If you want the tour app headphones you will need either 100 euro cash, passport or driving licence as a deposit.

So if you have read my profile you know I like value for money and I see no point in spending cash for something I do not use.

across the Galata Bridge, to Dolmabahce Palace (another must place to visit), and from there take a two hour boat ride on Bosporus!… Well, to cut the long story short, we were absolutely happy to stay at Yasmak Sultan Hotel, and we are glad to recommend it to visitors who come to Istanbul for sightseeing and relaxation, as we did.

In the centre of the city,bosphorus,galata bridge,galata tower,karakoy,dolmabahce palace,topkapı palace,suleymaniye mosque,basillica cistern are close by,great breakfast area with bosphorus view and kind staff.

The fisrt reason is the location of the hotel then kind staff here😇 we feel here as we are at home.

原本我們訂了2晚的飯店，後來進來之後決定要再多續2晚
主要是早餐很棒（可以客制）有很蛋的選擇每天可以吃不一樣，早餐的經理服務員很熱心，照顧到每一個人的需求，飯店的位置在舊城中心，要到景點及交通都很方便，飯店房間乾淨，有泳池，我覺得比起其他的飯店這邊專業及讓人放心。
Location is great and hotel is convenient close to topkapi museum.hagia sofia and blue mosque.

The location of the hotel is very comfortable to all main places.

Convenient location close to the Metro and the Sultanahmet area; delicious breakfast variety; and cozy rooms.

The location of the hotel is very comfortable.

Its located 1 street away from a lane full of lovely restaurants.

The location is perfect close to all historical places.

Location is great:  tram station just around the corner, Sultanamet area about 2 blocks away within short walking distance, and there are tons of restaurants and shops around the area.

Hotel's location is very comfortable to go every where.

Great location 👍👍👍 All historical places are just walking distance.

The hotel is conveniently located a walking distance to most of the historical places you would like to see/visit in Sultanahmet area, making it a perfect place to stay while exploring this part of Istanbul.

I am supper happy with everything in this fabulous hotel like stuff location cleanness even the breathing in Yasmak Sultan is different.

I really loved its location because historical places such as Haghia Sophia, Topsail palace, Grand bazaar and many more were just 7-8 minutes walk.

The fact that it is located near the most important sights made us really happy.

Lovely hotel with excellent service 👍🤩 We had 10 days holidays in Istanbul and we had great time there🙏 Located perfectly in the centre of the old city.

The rooms were clean, we loved the breakfast 😍😍😍 The location is just perfect close to everywhere!

So, if you look for clean and cozy hotel, located in the heart of popular touristic spot, with tasty and diversifies breakfast, then Yasmak Hotel is the place you are looking for.

The paint by window peeling off and extremely dusty.

eg the very flimsy doors battered and need a good paint
As near major attractions the traffic is terrible.

The rooms (or certainly the one I was in) are very small (and in need of some new paint on the walls!).

We really liked the breakfast, all the food were fresh and diffirent variaty!

it is within walking distance to a lot of the major attractions  (Topkapi Palace, Sophia Hagia, Blue Mosque, Cistern Museums, Hop on Hop Off Bus, Archeological Museum etc) There is also loads of restaurants around.

The breakfast was very tasty and very variety.

Nice rooms and cleanning everyday, We loved the breakfast it was eeally tasty.

Hotel Yasmak Sultan made our trip even more beautiful with its perfect service, clean rooms, wonderful meal and all other needed facilities.

Fresh breakfast at the rooftop restaurant with amazing view to Bosphor and Hagia Sofia.

Nice top floor restaurant for breakfast and dinner.

The staff were sooo helpful and smiling 😊 They helped us with city guiding and chosing restaurant for dinner, we are very thankfuk to all of them!

We walked around late at night, and we never felt unsafe - it is bristling with people, hotels, restaurants, shops, all at a hand reach.

Rooms are clean and big, the meal was delicious.

Istanbul made us happy and really impressed with its lots of sights, shops,food,people and etc.

If you like extended and lavish breakfasts, you will easily be able to skip lunch.

!🌟 We enjoyed every single moment there e.g historical places, street food, shops and etc.

Rooms are super clean, beautiful and the meal is wonderful too.

The breakfast was really good 👍 I have never seen such variety food in breakfast🥰 We enjoyed with friends and the view from the restaurant was just wonderful.

The breakfast was very nice with beautiful view from the rooftop restaurant.

THANK YOU TO ALL STAFF AND KIND SERVICE!!!

We enjoyed our stay in Yasmak Sultan hotel, the service was exzellent all the staff were so helpful!

