Great hotel - great location!

Friendly staff, comfortable clean rooms and quick walk to all main sites!

Its situated on a good location. Breakfast is below average as its priced. Rooms are clean. Property is well maintained.

The thing that stood out the most is how friendly the staff is.. but besides that everything else was also super. The restarants and shopping centers are just a 2 minutes walk.

Partial view room

I had booked 2 rooms with partial view and it was indeed partial view but I didn’t mind it. There was an ancient rock wall that cannot be torn down which adds a majestic look to the sea. The rooms looked exactly as the pictures so I was happy about that. They were very clean and spacious. The hotel location was perfect and grant easy access to the central market and monumental sights.The staff were ok and professional. They greet you and take care of you the minute you arrive. They did keep our luggage after check out while we go sightseeing and return when we were ready, which was nice of them.The breakfast was not that great it’s not worth paying for; they didn’t have a good variety and is bland. I could have been better off getting breakfast in local restaurants but they had Starbucks which is perfect for coffee lovers like me. Overall I had a great time staying there and would stay there again.

It was just so far from the center and breakfast wasn’t all that

Nice, small hotel being one of the oldest ones in the area but still clean, comfortable and well kept hotel with smiling and helpful personnel starting from the front desk to restaurant. Only point to improve can be the a/c performance for the rooms facing west during sunny & hot days.

No services

The view was amazing

Great stay

Hey, We stayed for 5 nights at Kalyon hotel, it was a very pleasent experience. Nice people every time at your service, good breakfast, clean and big room with partial seaview; they cleaned our room every day, put fresh towels, paper, shower gel and shampoo. Con: a little bit noisy; very bad experience with dinner at their restaurant.

We had to ask several times to have our room cleaned despite leaving the door handle sign to show we’d like the housekeeping services. Someone came into our room whilst we was out and took our dirty towels but did not replace the towels and did not even do basic housekeeping of changing the bins. We requested iron multiple times to which we finally got it late evening. I did send a message to the hotel to which they said someone will clean the room but they still didn’t do a good job. Other than that we had a pleasant stay

Great location within easy walking distance of main shopping bazaar and other historical sites including the famous mosques. The hotel is located across the seaside with great views of container ships floating past. The only one thing that impacted me was the room fridge which did not work and when I attempted to plug it in it almost caught fire. The fridge was never replaced during the duration of my stay which resulted in some of the food I had bought having to be disposed of.

Very bad hotel to stay at. Refrigerator, television dont work. Maintenance unwilling to make an effort to fix what's broken using the excuse "No English". Bathroom wall leaking water from hotel laundry. You can hear next room conversation.

Kaylon 2!

All good. Just a bit dated. Great team.

Great staff. Veey clean and peaceful place. I will return again.

everything was excellent

Good

Five Star

It was one of the best experience of my life. Staff is number one in my list of traveling for past 30 years. I want to return to visit Turkey and the only reaosn is to stay in this hotel and meet the great staff. I will highly recommend. The manager was always there to help me and my family.

Comfort

Excellent place

The Kalyon Hotel was suggested by my friend who lives in Istanbul. We really liked the closeness of the hotel to the Sultan Ahmet where majority of the touristic attractions were accessed by walking. Our room was facing to the Marmara sea. The room was quiet and clean. There was a minibar refrigerator. It was empty and hot at the beginning. If you run the air condition and leave the enclosed furniture door open (not the fridge door), the fridge will get cold enough to have cold water. You will not have ice but the front desk can send you a bucket of ice. Ask the front desk how to go to Sultan Ahmet. They will open the back door for you. It is less than 5 minutes to Sultan Ahmet. Otherwise, the map shows 15 minutes. The front desk, Enis, Ekrem, and others like Fatih and Omer (sorry I couldn’t remember all the names) were absolutely kind and answered all of our questions. We highly recommend this place. One more thing, the hotels in Turkey run in different way. We shouldn’t expect the same kind of facilities and the same styles. Be a little open minded and pass your recommendations to the hotel so that they can implement. Thanks Kalyon Hotel for making our visit to Istanbul memorable.

Great Hotel

Great hotel. Room was clean and roomy (jr suite). Staff was excellent. Loved the location. Easy walking distance to Blue Mosque, transit station, and other attractions. Great ocean view. Breakfast was good. Only complaint was the beds were a little hard.

