Hostels in Istanbul

Positiv:: The receptionist is friendly, and the room is overall comfortable

Positiv:: Everything was great about this place no complaints at all

Negativ:: Nothing

Positiv:: Amazing location. I ckecked in at 02:00h in the morning without any problem and that was amazing to.

Positiv:: The guy who worked here went above and beyond as I had lost luggage and he helped me call and arranged to have it delivered, even in the middle of the night. I was so grateful and thankful for him.

Positiv:: Super Lage! Zentral, aber in ruhigerer Nebenstraße mit netten Cafés. Freundliche Mitarbeiter. Bad und Zimmer sind sehr sauber und gut duftend! Es wird ein Föhn zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Betten im Schlafsaal haben Vorhänge, sodass man trotz 8Bett-Zimmer etwas Privatsphäre hat; fand ich super. Es gibt einen Spind für Wertsachen und kostenloses Trinkwasser.

Positiv:: Great Kitchen on the roof and nice position.

Negativ:: Just one problem: the bathroom sink came out only hot water! It's not so nice to brush your teeth with hot water!

Positiv:: Alles war Perfekt, deswegen gerne immer wieder

Positiv:: The staff were amazing and so accommodating. My room was super clean. The location was the best. Literally on the steps of all the bars and restaurants and hustle and bustle of Beşiktaş. The wifi was great. They had separate wifi connections for the reception, bedroom and terrace to ensure high speed connections. There is also a clean fridge at the terrace where you can store your food and drinks. They have a dishwasher, cutlery, and plates available here too which are all really clean. Also the air conditioner was super in my room. I really liked that they had 24 hour reception and they were really welcoming to hold my bags for me before check in and after check out so that I could explore Istanbul. I will definitely stay in this hostel again, for sure. I loved everything. The staff were amazing and helpful, and it was so clean, wifi was excellent.

Negativ:: The shower pressure was very poor so it was difficult to properly wash your hair and they didn’t provide enough toilet paper.

Positiv:: Place's clean, helpful staff.

Positiv:: Everything else! Perfect place.

Negativ:: Lack of elevator.

Positiv:: friendly staff, great roof veranda, great location and still very quiet and well temperatured.

Negativ:: In the bed were foreign hair, the showers were all cold and die hygiene is in improvement. the security doors and the lockers were insufficiently secured

Positiv:: The best area to stay in Istanbul–every Turkish breakfast option imaginable is at your doorstep. The staff are friendly, the room is comfortable and it's the perfect place to crash at the end of the night. I stayed in a private room with my sister, which had all the perks of a hotel, but at a very fair price.

Negativ:: The previous guest's towel and some clothing were still hanging in our bathroom. Also, a small but not very nice stain on our sheets. :(

Positiv:: 2nd time to stay here, all things are perfect

Negativ:: no

Positiv:: People at the reception were very kind and helpful, location is perfect, bathroom and room were clean and wifi worked without any problems

Positiv:: Hostel location is just perfect! It is hardly a couple of minutes walk from the Sultanahmet Tram station and Blue Mosque. The area is quite vibrant and buzzing so it feels safe to walk around even during the night. The staff was courteous and kind and even let me keep my luggage at the hostel after the check-out time as my flight was later in the day. Hostel rooms are cozy and clean

Negativ:: The place is not always quiet. During my stay, there was some maintenance work going in the building and in the hostel itself which made it a bit harder to sleep properly.

Positiv:: Best location, clean room, nice staff

Negativ:: no

Positiv:: Very good location, close to trams and blue mosque. Lockers in rooms what is very important.

Positiv:: Cleanliness

Negativ:: Good one

Positiv:: A really great place, excellent location. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

Positiv:: the staff is very friendly and helpful

Positiv:: Nothin

Negativ:: No sing for htl..hard to find n stiff stairway to 3rd floor..

Positiv:: Die Lage war perfekt! Alle Sehenswürdigkeiten in der Nähe. Die Straßenbahnstation war auch nicht weit weg. Das Personal war einfach toll!!! Wenn man mal kurz Hilfe gebraucht hat, hatte man immer eine helfende Hand. Es war kein 5 Sterne Hotel, aber dafür besser als das, man hat sich wie zu Hause gefühlt. Alle waren sehr lieb. Empfehle ich jeden weiter! :)

Positiv:: The location is unparalleled. The host, Bairam is warm and helpful. The hostel has all the basic facilities at a great price point!

Positiv:: Top Lage. 5 min zu Fuß zur Hagia Sophia, Blaue Moschee etc.

Positiv:: reception staff gret and helpful

Negativ:: bathroom cleaning

Positiv:: Very close to tourist spots, convenient for you to visit the temple/museum/palace. There are grocery shop/restaurants/ travel agents nearby.

