Galata la bella

near by most of the attaction as well as station that is next by the hotel. if you like to walk, you can get to the old city within 10-15 mints max walking. I really enjoyed staying there and I will consider to stay again

We were looking for a good base, not in the main tourist area nor stuck on the outskirts. Almost by chance we found a great bargain located just across the north side of the Galata bridge, basically on the end of a commercial district. Not an obvious choice perhaps, but this ticked all our boxes. The T1 tram runs 100 metres from the door to all of the main sights on the south side eg Sirkeci station, Topkapi, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque. A ten minute walk over the amazing Galata bridge gets you in to the Spice Market, Grand Bazaar etc. 50 metres from the front door is the Tunel rail station, which gets you in a couple of minutes up to the Galatas Tower and the Istiklal area for shops clubs etc. A two minute walk along the east bank gets you to a long row of restaurants which are geared towards the cruise liners which dock nearby. Use an Istanbulkart, which you can buy at the nearby Tunel vestibule, on all of the landward transport systems. Not sure about ferries. The hotel has I understand been open for only 9 mths or so, which explains the pleasant modern room decor and facilities inside a refurbished Victorian building. The airconditioned rooms are not large, but are very comfortable and the shower is as good as any I have used. The housekeeping was excellent and the room spotless. Flatscreen TV. Breakfast, included in our rate, is buffet style, well presented and a perfect set up for a day's tourism. A killer selling point is the roof terrace, which has fantastic views south over the Golden Horn, with just about every point of interest laid out in panorama whilst you sip your drink. The beer was reasonably priced. The team are young and try very hard to ensure that you have a good stay. For instance they will not try and ram excursions down your throat, but we took their suggestion of a Bosphorous afternoon cruise which turned out excellent value. Email the hotel and they can arrange pickup from the Ataturk Airport in a minivan. We paid TL60 for this, and used it also going back. .The drivers were very polite and professional. You can do it by Metro from the airport with a change to the T1 tram, but the latter does get very crowded. Bottom line is that we will definitely stay here again if we return to Istanbul. There very few hotels about which we would say this.

Stayed here for a week, and couldn't have been happier with our choice. The location is amazing. It's close to the main light rail lines so you can pop into the old city and see the sights with no problems during the day and it's also close to the "Tunnel Subway" so you can pop up to the restaurants and bars in the Tunnel district in the evening. The room itself was comfortable, and clean. The hotel amenities such as the breakfast were better then at most hotels and the rooftop bar is well worth it just for the view of the old city alone. would recommend staying here.

Grat location, close to all sight, attraction and station. Dont expect too much help from the service desk.Quite rude, not very frindly or welcomming. Rooms are small but clean.

Das Essen war fein, das Hotel hat eine super Lage und sehr nette Personal. Ich würde es absolut weiterempfehlen.

Un super accueil.Personnel charmant.Chambre cosy,confortable,propre.Petit déjeuner buffet varié. Au pied du pont de Galata.

Zentral gelegenes Hotel in Nähe zur Galatabrücke, Straßenbahnhaltestellen zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten Basar, blaue Moschee, Topkapi Plast und Hagia Sophia sowie zur Haupteinkaufsstrasse Istiklal Caddesi in kurzer Entfernung. Aussicht aus den Zimmern auf baufälligen Industriebau aber Zimmer tip-top für deutsche und türkische Verhältnisse, weiches Bett, modernes Bad. Punktabzug für nicht funktionierende Brandmeldeanlage und Bauschutt im Nottreppenhaus sowie Gezicke mit dem Chef, da das Hotel keine Rechnung ausstellen will. Angeblich reicht die Buchungsbestätigung als Rechnung ??!!

Wirklich toll von der Lage her waren wir zu Fuß in ca. 5 Minuten in der Altstadt,.... echt klasse,... Super Preis Leistung,..... nur zu kann wirklich gebucht werden

relativ zentral gelegen, saubere Zimmer, freundliches Personal

Wir waren sehr gut aufgehoben. Leider hatten wir ein sehr kleines Doppelzimmer und das Frühstück war spärlich. Aber die Terrasse mit dem fantastischen Ausblick entschädigte uns für fast alles.