Hotel in zona Mercan Kitap, Istanbul

I stayed in a Single Economy Room and chose it based on the booking description - 12 square meters. The room turned out to be very small and could hardly moved once in, worse when I had to open the luggage and get things to use. Room amenities were sufficient. Room and bathroom were clean, but room size description could have been more honest. English of staff was generally not good, except for one night male staff. They responded to questions but not in a particularly enthusiastic manner. It was difficult to get recommendations. Breakfast was reasonable and F&B staff were attentive.

Hotel e ostello allo stesso tempo molto belli Il personale è molto disponibile e rispettoso La pulizia è ottima e il prezzo è il migliore Ho preso una camera condivisa con colazione gratuita Le camere sono climatizzate e molto pulite Sul tetto dell'hotel è presente un'area salotto, da dove è possibile vedere Istanbul dall'alto e osservare l'area salotto La colazione è fantastica e ha molte opzioni Lo consiglio vivamente Ottimo prezzo, pulizia e posizione L'unico aspetto negativo era che la mia camera era sulla strada principale e i rumori delle auto erano un po' fastidiosi

This review is based on a recent 4 nights stay in this hotel. It is not a very positive review and will most likely be followed up by a response from the hotel, so it is up to you to consider who you would like to trust. I normally have a large degree of empathy when travelling and staying at hotels all over the world, but this hotel crossed definitely my threshold I had arranged a shuttle from the airport to the hotel and was provided with details as to where to locate the agent outside the arrival at the airport. Went to the designated “agent” who had a list of customers needing rides to the city. However, my name was not on the list and therefore waited 10-15 to see if perhaps there would an update or another “agent”. Let me add that I had my phone in airplane mode to avoid the ridiculous high tele and roaming charges in Turkey, perhaps a mistake on my part but I was not expecting any problem catching a ride. Should be very simple. When the “agent” never showed up, I arranged my own transport to the hotel, and this is where the “fun” starts. I was immediately met by an angry receptionist who claimed that I had never showed up as agreed which is a lie and continued to claim that I showed no respect and was lying. We “settled” his continuous claims by splitting the fare from the airport to avoid my hotel bill being charged for this. And now to the room: How on earth can anyone sane person construct a bathroom floor that tilts away from the drain causing a flood in the bathroom and the door and doorstep become rotten from guests showering. You are “graciously” provided with a swap to clear the water but it takes at least 5 mins to clear the significant amount of water accumulated on the floor. I am curious to know if the bathroom has a watertight membrane under the floor to avoid leaking below. Should the guest really be doing this - just wondering and to the lack of authorisations required to perform this type of work. Seems to be done by an amateur. There is a bad un-identifiable smell in the room, most likely caused by the regular floods in the bathroom and it is impossible to sleep with the windows open due to noise from the streets. On top of that, the room is so small that is it impossible to move around without hitting the bed, the cupboard or a chair. The wire for the bedside lamps are stitched together with electrical tapes causing a potential fire hazard Again done by an amateur. In summary, here is my evaluation of the hotel: Positive: Good location within walking distance to major sites and plenty of restaurants Negative: Un-reliable shuttle service Flooding bathroom floor Poor smell in room Dangerous electrical wiring which is a fire hazard Noise from streets and adjoining rooms

Mir hat dieses Hotel sehr gut gefallen, denn wenn man das Hotel betritt, ist das Personal sehr aufmerksam und freundlich und man merkt, dass ihnen die Sauberkeit ihrer Zimmer sehr am Herzen liegt. Die Lage ist perfekt, die U-Bahn-, Bus-, Minibus- und Taxihaltestellen sind nur 2 Gehminuten entfernt. Im Badezimmer gibt es alles von Shampoo, Duschgel, Handtüchern und Hausschuhen. Ich denke, ich werde diesen Ort immer wählen.

