Great Location!

The Galata Times Hotel was a bit of a surprise, both good and bad. The location is wonderful as it is close to the Galata Towers, the famous Istiklal Street and a plethora of hotels and shops. We’ve eaten at the lovely rooftop restaurant at this hotel before, but we’ve never stayed at this hotel. Unfortunately, the room was much smaller than I had expected. There was a terrible odor of sewage in the hallway and in the room. And there were hairs on my boyfriend‘s pillow. The mattress was a little harder than I preferred. The shower was amazing and the bathroom was spacious. One of the best things about this hotel is the staff. They were kind, friendly and accommodating. The breakfast is the other best thing about this hotel. We really enjoyed the breakfast buffet. Kudos to Resit, Barrett, Hasan and Yusel. Thank you for taking great care of us.

Great hotel. Exceeded my expectation. Renovated and all conveniences. Walking to Istiklal and Galata Tower. Metro is right outside door. Buses are aroubd the corner. Breakfast was delicious. And view from Breakfast place was breathtaking. Only downside is the staff during breakfast doesnt really offer any help or ask. They just stand and watch. Also they cover the bread out of reach. Not sure why. Otherwise best hotel in the area. I would stay again.

The staff were very pleasant and attentive, the rooms were pleasant and the location was amazing.

Unfortunately, I will not come back to this place and there are Two reasons… noise from out of the window cars beeping and people yelling from 2-6am and second, which is main one the smell in the room coming out from the bathroom and looks like there is a big sewage problem…. It’s toxic and not pleasant to smell.

Noise from out side the room is an issue

Stayed here in 2022 and came back because it was located in a great area (a walk away from Galata Tower and Istiklal Caddesi). The staff are lovely and very accommodating and overall a great place to base yourself if you want to explore Istanbul! the galata tower view from the rooms is a plus!

Great Location

Overall had a great experience at Galata Times Hotel. Hotel was clean, comfortable, and great location. Would definitely stay there again. Ohhh, and the complimentary breakfast is worth the stay.

Great place

The property is very ideally located if you like to spend more time in the Galata side. Saltbae Burger is close too! Rishit and everyone else on the front desk was great. Breakfast is super tasty! Only thing I would say is it would be great if the rooms are a little bigger but not much can be done about that.

The property location is perfect and the staff is beyond helpful. The rooms is very small and some had a a view of a close concrete wall.

Fab stay

Great location. Stunning view of the Galata Tower. Breakfast was plentiful and a fab selection to choose from. Staff really friendly

Very nice place to stay for my family, clean, convenient & friendly staff.

Stayed at Galata Times Hotel on Sept 28- Oct. 1. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Thank you, Rahmi & Reshit for making us feel welcomed during our stay in Istanbul, Turkey. Also, the rooftop 106, server are very patient with us, they waited until we finished eating. Best believe, this hotel gives excellent service.

Excellent staff and delicious breakfast.

The hotel is situated in a very good location with good transport. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant has an amazing view with nice small selection for breakfast. The only thing is the rooms could be bigger with better sound proof and the restaurant didn’t have great variety for lunch/dinner.

Overall good property and location.

The AC did not work properly and it was super hot

Excellent location and hotel.

Excellent location, if you have a car hired there’s literally a car park across the road. The view from the top floor restaurant is outstanding. We had two family connected rooms, very good overall.

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5 minutes walk to Galata tower, clean, nice staff

Close to galata tower and many shops! Convenient to walk everywhere!

Booked a superior room, on arrival room was really small without a window, nothing superior about it, upgraded to a room with a window , still small room, staff fantastic, very noisy in next room

I highly recommend Galata Times Hotel. From the moment I booked my room, I received exceptional service. Hotel staff contacted me if I needed airport transfer, which they conveniently arranged. All the staff are helpful and friendly. Special mention to Simin, Rashit, and Osman who went out of their way to make us welcome, comfortable, and always attended to our needs. Simin arranged for our Turkish bath reservation while I was in US through whatsapp. Rashit guided us in navigating the tram system and even gave us a tram card to top off.,Osman helped us with our luggages and escorted us out to our waiting van at 3am. Not to mention the rooms are clean, bed comfortable, toiletries always fully stocked, and breakfast at the rooftop cafe superb with incredible views. Istanbul is a beautiful city and everyone should visit it and stay at Galata Times. Thank you for an enjoyable stay!

Great location, nice clean rooms with good staff. Breakfast was really bad. Water was cold one evening and following morning.

