We had a truly miserable experience at the Deniz Atlanta Hotel during our two-night stay in December 2011. We arrived and checked in on Thursday evening, asked for a map of the area and were told that the hotel didn't carry them (we ended up going to another hotel to get a map; sadly this was the least of our troubles). My fiancé and I arrived to a filthy room and bathroom with dark human hair on the pillowcases, feces rings lining the toilet (which had a broken toilet seat), dirt and crumbs on the floor near the bed, and a gross bathroom floor with dirt caked in the crevices. Not to mention the fact that the bathroom had exposed pipes everywhere, and there was no door for the room for the toilet. The coils from the bedsprings were protruding from the mattress and poking into my back the entire night. We had a window into the hallway that let in tons of light every time someone stepped in the hallway and the light sensor was activated. The minibar was completely empty too, and we needed bottled water because the tap water is unsafe to drink. The next day we discovered the shower had no hot water. We told the front desk and they did not care -- they said the shower would be fixed but it never was and we had to bathe at a local bathhouse as a result, at a cost of 35 lira each. We were never able to shower at the hotel throughout our entire stay; being able to shower before getting on the plane back home was the primary reason for our booking this hotel.
We realize that for €35/night we are not going to get, nor do we expect, luxurious accommodations. However, a clean room with a working shower is a bare minimum and not much to ask. We paid the same price (€35) at the Tulip House Hotel in Istanbul earlier in the week and our room and experience were terrific.
We took the attached pictures of the room before leaving. As you can see, the room we got was a far cry from the pictures posted on booking.com, which, aside from the breakfast/dining area, are completely misleading. When confronted with our complaints the hotel management was hostile and unapologetic.
Room Tip: Stay elsewhere!!!
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