Очень чистый и удобный отель. Все работало: холодильник и кондиционер. Персонал вежливый. Рядом мечеть, поэтому рано утром лучше вставить беруши и закрыть окно. Надо брать тапочки.
FfatinahI paid in advance for 2 nights as I had to check in at 8am on the 2nd day. Considering my booking started the night before, I arrived at the hotel after a long flight, expecting to be able to check in immediately. It ticked me off that the hotel has not prepared my room when I arrived. I was informed to wait for an hour for them to clean. They first blamed me for not telling them that I was checking in late even though I've already paid for the night before 2 weeks in advance. They only apologized when my face started to show annoyance. Granted, they offered to transfer me to another hotel which is around 15min away, but I declined as it was older.
While cleanliness passes the basic checks, the walls are very thin and I could hear a couple doing the deed very loudly (I can still remember the woman ******* like nobody's business and it disturbs me). Not suitable for families with children.
TthesiblingFirst thing to mention is the location. The hotel is located very central, walking to the blue mosque and hagia sophia is around 15 min. The area is very hilly and there are a lot of steep streets. It is surrounded by shoe manufacturers and some food shops. More on that later. Upon arrival the service was great. The receptionist spoke English and carried our luggage to the upper floor. He recommended us some restaurant for the night. The room is very clean, and the bathroom is very clean. It's equipped with a fridge, a kettle with some coffee, AC (which didn't work) and TV. The shower is big and spacious and has an extra window. There is also a hairdryer. I don't recommend opening the windows for too long as there are mosquitoes taking every opportunity to invade the room. The nights were cold and since the AC didn't work we were freezing a lot during sleep. The receptionist promised to fix it, which didn't happen tho. On the upper floor there is also a beautiful enclosed balcony where you can have a smoke with a nice view of the city at night. We were sleeping long till 11 am usually, although the area is very noisy. And we assume there are rats on the roof or seagulls which make noise. But luckily we are tight sleepers.We never had room service during our four nights stay. Therefore we had to keep the same towel. Upon request, we got a new supply of toilet paper since there was only one roll.
We checked out the recommended restaurant which was honestly bad. Don't go to the master of grill. We recommend checking the prices around and going to restaurants which strike the balance between cost and locals that are sitting in the restaurant. There is also a supermarket nearby (Kimi) which supplies us with water and even a self-made breakfast which we enjoyed on the balcony.
On the last day we wanted to see the city after checkout but the receptionist told us we couldn't deposit the luggage at the hotel in the meantime which was kind of upsetting.
All in all I still recommend the hotel due to it's amazing location, the balcony and the friendly service (and of course the good price).