Staff including the Indonesian team were incredible.

The staff was very friendly and helpful, always ready to help with all questions which you need to ask.

The hotel staff were very helpful to provide information on Istanbul.

Special thanks to Ms Nora for being welcoming and very helpful. We will definitely come back to this hotel)

🥰🥰🥰 I will come back again and thank you for your kind hospitality my dearest friends at Yasmak Sultan Hotel!🙏😉

Staff helpful and keen to make sure you’re welcome.

The staff always helpful and friendly that's most important thing 😊😊😊 We loved our stay and the service!

Staff were friendly and helpful, room was beautiful and spacious with a view of the mosque.

The staff was friendly, efficient, helpful and professional.

It is beautiful😍 and very excellent, especially in terms of location✨ In addition, I'd like to mention staff who helped me a lot, Ms Nora was really helpful and never refused to help.

Staff are welcoming) Ms Nora, big thanks to you for a welcoming service.

Special thanks to staff, specifically to Ms Nora who helped us in everything and made our trip easier with her help and advices🌠👍.

Big thanks for Yasmak Sultan hotel for making our holiday unforgettable ✨ Only positive emotions towards the hotel and it's helpful staff.

Cons:

- While the street is relatively quiet, the hotel itself is a bit loud and the walls are obviously quite thin.

The walls are a little on the thin side though, on the first night I could hear the next doors TV for a while, word for word whilst I was trying to sleep.

Also can book some tours through them for less hassle and more convenience.

even though you ignore them, they keep talking and staring at you while walking, every time we walk to the hotel we had to go through the experience all over again, very rude and uncomfortable.

I have had previous experiences of a Turkish baths elsewhere and have been made to feel awkward or uncomfortable, this was not the case here.

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but nobody warned us about the noise from the vents.

Only problem is that our AC was not working.

There was no robes as well… Also the aircon was making lots of noise.. wi-fi also didn’t have a good connection:(
Honestly I don’t understand why it’s called a 5-star hotel.

I am not a big fan of hotel restaurants, in fact, I avoid them.

Considering how mask usage is the most effective precaution outside of quarantining, if the staff won't even take mask usage seriously, the rest of their 'stickers on doors' efforts ring hollow.

I had a go at a Turkish bath- this was pretty uncomfortable at first for anyone who is not a fan of strangers touching you in many places, particularly if you forget your bikini and only have a swimsuit, as the woman tried to take off my swimsuit to get to my stomach (I refused adamantly) and laughed at me when I tried to cover up my dignity.

The technician came and opened the vents and did some work for 20 mins.

After about 30 minutes we both woke freezing.

but with few minor points: The AC in the room wasn’t cooling at all (I stayed during winter so I used the windows) and we’ve informed the hotel reception but haven’t seen any change.

The AC is really cold and you can't make it warmer.

6- Their swimming pool is based in basement and ventilation is highly poor.

one cannot take out any faults in any department .. security, reception, F&B, house keeping, air conditioning - maintainence .

I stayed in hotel for 5 nights in April , first i notice that service and and facilities not up to 5 stars hotel , no complementary water in room and when i ask for they told me you have to pay for it , the A/c working on heater only , i wake up in middle of night feeling so hot , i called receptionist he told its works only on heater and if i want cold air I should open the window !!

Our room was unpleasantly hot with air conditioning not working and no ways to lower the temperature except keeping the window open.

Stayed there in april for a few nights and couldn't sleep at nights due to no AC.

I am currently in the hotel from 17oct to 19 oct room number 445
very bad  experience and do not describe
 the air conditioner is very hot 
has been communicating with them more than once without interest
انا متواجد حاليا بالفندق تجربة سيئة جدا ولا توصف المكيف حار جدا تم التواصل معهم اكثر من مرة دون فائدة حاليا الساعه 2 فجرا والجو بالغرفة شديد الحرارة

but it comes with a big price there's construction around the area so it's really noisy and the AC doesn't work really well I've checked in multiple rooms with the same issue we kept our Windows opened

It is also close to the Galata tower and the tram stop to the Taksim square funicular and the Dolmabahce palace.

The hotel is in a very central location, just a minute of walking distance to Galata Port.

Pros: 
Beautiful location
Really enjoyed beautiful views of Bosphorus from bedroom & rooftop at breakfast.

The hotel has a wonderful view of the Bosphorus and is a great location.

Perfect location to reach everything withing walking distance, also the Mosques in Sultanahmet in about 25 mins.

Overall: House keeping does a great job and location is nice.

An excellent hotel with excellent services and location.

The location of the hotel is just excellent!

The hotel location provided easy access during our sighseeing times .