Negativ:: Staircase & Washroom. Be prepared to hear the pray early in the morning.

Positiv:: Super close to the center and the mainly attractions.

Negativ:: Check in was at 1pm, we arrived after 1pm and still they made us wait until 2:30pm for the check in... first they told me they were short of staff to clean up the room, after they said the people in the room didn't check out yet.. and keep telling me stories... honestly we where traveling for more than 24 hours all the way from Latin America, we just wanted to check in as soon as we arrived, take a shower and go out as we were spending only one night there. I'm just saying as they knock at your door at 11 am for you to do the check out, they should had the room ready at 1pm as well... if you are short of staff or whatever the issue is, its not the receptionist fault but is his problem.. may be they can give us an other room to take a shower meanwhile they were getting our room ready or something... but we just had to wait for an hour in the reception.

Positiv:: Behaviour of staffs.

Positiv:: The best hostel with excellent location. Close to all attraction. 1 hour late check out with no cost. Enjoy darwish dance at Mesale Cafe

Negativ:: Narrow spiral stair. Difficult to carry luggage. Very basic breakfast

Positiv:: Die Lage war phänomenal, direkt neben der Blauen Moschee und 2 Gehminuten von der Hagia Sophia entfernt. Die Aussicht von der Dachterrasse ist atemberaubend schön, auf der einen Seite der Bosphorus und in die andere Richtung die Moschee. Das Personal war überaus freundlich und bemüht, unseren Aufenthalt so angenehm wie möglich zu gestalten. Im preiswerten Restaurant “Sofa Cafe”, welches zum Hostel gehört, profitieren Hostelgäste von 15% Rabatt. Ich würde das Hostel sofort weiterempfehlen und auch selbst wieder besuchen.

Negativ:: Da es pro Stock nur ein Badezimmer gab, waren diese manchmal nicht sehr sauber. Sie werden zwar täglich vom sehr freundlichen Putzpersonal gereinigt, aber viele Leute achten nicht darauf, das Bad sauber zu hinterlassen. Als wir mit dem Hotelmanager geredet haben, hat er selbst zugegeben, dass dieser Punkt im Hostel Verbesserungspotential hat und erzählt, dass er bald Änderungen diesbezüglich vornehmen werde.

Positiv:: Close to all historical sultan ahmet area so you can walk any time around Breakfast food was nice

Negativ:: NA

Positiv:: Unschlagbare Preis,nettes Personal und super Lage.

Positiv:: The people who run this hostel is the reason for being here. They are amazing, friendly, welcoming...the perfect Turkish hosts.

Negativ:: The bathrooms leave much to be desired. Lots of people using one bathroom that is cramped and super moldy.

Positiv:: Staff was amazing, always helpful. Nobel hostel is located 100m from all tourist attractions in Sultanahmed. Sofa restaurant which is in the same building has really cheap prices and delicious food.

Negativ:: Bathrooms are in bad condition, they work the purpose but they need some remodeling.

Positiv:: The staff were amazing

Positiv:: So gut wie nichts. Der junge Herr Ramazan war sehr nett an der Rezeption am Abend.

Negativ:: - Zimmer extrem klein - bis zum 3. Stock sind die Treppen unregelmäßig - KEINE HYGIENE, viel Schimmel -Zimmer wurde in 8 Nächten nur einmal oberflächlich geputzt -neue Handtücher wurden nur nach nachfrage gegeben -Föhn musste mit weiteren gefühlt 50 Gästen geteilt werden, obwohl gesagt wird, dass es im Zimmer ausgestattet ist -Nur Bettwäsche, keine Decke -Bettbezug ist immer rausgegangen -Klima ging nach zwei Tagen nicht -Balkontür ging nicht zu KEINE SICHERHEIT!! -Wasser lief manchmal warm manchmal kalt, keine Regelung -An einem Tag ging das Wasser aus, als ich unter der Dusche war!!!! -Zimmer hat extrems gestunken!! -Überall Staub -Frühstück wenig Auswahl.

Positiv:: The hotel was ok.I especially appreciated the staff who was super welcoming and smiling, especially Tuanna who has not stopped being helpful all the time:)

Positiv:: Hakan and Tuanna are really great persons, They were so helpful and The place itself is so cheerful, I really enjoyed my stay at Cheers Downton.

Positiv:: I liked it a lot. So polite and friendly staff. Cozy atmosphere. The location is really comfortable, not far from Taksim and Tophane station.

Positiv:: Even though there was a problem with out reservation, the staff was absolutely kind and figure out infinite ways of solving the issue and giving us extra support.

Negativ:: Beds were uncomfortable

Positiv:: Nice location with nice breakfast Thanks Ms Tuanna, very kind

Negativ:: Non

Positiv:: The staff was amazing and very helpfull. Nice breakfast.