What I didn't like is no air conditioning even though the temperature was quite warm. We should have the choice whether we need A/C or not. If you cannot sleep well at night because of temperature that ruins staying in any hotel.

Next to Marmara sea

Had someone claiming to be a repairman try to get into my daughter’s room at 1:30 in the morning. Luckily she had the secondary latch in place. When we reported it to the desk, they had no record of a repair request and acted like it was no big deal. VERY POOR SECURITY FOR GUESTS…

very convenient location, within minutes of where we wanted to go, very friendly and helpful staff,

It was all very nice, clean, the staff was friendly, and a great location. but for the price we had to pay for breakfast and for a taxi to the airport where there were cheaper hotels that included both. Other than that it was a great hotel

Good and safe Excellent attention from staff

The air conditioning is a big problem. The rooms are hot. The AC is poor and it only stays on for four hours. The room never gets cool. The staff is unwilling to address it. They just they are working on it. Then you return to a hot room. If you pay $200 a night for a room they shouldnt be cheap about the air conditioning. Honestly the hotel in general isnt that great. But the AC makes it a total deal killer.

The ocean view, cleanliness, good breakfast, and helpful staff

Review of my 5 night stay

The space of the room is good also the view is good and clean The problem with air conditioning I have to call the receptionist to ask them to open the Aircondtion and they close it after short time. I have no control in the room for air conditioner. Also another big problem room doesn’t have sound isolation. I could hear each step around all the laughing talking car tram and street music it was very very noisy I could not sleep at all . I paid 130$ for the night it is not worth it for that much problems. One of the lady stuff in the receptionist was racism I was talking with her in English she said I don’t speak your language immediately before even I completed my word.. we are tourists visiting not living and this is a hotel how come you expect from us to speak Turkish

Great location , delicious breakfast, friendly staff.

Sophisticated hotel in a great location. Sightseeing boat port is visible from the window, Sultanahmet and Topkapi palace is a short walk away through the back door. Nice and clean throughout and view is amazing from the room and the restaurant. Breakfast is great and the staff is friendly and helpful. It's a place we'd love to go back.

Friendly staff, great price , spacious room, our room did no have a good view but if you are in Istambul, the room is only a place to sleep

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Was a nice property in a lovely location. Sea view was amazing. Room and ensuite was of very good standard. Mostly the staff was amazing and very helpful especially Mohammed. He excelled in his job and also the young lady on concierge who worked alongside him (sorry I forgotten her name) was also very helpful. In general the concierge/reception team gave me a very warm welcome and were very helpful throughout my stay.The 2 security guys were also very helpful.

Calm and serenity

Clean, quiet hotel with a serene sea view.

Friendly coryeous respectful kind protection the food excellence

ALL most everything is good

If you dont mind feeling unwelcome and a hard bed

The good points are the location and a lady at the front was welcoming even though she was not the one checking us in. Any other ones at the front just had frowns. Not at all welcoming or hospitable. We are world travelers, we've stayed at many places and we are very friendly people. I don't understand those in the hospitality industry that can't smile. The room was shoebox sized, but it was for one night so we're not picky. The bed was the hardest bed I've ever slept on, it was a terrible night. The shower didn't drain properly at all, there were empty shampoo bottles left from previous guest. No toilet paper. Not ECO friendly, towels are wrapped in plastic, you can't control the temperature so it was hot and we had to leave the window open to make it cooler. Of course then we had to put up with noise. Walls are paper thin and the back alley is noisy. The next morning we checked out early (no "how was your night?")and asked if we could leave our vehicle parked for a couple hours while we walked around for a bit. The answer was no and he doesn't have authority to authorize that. Never had a problem with that sort of thing before at other hotels?! Then after asking us if we took anything from mini-bar, we answered "no", he radioed a co-worker to check that we weren't lying about taking anything from the minibar. Pathetic minibar, I'll add. What a terrible experience. I'm very grateful it was just one night.

Everything was perfect! Thank you kalyon hotel

Amazing hotel and staff

Amazing manager and staff answered all my questions amd help me with everything I need .I highly recommend this hotel it’s amazing it will not let you down .

The hotel do not have to good working air condition system. With temperature over 90 deg F you would expect the room to be adequately cool. We had to change the room because the A/C and electricity was not functioning at all.

