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Located in the Beyoglu neighborhood in Istanbul, 300 m from Galata Tower, Blue Istanbul Hotel Taksim features air-conditioned rooms and private parking. Guests can enjoy the on-site snack bar. All rooms have a TV with satellite channels. Certain units have a sitting area where you can relax. You will find a kettle in the room. For your comfort, you will find slippers and free toiletries. You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property. The hotel also provides car rental. St. Anthony of Padua Church is half a kilometer from Blue Istanbul Hotel Taksim, and Spice Bazaar is 1.1 km from the property. Ataturk - European Side Airport is 14.5 km away. Beyoglu is a great choice for travelers interested in nightlife, food and shopping.
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Emekyemez Mh. Nazli Hanim Sk. No:8, Istanbul 34421 Türkiye
Name/address in local language
Blue Istanbul Taksim
4 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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Hotel guest service. Polite and willing to help and support. Great location close to the metro, trams and buses. Very clean and cozy. From room 502 there is a stunning view of the mosques, the city skyline and the Bosphorus. Unfortunately, there are no nice views from other hotel rooms - you can see other blocks and streets. We recommend room 502 on the top floor to everyone.
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled on business
Room Tip:Take room number 502. Zamawiajcie koniecznie pokój na najwyższym piętrze 502.
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The hotel was comfy and clean. Good location. Friends were interested in towel. Fuat Beye greetings. Rooms are spotlessly cleaned and my room was genistic. The staff were guler-worthy. The room has it all. A hotel I’ll want when I get back
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
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Firstly, I have stayed at this hotel several times in the past; it is in an excellent location (once you find it), the staff were always immensely friendly, polite and helpful, the rooms clean and spacious, the breakfasts good, and the prices very economical. I kept coming back for a reason.
However, on my latest trip I arrived, hot and tired, to be told that my booking had been moved to their other hotel in Sultanahmet, because a guest had decided they wanted to stay on longer. This didn't suit me - I had an appointment with a friend nearby, and perhaps my main reason for choosing this hotel was because of its location. I reluctantly agreed, since there didn't seem to be any alternative, other than dragging my suitcase outside and looking for an alternative hotel. At first I was offered a free cab to the other hotel, then this offer was withdrawn (!) and it was suggested I could walk to the metro. Eventually we agreed that my suitcase would be delivered to the Sultanahmet hotel in a few hours' time, while I would make my own way there. This suited me fine.
On arriving at the Sultanahmet hotel, I was told that I would in fact be staying in a new 'suite', which was a minute or so's walk away from the hotel in a separate building. The outside of this building was not promising! Broken glass in the entrance door window, and generally very shabby. Inside, however, I did indeed have a whole apartment to myself - bathroom, bedroom and kitchenette, clean, newly decorated, and very pleasant, if still not quite finished (no tap in the bathroom sink,for example, although this wasn't an issue as there was one in the kitchen area). This was far more than I could expect for the price I was paying, so they had obviously done their best to make up for moving me.
I clearly caught the hotel at a bad time, and on my past experiences I would still recommend staying here. However, I'd suggest double checking that you will indeed be staying in the location you want to stay in, if this matters to you. The staff are very pleasant, and I'll still be going back if I have to stay in Istanbul again, but a little more warily this time.
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Date of stay: July 2016
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Trip type: Traveled on business
Room Tip:Double-check which Blue Istanbul Hotel you will be staying in!
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On a scale of 5 C-minus. If you book an economy room, it's probably in the basement with no window. That's what we got. We were persuaded to change our room to a deluxe room with a surcharge of 20 euros per night, in another building. One of the guys at reception turned out to be ham-fisted, helping carry only one bag out of two to the room, saying something like he wasn't a porter. The room is old, far from clean. The towels are very tired and grey. Cleaned daily, that's a plus. And the hair dryer is great. When we asked where to go for breakfast, they told us we weren't supposed to have breakfast. Faced with our confusion, they double-checked and said breakfast was in another hotel, good thing it's not far. In general, sleeping 3 nights is possible, but without high
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Pretty on the picture, but the reality is terrible. The rooms were smoothed. The hotel offers rooms in the underground. The rooms were stinking. It was damp and hot in them, breathing badly.We had to find another hotel!