Negativ:: AC was broken during the 4 days we stayed (30 degrees during night in a 8 people room). The bathroom was dirty, and shared by 16 people.

Positiv:: The place is very cool place with a cool staff ,I enjoyed my 2 days too much & If I return to istanbul it will be my destination . Thank you

Negativ:: Nothing ,

Positiv:: Location was just right as I needed to be close to Vodafone stadium. Met couple of young travelers and had a good chat before heading to watch a game.

Negativ:: Nothing

Positiv:: Very nice staff

Positiv:: Gut

Negativ:: Hygiene schlecht

Positiv:: The staff is friendly and it's only 2 blocks from Taksim square. Breakfast was nice and it has a nice small terrace.

Negativ:: The location is good, but at night I didn't feel very safe walking down the dark street. The shower door was not working in my room so the floor was constantly wet.

Positiv:: The price, and the owner Mr. Imran was very kind.

Negativ:: Internet speed

Positiv:: Employees are nice. There is Ac

Negativ:: The neighborhood is not the best even tho is close to Taksim. For the price I stayed in better hostels in Istanbul. Breakfast is not vegan. Toilets are a bit dirty. I saw people smoking in my room so it was smelly as well.

Positiv:: As vegan hostel they still serve cheese, honey and eggs for breakfast although non vegan food isn't allowed to be brought in the hostel.

Negativ:: They urgently need a cleaning service!

Positiv:: Good location, close to bus station to airport. The cleaning lady really did a great job, especially for cleaning the toilets. Some guests just made the place so dirty. Breakfast included.

Negativ:: The facilities of the hostel are not in good condition, e.g. bed light not working, the door for shower room is broken, if someone use the shower, the whole bathroom will be wet. The bunk bed shakes a lot whenever someone moves and you can't sit with your back straight when you are on the lower bunk. The chairs in the terrence are quite dirty. The female room I stayed is next to the terrence, we opened the door at night to get some fresh air in because it's so hot in the room, one male guest went into our room to use the toilet. That's strange. We asked the male guest why he came in, he said something we couldn't understand, maybe because he didn't speak much english. I arrived at about 8 am in the morning, I couldn't check in so I just left my luggage in the hostel. I came back at 1:50pm and asked the receptionist if I could check, he said yes. After we walked up 4 floors, he asked if I had the key to the room, of course I didn't have, he walked down to ground floor to get the key. The room was so dirty and messy when I got in, I was not sure which bed to use because they looked so dirty, but the receptionist didn't go in to the room, he said it's female dorm while there's no other guest in the room at that time. Later I found out the bed didn't have any clean bed sheet on it, I tried to ask the receptionist to come back and check while he was walking down to G/F, he answered me okay okay, but he never came back, so I had to walked down 4 floors to ask him why the bed was like that. Later he found out the room was not even cleaned and check in time should be 2pm. I will never stay in this hostel again.

Positiv:: This hostel is located a few mins from Takism square, down a hugeeee hill (be careful if you have lots of luggage), it’s a good work out though. The terrace up on the top is a nice touch, and the staff is nice. My friend and I were in a mixed dorm but after the first night of no sleep due to our dorm mates, the manager switched our room, no charge. Grateful for that.

Negativ:: The bathrooms are a disaster.

Positiv:: This Bella Vista Hostel feasible location. Hotel break fast awesome for entire day. Every one should try this hostel. Very friendly staff. Roof top siting area. Kitchen, common room. And ofcourse free WiFi ..

Positiv:: I like all staff they were very friendly and helpful I never feel that am out of my home really every thing was marvelous from hussein ayekhan and my lovely Mona

Positiv:: Ehrlich gesagt, habe ich bisher nicht so gutes Personal gesehen. Mitarbeiter im Rezeption, heißt Füzuli, und Geschäftsführer (Imran) haben den Gästen viel geholfen. Alle waren sehr nett da. Übrigens, ein Tipps von mir für Gäste - das Hostel hat gutes und preisgünstiges Reiseangebot. In der Nähe gibt es viele Transportmöglichkeiten und Restaurants. Zum Beispiel, "Kebabçım Nuri Usta". Die Gerichten schmeckten sehr gut. Viel Spaß euch!

Positiv:: It was my second time at this Hostel. The location is perfect. And the staff is the kindest and sexiest!

Positiv:: I felt like it is my home ..really I liked it and the next time I will stay there also ..it is so safe for girls..i met different cultures ..I was concerned about staying in a hostel but I liked the experience ..the people there are so nice ..I stayed for about 13 or 14 days in bella vista ..I hope I can go there again as I missed there really

Negativ:: Sauberkeit war zu schlecht bedonders im Badezimmer überall dreckig! Der Gegend ist unsicher besonders für Frauen! Internet war zu schwach.