Askoc Hotel  

Helpful staff. Let us look at multiple rooms. Free Wifi.

Not in area it said. Got twin room when ordered double. By building site. Breakfast selection poor.

The location

Ive seen 2 star hotels with better rooms. Still air. Used cotton earbuds under the bed sheet, cigared burns all over the room, carpet burns and stains. Things they could do better: Tv. Chanels- weird is the word Price: really? Many better hotels in the area and cheeper. Lobby is quite fine but they could loose the kitsch fake flowers and make mor money if you charge less for the water and other drinks.

Clean, good location and price, good breakfast included.

Our pre-arranged airport transfers did not show up, either to or from the hotel. We arrived on a very late flight so were not happy, and then had to get a taxi which was more expensive. The return transfer to the airport was booked for 4.30am and pre-paid. When it did not arrive at least the hotel rang a taxi for us and paid for it. Overall, very inconvenient and a waste of time for the hotel to offer airport transfers.

Good location, close to the tram and ferryboat station. The front rooms, in the upper floors have view of the Bosphorus, Galata and Golden Horn. Excellent 360o, panoramic view, from the terrace. Free closed parking. Free Wifi. Generally helpful staff.

Difficult approaching for car travelers. Breakfast included in the rate but it is poor with the cheapest quality. The rooms are small and relatively clean. Old and tired furniture and carpet. Spots on the floor. No safe in the room. The suite is not a true suite, but a 2 chamber family room (for 4 persons) and has only one bathroom. One chamber is totally blind and dark without window or balcony. We asked non smoking room and get smoking because all the “suites” are smoking rooms with ash trays and smoke odor. Bathroom fixtures are old and relative dirty. The sink in one bathroom was cracked and in the other plugged with hair. There was only high shower. No plug or hangers. 3 towels for 4 persons in the family room. The hotel needs renovation The price is high for their services.

Location is not convenient taxi could find a place, so mostly you have to walk long distance to the Hotel. Also noise in the rooms from other rooms, so we couldn't sleep at all. Finally, pictures of the rooms are totally different from the reality!

Competitive price, excellent location

The worst thing was that I was not given the early wake-up call I was promised. Other things I missed were a safe and a plug for the bath.

Location

The hotel is old, needs renovation desperately. We had a room on the 6th floor, room # 609. It had a balcony(tiny), but had a million $ view. We were looking at Golden Horn bridge, Galata tower, and Bosporus bridge. The view made us turn our eyes blind to other deficiencies in the room and hotel. The breakfast was acceptable, with decent varieties. The location was absolutely excellent. 5 minutes walk to Serkeci Tram Station. The hotel terrace was excellent for a happy hour beer, with a fantastic 360 degree views. Yes, I will go back. Ask for a room from 602 to 609 which faces the water.

The condition of hotel, carpet, bathroom fixtures, all need upgrades. The hotel claim that they have wireless in the room, but the router is at the reception and does not carry signal to to rooms. In the lobby, wireless works perfectly, and it is free. If you willing to overlook all the negatives and settle for the view, then this is your hotel. I paid $100/night, but once, it is remodeled, expect to pay for over $300/room on the 6th floor.

Marvellous view to harbour and traffic on Golden horn, our highlight of our Istanbul trip

A bit noisy due to close distance to railway-station and subway- construction-site

Good location & generally helpful staff

Decor a little tired, not all staff were friendly or helpful

The location of this hotel is its main advantage. It's 10 min away from the Sophia and Blue Mosques, and 5 min away from the ferries departuring to the Asian side. Ask for the room with the view on Bosphorus (3rd floor and higher) and you will never regret. It's spectacular. Things to keep in mind: the room is quite minimalistic, you may also find spots on the floor (which did not bother me at all), there is a construction site 20 meters away from the hotel (they try to be quiet at night and my sleep was not disturbed) and a railway station between the hotel and the embankment. The rest was absolutely acceptable and corresponded to the price level. I liked staying there

Floor could have been cleaner; for breakfast, which is included, they offer the cheapest things possible (e.g. juices and coffee were hardly drinkable).

The hotel has a good location to famous historical places. Also this hotel has a good view on the sea. The staff very frendly and professional.

The old furniture in the rooms, the room is small and there are not modern sanitary engineering. I suppose the real price for this hotel should be 50-60 euro. It is really correspond of quality accommodation.