Name: Istanbul Airport Express Hotel
Address: Merkez Mah Duldul Sokak No 12, Arnavutkoy, 34275, TR

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Michael

This was my first experience here. I think I will choose this place again next time I visit Istanbul. The staff is wonderful and friendly, and we had no issues at all with the language barrier.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Olivia

The proximity to the airport was one of the biggest factors in choosing this hotel. I had an early flight in the morning and reached the airport without any trouble. This is a fantastic advantage.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Peter

A wonderful, trouble-free stay; I had a great, quiet night. I left the hotel feeling very well-rested.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Robert

I wasn't worried about my belongings at all. The hotel has a very calm atmosphere, you feel totally safe

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Nikita

Clean bathroom is a must for me. This place is spotless—no hair or stains anywhere. Really pleasant stay.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2026

Harold

Honestly, for this price, it’s the best option. I thought it would be worse, but the hotel is really cool for its price

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2026

Mohammed

Good location and great service

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Patrick

I’ll definitely be staying here again on my next trip to Istanbul. The staff are incredibly attentive, and the internet speed is brilliant. The rooms are spacious and very well-presented.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Kieran

This is one of the best hotels I’ve stayed at in Istanbul. I had a very quiet and relaxing stay here the day before my flight. The price is very affordable and it’s a high-quality hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Zaheed

Good price, comfortable bed, hot water, and a clean bathroom. A great experience!

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Antoinette

We had a 9 hour layover and needed a place to sleep and shower only. This hotel had a spacious, clean room for our family, and the staff was very friendly and willing to go out of their way to make us comfortable.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2025

Roussana

The staff were very helpful.

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2025

Majid

Good

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2025

Mohamed

I have had a very good experience, with helpful staff. The location is pretty close to Istanbul airport, which is convenient to me. I’d definitely go back and stay, did I want to be that close!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Convenient place near the airport

We were just looking for a place near the airport 10 minute walk from the train station

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2025

Merima

It was so dirty I didn’t even shower because i wa that grossed out. It was icky and wish I would have booked elsewhere

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

Julie

Cost to airport

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2025

samiullah

At all price was good, all two days I stayed there they didn’t change the covers of bed and also some terrible smell is inside the hotel.

4/10

Poor

04 Apr 2025

France

I want to start by saying how nice the staff is. Everyone tried to hard to make our stay nice. And breakfast was amazing. Typical turkish and we loved it. But the hotel needs major upgrading. The bed and bathroom were very clean. Hpwever, we arw not sure if the carpet had been vaccumed, and the table had remnants of someone else's lunch.not nice. The room was large but the lighting very dim. The noise insulation between room was nonexistent. There was a wedding and the bass of the music could be.heard up to our room, 2 floors up. The room was on the main street, and the windows were not theiple panes. So you can hear the traffic all night. The hotel could benefit from upgrading, like new carpets, new windows. In trrms of restaurants around, ther is only fast food. Not great. Our transfer to the airport was on time, just to cobtradict other comments that said it was not. I dont know if i can recommend it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2024

Hilario

Amazing costumer service

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2024

Syeda

It wasn’t as clean as it should be

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2024

Maha

Good for the value, but hair dryer in room wasn’t working and room without window that I realized after I unpacked as there was a curtain on the wall that fooled me

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2024

Richard

Need renovation but for a quick night is acceptable the service is good Mr yunus was very helpful and the area is nice close to the airport 20min

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Alexandra

Nice

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2024

Masod

Will never go back

2/10

Poor

25 Aug 2024

Vickie

This property is 20 to 25 minutes away from the airport. 3 miles? Really Expedia you can do better. $20 dollars for a taxi to get there and YOU MUST PAY $30 FOR A CAR BACK TO THE AIRPORT. The room has a bottom sheet and a top blanket.NO TOP SHEET. The food is deplorable. Breakfast is boiled eggs and french fries. Disgusting
PLEASE DON'T BOOK THIS ROOM!??!

