Vardar Palace Hotel - Special Class
Location: Siraselviler Cad. No:16, Taksim, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34433, Istanbul, TR
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Complimentary Amenities and Services
Enjoy complimentary wireless internet, concierge assistance, and a television in the common area, ensuring a convenient stay.
Special Class Accommodation
Awarded the Special Class classification by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism, our hotel promises a unique and exceptional experience for guests.
Prime Location
Located centrally in Istanbul, just a short walk from Taksim Square, our hotel provides easy access to major landmarks and attractions.
Immerse yourself in luxury and comfort at Vardar Palace Hotel - Special Class. Book now for an unforgettable stay!
Important Information
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 03:00 AM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Instructions: Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Concierge service
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Television in common areas
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Express check-out
- Meeting rooms
- Smoke-free property
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Housekeeping on request
- Change of towels (on request)
Rooms Available
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Superior Room, 2 Twin Beds
2 Twin Beds
183-sq-foot room with city views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and a shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Laptop workspace, safe, and phone
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request), climate-controlled air conditioning, and heating
Accessibility - Hand-held showerhead
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request, no rollaway/extra beds available, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
- Change of towels (on request)
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Economy Twin Room, 1 Bedroom
2 Twin Beds
194 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and a shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Laptop workspace, safe, and phone
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request), climate-controlled air conditioning, and heating
Accessibility - Hand-held showerhead
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request, toothbrush and toothpaste not available, no cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
- Change of towels (on request)
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Superior Triple Room
1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed
280 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and a shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Laptop workspace, safe, and phone; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request), climate-controlled air conditioning, and heating
Accessibility - Hand-held showerhead
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
- Change of towels (on request)
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Standard Double Room
1 Double Bed
183 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and a shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Laptop workspace, safe, and phone
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request), climate-controlled air conditioning, and heating
Accessibility - Hand-held showerhead
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request, no rollaway/extra beds available, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
- Change of towels (on request)
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Economy Single Room
1 Twin Bed
108 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and a shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request), climate-controlled air conditioning, and heating
Accessibility - Hand-held showerhead
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request, toothbrush and toothpaste not available, no cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Hand-held showerhead
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
- Change of towels (on request)
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Triple Room
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
248 sq feet
Layout - Separate sitting area
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, slippers, and a shower with a rainfall showerhead
Practical - Laptop workspace, safe, and phone
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request), climate-controlled air conditioning, and heating
Accessibility - Hand-held showerhead
Need to Know - Housekeeping on request, no rollaway/extra beds available, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Separate sitting area
- Free WiFi
- Rainfall showerhead
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Bedsheets provided
- Soap
- Laptop-friendly workspace
- Hand-held showerhead
- Bathroom emergency pull cord
- Doorbell/telephone notification
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
- Change of towels (on request)
Guest Reviews
- UFUK BULENT (10/5): Tarihi bina, renove edilmiş odalar - Oda temiz, banyo temiz. Odalar ve banyolara yeni renovasyon yapılmış.
- Ali (10/5): Nicee - I was very pleased with my stay at Vardar Hotel. With its friendly staff, clean and comfortable rooms, I had an experience beyond my expectations. I would like to thank the entire team for their hospitality and state that I will definitely choose it again.
- Ahmet (10/5): - Hem çok ilgililer hem çok yardımcılar. Ayrıca tertemiz. Bir daha gelirsem kesinlikle burayı tercih ederim.
- Saban (10/5): - Gayet güzel bir konaklama oldu,personelde güler yüzlü herşey güzeldi
- Adrianus (10/5): Great hotel with great service. - Can only say good things about this hotel from firendly staff, clean room, and perfect location. I'd recommend this hotel to other travelers and id return to this hotel.
- Aisultan (10/5): - The service was top notch, I liked Staff, they were very kind and polite to us. This is a huge + The room was clean, everything we needed was available. There were no bathrobes, but that's not critical. If you are a fan of large space, get bigger rooms. We had a standard room and so the square footage was small. By the way, the building itself was built in the 17-18 century.
