Raven Suites Old City Istanbul

The property is under renovations, the check in was odd, there was just a guy in the entrace area (not really a lobby). He appears to live in a room by the entrance. I did not feel confortable or safe as the man had the code to my door and I appeared to be the only guest there when I checked in. Additionally, there front door is unlocked until midnight and anyone can come in. I stayed one night and left. I had a non refundable reservation and chose to loose the $660 , my safety is worth more than that. There is no elevator and the stairs are steep and snail shape. The kitchen sink was dirty and there was a nasty sponge next to the overused bottle of dish soap. While Old City Istanbul is in the mist of a revitalization, it is not at all ready for tourists from Europe or the US.

This was one of the worst hotel stays i’ve ever had and I don’t even know where to begin. 1. TV was broken for the entirety of the time. 2. No hot water for the shower. 3 No blackout curtains with bright sun skylight directly over bed. 4. Employee spoke poor English. 5. Employee said I could switch rooms but they never let me switch rooms. 6. No elevator. 7. Bed and pillows were hard and old.

Great apartment that has just been renovated. Comes with all facilities including kitchen and washing machine. The reception staff were all very helpful. It's a little way from public transport meaning a walk up hill is required to get to most sites. Lots of local shops around so you can buy at much less inflated prices than the bazaar.

We stayed for 3 nights and had an amazing time in the hotel. It is located within walking distance from some of the main attractions. The staff was very helpful and polite, especially the cleaning lady Fatima. The windows are not sound proof so it could be a little noisy at night but overall a really good place to stay.

Wonderful place , historic but we'll modernized , near many attractions, very helpful staff specially the pretty Fatima the house keeper, the apartment was huge , clean and comfortable, all the amenities needed are there, in front a lot of supermarkets , bakery and Iranian barber , the only pitfall is that no buses or minibuses in the main street , you can take taxi or descend down the beach or ascend uphill to sultan Ahmad street or walk to ayasofia or walk back to yenikabi It takes 15-20 min walk in either direction

Despite the efforts of the young boy at the front empty room (Which they call a reception). I’ll attach the photos. 1. The reception is basically a chair is a study desk and the receptionist has a bed in the corner he sleeps on. 2. It’s in a busy street that’s loud 24/7 3. It’s not that close to main attractions unless you want to walk for like 30min or more. 4. The property has these dangerous stairs that are so long which make it impossible to walk up and down especially if you have kids or luggage. 5. The other people smoke in the property so it comes through the Airconditioning vents. 6. No lamps in the room 7. It’s basically a run down apartment that’s been painted. We had a booking for 5 nights but we left after the 2nd day because it was unbearable. 8. When we left they changed our booking to a no show when we’ve got photos of the property along with the messages with the property manager requesting some sort of solution.

The place looks exactly like the picture. It’s very clean and it has plates, pots etc. I love the old architecture with modern furniture. Very beautiful decor. Marvel bathroom and smelled really good. However, the cleaning lady kept asking me if I was going to check out which became annoying. Her idea of coming to clean is vacuuming and giving you towel. They don’t do dishes or anything like that. So it’s basically do it yourself. No one speaks English. But over highly recommend the space.

The room we had was very spacious, clean, and was one of the highlights of our stay in Sultanahmet. Fatima, one of the employees, was especially courteous and helpful. I look forward to staying here the next time I visit Istanbul!