Istambul hostels

Prós: - big room for 3 people - clean and silent - in the center of besiktas I will book again in my next trip. Price-performance: 10/10 points

Prós: Friendly staff, great location, hygienic beds/facilities

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The hostel staff was very friendly and accommodating. And the location is pretty decent. Nice bars and cafes down in the street.

Prós: Everything was great about this place no complaints at all

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The guy who worked here went above and beyond as I had lost luggage and he helped me call and arranged to have it delivered, even in the middle of the night. I was so grateful and thankful for him.

Prós: Great Kitchen on the roof and nice position.

Contras: Just one problem: the bathroom sink came out only hot water! It's not so nice to brush your teeth with hot water!

Prós: Clean bed clothes, comfortable pillow, 3 showers, 3 toilets, good internet, charge place near each bed (charging when laying on the bed), center of the bazaar, good location, near good and cheap restaurant (Damak Tadı30 meters)

Prós: Very very friendly staff. Loved the location... in the middle of a small cobbled street full of great cafes and restaurants and shops. The terrace was also great & I met some fun people.

Contras: On my last night, some guests in a private room next to mine woke me by being extremely loud at 4am, but staff asked them to be quiet immediately. I came out of the dorm with quite a few mosquito bites unfortunately - make sure to spray yourself all over in summer!

Prós: The stuff was super nice and welcoming. The position is just perfect, and the area is so so great. The bed was very big and comfortable, I miss it. I would definitely come back to Kevin's hostel.

Prós: Even though I stayed here only one night, staff remembered and called my name with big smile. Its location is perfect. Ferry port, bus stop including shuttle bus from SAW airport are within 5minutes walk from the hostel. Located in central Kadıköy but calm and safe outside. Moreover price of the dormitory room is cheap. I like to stay Kevin’s Hostel again. I recommend this place to you.

Contras: It's a little bit difficult to communicate with hostel staff in English but they are really nice people.

Prós: The location was awesome, very close to Kadikoy ferry boat station. Good value for money. Friendly and polite staff.

Contras: Considering the fact that I paid only 9 Euros, I actually do not have the right to complain about the shortcomings. :) Everything was OK.

Prós: Ease of check-in and out, good location with food and ferries nearby, and the staff were excellent.

Contras: Wifi was a bit weak.

Prós: Very good and quite location close to port and bus station. Value for money

Contras: Nothing

Contras: There are few plus points and numerous negative points about this hostel. Firstly, the hostel service including cleaning the toilets was in a bad condition. There are no separate toilets for men and women, and some nights, there were lack of toilets papers. When we arrived the bed sheet was not clean and although we asked them to change it, no one came and we had to do it ourselves. Secondly, the hostel’s alley is located in a slope, therefore when carrying your baggages, you will feel heaviness. Moreover the stairs of hostel are narrow and there is no elevator, so you have to carry it with difficulty. The wardrobes had no lock and they replied us: you have to buy it from market yourselves! No lobby, very small kitchen, lack of electricity sockets in room and, low speed of wi-fi sometimes. English speaking receptionist were not ready all the time. And the plus point... well it was near bus station.

Prós: Bed were nicely big. The room, itself is also big. Therefore in my dorm, I felt quite comfortable there.

Contras: Wi-fi is really bad. Kitchen is not really usable for cooking. There is no common room.

Prós: Amazing location. Staff was kind and rooms were clean.

Contras: The bathroom floor was always wet. At night, it was really loud because a group of people met in the first floor and they talked loudly until late in the evenings - sometimes 1 and 2am.

Contras: During the night while sleeping in a mixed dorm a man woke me up shouting and uncovering me by pulling off my sheet "that I was in his bed".He was either confused or drunk. I got scared and felt an invasion of my privacy and could not return to sleep. The washroom tiles all broken. Very dirty. Extremely small dorm and washroom, tiny building and stairs. Located in an extremely noisy corner. Would not spend a second night there!

Prós: Good Hostel for budget solo travelers. Located in Sultanahmet neighborhood, there is a restaurant attached to it which is the Sofa Cafe that offers good food and overlooking sea view and Sultanahmet mosque on the roof top. Staff were very accommodating. The free breakfast is yum. Highly recommended. Thank you

Contras: The toilet lock is broken in the first floor.