- Lahsen (10/5): - Great experience overall, front of house very welcoming and well informed. Answered any questions I had about food and local area. Cozy rooms and speedy room service.
- Soheila (10/5): - it´s
- Cesar (10/5): Elegant small hotel with great service. - Elegant hotel with great service. I have stayed there many times. The service is consistently great. Location is close to Taksim Square and relatively near the airport buses terminal.
- Shahrukh (8/5): - Abit old but all services are available. Neat.
- Orhan (10/5): - Otel temiz ve kullanılan ürünler yeniydi
- Azizullah (10/5): - Det var fint
- Mustafa metin (10/5): aile seyahati. - çok memnun kaldık konum merkezi ve gideceğimiz yerlere çok yakındı.
- Ashraf (10/5): Excellent Experience - I been There For 4 nights…It Was Comfortable Place.. 5 minutes Walking Distance From Taksim Square, All Local Shops Were Around…
- Lewin (6/5): Good hotel to stay at. - Good hotel to stay and good location too with many shops near by and public transport just 5min walk. The day staff amazing always happy to help. However the night staff twice I needed help and both time they said someone will bring the item I need to my room and no one came. I had to go back down stairs to the reception to ask again or collect myself.
- Fayez (8/5): - Bathroom very small
- Soyoung (10/5): 관광에 최적화된 위치 - 탁심광장에서 가까워서 공항버스 지하철 버스 푸니쿨라 등등 이용하기 너무 편해요 근처 관광지도 다 걸어서 갈 수 있어요 5분거리에 병원 약국 슈퍼 등등 편의시설도 다 있습니다 직원들도 정말 친절하고 호텔 침구가 너무 푹신해서 잘잤어요 위치 서비스 청결 가격 모든면에서 정말정말 최고에요
- MOHAMEDZUBER (10/5): - Very clean with firendly staff. No breakfast facility though.
- Alkan (8/5): - Güzeldi...Biz konumu icin tercih etmiştik ... çarşaf ve havluların degişmesini rica ettik yapmadılar gündüz duran suratsız resepsiyon gorevlisi oralı bile olmadı ...rıza beye ve Sivas'lı abiye teşekkürler🙏
- Verified traveler (10/5): Good for short stay. Professional service. - Very good experience with professional service by Oskan, Khizr and later Birol and a number of others seen and unseen (cleaning staff). I had known that the room I reserved was small but it sufficed for my short stay. The location is also convenient. While there was no breakfast there are many cafes etc nearby to choose from. The only negatives were the late night sounds from area clubs as well as somebody smoking close enough to my window to be a nuisance.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Very small tight room. But clean and nice bathroom.
- Kerem (10/5): - Es gibt nur ein Negativ Punkt nachts extrem laut. Ansonsten ist das Hotel super sauber, Personal super lieb und hilfsbereit. Sehr zentral
- kedir (10/5): - Un hotel secyritaire,personnel gentil, aidant, a l'ecoute du besoin du client. J'etais une femme voyageant seule mais je me suis dentit en sécurité.
- Khadija (10/5): Un hôtel de charme - Suite à une croisière dont le débarquement est à Istanbul j'étais obligée de passer une nuitée à l'hôtel avant de rentrer et j'étais agréablement surprise par l'hôtel Vardar palace, son emplacement, la propreté le service et surtout le confort ds la chambre.
- RAVINDRA (10/5): - Nice hotel to stay in Taksim Square !
- Necmettin (10/5): Herzaman tavsiye ederim - Nerdeyse her hafta konaklıyorum ilgi alaka temizlik herşeyiyle cok iyi herkes ilgili fiyatida uygun
- Mieko (10/5): - Very properly lighted - lobby, room, corridor. etc. Bottled water and tea/coffee are replenished daily. Helpful staff. 5 minutes walk to/from Taksim Square, but a bit far to/from the bus station from the Airports - street surface is not smooth, therefore, it is hard to walk to the hotel from the airport bus stop, dragging your heavy suitcase. Wish they serve breakfast.
