Reviews of Best Island Hostel

Kutlugun sokak 5 Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey 34144

72.6%

67 out of 108 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Best Island Hostel'

Atmosphere
72.8%
Location
93.6%
Facilities
64.0%
Cleanliness
56.0%
Staff
80.0%
Value
68.0%
Safety
73.6%

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74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Sandra Bohne

With a large group / tour

Backpacking / gap year

08 January 2012

Liked: Stuff was great,helped a lot, location great!!!!!!!!!!!

Disliked: it was too dirty!!! they have to clean more, the rooms were dirty as well!!! They really have to focus more on cleaning, because the location and the stuff is so nice there. but we suffered because of the dirty there!

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

11 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I've stayed in Istanbul a few times and would highly recommend this hostel to stay. I had booked into another hostel and walked past this one and came in because of the friendly people! It feels like everything is under your feet - awesome views of aya sofia, blue mosque and bosphorus. Rooms and bathrooms cleaned regularly and there was a great atmosphere around the place, nice to come back to after a day out.

Disliked: nothing

68.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

03 August 2011

Liked: best location of istambul, incredible roof top

Disliked: the bathrooms

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

29 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the location is great and the staff is friendly. And chilling on the rooftop is not bad at all ;)

Disliked: the bathrooms were somethimes a bit dirty.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

23 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the staff are very friendly and there is a good vibe here. the views on the terrace are the best you can get.

Disliked: the frosted glass pannel on the shower/toilet door. as it was the only one on the level and unisex it was slightly uncomfortable having a shower as there is no curtain. other then than it is a very decent place!

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

mustafa karayel

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

06 June 2011 mustafa would recommend this property

Liked: AMAZİNG ROOFTOP TERRACE FRIENDLY STAFF,

Disliked: I DISLIKED NOTHING.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

05 June 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: not expensıve and all the basıcs are there (comfortable bed, nıce breakfast, nıce vıew from the roof of the buıldıng): so good prıce-qualıty ratıo

Disliked: -

74.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 40%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

12 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the location

Disliked: price

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

04 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The atmosphere was nice. Location was great.

Disliked: Not enough toilets.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

26 April 2011

Liked: Views were amazing

Disliked: Sharing with males when booked female only. Bathroom was pretty gross.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 60%

Anne Abeling

With friends / other travellers

Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

25 April 2011

Liked: The staff was friendly and spoke good English.

Disliked: The property was not clean. The beds were ok, but the bathroom was disgusting. There were only two toilets in the whole hostel. At night it was chilly.

60.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

25 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Situation

Disliked: Cleanless and noise

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

ARMANDO ISRAEL AKE SANCHEZ

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

24 April 2011 ARMANDO ISRAEL would recommend this property

Liked: The Staff is really nice and kindly I really enjoyed my time there, and the view that they have in the terrace is something undescribible, definetly I will go back

Disliked: no problems with the hostel

48.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 20% Facilities - 40% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

22 April 2011

Liked: Only thing possible to say is location is good, but all hostels are in this area so not really anything special.

Disliked: Was directed to the wrong bed, then moved and they only had damp bed linen so had to sleep in layers of clothing to stay warm as they did not have any other solutions. Was told it was 24 hours and no key needed to be let in as someone is always on the desk, but waited over 20minutes alone outside ringing the doorbell constantly before I was let in. Did not feel safe.

48.6%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 40% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

11 April 2011

Liked: The location

Disliked: The hostel is in an old and badly-maintained building, with heavy smell of fungi, which is a health hazard, especially for allergic people. Also, once we had paid, in Euro, more than the balance according the booking, we were again asked for extra money, and the explanation was, that exchange rate was different...

94.3%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Sightseeing & culture

28 March 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff was realy friendly and created a great and personal atmosphere. After the first night we always had the feeling of coming home from our exciting days. From the terrace we had a breathtaking view over the city and the Hagia Sophia on one side and the Bosporos on the other side.

Disliked: The rooms, espacially the bathrooms, are closely together so the smell of the toilet is everywhere.

74.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

xavier san giorgi

With friends / other travellers

City break

24 March 2011 xavier would recommend this property

Liked: Rooftop terrace + closed area is great with good view

Disliked: Bathrooms could be cleaner

25.7%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 20% Facilities - 20% Safety - 20%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

24 February 2011

Liked: nothing at all

Disliked: everything

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Partying / nightlife

01 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I loved the location! Can't be beat! I also like that it has a rooftop, though we didn't use it this time. It was too cold.

Disliked: It was really chilly in the bathroom.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

J.H. van Leusden

With my spouse / partner

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Backpacking / gap year

09 November 2010

Liked: The location and the possibility to meet other travellers.

Disliked: See before and booking agreements are not for sure.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Work / volunteering

08 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very nice

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities

04 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It was very enjoying

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Work / volunteering

04 November 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Awesome

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Family Holiday

31 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the staff

Disliked: nothing

42.9%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 40% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 20%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

30 October 2010

Liked: Location

Disliked: It is extremmely dirty. Rooms are disgusting and apparently they don't change the bed sheets NEVER! It's falling appart because of humidity. One can bearly breath inside the rooms. Bathrooms are completely disgusting as well. We didn't dare to have a shower during our stay! Breakfast is not very good and it's served in dirty cups. I do not recommend this place at all!


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