Manesol Boutique Galata

✓The hotel is not like the pictures! Our room had a balcony, however it could not been opened and there was not natural light at all! It was like a bunker, ver claustrophobic. Room Lighting very poor and struggling to know how the weather was or if there was dark or bright outside until you went to restaurant or out. The smell in the room was funny too due to the lack of proper ventilation. We also had a walking closet with a broken light (was very dark) and had to use the phone torch to have access to cloths. Room was cold too (heating did not work). Hotel staff not very profesional (they were smoking outside the main door all the time and the counter empty). The best was the breakfast and the general cleanning in the room.

✓I stayed at the Manesol Boutique Hotel Galata, Istanbul on three separate occasions during September 2025 as my small group toured Tűrkiye, starting and finishing in Istanbul. The hotel is in a lovely location near the Galata tower, and just over the Galata bridge, a walk or short tram ride away from the great historical sites of Istanbul. The staff were kind and helpful without exception, the top-floor breakfast was top level, the rooms were modern and spacious. The funicular to Taksim and the metro station is within a hundred metres, and ATMs are handily close-by. The tram is within two hundred metres. It is a short walk away from the Melbourne-like cafes of Karakoy, so it wins on location, facilities, and staff.

✓From desk very welcoming and upgraded our room.

✓Tough hotel to rate ! The room we had was very small and featureless, and the hallways are always dark (like they are saving power), which is odd. But the breakfast buffet was great and varies, and I appreciated the free water cooler in the lobby. Easy access to galeta bridge and tower. And I like the noon checkout. So i will give it 3 stars!