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Reviews of Marmara Guesthouse

2 out of 5
Marmara Guesthouse
Akbiyik Cad Terbiyik Sok No:15, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 63 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 245 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 245 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

ludovick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Helpful staff
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Harun on May 15, 2024
Dear Ludovick,Thank you for your kind comments and staying at our family guesthouse. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Asm

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
it noisy area
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Harun on May 15, 2024
Dear Asm,We are dead-end street and there is no any restaurant around our guesthouse. We believe we are in quiet area despite of our central position.

8/10 Good

Russell

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easily the best breakfast during our 3 week Turkey trip. A few stair to get up to our room but clean and comfortable and well located.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Harun on May 15, 2024
Dear Russell,Thank you for your comments, feedback and staying at our family guesthouse.

8/10 Good

Deepti

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful stay at the property, considering it’s situated in old city, property is well managed. Staff was awesome and super helpful, rooms are little bit small but the rooftop patio and breakfast makes up for it. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Harun on May 15, 2024
Dear Deepti,Thank you for your kind comments and feedback. We hope to see you again at our family place.

10/10 Excellent

Roxanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful small hotel! Super clean facilities, helpful staff, great breakfast each morning with plentiful options. Bed was more comfortable than I expected. Only an 8-10 minute walk to Topkapi, Hagia Sofia and all nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Harun on May 15, 2024
Dear Roxanna,Thank you so much for your kind comments and 5 rates. We hope to see you again at our family guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a great 7 night stay at this clean and convenient guesthouse. The breakfast is even more amazing than it looks in the photos and the terrace was a perfect place for an afternoon break with a bottle of wine. Highly recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Harun on Apr 9, 2024
Dear Laura,Thank you for your kind comment and 5 rates. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at our family guesthouse. We hope to see you again in Türkiye.

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This guesthouse is just perfect. Lovely rooms great breakfast amazing staff. Perfectly situated in Istanbul. Really good value for money. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Harun on Apr 9, 2024
Dear Derek\Thank you for your kind comment and 5 rates. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at our family guesthouse. We hope to see you again in Türkiye.

10/10 Excellent

Lucille

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The guesthouse was very central to major sites in old Istanbul. The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast was varied for all diets and the dining area had a beautiful view of the Bosporus. We very much enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Harun on Feb 17, 2024
Dear Lucille,Thank you for your kind comments about our family guesthouse. We are glad to read that you had a good time at our place. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

yue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location, clean and cozy room, comfortable bed, good breakfast, friendly staff, highly recommend
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Harun on Feb 13, 2024
Dear Yue,Thank you for staying at our family guesthouse. We are glad to read that you liked our family place. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Zuha

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An absolutely lovely stay, the staff is super friendly, helpful, and gave very apt recommendations. The breakfast, both food and dining area are breathtaking, it was one of the best parts of my day. The area was quiet during January, and seemed very safe. Quick walk away from all the best old city Istanbul has to offer. Already planning to stay with them next time in in the city! N.b. Since it is a tourist centered area, we did have some trouble locating cheaper street food within a 10 min radius.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Harun on Jan 19, 2024
Dear Zuha,Thank you so much for your kind comment about our family guesthouse. We are glad that you had goot time at our guesthouse and neigbourhood. We hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Pratik

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at Marmara Guesthouse. The property is very clean and is conveniently located. Everything is at walking distance. The morning breakfast is really good. Ahmad and the hotel staff were really helpful with any questions we had. Would recommend this place to anyone. No complaints about this place.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Harun on Jan 8, 2024
Dear Pratik,Thank you for your kind comments and 5 rates. We hope to see you again at our family guesthouse.

8/10 Good

Neil, Ny

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Harun on Jan 1, 2024
Dear Neil,Thank you for your cooments and staying at our family guesthouse. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence Ross

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint and convinent guest house within walking distance to all the attractions. Wonderful and attentive hotel staff..
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Harun on Nov 28, 2023
Dear Lawrence Ross,Thank you for your kind comments and 5 rates. We hope to see you again at our family guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

A

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Harun on Nov 22, 2023
Dear our guests,Thank you so much for staying at our family guesthouse. We hope to see you again.

4/10 Poor

Ali

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff needs a basic Hospitality training session. That needs to teach them from welcoming guests and making their life easier.The room's dont give you even free drinking water! The drinks in the mini fridge are over priced! The stairs are very tight and with very low ceiling and if you are above 5.8' you will hit your head!! Funny enough no staff will warmn you.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Harun on Nov 13, 2023
Thank you for staying at our family guesthouse. We hope that you can find better place next time.

10/10 Excellent

allison

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Harun on Nov 15, 2023
Dear Allison,Thank you for 10 rates and staying at our family guesthouse. WE hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

allison

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Harun on Nov 11, 2023
Dear Allison,Thank you for giving us 10 rates. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Edward, Pleasant Hill

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Marmara is far better than adequate. The room we had was spacious and the bathroom was great. It is a five minute walk from the center of the action, but far enough away to feel peaceful. The breakfast is magnificent!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Harun on Nov 1, 2023
Dear Edward,Thank you for your kind comments and 5 rates. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Marlon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and 24 hour front desk personnel are amazingly helpful and friendly… extremely clean and comfortable room and nice breakfast with a view at the rooftop terrace! Definitely excellent value for money! 5-15 minutes walk to the major attractions of Istanbul!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Harun on Oct 13, 2023
Dear Marlon,Thank you for your kind comments and 5 rates. We hope to see you again at our family guesthouse.

