renovation. Food is excellent as it always has been. We never wanted to walk off from breakfast as fruits, bread and yogurt was as home made.

You can easily feel the quality and sensitive touch of the hotel management at each location. First of all, all the staff is friendly and smiling. They try to do their best at all instances. One night we invited our Australian and Japanese friends for tea to the bar. Although it was not in their menu the staff picked up Turkish tea from the pastry and served Udon from the Japanese restaurant of the hotel.

One night we dined at the Turkish restaurant of the hotel. The risotto was the best we ever tried. Our son went for Tandir kebab which was also excellent. Their vine menu and fresh fruit drink were also excellent.

Our son who is 12 years old received a connecting room for him. Needles to say, he enjoyed his own TV channels as a courtesy of the hotel management. Although located at the center of Taksim, the rooms were very quiet due to good isolation. A delicate of touch for the bed and furniture including all details of the bathroom makes us think that we will look forward staying in this hotel soon again.

The only draw back was the pool that was under construction but we never had the will to swim during our stay.

We cordially recommend the Divan hotel due to its very good location and hospitality. The price you pay is worth it.

Feza Korkusuz MD

Divan hotel,in Istanbul,near Taksim is a brand new hotel,absolutely amazing!I was there for 3 days with my husband and we really enjoyed everything about it.The hotel is new,extremly well decorated,nice lobby bar,very good restaurant on the first floor,great coffee and bar with fantastic terrasse also on the ground floor.Service is great,as always in Turkey,the hotel has a brand new SPA which is fantastic (please note that as usual in muslim countries the SPA is separated men/women).Another advantage is the location-near Teksim and the metro,bus stop going to the Airport every 20 min is 50m away from the hotel (which is 25 km from the International airport). This hotel gives you the desire to come back in Istanbul for sure!

We chose the Divan Istanbul after a fabulous stay at the Divan Bodrum on our honeymoon. We arrived in Istanbul and stayed one night somewhere else, but it couldn't compare, so we switched! Service at Divan Istabul was excellent, the location was good, and the hotel rooms were large, comfortable and attractive. We enjoyed the breakfast buffet on the patio each morning as well.

It was nice to be able to walk through Taksim Square and wander the pedestrian street for dinner, drinks, etc., while still being able to go to sleep somewhere quiet.

Our main complaint was that the Divan did not offer access to a gym or pool while theirs is under construction. Instead we had to pay ($50+) to use the gym at another hotel next door. The Divan should have made arrangements for guests during construction and found a way to provide guest passes.

One more suggestion to management: the showers are big and lovely, but leak all over the bathroom. Sealing the shower door would help a lot.

Overall, the Divan was an excellent place to stay and we will go back. Especially since the hotel just opened, they are doing a great job!

Divan hitel with its legendary Divan Lokantasi with its hugh Turkish cusine is back agan after a 2 year long total rennovation. But I found the furniture especially in the lobby and in the Japanese restaurant very uncomfortable. It is obvious that the furniture hasbeen designed without taking the ergonomy into consideration. I have used only the Japanese restaurants and I think that tge Japanese chefs are briliant. I highly reccommend for Japanese food lovers.