We stayed at this hotel the last week of November 2011. We took the advice of others on this site and booked a room in the back of the hotel on the 4th floor to ensure quiet nights. The location is excellent if you want to be close to restaurants and nightlife. We are avid walkers and found the walk over to the old district not difficult. The staff is extremely helpful. Somehow our passcode for the in room safe wasn't working. The manager came in on his day off to open the safe for us. We learned with other interactions with the staff that most of the staff has worked for the hotel for at least 10 years. Given the usual turnover in hospitality this speaks volumes of how satisfied the staff are and it shows in how they treat their guests.

Nice hotel with a great location at the walking shopping Istiklal street ,not very far from Taxim square.Friendly and polite staff , expecially at the 6 th floor restaurant serving very tasty turkish breakfast with a view on Istanbul panorama.A little difficult is, no elevators from the hotel entrance level to lobby level and limited space for storing clothes in rooms.

Hotel is quite decent, breakfast buffet is fine (though they could really use some good real juice instead of the sugary drink masquerading as juice). I read reviews and asked for and received a room away from the street (very noisy).

Since I have checked in, the internet has worked without problems only one day. When I checked in there were consistent problems and I had to log in to the wireless system 60 times (give or take) in two hours. It was OK yesterday (though I was out most of the day) and today it has come and gone again--again with continued requests to log in and often no response at all. As others have written, the front desk staff is indifferent at best (some of this has to do with their limited knowledge of English. I asked where I could take a nice walk this morning and they told me that there was an internet cafe down the street.

Also beware: If you come here with luggage, there are 16 fairly steep steps you have to climb.

The hotel is not bad overall. A few touches (working internet, a lift or a pathway for luggage, free water in the bathroom so you don't have to go out and buy some yourself so that you can brush your teeth, and a more welcoming staff) and the hotel would get three stars.

Very nice hotel with a perfect location in istanbul.
Breakfast with wiew over all istanbul.