Agora Hostel and Guesthouse, Istanbul, Turkey
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I was pleasantly surprised by this hostel! Very clean, great breakfast, nice beds and friendly stuff. The showers were very comfortable and the lounge one of the best I have seen. It's also situated at a very convenient place. I really enjoyed my stay and would definitely stay again and recommend it to anybody.
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About Agora Hostel and Guesthouse
Internet Access Breakfast Included 24 hour reception
***100% REAL REVIEWS AND 100% KEY LOGGER FREE COMPUTERS!!! Your privacy is important to us! ***
Brand new Agora Guesthouse & Hostel, in the best location in Istanbul!
Agora Guesthouse & Hostel is a boutique hotel/youth hostel hybrid created for the savvy, modern traveler. An edgy feel, online and personal interaction, and a spectrum of available room types make the Agora experience unique to the individual.
Depending on budget and lifestyle, guests can choose from a wide array of room types and amenities, from private rooms with private baths, wide screen TV with DVD player, air-conditioner, complimentary wireless Internet, minibars, and direct-dial telephones and hair dryers to shared rooms with shared baths down the hall. All shared rooms at Agora Guesthouse and Hostel have air-conditioners, storage lockers, individual reading lights and complimentary wireless Internet.
You will get to enjoy Agora's home-made breakfasts which are served on the rooftop terrace overlooking the Bosphorus and the asiatic part of Istanbul. We serve meats and cheeses, real brewed coffee and Turkish tea, yoghurt and muesli, juices, eggs, honey, butter, jam, fresh and dried fruits, cereal and Turkish borek rolls every day.
Agora is youthful, high-style, and high-tech. Our rooms are simple, stylish, and inexpensive. We offer convenient accommodations for the hip and spendthrifty traveler.
International travelers and domestic travelers looking for modern, upscale accommodations on a budget will appreciate our variety of room types and options.
***Staying at Agora is a lot of fun but this isn't the right place for you if you are a party people. ***
Agora Guesthouse and hostel is sure to be Turkey's best hostel and when you stay you'll see that Agora has included all the small details to ensure a perfect stay.
Check in : 2 pm (if your room is already available, you can check in at any time)
Check out : 10.30 am
Payment by cash or credit card on arrival day
Please inform about arrival time
Facilities
- Breakfast Included
- Airport Pick Up
- Luggage Storage
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- 24 hour reception
- Travel Desk/Travel Info
- Bureau de Change
- Free Carpark
- Internet Access
- Towels
- Common Room
- Web access in lobby
- Web access in Room
- Air Conditioning
- WiFi in lobby
- Bike Parking
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Guest Kitchen
- WiFi in room
- Breakfast
Guest Reviews
This is a Trusted Review. Why?
I was pleasantly surprised by this hostel! Very clean, great breakfast, nice beds and friendly stuff. The showers were very comfortable and the lounge one of the best I have seen. It's also situated at a very convenient place. I really enjoyed my stay and would definitely stay again and recommend it to anybody.
I must say that this is one of the worst hostel experiences I have ever had in the past decade.
It is a new hostel and the rooms are comparatively in a good condition. However, the staff with whom I interacted (there were 3 very young Turkish staff) were apallingly unwelcoming, unfriendly, rude and even hostile.
I booked this hostel through internet, but initially the staff without even checking properly by computer told me that he was not finding my name in the list and that I had never booked for the hostel. Luckily I had a reservation confirmation on my mobile, which finally made them admit that I booked the place.
Whenever you greet, the staff will not reply back to you. All the staff were male staff, and they made exception in their grumpy attitudes for female travellors. I would not mind whatever the staff have intension at their work, but it was simply not pleasant to observe obvious differentiation.
It was not once or twice but most of the time that whatever I inquired, they answered rudely or ignored. Once I asked one of the staff what is all about their grumpy attitudes. The staff swore at me and told me very unkind words that I would not even reveal here. One of the things he told me was that I am pointing it out because I am attracted to him. (I am a man and I am not gay). The staff was profoundly arrogant and malicius, I must say.
As a conclusion, in my opinion, Agora Hotel and Guesthouse has nothing to do with the spirits of international travellors in search of good mood and new friends. The style of the hostel is rather institutional and spartan, but also rude and even insulting.
I strongly recommend you not to opt for this hostile place to spoil your stay in Istanbul.
Have a wonderful trip to all!
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Conditions
Check in : 2 pm (if your room is already available, you can check in at any time)
Check out : 10.30 am
Payment by cash or credit card on arrival day
Please inform about arrival time
Location
- Address
- Akbiyik cad (street) Amiral Tafdil sk. no.6 Sultanahmet / Istanbul
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Directions
From Ataturk airport: Take the Metro to Zeytinburnu station and transfer to T1 tram.(the tram runs from 05.00 in the morning till 23.55 in the night).
Please see below for directions from Sultanahmet tram stop to Agora Guesthouse&Hostel
From Sabiha Gocken airport: You can take the 'Havas' shuttle bus to Taksim squqre. There is a bus every hour between 4.00 and 1.00.
From Taksim square you can either take a taxi to our hostel or take the subway shuttle down to Kabatas and then T1 tram to Sultanhamet.
Please see below for directions from Sultanahmet tram stop to Agora Guesthouse&Hostel
From the Otogar (Bus Terminal): take the tram to Aksaray.
Get off at the last stop 'Aksaray'. Just follow the signs to T1 tram. After you walk through the underpass, you will see a tram line right after the mosque, called Yusuf Pasa.Take the T1 tram to Sultanahmet, towards Kabatas direction.
Make sure you are going in the right direction! Get off at the Sultanahmet stop.
Get off the tram and walk downhill. You will see a Tourist Information office in the park on your right and Pudding Shop restaurant on your left.
Tourist office would be able to give you directions during the business hours.
Walk through the park towards the Blue Mosque. Pass the Blue mosque and the benches in front of it, walk down the road - you will see the Blue Hotel (MAVI EV) and Arasta Bazaar on the corner. Turn right at the Mavi Ev.
Take the first left.Walk down the hill by the rug stores and then take the first left, then the first right. You will see the Bahaus Guesthouse at the corner and the Big Apple hostel sign across.
Just turn right again and you will find us right next to Bahaus.
Please feel free to call us if you get lost. We will come to pick you up right away.
From Sirkeci Train Station: Take T1 tram opposite the station, uphill to Sultanahmet and then follow the directions given above.
From Karakoy Pier: Walk up to T1 tram stop and take T1 towards 'Zeytinburnu' station. Just follow the directions above once you get off at Sultanahmet.
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