Ortaköy Hotel

The worse hotel I’ve ever stayed at. We had to check out after the first night although we had booked and paid for two nights. They didn’t offer a refund. The room is dirty, it stinks of cigarettes and we didn’t sleep at all as the hotel is located next to multiple bars and clubs. The music/noise was on till 4am and our room was seriously located next to those clubs. The hotel had no facilities at all, not even a lobby. Please do not stay here, it’s not worth your money. Worse hotel experience ever.

I wrote, deleted, and am rewriting this review because I had hoped to be able to leave a more positive comment than my original, but it is not possible. The upsides: the location is a bustling tourist area in a positive sense — it’s easy to catch a host of buses, there are people and families walking around until very late, and the view from the side of the Bosphorus is genuinely beautiful. The hotel is relatively small and aesthetically pleasing in a specific way, and the beds and bathroom are very comfortable. However, a specific downside makes this place effectively impossible unless you are a night owl with extremely poor hearing and earplugs: a club next door to the hotel will POUND music until literally 3 or 4am, irrespective of the night. I have never experienced anything like this. If you are DO book, make sure you are not on the first floor, or you may as well give up sleep for the night — your hotel room will vibrate. On the second floor, and perhaps also the third, you will also be keenly aware of the electronic music next door, and powerless to change it. Unless you plan to keep the same hours as the club, I would recommend elsewhere.

This was the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in. They had a DJ in the lobby who played loud thumping music until 1am and bars right next door that played until 4am. To appreciate just how loud it was, I’ve been to quieter music festivals. It was so loud that the bed, light fittings and windows were shaking. I had to go down to reception 3 times to ask if they could turn the music down. The first time they barely turned it down, it at all. The second time, the night manager seemed to get in an argument with the DJ who then turned the music up. It wasn’t until I went to reception again, demand to be moved rooms, hotels or given a full refund that they did anything. I got the night manager in to the room and showed him the vibrating light fittings that he believed me and they turned the bass down, but not off, at 1am. This didn’t stop the nearby bars competing to see who could be loudest until the next morning. They should not be able to advertise this hotel without mentioning the noise. Nobody in their right mind could sleep through that. Even with ear plugs or headphones you can still feel the music. We’re both knackered and our trip has been ruined.

The hotel was very nice! A lovely boutique hotel in old-fashioned building. The interior and the design are stunning. Friendly and affable staff, who can help any time. I really enjoyed delicious breakfasts. Highly recommended! P.s Ortakoy pier in 2 min walking.