We stayed in this hotel in February 2012..The hotel in general is not bad, but it was not proper to the standards i was looking for...In general i wanted to book a very nice 4or 5 star hotel that would look luxuy. I stayed in that hotel after a recomendation i had from a friend but my standards were higher that this hotel could offer.The place of the hotel is not the best in Istanbul and i wonder why other travelers they concider it a nice location within walking distance from everything.Indeed it is walking distance but CLIMBING distance. There is a big climb to go to,in order to get up to the main street that leads to all sightseeings (Agia Sofia, Bazar) and i hate that! i like (as i suppose most of people) to walk straight!. The area also is very dirty and looks no good, even though is not a dangerous one...The hotel looks old and doest give you the opinion that is clean, even though they tried this with some KITS decoration in the rooms. I thought that room had a hamam, but turkish hamam is just a special bathroom, not shower and diesnt mean the hamam with heating. So, take care, when you book the superior room. Hamam refers to seperate bathroom with a small murble and not a shower.!~!!!The price i paid (i book through lastrooms site /avoid this site!!!!) was much more that...We stayed in this hotel in February 2012..The hotel in general is not bad, but it was not proper to the standards i was looking for...In general i wanted to book a very nice 4or 5 star hotel that would look luxuy. I stayed in that hotel after a recomendation i had from a friend but my standards were higher that this hotel could offer.The place of the hotel is not the best in Istanbul and i wonder why other travelers they concider it a nice location within walking distance from everything.Indeed it is walking distance but CLIMBING distance. There is a big climb to go to,in order to get up to the main street that leads to all sightseeings (Agia Sofia, Bazar) and i hate that! i like (as i suppose most of people) to walk straight!. The area also is very dirty and looks no good, even though is not a dangerous one...The hotel looks old and doest give you the opinion that is clean, even though they tried this with some KITS decoration in the rooms. I thought that room had a hamam, but turkish hamam is just a special bathroom, not shower and diesnt mean the hamam with heating. So, take care, when you book the superior room. Hamam refers to seperate bathroom with a small murble and not a shower.!~!!!The price i paid (i book through lastrooms site /avoid this site!!!!) was much more that the normal hotel price..But i didnt find room straight to the hotel. The only appreciated thing was the stuff that was very polite and friendly and willing to help you and give you instructions. The breakfast also was good but nothing of special. In general you can stay in this hotel if you need any medium class hotel with no high expectations and if you find a good price for this.More
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