Prelude Hotel

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Joanne

Great hotel, good service

Great location, close to everything we needed. Staff were always available and very helpful. We had to ask a couple of times for a kettle and a hairdryer, but eventually we got them and everything else was provided.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2025

Cindy

It’s near the taksim square so many things to do around and not bad for the price. Overall ok stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

BRENO

Uma ótima opção de custo-benefício

O hotel nos atendeu perfeitamente bem, principalmente em termos de localização, ficando próximo da Praça Taksim e numa região central de Beyoglu, ficando fácil de caminhar para bares e restaurantes na região, assim como outros bairros como Galata e Karakoy.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Samira

Best service, best location 10/10

The hotel was up to my expectation in terms of the location, comfort , safety and being taken care of by the amazing customer service staff Mr. Valat and Mr shafaq are the best. They go above and beyound to assisst the customers.

Self

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2024

ghada

Very small rooms, old and not well maintained and very noisy but has a perfect location and helpful staff at least one of them.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2024

Virginia

Buen Hotel pero le falta mantenimiento

El Hotel esta bien ubicado, tiene todo lo necesario, la gente muy amable, pero pienso que lo han descuidado de mantenimiento y necesitan mejorar el tema de la limpieza.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

18 Sep 2024

Givi

Very dirty room and towels they did not clean my room for 2 days

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2024

Verified traveler

Great central location for a short trip. Super helpful staff and clean and tidy rooms. Recommended

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2024

Mark

Overall very well. Very nice staff. A little noisy

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

19 Oct 2023

Omeed

Not friendly staff

We checked out and my friend asked if she could use the bathroom and they said since you checked out you cannot. Using bathroom was right after checkout was over.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2023

Mayur

Good hospitality

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2023

Timothy

Helpful front desk service!

Business

2/10

Poor

14 Oct 2022

Faisal Amur Said

-Nothing was good about it.
- The staff were rude.. except one
- no cleaning services
- Bed was very dirty and make noise all the time.. we asked for Solving the problem but they didn't do anything.
- The area is very noisy until 4 o'clock in the mornings.. the windows of course are not soundproof
- The area is very crowded and the driving option is unlikely
- the staff are limited and most of the hospitality services are not provided
- It is not preferable place for families
- I don't recommend this place at all for anyone

- مكان سيء للغايه ولا يعكس التعليقات التي قرئتها عنه سابقا
- لا يوجد اي معايير للناظفه ابدا
- طاقم غير متعاون ولا يقدم خدمات
الاساسيه للعملاء
- الاسره قذره والملايات ممزقه وعلاوه على ذلك السرير قديم ويصدر اصوات وعند طلب حل المشكله لا يقوم القائمون على الفندق بأي مبادره
- المكان مزعج ويوجد مراقص قربه والازعاج وصوت الاغاني الى الفجر مع العلم لا يوجد نوافذ عازله للصوت
في المجمل المنطقه مكتضه وخيار قياده السياره صعب جدا
- لا يصلح ابدا للعوائل ولا انصح به لاي احد اذا اراد الراحه
- خدمه الواي فاي سيئه للغايه ولا تغطي جميع الغرف

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Feras the front office manager who was trying his best to provide all helps related to our stay or in general .
Good hotel, will decorated, even if the area is not that perfect but so close to Istiklal well known street .
Thanks a lot .

Business Family

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2019

Aykut

Not good morning l have shower l yousd there towal 1/2hour my ais infecting and l whent to hospital.

4/10

Poor

11 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Location is GREAT. But, what can i tell about this hotel, bathroom hot water is like on off 2 sec cold water 4 sec hot water. It is like ice cream on a fondant. No ice in the hotel if you need to drink. No breakfast. This hotel equal location thats it.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Adnan on the reception was very helpfull ,very friendly and hospitable.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2018

Sam

A very good hotel and close to everything!. I’ll book again this hotel if I need it.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

This hotel is in a good location in Taksim, near everything with good stuffs and very quiet. I will come back again!

2/10

Poor

23 Sep 2018

James

Hotel staff are nice and welcoming, clean room (except the wooden shower floor), comfortable bed. BUT the only unforgivable sin for a hotel is thay you can’t get a good night’s sleep. There is a loud bar that plays live music about 7 meters from the hotel until around 4am. Only stay here if sleep is optional.

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2018

Retireland

The guy that showed me my room knew zero English but he had a delightful personality

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Good for short durations

Right in the middle of taksim ideal for a few nights if exploring around town!

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2018

Roger

Good location; friendly and very helpful staff with a great sense of humour; the bed was quite big for the room size; I only stayed for one night; if I had stayed longer, I would have preferred a smaller bed with more room space.

