Kitapevi Hotel Reviews

It is a very nice boutique hotel if the parking problem is ignored. Cleanliness is the most important criterion for me and the hotel is immaculate.

We spent one night here on a side trip to Bursa from Istanbul. This lovely home converted into a boutique hotel made our stay a special event. It is located at the top of a hill within old fortress walls and a very walkable distance to the old city center. (Unless you take a taxi, you will be walking up and down stairs.) The rooms are beautifully decorated, comfortable and well amenitized, from bath facilities to charging outlets. The restaurant is excellent and the garden cafe attracts many people for an afternoon tea or coffee. The staff are friendly and helpful. The breakfast is bounteous. If you would like to experience authentic Turkish hospitality, try this hotel.

This is an old hotel that has seen better days. It would have been a majestic building back in the day, but for modern day comfort, it has some work to do. I can totally understand people coming here for nostalgic reasons, but the bed amongst other facilities are quite dated. The staff are friendly and helpful, but the parking for the hotel which is literally in a narrow alley (with extremely limited spaces) is quite challenging.

The location and the hotel itself. The room was beautiful overlooking the courtyard

Lovely staff, interesting and fun rooms, great views, beautiful restaurant and probably the best breakfast I have had worldwide! It is set in the old town on top of the old city walls. It was a great place to start a guided tour from as it gave you a frame of reference. Very enjoyable

Within the walls of the old city of Bursa. A bit challenging to find as I had rented a car but the staff was superb and it’s a great location.

Extraordinary hotel with incredibly friendly staff, never had such a delicious breakfast before, great charming individual place to stay

For almost a decade now, I wanted to stay at this boutique hotel and I had the chance to do so only last weekend. I must say I have mixed feelings about this place: the decoration, the view from the room, the overall ambiance are really impressive. Especially waking up to a sunrise with majestic Ulu Mosque on the background was a priceless experience, it was an unforgettable moment. But on the other hand, kitchen smell all over the room during meal hours was unbearable. Getting to the hotel, especially if you have a large vehicle like ours in those tiny roads was nightmarish as the instructions and support from the hotel were insufficient. Service was friendly but not professional. Last but not least, sleep quality was low with sounds coming from all parts of this old wooden house. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our one night long stay: we know that we could not get this overall experience from anywhere else due to the unique location and venue it offers. Yet, I believe that, with better management, this hotel stands the chance to be “the” place to stay in Bursa, that’s a final note

Everything was great, especially the stuff. In bursa, this is our hotel. We loved the decorations as well

Amazing breakfast - best in the qorld

If you are coming to Bursa to visit the historic centre of this city, the first capital of the Ottomans, Kitap Evi is where you want to stay. The hotel is within walking distance of everything you will want to see, from the Green Mosque to the Panorama 1326 to the Muradiye complex, and yet its position perched in the citadel of the old city means that it is away from the noisy streets below. The staff are lovely and patient, the rooms comfortable and individual—no cookie-cutter mass tourism here—and the restaurant is so good that locals apparently use it for romantic special occasions. We witnessed several birthday celebrations and, we believe, a proposal. I have stayed there twice in five years and if I get the chance to visit Bursa a third time I will go back to Kitap Evi again.

Low score given due to one reason alone. WiFi is as important in 2021 as having a bed in the room for a good hotel. When paying approx Euro 200/night for the best suite available Suite 12 on second floor with a fantastic view and amazing and polite staff, it is imperative to have a good WiFi connection available, if it is claimed to be available in all areas of the hotel. Complained since checking inn, complained more than a few times again on the 2nd day but excuses don’t do anything if you can’t get your issue resolved and it keeps disconnecting repetitively. All the other positive things mentioned by other visitors are all true but not being able to remain connected with family is just not acceptable for me and one can’t always go to the reception as WiFi works fine there so obviously issue is in the networking inside the hotel and distribution in strength of signals. Hoping the 3rd day of the stay may be better than the last 2 in terms of the WiFi service. The hotel Managenent needs to take serious view and corrective measures on this if it aspires to remain among the top hotels in Bursa. Our experience and review is greatly negatively affected by this.

Excellent location. Great ambiance.

Excellent place. Staff is very friendly and professional. I loved the old style ottoman rooms with modern bathroom etc. Food was exellent. Very enjoyable overall