Positives: The hotel location is perfect, within walking distance to the Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, the major mosques and Top Kapi Palace, and from Eminonu pier for boat trips. You can also walk across the Galata bridge to get to Galata very easily, or take the tram. Great location.
It’s also very clean, can’t fault that, and the staff in general are very helpful. Can, who was on the front desk during the day was very friendly, had some funny stories and was willing to help us with anything, we really appreciated him.
The breakfast is ample to start your day, and if you want hot options, they cost a little extra, but nothing more than you would pay outside the hotel.
We had a double room, and it was spacious and the bed was comfy.
Negatives: The hotel could do with a little updating. Not too much that it loses its charm, but just a little like a deep clean of the carpets (or new carpets), and adding more storage space and shelves in the rooms.
It is also very noisy. We didn’t mind the traffic noise after the first night (Istanbul is alive 24/7, so expect traffic noise at all hours of the day if you’re in the old town), but the rooms are apparently soundproof, and I can tell you, they are not. We were woken up every night by a group of ladies staying down the corridor coming back late and shouting and banging doors every night. To be fair to the hotel staff, after we told them about it, they did stop them.
Overall, good stay, great value for money, and very convenient.