Faros Hotel

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2026

Fadi

Clean room great staff

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Danica

Nice staff, room vas extremely clean, we left very early and they made us sandwiches to take with us… we would return gladly again

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Svetlana

Everything was fine

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2025

J H

On approaching the Hotel , we were not impressed, the building next door was derelict. However, Hotel Faros itself was a well maintained building well decorated. The Hotel was clean and the room was slightly smaller than anticipated, but spotlessly clean, with a comfortable shower. The staff were wonderfully helpful and attentive. Breakfast was well laid out with Turkish breakfast fare. The location of the hotel is superb, once you get your bearings, it is literally 3 minutes walk from Taksim square. We would definitely stay again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2025

Caleb

Nice boutique hotel located near taxis square. Rooms are chic and staff is very friendly. They have a really good breakfast as well.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2025

Shehryar

Good location. Very walkable. Helpful staff.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Syed

Excellent places to live. Very courteous and friendly staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Salah

Not the first time will always come back

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

08 Jan 2025

sahar

I was appalled by this place. After staying at over 10 hotels in the last 2 months I couldn’t believe it. The staff are so rude. I pointed out problems with the room such as holes in the floor, dirty beds and a strong smell - however, the staff were so rude to laugh and not take any responsibility. Not only this but they were talking about us in a rude and impolite manner to each other - not knowing we speak fluent Turkish and can know exactly they are saying. I reccomend everyone avoids this place

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2025

Mehdi

It was not as clean as expected.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2024

Danielle

Don’t do it, terrible hotel

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Dec 2024

Mehdi

Average and old building.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

11 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

There's a lot of music sounds coming all night,
Breakfast not fresh.
My biggest problem You can easily hear the sounds in the next to you other room,
Location very good close 5 min walk taksim.
For family not good because to many Arabia people walk in otell, but for single person fine cheap anyway
Thank you.

Family

2/10

Poor

10 Dec 2024

Shamaila Ali

I asked for a refund and they refused. So I booked somewhere else.
I thought Taksim was far so booked another hotel in Sultanahmet.
The hotel didn't even refund despite us not coming to the hotel and informing them way in advance.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2024

Salah

Very good hotel excellent stuff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Nalini

Good budget hotel...room was very clean and was equipped with everything you need. Lift goes up only to the 7th floor so if you are given the 8th floor rooms, you will have to lug your luggage up 1 floor. Located 5-7 minutes walk from Point Hotel stop for Havabus and Havaist. So location is great!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Uzma

Nothing luxurious but nice clean hotel , with everything close by

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2024

Ijaz

Best 4 star hotel with best pricing and comfy rooms.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2024

Ruaa

Very nice stay I recommend this place clean and near to everything
Staff was amazing

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2024

baha

Need renovation

4/10

Poor

16 Jun 2024

Shahrokh

Room wasn’t the room that I booked

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Cerine

Large family room and clean. Good location. We will stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2024

Souad

Exceptional Stay

We would like to express many thanks to everyone at Faros hotel, they were extremely helpful and went above and beyond to help my mothers wheelchair needs & mobility issues. The were kind enough to arrange our transport. A very friendly and genuine hotel service. The food was also very delicious with a lot of variety and the overall cleanliness was excellent. We would definitely stay again should the need arise.

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2023

Maral

Not satisfied overall.

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2023

Sharmila

Excellent Breakfast

We stayed 2 nights. The rooms was very clean, Bed was comfortable. The staff at the front desk were helpful. The breakfast was very good with lots of choices. The only problem I had was the noise. There is a club close by that payed loud music until 4:30AM. It was impossible to sleep. The hotel is close to Taksim and will definitively recommend as long as you take ear plugs for the noise.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2023

Khalid

Small hotel with attentive staff, very good breakfast and close to Taksim square, only issue is that it is on a busy narrow road with an incline making it somewhat difficult with luggage.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2023

Gulzar

Nice clean hotel, however the area is very lound neighborhood. Friendly staff and great value for the price.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2023

Jalil

Japanese style in Istanbul

Nice rooms, clean, nice staff. I would add omelette station for breakfast. Japanese style wood work in the rooms. Thanks! Will come again.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2022

adam

Great location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2021

Sam

Amazing location

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2021

Maryan

The staff was great, the breakfast was okay, the room was very small.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

25 Oct 2021

Verified traveler

The room was so small, toilet and shower are open to the room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2021

Salma

Very Good

Was vey nice stay calm and comfortable, istiklal road was by walking distance.

