Xalila - Hostel

Location: Taksim Yaghanesi Sk., Istanbul, TR

Star Rating: 7.9 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - anytime

Check-out: 01:00 PM

Instructions: To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. At check-in, guests must provide either a negative COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination.

Amenities & Facilities

• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Free WiFi
• 24-hour front desk
• Concierge service
• Wheelchair accessible
• Smoke-free property
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Well-lit path to entrance

Rooms Available

• Economy Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm, Non Smoking, Refrigerator

  4 Large Twin Bunk Beds

  Internet - Free wired internet access

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, electric kettle, and shared/communal kitchen access

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - 3 bathrooms, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Printer, wardrobe or closet, and mobile key entry

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, fresh towels every 2 days, fresh bed sheets every 2 days

  Need to Know - Shared accommodations, no cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 8 (8 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Refrigerator
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shared accommodation
  • No rollaway/extra beds
  • No cribs (infant beds)
  • Shared/communal kitchen access
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Mobile key entry
  • Printer

Guest Reviews

• hada manan (8/5): - They are very nice.. Location -hilly area I have nice stay there Just toilet a bit smelly
• Tati (10/5): - понравилось месторасположение, радушие хозяина и особенно то, что номер отапливался - на улице было холодно - но в номере было тепло и горячая батарея, в Турции это редкость... Но хозяин заботится о своих клиентах, поэтому мне было тепло и приятно!!!!
• Tati (10/5): - прекрасный персонал и отличная постель и кровать удобная, закрываются личные шкафчики!
• Amir (8/5): -
• Bushra (8/5): Easy and comfortable to manage - Nice good location and adorable Comfortable Good price
• Alaoui (4/5): -
• Fayzullayev (7/5): -
• Dora (1/5): -
• Muhammad (4/5): -
• Jebelean (7/5): -
• Amir (8/5): - Nice clean privacy
• Makhmudjon (7/5): -
• Jean-Alphonse (5/5): Accueil chaleureux mais par des hommes uniquement contrairement à ce que l’annonce indique. De plus salle de bain et cha - Nous avons bien aimé la salle commune, où il y a du thé pour les voyageurs. Le personnel est accueillant. Nous ne nous attendions pas à ce que des hommes tiennent l’auberge, étant donné que sur l’annonce était bien mentionné le only woman.
• Bianca (10/5): -
• Ramin Mehr (6/5): -
• Rana (1/5): -
• Galustyan (10/5): -
• zavradashvili (1/5): -
• Nabila (1/5): -
• Lily (7/5): Comfortable and good value stay with kind staff. Definitely not a super neat or clean place, but good value for what you - The staff are very nice and check in is quick and easy. I felt comfortable the entire time in my woman-only room. It is not particularly clean or neat, with lots of random bags and items on the floor in the room, so if that is a problem for you, would not recommend. I also could not be sure how clean the bed was.
• Rahmani (1/5): -
• Kanat (10/5): - 👍🏻
• Karin (10/5): Buena relacion precio calidad - Buena ubicacion y personal muy amable Nada
• Beatriz (10/5): - Incredibly warm and welcoming hosts! Definitely ask the owner and his lovely family for restaurant recommendations: i've been to their suggested diner there three times already, and i'll be coming back. Thank you for sharing your love of Istanbul with me!
• Petra (6/5): je to klasický hostel , bezpečný aj pre sólo cestovateľky ... môžem odporúčať :) -
• Xue (10/5): 总体性价比很高。 - 房间很宽敞，厕所干湿分离。顶楼的女生六人间有一个小阳台，风景不错，坐着吹风很舒服。位置很方便，离一个爵士酒吧很近。工作人员人很好。 提前放行李要给100里拉，并且check in之前不能待在公共区域。 没有电梯，楼梯比较狭窄。 wifi不太顺畅。
