Berna Topçuoğlu
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READ THIS BEFORE BOOKING – Unsafe and Aggressive Experience
I booked Eden Garden Suites after finding that Eden Luxury Suites was fully booked. After making the reservation, I messaged the hotel with our expected arrival time. I was told that if we arrived after 21:30, check-in would take place at the Eden Luxury Suites branch nearby—a short walk away.
When we arrived, the elevator was broken, and someone was trapped inside, yelling for help. The building houses a nightclub, and the entrance involved walking through several dark, poorly lit floors with broken lights before reaching the guest area, which was better decorated.
At the reception, one guest was already waiting, and no staff was present. After a few minutes, a receptionist finally arrived—but instead of assisting us, he began berating us, claiming that we were responsible for the person stuck in the elevator. This went on for 45 minutes, during which we were insulted, blamed, and denied check-in. He told us we were “late,” even though we had followed the instructions provided. He also claimed to have cancer and diabetes, and said we were causing him harm by not wanting to return the next day to apologize to the woman trapped in the elevator.
He even threatened to report us to the tourism ministry for being "difficult guests."
Eventually, he handed over the keys—but demanded payment in cash and refused to allow us to pay in the morning, even though it was 1:30 AM. The aggression escalated to the point that I felt genuinely unsafe and started recording the interaction, but he noticed and forced me to delete the videos.
We decided to leave immediately and stay elsewhere. As we were exiting, he followed us, saying “there are drunk people outside, you can stay,” and reached for my luggage—possibly to help, but by then I was well past the point of tolerating any more behavior.
We crossed the road and checked into the first hotel that looked safe and normal.
This was one of the most bizarre and disturbing experiences I've ever had while traveling. Do not recommend.