- Gurpreet (8/5): - Very nice and helpful staff
- Teajin (8/5): - 탁심 광장 주변의 품경 공항 버스 타기나 편리한점이 좋았다
- Sira (10/5): 한쿡분들 오셔요 - 정말 깨끗하고 위치 안전하고 최고입니다 이스탄불 혼자 여행하러 오시는 여성분들은 여기로 하세요 위치는 걍 새벽 3시까지도 사람 엄청많은 탁심광장인데 구석 골목이나 이스탄불의 오르막길 등이 아니라 평지의 호텔 모여있는 사람 많은 길이라서 진짜 안전해요. 바디워시는 없으니까 주변 왓슨스에서 사시고 샴푸있어요. 아 그 호텔 슬리퍼는 없습니다. 근데 룸 컨디션이 가격대비 진짜 좋아요! 왜 여기가. 평점이 낮은지 이해할수없어욧..레노베이션 해서 그런건지..다른 가성비 호텔보다 진짜 강추해요. 글고 직원들도 친절함ㅋㅋ
- siba (10/5): - Hôtel très bien situé et personnel top !
- Juliana (10/5): - Great place for a single woman. Location is great because the area is safe and busy till very late/early morning. It’s very close to public transportation, so it has easy access. Plus, this hotel is actually quiet which is rare for the Taksim area.
- Verified traveler (4/5): - Zimmer sehr klein , Sanitär bräuchte eine Sanierung
- Belgin (10/5): - Daha çncede
- Barbaros (6/5): - Bir şişe su bile paralı. Çağın dışında kalmışlar. Odaya 2 şişe suyu ikram olarak koysalar,ne kaybederler. maliyeti 1 tl bile değil! Ütü bile yok!!! Bir daha bu otelde kalmayı düşünmüyorum...
- Verified traveler (8/5): Güvenli bir otel... - Konum olarak çok ideal bir lokasyonda. Personel davranışları, ilgi alakaları güzel. Kahvaltı ve oda standartlarını biraz daha iyi hale getirebilirlerse harika olur...
- Verified traveler (8/5): タクシム広場徒歩圏内のホテルです - タクシム広場からの徒歩圏内にあるホテルです。設備自体はくたびれてきていますが、綺麗に維持されているので悪くはないです。 フロントの係の方も親切に対応していただいて、ボタンが取れて針と糸を所望した所、その時点ではないという回答だったのですが、部屋に戻ってしばらくするとソーイングキットをどこからか調達してきて提供してくれました。
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Personal war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Hotel liegt sehr zentral.
- Marwen (10/5): - J’ai bien apprécié l’amabilité du personnel et surtout le réceptionniste du jour et le serveur du petit déjeuner. Merci pour votre aide Je vous ferai de la bonne publicité certainement. A la prochaine :)
- Verified traveler (2/5): Pas terrible - Hôtel pas du tout confortable. Literie de très mauvaise qualité, très bruyant et personnel pas toujours agréable. A éviter.
- Anders (8/5): - Ett lite äldre hotell,med centralt läge.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Pulizia e cordialità ok Camere ampie ma fatiscenti Colazione deludente
- Verified traveler (10/5): - This is a good value three star hotel in the very heart of Istanbul. Nothing luxurious but all the basics a traveller wants.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - One slight problem with slow room cleaning otherwise excellent value and very friendly service at all times
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Personalen väldig trevliga och hjälpsamma,service och god frukost, inget negativt vill man lägga till!