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2024

Susan

Inadequate lighting in the room. Cold shower. Never got beyond slightly warm. Jackhammer at 2:20 am!!! Unbelievable. I know, it was cheap but I could have done with washing my hair, and not waking up to a jackhammer in the middle of the night, right outside my window.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2024

Vickie

The property is listed as 3.5 miles from the airport. Reality, more like 30 miles. It's on a really noisy street and I didn't get to sleep until 3:00am. The taxi ride there was 17 Euro. The way back to the airport was 30 Euros for a car because there are no taxis in the town. Expedia really missed the mark on this one. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2024

Mahtab

It’s okay with the price and wash room could be more clean …our washroom had lots of mold

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2024

Aniruddha

Close to Istanbul airport. Manager was very prompt to respond via WhatsApp. Arranged transportation to/fro airport via paid private transfer van. Our timings were in the middle of the night and the van was on time and prompt. Met our needs for a few hours of rest between flights

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2024

Ayla

The room smelled of smoke , the carpet was very stained and dirty, the towels did not look clean.
Reception staff did not smile only this young boy attended to us who gave us his door key till we checked out in the morning as we were only given one amongst 5 people.
Got reception to call taxi for us in the morning and they charged an extra 200 lira as there commission according to our taxi driver who also was angry about this and wanted me to put it in my review.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2024

Amirullah

It was by a road side and was little noisy when sleeping.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2024

Hussain

Close to IST airport, has buses going to airport regularly, staff is amazing and helpful.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

15 Apr 2024

A

Budget hotel (definitely not 4 star),helpful staff

Hotel was okay-ish, definitely not 4-star. Build is of poor quality eg tiles are broken in the lift and bathroom. Carpets didn't seem clean. In our room, bathroom exhaust didn’t work. it also had no window plus the bathroom and room doors have small gap at the bottom which reflects poor design for airflow management.

On the good side, staff was helpful. Our room A/C didn’t work and they fixed it fairly quickly on both days. Location is closer to airport meaning you have to plan properly how to get to main city/tourist attractions. Hotel is in small town so you get to experience that which for us was a plus. It would take you good 1.5hours to get into sultanahmet type areas so do consider that when planning. They do offer Istanbul tours at the hotel but we had our own plans so didn’t try.

Breakfast was okay but very limited options - half of the table was olives and cheese with boiled eggs, bread and coffee.

Overall an okay budget hotel, though probably not for families!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2024

Rondell

Liked that area was super busy.... bustling to be miles away from Istanbul city center.... I'll start visiting here yearly!!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2024

Verified traveler

Good

Clean and okay. The only reason for the low review is the smell of cigarettes. I requested a non smoking room but could smell smoke from the lower floor.
Otherwise very central, nice staff and average stay, but very cheap prices for stay which is a good reason to chose the hotel. And only 15 min away from the new airport (IST).

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2023

Kathleen

the closeness to the airport

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2023

Sait

Try to get a room facing duldul street otherwise the back street is very noisy

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2023

Stephen

Very convenient for anyone using Istanbul Airport

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2023

John

Great little Turkish town great for an overnight from Istanbul airport

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

Roberth

Everything fine, good breakfast and the personal was very kind

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2023

Ali

I had a late check-in but the staff was very cooperative and helpful. Breakfast could be improved otherwise it was fine. Overall a good experience

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2023

Tayyab

The hotel is getting old and showing is age needs maintenance and renovation- as the tiles throughout the bldg are broken. It was a quick overnight layover stay for us. We couldn’t see staying there for more than a couple of days. Location is 15 mins from IST airport and check in and check it was easy.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2023

Juan

There was a bad humidity smell in the bathroom and it looked very bad. It needs to be remodeled.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Mar 2023

Darya

False advertising. There is no airport shuttle. Trying to scam customers to pay 50 euro for their taxi service when taking any taxi from the airport is way cheaper.

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2023

Zulfikar Ali

To improve room lighting

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2023

Toofan

Great service

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2023

Dmitri

Good for the price

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2023

Martins

The door room can’t be closed easily you will have to jam it more than several times b4 it get closed

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2023

KEVIN

good place for travelers

Nice, neat, clean place. Friendly staff and ambiance.
Good place to stay for especially travelers. I stayed one night before my flight from Istanbul Airport. The distance to the airport is about 20 minutes. There are restaurants and cafeterias to hang out close by the hotel.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2022

Andrew

Good experience

Excellent experience. Clean, friendly, and with good breakfast. Very fast.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

09 Dec 2022

Hussam

Very old unmaintained facility on very noisy area.