There's no way this hotel cualifies as a 4 star On my 4 nights stay not even once we had room service, no towels All personal isn't friendly at all nor helpful, a really waste of time, money

The rooms on the ground floor are more spacious however the first floor rooms are a little tight for 2 persons.

As a pilot and a traveler who has been to over 60 countries this has to be one of the worst hotel's I have ever come across. No concept of customer service or welcoming the customer. PLEASE BEWARE DO NOT STAY HERE. Ask for an Iron they won't have one, the phone in the room will not work, there is no room service, if you ever plan on checking in late at night you will not find anyone at the reception. The breakfast is below average and no public transport any where nearby the hotel. You have to work very hard to earn a 1 star review in my book and they made sure they did the needful.

Nice small hotel. A bit old, but location is advantage. View on the strait is awesome

I booked a five night stay, sea view room. The view was great, second floor looking right over the sea. This was the top floor of this part of the hotel. The safe is big and easy to programme. Bed big and firm, room a decent size. Bathroom a bit dated but servicable, shower cubicle small, bathroom door tatty, needs replacing. Room service was a bit hit and miss in terms of the water or shower gels being replaced for the first couple of days. Evened out after that. We didn't say anything as witnessed someone else complaining on the water when we checked in and getting blank responses. We also found out on our last night that there was a way in and out from the back which saved walking all round from the seafront. Would have been good to be told! Main problem was that the room had an interconnecting door with poor noise insulation. On various nights we shared technicolour loud noise from the connected rooms tv, a rather prolonged intimate session, and general late night laughing and messing around. All fine if in privacy, but this really wasn't! Good location overall and affordable compared to others if you want the seaview in this part of Istanbul.

Traveling for the first time from the U.S and this was a great experience, amazing staff, amazing views, everything was so close and easy to make your way around town. The breakfast was also amazing! We will definitely recc this spot and come back again!

The staff was very friendly and helpful with answering questions that we had and professional with customer service.

I left this hotel and went to a new one thats how bad it is. No aircon for 3 days staff didnt want to change rooms or get it fixed. The shower cannot be showered in from how dirty it is. The lined is stained and dirty the only pro is the location of this hotel this is more of a motel. Do not book

Excellent Location

Baby cot is easily available and free. All staff speak English and are very friendly. Housekeeping are excellent. Walkable distance to sultan Ahmet and other surrounding tourist areas. Lovely sea view from hotel room

Really enjoyed staying at Kaylon Hotel the view is absolutely beautiful

Prime location. 5 minutes walk to Sultan ahmet area. Water front. Location is perfect. But the hotel is ery old, not good maintenance. old decoration, old rooms, problem with heater. old windows, you can hear the street sound very well! breakfast is very weak compared to other 4 star hotels. but again, the location is very good. I had water view room, and it was really nice.

Great location and fantastic romantic view. Nice and friendly staff, important for your experience.

Good staff, good location, rooms were amazing, overall really good experience

The staff was friendly

Location, location, location, perfect view of the Bosporus, walking distance to great restaurants, minutes to Sultanahmet, kind staff, cute hotel.

This is a very friendly hotel - staff are what will make me visit this place again. We were offered a room with a sea front view which was great! Highly recommend to make the reservation with a sea view. Clean hotel with very good house keeping. Very good location and is only a 10 minute walk to Hagia Sophia / blue mosque etc. As mentioned before amazing hotel staff. In my opinion very very reasonable price for the room. Added perks included a fridge in my room. Would recommend to any travellers! Even when leaving the hotel the staff got us a taxi to the airport - Thanks indeed to Kalyon for a good stay!

We enjoyed our stay at the hotel overall. Its location is very close to the main tourist spots. Staff was very friendly and supportive. The only sad impression was caused by the leaking bath - we had to put the towels down on the floor to wipe the water.

Staff were friendly especially the hotel manager He went out of his way to guide us to an excellent Indian restaurant. Much appreciated. Thank you

Great

Nice hotel

Nice and clean hotel. Polite staff. In front of the sea. Walking distance from Blue Mosque.

Good customer service

Liked location. Thought room.was clean and staff friendly. Poor tv channel selection for British, saod beach front location but was just rocks. No gym or pool

Poor service - shuttle not available at last minute and much higher price than taxi

Place and location of the hotel

Bed was not comfortable , pillows poor quality, room at rear of building noisy. Staff friendly and helpful. Restaurant improved with better menu and quality. Prices very competitive.

