Ottoman Time Hotel

Sehr schmutzig schrecklich

Small place.

How can a place so awful be a part of such a beautiful city? As soon as we pulled up outside and looked at the dirty, hotel curtains hanging like rags behind the stinking glass of the rotting windows we should have turned and run.

-It’s impossible to reach the hotel by a vehicle , so except walking 10 mins to reach it from the main road , which a showstopper for me and of you you agree with me don’t bother counting this review .

Hotel area is not safe for tourists at all ( don’t wake alone after 8.00 in the evening

Only 2 staff are working in the hotel including the receptionist & non of them letterly understands or speak English .

Poor breakfast & full of bugs it’s better if they don’t serve it , they will prepare & put on tables for guest for 4 hours without any covering.

- The lock housing was exposed meaning it wasn’t difficult to break into our room & I discovered that all keys opens any rooms .

- No safety deposit boxes in rooms.

- Hot water constantly running out.

- No ventilation in bathroom (No window or extractor fan) leaving the bathroom misty after taking a shower and leaving it smelly after using the loo.

- Beds were extremely uncomfortable .

- Pillows were solid hurting your neck when you slept.

- Room was dust central, dust had settled everywhere and even after us wiping it off with some baby wipes it would re settle. Under the bed was filthy with dirt and dust looked like it had been forgotten about by the cleaner.

- Bed sheets were filled with dust when we asked the receptionist if we could have them changed he replied "well the cleaner has finished whos going to do it?"

Zero customer service skills & off course no refund policy ( Expected )

I could go on but im not going to waste any more time. I have honestly never been anywhere and met such rude two faced staff , However if you are more the adventurous type, care about cleanliness, like to eat out and explore the island without feeling your being monitored DO NOT STAY in this place .

Worst ever hotel!!!
Disgusting!
Dont get clean towel or bedding. Broken tiles everywhere. No shower curtain. Shaky toilet seat. Dirty.
Breakfast was cold. Poor service. Rude staff. Poor wi fi.

There was nothing good about this hotel. I paid through teletext. Never ever again. Paid extra for my last 2 nights at another hotel.

I would never recommend it.

Not friendly staff when trying to communicate, rooms very disgusting with smell of urine and mold. It’s also available for renting per hour...which says it all. I would recommend you to NOT book at this hotel. We ended up in a dark valley instead of in the hotel we booked.

This is a total Fraud Hotel.
Following are the important points:-
(a) The Hotel Booking was done in Ottoman Time Hotel while the room was provided in Erol Tas Café which was not even hotel.
(b) The offered accommodation (Eros Tas Café) was located 2.0 km from the reserved accommodation (Ottoman Time Hotel).
(c) The suit was booked, which was shown fully furnished, neat and cleaned IN BOOKING.COM WEBSITE, while the offered suit was in shabby condition with broken light covers, No TV, smelly room, skin irritating bed sheets.
(d) The Hotel Even did not had an elevator
(e)bedside table provided.
This table had a cover sheet and a loose mirror resting on wall.
(Too Dangerous for kids)
Such arrangement is not seen even on country roadside hotels.
(f)Floor with congealed dirt, it seemed floor not cleaned for many weeks

I recommend not to waste your money on this FRAUD HOTEL.

als wir antraten hieß es, dass alle Zimmer belegt sind obwohl wir Wochen davor gebucht haben. Schließlich wurden wir zur einer Bruchbude außerhalb des Hotels gebracht, wo niemand war außer wir. Das Zimmer wurde nie gereinigt, hatten teilweise keine Elektrizität und frische Handtücher, Toilettenpapier wurden ebenso nicht vorbei gebracht. Zu Beginn hieß es, dass wir nur eine Nacht in der Wohnung übernachten müssen aber dem war leider nicht so. Das Frühstück war ungenügend und das Personal unfreundlich. Nie wieder! Das Hotel ist überhaupt nicht empfehlenswert.

Otel bizi evlilik cüzdanı sormadan kabul etti. Sabahın köründe kapıları çalıp telefonla arayıp kaba bir şekilde rahatsız edip otelden çıkardı. Bu kadar saygısız ve kaba bir işletme görmedim. İstanbulda yurt içinde yurt dışında bir sürü seyahatim var. Bir çok otelde kaldım bu kadar kötüsünü görmemiştim. Özellikle sahibi kimse adını bilmiyorum oda bize oldukça saygısız davrandı. Kısacası kendileri kabul edip, saygısızca bizi çıkardılar. Otel pis, odalar pis ve gürültülü asla tavsiye etmem.

