The Service is Not equal to the facade. Nö, they are indeed Not very welcoming or overly friendly. The breakfast is unexciting, and a decent Cup of coffee is Not to be had in the entire Hotel. The Rooms are a fair size, but simple. Nö Full Length mirror, and Ladies, the hair dryers are useless. Best bring your own.... More

Stayed two nights with our tour group. Very close to Blue Mosque, Bazaar, and good restaurants. Lobby was lovely. Although our room was dated and smelled of smoke it was clean and tidy.. The beds in our room were small twins, but we did find them comfortable. Although our room was facing the street, we were able to sleep despite... More

Stayed here two nights with a tour group. Pros: Good location close walking distance to Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque & Hoopdrome. Decent breakfast, helpful and friendly staff Cons: Most rooms have only twin beds, most rooms have a strong smoke odor, rooms that face the main street are quite noisy. Our second room wasn't as clean as our original room.... More

We were booked to stay in this hotel by our tour company. From the outside the hotel's white marble exterior was appealing. Next to the entrance the hotel's name and the four stars it has been awarded were prominently displayed. In the lobby there was more white marble. The "four star" label ended there. In our room the air conditioning... More

Istanbul Royal Hotel has received 4* from the Turkish Ministry of Tourism. The evaluator must have been blind. I can only give this hotel only 2*. The lobby which was decorated with plastic flowers was a little better them the rooms. The check in process was fast because it had been prearranged by our tour operator. The room was small... More

The lobby and main floor area are deceiving. They look good and are nicely appointed. But the rooms are small and outdated. We arrived with a tour group and received 2 small hard twin beds for my spouse and i - as did most of my group. Rooms could not be changed till the following day. The elevators are incredibly... More

Not a super nice hotel, will do the job if you cant find alternatives. Location is good, 20 minute walk from Topkapi, Blue Mosqie, Aya Sofya etc. Staff was ok, not super friendly, and English was below average. Rooms are clean, but Furniture was old, and no tea, potable water, mini bar etc. Breakfast was also poor, quality and choice... More

Rooms cleaned every day. Reception staff do not always speak english. Rooms are all two bedroom...they will add a foldable bed if you require a 3 bedroom one. Hotel is good if you just want to sleep and be near the city centre.

There is no ambiguity in what you get at the property . The price suited my not very deep pocket . Safe area , walking distance from the Grand Bazaar , Blue mosque , Haga Sophia . Very close to a tram stattion . U might have to walk a little to get a decent restaurant for lunch / dinner... More