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Aquarium Hotel Istanbul

3.0 of 5
Alemdar Mah. Alay Kosku Cad. No:16 Eminonu/Cagaloglu, Fatih, Istanbul 34410, Turkey (Sultanahmet)
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Aquarium Hotel Istanbul
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Stuttgart, Germany
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

If you are looking for less value for your money, Aquarium Hotel may be your choice! Okay, there are some positive aspects: it's located in the vicinity of the most important sights of Istanbul and the staff seeks to help you (within the limits of their possibilities). BUT: the room was tiny, dirty, without nearly any storage room, there was... More

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Vassouras, RJ
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

The hotel is very close to all the touristical attractions in the old part of the city, it is perfect. You can walk around and feel completely safe to explore Istanbul. The staff is very nice and always ready to help in any way they can. The room was small, but comfortable and clean. I traveled with my mother and... More

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Bucharest, Romania
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2012

I strongly recommend to everyone to avoid this "hotel". All posted photos of the hotel rooms are fake. Small room, small and dirty bathroom, no TV, old and broken furniture, poor breakfast, no view at all, poor wireless signal, communication with hotel stuff is very difficult and cleaning of room didn't exist. Despite our pre-arrival discution about the price of... More

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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2012

Staff is very helpeful, however their English is not that good. Breakfast is good enough to handle all morning, you can find the typical food in Turkey... Also they served us before in the morning as we were having the flight very early. Bathroom is not very clean, you can see also some damage inside the shower... Bedrooms are good... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2012

The hotel's website promises "spectacular views from our rooftop terrace" - it doesn't exist! Location is close to the main tourist sites e.g. Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Underground Cisterns and the bazaar and it's cheap for single occupancy of double room with comfy bed and aircon. But maintenance is poor with dodgy plumbing and electrical fittings. Thin, poorly... More

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Athens
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2012

I stayed accidentaly on this hotel in September 2012. I don't have words to describe the hotel. I suppose that it should be shut down by the authorities for a number of hygiene and safety regulations. We arrived at nightthere sincethe hotel we initially booked had been shut down. The travel agent booked there without asking us. First impresion was... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 September 2012 via mobile

This was a horrible experience. We arrived tired from travel to find that they hadn't reserved our assigned room. They said they hadn't received the booking. This was a little strange as they had charged my credit card a booking fee and had records of the email I had sent through. But these things happen, not an issue if they... More

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Cairo, Egypt
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2012

Value for money and place to crash at night for friends, couples and solo it offer nothing but bed (clean room) and breakfast (provide enough power till early dinner or late lunch. restaurant located on top of the building providing panoramic view of old Istanbul you will enjoy they view while have your breakfast I do consider it as a... More

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Hampshire,UK
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011

Turned up to hear they had double booked any only had 1 room left which seemed to be in the middle of renovation. no shower, told to be careful with the sink as the bathroom floor leaked, no tv and no furtiture apart form a bedside locker not even curtains on the windows. After first day they moved me to... More

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Reading, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2011

I would strongly recommend all travellers to stay away from this hotel. 1. I'm a solo traveller, paid 40 euro / night for a room that was little bigger then the bed in it, most of the furniture was broken in some respect and both the room and bed were dirty. 2. The television had such bad reception that it... More

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Address: Alemdar Mah. Alay Kosku Cad. No:16 Eminonu/Cagaloglu, Fatih, Istanbul 34410, Turkey
Region: Turkey > Istanbul > Sultanahmet
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Ranked #758 of 815 hotels in Istanbul
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Hotel Class:3 star (3*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Our comfortable familiar hotel has 21 rooms of different sizes, bar and terrace restaurant on the top is situated in the midst of the historical quarter Sultanahmet. The Aquarium Hotel is afar not even 20 km from AtatÃrk International Airport. All objects of interest are afar some hundred meters. Even the in quarter Taksim you can reach in half an hour afoot. ... more   less 
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