- Mirwais (6/5): My opinion. Okay for one night. - The room and bathroom are very small. The room was the size of a walking closet. I need it for one night and just to shower before the next flight. If you’re going to stay there book the larger room. Or, if going with family or for business, just go to bigger meetings of a brand name hotels.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - La terrazza aperta solo per la colazione invece ci sarebbe scritto anche bar e ristorante Buona posizione molto pulito anche se la struttura è abbastanza vecchia
- Verified traveler (8/5): - It is what it is. This isn't a luxury hotel in the slightest. Reminded me of university student accommodation. BUT it is affordable and just off Taksim Square. If you want bargain accommodation and aren't bothered about it because you only really sleep in your hotel this is a great option. Stayed there for the UEFA European Super Cup and would stay there again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - I liked everything from the reception up to the roof
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The man in The reception is so nice and helpful thanks to him
- Oscar (4/5): - it is very close to the centre and the building should have great history but the room is too small than I expected. It is not the same what I checked on the picture. I did not have chance to complain to the reception as it was last room in the hotel and it was late to check alternative options. I am sorry but I will not prefer to stay there again.
- Jasim (2/5): - Very dirty hotel no good service to much noise from outside very bad very bad
- Samir (10/5): - Very nice place, near to night life and in tha same time silence and peacfull streets.
- Abdulkader (4/5): Almost ok - The prices is going high and the service is going low
- Mo (8/5): Lovely close to every the main squar and lott off - I find the hotel very quit most of the time only on the breakfast I seen other guist,it was dark in color nor much light ,not much staff in the hotel over all it's rely ok for what I payed I may use it again THANKS
- john (8/5): Good hotel reasonable price - Good location quiet and comfortable rooms for the price. Single rooms are a little too small for me but economic.
- Indira (6/5): - Comfortable
- Dan (8/5): nice and friendly - We had a wonderful stay at Vardar Hotel. very clean, good beds, The neighborhood was perfect for Us. Very charming, lots of cafees and close to the center. though it would have been nice to have the ability to make coffee or tea in the hotel room, as the restaurant was closed in the evening (although it should have been open). But we liked the staff and the hotel very much
- Verified traveler (10/5): Very convenient - Great place, amazing location very close to Taksim square and Istiklal street. Very cheap and convenient considering the price against the location. The rooms are spacious and the beds are very comfortable. Ask for a quiet room and you will not hear anything from the streets. Breakfast is amazing (try the scrambled eggs!)
- Verified traveler (8/5): Close to Istikal St - Great location. Comfortable though not overly fancy. Very helpful desk staff. Great included breakfast
- mohammad (10/5): Nice room - Very nice room and location close to taksim but some noise because the hotel on popular road and busiest
- Verified traveler (10/5): Really nice and clean hotel! VERY close to Taksim! - very good! not much entertainment offered at night but Taksim and Istiklal are right there!
- Verified traveler (8/5): Convenient and comfortable - Our room was large and airy, although others in our party had a dark, smaller room. We were very happy that the windows were thick and blocked out the night noise from the neighborhood. The hotel is in an area that is crazy and loud until about 4:30 a.m. The staff were very helpful with everything.
- Nathaniel (8/5): Great location, Clean & Simple - Old school hotel located in the Taksim/Beyoglu neighborhood. The hotel was on a primary street that made it accessible to charm-filled, cobblestone, hilly neighborhoods as well as busy busy busy commercial Istiklal street. We were the neighborhood a bridge across Sultanahmet with all the historical attractions. The hotel itself supplied a solid Mediterranean "buffet" breakfast on a modern terrace with decent views. The rooms were on the small side but they were kept clean daily. Internet service was a tad on the slow side and though we were thankful for air conditioning it was not central and a little old fashion. Even so, this was a great value experience.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Small hotel close to Taksim Square, Istanbul - I was attending a week-long conference in Istanbul and this hotel was perfect- slightly away from the more touristy area, and therefore surrounded by more inexpensive restaurants/cafes etc. This hotel has a rooftop terrace/bar (where breakfast is served) with good views over the Bospherous and the Blue Mosque. I had a large and clean room at the back of the hotel which was quiet (I think a room at the front would be noisy as the road always appeared to be busy). Only slight complaint was that the bed was hard. With reference to other previous comments, I did not hear any noise from other neighbouring bedrooms. I would highly recommend this hotel- great value for money and has more local character than larger chain hotels. Would definitely stay here again.
