Very expensive for a deluxe room on the top floor with inadequate air conditioning, a tiny bathroom, no TV and no view as the windows were over my head! No wireless in the the room, had to sit in the hall. The garden restaurant is lovely as is the building, but I saw several other hotels of an equal standard at that were much more reasonably priced. The rooms in boutique hotels in Istanbul are small in general but there are many boutique hotels in the area that are a better value.

If you come to Istanbul looking for the luxuriest of the luxuriest, then go to the Four Seasons or to the Kempinsky.

However if you like travelling to a atmosphere full of character, not so expensive and a little boutique flavour, then this is really the place.

The friendly staff and the charming garden, the beautifull and absolutely clean rooms will do the rest. Dont expect too much from the breakfast and if you can avoid dinner (we went to have breakfast to the Kempinsky which is an experience I really recommend).

We stayed for one night -our last night of a 3 week touring vacation of Turkey. Agreed a great location, however, there are many great located hotels in the old city fort a fraction of the cost!
Expected luxury accommodation and dinning. Disappointed on both levels. Accommodations faded and dining was ok,( even though my husband said the lamb chops were the best he ever had!) Breakfast is far from grand, fixed served menu. In short, not quiet the experience I expected for the cost. Staff friendly, awkward access to the hotel entrance, no lift, 3 flights of stairs (if on top floor), no TV, however internet access. Do not recommend on the bases of value for your dollar.

I have been twice to this hotel and cannot imagine that there is a better-situated hotel in all of Istanbul. You are right in-between the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque (I don’t understand why one reviewer said there were no views – I had a magnifent view. I’ll never forget lying in bed and watching the birds circling over the minarets of the Blue Mosque – pure magic!)).
This is a charming hotel, but a bit faded unfortunately, which is a shame as it seems that with just a bit more effort the management could bring the place up on to another level. The bathrooms could use a serious facelift.
The restaurant could be charming, set in a lovely garden with a beautiful fountain, but the music and disinterested restaurant staff made for a less than memorable experience. I would say go to the restaurant for an afternoon coffee or tea, but avoid meals there. The breakfast was OK.
All that said, I would probably return to the Yesil Ev, but really based on where it’s located…by the way very near the Four Seasons (which I cannot afford) !