The lobby of the hotel makes one think the rooms might be nice, but upon entering the floor of my room I was met with stained smelly carpets. The door locks are ancient key entry with no other lock on the door - which led me to place a chair under the doorknob at night out of a concern for safety.
The room was strange: higher than it was wide or long, with scuffed wood panels on the stained walls, a twin bed in the middle of the room across from a small TV set, a couple of low tiny dark wood tables, and a window with smelly smoke encrusted curtains. A door led to another room with a double bed so old that it was actually in the shape of a "U". No closet in the room but a wardrobe in the second room. Stained dirty looking carpeting made me keep my shoes on.
The bathroom was ancient and again, of questionable cleanliness. The toiletries on a little plate on the sink were gross - they appeared to have been opened, half full, with ancient 1970's looking caps on them with actual fingerprint wear. I did not touch any of them. The only thing I used was the little round soap as it was wrapped in paper and seemed new. I did not use the bath/shower as it did not look clean to me and had mold.
The restaurant is very large and seems to specialize in big tour groups - we saw Asians, French and German big groups of people (I would be most disappointed if this hotel were on my tour.) There are many mystery food items without signs on the buffet - big bowls of gloppy stuff I passed on. The recognizable food items are bland with little flavor. Looking for an American breakfast? Not here. Vegetables, unknown cheeses, mystery meats are your choices.
Look elsewhere.
- Mustafa Hotel Urgup
