An ordinary three-star hotel. Tiny rooms. It's fine for three stars. The staff is very friendly, considerate and helpful. Everything seems to be neat and tidy. There is an elevator. The location is good. Within walking distance there are bus stops and minibuses and a high-speed tram that runs directly to Hagia Sophia and to the Basilica Cistern and the Blue Mosque. The view from the hotel windows is either to nowhere or to a narrow street with windows of another hotel. It's quite suitable for budget accommodation. Breakfast was included in the accommodation. For four days, the menu has not changed: boiled eggs, French fries, nuggets, three types of cheese, sausage, tomatoes, cucumbers, coffee, tea, milk, cereals, olives, olives, bagels. It'll do.
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The friendly staff does their best, considering the location of the hotel and the specific environment. They will always help and prompt you. The rooms are cleaned every day. Always clean linen and towels. A comfortable bed with a good mattress - does not creak, does not shake. Absence of insects, dust. Breakfast is what you need: there are no delicacies, but boiled eggs, cheeses, vegetables and olives, fresh bread, fruits. After eating in the morning, you don't think about food for a long time. It is quite suitable for a budget tourist! Recommend.
We liked this hotel and specifically our room. It is clean (except for hard-to-reach places, such as a niche in which there is a mini-refrigerator, it could be wiped at least once a month, but it does not seem to be wiped at all), cozy, has everything you need: air conditioning, refrigerator, hair dryer, TV (found one Russian channel), shower gel and shampoo. The hotel has five floors (6 in our opinion) and minus the first one, where the dining room is located. There is a small elevator.
They cleaned every day, towels were also changed daily. Only the bed linen, it seems, has never been changed during the week of our stay there.
There was plenty of room for us in the room itself, I don't know why they write that there is no way to turn around. But very poor sound insulation, especially in the bathroom. At some point, Russian-speaking women moved into the room next to ours, and we heard a lot from them, but they probably thought that no one could hear them, since they did not hear us (we just did not communicate from the toilet) :D
The staff we managed to talk to were quite polite, especially one receptionist who spoke Russian.
The breakfast is quite varied (especially compared to the 3* hotel where we were in Kemer), but every day it's the same: cereals with milk, eggs, onion rings, French fries, melon, watermelon, different types of cheese, sausage, olives, olives, white bread and simit (on which can be spread with butter, different types of jams, honey or chocolate paste), cucumbers and tomatoes. Drinks include tea, water, a coffee machine in which you can make espresso, latte, cappuccino or coffee with milk. I really liked that the disposable cups were paper, not plastic, and they were clearly thrown away, and not allowed to be reused.
The street where the hotel is located is quite dirty (like the whole city as a whole) and there are homeless people. At first it scared us, but in fact everything is quite safe, we often returned to the hotel by midnight. There is a large metro station and Marmaray (Yenikapi) nearby, there were no difficulties getting anywhere. Not far away in walking distance there is Migros Jet and a large shopping center, where there are (MMM Migros, Zara, Bershka, Stradivarius, Pull&Bear, Sephora, Nike, etc.).
Total of the advantages: free Wi-Fi, mini fridge, hair dryer, safe and air conditioning, bidet and toilet lid with door closer. Friendly staff, daily room cleaning and a varied breakfast.
Among the disadvantages: the lack of an iron in the hotel, one small urn in the bathroom for the whole room, the lack of hooks for towels / clothes in the bathroom, poor sound insulation.
On the plus side: friendly staff, one of the administrators speaks a little Russian. The rest are not, and in English too…
The rooms are cleaned daily (well, almost, if you're lucky). One day, even at our request, the room was not cleaned.
There is also a tram stop and a metro station nearby. In general, there are no problems with transport at all. There is a cafe nearby, but keep in mind that the food is everywhere for an amateur) To find a good place, you need to try very hard....
Of the cons: disgusting sound insulation (everything is very audible), it's sooooo time to make repairs at the hotel, the rooms are small, the breakfasts are monotonous…
But once again I would like to note as a plus that the staff always tries to make concessions) Even without knowing Russian and English.
Nearby, employees of nearby shops are also trying to make concessions)
In general, we do not recommend the hotel, but, in extreme cases, it will do)
A cozy and small hotel., the staff is Russian-speaking..very friendly, they will tell you everything and help you! The breakfasts are standard, the rooms are cleaned every day. The linen and towels are clean.
We expected a homeless shelter according to reviews. And it turned out to be very decent. Clean, fresh, the bed is snow-white, the towels are also quite fresh. I recommend it as an economy option hotel. Very good for your money!
A nice hotel in the middle of Istanbul. My room was small, but everything I needed was present. It is decorated in a European, not a local style. There are only three sockets, one of which is for the TV. Take extension cords with you. The breakfasts are quite hearty, but not very varied. Wi-Fi is normal.
There is a very tasty and inexpensive cafe across the street.
I would like to note separately that it is quiet at night. The locals don't shout and you can't hear how they call from mosques to prayers.
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Анастасия Хоменко
Level 8 Local Expert
October 24, 2024
It couldn't be worse. The breakfast is the same. Pretty shabby rooms, problems with the toilet. The air conditioner was not cleaned at all, it blew with dust. The room has a musty humidity. Clothes to dry on a string outside the window! There are no Russian channels on TV. There is no point in leaving the hotel after 22. In order to avoid dangers, go to your fifth point.
Cleaning was done every day, very friendly staff))
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Владимир.
Level 6 Local Expert
October 9, 2024
I asked the Turk why there was so much garbage and why they were throwing garbage out on the street.
Unfortunately, Yandex does not allow you to add a video, everything is visible there.
Score 3, just for the fact that you are practically in a room without windows...I'm so impressed that they don't exist....As it is, the hotel is good...
The location is good - not far from the tram and the central part, in principle, not far from the embankment. The bed linen is white, there is hot water, a safe, scales for suitcases in the hall. That's all of the advantages))
The rooms are straight MINI, your suitcase will definitely be in the aisle. There is no sound insulation from the word "at all". Breakfasts (more precisely, dry rations) are meager and the same every day, once I got a bitten olive.
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Александр Т
Level 5 Local Expert
November 1, 2024
The room is very small, there is nowhere to put shampoo in the shower.
We just got home. Everything described below is true. We didn't get enough sleep at all. There is no sound insulation. And our citizens can't talk quietly at night. There is dirt in the room, dust in clouds, there are no glasses, nothing. Needless to say, the microwave is only in the kitchen, I had to ask to warm up the food.
+ close to tram and metro
- the breakfasts are the same, not tasty
- audibility in the rooms, as if they lived without walls
- the room was cleaned only if you left money on the bed
- small standard room
- tired room (maybe only ours, 111)
There are definitely no three stars.