Astan Hotel Taksim

Recent Reviews: 108

• User:Dan P

  Trip type: Solo travel

  HARD PASS

  25 Jul 2025

  I booked this hotel for two nights because the location near Taksim Square is great and the price seemed fair. The place is not big (10 rooms total), and my room (#502) on the fifth floor was actually nice — even had a balcony. No view, but hey, I wasn’t expecting the Bosphorus. And then... the fun began...The minibar (a.k.a. tiny fridge) was dead. Reported it to the receptionist, who confidently informed me that I probably forgot to plug it in. Cute theory, except the light inside worked perfectly. Instead of coming to the room and checking herself, she gave me an attitude like I was stupid...The next morning, at 10 AM, there was an electrify outage — no power, no light, no Wi-Fi, no AC. Outside it was already 30°C in the morning. After 20 minutes of waiting, I went to reception. This time, a manager and another receptionist assured me that the entire neighborhood was out and power would return in two hours. Fair enough — I went out. But walking around, I noticed plenty of buildings nearby that were happily enjoying electricity. I returned two and a half hours later - still no power. This was the real showstopper ): The staff was useless -the manager's response was a masterpiece: “Why stay in the room? You didn’t come here for this — just go explore the city.” Ah yes, thanks for the life advice! He called me problem maker! :) Zero empathy, no sympathy, zero solutions... So I did the only logical thing: checked out after one night and moved to a better hotel next door. Thank goodness for Trip.com, which saved me with a refund — because if I had booked direct, I’d probably still be arguing with Mr. “Go Explore.”I totally get that power outages happen. Clear Force Majeure. What I don’t get is why the staff acted like they were doing me a favor by letting me pay for misery. Honestly, if they had shown a bit of care or tried to make me comfortable, I would have been flexible.. Great location, but Aston Hotel? NOT RECOMMNEDED!

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• User:MattHM

  Trip type: Couples

  Great hotel and location.

  04 Jun 2023

  Stayed three nights at this hotel. We had room 101 (a suite) and our friend had room 502 (had a balcony as top floor).Both rooms were very clean and comfortable. The odd numbered rooms are larger than the even numbered rooms. Both rooms had fridges and coffee maker and kettles and iron and safeReally comfortable bed and plenty of space in our room. Good supply of toiletries and really good hot powerful shower.Staff are super friendly and helpful. Breakfast is served to you rather than buffet style (due to size of hotel) but was very tasty and filling. Accompanied by your choice of eggs too.Location is great, only a few mins from Taksim Square or down the hill to Tophane. I hope to come back to istanbul one day and would definitely stay at this hotel again.

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• User:C5086UCmariad

  Trip type: Couples

  Worth it!!!

  13 Nov 2022

  Best hotel I have stayed in Istanbul , right in the heart of Taksim , perfect location , staff is very helpful and the rooms are wide , clean and so comfortable!Definitely I will be back ! Very highly recommend!

• User:Meriem o

  Trip type: Family

  Excellente notation

  23 Oct 2022

  Excellent location (accessible by taxi, very close to metro stations and taksim square)very friendly and helpful staffimpeccable cleanlinessVery well-equipped room (coffee machine, kettle, iron,...) and super comfortable beds

• User:scottish_lad222

  Trip type: Business

  Lovely hotel and very central

  06 Feb 2022

  Small boutique hotel. Booked the suite which was large and very comfortable. Lady on reception and who served breakfast was very nice indeed. Price was good at under £40 a night. Would highly recommend ;)