Hotel Ipek Palas - Istanbul

8.9

Excellent location and staff, not bad breakfast(included in price). Our room(50euro) was rather small (OK for short stay), but clean and quite. Meals for any choice everywhere. Clean city, interesting tours.

9.6

When we came to Ipek Palace we thought we were at the wrong hotel, it seemed so much nicer than what the price would indicate. The renovation which must have been going on during earlier reviewers' stay is now finished and the hotel is in an amazing condition. Fantastic breakfast, clean and comfortable rooms, great service and incredible value for money.

9.3

My wife and I were very happy to be picked up at the airport (Ataturk)at 11:30pm for 20e after we missed two flights from Canada. (I had to send an email from London - Heathrow at the last minute.) The hotel was excellent, but is being fixed up, inside and out, by an army of workers so it didn't look it's best. Our room was very good with a new bathroom w/bathtub and the all-you-can-eat breakfast on the roof was very good with a wonderful view of Istanbul and our Cruise Ship in the distance. We found the people in the surrounding neighborhood very friendly and helpful. The only disappointment was the taxi driver who overcharged us and tried to run over about 5 people on the 1.5 kilometer trip to the ship.

8.3

Ipek palace hotel is located in Sultanahmet disctrict near Sirkeci tram station. Haya Sofya, Blu Mosque and Topkapi palace can easily reached by walk or with one metro stop. My double room and bathroom were spacious and clean. A friend of mine was in another room but it wasn't so spacious. The only flaw was that you can easily hear noises and talks from other rooms. Employees were competent and morning breakfast good.

9.1

The hotel is surprisingly cheap for Istanbul/Internet, but the location is superb and otherwise it's OK as well. BUT: one has to take into account that sometimes noise (from in- and outside) can be heard, and that the desk service is not the best (e.g. had mailed to be picked up at Atatürk Airport - but nothing has moved, nobody was there, nobody knew anything). On the other hand, a taxi service for less than the price indicated (25 YTL) to Atatürk Airport was available, by the reception desk. You also may have to pay upon arrival for the whole stay - without seeing the rooms ... But it was fine, for that price, and for an extended weekend in IST, and for the very good site it is - just 200 m from the ferry and in the mid of things. Breakfast buffet was very good as well.

9.2

My stay in this hotel was great! The price is very low and it is in a very central area of this beautiful town. You have just to get use to the prayers coming from the mosques and to the noyse of Istambul (it is a 11 million people city)but the hotel is in a little and quiet street. The view from the breakfast room is amazing. You have free access to internet from the hall. The staff is very helpful. It is very difficult to find a so nice hotel for a so low price somwhere else in Europe!

7.5

Friendly and helpful staff. Very honest. Enjoyed the stay.

8.1

metro bazar port train station bus station

9.2

Viajamos a Estambul, con mi esposa y mi hija de 12 años, un poco preocupados pues era nuestra primera experiencia contratando hoteles por internet, pero realmente todo estuvo muy bien, el Ipek Palas es tal cual lo que se oferta. Habitaciones muy limpias, personal muy amable, muy buen desayuno y para la cena dispone de un restaurante que, aunque modesto en sus ofertas gastronomicas, tine comida de calidad y buenos precios, ademas de una vista muy linda a la ciudad y el Bosforo. La ubicación de hotel es buena, pues esta cerca de los principales puntos de interés y del puerto de transporte publico. En fin, es un hotel para recomendar por su bajo costo y buenas prestaciones. NOTA: no debe pensarse que es un hotel de lujo, de hecho los de ese tipo cuestan mucho mas caro.

7.2

The rooms are noisy and small, thats is the worst of it.The breakfast is standard turkish fare (cheeses, olives, tomato, pastries, eggs etc.)but there is plenty of it and it is fresh. On the other hand the location, the bathrooms and veiw from the roof top restraunt are very good. The staff are very welcoming, helpful and friendly. For a cheap hotel it was very good value.

8.5

Had a great stay. Staff were helpful and eager to lend us a hand whenever we asked, like calling cabs, suggesting tours etc. It isn't situated in the best area of town, but it's a really short distance from the great sights and monuments of istanbul, plus overall quality vs price rate is really great. we paid somethin like 25 Eur per double room per night incl breakfast which is almost nothing. The place was neat and tidy and our room (which was cleaned and beds were made every day) was small but cozy and warm. A definite recommendation!

7.6

There was a construction side right in front of our window!! One night, trucks arrived and started to work at 3am!!!!! Ipek Palas is a good and cheap starting point for sightseeing Istanbul!

9.3

No frills, but very good price/quality relationship. they offered münübüs-transfer from airport sabiha gökçen at 2.30 AM (fee applied). Nice, friendly staff. Enjoy the nice view on the city from the balcony on the top while eating breakfast.

7.8

Simple accomodation for one person, two nights. But clean and comfortable.

7.6

Great location near trams, ferries, trains, restaurants and main post office. Short walk to Sultanahmet area (mosques, palace, etc). Room was noisy at times because of Metro construction site adjacent to hotel (will be fine when it's finished!). Nice roof terrace with views of the bosphoros at breakfast.