Lower price and beautiful seaview
These guys are just fantastic. Mustafa (one of the staff and an excellent cook) really saved my life. Being tired and foolish I left my phone in the taxi, I thought it was gone for sure but Mustafa actually went and reviewed the cameras, got the plate number, called the municipal authority and got the drivers information, called him and he found the phone and drove it back to me. Nothing short of remarkable. The honesty and integrity wont be forgotten.
Now onto the property and the food. The location is awesome, close to the airport and an amazing view of the Black Sea. Arnavutkoy is exactly how you would imagine an ancient european fishing village to be. The culture, architecture and feeling of the area is great, not at all touristy and the people treat you just like another human being, not a mark like in Istanbul. Dont get me wrong Istanbul is amazing in its own way but I wouldnt stay there, stay here and take the 500 Lira (25 USD) taxi into the city to visit and sight see.
The food was authentic, tasty and well presented. The first night when Mustafa was busy fixing my mistake the owner invited me for dinner, drinks, fresh bread, it was just fantastic and if you can believe it when I tried to pay he refused to take any money. This speaks to the quality of the people here.
If you're looking for a spot to spend a layover or touristing in Turkey this is the place to stay.
Ill be back in May! Thank you again for a great experience.
It's a wonderful location. But I don't understand why they would give me a room facing the back instead of the sea when it is off-season and no one is here.. But the room is very nice and comfortable..I went for a run along the water and then I was disappointed again when I wasn't allowed to go into the water.. They shower in the room was nice though. I have a hot water kettle in the room and the bed is comfortable.. After three months in Turkey this will be my final two days and I will leave back to the US. The taxi from here to the airport is reasonable and a fixed price of 250 lira. It's close to the water and the sea is beautiful... If you stay here ask for a room with a view of the sea when you check in. Considering the cost is twice what I paid everywhere else in Turkey, I think that would have been reasonable to expect. But anything this close to the airport is expensive so it's well worth it even without the view.
Stayed in room 1 - huge disappointment: no mini-fridge, no coffee/tea in the room; no desk; some kind of portable fan/heater placed on top of the drawers with no instructions; large AC on the wall didn't have remote; leaking ceiling and sink in the bathroom; dirty shower by the perimeter of a shower; a hole in the bath towel; no bulbs in bedside wall lights, hence, not working; large mirror was just leaned on the wall; no electricity after T-storm, so no WiFi, no ability pay by credit card; attempted to charge unreasonable price (600 turkish lira) for three cups of tea and one bottle of water; 5am - loud prayer; 6am - loud rooster; 6:30am - loud birds.
Motel staff was super friendly and nice. Great check-in and check-out. They called a taxi at 4 a.m. for me. (the cost of the taxi was the same as airport orange taxi even though the car itself was a blue taxi).
The man checking me out offered me food and water while I was waiting for the taxi.
I enjoyed the closeness of hte beach.
The room was clean. The shower had hair in it. There was no hot water (just slightly above air temperature). There were two shower heads, but one was broken - was stuck at the shower separately from the hose. And the other shower head (the tropical rain one) did not exactly work. There was just one sheet (bottom sheet, thin and with a hole), no sheet for the blanket (but I did not ask for it to be supplied, when I saw that it was missing). The large towel looked very clean at first glance but it had a large dirty spot at the bottom.
For the price that I paid, it was ok.
Super value right here! I had a 16 hr layover in Istanbul and stayed at this place. Could not be more happy with my choice. The beach is a 10 min walk from here as well as a ton of cafes and restaurants on the main street by the beach. The staff were amazing. Super friendly and very helpful. This is not a 5 start luxury place, so don't expect crazy amenities here, but if you are looking for VALUE - this is definitely it. Clean, quiet, great location and the views from my room were unbeatable. Highly recommended
I love this motel. Excellent people who will go out of their way for you. Love the view of the water. I will definitely visit again when in Istanbul
Enjoy stay bad airport transfer
Service of staff at hotel excellent
Loved the village
Shame about the airport shuttle cost more than 50% more than the airport taxi we arrived in told that what the meter say but when did the driver start meter maybe he changed more as we got to airport very fast we were thrown around in the car glad we had our seatbelts on
Staff was Friendly. View was good.
Can’t Sleep due to Music for whole night.
Shower/Toilet/Room dirty plus Broken Sink.
T.V with No remote so can’t operate.
Was leaving for Airport at 5am. No staff was there for check out.
Old and not very clean. The personnel is nice. Good location
katharina.partnerJun 01, 2022 Had a great one night stay here and was an opportunity to see a different park of Istanbul away from the centre. The staff, especially Erol and Hassan were very hospitable and helped us arrange a taxi to pick us up at 4 in the morning! Good location to a fish restaurant on the beach, clean bathroom and air conditioning in the room. The hotel dog - Chico was a great first welcome.
A overall good experience
Staff was extremely friendly. When I got in, I was taken to my room and offer a drink. After that, I was asked if I was hungry and a meal was provided. After that I had my taxi info taken for the following morning. I truly enjoyed my stay and would definitely recommend again
Very friendly staff, clean room and bathroom, heated towel rack
It was a great stay during a long layover
A lovely hotel by the sea
A pleasant hotel, super nice and welcoming staff.
My favourite place to spend the night close to Istanbul airport.
The hotel is close to the sea, a fishing port and plenty fish restaurants.
Very nice friendly people
I had an amazing stay at this hotel! The staff made me feel at home from the moment I checked in. Great, friendly service and an overall incredible experience in a lovely room. The location is only a 5 minute walk from the beach, I defined recommend this place have it be for a night before take off out of Istanbul (as it was for me) or a longer stay on the Black Sea. Make sure you request your taxi 30 minutes before you need to leave in the morning, and avoid a rush to the airport.
Thanks for the beautiful hotel and staff.
I stayed just for one night but my trip was more than satisfactory. The room was nice and clean. The receptionist Ali ran a one-man show and prepared food as well. He took extra care of every guest and helped me buy a compatible charger as well. Ali also prepared amazing meals and accommodated my food requests. Overall it was a lovely stay. Highly recommend
Temizlik açısından fena değildi ama oda çok soğuktu.Klima vardı ama ısıtmıyordu,donduk.Isı sorununu giderirlerse iyi olur.
Es ist völlig anders als die Fotos beschreiben. Dazu auch noch schmutzig. Stand 70er Jahre... Sind sofort wieder abgereist und der Manager sagte es sei kein Problem, wir würden das Geld zurück bekommen. Expedia sagte dann Nein, dass Hotel würde Erstattung ablehnen. Nie wieder