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

hotel location is nice, but rooms are not comfortable at all, and you can have sleepless nights because of noice from outside. Curtains were terrible, no toiletries in wash room, not worth the money at all. Really disappointed to waste my money on it.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2018

Kassab

The hotel staff were helpful and give advices to me for the trip especially Mr Shaker

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2018

Rob

When i checked into the Taksim Prelude I learned that Expedia had accidentally double booked my reservation.This was a clear mistake and I asked the hotel to rectify it. In the morning however I learned nothing had been done and furthermore the manager was determined to charge me for both rooms. While discussing at the front desk, the owner came by and said he would fix the issue if I gave hime a 5 star rating. I checked back one week later and learn I am still being charged for the second room. I have called the hotel several times. Mostly the staff claims not to speak english and hang up. The Taksim Prelude and its staff deserve a 1 star rating not an artificially inflated 5 just to increase its score.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2018

Nora

The hotel was clean and the staff was very friendly, location is good in the middle of İstiklal street...
I would go there again

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2018

Bradley

A fine hotel.

Managed to get a room on sale, 60% off, which put it into our price range. From the staff to the room, everything was fantastic.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Value for the money.

Really value for the money. Great location. Pleasent stuff. Great Wi-Fi and good big screen TV. They should only improve the segment of hygiene of the rooms. But anyway,I will go there again. It was super cool.

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Dirty hotel and have bathroom is very very unclean

Worst experience. Bathroom was very dirty and has no one there to clean. Walls have ripped paint.

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2018

Verified traveler

Penthouse view

I stayed in the penthouse, with two terraces, one with a gorgeous view of the sea. The room was very comfortable, excellent location and welcoming staff. Highly recommend!

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2018

London Doctor

Friendly Staff and Central Location

Nice Hotel, centrally located in Istanbul. Almost everything nearby. Rooms Comfortable and spacious. Very cheap as compared to other nearby Hotels. Tophane Metro on walking distance. Reception staff was friendly and very cooperative and could speak English very well which helped us to explore city. Hotel staff upgraded our room without any extra charges. We arrived early in morning and they allow us free early check in. Overall, we liked Hotel and will stay in same hotel next time.

2/10

Poor

29 Apr 2018

Keval

Terrible service at Taksim Prelude. Not worth it

Arrived at hotel and could not be provided with senior suite booked. Had to stay in standard room. Given senior suite the following night. Stay was for 5 nights.

Had to ask Manager to sort out price refund for standard room. Didn’t do it and had to call Hotels.com. Once this was done I was then told I would be given a partial refund for the first night.

Room was not cleaned on 2nd night. Informed General Manager and he ended up cleaning room himself.

2nd night hot water was weak and showered anyway. 3nd night and 5th night had to go down to Reception a number of times asking them to switch on the hot water. Kept saying he is resetting the combi. Ended up delaying our programs for the hotel.

Manager was sincere and apologetic yet the owner was at the hotel a number of times never apologized for the inconveniences.

Last day as we leaving, Receptionist is asking us to pay for our stay when I had paid prior to arriving in Istanbul.

Don’t waste your money as the owner and the employees other than the Manager do not believe in customer service. Plenty of better hotels in the vicinity for a similar price

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2018

Joy

Amazing Hotel

My mom and I had a great experience thanks to Prelude Hotel. Mainly the staff were super friendly, kind and helpful. No matter what we asked for they always found a solution. I would defenitly come back to this hotel when i revisit Istanbul.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel at the hearth of Istanbul

Lovely staff and place! Would definitely stay there again when I am back in istanbul!

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2018

doan

Nice hotel near the main area of Istanbul

It was a clean and comfortable hotel
Also located on main street in Istanbul, so it was safe at night
And there are many local restaurants and cafes around there
The employees were always kind
It is a valuable hotel

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2017

William

Everything was amazing except for the WiFi. Apparently there was some renovation on the main street but I still I recommend it!

Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2017

Adnan

Great Hotel with Excellent location

This is a great lil hotel that's located right off Istiklal street & is in the middle of all the action.. The hotel staff were very hospitable and very helpful as well.. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Istanbul.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Great stay with a great location, pretty cheap with the friendliest staff.

4/10

Poor

09 Sep 2017

mohammed

Location

Side street not easy access to taxi and hard to sleep with all the shop open 24 hours second night was terrible due to people talking loudly in the street. Ahmed manager is an excellent person and speaks English which is hard to find in turkey

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Cozy Boutique Hotel Conveniently Located

I have stayed at this hotel twice during my two visits to Istanbul and both times have been such a pleasurable and enjoyable experience. The staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. They ensured that all of my needs were met and even remembered me from the last time I stayed with them which is lovely touch. You are one step away from Istiklal, the busiest street in Istanbul that is full of cute cafe's, shopping and restaurants. My room was cleaned everyday and everything worked in my room. I was even upgraded to a suite for my second stay which was a very nice gesture of the hotel. I would happily recommend Stories Hotel Kumbaraci to anyone - I thoroughly enjoyed my stay both times. Thank you very much to the lovely staff!!!

