Big Apple Hotel

Jamaica , Montego Bay (and vicinity)
Montego Bay, Queens Dr
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20 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2024

sabri

Good service

it was pretty good and kind personal working with better breakfast than other hotels

Self

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2024

Mohammed

Decent Quality, it is listed as free breakfast, and there was no breakfast. The hot water is not working properly. No elevator, it would problem if you have a couple of heavy suitcases. I rate is 6/10

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Very bad staff

I went to them . they said there is no place to accept your reservation

search for another place and reservation

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Awesome location in Sultanahmet. Great value for a private room. Bar crawl is good for solo travelers.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Great place to stay

First great location. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Great breakfast on a terrace,dorm small but well organized with its own private bathroom and lockers. Everything is very clean. Wi-Fi connection slow in rooms. They have a rule not mentioned on hotels.com, no over 40 in dorm! But they see very accommodating. I would definitely recommend this place.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2014

Verified traveler

Charmed

I stayed 2 nights in the women's dorm room. The room and adjoining bathroom were neat and clean. The women's dorm room is right off of the reception area, which made me feel safe on my first nights traveling solo in a new country. However, there is no a/c or window to the outside in this room, so you might want to think twice about booking it in the summer if a warm room bothers you. The Turkish breakfast on the rooftop terrace is delicious, and the staff is beyond friendly, welcoming, and helpful. I hope to return!

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2014

Verified traveler

Clean, friendly. Better than the pictures online!

24 hour reception, perfect for me as I arrived at midnight. Room was a 6 bed guy only room. Big lockers under the beds, no need for padlock, own key for the lock. Door lock was a simple push button. People felt relaxed they as I noticed a lot of valuables left in the rooms.
Free wifi & free computers, which was good for me.
Security lockers in the lobby for u to store & a luggage drop.
One big dorm room of about 18 beds, with 2 toilets/showers.
Spread over 5 floors, with ensuite dorms, private rooms too. The top floor is a terrace, where you get an awesome all-you-can-eat breakfast, good views, with a glimpse of the Blue mosque too.

I only have 2 issues with the hostel. The lack of laundry facilities was disappointing, but just round the corner is a laundrette, but they weren't very good, as most of my clothes we returned 3 sizes too small!
I only had to wait once for the toilet & shower, but I could see how it could be annoying for others. You want the toilet, go upstairs, you want the shower, go downstairs.

Apart from that, overall I thought it was a great place & I will & already have, recommended it to people.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2014

Perfect location, clean, and good customer service

I would definitely stay again if i were to go alone to Istanbul again. The hosts, Enver and Medmet, never seemed to sleep. They were extremely friendly and helpful (and flirtatious ;}). The dorm rooms were very clean. The location is perfect although you can't walk to the hotel without being hassled by the street vendors since the main fare is filled with restaurants and rug stores.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2013

j-m

I dont think it was a good value for money

Friendly helpful staff.
Good location in Sultanhamatthe.
Breakfast was good, with nice variety, a toster would have been nice to have.
I found a long hair in my bed (i swear i was sleeping alone. And im bold).
There wasnt a remote control for the aircondition. When i asked for, they told me they will operate the central heating system. But they didn't.
I had hard time connecting to thier wifi,but that is likley because of my devices. So they have 3 PCs at the lobby which is great. But, no matter what i did i couldn't get to the English Google and FB interface.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2013

Maria

Awesome hostel, great location & v friendly staff.

Really warm welcome on arrival, room was nice & clean, big locker under bed & wifi pretty good too.

Perfect location right off restaurant & bar strip. Totally recommend best restaurant as Albura Kathisma and best bar as Sultan Cafe across the road (sometimes you get sparklers when you order Raki)!!

Really close or easy walking distance to most main attractions. Highly recommend the Cistern & a Bosphorous boat trip (you can haggle down to 10 Euro). Stay away from the palace & mosques early morning unless you want to be amongst bus after bus loads of group tours (and cant look or take photos of anything).

Would def stay at Big Apple again when come back to visit Istanbul :)

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2013

zaina

accessible to tourist area

I enjoy it and would recommend it to everybody. Good value with breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2013

Sandra

Great Stay

The location, the rooms, the free breakfast, and especially the staff were all great. Would definitely stay here again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2013

Verified traveler

Good hostel

Big Apple is a realy goof hostel for backpackers. Is not expensive and the breakfasts are very nice.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2012

Sofiya

Great hotel

I really enjoyed my stay at Nese Hotel, I even stayed an extra night. I am travelling alone, and found staff and the owner very hospitable and friendly. The owner has some great recommendations of where to go, what to see. Breakfast is delicious here, full of Turkish delicacies. Although rooms are small and simple, they are always clean and quite comfortable. If you are a traveler on a budget and like simple things, I would definitely recommend Nese. If I come back, I would definitely stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2012

Rachael

Great location, helpful staff

Walking distance to the big sights in Itanbul, and in the great canturkan area full of restaurants and fabulous turkish shopping. Breakfast buffet on the roof excellent too. Clean room and the staff were helpful. The family of five of us were in one room, so it was pretty tight, but in theory we are only there to sleep anyway. The air con was good, but a bit tricky to manage blowing directly onto the top bunk below it. Overall definitely recommended and I would stay there again for the money.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2012

Andrew

Nice hostel but beware management

The hostel itself is nice and clean in a great location. Pricewise there are comparable or better options. My only complaint is with the manager. I tried to arrange an airport shuttle with him via email, giving all my flight details. He replied, asking me for my flight details. I gave them again. When I arrived, there was no one to pick me up. After waiting for a half hour I finally took public transport. When I arrived, he had the audacity to try to charge me for the shuttle and blamed me for the mixup. It was awkward for the rest of my stay. Besides that, nice hostel.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Paulina

El personal muy amable y excelente ubicacion

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

maria

La atención 10 puntos, el encargado nos ha ayudado con información y ha sido muy amable. El desayuno es maravilloso. La limpieza es nula.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2025

Elena

Ho prenotato un Hotel ma ci siamo trovati in una guest House … la colazione non è nella stessa struttura ma nell’ hotel ad un centinaio di metri …la stanza : letti comodi sufficientemente pulita ma il bagno indecoroso … e non rispecchia assolutamente le foto pubblicizzate . La prima stanza era peggio e l’incaricato alla reception super gentile e disponibile ce l’ha cambiata . Nota positiva : questo signore super gentile e la posizione , ma non ci tornerei ….

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2021

FATIKH

Perfect location and good staff

Really good location. Perfect variant for it’s price. Receptionist Uğur Bey - thanks a lot, teşekkürler :)

Please, repair POS-terminal - it makes life for travelers much easier :)

Friends_and_family Friends