• Ekaterina (3/5): Категорически не рекомендую!! - С этим хостелом случилась катастрофа! ещё год назад при других хозяевах это было симпатичное место. Останавливалась раньше здесь дважды, ничего хорошего не осталось: женский номер перенесли на самый верх по очень крутой лестнице (а раньше был на 2м этаже). Чистое новое спальное бельё я выпросила после 20 минут разговоров, а другую гостью, приехавшую ночью, так и положили в оставшуюся от предыдущей гостьи кровать. Везде грязища, комья волос летают по полу, туалетная бумага за 2 дня так и не появилась, про гели и шампуни, которые раньше были, а теперь нет, говорить не стоит. Новая администрация ужасна: не говорящий по английски иранский парень с утра, ничего не знает и не понимает, звонит старшему, тот с похмелья, просит его не беспокоить до времени Чекина. За то, чтобы оставить багаж до Чекина требуют 100 лир за сумку. В зоне кухни теперь грязь, раньше был чай, теперь нет. Контингент гостей полностью поменялся, раньше приезжали туристы, женщины и мужчины, из европейских стран. Теперь в хостеле исключительно молодые парни иранцы, целыми днями сидят в лобби, так что вы нормально чай не выпьете, чтобы на вас в упор не смотрели человек 5 бездельников. Крайне некомфортное место. Если бы не предоплата, я бы ни секунды там не осталась, но деньги они не возвращают, так что пришлось переночевать. Зато с большой теплотой вспоминаю прошлого хозяина, замечательного Хабиба, при котором было чисто и уютно. Место категорически не рекомендую.
• Zaheer (5/5): -
• Hafsa (10/5): I loved staying at this hostel - If you're looking for a great hostel experience, look no further. This one ticks all the boxes – cleanliness, friendly staff, and a fantastic location
• Femke (6/5): A cheap stay for travelers that want to be alone. :) - The staff was amazing! I felt very welcomed right away! Unfortunately, the hostel was quite empty when I was there - this is more a calm hostel rather than a social hostel. The room was pretty clean but there was a lot of mold in the corners.
• Margaret (7/5): Limited facilities but very welcoming staff. Excellent value for money. Ideal for a short stay. - Very friendly staff. Was open all night so when I arrived very early in the morning I could sit inside or leave my bag. Free tea and fairly spacious kitchen area. Ladies only dorm. No cooking facilities. Wasn't enough keys for all the lockers.
• Diana (7/5): Good -
• Mc (8/5): I really enjoyed my stay - location of the hotel Everything seem good
• Aliya (5/5): Passable -
• Manar (10/5): The room was v clear and staff very helpful - Clean and staff Nothing
• Mamta (8/5): It was short and sweet. - All was good. Nice staff, helpful. Peaceful stay. Slightly on the inside which one needs to keep in mind especially walking evening/night time.
• Isra (10/5): I liked it. If you are on a budget, give it a chance. - The staff at this place is just amazing and so kind. They really go out of their way to assist you. Being a solo female traveler, I feel completely secure at this property. Huge thanks to Habib and Amir for everything. The streets can get pretty lively sometimes with all the noise out there!
• Fefe (10/5): Excellent - Its clean, staff is helpfull and understanding. I got more value for money than expected. My expectations were exceeded so I have no complaint
• Natalia (10/5): Exceptional -
• Tuğba (10/5): Nice place - The women's dormitory was great, clean and safe. The bathroom is inside the room. There is enough space for everyone. It would be a good curtain for privacy, but it's very cheap accomodation price its okey. They give free tea to the customer. And the owner and his stuff are really helpful. I highly recommend it to solo female travelers. Very close to Taksim square. Nothing
• Sharifah (5/5): Passable -
• Olessya (10/5): Exceptional - I only stayed for one night because I needed to leave from Taxim square next morning. The room is clean. The shower and toilet are also clean and are in the room, not in the corridor. Wi-fi works really well. The price is really decent.
• Irina (8/5): Cheap for this location - It is cheap and normal for these money. Staff is very helpful and kind. I got my bed very early in the morning and the reception guy even helped me to bring my suit case in the room. Very close to the Taksim square (metro station, funicular and Havaist bus stop to the new airport).the bed is comfy The bed sheets didn't seem like washed. The hostel location scares me a little bit early morning.doesn't look safe. but 2 times I stayed there and still was not in troubles
• Daniela (7/5): Good - The location was really good... Near to Taksim square and the shuttle bus from the airport. There was a lot of restaurant just crossing the main Street. The reception was open all day and always available to help or give some advice for what to see or where to go. There was tea available all day. The shower and the toilet are separated inside of the room, which is convenient. Towels and a key for the locker were provided. There is not curtains in the bed, so if you arrive late you might bother other people who is already sleeping.
• Viktoria (10/5): Exceptional -
• Renata (8/5): Great cost benefit - Nice location, despite the street being a bit dark at night. Very kind staff, but little English.
