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2 out of 5
Ancient Town Hotel
Kucuk Ayasofya Mah Kasap Osman Sok No10, Istanbul, Istanbul

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 44 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Average accomadation.
Wonderful location and positive reviews of this property made us choose this hotel. The shower doesn't even have a curtain and is not separated from the rest of the bathroom anyhow. It results in getting the WC and even the toilet paper roll damp every time you have shower. We've stayed there for 7 nights and had towels changed and cleaning only once during our stay. The toiletries that the hotel provides include only soap bars and shampoo bottles. The staircase leading to the breakfast terrace on the forth floor is indeed very narrow and challenging your physical condition. The breakfast is fresh and plentiful, the beds are comfy, the location is walkable to all the major sights of Sultanahmet.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Small, clean with a view
Small hotel in an old building with a very nice view of the Sea of Marmara from the top floor breakfast area. Very friendly and helpful staff. Rooms leave little for other then the bed and can be chilly in the winter time. Great for overnighters and low budget travelers with minimal baggage. It is a very narrow walk up to all the floors.

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to historical attractions.
Hotel was within walking distance of Sultanahmet. The stairs leading up to the rooms were very narrow. Hated the shower, toilet, sink combination. Friendly staff though.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place for a couple of days
Nice little hotel in a great area, near Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia. Rooms are clean, breakfast is ok, the view from the roof top is nice. The owners are discret but welcoming.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and convenient location
Staying at Hotel New Era proved to be a very good decision. The hotel is close to all the major attractions in Istanbul, located in a good neighbourhood and very well maintained in spite of its age. However, breakfast should have more variety and the lady there should be more friendly.
Response from Hotel New Era on 27 Jan 2015
Dear guest; thanks to review. See you again. Best regards from Istanbul.

6/10 Okay

traveller, u.s.a.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel for the money!
Not a bad place for the money! It's not a super luxurious place, but the bed is comfortable, the staff friendly and accommodating, it has air conditioning, and it's conveniently close to all the must-see stuff.
Response from Hotel New Era on 30 Jul 2014
Dear guest, thank you for your good comment. See you again.

8/10 Good

Traveller man

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Hotel New Era on 31 Jul 2014
Dear guest, thank you for your good comment. See you again.

6/10 Okay

Llesl001, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Good for one night
The room is small but the front desk is nice and the location is great. We only stayed one night and the hotel arranged transportation to the airport for 5 euros each. Breakfast was a good Turkish spead.
Response from Hotel New Era on 31 Jul 2014
Dear guest, thank you for your good comment. See you again.

8/10 Good

Sammy, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice small hotel close to Blue Mosque
The staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room was very clean. The hotel was close to all the attractions.
Response from Sung on 22 Apr 2014
Dear guest. Thank you for this nice comment.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
don't bother, there are many many better place nea
I don't trust this hotel management, I had to cancel me amex card after our reservation because he used it. We had to cancel our reservation about 30mins after checking in because we found out they didn't accept cash and we only had credit cards (due to failure of foreign ATMs letting us withdraw money) In addition to that the room was smaller than a walk in closet, looked nothing like photos, and smelled like some of the hostels we stayed in in a 3rd world country.... Had we known the owner had access to charging our card (which he said in the phone twice that he couldn't do credit) we would have just stuck it out for the one night. I feel my personal information is compromised.
Response from Hotel New Era on 20 May 2014
Has been charges as a result of a mistake. But then the charge has been returned to the guest.

6/10 Okay

Jefferson Souza, Guarulhos, SP - Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
VERY FRIENDLY STAFF
Staff very friendly, specially the old man at the reception, but disappointed with the fact the credit card machine was broken. It seems it is since a long time and they don't want to get it fixed so soon.
Response from Hotel New Era on 3 Jun 2014
Thank you very much for your nice comments. See you again.

8/10 Good

Javanshir, azerbaijan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best stuff I have ever seen,
Location is okey, so it is 400-500 meters far from Blue mosque. Stuff is very friendly and helpful.
Response from Hotel New Era on 6 Mar 2014
Thanks for your good comment.

8/10 Good

Rafal, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value for the price
I was placed in a small room, but tidy and clean. very good location
Response from Hotel New Era on 4 Feb 2014
Dear guest, Thank you for your review.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vasatinda vasatı bir yer....
Kahvaltı açık menü yazıyor ama tabakta verildi,çeşit yok birde her şeyin en ucuzu konulmuştu.Oda çok küçük ve temizlik yok bir tane çalışan koymuslar resepsiyonada ,temizliği de o bakıyor ve kahvaltıyida o hazırlıyor,paranızla rezil olmak istiyorsanız buyrun kalın tek yıldızı bile haketmiyor.😠
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Lucila

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The hotel has an excellent location, 15 minute walk to Sultanameth square. It has a nice view from the terrace. The breakfast is healthy and yummy, the owner is a very polite man, friendly and very helpful. Rooms are very small thou, shower is in the same space where the toilet is without any division, I am not a fan of this. Recommended for 1 person and for a short stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Liliia

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Valkiria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel com muitas escadas bem verticais e limpeza e conforto nota 3. Recepção, café da manha e localização nota 10.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The owner is super friendly, offered us a bigger room, breakfast was very good, and the hotel is super central really nice
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Mariana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A képek feljavítottàk a reàlis valósàgot.

