This hotel is a fair price for what you get, it was comfortable with a limited but adequate breakfast. Ask for a room on the upper floors (we stayed on the 7th floor) as the street can be noisy. It is a 2 minutes walk from Aksaray tram station which is very convenient for accessing all the sights in the... More

Very far from closest beach,very dirty! On arrival found loads of dust behind fridge and old food,filthy under bed and bedding very dirty. Looking out on dilapidated building with broken windows,and everybody from the top floors throws their rubbish out the windows.Breakfast horrible,old bread.Couldn't get English tea,unwilling to assist with anything.

As an elderly lady travelling alone I was a bit worried. However, the staff at The Royal were wonderful. On my first night my room was near the lift and stairs when I mentioned that I am a light sleeper they immediately moved my luggage to a much quieter room. I can honestly say that this was a Hotel that... More

The Service is Not equal to the facade. Nö, they are indeed Not very welcoming or overly friendly. The breakfast is unexciting, and a decent Cup of coffee is Not to be had in the entire Hotel. The Rooms are a fair size, but simple. Nö Full Length mirror, and Ladies, the hair dryers are useless. Best bring your own.... More

Stayed two nights with our tour group. Very close to Blue Mosque, Bazaar, and good restaurants. Lobby was lovely. Although our room was dated and smelled of smoke it was clean and tidy.. The beds in our room were small twins, but we did find them comfortable. Although our room was facing the street, we were able to sleep despite... More

Stayed here two nights with a tour group. Pros: Good location close walking distance to Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque & Hoopdrome. Decent breakfast, helpful and friendly staff Cons: Most rooms have only twin beds, most rooms have a strong smoke odor, rooms that face the main street are quite noisy. Our second room wasn't as clean as our original room.... More

We were booked to stay in this hotel by our tour company. From the outside the hotel's white marble exterior was appealing. Next to the entrance the hotel's name and the four stars it has been awarded were prominently displayed. In the lobby there was more white marble. The "four star" label ended there. In our room the air conditioning... More

Istanbul Royal Hotel has received 4* from the Turkish Ministry of Tourism. The evaluator must have been blind. I can only give this hotel only 2*. The lobby which was decorated with plastic flowers was a little better them the rooms. The check in process was fast because it had been prearranged by our tour operator. The room was small... More

The lobby and main floor area are deceiving. They look good and are nicely appointed. But the rooms are small and outdated. We arrived with a tour group and received 2 small hard twin beds for my spouse and i - as did most of my group. Rooms could not be changed till the following day. The elevators are incredibly... More