- samir (6/5): Good location but some noises - It's my second time at Vardar.good location,friendlt staff.no varieties in breakfeast and some noises at night
- Mohd khamis (6/5): Need more - The hotel is good put the rooms needs decoration like wall paper and change the lightening
- Verified traveler (6/5): - The hotel lets itself down. Stayed as a couple but was only given 1 key. When I returned alone and without the key I was intially told I couldnt get into the room, after an argument I was reluctantly let in but was denied a power card and had to sit in the dark until my wife returned
- Verified traveler (8/5): Clean, affordable hotel in great location. - The hotel is clean and a very good deal. The location, a few blocks from Taksim Sq, is convenient. The staff are helpful. The free breakfast was perfectly fine.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - The hotel was almost perfect - good location, very friendly and helpful staff, clean and spacious room. The breakfast had everything we wanted and more - plenty to satisfy - and the setting in the rooftop terrace was very relaxing. The only complaint is that I found the bed too hard and therefore had a disturbed and uncomfortable night.
- Lisa (8/5): Nice stay close to Taskim - This hotel was close to Taskim square and the shopping avenue, but was very noisy on the Friday and Saturday night we stayed. The breakfast was not oo bad, just simple. Galata tower was anout a 15 minute walk away and Hagia Sophia was about another 10 minutes from there. All in all, i enjoyed my stay here.
- Alison (8/5): Good hotel near good transport links - Was just a base while I attended a conference, but worked well. Polite staff, nice breakfast included in the rate.
- MLS (8/5): Good hotel & convenient location. - Enjoyed the hotel, enjoyed Istanbul and had no problems. Hotel is clean, facilities reasonable and roof terrace is great for breakfast. Staff are friendly but did not speak much English, or let's say we did not speak Turkish! Would go back again without hesitation.
- ben (8/5): Taksim square riots?? - I couldn't hear them!! - Very reasonable price, cool rooftop bar/restaurant and reasonable breakfast - my room had no window to outside world only into internal area, however temperature easily controlled and amazingly despite proximity to taksim square with thousands of people rioting (june 2013) was not able to hear a peep - good nights sleep. Overall a good hotel at the price I paid.
- Chrisnathe (6/5): Great if you don't sleep - All good except for the beds. They were like sleeping on planks of wood. An upgrade of mattress quality and it would rate 4.
- Martin (4/5): Money-obsessed manager spoilt the experience - This hotel is in the perfect place in Taksim and has several good things about it: staff (although fewer than half of them spoke English); location, just a few minutes walk from Taksim Metro stop, 15 minutes from Findikli and 20 minutes from Tophane. The area seemed safe. However, some things just soured the experience: the walls are paper-thin and there is also a vent that provides excellent sound quality to the adjacent rooms; the room is a reasonable size made to look bigger by a 3/4 size bed; the choice of room is either at the front next to a very loud road or at the back with a view into neighbouring rooms (and vice-versa); shampoo and cheap, horrible soap is provided (no shower gel available); as we had travelled we requested an iron so we could wear our clothes - the manager insisted that we MUST use the hotel's service (paying, for example 2.50Euro to iron a shirt) even though it could not be done on-site and we would effectively be without clothes for our first day AND the receptionist said there was an iron there that she just couldn't give to us! Breakfast was very basic, but edible. Overall, I think the manager's attitude - including the fact that receiving his kickbacks from external services is more important than providing a good holiday experience - stinks so badly that people should try to find another hotel in the area. I felt sorry for his staff and the area was good, hence the overall '2' rating.
- Dolores & Eric (6/5): If you find something else, go for it - The hotel is ok. However, you can hear everything happening in all the other rooms. We could hear the people staying in the room next to us all night. You could also hear the music in Taksim square but it was not too bad, the issue were the people next door. This was the most expensive hotel we paid for on our whole trip around Turkey and it was not a GREAT experience. But, we understand Taksim square is more expensive and it was right before new years.