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2014

Mehwash S

Comfortable stay at Stories Karakol

I enjoyed Stories Karakol - the rooms are really well equipped and well serviced. The location couldn't be more perfect. My one concern is that one of the desk attendants spoke very less English than how much Turkish I speak and made little effort to help me. The only other little concern was that our Superior King Room was still incredibly tight in terms of space. I can't imagine how small standard rooms are, then.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2014

Jason

Good price, super location, superb bathroom + bed

Hotel is in the best location if you want to be in the heart of Taksim. Had an amazing stay here - the shower room is divine! Nice big walk in shower with wooden platter floor, and big dark stone walls. Was gorgeous! Super large bed, and less than 1 minute to the main high street from which you can go anywhere you want. Perfect! The only downside I guess is that because it is middle of a VERY BUSY area, you will hear some noise at night - this is normal for the area and is not just this hotel. This noise didnt bother me as I am from London, so am used to people shouting every now and then etc. For the price it is superb, the location is excellent, and the quality of room was awesome. Embrace the local atmosphere right in the centre of it all. Will definitely stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2014

soush

Very nice and cozy hotel

Memorable stay as the hotel is the middle of the vibrant Istiklal area.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2014

Emilia

Excellent hotel in a nice area

This was the best hotel I have stayed in a long time. The room was clean, beautifully decorated and very quiet even though it was off from a busy road. The bed was so comfortable and the shower was really nice. The staff was friendly and the location was perfect. The main shopping street is really close and if you walk to the opposite direction there are so many cafes and restaurants and the neighbourhood is really lively. I would stay at this hotel again at anytime!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2014

maheen

great staff

Good location if you want to be near late night eateries and shops. But far from historic sights if you are on a short stay. Great staff.

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2014

C.Y

comfy beds

Overall is great . Very comfortable bed like 4-5 hotel, and furniture are new. The windows view is bad as so near and face to other building .However with this pricing , I will still recommend this hotel to others.

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2014

misha travels ltd

fantastic service

I love it

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2014

khan

nice hotel

ht cute hotel in good locatione with good service.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2014

Wendy

Nice room but that's about it

The room is lovely and the hotel is nice and clean and modern. If all you want is a place to rest your head, then stay here. If you look for a little more in a hotel, I wouldn't recommend this hotel. We did end up having one really helpful member of staff on our last night at the hotel but when we asked other staff for recommendations in the area that locals would head to they only gave one expensive restaurant. We were in Beyoglu, with loads of amazing restaurants! Also, I was told we would have a room with a balcony, which we didn't, and the room wasn't made up with a third bed that we requested. Sheets were eventually bought up and we made the bed ourselves.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2014

elllejaeam

Great Location!!

This was definitely a good hotel to stay at if shopping is your thing. Walking distance to some great cafes/restaurants and good shopping!

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2014

Marla

Amazing!

This hotel is amazing!!!! It was centrally located, the hotel management was fantastic and extremely nice, and very welcoming the room were VERY clean. I loved the rain shower, slippers, and free waters included. This hotel was worth the money and when ever I am back in Istanbul I will be staying here! Additionally, they have a great restaurant across the way. This hotel is a five star in my eyes and other hotels have so much to learn. Thank You for an awesome stay!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2014

DF

Good hotel, great location

This is a really good, small hotel close to Taksim in a busy neighbourhood with a vast choice of restaurants and bars nearby. Very pleasant and helpful staff and nice (if small) rooms. definitely to be recommended!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2014

Catherine

Right in the Centre of things

Lovely boutique hotel, will stay again. Walk straight out into one of the shopping districts in Istanbul and keep walking until you reach Galata. Great spot convenient to Metro and taxis...just make sure drivers turn meter on...be warned!

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2013

Verified traveler

Convenient Location To Taksim

Good , clean, modern hotel in street from taskim main shopping street. No restaurant but plenty of eateries within walking distance. Take telephone number of the hotel to have the taxi driver call en-route for ease in finding the small street it sits in. I would stay again if in Istanbul

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2013

Rich Gaffin

Great Stay at Stories Hotel Karakol

Couldn't be more happy with my stay at Stories Hotel Karakol. Good service from the guys at the front desk. Room was very comfortable and roomy. Nice bathroom with a powerful shower.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

My brother and I stayed at Stories in Sept this year....great location...2 min away from Istiqlal street....5-7 min walk to the funicular (subway)...so was easy to get to Sultanahmet and other places....plenty of cafes and restaurants in the area...extremely lively even late at night....the room was a bit small but it was comfortable and clean...employees at the reception were courteous and very helpful...highly recommended!!!

