I found a dried bugger on the blanket, enough said?
Great location but other than horrible. Walls crumbling down. Unbelievable location and we lived, so alls well that ends well?

Treated my stay in Istanbul as a bit of an adventure and Hotel Birby fitted the bill perfectley. The hotel is tucked away in a back street and is hard to find, however the local area seemed friendly and we felt safe. I stayed in winter and found the hotel room to be very hot with signs in room not to open window which i ignored. Room was basic but comfotable, reasonabley clean with decent bath room which was also clean if not in need of renovation. No noise from street apart from call to prayer however other guests were and seemed to never sleep. Close to old town for shopping eating and sight seeing. Dont bother getting up early for the breakfast. The Hotel staff were polite and friendly but there was something of Basil Fawlty about the proprietor.
This hotel was good value for money (it was the chepest) and you get what you pay for.

11 stops from the terminus of the tram and then 200 yards walk, this hotel is tucked away on a side street in a gritty but not unpleasant part of town, but we never felt unsafe. Staff were pleasant, the room grimy and smelling of cigarette smoke, but the bed perfectly comfortable. Shower was excellent, toilet less so. Breakfast the worst I have ever experienced ,but for 18 euros a night you can hardly complain! Next door was a little corner shop with a wonderful owner for whom nothing was too much trouble.

At 50 euro a night I wasnt expecting anything grand or fancy, all I expected was a clean, safe, comfortable environment. Somewhere to wash a days travelling and wandering off of my skin. This however was definately NOT what myself and my travelling partner got. The walls were mouldy, the wallpaper was falling off, it was dark, stuffy and hot. On top of this it had the most horrific smell- so bad that I could barely sleep and it aggravated my allergies. The shower did not work properly and the towel rail was broken. It was really one problem after the next. It was a complete dissapointment and a waste of money.

The location was not great, it was tucked in a dark corner away from resteraunts and our taxi drivers had to call several people to find out where it was.

The breakfast was the traditional turkish style, bread, olives cheeses, cucumber, tomatoe etc. Fine if your into that kind of thing but at this stage all I could taste in the back of my throat was mold.

We ended up leaving a day early (without being refunded) because we we're simply miserable here. It did not live up to any sort of the standard that it promised.