Overall good stay. Friendly staff.

Why are there condoms in the fridge?

It is a typical Istanbul small room hotel, if you have been to Istanbul before it is pretty much as expected. Room was clean and no problems, breakfast was standard Turkish breakfast. 2 issues I had (minor) were breakfast was from 8AM, this is too late for me as I had to be somewhere for 08:30 start for work so I could not have breakfast on 2 days. Also why were there 2 condoms in the fridge? Really tacky to see that and no necessary at all.

So clean and high ceiling , modern styled interior! All of the staff are kind. The breakfast didn’t exceed too much and the view was great!

Staff is friendly and location is good.

The staff was what set this hotel apart. They had great tips on what to explore in the city, and even gave us a city commuter pass to use for the street car that had pre-loaded money on it. On our last day, we had to leave for the airport the free hotel breakfast opened, and the front desk went above and beyond to get us breakfast early and coffee to go. Only downside is that the rooms are fairly small, but the hotel made up for it in service.

Great location to access many of Istanbuls tourist highlights

Got upgraded from a windowless room to a tiny room with a super tiny window with a view of a wall . I wouldn't call it an upgrade. Otherwise, good hotel with great amneties

This boutique hotel was a real gem. Modern, clean, excellent location, right next to metro, and just a few minutes walk to Galata Tower. Breakfast was excellent as well, and the view from the breakfast area was beautiful.

Room was VERY small compared to photos we were shown on the website.

Ideal location for shopping, eating and access to other areas of Istanbul (metro immediately opposite). Area seemedsafe and clean. Stunning views of Galata Tower and Karakoy from rooftop restaurant. Family connecting rooms were great. Reasonable minibar and modern shower.

Clean and centrally located. Steps to the metro. Only criticism is they provided a coffee machine but not the coffee pods. What’s the point if you don’t have pods to use it. We had to call them every night to make sure we have coffee pods for the morning. They limit 2 pods only.

Staff are very helpful and lovely people. If we needed advice on where to go they were always available. The property was clean and very comfortable. Only downside was my room was facing the main road where people sit to watch sunset and musicians play, it was pretty noisy and went on till 2am . Other then that it was a great experience and would stay there again. Located near metro which was convenient and Galata tower where there wete loads of shops cafes and restaurants

Great location. Nice view of the Galata tower. Area has a wonderful vibe.

The carpet in my room was dirty.

Walkable for every places in Istambul, nice view from de terraze were we have breakfast, clean and quiet

Amazing views at breakfast.

Great hotel. Rooftop breakfast was the best. Very friendly staff that arranged a transfer to the airport. Metro station Shishane is just minutes away. Galata tower is also close by.

Very nice small boutique hotel -personable service and comfortable rooms and very clean!

Such a lovely place to stay at as it was local to everything in Istanbul.

Great choice!

Really great hotel. Modern, clean and amazing location. Breakfast was varied and plentiful. Rooms are not big, but fit us and our bags without problem. Walking distance to many restaurants, bars and cafes, and a the metro is right outside the door. Short walk to the Galata and hundreds of stores. A great find.

Great view

Great location and staff that were always willing to assist Our room looked directly on to Galata tower, Will highly recommend this hotel

Lovely hotel, really good for a couple looking to stay somewhere remote to many landmarks and shops.

good location and clean property. I booked 2 rooms for the family of 4. Rooms were extremely small. We felt extremely demoralized while in the rooms. Would not stay here again.

Fabulous location and stay. I would definitely recommend.

Really nice breakfast !

Friendly and helpful staff made the stay very easy and enjoyable. Breakfast had a wide selection of food and roof area where you eat was really pretty. Location was amazing, with view of the Galata tower, plenty of lovely shops, cafes and restaurants nearby. Dry cleaning service proved handy to us and was efficient. Room was clean and modern with all the expected amenities. Our room had no window so didn't get any natural light, instead it had a balcony for smoking which was unpleasant, covered in pigeon poo and inbetween buildings so very dark, and had some kind of generator/boiler on it which was noisy through the night and kept me awake - this is what brings it down to 4 star for me. Would recommend upgrading to one of the more premium rooms!

Area is excellent next to the places I want to go staff are so friendly and helpful and polite The hotel is so clean beautiful view at the roof while you have the breakfast Great choice

Great experience. The staff was kind and the rooms were very modern.

