Oceans 7 Guest House, Istanboel, Turkijë

Hi everyone

My fiend and I stayed at Oceans & for four nights in August 2009. When discussing how we would review his hotel, we agreed that we would give it a 7 out of 10 score. This is how our views of this hotel break down:

The good points:
- the people are friemdly and helpful (a big shout out for Kubi, one of the guys who mans the hotel desk and is a real gem);
- the room was a good price (we got it for 35 Euro per night - a bargain!)
- the breakfast was good (buffet style with a choice of boiled egg, cold meat, tomato, cucumber, bread, spreads (e.g. jam, nutella), watermelon, orange juice, tea/coffee)
- the bathroom in the room was great - quite roomy with a shower in a shower stall, rather than open in the bathroom as in many of the places we stayed)
- the location is good if you want to be close to the main sights (e.g. the Top Kapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofia)

The not so good points
- the noise. This is the main reason we rated this hotel lower than other places we stayed in. Over the 4 nights we stayed we felt that we didn't get a proper nights sleep during any of our nights (which makes for grumpy girls!). We stayed in room 201 which is at the front of the hotel, on the street side and directly next too (kinda 'in') the lobby area. We heard EVERYTHING which drove us nuts, especially since there were giggling Aussies up until all hours (this makes me sound like an old nana!). The only way to escape the noise is for the hotel to double glaze the windows and put a solid wood door in (the door had glass, which was papered over, but this did nothing to stop the noise or the light coming through). For these reasons I would suggest asking to stay on the third floor if you want to stay at Oceans 7 (my guess is that this would be rooms 301 or 302? just a guess).
- the location, but this depends on what you want. As mentioned above, the location is good for the main sites, but if you want to get away from the main tourist traps then this area (and Sultanahmet in general) is not the place for you. Having said that, the people and shops in the area did't give us too much hassle.

I hope this review is helpful to travellers out there - enjoy Istanbul!

Cheers,
Sian and Melody

In het algemeen

3

Locatie

4

Netheid

4

Waarde

4

Voorzieningen

3

Service

4

sian_frenc verbleef hier in aug '09