Asmali Hotel

We stayed for four days, and everything was pretty good. The staff was very friendly, and everything was very simple. The rooftop has great views, and the food is quite varied. The room was fine, without many luxuries, but everything was fine. We took the basement room, and it's true that one night they started doing laundry at midnight, since the laundromat is right next door. Otherwise, everything was great.

Convenient location, 10 minutes to many attractions. Delicious and hearty breakfasts. Thanks to the cooks! When checking in, they gave you a room behind the reception, it's terrible, don't agree to this room!! There is no room to stand in the room, a bed and a closet, terrible smells, you can even hear your neighbors relieving themselves. I contacted the administration, they quickly offered another option, room 206. Everything is great. When checking in, they gave 1.5 liters of water, that's all! It was very annoying that there is no drinking water, you need to buy it at the hotel, 40 liras for 1 liter of water. The room was not cleaned at all. Overall, everything is good, I recommend it for tourists.

Everything is great, except for the cleaning. On the first day they washed and took out the trash. Then for three days we still haven't waited for cleaning. Breakfast is excellent for a small hotel, and not just one thing, but something new every day. It's really 5 minutes to Sultanahmet Square, very convenient. The sea is also nearby, the view from the terrace is excellent.

We booked a four-bed room for two. Therefore, the room area was sufficient (for two). Location - not far from the T1 tram stop, although the stop is higher than the hotel. You can get there without stairs (the paving stones are normal, a suitcase slides along them easily). Directions from IST airport: Metro + Metro + T1. There are many restaurants in the area, no chain stores, only small ones with higher prices than in chain stores. Breakfast is a buffet, several salads, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs (hot), muesli. There is one hot dish alternating every few days (omelette / sausages / French fries). There are pastries. Orange, cherry juice, tea, coffee from a Nescafe powder machine. Apples, tangerines. No porridge. There is no water cooler, there is a filter (on the terrace (where breakfast is), access around the clock). The administrator said that you can boil tap water, but we poured filtered water. There was a kettle in the room, but the lid was broken. The room is cleaned only if you hang up a sign saying "please clean up" (we were warned about this upon check-in). They hung it up every day and every day they threw out the trash and changed the towels. There is little furniture (a table, 1 chair, 1 bedside table, 1 closet). There are only 2 hangers in the closet (this is for a 4-bed room). I don't understand what the problem is with saving on hangers. Quite old and shabby, as everyone writes. The beds, mattresses and pillows are comfortable. Shampoo, gel, soap are poured into dispensers. The shower is stationary (without a hose). The toilet is integrated with a hygienic shower. There is a terrace on the roof. You can enjoy the view of the Bosphorus. The street is quiet, the muezzin is almost inaudible from our room (earplugs were not required). There was enough heating (the temperature outside was about 0), but the doors and windows had cracks. There is no reception desk in the lobby in the usual form (since there is no lobby, but a staircase and corridors), so, probably, if you check in at night, it is better to contact the hotel and clarify. But this is an assumption, ours was a daytime one. Overall: a good budget option.