10/10 Excellent

Nail Ibragimov

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

simona, douala

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel pour touriste à petit budget
Peu de confort, chambre très petite, douche sans protection, donc salle de bain inondée, tres bruyante (bruits des autres chambres), nous n'avobs pas pu payer par carte de crédit et aucune communication à ce sujet nous avait été fournie au moment du check-in. Le vieux concièrge, qui la nuit dort dans une chambre pour les clients, ne parlait pas bcp de anglais.

6/10 Okay

ksy8635, 한국

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
가격대비 너무 별로예요
관광지와 거리는 너무 가까워 좋았으나 방도작고 화장대도없고 너무 불편햇습니다

6/10 Okay

Edwin, Stockholm

Liked: Staff & service
Decent budget-hotel in Sultanahmet
A very simple hotel located in the old district of Istanbul (Sultanahmet), close to all of the biggest tourist attractions. The room was quite small, but since we didn't spend that much time at the room it was alright for a weekend. The breakfast was sufficient with some nice turkish specialties and, best of all, served on their rooftop terrace with an amazing view of the Marmara sea! The staff was very friendly and helpful, even despite their poor english. Overall: Decent budget-hotel in a good geographical location, can definitely recommend!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Sabrina, Bayern

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sehr kleines, aber zentrales Altstadthotel
Ich war mit meiner Schwester 7 Nächte in dem Hotel. Es ist sehr klein. Es gibt 4 Etagen inkl. dem EG, auf jeder Etage sind 2 Zimmer, außer im EG, da gibt es nur 1 Zimmer. Die Zimmer sind klein, ausgestattet mit einem Bett, einem Nachttisch, einem Stuhl und einem Kleiderschrank. Alles sehr einfach, aber ok. Im Badezimmer gibt es neben Toilette und Waschbecken eine Dusche (ohne Vorhang o.ä.). Wir waren die erste Nacht in Zimmer 102 im EG untergebracht. Das Badezimmer war klein, ohne Fenster und die Decke schimmelte. Man sagte uns, dass wir am nächsten Tag in ein Zimmer im 2.OG umziehen würden. Dieses war dann auch etwas größer, das Bad hatte ein Fenster und war in einem besseren Zustand, trotz eines defekten Handtuchhalters und Duschkopfhalters. Die Wände sind sehr dünn, so dass man jedes Geräusch im Haus hört, was den Schlaf sehr unruhig macht. Die Zimmer wurden täglich gereinigt. Das türkische Frühstück wurde in der obersten Etage mit Blick aufs Meer serviert. Es war ein Büffet mit Feta, Tomaten, Gurken, Oliven, Eiern, Brot und Marmelade. Die Mitarbeiter sind sehr nett, sprechen aber sehr schlecht Englisch. Zwei Englische Mails von mir im Vorfeld, ob man uns vom Flughafen abholen könnte, wurden nie beantwortet, wahrscheinlich, weil man die Mails nicht verstanden hat. Sehr zentral gelegen, aber nur für Leute geeignet, die sich an den dünnen Wänden nicht stören.

10/10 Excellent

karine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Hotel New Era on 13 Mar 2015
Thanks for your evaluation. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Ari, Avignon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
super rapport qualité prix de
Séjour touristique, en plein centre historique, près de tout, seul point faible la douche pas pratique mais correct quand même. Super rapport qualité prix...
Response from Hotel New Era on 7 Feb 2015
Thankyou for your good review. Best regards and see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Salem, Venise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
hotel modeste et recommandable
L*hotel ne payait pas de mine de l"extérieur; il avait l'air délabré et la réception m"a semblé minuscule; mais j"ai été bien reçu par un jeune homme aux cheveux longs bien serrés: l"escalier en bois résonnait quand les locataires regagnaient leurs chambres: la chambre était petite mais bien propre et le lit était confortable! Le petit=déjeuner était copieux: il était servi devant une vue sublime du Bosphore et des toits de la vieille ville d"Istanbul
Response from Hotel New Era on 25 Nov 2014
Dear guest, Thank you good review. Best regards and see you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Per persone all'avventura, coppie giovani
Se si vuole soggiornare vicino al centro storico di Istanbul allora Hotel New Era è l'albergo giusto. Lo consiglio soprattutto alle coppiette che non vogliono spendere troppo. La stanza è molto piccola ma ha tutto ciò di cui si ha bisogno. Doccia ( anche se senza alcuna tenda o separè dal resto del bagno), asciugamani puliti, tv, armadio, un letto comodo. La colazione è ottima e offre sia dolce che salato. Lo staff è disponibile e gentilissimo.
Response from Hotel New Era on 1 Oct 2014
Dear guest. Thank you for this beautiful and realistic assessment. See you again, best regards.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sijainti on parasta tässä hotellissa
Kannattaa ottaa korvatulpat mukaan, käytävästä kuuluu kaikki äänet, samoin viemäreistä, jotka menevät sängyn päädyssä. Aamupala oli hyvä.