Prós: location

Contras: lockers, stairs

Prós: Good

Contras: Everything

Prós: Perfect. About anything

Prós: good location

Contras: Bathrooms are unclean.

Prós: Super nice breakfast, stuff and location

Contras: Room is a little small but okay

Prós: It’s cheap and it’s location is perfect (5-10 minutes walking from some of the touristic places, and it has a tranway stop 2 minutes walking). Breakfast included is cool.

Contras: The bathroom is so uncomfortable, they don’t change the towels.

Prós: The location is very close to the main atractions buildings and you can go walking wherever in istanbul, the metrostation, commercial center tranway station, is clean and has the staff is very gentle. Overnight you can sleep quietly and the price is according the location, breakfast included...

Prós: Mustafa manager was so kind and polite to help travellers with luggage to buy, to find the cheapest way to go, to prepare tea, to take some luggage from the 5th floor, to have a talk even... There were main sightseeings next to hotel, many people came from different countries. It was good chance to communicate.

Prós: Room felt damp / water running in toilet bowl throughout the night/ cramped bathroom & bedroom/ not very clean / nothing like photos/ location good

Contras: Location

Prós: Amazing location, smack dab in middle of main touristy areas. Nice breakfast location on the terrace

Contras: The tiny washroom sink.

Prós: The stuff was very helpful, and I liked the breakfast on the roof top. Sure will come again.

Prós: The staff is very kind and helpful. Every day my bed was cleaned. In terms of price, there was nothing negative. Very good location

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The location is amazing and the breakfast is very good.

Contras: The shared room is on the 4th floor and there's no lift. There was a anoint noise when someone used the hoot water. The bathroom was not clean, a lot of hair.

Prós: Location

Contras: We were two adults and three children and found the family room far too small. The top bunk bed was so high up to the ceiling it was difficult for the kids to climb in and out and frankly dangerous so didn't use. Breakfast was far too basic and limited options; the bread was dry and no cereal for kids and everything tasted as if it was cooked with old oil.

Prós: Coffe

Contras: 1) people in the reception are not very friendly and are not ready to help tourists 2) The place is extremely noise. It is in the middle of a zona of restaurants where it is typical to have live groups until 2:00 and all the noise is heard inside the hostel 3) When we were there, a group of German students decided to have a party on the fourth floor in a room, they screamed, drank and threw the doors until dawn. We approached the reception to ask for control and his answer was "this is a hostel". I been in more than 30 hostels around the word and is first time I see something like this. 4) Breakfast is a mess. every day you eat 1 egg, a mini piece of cheese, 2 tomatoes, 2 pieces of cucumber and bread. This is a typical Turkish breakfast, but every day the same is too much. 5) the building smells like pipe

Prós: PROS: - Staff was very friendly and happy to assist. - Location was good, near many restaurants and shops

Contras: CONS: - Room was a little dirty, some stained linens and some pigeon feathers on the floor, possibly from staff leaving the window open?

Prós: Very clean hostel with good lighting, friendly staff, VERY CHEAP, and a bar in the downstairs. Short walk to a metro station to get into town in a half hour-ish. Reasonably fast internet.

Contras: People kept leaving the door to the outside open despite it being darn cold (second floor)

Prós: Good food at breakfast, really big bedroom. Walkable distance to lots of attractions and lots of supermarkets close to the hostel.

Contras: Really loud live music coming from the restaurant downstairs every night until about 1am. The bucket of bread at breakfast is a bit unhygienic with everyone touching the bread. Also unnecessary plastic wrap over each plate of food.

Prós: Just staff

Contras: Toilets, Noisy beds, bad air conditioner

Prós: Okay for couple and solo traveller

Prós: Clean and tidy. Very helpful staff at the front desk

Contras: I stayed at a private room with a double bed and a shared bathroom. The mattress was so in comfortable (the coils didn't let me sleep for most of the night and actually dug into my back) that I had to sleep on the pillow and towels. Awfully uncomfortable experience

Prós: Hostel was clean, with a very good location, and comfortable beds, also the breakfast is good. The best part is the bar, all the staff is really friendly and nice, with a good atmosphere!

Prós: Everything was really clean. The location was vert good, and the staff were really friendly and helpful.

Contras: Room was good.. location good.. breakfast was not good... room was very clean

Prós: Nice staff, safe area and close to touristic sightseeings

Contras: Internet connection