Marmaray Hotel

Location: the location is a huge plus, you are 15 min away from the main attractions, also that you can reach taksim and the Asian side so easy by walking 6 min till the metro station was great plus. Breakfast: unlike the ratings for the breakfast, it was excellent. you had every thing you expect for a breakfast meal. Staff: very friendly and helpful, speaks Turkish, English, and some speak also Arabic.

Noise: the noise wasn’t the worst till a point that you can’t sleep, but it was there, however if you have a long day walking in Istanbul, you would come look for the bed and you wouldn’t care how much noise you will hear because you will be already dead :))

Friendly service ,cleanliness and amenities. Staff is on 24 hour service which is excellent.

Breakfast has to be improved. It has the same menu everyday. Very little to food. Many cheeses but less breakfast material. Boiled eggs only, as opposed to scrambled ,sunny side up or fully done eggs. Too many cold salads everyday and less food.More plug points required in rooms.

Breakfast was really good and the environment was excellent

Sauna, Turkish bath and other spa facilities all come at an extra cost + A lot of traffic to navigate in order to reach the entrance door

Due to the fact that it is located in the center of the city and the market, the space around the hotel is naturally crowded, but with double glazed windows, the sound outside is not annoying. The hotel staff is hospitable and spends time with the hotel guests.

Two small things that should be considered in the future, one is that the light in the rooms is low. Second, toilet faucets need to be inspected.

From the moment i arrived the gentleman on the front desk greeted me with a smile and was so polite. I asked for a nice room and they gave me a choice of 2 rooms and told me to pick the one i wanted. The hotel is central and is near to the metro. I travelled alone and was made to feel welcome

I wasnt too keen on the breakfast but that didnt ruin my stay

Unlike my experience with the receptionist Burak at Marmaray hotel main branch who was super aggressive and very racist calling me “Arapgça” which is an insult in Turkish, my experience at Blue Marmaray in Lalali was amazing. A receptionist called Mohammed who’s originally Turkish but can speak both English and Arabic very fluently, was very nice super respectful always smiling and very professional. He was the total opposite of the other receptionist at the main branch. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Mohammed for being super nice friendly and kind with us during our stay! :)

Can be improved. Cater chicken, not cold meats all the time. They should have eggs on the go scrambled,sunny sidecup etc, not only boiled eggs.. Should have fruit available and yoghurt..

Chairs should be re-cushioned.. It's very low.. Toilet paper should be more than one. Lighting in rooms to be improved..

Value for the money Location Breakfast its acceptable Breakfast views was super Staff

Cleaning Changing towels must be everyday A little old hotel

The breakfast was nice it consisted of various types of foods and was presented in a buffet style. The restaurant area was comfortable and nice and overall was good value for money.

The Gym only had 2 equipments; i was expecting a room full of dumbbells and cables etc. There was no pool even though it was listed on the facilities description. Can be hard to sleep at times due to the noise from the outside and if you are in floor 6 you hear the noise from upstairs floor 7- the restaurant.

Amazing accomodation experience. Central location and nice facilities…