WOW Hotel & Convention Center

I stayed at the WOW Istanbul hotel for two layovers at IST (Ataturk airport). The hotel offers great location and price (if booked ahead) but also has some great amenities. Location: there are a pair of hotels (the 4 star WOW Airport hotel and the 5 star WOW Istanbul hotel) in the same complex. The hotel offers a shuttle to the international terminal but only during restricted hours, and only every half hour at most. The schedule is on their website (click on the picture of the shuttle bus). There are also a few shuttles per... more

We booked this hotel as it was nearest to the exhibition centre. I think the only difference between the 4* building and the 5* building is that this has a swimming pool! I stayed at the 5* one though. Newly built, it is a very well built and modern hotel. If you are the sort of guy who would want to stay, eat and drink- all in the hotel and it's restuarant, it's ideal for you. For, do note that the minibar charges are too high....for even a 500ml bottle of water you need to pay around 6 Euros! And this is the first hotel that i have... more

Hotel has recruited thieves in staff. Staff is rude, not skilled, non co-operative. some body from staff stolen $1100 and YTL700 from my purse when i was sleeping in the room on 15th February. Managment was totally non co-operative when reported the incident to management.

There's a four-star Wow and a five-star Wow, separated by a convention centre. Two colleagues and I stayed in the four-star for three nights. Good things about this hotel included a vast buffet spread for breakfast, spacious rooms and bathrooms, and its proximity to both Ataturk airport and the CNR convention centre. Bad points included paper thin walls meant having to listen to the neighbouring room's TV/the lifts going up and down all night, stupidly expensive mini-bar and lobby bar prices (something like 10 lira (£5) for a small bottle... more

I am staying about everymonth in this hotel and it is really good. I am satisifed with staff and conditions. very near to airport and metro so not loosing time in traffic jam. It is only one year old hotel and clean...Try sauna and swimming pool in 15th floor...

We have stayed at WOW Hotel Convention Center couple of times. The last trip had made it clear, how important your last impressions are as well as your first. In our first stay, we were pleased with the hotel and the service. But the last one; this weekend; was absolutely terrible!!! As another hotelier, I have to admit that I was even shameful for the other person's attidute. The problem started with the pre-authorazation on the credit card. As I already know the procedure, I have voluntarly gave my credit card.... more

If you're looking for a place to crash right before/after your flight, or if you have other reason to stay in the airport area (e.g. convention), then this is a great find. The rates are reasonable, the staff courteous, the taxi ride cheap and quick, the beds comfortable (ok, by Turkish standards. By US standards they're a bit too firm), rooms clean and neat and services quite appropriate for the hotel of its class and location. There's a shuttle to/from the airport, but we were too tired to deal with the hotel so we just took a quick... more

Stayed there for one night during the flight connection. The hotel is easily reachable from Ataturk Airport by taxi (5 min), subway (the light metro station is 200 m from the hotel's entrance) or hotel's shuttle which runs daily (timetable is on their web page). There are 2 buildings - a 5* and a 4* property, both are good. I stayed at the 4* building and couldn't find any difference. Rooms are of a good size and condition, though none of them with a balcony. A good hotel for its price ($100 for a DBL room in august on BB... more

Just about three minutes drive from the airport, or on the train from the airport, there are two Wow hotels connected to the international conference centre. I stayed at the 5* WOW. The hotel is designed for congress attendees in a modern building that is functional with largish rooms that are well equipped. I found the bed remininscent of a low cost French chain of hotels (i.e. hard), the walls to be slightly too thin to deter sound from adjacent rooms. The bar and pool at the top of the hotel provided great views across to the airport and... more

we stayed in august 2007. it is a new hotel, nice turkish breakfast included. professinal, helpful staff. very close to airport. we liked it price was not expensive either.