There was problem for the internet so I couldn't able to connect so was very sad

I will come back again

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Good staff

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

28 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

The staff was very helpful and kind. The location of the hotel was great, literally less than 5-minute walk to Taksim square.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

04 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

It was a scam, whatever shows on the website pictures isn’t the hotel! They take you to some small hotel with awful spacing and old furniture! Never felt the urgency of leaving while staying! No refunds if you didn’t like your room. I wouldn’t even spend a dollar there, 1/10 on being there.

Business_and_leisure

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2020

Ahmed

The bed was uncomfortable and awful, path room design have no privacy!

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Great location. Easy to walk to square and sites.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

14 Oct 2020

Hafed

location close to central Istanbul
noisy and not 4star hotel

Business Family

4/10

Poor

30 Sep 2020

Craig

Poor

The room was really big and very close to the Centre of Istanbul. Room was ok, it was so noisy, the cleaners talking so loud in the morning, you could hear everything from the rooms next to you. One night at 3 am staff were banging on the door in the next room to me for ages and kept ringing the telephone and is was loud, Why? I do not know. I had really poor sleep at this hotel, the breakfast and service was very poor.

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

I like the staff. Very professional and helpful. They was no problem to get the room at the arrival day although we arrived at 12pm. The day of departure, we had a n early flight from Sabiha airport, so we had to check out at 6.45am. The Receptionist offered to make sandwiches for us as the breakfast opens at 7.30am. That was very appreciated.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

The bathroom was opened to the room and not fully separated from the room. Towels very very old. Much noise.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

I like the stuf very good location very good hotel food and stuf

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Good location good manager and stuff very clean room very close to taksim square

4/10

Poor

23 Oct 2019

Ahmed

To be honest i was very disappointed concerning my stay in faros hotel

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

It was excellent .. the first day i was shocked when i saw the reception area it was not what i expected. But then we went to the rooms and it was great and the service is excellent.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2019

SARAB

It was fine

The hotel was fine but it was too noisy, lots of noises at 6 am

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

when i arrived at airport i called the hotel and they told me that ur booking has been canclled, later told me to come and give us a very small room

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2019

Tha'er

The staff were professional, friendly and very kind. They always offered extra help and care. The stay was pleasent and the rooms were very clean. The hotel itself is small with very few rooms which makes a great calm environment.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2019

Arash

The hotel location is perfect. And In that area when you compare price with the other hotel it is so good.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2019

mahmoud

Rereshing trip

It was amazing

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and nice staff. Convenient to all shopping centers, entertainment, and restaurants.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2018

Afnan

It was a bit difficult finding the hotel

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Very close to the square but they need to take care abit more of the cleaning

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2018

Dan

My wife and I always stay at the Faros Hotel when staying in Istanbul. Not only is it in walking distance to Taksim Square, it has 2 restaurants in the area where you can have a lovely cuisine (Mediteranean or Kebap) and as a guest at the hotel you will receive a 15% discount. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Always there to help make you feel welcome and attended too. Rooms are clean, beds are comfy, showers are powerful. The breakfast is always full of variety also. A great experience for all.

2/10

Poor

12 May 2018

zeeshan

hopeless experienced

it was a patatic hotel it was totally different it was not a 4 star i chq in and after 15 min i chq out room were is worst shape bad smell was in the room at the back some 1 was cooking and that smell was also coming in the room i request them to change the room 1st thay say we dont have room then they say we have same room with same problems on 7th floor i called hotel.com they also not reply they say we talk to the managment and managment said we already recive payment we can not do any thing its a hopless experience i stay in that room for 15 min if i will not get refund i will never use hotel.com

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2017

rayzeid

Average hotel

We had a room for 2 and the room size was a little bit small. I did't like the fact that the toilet had 3 partitions. It wasn't very comfortable.
Staff are friendly. Breakfast wise the options weren't much but the quality of food was very good. And location wise it's ok.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel , close to taksim square (2 min walk) .
Friendly Staff and helpful .
I recommend it

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2017

Traveller

Very good, minor issues

The hotel's location is great if planning to stay around Taksin square. 3minutes walk yet also provides a calm space to escape the day's noise and crowd. The hotel maintains a new modern feel.

The rooms are a bit smaller than shown in the photos. The bed is huge and the rooms have a lot of natural light.

The staff are very friendly, helpful, and non intrusive. It's very good for short stays and reasonably priced.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Excellent

Very friendly and helpful staff !
Gave us a late checkout on request and alwags there to give a hand for every thing!
Very close to taksim square so definitely a great bet for the price you pay.
Loved the room layout

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2016

Susan

Clean and Friendly

I felt at home there. The location was great. Clean rooms, nice and quiet environment, warm and friendly staff made it a lovely place for me.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

no privacy room separated with thin wall u can hear all time the other room talking....