Everything about this place is very, very good. The room, the shower water pressure the bed,,, wow,, i could have stayed in bed all day long,,, The breakfast on the terrace with amazing views and such beautiful staff, gracious and friendly,,, And the location,,,,, right in the middle of everything and public transportation,,, two minutes from the Galata tower, about o minutes to the Galata bridge and the value for the money,,, it doesn't get better than this. A REAL GEM IN THE HEART OF ISTANBUL.

It was very convenient on all levels

Close to public transit. Walkable to Taxsim squre, Isthikala street, galata tower. Good breakfast, friendly staff.

The staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel is located in the centre of town and close to several attractions. The breakfast was really good

This is the best hotel in Istanbul. We stayed at this hotel during our first night when we arrived in Istanbul and loved it so much that we decided to book this hotel again during our stay. The location is perfect and walking distance to many places. The room was very clean and to a high standard. The staff are so lovely and very friendly. They also have the cutest cat, I miss her already. I would definitely be booking this hotel again for future visits.

Fab hotel in great location.Lovely roof terrace with views all over Istanbul.Modern and clean rooms,friendly staff.My only criticism would be that the window in our room was within inches of a wall,meaning that there was barely any natural light,never mind a view!Hard to tell if day or night! Otherwise a wonderful stay

Very friendly staff, clean rooms, great location and excellent breakfast.

Clean rooms with comfortable beds in a great location. Sadly, my room stank of cigarettes for my whole stay and didn’t have a window so was incredibly dark/no fresh air available.

Great location , good costumer service, fenomenal hospitality . I strongly recommend it

Great location for the Galeta tower & cobblestone streets with restaurants & shops. Close to busy intersection.. Hotel was cute & fab staff very helpfull Breakfast was fabulous up on the roof top with stunning views. Huge variety of Turkish tasties & a variety of eggs your choice of eggs. Served with juice & tea /coffee. We paid for Executive suite which is small (that’s life in large cities) but decorated nicely & a little view of the top of the tower & outside busy life. We were on 3rd floor wish higher Bathroom was lovely small, nicely decorated. There’s a kettle in the room to make instant coffee & tea, they are very precise about only giving you 2 tea bags & 2 creamers a day. Also 2 bottled waters. There’s a fridge to purchase extra drinks snacks. The bed was one of the best I’ve slept in - super comfy & spacious & fabulous pillows. I’d say there’s just 1 thing we didn’t like was the stains on the carpet.. lots of them.. dirty carpets are not a welcome sight in a hotel room & in this day & age surely there’s some product that can be used to scrub clean. Windows blocked outside noise really well & thick heavy curtains kept the room dark. We had coffee downstairs one evening & watched the world go by. Location is fabulous lots of restaurants close by we’d definitely recommend this hotel & stay here again. The staff so kindly helped us print paperwork for flights at 2 AM in the morning

Overall property is great, we just had an incident where the housekeeper threw away our empty bags without our authorization, the problem is the bags had receipts which we intended to use at the airport to get the tax money back

It was amazing. Very helpful and friendly team.

Perfect location, nice rooms ( little bit small but nice ) , very nice manager and friendly reception employs , not to much possibilities in breakfast but a nice one. charging extra money for machine coffee ( first time that I see this in hotels around the world )

Property is peferct in all ways. Location is ideal, staff is so friendly and amazing. Food is delcious and although room is small in size, it was modern. I will never book anywhere else in istanbul and that's because of the amazing staff.

Best Hotel in Istanbul

Fantastic hotel in a perfect location. I've stayed at other hotels in Istanbul but this one is far above the others. The rooftop dining area has an unobstructed panoramic view of the river and Galata Tower. Metro station is right across the street and tons of restaurants, bars, shops, supermarkets in a short walk away. Istiklal St only takes a few minutes to walk to as well. The staff is the best I've come across. Everyone is extremely friendly and helpful. You will really feel welcome and at home. Thanks to Mahmoud and everyone at Galata Times, and I look forward to staying there again!

The hotel staff is remarkable. Ms Ziba is very accommodating and has solved a problem for us that does not concern the hotel at all, she has committed herself to us completely. We are surprised by the professionalism. The hotel was so clean, the breakfast was outstanding, they serve to you all the food you don't have to go for it. All recommendations.

Perfect location. Friendly and smiling staff. Great service. Rooftop is the icing on the cake.

Superb!!!