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Trip type: Traveled with family
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Excellent service provided by the young management and administration team (Very well-done everybody and keep it up!). Always willing to help and serve smilingly. Very nice Turkish breakfast with ample choices. Best possible location for us as we could walk to and through Istiklal Avenue to Taksim square every evening and at night have local food on the Avenue or near Galata Tower. Most metro lines and trams are at 5/10 minutes' walking distance, which is a big bonus. You can walk down to the Galata Bridge, New Bridge, and Ataturk Bridge over the Golden Horn and reach Spice Market and New Mosque. Other historical attractions in Sultanahmet area like Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, etc. are easily accessible by tram. The rooms at the hotel are well-equipped with everything required for at least a 3-star hotel. It's new and they are still in the process of furnishing, so it'll only get better. They don't have a lift for higher floors so people with special needs must not book. If you are looking for shopping, Istiklal Avenue is the best place or you can reach Grand Bazaar by tram in 10 minutes. Overall, I'd recommend this hotel to everybody looking for a place to stay, regardless of the reason for the trip, in the heart of Istanbul at an extremely reasonable rate.
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Date of stay: October 2015
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Mehmet K, Yönetici at Blue Istanbul Taksim
Responded May 16, 2016
Dear Asim Zafar , Thanks for staying with us. We work hard to make our guests happy and appreciate your feedback! Best Regards
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This hotel is very good and the price of a room is budget friendly The staff of the hotel are welcoming and nice to deal with The only downside is the view of the room but for 50TL per night I have no complain
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Date of stay: September 2016Trip type: Traveled solo
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Pobyt w tym hotelu bardzo nam się podobał - mogę polecić go każdemu kto ma trochę kondycji do wspinaczki po schodach i wzgórzach ;) + Wspaniały personel mówiący płynnie po angielsku! Pomocni w każdym temacie. + Czyste, odnowione pokoje z miłą dekoracja + Klimatyzacja, TV z setkami kanałów, których nie mieliśmy czasu oglądać, bezpłatne wi-fi, taras + Wygodna lokalizacja, blisko Istiklal, Galata Tower, stacji metra Sishane (300m), przystanku tramwaju i pirsu Karakoy (800m) - brak windy - trochę nudne śniadania - widok z okna
We enjoyed our stay in this hotel, I can recommend it for almost everybody who has some condition for climbing ;) + At first the best staff with very good english! They are open to help in any topic. + Very clean and renovated room with nice decoration + air conditioning, TV, wi-fi, terrace + Convenient localisation, close to Istiklal Street, Galata Tower, Sishane Metro Station (300m), Karakoy tram station and pier (800m) - no elevator - a little boring breakfast - window view
Thank you very much - I will recommend your hotel to all my friends!
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Date of stay: May 2016
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Stopped me from leaving the hotel to catch my train to Eskisehir. Failed to provide me with directions to high speed train despite multiple requests. Located at terrible location. Did not provide directions to hotel. Requested for a quiet room but ended up besides crying babies and lanudry room.
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Date of stay: December 2015Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Mehmet K, Yönetici at Blue Istanbul Taksim
Responded May 16, 2016
Dear Andrei , I am so sorry for the inconvience that our staff provided . We care about what our guests write about us. We are ready to improve ourselves with anyting our guest want from us. Now after each reservation we recieve we are sending an e-mail with direction from airport.And we prepared our maps for the city. I hope to host you again in our place to compensate the situation. Best Regards Mehmet
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Actually the name is misleading, the hotel is not in taksim at all its in totally different area. The taxi from taxim tried to reach the hotel using navigation and failed and we ended up walking with our bags between abandoned buildings to reach the hotel. When we reached we were surprised that the hotel is more like furnished apartment and has no elevators. The kind size bed is actually similar to a single and half bed in other hotels. We asked for a refund and the employee (fuat is his name) refused rudely and we demanded talking to his manager who was more rude. Another thing if you are planning for a trip with a tourism company they find it difficult to locate the hotel to pick you up. And last but not least the area surrounding you is full of shops selling plumbing and electrical items.
Arrived at 1:00 pm and the room wasn’t ready Check out is at 11:00 am!
Pleasant things: The location of the hotel turned out to be great, you just have to figure your way around. 10 minutes walk to galata tower 15 minutes walk to the end of istikalal street 15 minutes walk to the ferries port (going to many destinations like princes islands) 10 minutes walk to the metro station
If I would go again I would not stay in the same hotel, but i might think of other hotels in the same location
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Traveled with family
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There are more places to choose from in the Istanbul area.
PRICE RANGE
$22 - $57 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
TürkiyeIstanbulNew City / Taksim / Beyoglu
NUMBER OF ROOMS
11
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