4/10 Fair
20 Sep 2024
Pluses:
1) The location is excellent for sightseeing, only a 10 minute walk to Aghia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkari Palace. A tram stop is a two minute walk, and the nearest metro station is about 8 minutes walk.
2) Clean. The room cleaning lady does a great job.
3) Cheap for a historic centre (but you'll quickly see why, see below)
4) Good pressure shower!
Minuses:
1) Many rooms are located at the back of the building with not-so-great views (house under construction) or NO views at all. Rooms on our side had a solid wall of rendering about 1.5 meter away from the window. So no natural light at all, you just see the wall.
2) The breakfast is very limited and products are of really poor quality, some seem to be reused.
3) Very bad Wi-Fi, particularly in the evening. It took me 2 days of complaining to get a better WiFi (they have two WiFi networks, the second seems to be reserved only for those who complain).
4) The back of the building also houses a large air-conditioning unit, so if you're unfortunate like us, you will lie there trying to sleep but hear it switching on and off.
5) If like us, you're unlucky to get a room next to the elevator, prepare for constant noise.
6) This location, surrounded by many cafe and restaurants, also means that you will get constantly hassled by restaurant people as you pass by. Not the hotel's fault, but gets very tiring after a while.
7) The quality of finishing in rooms is poor.
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