Ξενοδοχείο στη πλατεία Ταξίμ , σε τοποθεσία που εξυπηρετεί τις μετακινήσεις στο κέντρο της πόλης και βρίσκεις πολλά μαγαζιά και εστιατόρια. Δωμάτια χωρίς καθόλου θέα και με πολύ θόρυβο από το δρόμο. Το πρωϊνό φτωχό, μόνο η θέα από την αίθουσα του πρωϊνού αξίζει.

Ottimo ostello: pulito, molti extra, armadietti incredibilmente di buone dimensioni con codici integrati, personale davvero cordiale e competente. La camera avrebbe potuto essere completata con un asciugamano e carta igienica extra (era al 4 ° piano, quindi non potevo prendermi la briga di andare su e giù), ma ci sono altri servizi igienici sul pavimento se necessario. Purtroppo la ”doccia” del WC perdeva acqua. La colazione era semplice ma abbondante. La preoccupazione principale era la posizione: strade buie e sporche che spesso odoravano di ****.

L'ambiente qui è buono, di notte è tranquillo e adatto al riposo e al transito, ci sono molti ristoranti nelle vicinanze sono ristoranti turistici, quindi non è consigliabile mangiare qui. C'è un ristorante asiatico Sophia nelle vicinanze, che è leggermente più costoso! Ma molto più conveniente di tutti i ristoranti turistici turchi qui intorno. Il servizio di lavanderia è costoso! Si consiglia di cercare lavanderie vicino a Taksim nella città vecchia. Non c'è una cucina per cucinare i tuoi pasti, ma la posizione è ottima. La Cattedrale di Sofia e la Moschea Blu sono molto vicine al centro della città e il Bosforo è a pochi minuti di distanza.Il prezzo è conveniente e il prezzo di oltre dieci euro compresa la colazione è un prezzo di coscienza nella città di Istanbul.

I had a really bad experience with this hotel. On the first night (I arrived late at night at the hotel), I found one of the beds and it's pillow soaking wet. I was very tired and decided to address the issue the next day. However, to my surprise, I was unable to switch off the lights. At 1:00 am I had 3 people in the room fiddling with the buttons with solutions such as ”sleep with some light” and ”remove the card so the room gets dark”. The next day, my agent suggested a room change, but because of my experience and my plans for the day, I didn't want to be moved into a room without seeing it, so I just asked for the light switches to be fixed and the sheets changed. I went out for the day to return at night. At reception I was assured that the problems were fixed. I walked into the room to find all my stuff gone. Only things in the safe were there. I went to the reception and found my suitcase, my hand bag, my carry on and my cosmetics bag. Someone had the audacity to pack my personal belongings. They actually removed my watch and charger and put them in my hand bag. My tooth brush, shampoo and other personal belongings were also packed into my bags with no consideration whatsoever. The person at the reception had no idea and explained that it seems someone intended to move my room and didn't. I find that unacceptable to say the least. The next day I came back to the room and found an ironing board blocking my room door. Super random behavior really. In addition to the above, the room was not clean, no tissue box and other essentials. the beds were hastily made, no effort even to straighten the sheets. All the sheets were mismatched. I tried to see the manager for 2 days in a row and got answers like ”he is in a meeting” from 9:00 am to 4 pm. When I asked where his office was, the answer was ”I don't know :). The only reason why I did not leave this joke of a hotel was that I was traveling with an older group of people and I didn't want to create disturbance for them. It's a definite no go for me.

Il nome dell'hotel è effettivamente Istanblu Hotels, ci siamo trasferiti qui per due notti, poiché è convenientemente situato sulla linea M4 Metro sul lato asiatico su Istanbul alla stazione Bonstanic, uscita 2. Il personale è stato amichevole e utile, ha stampato i nostri passaporti di bordo gratuitamente e consiglia di prendere il bus 10 nella zona marina dove ci sono buoni ristoranti e bar.

A very convenient hotel if you need to stay overnight between flights. The airport is within walking distance, literally 3 minutes walk. The rooms are not the first freshness, but everything is very clean!