Jim, I stayed there in early April after a cruise with my two daughters and husbands. I chose the hotel for the location in the Old Town, as well as the many recommendations on Trip Advisor.

Just don't expect the big chain hotel experience, with all the same furnishings etc. you see in all of them. It is a small hotel, and they seem to know you from the start, but there aren't the bells and whistles of a big hotel experience, like a grand lobby, big bar, and all that. But unlike the chains, were you cannot remember anything about the hotel right after you get home (because they are all the same) you will remember it.

We stayed for two nights, and the staff could not have been any nicer. The roof top terrace was being renovated, lots of construction, so all I did was look out the window and it looked lovely.

We didn't have a package, but on arrival in the morning from the ship, the manager sat down with us in the breakfast room with maps, etc, and arranged for an afternoon walking tour for us on the spot at our request. Be sure you tell them you do not want a rug tour, as every guide in Turkey I think saves time for that within any tour, including Regent. As I remember, we found our own way to the main Bazaar after the tour.

Needing 3 rooms, I was going for a moderate price. We were all pleased, especially one daughter who got a huge room that was really for a family. The manager Arthur arranged for airport transfers for all of us to the airport at two different times. He also recommended and arranged dinner reservations, both restaurants within walking distance. One was a seafood restaurant on the water, another a Turkish restaurant on a quiet street with a pedestrian walkway, and we ate outside. Not on a back terrace, mind you, but on the street. We loved both.