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Clean hotel in town centre

We slept there one night & it was very comfortable. Good location for easy travel to major sites & shopping & early bus travel to airports. Our room was spacious & had everything we needed. We had to leave very early so did not experience the breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2015

James

Functional hotel with everything you would need

I was in Istanbul for a conference at Boğaziçi University. I chose Taksim when I found no hotels near the university that were affordable, and because Taksim is so central to the city.
The staff were always very friendly and helpful. The room was always cleaned and tidied beautifully. It even had a nice view over the city since I was on the 7th floor.
I would recommend researching your travel options thoroughly before arriving in Istanbul though. While the hotel staff helped me as much as possible, the bus system is a bit of a mess, and very unclear if you do not know Turkish and have never visited the city before. I spent 3 hours trying to find my bus the first day, before giving up and walking 6 miles across the city just to see that there was a metro stop right outside the university, and another one in Taksim square. In general around Istanbul, there is a distinct lack of signs, maps and other little features that are helpful for the visitor. But no problem if you know before you go and do a few minutes' research on the internet.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2015

behzad

love the area

Staffs were perfect and helpful

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2015

Anon

Good value for money

Pros:
Affordable price for a decent room. While room wasn't large, it was comfortable. The hotel itself is clean and modern.
The service is friendly.

Cons:
There are so many noises from the hallway and outside that it was close to impossible to have a good night's rest. Everything from noisy neighbors to cats meowing and roosters crowing could be heard throughout the night. The wifi was really close to non-existent.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2015

Habib

Nice hotel

Overall it was nice

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2015

Youssef

Great People at Faros Taksim

a very lovely and sophisticated hotel, people working there are truely amazing people, made my stay a great stay,thank you so much Isa, Zahir and Hasan, I would definitely come back next time i visit Istanbul!

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2015

Rajai

Close to the center of Taksim

I was on a work trip. What i needed for a short stay was there.

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Nice Place/Nice Staff

We had a very nice stay at the hotel. The hotel staff was very helpful and our room was very nice. The only problem we had was that the internet service was sub-par. Besides that, everything was great.

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Sep 2015

Stephan

Dirty, Bad location, worst housekeeping!

Booked this hotel last minute, very disappointing, I got given a twin room even though I specifically booked a double. The room had a really bad smell, I asked for someone to do something about this but for a 4 day stay nothing got done.
Had a black long hair in my bathroom and even showed it to the housekeeper but like the smell this stayed right there for the entire stay.
I didn't even try the breakfast as the downstair restaurant looked dark and dirty.
I would never ever stay in this area or hotel again!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2015

eman

Highly reccomend

Exactly what we were after, very clean, great location only minutes to the metro and popular istiklar street but also quite and no noise when going to sleep. The rooms are on the smaller side but time is not to be spent in the room. We did also have a great view. The staff were the most friendliest and helpful. Would definitely be back.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2015

Sumayya

Good clean hotel. Central and Value for money.

Was for work and leisure. Very central location. Excellent service and v helpful staff. Rooms were well kept/ clean. Lovely breakfast. Negatives: single beds are small. Toilet and shower connected to bedroom with frosted doors. Not so private if with friends.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2015

adam

Nice hotel close to Taksim area

Problem with the washroom made it bad experience but the hotel staff are very helpful and very nice.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2015

tyler

A very satisfactory stay.

Want a pleasant, comfortable and welcoming boutique hotel? Choose Faros. Situated just a few minutes walk from the Taksim Square and the popular of Istikal strip you are never far from the action. The staff are ever so helpful and and very familiar with city and its best offerings. We were suggested the Bosphorous Strait boat tour and highly recommend this trip, we had a blast. They also provided us with a free shuttle to the historic Vezniceler Turkish Bath's which were affordable and quite the experience compared to others we'd seen. Would we stay here again? Totally.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2015

Caleb

Awesome little boutique hotel with great location and customer service. I always stay here when I am in Istanbul. Rooms are modern you will not be disappointed.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 May 2015

Patrick

Hotels in Istanbul

A clean hotel in a central area. Area however is run down and noisy. Opposite a car park. Hotel is quite small so noise from other guests travels e.g. door slamming.

Staff very kind and helpful.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2015

AL

Nice hotel near metro

Great break and breakfast hotel close to downtown. The hotel staff is very helpful, they offered us trips to landmarks in the city.

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel next to Taksim square

very helpful and cooperative staff. The room is a bit small though.

