At a much better deal than the rest of the hotels in the area, you get what you pay for here. Just a 5-minute walk to Bosphorus, 10-minutes to Sultanhamet (Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cisterna) and a half hour stroll to the Galata area. After reading reviews here I was prepared for a small room, but ours was in... More

Me and my husband went in February 2012, we had arrived a day late because of the heavy snow that occurred. however when we got there, the manager was brilliant. He gave us a hot drink on the house and he showed us to our rooms. The room was quite big and clean. The bathroom was compact but it did... More

Stayed in this hotel in the last week of December. We arrived very early in the morning (our flight landed 4am) and we got to the hotel before 6am, the staff very kindly let us use an uncleaned room to get changed and refresh ourselves. The rooms are very small but perfectly fine and clean. The lightrail does go down... More

This is a great hotel close all the best things Istanbul has to offer. Murat the owner ensures your stay is enjoyable and Zafer the night receptionist always ensure your need is met. cant wait to say again at the Old City Viva ! Kay

I booked this hotel for our trip to Istanbul to celebrate the New Year Eve. And I chose this hotel because of positive feedback of guests at the booking.com. My main criteria for selection were: cleanness, location, price, room size. The hotel booked a room I requested for. BUT, when we arrived, the room was dirty and when I have... More

Oldcity VIVA a Home far away from Home....The location is just superb which links to all the important destinations by walk as you can find a lot of shops,resturants Etc. and once you feel tired you can just hop in the tram and it will bring you very close to VIVA , The Rooms are quite spacious at a reasonable... More

We loved the staff here. Great location for Galata Bridge and Tower, near Culture Center, Hagia Sofia, Spice Market (better than the old market which we too expensive!). We stayed twice, coming into Istanbul and as we felt Turkey 3 weeks later. Room was ready to go and good bathroom in both Family rooms. They even fitted us in after... More

The hotel was great for its location and price. I stayed twice -- once in mid June for four nights and once in mid July for 1 night. The rooms are simple but clean and the service is friendly. I felt completely safe in this hotel and loved its location -- short walking distance to the tram, short walk to... More