Although I’ve completed my write-up of my trip to Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, there was quite a lot that I missed out and have meant to come back to. This is one of those posts, but the summary of the trip is at https://www.julianwhite.uk/turkey-georgia-and-armenia-final-thoughts/, with a link to all the blog posts that I wrote up telling the story of that little adventure.
The first two nights of our trip were spent at the Jammy Hotel in Istanbul and I was pleased that they were open given that we arrived after midnight. The staff member was friendly and welcoming, using his phone to translate into English. He was jovial and fun, I liked him, noting that he had upgraded both of us. He randomly mixed up the keys and this was the room that I got, basic, but functional.
The reception area.
There’s normally a buffet breakfast included, but it was quiet and so we offered this plated breakfast instead. I gave my egg to Jonathan as it didn’t appeal to me, but the rest of the breakfast was functional and pleasant. I love olives, so they went down well. That meat looking stuff I wasn’t brave enough to try, but I was surprised and delighted at all the bread.
It was a similar breakfast the next day, but it was filling and tasty.
And the outside of the hotel. I liked it here, although Jonathan was hoping that it was a bit more decadent. I thought for the money it represented decent value for money and it was relatively clean throughout. I like street noise and I think I got the slightly noisier room, so that worked out well and it was a solid introduction to the wonderful city that is Istanbul.