- Nathan (10/5): great hotel for shoppers - i had stayed in this hotel many years ago and would never have recommended it because being on a main street it was a very noisy hotel to stay in,,,but going back after about 10 years ,,it was totally updated and very quiet,totally worth staying at,,and so close to the main Taksim shopping street
- Frank (6/5): Good location with noise - It is difficult to encapsulate some specific issues in the context of "Cleanliness of your room" or Condition and upkeep of the hotel. So let me get to the specifics. One the room itself was nice enough. It is the bathroom I had an issue with. In my room the toilet bowl was very close to the shower door to make it a bit uncomfortable to enter the shower. But I really did not like however was the fact that there were gaps between the tiles on the shower floor and around the water drain also on the floor. These gaps were dark and they probably had mold (not a good thing!). The other major issue was the noise level coming from the night club down across the street from the hotel. It kept me up until 3 am. My room overlooked the street and was on the third floor, so one could assume that other rooms in the back would not hear the noise as much. But I am writing about my room. As to the rest the place was nice enough with old fashioned wood panelling and floors and clean. The hotel is located very close to Taksim square and Istikal St (a shopping, entertainment, eating area in the new part of town).
- Brian (8/5): good location & perfect for no frills - clean, simple, well located and decent breakfast. Perfect if you just want a clean convenient place to stay in the heart of everything.
- Mansour (6/5): mansour - It's ok but we did't like the neighbourhood ,but the management was very good EXLAND
- Hope (8/5): A Hidden Gem - Centrally located near Taksim Square. Modest accommodation. Friendly, helpful staff. Good breakfast. Have recommended to friends. Would stay at Vardar Palace again.
- Hesham Maher (6/5): ocmvenient place and price - We didn't like that the cleaners are men , and we found it a mistake that one of the cleaners opened the cupboard where we hanged our clothes, to put the covers inside. Some of the receptionist were not helpful and even gave us a wrong information about the place from where we can make the bosphore trip which could have made us to miss our plane and we didn't have enough time to make our tax free documents
- Vijay (8/5): A good place to stay - It was not troublesome in any way, the hotel staff was quite cooperative, the breakfast was good too.
- Donaldo (8/5): Great Stay - The hotel was a pleasant suprise after reading some of the comments by others who have stayed there.First night was in a front room facing the street with a faulty airconditioner but a request for room change to a room towards the back was done without any problems. Staff polite and spoke reasonable english.I stayed 10 nights and the hotels close proximity to Taksim and other locations for the price was excellent. Breakfast was OK any no excuse not to stay with the myriad of eateries around the hotel. The windows and doors in both rooms I stayed in were double glazed and some were still being installed in rooms so the rooms are much quieter. Funicular 5 min walk and connects to T1 tram whiches goes to Sultanamhet I found easier than bus.Would happily stay again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): lovely little hotel in the heart of the city - Excellent location, and despite being in a noisy district near Taksim Square, I asked for a quiet room and was given one at the back, which was indeed very quiet. My room was huge and very comfortable. bathroom small but adequate. The rooftop terrace was superb, shame there was no bar in the hotel but there's a supermarket just down the road so easy enough to bring your own drinks. Shame they closed the rooftop terrace at night though, it would have been nice to sit up there with a drink in the evening too.
- Anat (10/5): best deal - Enjoyed very much.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Close to taksim Sq. & Beyoglu - Good location, quiet, great staff, good breakfast, wifi included, OK price. Will stay there again.
- Benoit (8/5): Hotel Vardar Istanbul: good hotel, good location - My single room was very large, but that could have been the luck of the draw. In any case, it was a very nice, confortable, clean and spacious room, with very nice rest rooms/ shower. That is after all the most important. The second most important aspect is the location, and there again the hotel scores very good, imho: at walking distance from Taksim, and really close from all of the Beyoglu bars and restaurants. A slight drawback was the included breakfast and breakfast room, and also the lack of a bar and/or terrace which could have lurred me to another hotel... Overall, though, I was very happy.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Vardar palace, very nice place for a fair price - I really enjoyed my recent stay at the Vardar palace hotel. Staff in the reception was very helpful. The rooms were clean and there were extra blankets and pillows. The hotel is located just by Taksim square in the very centre of Istanbul. From there you can easily take the metro anywhere you want. On the downside the hotel walls are not very well insulated and I could hear my neighbours (especially in the bathroom). The breakfast was not served until 7.30 and was nothing special, but not bad either.
