Pengguna Tetamu
5 November 2023
Grand Cinar is a large hotel, but grand in no other way. The pictures show a night time light show but the outside now has a structure which looks like it is stabilising the concrete. The inside seems tired too. First the positive. The receptionist was welcoming and helpful in both Turkish and English. The bed was comfortable and the room was clean. Shower worked well with plenty of hot water. Many small things let the hotel down. There was hole in the bathroom wall and the toilet roll holder was broken. The towels were fraying and the bedding looked like the sort my gran was using in the 1970's. Water was provided but only 2 small cartons. Tea but no coffee and the kettle's automatic switch off was broken so it did not switch off when boiling. No fridge and no air conditioning. Window does open, but there is no bug net and noise carries from the surrounding residential towers. Noise also carries between the rooms. Grand Cinar is easily accessed from the nearby main Izmir to Ankara road and the road into central Kutahya which is about 3km away. There are regular buses into the centre with a bus stop about 100m from the hotel. The evening meal did not look appetising and there was no one in the dining room on my 2 attempts to find out what the food was and the cost. I ate in a nearby cafe, of which there are a few within an easy 400 km walk. Breakfast was of usual Turkish style. Salad and olives wee plated and covered in film then bread, jams, eggs and sausage in buffet style. The scrambled egg was excellent. Breakfast was served in a large underground dining room. Grand Cinar was disappointing and not good value. It was available on international booking sites, so was easy to book. In retrospect sending an email to a smaller hotel would probably have been a better option.
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