Not worth quarter the price.

Not recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2022

Verified traveler

The website has a false ad. about free shuttle. Airport information says that there no shuttles at all from Airport to hotel.
They offer $50 cab round trip.
The cleanliness is not the best.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2022

Alla

Her şey güzel! Teşekkürler

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

22 Nov 2022

Saead

Wierd

4/10

Poor

16 Nov 2022

Soaidah

Family is quite dark, where there is no light at all at the sitting area.

Family

4/10

Poor

27 Oct 2022

Helen Shiela

Nothing

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2022

Merle

The staff was very accommodating. We had an early check out and they went out of their way to get us breakfast. We had a private tour of Istanbul arranged by the front desk and we had fun.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2022

Bruce

Being picked up at the airport was chaotic and I didn't like paying 30 euros for a 15 minute ride in a cramped minibus. The lock in our hotel room broke and I had to take my camera with me when having breakfast. I would not use this hotel again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2022

Paul

Very noisy area

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2022

John

Great street location property somewhat dated and you could hear your neighbors through the walls.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2022

Olga

Supportive staff; great check-in and check out experience

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2022

Khilola

Not far from the hotel, there is a mall Avlu34, you also can have very tasty food there, and have some shopping. Also there is a Defacto not far from the hotel, Arcan burger, Sok, Bim, and a very good shop of textile (towel, table cover, bed cover), different things for the kitchen.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2022

Farhan

Overall was good

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

16 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Remodeling needed.

The room wasn't clean it needs remodeling asap ac wasn't cold just a fan mode working,the only good thing is the location.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2022

Ahmed

The staff (front desk and at breakfast) were very friendly and helpful, responded to any request promptly. They ensured that we had a comfortable and pleasant stay. A big thank you to all.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2022

steven

overall

About a5 minutes from IST in a smallish town. A few local restaurants and markets. Breakfast was better than expected. Okay to spend a layover night. Good value. Good staff.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2022

Naeem

It was not as close to the airport as its name suggests. It was over 20 minutes away. The hotel itself is more like an old, dated motel. Date decor, well used linen. That said, the price is in keeping with its state, so it didn't disappoint, nor did it blow me away.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2022

romeo

The hotel was really nice and clean. Staff made us feel welcomed. We’ve had a 16 hour layover, so we only used it for about 10 hours. We also took a 4 hours tour of Istambul. Ask the receptionist. The guide was really nice and funny. We’ve had a great time…in short time.
Thank you very much, Romeo.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2022

Gail

Good place to stay for an early flight

This hotel works fine for an overnight stay between flights. Staff were friendly and accommodating - they invited me to have breakfast prior to the opening time to make an early flight. Room was clean and everything worked. I was ripped off by a taxi driver coming from the airport. Make sure you agree on the price before hand (150 tl max) and don't take the toll road.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2022

ADOLFO

Location is good close to the IST Airport but, bathrooms are so dirty good I need it only for one night otherwise For sure I look for another one instantly. Breakfast was a plus. Cigarettes odor so strong

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2022

Vitaliy

It’s a pretty decent hotel for its money. The staff was polite though.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2022

Shoke

The building was clean and the rooms big, I heard some loud noise

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2022

Abdul

The Airport express was Ok the only things was supper great the night shift front desk guys

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

16 Jun 2022

Jill

It was so shabby I didn’t even stay! There is another hotel, closer to airport and better called the same thing! Very deceiving posting.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2022

Salim

We wouldn't rate this property over a 3/5. The reality did not measure up to picture we saw on wotif. The presentation and fitout was below par. We were also subject to a taxi scam in which we were hard selled a pre booked return trip the next morning at more than three times the going rate.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2022

Siarhei

👍👍👍

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2022

Suman

One night stay at Istanbul

It is a decent place. It takes about 35 min from the airport. Located at a very busy street. Okay place for a night

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

03 May 2022

Nastassia

The room smelled terribly of cigarettes. The window in the room didn’t close properly. The shower smelled of moist and the water didn’t dry in the shower overnight. Don’t recommend this hotel.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2022