10/10 Excellent

Gilles, Montbard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Petit hotel avec un gérant très sympa. Les chambres sont vraiment petites. Etant trois nous avons eu la chambre du sous sol. Nous n'etions pas vraiment pour, mais il s'est averré qu'elle était plus grande que les autres et super propre et surtout sans odeur de cave et d'humidité. L'hotel est très proche de la Mosquée Bleu, la petite terrasse au 4eme est sympa et le petit dej est correct. En bref: je recommande. Gilles.
Response from Hotel New Era on 2 Sept 2014
Dear guest, Thank you for your nice comments. Best Regards.

8/10 Good

Rikke, København

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Billigt og pænt
Meget små værelser, men rene og pæne. God beliggenhed og venlig hotelvært.
Response from Hotel New Era on 30 Jul 2014
Dear guest, thank you for your good comment. See you again.

6/10 Okay

Petter, Norway

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice and friendly staff
Nice and friendly staff
Response from Hotel New Era on 3 Jun 2014
Thank you very much for your nice comments. See you again.

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sjarmerende Hotell
Koselig lite hotell som var ganske nedslitt men rent og pent. Hyggelig og behjelpsomt personell. Dette hotellet la ingen som helst demper på ferien, nærmere tvert imot, og jeg ville ikke ha noen betenkligheter med å bo der igjen. Helt Topp
Response from Hotel New Era on 3 Jun 2014
Thank you very much for your nice comments. See you again.

10/10 Excellent

Алла, Москва

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Потрясающее обслуживание
Расположение отеля очень и очень удобное. Завтраки замечательные, разнообразные и свежие. Вид из окна во время завтраков чудесный и завораживающий. Уборка в номере со сменой постельного белья ежедневная. Номер не большой, но все очень уютно. И потрясающее отношение к гостям - помощь в организации отдыха!!! Самые лучшие рекомендации по отдыху в отеле! Желание останавливаться здесь самое искреннее!!! Всего самого доброго персоналу отеля! Процветания!
Response from Hotel New Era on 26 May 2014
Dear guest thanks to good comment. See you again. Best regards from Istanbul.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
반지하방줬음
105리라에호텔스닷컴에서예약하고갔는데 3월비수기임에도다른방이없다며 햇볕도거의안드는 지하방을줬음. 너어차피관광하고잠만잘꺼아니냐며ㅡㅡ 조식은 빵 과일 씨리얼 등 나름 괜찮았음

10/10 Excellent

Henry, Zürich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Klein aber fein
Gutes Preis/Leistungsverhältnis, kleines Hotel mit super Dachterrasse fürs Frühstück, jedoch sehr ringhörig
Response from Hotel New Era on 19 Mar 2014
Thank you very much for your nice comments.

10/10 Excellent

heewoo han, korea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super-recommend!!!!
완전 추천하는 호텔입니다!! 야간버스 타고 이스탄불로 넘어와서 넘 힘들었는데 호텔 위치찾는것도 힘들고... 근데 일단 찾으니까 주인 아저씨가 막 오자마자 아침 먹으라고 하고 되게 서비스가 따뜻했어요 :) 방도 넓은곳으로 거의 바로 나오고, 4층인데 짐 들어다 주시고... 또 위치는 진짜 완벽해요 술탄아흐메트역 블루모스크 아야소피아 등 5분거리이고 관광하기는 진짜 편합니다. 아침식사도 맛있어요! :) 방도 넓고 깨끗한 편입니다. 위치 찾기가 좀 힘든데, 신밧드 유스호스텔 뒤에 있습니다. 오벨리스크 쪽으로 쭉 가다가 파란 트래블 쪽으로 계속 내려가서 콜로세움 호텔인가 앞에서 신밧드 유스호스텔 다시 물어보세요 :) 전 이스탄불 다시 가도 이 호텔 묵고싶어요 그정도로 좋았어요~
Response from Hotel New Era on 5 Feb 2014
Dear guest, Thank you for your review.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

sung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Recommend 추천요
Small room, but reasonable. Close to main place.

8/10 Good

Susanne, Helsingborg

Liked: Staff & service
Bra service
Jättebra service otroligt hjälpsam personal, lite små rum, fick rum nere i källaren som kanske inte var det roligaste och bästa stället på hotellet. Jättefin utsikt från frukostsalen.
Response from Hotel New Era on 19 Dec 2013
Thanks for your evaluation. Best regards.