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2013

Verified traveler

Pleasant Hotel Near Istiklal

Very pleasant hotel near Istiklal, the bustling promenade in the Beyoglu area of Istanbul.It was very quiet and clean, and the staff was great.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2013

catfordCelt

Great Location

Lovely location down a side street from the main thoroughfare and not far from all the cool bars. Loved the bed, aircon and shower.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2013

Fab

Perfect location in the new town

On arrival, we were upgrading to another room, at the back of the hotel which means it was very quite despite being only 100 metres from the main busy street. The staff were very helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2012

Paul

Great location.

Everything was perfect but the rooms are small.

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2011

Verified traveler

extremely small rooms with chunky furniture

Hotel is in a good location, decent , clean and contemporary. Staff was polite, attentive. The hotel is hard to find for taxis and there is limited car access to the narrow one way street. Room was very tiny, yet there was a chunky big bed, chairs, closet etc. We couldn't put down two suitcases, there was no space to open both. Bathroom was tiny too. We bumped into each other several times. Room would be perfect for one person but for two it was very uncomfortable. Citizen M in Amsterdam felt more spacious than this! No sounds insulation, any noise outside the room felt like as if it is in the room.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Feb 2026

Rüstem ismail

Fena degildi temiz di tv calışmıyordu sadece o kadar

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Aug 2025

Nastos

Nie wieder… mit Abstand das schlechteste Hotel

İch habe die panorama suite gebucht.. es war ein alptraum! Das Zimmer hatte einen offenen zugang zu einem anderen raum mit zwei betten wo auf den betten dreckige Kleidung lag…
Das Bett, daß als Queen Bett bezeichnet wurde war ein altes Bett daß bei der kleinsten Bewegung gequietscht hat und die Matratze vielleicht aus dem Müll geholt wurde. Der Boden war dreckig. Vier Übernachtungen, es wurde nicht einmal gereinigt oder ein Wasser im Zimmer gebracht.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

Rafael

Bien

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2025

Shamim

The location of the hotel was truly excellent. It was very close to everything — restaurants, boutiques, the metro and bus stations — which made getting around super easy.

Unfortunately, our experience inside the hotel was not as positive. There was a constant smell of cigarette smoke throughout the hotel, even inside our room. We mentioned this to the reception, but nothing changed — in fact, we even saw hotel staff smoking in the lobby several times.

The bathroom was not clean at all and definitely didn’t meet our expectations for hygiene. Also, the walls were very thin and not soundproof. Even though we’re not sensitive to noise, we were constantly woken up at night when guests in the neighboring rooms came back late, talked, or closed their doors loudly.

Overall, the location was great, but unfortunately, the service and conditions inside the hotel didn’t live up to what we were hoping for.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2025

Verified traveler

Good for the price. Toilet was stained on the outside. Lamp was flickering.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

20 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Temiz Değil

İçerisi çok eski ve her şey dökülüyordu. Otelin karşısında bir bar vardı ve çok gürültülüydü. İçerisi çok temiz değildi. Giriş esnasında klimanın nasıl çalışacağı ve wifi şifresi iletilmiyor. Telefon dan tahmini olarak 0 a basıp resepsiyonu şans eseri arayıp wifi şifresi sordum. Klimayı zar zor kendimiz çalıştırdık. İçerisinde kahve makinesi var ama kahve kapsülü yok. Anlayacağınız beyoğlu nda kalacaksınız kalacağınız yer burası olmamalı derim.

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Feb 2025

yusuf

Buz gibi

Aşırı soğuktu. Ama öyle normal değil. Montla yattım. İstediğimiz bi yatak ve sıcak oda yaa

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2025

André

Room service was not cleaning up the rooms and needed to be reminded again and again.
Otherwise okay.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2024

Ahmet

Otopark biraz sıkıntılı

İstiklal caddesine yakın, konumu mükemmel. Temizlik ve konfor yeterli. Ancak otopark var olarak gösterilmemeliydi, dışarıdaki ücretli otopark oda fiyatına yakın tutuyor.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

ALVARO FRANCISCO

Un lugar ideal por el precio

Buen lugar, el callejon tiene mucha actvidad durante el dia y la noche, muy cerca de la calle mas turistica, varias opciones de comida accesibles caminando

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Cem

Sehr netter Empfang und nette Mitarbeiter.

Immer hilfsbereit die Jungs.

Gerne wieder :)

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2023

Brahim

Top en echt proper Aanbevolen👌👌👍