Rommel

The room was clean and cozy. We found the staff helpful and friendly. The lady at the front desk spoke great English and was of great help in resolving a scheduling issue that was my fault. My wife and I enjoyed the included buffet breakfast.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2022

Zlata

For the price, a great choice to stay overnight, not far from the airport (but you will need a taxi), shuttle is not always available and you will have to pay a fee

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2022

Nataliya

Stayed for 1 night before the flight. Everything was okay just unpleasant smell in the bathroom. Staff was helpful.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

09 Mar 2022

Georgianne

Probably would not stay here again. The shower was so tiny and dirty. I was also able to use my keycard to open another guests door! I felt a bit unsafe. However the staff is very friendly and accommodating.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2022

Alice

Awesome stay & close to everything. Loved it. Also, good breakfast!!!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2022

Amine

Reception not friendly

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2022

Roozbeh

Shower door fell off. The shower floor didn’t drain well

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2022

Sonya

This hotel was clean and in a great location. The complimentary breakfast was very nicely done. All the staff gave top quality service! Better than I have ever received back home.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2022

Artur

Nice breakfast with different olives and cheese is good.
However there was no toothpaste in the bathroom which I assume suppose to be by default.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2022

Emine

Very closed to airport .Only 15 minutes away and oneway costs around 100 tl .Room size good nice and hot and clean room.Breakfast is very good.i have dinner opposite resturant call Sef Doner is okey .Good for stay one night .Staff was helpful.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2022

Kit Wing

Very friendly and helpful staff

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2022

Gamal

Great service l, very clean with complimentary breakfast daily

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2022

Georgina

Amazing definitely stay again

Staff were really helpful
Spoke excellent English
Really close to airport with taxi
Would definitely recommend

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2022

Antony

Good choise

Nice Hotel in a centric street!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2022

Farouk

It’s close to the airport and the staff is very helpful and friendly. The room is very beautifully designed, the bed is comfortable, the bathroom is big and has everything you need. You also get complimentary water and tea. Highly recommend this place if you need to sleepover near the airport waiting for a transit flight! There’s also a great fruits place and restaurant right next to the hotel

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2021

Robert

Budget Airport Overnight Room Stay.

Room comfortable enough but noise from lift motor resonnates through the hotel and room, operating continually through the day and night.

Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2021

Bethany

This “hotel” shouldn’t even be an option to book. I’m not even sure where to begin, but I’ll start by saying that my partner and I travel A LOT. One of the must-haves we look for in a place to stay is cleanliness and this place didn’t even skim expectations (I thought maybe it would as the reviews could have been worse). The sheets had stains and some sort of crusty stuff on them. The carpet on the floor needs replacing - stains everywhere, which made feeing comfortable leaving our luggage open on the floor difficult. It smelled terribly like cigarette smoke - it was clear the previous guests were smoking - and this was confirmed by the cigarette ash on the telephone next to the bed. And there appeared to be mold in the shower. We were only in the room for about 4 hours to take a nap and a shower before leaving Istanbul, but I think we could have saved $40 and just gone to the airport and got a sleep pod. On top of it, some futbol team was getting “massages” next door and the noise levels were crazy right up until about an hour before we had to get up. The team pretty much told us to expect noise, no other option for quiet.
Spare yourself and just stay in a nicer place further from the airport and spend the extra time in transportation, or get the airport sleep pod. Skip this place altogether.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Nov 2021

Masoom

from thier name looks like the property is close or around the airport but it is faraway from the airport and it is in very low local area . far away from what the tourest need.

Business_and_leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Nov 2021

Maria Clara

The main problem of the hotel is the noise, there is a lot of noise from outside and from other rooms.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2021

Iqbal

We stay only one night before moving to next city, not bad for one night stay, not very far from IST (Airport), local shops, restaurants / take away shops, money exchange outlets and few parks and mosques are only few steps away . Small rooms but clean - standing shower. Staff at front office was helpful- Ladies serve breakfast are nice and breakfast was good as well. I won't mind staying there aging for short period of time.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Nov 2021

D ROBERT

Had a leak somewhere and saturated the dirty carpet.

Leisure Family