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Orient Youth Hostel, Istanbul, Turkey - map - directions
image image image image " Istanbul's best-known and most popular hostel, the Orient has been around forever and, showing admirable staying power, it's still going strong..." Lonely Planet The Orient Hostel Istanbul is between The Blue Mosque and The Haghia Sophia, on the hillside.
Customer Ratings
Overall Average: 81.8%
Atmosphere 79% Staff 89%
Location 95% Cleanliness 72%
Facilities 80% Safety 75%
Fun 81% Value 83%
Customer Reviews: What did customers like about Orient Youth Hostel?
Displaying 1-30 of 90 comments
Great location, lots of fun, great place to stay in Istanbul
12 November 2008
friendly staff! nice bar!
5 October 2008
Value and atmosphere
29 September 2008
The breakfast and location
21 September 2008
The staff were great fun and very friendly
20 September 2008
The staff were great! Very friendly and helpful. Great cheap restaurant with great food and drinks and views of the city!
10 September 2008
Its right next to the Fez bus office
8 September 2008
great location, friendly and helpful staff, brilliant atmosphere
7 September 2008
I liked the convenient location and the very affordable rates. I also liked the free breakfast and internet.
2 September 2008
Where it was located
24 August 2008
The location
20 August 2008
Rooftop terrace is awesome, staff are so friendly, great location.
16 August 2008
Very friendly, great location and helpful staff
14 August 2008
The staff and the location are the best...and also party party every nights in the hostel!It's possible to eat on the roof where you can see a beautiful view of the 2 mosquee and the marmara sea....fantastic!!!
12 August 2008
location and staff roof top cafe best hostel yet
11 August 2008
Free breakfast
11 August 2008
Location and services
8 August 2008
The room I had on the first night was not in the best condition. However, without even having to raise a complain, the owner of the hostel approached me and offered to upgrade me to a private deluxe room with private bath and air condition for a night for free. His kind gestures was very well appreciated. :)
4 August 2008
location and atmoshere were excellent
2 August 2008
We LOVED, the staff (Danny and Steve, Shark, etc), the free internet, the cheese sandwichs, the nargileh and the roof terrace, the breakfast. Most of all, the atmosphere was fantastic. Oh and the afternoon movies! We miss you.
19 July 2008
I stayed here one month in November, and a few weeks in March. I returned back just to see the friends I made, so it is a great place to meet people. Bar upstairs is very social. Movie afternoons, a small but decent book exchange. Great advice and tips from staff, travel agency gave me a very fair deal for my travels through Turkey. Security was perfect, I've never had an issue here. Highly Recommended!!!
7 July 2008
Perfect location / cheap / view on the Bosphore from terrace /friendly and laid back atmosphere ...
5 July 2008
staff (Mehmet Shark), roof terrace, food&drink service, central location, luggage storage, music and movies shown, kind open attitude
4 July 2008
Very relaxed atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, always paying attention to your personal needs, a perfect place to meet other travellers
3 July 2008
Clean and simple. Helpful staff. Need better directions to hostel.
24 June 2008
It was central to the main attractions of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia. Nice bar/cafe with free breakfast and internet to chill out in. The rooftop terrace was amazing with sweepiing views of the Bosphorous and the Sultanamhet area. Huge thanks to the guys in the inhouse travel agency who literally went out of their way against the odds just to book a bus for us.
21 June 2008
Perfectly located very close to the major tourist attractions in Istanbul. The staff is extremly friendly and helpful and the rooms were quite ok for such a cheap price. No airconditioning or fans though, so it can get a little bit hot at night, but nothing that's not bearable. Would recommend it to others!
16 June 2008
The Staff, the bar, the location and the terrace and the price
13 June 2008
Location was amazing and staff were helpful. Friendly atmosphere, lovely view.
11 June 2008
location was perfect for sightseeing
7 June 2008
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Nights:

Room availability Shared  Private
Wed 3 Dec 2008 v v
Thu 4 Dec 2008 v v
Fri 5 Dec 2008 v v
Sat 6 Dec 2008 v v
Sun 7 Dec 2008 v v
Mon 8 Dec 2008 v v
Tue 9 Dec 2008 v v
Shared from 11.23 v
Private from 22.45 v
Special offers x not available

Hostel features  
Ratingv 82%
Breakfastv free
Bed linenv free
Towelx not included
Airport Pickup v costs 24.95*
Luggage Room v free
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