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2015

Joel

Comfortable Taksim hotel.

Comfortable hotel. Room was a bit noisey, both from the street and internally. Nice lobby/reception area. Generous Turkish breakfast. Friendly and helpful front desk.

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

very friendly staff , clean hotel & most importantly it is located in the center of taksim area , just 2 min walking distance from taksim square.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

It was good but the comfort zone was quite comparing...

2/10

Poor

07 Mar 2015

fatima

Bad experience

We were given one room with small be \"140cm\" only while it was supposed to be double bed room for 2 persons ..! the room is too small , the only lift is always busy the hotel staff and the house keepers ..!!

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2015

MA

Budget Hotel in Good Location

Budget Hotel ,Room has all facilities,Good Location, Good Breakfast

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Cute, Contemporary, Cozy

Cozy room, contemporary decor, perfect for one or a couple. The front desk staff doesn't speak much English, but we understood each other perfectly in the end. The hotel is on a main--but dicey-looking--street, but it's literally a block away from all of the Taksim Square action, so it's totally fine. Would definitely stay there again!

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2015

Basem Elkamoush

nice hotel , close to taksim square

it was good days in your hotel everything was good , best to who want know the heart of Istanbul ( Taksim Square ) , the breakfast must upgrade there are no a lot options

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2015

Behzad

Good value for money.

The hotel's location is great,just walk five minutes and you get Taksim square. Staff were polite and caring. Room was clean and beds were good.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2015

Baharan

It was great

It was great with home-like environment. It wasn't fancy but extremly clean with very friendly staff. And that is what i found special. I do recommend this place and i surely will stay there on my next trip

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Excellent service

Friendly staff good location.

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2014

ihsan

Modern, great location, wonderful staff!

I stay in istanbul often for work and always stay in Taksim. It was my first trip to Faros and I mostly loved it. Great staff, perfect location and a fun modern feel.
Biggest problem, unfortunately, is the extremely temperamental internet! When it works, it's slow. Often cuts out. I stayed 2.5 weeks so this was extremely frustrating.
I did complain to the excellent staff who have assured me it has been noted and will be changed. But it affected my stay greatly.

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2014

chawky

nice hotel near Taksim square

This Hotel is well situated near Taksim Square and istiklal street , the staff is very good and helpful , they have provided me some informations and Istanbul map at my check out , don't hesitate to ask questions or help , also the room as small but very Clean , good for Couples and singles .
The morning breakfast is good as well according to the price .
The hotel is also situated not far the Metro station , Taxis and Buses .

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2014

Verified traveler

covenient location, easy access to everything

Easy access to everything in Istanbul. clean, great staff but little noisy area.

4/10

Poor

10 Nov 2014

Nana

Not a four star hotel

The hotel is very basic and rundown in need of maintenance, especially the reception and breakfast area. The rooms are small. They look better in the advertised photos. Our room and bathroom was not clean. It is certainly not a four star hotel.

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2014

Roger

Amazing stay

I will surely come again.

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2014

Snap

Bad Experience

We were disappointed after we checked in since the room were too small and the bathroom smiles in the room. When we spoken to the reception, he inform us that there is a bigger version of the room with the same price (the one in expedia).
We received the room the next day, I would say it was little better but bathroom smells still in the room (they must do something about it).

Main problem with the hotel:
1- two type of rooms, avoid getting the small one
2- Bathroom/Shower smells in the room
3- Music is laud from the club near by during weekend and they can’t do anything about it

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2014

Verified traveler

It was great hotel with excelent location. 3 minutes walk from taksim square and far enogh from it to ve quite at night.
Friendly staff, confort rooms, lovely interior

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2014

Clint

Great hotel

Great hotel, hard to fault

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

normal hotel poor breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2014

Asian Traveller

Good hotel--so-so neighbourhood

This is a good hotel--good staff, good service--but on the edge of a so-so neighbourhood. The location near Taksim Square is good. But the actual site--construction, urine on the carpark opposite--is not so welcoming. The room was comfortable though a little small. The only odd thing was that the bathroom had walls into the bedroom that did not go up all the way and the bathroom door cannot lock. There was a small exhaust fan that must have worked as I did not smell anything bad in the room itself. If you are looking for this location and somewhat of a budget traveller, consider this.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2014

Verified traveler

Good location, modern hotel

Good location (though on a side street which can be a bit difficult to find at first), modern feel to hotel and rooms. Had a bit of trouble with email communications with hotel prior to arrival. Rooms are laid out in a bit of a non-typical fashion and can feel a bit cramped. Great breakfast downstairs.