Radisson Blu Hotel, Ankara
A high-rise business base, thirty minutes from Esenboğa
Airport access
How you get from this hotel to the gate.
About this hotel
Thirty minutes by taxi from Esenboğa Airport, Radisson Blu Hotel, Ankara sits well into the city rather than on the airport strip, and the hotel makes no attempt to be anything other than a proper Ankara business stay. Stylish, air-conditioned rooms, a fitness centre, a business centre and an airport shuttle for the full run to Esenboğa cover both work trips and longer stopovers. A bar and restaurant with room service handle food without needing to leave the building, and the 4.3 rating puts it among the better-reviewed hotels on this airport's list despite sitting furthest from the runway among the higher-rated options. It's a hotel built for Ankara itself, with the airport connection as a convenience rather than the main selling point.
- 30-minute airport transfer
- Business centre
- Fitness centre
- Airport shuttle
Our take
This suits business travellers and conference visitors who need a proper city hotel with meeting space and a gym, and who have enough time before their flight to absorb a thirty-minute transfer. It's a poor match for a short layover, since the distance from Esenboğa outweighs the facilities for anyone just passing through. The shuttle helps but doesn't shorten the actual drive time.
- Reserve the airport shuttle in advance for a morning flight, thirty minutes can stretch during Ankara's rush-hour traffic on the connecting highway.
- Use the business centre and meeting space if attending a conference, they're better equipped here than at most nearby airport hotels.
- Book a taxi as backup even with the shuttle listed, having a second option matters given the distance to Esenboğa.
Why we love it
- A proper business hotel with a fitness centre
- An airport shuttle for the full Esenboğa run
- Room service and on-site dining
- A 4.3 rating among Ankara's business hotels
Why guests love itBusiness travellers booking Radisson Blu Hotel, Ankara for a conference trip point to the fitness centre and meeting space as clear upgrades over the smaller airport-adjacent hotels near Esenboğa, thirty minutes closer to the terminal. The airport shuttle gets used mainly by guests without a rental car, though several note that traffic on the connecting highway can stretch the ride during rush hour. Rooms read as genuinely stylish rather than merely functional, matching the hotel's high-rise city positioning.