The best hotel I have ever been in an excellent location.

The hotel is located in a great part of Istanbul and there are lots of things to do nearby.

It was a great stay, the location is excellent, the staff is helpful and the service is excellent.. the food is better if it was more varied..

Most of these amenities were located on the basement level - I went during COVID so not all amenities were available.

but this did not compensate for the poor customer service.

First of all, the view was very poor on the construction and there was lots of noise.

We ordered room service and the food was not fresh and poor quality just atrocious and very over priced.

Only I can say is that this hotel does not deserve 5 star and is actually a low quality 4 star hotel with poor management.

but this is not necessarily an excuse to justify the extremely poor behaviour of the staff that works in the bar and that restaurant.

1) extremely poor internet in the rooms : we had two and both the rooms were at different floor : infact poor is an understatement, the WiFi was not working at all at 

2) poor service : for every single thing, atleast 4 reminders has to be done !

i strongly don't comment this poor hotel to all the travelers, don't waste your money on such a poor hotel.

but certain staff attitude (lets down all the other good staff at the hotel) and some poor workmanship brings the hotel down.

The housekeeping was poor, didn't even clean properly everyday.

Our first stay in Istanbul and we decided to stay in the Karakoy area as we’d heard about the restaurants around the area which didn’t dissapoint.

It was an open buffet breakfast with good quality foods and varieties.

Lots of restaurants behind the hotel - a popular tourist destination in evenings - Geleta area.

Just across modern Istanbul area filled with restaurants and shops and just behind the hotel another street with pubs and  restaurants.

Perfect restaurant with magic view on Bosphorus.

There are restaurants, cafes  just steps away from the hotel.

Many cool restaurants around, including the hotel rooftop.

the front side there is a promenade with sea facing restaurants.

Nice restaurant with a good view of the water

Food ordered via room-service is good and available 24/7.

A street away from Galataport which has a lot of cafes and restaurants.

Great shops and the restaurants there are great.

The hotel is located in the back part of an entertainment section in this neighborhood where there are clubs and restaurants.

This hotel will take care of you in any sense and I highly recommend it for both its top-notch service and also location for many restaurants and experiences.

The Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus is near these landmarks: Kucuk Ayasofya - Gazi Suleyman Pasa Mosque, Eurosa Travel, Keyfi Alem Playstation Cafe, Hayal İstanbul Maltepe, Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo e Santa Sofia Vedova, Covered Bazaar, Sultan II.

the lobby, restaurant and all areas were clean, beautiful and very nice restaurant with beautiful view of bosphorus.

The view of restaurant was so beautiful near Bosphor.

A lot nice cafes restaurants and bars around.

Well located, with an unforgettable breakfast with view.

The breakfast terrace on the roof was tremendous with an amazing view of historical peninsula and the Bosphorus.

We chose this hotel mainly for good views & and for the indoor pool & spa.

Spectacular Bosphorus view (be aware of the days cruise ships visit the very nearby Galata Port.

The rooms had a mind-blowing view, the food at the restaurants served scrumptious and authentic Turkish food which you can’t miss for any meal of the day.

Amazing view to end the Dady whilst having your dinner!

Seemless view the roof at Murver made our breakfast times memorable.

Really enjoyed the views of the Bosphorus from our room.

Our stay pros:

Room was spacious as we had the executive suite
Breakfast spread was very good
We had a clear view of the Bosphorus 
Staff is helpful

Cons:
The mattress in bedroom was too soft for our liking - we prefer medicated mattress - this one was too soft

The biggest downer is the construction in the 200m radius on the road in front of hotel.

Breakfast is awesome, specially the view of Bosphoru.

Good breakfast in a splendid terrace where you have a splendid view of the city on the Bosphorus. Recommended.

Room was nice: clean and well prepared, with beautiful view on Bosphorus.

But for us was ok. Karakoy sea tram station is 5 minutes away and you can take a boat to Asian side or to another side of Bosporus.

The restaurant was very nice with a great view of the water and an excellent selection of food.

Upon checking out we had to wait a while for the cleaners to check if we had taken anything from the mini bar as they don’t take your word for it.

There are only two check-in desks and that was not sufficient for the size nor amount of people checking-in; it was a bit chaotic and there was a long wait depending on what time you checked in.

although sometimes you may see leftovers from room service outside the rooms waiting for ours.

We waited and had to leave.. it happened one more time during the daytime and it’s very annoying not to find staff at the reception…also a lady at the spa also left her working place so when we were leaving the spa, guests who booked in next couldn’t find her. My brother didn’t want to drink tea from the paper cups in a five-star hotel(?!??)

