Rapid Review

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    The Bosphorus waterfront and Galataport, with its cruise terminal, shops, cafés and the new Istanbul Modern museum, are about five minutes on foot.
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    Staff and management are consistently praised as attentive and welcoming, and several guests mention that the manager personally made sure they were comfortable.
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    Rooms are newly renovated and very clean, and guests describe the hotel as looking exactly like its photos, which is not always true in this part of Istanbul.
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    Tophane tram stop, three minutes away, connects directly with Sultanahmet across the Golden Horn, and Karaköy pier offers ferries to the Asian side.
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    Prices often start around sixty US dollars, good value for a renovated hotel in one of the most fashionable districts of the city.
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    Kemankeş Caddesi is a well known nightlife street, and bars and music can be heard late into the night, especially on weekends.
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    Rooms are compact, and with only about ten rooms the hotel has few common areas.
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    There is no on site parking, and Karaköy's narrow streets are among the most difficult in Istanbul for cars.
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