Reviews of Old City Hostel

Alemdar mah.divanyolu street., Bestekar osman sokak, No:9 Istanbul, Turkey 34110

81.4%

79 out of 88 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Old City Hostel'

Atmosphere
84.8%
Location
99.2%
Facilities
76.0%
Cleanliness
69.6%
Staff
86.4%
Value
80.8%
Safety
72.8%

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97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Sightseeing & culture
Partying / nightlife

07 October 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location, the roof top bar and the staff/owners are all amazing. Great place to meet people.

Disliked: No fitted sheets.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 60%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Sightseeing & culture

14 September 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: location

Disliked: very bad cleaness - some much people in the rooms

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

Luke Groves

Alone

12 September 2010 Luke would recommend this property

Liked: Great location, roof top bar great. Rooms have loads of bed in a very small space.

Disliked: Luke left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 80%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

31 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: -

Disliked: -

100.0%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

31 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: very friendly and fun staff, cool roof top with bar

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

30 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location was excellent. And the rooftop bar is a great touch, a welcome respite from the hustling city.

Disliked: We stayed in the top room which unfortunately is right beneath the bar so it is very very noisy until 2/3am. The bathrooms were a bit too dirty for my liking and the mattresses on the beds very uncomfortable. Also, the linen did not look clean.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Joachim Seitz

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
City break

29 August 2010 Joachim would recommend this property

Liked: great rooftop, great staff, great location

Disliked: all dorms have aircondition, but one is not working atm, i slept well in it, but it might be difficult if it is hotter and dorms near the rooftop might be noisy from the music being played on the rooftop bedsheets were not very good at all

57.1%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 20%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Bing En See Toh

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Sightseeing & culture

29 August 2010

Liked: location

Disliked: dirty. unsafe. people from prevous days can enter the room since password to rooms don change at all

54.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 20%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 40%

Bing En See Toh

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture

20 August 2010

Liked: Superb location.

Disliked: Dırty and small room, had to put backpacks underneath the back, whıch turned white due to all the dust. shared toilet was very dirty too. Looks like no cleaning was done for a long time.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 40% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 80%

Nicole Buskiewicz

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
Partying / nightlife

29 July 2010

Liked: Great location

Disliked: There was no aırcon ın the room on the fırst nıght - ınternet dıdnt work on the fırst nıght - no 'complımentary drınk' on arrıval - one day they decıded not to have lunch because they had 'already made pasta the day before'

100.0%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

22 April 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This was a great hostel.There was an amazing hot shower, clean everything, and a very friendly staff. I highly recommend this hostel. I really couldn't have asked for anything more. I would certainly stay here again!

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

ben davidson

17 February 2010 ben would recommend this property

Liked: awesome place..best location,great roof top bar with cheap drinks..

Disliked: ben left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

18 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Full of character and great fun. You won\'t want to leave their roof patio in the evenings. We have enjoyed very much our stay at old city hostel We have met a lot of lovley people in his beautiful terrace with very good music at night.The feel of the place and socialness of the staff made it the most fun, and I loved the rooftop patio with food, a bar, nargile (hookah) and lots of big pillows to sit on The hostel is very closer to interesting tourist sites and transports; and the staff is very kind and lovely. We spent 7 nights there, and if we come back someday at Istanbul, we will surely return at this hostel. Thanks for all !

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

05 January 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: new acquaintances with a bunch of very interesting people; very frindly hostel crew and great location

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

77.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 20%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

03 January 2010

Liked: The dorm rooms are not great, really cramped. No space to leave things at all. Have had better dorms elsewhere. If you do want to stay here, just book at hostelbookers, it's otherwise 10 euros per night if you book it here.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

91.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

29 December 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly staff. Very central location.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

17 December 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I enjoyed my stay here, the hostel has a fantastic location, the staff are really helpful and it is a great place to meet people.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

100.0%
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Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

04 December 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were nice and extremely accommodating. Free internet. Clean. Value for money. Centre of Istanbul and close to the major tourist sites. Highly recommended.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

Katherine Kraus

19 November 2009

Liked: It was a good location. It was pretty dirty though and I am not certain that they even changed the bed sheets. I wouldnt stay there again.

Disliked: Katherine left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

02 November 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: it was a really nice place

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

28 October 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Awesome place to stay,great roof top bar with alot fun,belly dancer,waterpipe was very nice..free internet,free breakfast was great too..we will came back for sure,,thanks guys,,

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

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

Customer review

22 October 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The locat?on ?s amaz?ng and ?ts easy to nav?gate from be?ng r?ght bes?de the tram l?ne

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

62.9%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 40% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

David Cagle

20 October 2009

Liked: Property was in a great location, view from rooftop bar is very cool, hostel was clean, staff was helpful with information about things to see/do in I-bul.

Disliked: David left no negative feedback.

57.1%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 60% Safety - 20%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Customer review

16 October 2009

Liked: the roof top bar was nice and had a great view of the blue mosque

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

Customer review

12 October 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The atmosphere is incredible, the people - both those working there and those sleeping there - made for one of the best hostel stays I've had in a long time. Everyone is incredibly friendly, helpful and cool, and I felt very safe - especially after I forgot a bunch of my valuables in the lobby in the morning and returned to find them untouched eight hours later. From the hostel's rooftop bar/hangout there is an excellent view of the Blue Mosque, which sets the perfect mood to save a few pints and stories with your fellow travelers. At only 10 euros per night, this is great value for an awesome stay.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.


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