It's 4* hotel, 1 step from one the most famous Istiklal caddesi, so no problem to explain your partners/colleagues where you're staying. Hotel staff was extremely helpful and answered all my questions about different addresses and apprx. time to get there by taxi. It's quite important when you must have several meetings a day. Lobby is just perfect to have... More

I stayed here for 3 nights and by any standards this is not a 4* hotel at all. not even close to it. There is nothing worth mentioning about the hotel except for the location which is the only best Part of the hotel. It can be a perfect 3* hotel, but hotel promotes itself as 4* and thats my... More

It was my 1st visit to Istanbul, the location of Seminal hotel is very good, close to the Independence square.. it is clean, staff are friendly and helpful, rooms are well furnished but the only thing that was bad is the breakfast, 1st day it was fresh but the rest of the week it seemed like left-overs..

The Seminal Hotel is really good. The locations is superb, the service is very good and the breakfast is very tasty and seasonal. I stayed there in the beginning of June and the AC was good to. The only thing I didn't like was that the Internet coverage sometimes was bad and I lost connection sometimes. Amazing lobby!

I spent 3 nights in this hotel in October 2011 with my friends.The hotel is on an excellent location, in a pedestrian street, only 3 minutes from the Taksim square, where is the center of modern Istanbul with the famous Istiklal street.All was well, the noise did not bother us, when you want to center then it is normal.I want... More

I spent 4 nights in this hotel in May 2012 with my family. The hotel is on an excellent location, in a pedestrian street, only 3 minutes from the Taksim square, where many buses stop, and where is the center of modern Istanbul with the famous Istiklal street, as a lively nightspot in Istanbul. There are a lot of good... More

I had 4 nights in this hotel in June 2012 and didn't find it as bad as the Tripadvisor reviews suggested. Whatever building work was going on seems to be done though there is a general noise of sirens, traffic, air conditioning etc that you get with most cities. The staff were average. Always polite but not overly helpful though... More

My sincere advice is please do not come to this hotel. I am presently in this hotel and its very disappointing. This hotel definitely doesn't deserve a 4*. There are no basic amenities. We booked this hotel through a travel agency otherwise we wouldn't have booked this one.

Very clean, great breakfast, 2 min walk from Taksim Square, nice bathroom. A bit small beds (double), extremely slow motion elevators!