Wonderful hotel with a very good location. Friendly staff

Caring staff Clean place Near Hagia Sophia and blue mosque

Good and clean service

great stay !!!!!

One of the best hospitality we received in the post-covid time. The location of the hotel is absolutely amazing. It is very convenient either you want to explore the city on foot or order transport service. The staff is very friendly, helpful and take care of all your needs.

Nice place

Costumers service was zero and disappointing

Transportation is available all time and convenient

Nothing like the picture online

Good stay

Location is very good far from crowded

Nice View

The property took good precautions against covid. It was very clean, the building and the rooms. There were sanitizers and masks available. Most of Turkey seemed this way ,restrooms were very clean and hand sanitizers were found everywhere. The only issue was the breakfast, it is not as nice as it used to be as they don't offer buffets anymore and the same food everyday got repetitive, staff also couldn't handle all the guests as it was crowded during breakfast. I would still recommend the breakfast for the breathtaking view of the sea in the morning. The hotel was great and I would go back to it or recommend it to a friend.

The place is pretty from outside and the lobby but make sure you get a room with sea view, because the city view is depressing

The location is excellent, just 15 minutes walk to parks and historical places. Sea view of the sea of Marmara, amazing. Did not like the use of so much one time used plastic for everything in the room.

Friendly staff, good service

Nice hotel with waterfront. Very nice workers. Food and breakfast were limited due to Covid. But nevertheless tasty

Nice hotel definitely I will use it again keep doing the nice work

Hearing noise from next room,but breakfast was very good.

Clean and friendly.

Very comfortable stay. We were impressed with the cleanliness first. The staff were very attentive and hospitable.

Great location, nice and helpful staff, got sea view upgrade , 2nd time to stay in this location and will be always a choice in this area

It was great experience one of the best hotel I ever been very good location the river view room was amazing very unique the staff were very helpful they cleaned the room every day nice people the reception manager was very kind ready to help anytime highly recommend 100/100 thanks guys definitely I will be there next summer

The hotel’s location is fantastic, and the price is pretty affordable and according to its value. The staff is very polite and the

Nice hotel

Very good

Very good hotel and great staff. Had a problem with the ac (something i did not like). We had to change our room or, according to them, we had to open our window to get some air in the room, knowing that we were near the sea and had to hear the birds’ noise and boats... and when i changed my room to have a functional ac, i had a smaller room. Not very comfortable for 2 people. The view was great. The location is perfect. Very near to Sultanahmet, Haiga Sophia, Grand Bazar, Beyazit.

That was great experience in this hotel the stuff is very kind rooms clean location great quiet area

The stay was good. The staff are friendly. I recommend it

Our experience at the Kalyon Hotel

The location of the Hotel was ok but not convenient as it was not close to the shops, or easy walk to Sultanahmet especially for my partially blind mother! Morning staff at the restaurant were very slow in serving breakfast, and hardly understand "English Language"! Whereas evening staff especially (Hasan) was very friendly, helpful and most importantly understand English. Food was very nice and tasty. Would be more nice if there was more food options, but overall a well done to the "Chef". Cleanliness of the rooms was a bit poor, as no cleaning to the floors, only bathrooms and tidying the beds. They supply very clean and covered towels every day which was hygienically good. The downside about this Hotel it was expensive. Overall was good but not perfect..! And lastly, I would like to thank the receptionist "Arden" and most kindly "Hasan" whose the evening staff at the restaurant for their help, hospitality, and friendliness.

Small rooms, old furniture, mediocre breakfast. Only the view deserves the money!

nice

A.c wasn’t working the room was very hot The service not good Didn’t worth the price we pay for stays

Service and hotel room 😡

It was one of the awful experience i ever had in my travel life, they took more than 400$ For only 3 nights from me but the service and hotel room was awful, they take a lot of money but the service is so bad, Me and my fiancé are not happy. They ignored my request for my things so many times, even they ignored too clean my room.

I liked the view from my room to the marmara sea, the staff wasn't that friendly

I loved it, the staff was very friendly. Would recommend

Emaster1

Very nice hotel with excellent views Panaromic sea view rooms are worth the cost Decent breakfast overall happy with stay