Is May Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at May Hotel?

May Hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at May Hotel?

Check-in start time: 10:30 AM; Check-in end time: 2:30 PM.

Does May Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is May Hotel located?

Located in Istanbul City Center, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, and Sultanahmet Square. Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern are also within 1 mi (2 km). Beyazit Station is 5 minutes by foot and Cemberlitas Station is 7 minutes.

May Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Dec 11, 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Dec 9, 2018

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

der hotel im allgemeinen gut zu bewerten,leider kein kostenloser flughafen transfer .obwohl gespriesen wird ein kostenloser flughafen tranfer anzubieten.im expedia filter kostenloser flughafen transfer,erscheint das hotel im erster bzw.in zweiter steller. ich bin in erwartung kostenloser transfer von flughafen zum hotel sitzengelassen,erst anruf von mir ist zu erfahren das kein kostenloser flughafentransfer gibt.das ist das manko.!!! hotel mit frühstuck inkl.geht okey.zentrale lage zum zentrum zu fuss 10-20 min.schlichte gut kilamatisierte zimmer.malzeiten im zentrum in orstüblichen restorants gutes essen.preislich gut bis teuer je nach bestellung. meine gesammtbewertung in ordnung.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

peter

Jun 25, 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

hotel was untidy . We would rate this hotel 11/2 stars only

Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

HASAN

Dec 4, 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mükemmel

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Marié, Konkwa

Jun 4, 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quartier très populaire

L'hôtel doit être rénové du bâtiment jusqu'aux meubles pour avoir un standing plus ou moins acceptable.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Sep 18, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Il faut préciser davantage que l'hotel est situé en bas d'une cote qui est assez rude à monter A recommander plus particulièrement aux sportifs et aux jeunes.

2/10 Terrible

sandhya, rotterdam

Sep 14, 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

zeer slecht hotel

Bij aankomst hadden wij via de hotel shuttlebus geregeld.Ze waren vergeten ons op te halen. Bij aankomst was ons gezegd dat we gelijk konden inchecken(we kwamen midden in de nacht aan).We konden niet inchecken want ze hadden onze kamer die nacht aan een andere gast verhuurd.Wij moesten 8 uren wachten totdat onze kamer vrij was.Hotel was zeer gehorig en personeel zeer onvriendelijk.We raden deze hotel dus niet aan.

6/10 Okay

Shahd

Jul 13, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

May Hotel perfect staff

Very nice and helpful staff; Nizar and Ozz and the others. The hotel geographic location is good, very close to Grand bazaar and local restaurants. The problem was the area(streets) were dirty. And you have to be fit to go up hills reach main road/ metro. The tour was wondrful.

4/10 Poor

Nikolay, Sofia

Apr 18, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

May Hotel give you fake extras

May Hotel offering free parking. It is not true. Hotel haven't parking. Hotel area is prohibited daily for cars. We have booked 2 triple rooms in this hotel but we got 2 single room with one extra large bed and claustrophobic room. For this room the hotel may receive only one star. 3 stars is a joke with clients.

2/10 Terrible

Q, Scotland

Apr 8, 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst experience ever

Hotel is situated on a hill 20 minutes walk from the central sultan ahmet area. Hotel staff decently friendly however rooms are tiny, dirty showers/bathroom. The beds are terrible and require changing-staff are you paying attention!! Bed sheets were dirty and when they got changed, which they did after 3 requests, the new sheets were also dirty. I travelled with my pregnant wife so I required a hotel with breakfast...their breakfast was terrible. I had to spend extra money every morning to buy food from outside. We fell ill after eating the fruit the first morning. Bread was awful and the only decent thing to eat was the bread. Tea was so string and tasted like wee. Overall, regardless of what your budget is, do not book here. Trust me, you will regret it. If I had the money to, I would've checked out the following morning and booked elsewhere.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Dec 10, 2014

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice hotel in a somewhat scruffy area

the hotel was really very nice. Situated in a somewhat "authentic" if not scruffy, but very safe working class area, the hotel was a little oasis in the midst of it. Don't need an alarm clock - the call to prayer at 6.00 will probably wake you - but that's part of the Istanbul experience!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Nov 16, 2014

Leuk hotel vlakbij het centrum

Het hotel ligt in een drukke straat, maar daarom wel overal dichtbij, onze kamer op de benedenverdieping langs de straat was wel erg gehorig .

6/10 Okay

Peter

Sep 27, 2014

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Difficult to find but worth it in the end

A nice little hotel, the pics make it look better than it is but it's in a pretty good location for Sultanahmet albeit tough to find at first - especially in the dark! It's on a very steep hill so beware if that's an issue for you. Aside from that it's clean, comfortable and cheap. The rooms are a bit small and it's not plush by any stretch but if your here to see the city rather than sit in your room then this will do you very nicely ( to sleep and pit stop).

10/10 Excellent

Gábor, Budapest

Aug 8, 2014

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tiszta, jó elhelyezkedésű hotel

Kellemes négy éjszakát töltöttünk a hotelben. A svédasztalos reggeli nagyon választékos volt, a hotel 15 perc sétára található a Hagia Sophia-tól. Mindennap szép tiszta volt a szobánk és az egész hotel.

4/10 Poor

Gast

Jul 2, 2014

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jun 16, 2014

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

A good location

A good location with walking distance to all the tourist attractions. Its a 10 min walk however a hike up the hill so would not suggest to the elderly. The hotel is small but clean and friendly staff. The street gets busy in the night with trucks unloading and garbage collection which can get quite noisy. However the location, price and cleanliness offsets this.

4/10 Poor

eva maria

Feb 19, 2014

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

hotel für wochenendtrip

zimmer mit teilnahmegarantie am privatleben der mitbewohner. im zimmer 1. stock war der fensterblick auf eine mauer nicht gerade erhebend_auf den wunsch das zimmer zu wechseln (hotel war nicht voll belegt) wurde nicht eingegangen. ;( personal distanziert freundlich. für kurztrip okay

8/10 Good

Usman, Islamabad, Pakistan

Jan 2, 2013

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Decent place to stay in middle of Fatih

Was cheap, right in the centre of the Fatih and if I am travelling alone for a few days will not mind staying again. Staff was helpful and even helped me traverse the Istanbul with helpful directions and tips. Just recommended to a colleague who would be staying with them in coming February.

4/10 Poor

shimon alfassy

Aug 24, 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

few issues you need to resolve

i had this hotel for overnight stay even the fact its far from airport (close to the fish ,market and grand bazar).the reason to do so was that in the website and in resevation i was promised free transfer back to the airport so it made it more economicly to me .when i arrived there, they told me that even i have it written, they will not suply it to me beacuse its a mistake !!! even it was written both on site (diferent ones) and also in resevation.room was nice but in 4 in the morning you get to hear the muazine calling and its not so nice (unless you muslim) ...

6/10 Okay

Andy

Jun 7, 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a bad hotel, but...

The May Hotel was clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. It's in a pretty good location for all the historical sights (about a 15min slow walk). The room was pretty small (especially the shower), but well maintained... breakfast was nothing special (cold selection, bread, stewed tea). The main issue is that the street it is on is pretty noisy (bring earplugs!) and that no taxis seemed to know where it was. Once you got your bearings however you didnt really need taxis to see most of the sights...

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