- Kathy (10/5): Vardar Palace Hotel- easy access to all sights - Very pleased with the service, location and room. Older updated Turkish Hotel, very large clean rooms. Front desk staff very accomodating holding our luggage on early arrival. Transportation a couple minutes walk to all major tourist sites. Exciting area on the weekend, may be too noisy for some through the night as the city doesn't sleep. But is gave the experience of Turkish life...lots of great affordable restaurants right out the front door. Stayed only one night and it was an enjoyable experience all around.
- Sandi (10/5): - Every thing was great except they need to up grade their TVs
- Verified traveler (6/5): - this hotel is in the city center , the problem in that the street that hotel is in which is very busy and in nights very noisy. the noise was my main priblem in this hotel.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Good hotel near Taksim Square - The hotel was very nice. Clean, air conditioned rooms. Free and reliable wireless internet access. Generous breakfast buffet included in room price. Short walk to Taksim Square and Istiklal. Easy access to Havas airport shuttle. Will very likely stay there when next in Istanbul. Only gripe is that room/amenities description indicates iron/ironing board availability on request, but these are not in fact available.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Vardar Palace - Excellent Staff, Great Location - Everyone who worked at the Vardar Palace was incredibly friendly and helpful, recommending restaurants, Turkish bathhouses, learning our names and asking how our day went. The rooms are spacious and clean - the only downside is that the pillows are a bit hard. But besides that, you can't beat this hotel!
- Verified traveler (6/5): - The only thing going for the hotel is its location (close to taksim square and the busy istiklal street). Other than that, the hotel is fairly average and it cannot be a 4 star hotel as publicized. The receptionist was very unhelpful. I asked him when I first arrived how to get to taksim square (which is about 150-200 meters away) and he suggested I take a cab! I asked another one later for which tram station to use to go to another area of istanbul and he simply suggested the cab again and suggested that I read the signs in the metro station (all the signs are in turkish!!)
- Surya Deep (8/5): My visit in April 2011 - Hey Travellers, I would make a simple review on this location is convenient, hotel room and comfort is good and the worst part of the hotel is only buffet breakfast. Staff cooperation is average over all you can go for it except for the breakfast.
- Martin (6/5): Small hotel in a conveniant location - The hotel is perfectly located for restaurants and night life of the Taksim area. The top sight seeing spots (Ayasofia, Blue Mosque etc) can be easily reached by public transport in about 30 minutes. Galata tower is walking distance (20 minutes). The location is great. The rooms are either to the courtyard or the street. The opposite walls of the courtyards are pretty close, so no view and just a bit of light, at least these rooms are pretty quiet. You have to take a view whether you expect to be in your room for anything else than a night's sleep, in which case you should choose another hotel. Room and bathroom was clean. Wifi worked fine. The breakfast is rather according to local habbits, some cheese, coffee, tea, juice, boiled egg, not fancy but gives you a kick start. Big fail for me: I booked a non-smoking room, but got a smoking room. But I understand expedia is to blame rather than the hotel. If you are serious about this, better send an email to the hotel after booking, so that they know for sure your preference.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Good - The location is the best assett of this hotel. It's being at the very center of Taksim also means some nightly noise coming from the nearby clubs. Apart from that, it was very pleasant stay in this clean hotel .
- Yvonne (8/5): Great location and price! - Great hotel near hopping location - Istiklal Caddessi. Staff was friendly, room was clean and comfortable. Back of hotel rooms don't have a good view, but that's not where you go to see the sites of Istanbul anyway. Good breakfast with plenty of food. Just no parking offered, which is typical of an Istanbul hotel.
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