Had to wait for more than 20 minutes and call the reception to get luggage delivered to the room. 3.

After asking the drive, he said He was waiting already for 40 Minutes.

I did have some waits at the lobby desk too, which were daily since my key card didn’t work each evening.

but in our arrival day they told us we have to wait till a room is free.

The hotel manager a lady was charming and engaged us in conversation partly to distract us from the wait time that it took them to get a room in this busy season!

I asked Mustafa the logic in having to wait to see a Building.

We were very tired and ordered food from room service, after waiting for an hour we checked for an update and were told they didn’t know about it and will start preparing it now!

Housekeeping service is slow and sometime you have to wait even after you get back in the evening.

The only downside of our visit was that our airport transfer was not booked which meant we spent sometime waiting at the airport before using the services of another firm based at the airport (ended up being cheaper).

During our checkout, we asked for a porter to take our luggage and waited for 30 minutes

Waiting to offer solutions to your needs.

When I arrived I had to walk in my swimming shorts back up to main reception to ask for someone to give me a towel after I waited for about 10 minutes at the SPA reception.

but it became a half an hour more, then they said we need to wait for another hour since the clients are still in the room.

Facing the Bosphorus - a beautiful promenade walk along the river with great eating places.

It is suitably placed to walk around the port sides of Bosipherous.

The hotel is a 3-minute walk to the main street and from there you can access the tram, taxis, as well as walk another 5-7 minutes for more restaurants and services.

It's location was awesome, near bars and restaurants, fifteen minutes walking to istiklal street.

but after completion it will be amazing shopping areas and walking promenade.

it's a quieter funky area across the bridge from Eminonu so easy if you want to walk the bridge to spice bazaar or Sultanhamet and easy to get to Taxim, the area has lovely coffee shops and restaurants and views of Bosphorus.

The location is pretty good (a few minutes walk from the T1 Tophane stop).

Walk across to public transportation including ferry terminals.

The location is also great : you can walk to Fatih to visit the Hagia Sophia, he blue mosque, the grand bazar etc and you can walk up the hill or take the cable car to Istiklal Caddesi .

The pier is 5 mins walk and has good restaurants that are open late.

Very good location, it takes 10 minutes walk to Istiklal street.

Excellent location, 5 mins walk to bosphorus river and 10 mins on taxi to everywhere including taksim square, hagia sophia etc.

A couple of minutes walk away from Tophane tram stop.

Hotel is located in a very busy location where you can walk around the corner to find shops & restaurants, the restaurant located on top floor of the hotel is also very nice with beautiful view of the river and the city and good food, a lot of choices for breakfast.

the best thing is 2 minutes walk to cafes and 5 minutes walk to tram.

Near to the Bosphorus (less than 5 minutes walking) - around 20 minutes walking to Taksim square & İstiklal St. - around 25 minutes walking to Spice Bazar.

Very well placed, 500 ms walking to Karacoy and Galata Bridge!

Round corner to hotel is a stretch of bars and lively cafes as well walking distant to rooftop restaurants.

You have to walk a mile to get to the lift to and from your room.

On the other side of the hallway was the bathroom which had the sink in the middle, the toilet on one side and the shower on the other (the shower had a window to the room and I do not know why so many hotels are doing this?!!).

Also there was a glass window between the room and the bathroom which at the push of a

I shorten my stay from originally 11 nights to 5 nights as the hotel offers me a room with courtyard view, the problem with this room is that the high sound coming from the chiller system (out-side window).

The first room we were shown to had to be changed as there was a gaping hole between the window frame and the wall - something that should never ever happen in a supposedly 5 star hotel.

The rooms are soundproof, once you close your windows you hear nothing!

unfortunately the view from the window was not what I expected.

When i opening the curtains there was a huge building in front.

But the reality is:
 - every morning we were woken very early because of the construction work all around, the window has no sound blocking at all, it felt like it is opened,

but the breakfast room was not nice at all, no windows and very simple.

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Breakfast is very good - big variety to choose from.

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The buffet breakfast was delicious, plentiful, fresh with lots of choices.

Women in the kitchen and guys in restaurant muhammet thanks for Turkish breakfast and service.

Jan an Onor greeted us over breakfast and chatted to us offering advise if we needed it for local attractions.

Very good variety and taste of breakfast.

The hotel and rooms are clean and they have a great breakfast spread.

The staff was so friendly and helpful and the breakfast - even small - was well chosen with local ingredients!

Turkish breakfast was tasty, with lots of variety.

They also gave us a takeaway (a delicious hazelnut spread) when we left - such a nice touch!

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