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Reviews of Spectra Hotel

Spectra Hotel
Sehit Mehmetpasa Yokusu No.2, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 177 out of 333 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 97 out of 333 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 333 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 333 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 333 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location, Walking distance to the Blue Mosque, and downtown area. Room was clean, Breakfast was good, staff was nice and helpful. Definitely recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ghassan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay very nice sraff. HAssan and serhall at front Dedk were amazing and very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reginald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location to the Blue Mosque is excellent
The location to the Blue Mosque is excellent
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Davina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Raylene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Erum

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
It is at great location close to every attractions but comfort wise the room was small and the bathroom was not clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Azad

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible hotel need update
The place is very old had smell that can’t get rid of after opening the window, Aircon don’t work, it wasn’t what I expected… bad condition this hotel, breakfast was excellent and the staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Josephine Claire

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judaline

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location walking distance for all main attractions. Helpful, friendly staff made our stay enjoyable. Metin and Erhan were very helpful in so many ways. This made our trip easier and smoother. I will not hesitate to recommend this place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Svetlana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a really good hotel right in the middle of Laleli, just a walk from Grand Bazaar.It was clean, spacious and well maintained although not very easy to get there first time: had to walk steep down the cobblestone street with a suitcase. I didn’t know I could request them to pick me up when I arrived but they have a special cart for transporting their guests up and down the hill. I really enjoyed the buffet breakfast provided in a nearby sister hotel. On the way back the staff has kindly brought me close to my station since the trams broke that day. The only thing that could improve my stay would be having some amenities like toothbrush and toothpaste.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tony

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My experience was an utter shambles. I was originally relocated to another hotel on arrival where I stayed for two days. The hotel management then had space to accommodate me and return to this hotel. I had a room where you could hear all the running water so made for poor sleep. Additional there was water coming down from the ceiling in the bathroom when it it rained.

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous location, nice breakfast, very helpful staff. The room was clean, comfortable, and well appointed. I’d highly recommend this hotel as an excellent value.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We highly recommend this hotel. We were upgraded to a family suite which was a large room. The breakfast included was excellent. The staff were very helpful and informative. We had dinner there one night and throughly enjoyed it. Being a family run hotel, it was homely. Spectra Hotel is next to Sultanahmet Square which is walkable to everything. Surprisingly it was a quiet area at night for sleeping.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I always stay at the Spectra Hotel when I am in central Istanbul. I have never been dosapointed in the value I receive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

AROONA, wakeforest

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The receptionist tried to sell you substandard tours. The AC control was at the reception and they shut off AC in the middle of the night. The bathroom was so small the blankets and pillows were not enough
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rosalene

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean hotel the reception was very helpful and our room was ready right away.We check out very early and the manager arranged us sandwich to go.The only complaint me that I have was our room was in the busy noisy street didn’t sleep the whole night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oxana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a great location, close to the main square and main attractions. The rooms are very clean and have everything you need. The staff are very welcoming and friendly. Good breakfast. They offer transfer. We really enjoyed.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entire stay has been wonderful. The people at the hotel and restaurant are kind and helpful. The property is in a busy area making the people watching from the tables outside ideal. The room and bath was recently redone making it very comfortable. Sorry to be leaving so soon.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abu

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vania

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner heads the front desk. He is wonderful and very welcoming. The entrance also has the restaurant. Everyone was amazing. I can not stress this enough. Everyone is always willing to help or guide. All staff are amazing! The hotel has a great location to walk to the historical sites in Sultanahmed neighborhood. As a tourist, this is definitely where you want to be. The rooms are practical and comfortable. Nothing fancy, but definitely comfortable. The Tram is a short walk away. I really can’t stress this enough, everyone at the hotel and restaurant were super friendly and attentive(without being overbearing). Highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Amina

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location and breakfast are impeccable!
Spectra hotel is located only couple minutes away from major attractions. Breakfast is amazing, stuff is friendly and helped us with transfer to the airport and stored bags for us. We will definitely come back!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Edgar

Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Paul

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
This is definitely not a 4 star hotel as offered on your website the best part of the hotel is the 2 men that worked at the front desk daily they were super nice and very helpful during our stay.. The hotel itself is a 2 -1/2 to 3 star at best.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Ali

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good for the price
The hotel was good for the price. Not very spacious but not very petite either. Location was great, close to the attractions as well as the Grand Bazaar. Food at the hotel was good as well, plenty of options on their in-house lunch & dinner menu as well. Concierge services were decent with guidance and some attraction options
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

linda

Traveled with family
Amazing staff, great breakfast and beautiful strategic location!!!!
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

WISSAM

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything is good clean and location very good
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ibrahim

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Spectra is a hidden gem whose proximity to World’s historic monuments in combination with fantastic customer service provided by Erhan, Deniz, and Metin, will beat any brand name hotel hands down. Food was simply fantastic. Not much more to say except that we plan on returning back during our next stay in Istanbul.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the Spectra hotel
Great little hotel in an unbeatable location. The room was very comfortable, tastefully furnished and surprisingly quite given it's on a busy street. The location is amazing, steps away from the Blue Mosque and walkable Hagia Sofia and a famous castle. There are numerous dining options and the food at the hotel restaurant was amazing. The staff is super cool and treats you like family, do not hesitate to ask them for advice activities and shopping. A special thanks to the night manager Hasan who was always willing to serve me a cup of tea, a glass of wine or a snack when I took a break from work which ended at 2 am. It was also great to have someone to chat with. I recommend and will return next time I'm in Istanbul
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bogdan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tauqeer

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel- conveniently close to The Blue Mosque . Room was small but very clean. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Lovely breakfast.Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marilou

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Merin was very nice, making sure the guests feel at home and helped us with our tours. We also like the location, it’s close to everything. I would recommend this hotel to my friends and families. Marilou
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marilou

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Metin was very friendly and nice, he greeted us warmly when we checked in, and he helped us booked our tour. Breakfast was good. I like the location, convenient to everything. I will definitely recommend this place to my friends and families.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fatima

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Many thanks to Erhan who was very friendly and helpful :) Great hotel with large rooms and perfect location.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Tony

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall a fairly decent hotel centrally located. Hotel is clean and staff friendly and helpful. The downside was the bathroom is very, very small and breakfast can be better.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Rochester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, safe, friendly. Excellent staff. Very close to some of the main tourist sites in Istanbul. And easy distance to transport.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Oliver, Kilmarnock

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unbeatable location. Stepping out of the hotel into one of the most well known historical environments in the world. The history there is astounding. The hotel itself is decent, the staff very nice and accommodating. The restaurant with outside tables is quite good. The bed was decent and I honestly can't complain for the pricepoint.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional location, steps away from interesting places to see, things to do, restaurants, cafes. Warm, friendly, gracious, welcoming and accommodating staff. Great sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rukshana

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything about the hotel was excellent except the noise because it is located at a very busy street.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Natalia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The rooms are pretty small, especially bathroom. It was extremely hot and the AC didn’t work. We did figure out how to turn the heat off, but still it was pretty hot and we had to sleep with open windows the whole time. There was some mold on the shower hose and we found some stuff on the floor under the bedside table that wasn’t ours, so we guessed it was from the previous guests. We also had to go and ask for soap and shampoos as it wasn’t renewed and after we were given 4 of each, it was taken away the next day by the room service. The area is good and it’s walkable distance away from some major attractions. The breakfast was good. And the reception staff is friendly and helpful.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sameer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing and really helpful. Would be able to help with any questions we regarding transportation or visit history places.

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

DMITRY, FAIRFIELD

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place to stay in Istanbul. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. The terrace on the top is great with excellent views and we had our dinner served there. Will definitely come back here.

10/10 Excellent

karim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent

2/10 Terrible

Afeefa

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Irina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people very friendly. Hotel clean. Very helpful stuff. Breakfast nice. Location very good. Irina khaztchenko
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

LLILIAM

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is more than a simple hotel is like a family hotel . You feel welcome all the time with all employees. We LOVE to pick this option
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022