Grande Arte Hotel

Stayed at Grande Arte Hotel and it was perfect! Excellent service, luxurious & clean rooms, delicious food, and great facilities. The staff were very friendly and professional. Highly recommend!

Read good and bad reviews of GAH but couldn't really fault the room or the staff. What I do have issue with is cost of using their small indoor pool. 600 lira/15 USD/12GBP, not surprised at its lack of use.

We had a two night stay at the Grande Arte Hotel in Eskişehir, and our first impression was that it's a unique and beautiful hotel but sadly our experience was not reflective of that. The exterior and the large art pieces in the lobby and on the building are truly striking. There are two dining options accessible from the lobby: Lenore Cafe and Patisserie, which offers an elegant atmosphere with a magnificent dessert collection, and the Pivot Pub, where we dined twice and enjoyed drinks. The attentive staff and delicious food here were highlights of our stay. Breakfast is served on the rooftop, which provides nice views; however, we were disappointed with the quality of the food and had concerns about food hygiene. Despite it being included in our room rate, we opted not to return for breakfast on the second day. Unfortunately, the room itself was disappointing. The amenities were bare bones, no shampoo, conditioner, or lotion, just an unlabeled squeeze bottle in the shower that we assumed contained body wash. There was a soap dish glued to the bathroom counter, but no soap provided, and a Q-tip box also glued to the counter. The hairdryer had a taped tip on it, which was odd. While the room was clean, the lighting was poor, especially in the bathroom. They did provide water bottles, which was a nice touch, and there were plenty of plugs available. However, the fridge didn't work, towels were thin and rough, and there were no towel racks. The air conditioner functioned well. There was a pillow menu if you preferred a different kind delivered to your room. The hotel features a small spa on the lower level, but the cost is quite high at $150 for two hours, which includes access to the gym, pool, sauna, and steam room. We chose not to use it. We also found it strange that the front desk staff often smoked outside, which made entering the hotel a bit awkward as we had to walk through the smoke to get around them. We were in most cases not greeted when we came back to hotel. Most the front desk staff were not very welcoming. One evening, the front desk person was outside with what seemed to be friends and didn’t even move to allow us to enter. We had to go step off the narrow sidewalk to enter though it was a person who saw us come in often. While the location is good and the hotel has great restaurant options attached, it falls short in several areas. Sadly, we wouldn’t recommend it, but it certainly has potential.