Reviews of Big Apple Hostel Istanbul

Akbiyik cad. Bayramfirin sok.1, Sultanahmet / Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey 34410

Customer Reviews & Ratings

77.9%

178 out of 198 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Big Apple Hostel Istanbul'

Atmosphere
74.4%
Location
91.2%
Facilities
69.6%
Fun
68.0%
Staff
81.6%
Cleanliness
79.2%
Safety
81.6%
Value
77.6%

Customer Reviews: What did customers think about Big Apple Hostel Istanbul?

What was the best part of your stay?
Date Big Apple Hostel Istanbul Customer Reviews Overall Rating
31 October 2009
David Murphy

Had a really great time. Lovely sea view terrace and staff were very friendly and helpful.

90%
04 October 2009
Customer review

Location is nice, in a central area of turist?c spots. ?nternet ?s free!Reasonable for budget travellers but could be much cleaner, better food (breakfast), and better pr?vate rooms. The Pr?vate rooms bathrooms are very small , don't have a proper shower, but the bed ?s good. The Dorms are large and seems to be comfortable.

55%
05 September 2009
Customer review

Loved the location, great staff.. the terrace was the best!

97%
01 September 2009
Richard Crabtree

Good location, relaxing roof terrace bar.

77%
25 August 2009
Customer review

breakfast is very good It is so delicious and you can eat what you want. but..... there is a problem in toilet

72%
12 August 2009
Brendon Shanks

Good Location, cold showers!

55%
06 August 2009
Customer review

The roof terrace is wonderful, and the staff are friendly and helpful.

90%
26 July 2009
Customer review

it was very clean place.

65%
26 July 2009
Customer review

The hostel was very clean, the staff was friendly and the location is super! Good value for money.

97%
22 July 2009
Customer review

Perfect location for those who would like to be around Sultanahmet. A secure place to stay. Open buffet breakfast, clean bathroom and WC. Air conditioner and TV in private rooms. Very helpful staff. I stayed one more night on the way back home. Simply loved it, I would stay there again.

95%
15 June 2009
Customer review

Cheap, good value and in a great location.

85%
10 June 2009
Customer review

We had a double ensuite, the bed was very comfortable and the room was clean. Breakfast was generous and served untl 10.30 which allowed for a lie in. Unfortunately we didn't manage to sleep in past 8am due to building work being carried out next door. If you want a lie in then check with the hostel that building work has finished next door.

80%
23 April 2009
Stephanie Sharkey

It was a great place to stay for value locat?ons and fr?endly staff. Was very qu?et so not a party place but had a great roof top terace. DONT get the a?rport transfer ?t was a r?p off. Organ?se your own transport or get a tax?.

82%
17 April 2009
Customer review

The best value hostel of about 6 we stayed in in Turkey. Used another about 10 metres away for 6 euro less (in a double private with own bathroom) and there was no comparison. This place is modern so great sound proofing.

85%
26 January 2009
Takako Noguchi

the staff are very kind

80%
11 January 2009
Customer review

The staff is very courtious and will take initiative to make sure that your stay is god both at the hostel & the city as a whole.

100%
31 December 2008
Customer review

Breakfast was very nice and it had a nice common area.

85%
13 December 2008
Dennis Felmlee

Four of us stayed seven nights at Big Apple during the week December 6 through 12, 2009. This is not a good time to visit Istanbul as it is the time of Festival of Sacrifice. Because of this, the Grand Bazaar is closed as is the roof top bar at the hostel. We found the staff to be friendly and eager to please, but some were not well versed in English. We stayed on the second level where there were two toilets, one with a shower, and a separate and spacious shower room. I know that there are superior hostels in Istanbul, but because of the price and the location, we were very pleased. My wife and I are Americans living in Romania and we were joined by our 25 year old daughter and by a 29 year old Romanian lady friend. The Romanian lady owns a very nice hostel in Suceava and was more critical than the rest of us. However, she agreed that the price was right for what we received.

85%
29 November 2008
MARTIN RYS

Centrally located

95%
25 November 2008
salim farrar

Location & the facilities in the family room. We like the lounge downstairs as well. (a kettle in the room would have been nice though especially in winter time)

100%
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