I fully paid upfront for a 7-night stay at a two bedroom apartment hotel at the Damac Maison Aykon City. Both my mother and my names were on the reservation. My mom checked in first as she arrived earlier. She was insulted by the treatment of the checkin reception folks who demanded some 250 dhirams to be paid whereas in my upfront payment all local taxes had also been paid and they insultingly commented how a woman traveling could not have 250 dhirams on her. Harassing my poor 75-year old mother was in poor taste. When I checked in the next morning, the reception folks acted clueless although my name was on the room reservation. The breakfast spread at Etci Umut left a lot to desire. Rather than a buffet style continental spread representing the wide cultural smorgasbord of people visiting and staying there, the fare was almost the same daily, a limited standard Turkish fare and in fact not fresh. The gym needs an upgrade of at least a couple of cable workout machines to keep up with the modern times. In the apartment, the bed pillows were so thin that they gave me neck cramps/sprain. For the amount of $$$ paid, the value experienced in terms of treatment, food, comfort, amenities is lacking.