Date of stay: March 30-31, 2017
Address: Gazi Osmanpasa Bulvari No 7, Izmir
Nightly Rate: 10,000 Hilton points
Room: King Guest Room Sea View, upgraded to King Executive Corner Room
How to get here: From Adnan Menderes Airport, take the train to Hilal station and from there, change to Izmir Metro and get off at รankaya station. The hotel is a few minutes walk from there.
Hotel Exterior
Hotel Entrance
Hotel Reception
Lobby
Elevator Hall, 23rd Floor
23rd Floor Hallway
King Executive Room (Room 2317)
King bed
Sofa and coffee table
Work desk and Vestel flat screen TV
Safe, complimentary coffee and tea, bottles of mineral water
Mini bar
Iron and ironing board
Bathroom
Again, another set of bath amenities by Peter Thomas Roth ๐
Toilet
Walk in shower
Bathrobes
Newspapers in the morning ๐
Executive Lounge (30th floor, 6am to 10pm)
Executive desk
Newspapers
Business corner
All Day Refreshments
Lipton Tea (the hot dishes during breakfast and happy hour are usually placed here)
Fruits
Nuts and cookies
Great views from the Executive Lounge ๐
Happy Hour (6pm to 8pm)
Appetizers
Salads
Cheese
Sandwiches
Turkey
Brussels sprouts, lentil, white rice
Desserts
Liquors
Villa Doluca Turkish wine
Breakfast, Continental Buffet (7am to 10am)
Trout, Salmon, Mortadella
Butter
Salad and fruits
Cheese and yogurt
Tomato with Yellow Cheese
Turkish style fermented sausage, scrambled eggs
Pork sausages
Turkish tea
Softdrinks, juices, water
Breakfast Buffet Restaurant (9th Floor)
Oven Baked Borek, Croissant, Turkish Style Pastry, Sesame Pastry
Organic Siwa Date Muffins (the Siwa Valley in Egypt produces some of the finest dates in the country)
Salads
Cheese
Boiled eggs and quail eggs ๐
Sauteed mushroom, Turkish style fermented sausage
Made to order eggs
Business Center (2nd floor)
Health Club
Swimming pool and fitness center
The Health Club is managed by another company so members of this club have also access to the facilities which could make it crowded.
On my other stays, I've been given the following rooms:
Executive Room, Room 3005 (Smoking Room)
King bed
Welcome amenity ๐
Chicken Schnitzel (Room Service)
Executive Room, Room 2521
King bed
Lounge chair
Work desk
CONCLUSION
It was my first time to visit Izmir and I was glad I stayed at the Hilton Izmir. The view from the rooms and the executive lounge were just fantastic๐ The food offerings both from the breakfast restaurant and the happy hour in the executive lounge were extensive. They were even serving quail eggs in the main breakfast restaurant which I've seen for the first time in a hotel's breakfast buffet so kudos to you guys. The welcome amenity of fruits and a bottle of red wine, as well as the birthday cake on my birthday was just impressive. Of course, all the staff were very professional and helpful. If there's one little thing I wish for, it would be that they have their own fitness center and pool exclusive for their guests since during my visit to their Health Club, it was really crowded. Overall, a very nice hotel and I would definitely stay here again when I'm back in Izmir ๐
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