Mercure Istanbul Sirkeci

fantastic location, you can walk just about everywhere and if you need the tram or metro that’s just around the corner. Surprisingly quiet for somewhere so central. Our ‘junior suite’ for very spacious. Bed very comfortable. Friendly staff.

I had a pleasant stay at the hotel. The rooms were comfortable, and the staff, especially Görzem Sercan, provided excellent service, even assisting with a taxi misunderstanding. However, the breakfast options were limited, and I wish there were more choices. Overall, a positive experience.

Location: 10/10: The hotel is in the old city and only 15 minutes walk to all the main attractions like the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapi Palace, the Basilica Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. If you don't like walking, the Sirkeci tram station is only a two minute walk away and that will take you to all those places as well. Your taxi won't be able to stop right in front of the hotel as its the old city and space is at a premium, so just be aware of that. It is also accessible via a small lane, which for those not expecting this, might be strange, but it is the most lovely little lane as there are loads of places to eat along that lane. Also across from the hotel is Building of Ministry of Post and Telegraph (Grand Post Office). Room: We had a room facing the little lane, so you looks straight at the next building, which is absolutely fine as we are in the old town and this is all part of the charm. You can open the windows a little bit to let the air in and listen to all the sounds of bustling Istanbul. If you are a light sleeper and want total silence, the windows are double glazed, so we did shut them to sleep and there was only the soft sound of our air con. The bed is comfortable, the room is clean, the housekeeping is efficient. Breakfast: The breakfast is from 6.30 to 10.30 and there is a good selection of bread, pastry, cornflakes, marmalades, honey, Nutella, etc. There is also an omelette making counter, and also Turkish breakfast selection. The Turkish breakfast selection changes most days and is okayish. I don't know much about Turkish breakfast so can't really comment on how good it is, but the rest of the breakfast was enough to keep you full until lunch (or until dinner in our case). Taxi: The hotel can book you a taxi for €50 to take you back to the International airport, which is what we did as we didn't want to mess around with trams, buses or other taxis on the way back.

Location is perfect, all the touristic places are just 10/15 minutes walking distance. The room was very comfortable, clean, very quiet, no noise from the street, very good shower. Special thanks to Sercan, Görkem and Aydin for their hospitality and kindness and thanks to Mehmet for helping us with taxi on our departure. Really appreciated the nice “sweet” surprise they made for my wife’s birthday. We will definitely come back on our next visit to Istanbul.

The staff was incredibly kind and very helpful. From the front desk to the cleaning crew. The hotel is very close to public transportation. The hotel room has good space. The shower force was perfect.