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Reviews of Star Hotel

Cankurtaran Mah. Akbiyik Cad. No 16 Sultanahmet, Fatih, 34400 Istanbul, Turkey

#870 of 2,449 hotels in Istanbul

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Review Score

Based on 29 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free WiFi

    9.6

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  • Reviewed: February 26, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    It will be good to have a breakfast offer. The hotel terrasse is a suitable place for that. Even a simple breakfast will be fine.

    The hotel is a 5–7-minute walk from Sultanahmet Square and the tramway stop. Many important sites, like the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sofia Mosque, the Basilica Cistern, and Topkapi Place, are within walking distance. Other sites are easily reachable by tram T1. The hotel personnel are very friendly. The room was clean and freshly renovated. The shower cabin was convenient with a good cold/hot water supply. The room facilities included a TV, a safe, and a fridge.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 17, 2024

    10
    Wonderful hotel , added two more days
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Everything

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: October 3, 2023

    8.0
    Not a bad place, worth staying there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They have a balcony with a beautiful view but it’s completely unused and dusty. The street is very loud so its hard to sleep though thats not their fault.

    Good staff, clean place and worth the money. Location is good as its close to both mosques and many restaurants.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: October 3, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Quite intense smell of cigarettes, probably from the ventilation - every morning. Uncomfortable, hard bed. Stains on the towels (I hope only because they are probably very old). The staff doesn't speak English. Zero privacy and data security rules. They make a copy of your ID document. They should just write down the ID number. This is very bad practice. There are also papers with scans on the desk. Not good place for people who can not sleep next to quite loud bars with music, etc.

    Good location, just ok hotel. Nice for short stay.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 2, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    N/A

    The room is clean and comfortable, walking distance to a lot of sites in the old city.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 16, 2023

    9.0
    Lovely stay in a small hotel in central location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It would’ve been good for the rooms to be provided with a kettle and some water. But this isn’t really a big deal, as there’s a shop right next to the hotel which sells water. They have a lovely terrace, which isn’t used, but if it was cleaned, would have been a really nice place to sit in the evening.

    It was in an excellent location, within walking distance of everything you want to see. The staff were friendly and rooms very clean. The beds were comfortable and the accommodation seemed to be recently renovated.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2023

    8.0
    Excellent location, everything was on 5min walk, blue mosque, hagia sofiya, restaurants, tram stops
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Our room was on the 4th floor and there was no elevator,

    The staff was very friendly and cooperative. The location was excellent.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The hotel is nice and comfortable! Very close to the sights (Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia) only 5 minutes on walk. The street is very crowded at night, so the hotel room is a little loud. The staff was very nice and helpful! It was very cheap, so we could not find a chiper and better hotel at this time, when we were there (july 17 to july 23). The breakfast is very simple, but it was enough for us. They serve the breakfast on the hotel roof, and the view is amazing! You can see the sea, the Blue Mosgue and te Hagia Sophia tehere! If we go back to Turkey, we go back to the Star Hotel!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 10, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wrong room was given. It was changed after first day of stay

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 5, 2023

    8.0
    Decent stay in a good area
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There’s no elevator (I think that’s common in Turkey though) so going up and down 4 flights of stairs is a bit annoying. The breakfast is pretty basic, we had to ask for eggs. There wasn’t really anything wrong with the hotel, it’s just a basic hotel, so it’s not anything fancy or luxurious.

    Great location - you’re super close to the popular mosques and about a 5 min walk to the Sultanahmet station which can get you anywhere. The rooms were a good size and clean. Good shower with hot water. The staff were friendly and helped us with whatever we needed.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 28, 2023

    9.0
    good hotel in the historical center of Istanbul
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    not so good breakfast, noisy because of clubs and restaurants outside

    good location, price, great new shower, bathroom, good interior

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 30, 2023

    7.0
    Nice Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was loudly at night, I think they were the other AC's from the other buildings next to it

    It was close to main atracctions, Staff was really friendly

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 28, 2023

    9.0
    Good hotel with great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    You can hear music and noises from outside during the evening, but nothing earplugs cant fix.

    Great location and very clean hotel with reasonable price.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 19, 2023

    7.0
    Good , no problems .
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We asked to wake us early in our departure day , however they did not do this.

    We stayed for 4 days , it let our expectations, t was quiet and has excellent location

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 5, 2023

    10
    excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    we were on the first floor so it wasn’t much of a problem for me but I could see people on other levels struggled because there was no lift. apart from this can’t fault this hotel in anyway.

    very clean and helpful staff always available to help with anything we needed. Musa was the best always there to greet us and make sure we had a good day.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 5, 2024

    1.0
    Don’t like . Unnneccessary expensive
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bad smell . Rooms not good . No facilities.

    Nothing special .

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: March 10, 2024

    1.0
    Terrible experience with super loud music
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Super loud music from the restaurant/pubs next to the hotel. When I came back from dinner around 10 pm, it was already loud outside, they put the music super loudly, it gave me a headache, obviously I couldn’t sleep it was impossible. I complained to the stuff, he did nothing and couldn’t speak English either. He told me this noise will be finished maximum at 2 am but it wasn’t. I ended up checking out this terrible hotel and booked a different hotel to escape at 3 am. How bad my experience was. I really don’t recommend this hotel, definitely pay extra to stay other hotels. Worst hotel ever.

    The room was clean enough, very close to the Aya Sofia and Blue mosque.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: September 26, 2023

    5.0
    Too noisy
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very very noisy, the restaurants in the street have very loud music and people screaming till late in the night.

    Well situated if you need to be very near of the monument. Very nice view from top roof. Rooms are nice.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: July 20, 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Dont have lift Dont have good breakfast

    Staff very nice

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: June 12, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    air condition, wi-fi, safe did not work…

    location

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: February 20, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 22, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: July 10, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: June 15, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2023

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