Resimlere aldanmayin. Başka otelin resmi. Resimdeki ki oteli sorduğum da. Eski isminiz diyorlar. Asansör sürekli lağım kokuyor. Resimdeki otelde kalmak istiyorum dedim. Yer yok dendi ve çıkışa yapabilirsiniz dendi. ukala konuşma yapıldı

it was a v pleasant stay & the staff is very co-operative. My request for early check in was granted & it was a v nice experience.

When we arrived to the hotel the staff told is that we don’t have reservation and no money back when we argue than they found my name on the computer they took us to another place outside the hotel which was in a bad condition hard to breath and toilet smells soooo bad no lift it was absolutely disgusting experience will never recommend it to anyone at all

Insgesamt war das Hotel für den Preis ganz gut. Man sollte natürlich nicht so viel erwarten. Aber Klimaanlage hat funktioniert, Bett war bequem, Dusche hat funktioniert.

Staying in this hotel was the worst experience of my life! The photos do not reflect the actual hotel at all. They mix and match photos of different rooms and put it to appear as if its all the same room. We stayed in the apartment 100m or so away from the main hotel. When we first arrived we thought we were getting a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 double beds. When we arrived they told us they don’t have that kind of room but they can get us a different layout or go to their sister hotel. We agreed because he showed us pictures that looked fine (again, very misleading). When we went to the hotel it was on top of a cafe that was full of men playing cards and smoking hookah, nothing like the atmosphere we were comfortable with. We went up to the room and none of the beds had blankets and the bathroom door didn’t close. The entire building was shaking because of an engine running near by, it was terrible because you could see cracks in the wall. When we looked on the outside we realized the building was held together with some metal boards that were hammered all over the place. The place looked like it was falling apart and definitely not worth 100$ a night. The manager sent us there expecting to get the same amount of money. We called the owner and he sent us to the apartment beside the hotel where we ended up staying. Yes, this place was somewhat renovated but none of the beds had blankets, the bathroom had no shower curtain or door so right when you have a shower the bathroom is soaked and it didn’t dry up for the 3 days we were there. We wanted to meet up with the manager to arrange a refund of some sort but he kept avoiding us. He apparently stays in the office all the time to meet guests but he didn’t show up the entire time. He would tell us he was on his way then he never came. They went and bought a new front desk and couldn’t be bothered to put a kettle in the rooms.
If you for some reason end up having to stay at this hotel beware- if you are not physically 100% it will be impossible. The stairs are extremely dangerous and steep with no railing throughout most of it. My father has heart problems and going up the stairs was a nightmare and they don’t tell you this information before hand.
There are no blankets and if you want towels or toilet paper you have to ask before hand they won’t just give it to you.
The breakfast is not worth the money at all. You get what’s on the plate and 2 pieces of bread to eat it with. The lady working there is not helpful at all. She just sits and plays music on her phone and gets annoyed when you ask for more bread or tea. You’re better off buying a sandwich from the bakeries near the hotel t at-least have enough energy to go about your day.
The hotel is also quite a long way from Sultanahmet. It’s a 15min uphill walk to the Main Street then you still need to walk quite a bit to get to the main Sultanahmet square.

Finally, the first day we were there there was a huge fire 2 buildings down which was terrifying because it could have so easily been us. The electricity went off twice showing how bad the wiring is and it could easily catch fire. Again, the stairs are not equipped for a fast escape so you really need to be careful.
We ended up leaving the hotel 3 days earlier than we expected because it was too overwhelming. The owner avoided us just so he couldn’t give us a refund. I honestly feel bad for the people that work for him because they are nice guys and it’s too bad they have to work for a man like that.

Ich würde das nächste Mal ein andres Hotel nehmen. Es ist leider nicht wie erwartet gewesen, vorallem wegen der Sauberkeit..

Otelin adı değişmiş. Bulmak için biraz uğraştık. Tek kişilik odalar biraz küçük ama gayet temizdi.

