+++Clean, polite staff, delicious food, cozy
I recommend
--- there is no iron, I had to order ironing (they coped with the dress, but I ironed the top the wrong way), asked for a room with a view of the strait and did not leave that there is a road, since I live in a quiet place, this noise does not let me sleep.
Pros: there is a kettle, tea, water, a good bed, a full set of bath accessories. Lucky with the view, it was right on the bay, beautiful. Cons: IT's NOISY from the street, because the hotel is on the road + there is no sound insulation inside the hotel. The wallpaper and curtains are tired. The breakfast is average, the entourage is too. Delicious: omelette, olives, local yogurt, many different types of bread, sweets.
I was in Istanbul from 08/20 to 08/27, stayed at the Grand hotel Halic 4*.
The immediate location bribed: a 2-minute walk from shishkhane metro station, a 7-minute walk from Galata Tower and the main pedestrian street Istiklal.
The hotel is old, the staff does not speak Russian at all, the breakfasts are very meager and monotonous (the first two days I had breakfast at the hotel, then at the nearest good restaurant BigChefs, which is a 3-minute walk from the hotel).
There is no Wi-FI in the hotel!!!! This is not acceptable for the 21st century!
On the -1 and -2 floors there is a good Hamas with massage (masseuses from Indonesia and Thailand work).
If you want to visit a traditional Turkish hammam, then this is not exactly here (I recommend the hammam at the Vesneciller metro station (2 stops from the hotel)).
The wallpaper in the room is removed, there is a safe and a small refrigerator, towels are changed every day, in general, Room cleaning is so-so).
In a shared hotel from the category to spend the night.
all in all for 4 balls) a normal hotel, a normal place, close to the Galata Tower, close to the water and to the souvenir streets. The food for breakfast, well, it will do. The staff is quite friendly, the room will be enough for 1 person.