Galata Times - Great value for money - recommend

Really nice boutique hotel. Friendly staff and comfortable rooms. Good sized WC and shower. Don’t be put off by reception area 😊 Excellent location, within 20 mins walk of Taksim Square and 5 mins from Galata Tower. Right at Sisane Metro station.

This boutique hotel is excellent located, very clean and rooms are awesome. You can see the Galata Tower from your room, and area has very nice places to eat or drink.

Hello everybody! Very bad and poor

1) great location 2) cozy, although not big, but very clean, new, modern rooms 3) most importantly, excellent staff. All 3 of receptionists went out of their way to help us with any we asked 4) solid 3/5 breakfast. No selection, no variery, same thing every day. Though, we only stayed 3 days, so it was ok for us, but definitely, there is room for improvement

What’s I like the breakfast this my 4th time staying in this hotel and always enjoy my stay

One of the best hotel experiences I’ve had. The staff was absolutely amazing, the hotel was very clean and well maintained, and within walking distance to many of the main attractions. I highly recommend this hotel and will stay here again the next time I visit Turkey.

The location was great! Very helpful and polite staff!

Great stay!

The staff is so friendly and the food is fantastic! I’ll definitely be going back next time I’m in Istanbul

It is a very well located, clean, safe hotel..I enjoyed very much during my stay. Easy to transport to many landmarks in the city. strongly recommend to other travelers. Thank you.

Loved everything about this. Will visit again soon.

Amazing staff. Hotel in an excellent location. I stayed here twice. My first room was excellent. The second a little less so despite being the same category. One big concern in my second stay was the noise from an adjacent. Some kind of sound proofing needs to be done.

The breakfast very good viewing fantastic the reception very helpful I enjoy my stay

Best hotel ever!!!

I can't say enough about how great this hotel is and why I will continue to stay here each time while in Istanbul. The wifi is the best we ever had in Istanbul and even works on the plaza outside the hotel, which is a nice spot to hang out on. The rooftop and the breakfast up there is amazing, with one of the best views in Istanbul. The staff is great and the place is SUPER clean. The location can't be beat either. Just absolutely perfect!

Very well located with a nice roof terrace

Very nice and clean hotel. Would recomend it. In the geart of the city.

Excellent hospitality very clean hotel and breakfast was amazing also the staff are very kind, friendly and helpful.

Excellent location, close to Metro and Galata Tower. Close to the buzzing areas but in a quiet enough location. Hotel room was a little small but clean and comfortable. We spent 6 nights there. Breakfast is on a roof top restaurant with a lovely view. Would come back and stay here.

Rooms are next to each others you can hear what they are or not saying in the next room

Everything in the room was fine, and the breakfast was very good.

It's clean. New. Really on the city center. I recommended

Hotel was very nice very clean stuff perfect but rooms are very small and because of connecting room you can hear your Neighbor all the time

The hotel is in a great location, walkable to many areas and easy to get to the Asian side as well. Staff is very nice. The rooms are small but nice. Great shower!!! Do not expect any view, city view = view of a wall. As long as you know what you’re getting it’s great.

Good location. Clean room and friendly and polite staff

The staff was very accommodating and professional helped us a lot on our stay in Istanbul Gokhan was super nice,he made our visit very special by giving us recommendation to where to eat and shopping spots We will definitely come back and stay there Thank you so much

A wonderful hotel ..smal one but so beautiful ,clean and elegant ..the hotel have a great view from the roof witch is the eating room and a terace..the staff are so friendly and helpfull and kind specialy eliger ,she helped us alot ,changed the room for us for a bigger one with city view and gave us late check out until 7 with no extra charge ..the only thing hat bothered me is that the hotel location on hotels map seems to be nearer than its in reality you should fix this ..but still its o.k we went by foot to istiklal 5 minutes walking..ausome

I like very much the hotel the breakfast very good the food location very easy you can find everything things you need

Very good location for sight-seeing. Owner was helpful and the room was comfortable. Only criticism is that the breakfast was very limited. Otherwise we enjoyed our stay.

I wanted to thank all the staff at Galata Tims Boutique Hotel for the great service, all without exception giving us the best service, the hotel itself is located in the city center not far from Galeta Tower everything is new and really nice and very beutiful, thanks again for everything! Herşey için teşekkürler

Staff especially at breakfast, the gentleman (i forgot his name!) was really attentive and quick to serve and please. In addition, the view is amazing. Thank you

I would recommend this hotel to anyone very friendly staff and they upgraded me to a sweet because of a issue in the ac