It had been a while since I had traveled on my own and from the moment I stepped into the Historial Hotel (now called Ottoman Hotel), I felt right at home. It is located in very convenient and central street in Sultanahmet (the historical heart of Istanbul) and it has a nice mix of locals and tourists alike. The rooms are quaint and if you grab a double room, you get a little balcony where you can witness all the wonderful street activity or have the sun splash & warm your face in the morning. The roof is equipped with an amazing terrace where you can see this magnificent city in full and hear the beautiful Azan call to prayer throughout the day, it's a very spiritual experience. Besides the great logistics of the hotel, the staff is what gives this place authenticity and heart. They are warm, welcoming, and generous. They offer their hearts and open your mind to all the possibilities of this beautiful Middle Eastern / European culture and really share the best of what they have to offer. I felt like I was at home with Sevim, Engin, Saadiq, and Ibrahim - we sat together, we laughed together, we learned from one another, and they reminded me of all the beauty that there is in the Middle East and its people - a region with troubles, but with people who have deep hearts and wise words. Stay here and you'll have found a home and a family in Istanbul, I know I did :-). I left Istanbul full of life and love, thank you.

Very helpful staff and heart of old Town!!

Historial hotel is cheap and near to some of the attractions in Istanbul but avoid it if possible. It is probably family owned which makes it sad to write a bad review but my stay here was way below average. It felt like the owners gave up on trying to satisfy the customers believing the money would come in no matter what. The hosts are friendly and the breakfast was good enough but i was led to a room in a different building owned by the hotel. I booked a room for 6 which was not available when i got there and we had to stay in 2 different dirty rooms. The bathroom pipe was leaking, the water heater had a coat of yellowish oil on top making it unusable and the room looked like somebody just moved out of it but hastily made the bed before they left. Even the sheets was less than clean.

More hostel then hotel. Very small room. Really small even for one person really hard to stay in. Lighting very bad . Bed was ok. Nice and clean. No towels changes, no cleaners around for all stay. Bathroom not bad but also very bad lightening. Breakfast was ok nothink special , ready on a plate, not a buffet one. No milk for coffee !! Only powder one put me off. Nice view from dining room that's all. Plus no lift, u have to climbe all the way up ! Witch is so hard on a small dark stairs . Reception and staff was nice and friendly . But all hotel should be call hotel really. Wouldn't be back again. Improvements required.

We booked this hotel as travelling on a low budget to be able to stay in Turkey a bit longer. The hotel is close to the centre, but it's in a quite dodgy, noisy and dirty neighborhood. Going back to it after sightseeing in the evening was pretty worrying to say the least, a lot of dark alleys to cross.
The pictures do not reflect the hotel standard at all. We booked a room which apparently would be ready very late, and were offered a little apartment a few minutes away from the main building, with 3 small rooms and a bathroom. It seemed great at first, but the wifi didn't work half of the time, the bathroom got floaded every single time we had a shower, the entrance and one of the room got floaded too for other reasons (I guess the entire pipes system was very poorly made), resulting in a lot of humidity in the little flat, which made it quite hard to fall asleep at night. The noise from the street wasn't helping either.
The beds were quite comfortable, but the chenille head boards and bed structures are not the most hygienical choice. I found it pretty disturbing. Great choice if you want to catch some germs! I believe a hotel should be built with surfaces that can be actually cleaned properly.
The lift - which was actually the selling point of this hotel compared to other that looked much nicer on pictures - was out of service and we had NO notice at all until we got there with a 30kg suitcase. We got help to carry it on the top floors, but it was truly a pain having to climb to the 6th floor of the main building on dark stairs (right, the automatic lights don't really work) to get our breakfast every morning. It shouldn't really be that exhausting! We were too tired to look for another hotel, but I it was really annoying and - if travelling with my mum or a lighter suitcase - I would have surely asked for a refund and moved somewhere else. What if you get an elder person or someone with mobility issues? You CANNOT advertise you have a lift if you're doing works on it, that's totally unfair. We spent as little time in the hotel as we could, it was very gloomy.
The breakfast was ok and the female staff of the hotel lovely and helpful. However, the communal toilet was filthy, same for the kitchen's floor which looked as it hadn't been mopped or hoovered in ages. I really struggled to eat my breakfast prepared in such a dirty environment, and I wouldn't recommend this hotel to anyone.