• Christina (10/5): Exceptional - Everything was perfect The room was huge the bathroom was clean The stuff very friendly
• Diana (9/5): Superb - I like the location of the place (walking distance to the Centre / Taxim square is around 4-5 minutes). The room was cleaned every day. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. This was my first time staying at a hostel, the experience was overall good, but there were some girls who were a bit messy and untidy, so I figured that it’s not an option for me. Moreover, some of them made lots of noise when doing their own stuff without paying attention to the time (after 11 pm) and people around.
• Tee (6/5): Pleasant - Airport bus stop to IST and SAW, metro station all within walking distance of 10 to 15 mins. Common area do not have aircond, but heard it will install soon. The stairs case is too narrow, not convenient to carry big luggage. Location at shop behind main street, may arise security concern.
• Meswati (8/5): comfortable, i like it! worth the value! - spacious, clean, free locker, comfortable bed, friendly staff who let me put my luggage after my checkout and offered me tea, 24hrs reception no lift, but the staff will help you lift your luggage to your room. the location is a bit far from the city centre, but pretty close to taksim square.
• Naouel (5/5): Clean, cheap, but a lot of cigarette smoke. - The women’s dorm was clean. They gave me a parking spot which involved moving some planters on the street to make a spot. The whole place smelled badly of smoke which is either coming from the men’s dorm or the chain smoking at the front door or likely both. The employee I mentioned it to really didn’t care at all. If you are a smoker, this is a great place for you because most of the guests are chain smoking as they like and where they like.
• Irina (7/5): Quite cheap place with friendly staff - Close to the Taksim square and to the Havaist bus stop to the airport Istanbul. Very kind, friendly and helpful staff. They let me make check-in very early in the morning. The bedroom is really huge, the bathroom and WC too and separately and also inside of the room for 8 pax. The bed is bigger then I expected and comfortable. The sheets and towel was clean. The socket is near of the bed. Also is good idea about personal lock wardrobe. The location is inside of the smsll streets. I didn't feel safety in this area. There is only one mirror in the bathroom. It would be great to have another one inside of the room. There is no other sockets except near of the bed. The upper level bed is really high so it's not comfortable to charge phone when you're not in the bed. Also it would be nice to have a table with chairs in the room and individual small light for every bed
• Agnieszka (7/5): Good -
• Luisa (8/5): Very good - Amazing staff Very comfortable rooms Clean Perfect location
• Marina (9/5): Superb - The staff is friendly and helpful, the room is big, with big individual lockers and keys, beds are comfortable, it is well located, clean. Also they provided towels, and hotels slippers :) so cute! we liked our nights there!
• Yahya (1/5): Bad -
• Nevenka (9/5): It's ok. - The hostel is very very clean, hygiene is taken care of. The staff is wonderful, no noise. The beds are nice and comfortable The location where the hostel is located is a bit scary. The street where the hostel is located is a bit dark, narrow, a lot of strange people in the street. But as for the location itself, it is 5 minutes from the square, and close to everything in the Taksim region.
• Anya (6/5): a nice place but you can find a better one - i definitely liked the staff and the location the female dorm room is light and spacious hot water in the shower, nice water pressure AC works really well a bit dirty to be honest, but not too bad the facilities aren’t new the WI-FI is atrocious (for work)… if you work online then you can sit downstairs at the cafe, but it’s very crowded and loud there, so idk unfortunately, its also very noisy outside I didn’t sleep well there the lockers were too narrow for my backpack (and my backpack is normal size) also, there were problems with the keys for the lockers
• Porchkhidze (10/5): Exceptional -
• Xxsamarxx (10/5): Exceptional - The staff was very kind and ready to help. The host Eros helped us very much during our stay. The hostel is 2 min walking from Istiklal street, 5 min from taksim Square and 10 min from airport havabüs Station. The room was very clean and new.

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