We stayed at the Arena September 2-6 on our arrival in Istanbul, and again September 15-17 on our return from a tour of Anatolia. It was really wonderful to be welcomed back to what felt like home! The lobby echoed the description in Orhan Pamuk’s...More

Stayed in this hotel for 3 night late September 17. I am rating this hotel excellent. I would say the staff of this hotel are a credit to the hotel. They were very welcoming, friendly and very helpful in telling us everything we needed to...More

The hotel room are very small also the room that i had was very bad the Air condition was bad water was falling the ceiling even the refrigerator and TV were not working the Manager was very rude with me she said you will get...More

Rooms are small, very poor service & hygiene, rooms not tidied by the time we arrived back from the day out. I had to ask for replacement soaps, toilet paper and clean towels. None of the advertised activities and services were available e.g. inconsistent WiFi,...More

When you visit a city on the scale of Istanbul, how do you choose where to stay ? Not an easy one that, is it ? I searched for a long time to find an establishment which is: Representative of the local culture, not a...More