8/10 Good

Carol

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful walkable location enjoyed deluxe breakfast watching freighter traffic
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Harun on Sep 27, 2023
Dear Carol,Thank you for your kind comments. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Amazing breakfast and gorgeous views of the Bosphorus from the breakfast area. It's in the main tourist area, so plenty of hawkers to avoid. Ask staff for good places for dinner. They were helpful and estimated best time to leave for airport for early morning flight and got a taxi at needed time. I'd definitely go again!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Harun on Sep 27, 2023
Dear Jessica,Thank you for your kind comments and 5 rates. We hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Gul

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Harun on Sep 1, 2023
Thank you for staying at our family guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First time in Istanbul
Very helpful staff, always available. We had the room on top floor with "sea view" and it was wonderful. Its on a quieter side street but still close to all the top sights in Sultanamet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Abdifatah

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
It was okay
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

fatima

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
-
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute little hotel
Beautiful breakfast on the rooftop terrace. Easy walking distance to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace. The staff was friendly, helpful, and always available. The bed was very comfortable but small room. We loved it.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel, 100%. Recommend it.
The hotel is fantastic, located very near the blue mosque and other important historic sites. It has two fantastic roof terraces one enclosed where you have breakfast and one where you can sit outside and have an amazing view of the Bosphorous and dolphins playing in the water every morning. You really can’t ask for more. The breakfast is great and the staff are very attentive. The rooms are lovely and I would thoroughly recommend this hotel to anybody. My only criticism which isn’t related to the hotel is it the street behind the hotel is full of restaurants where people hassle you a lot and a number of people try to rip us off so beware.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shuwen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved our stay at Marmara! It was super close to all the Old City attractions but off on a small, quieter side street. Although our room was small, the terrace was a nice place to hang out/relax, and the staff was extremely kind and helpful. The breakfast spread every morning was great, too!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

DeAnn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were so helpful, helped me book last minute tours and gave good suggestions. Very clean and in a excellent location in a quiet area of the old town, so easy to walk to the major attractions. Has a safe in the room and housekeeping daily. Breakfast is buffet style, typical sweets/cold salads. Has tea/coffee on terrace in evening. Terrace view of Bosphorous is lovely. Let them arrange airport transfers for you - it really is a good time/price value.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Myhra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room, perfect if it’s only for sleeping
Room was clean / comfortable. Very cramped though! Felt abit claustrophobic in there. Room was literally in the reception area. Location was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place To Stay in Istanbul
This guesthouse is very close to the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace etc. The staff are friendly and very helpful. The breakfast is wonderful and we enjoyed the views from the Terrace which is the dining room. There are a lot of stairs but the room was comfortable and we thoroughly recommend this guesthouse.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and convenient
Excellent place to stay. It's near the Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque etc. The breakfast is wonderful and the staff are very helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bilguun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay! Beautiful views from the breakfast area. Delicious breakfast.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Turkish Holiday
Guesthouse is in a great location to walk to attractions in Sultanamet, including the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, and restaurants. Guesthouse is clean and comfortable, but rooms are quite small. Staff are helpful, and there’s a lending library of tour and other books. There’s a truly excellent breakfast, eaten with views over the Bosphorus.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Jenna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The economy room is in the basement next to the staff bathroom. You can hear every sound in the staff bathroom. However, the area is nice and so is the breakfast.

8/10 Good

AHMED

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast

6/10 Okay

Claus

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Melis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little guest house. Not sure if other rooms but mine had a double bed which took up most of the room (a bit cramped). Also pillows were unusable (way too thick) but some folks like that. Breakfast was a very diverse and wonderful spread snd staff were friendly which more than made up for the room size!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Bouchra

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the Marmara Guesthouse! In a fantastic location, this hotel is near everything you want to see in Sultanahmet and is very close to a tram station and ferries to go anywhere else in Istanbul. The staff were extremely kind and helpful, and the breakfasts were delicious! The only con was the wifi was a little spotty at times, but fairly consistent.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Krystsina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hassan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay and very kind staff...
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Yusuf on Apr 8, 2022
Thank you! You are so kind. You are always welcome to stay with us in Istanbul. We hope you have a wonderful life with full of holidays. Hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Tahir

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed at this guesthouse for 4 night's. It was the best my best experience in Istanbul. It is perfrctly located in the city with walkable distance to the city's top attractions and close to the public Metro station. Despite being in a prime city center location it supprisingly quite in the rooms. Our room offered a stunning view of the City and the sea. I cant even begin to describe the beautiful rooftop breakfast (it was the best part). The guest house was kept well sanitized and was kept extremely clean. The staff was young, energetic, and professional. The staff was very welcoming and friendly, they helped us with everything we had trouble with (The trick is to just ask). I love my stay at the Marmara guesthouse, and would definitely recommend to anyone who is visiting Istanbul.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Yusuf on Mar 29, 2022
It was our pleasure to be our guests at our hotel. You are always welcome anytime you like!

10/10 Excellent

Tahir

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed at this guesthouse for 4 night's. It was the best my best experience in Istanbul. It is perfrctly located in the city with walkable distance to the city's top attractions and close to the public Metro station. Despite being in a prime city center location it supprisingly quite in the rooms. Our room offered a stunning view of the City and the sea. I cant even begin to describe the beautiful rooftop breakfast (it was the best part). The guest house was kept well sanitized and was kept extremely clean. The staff was young, energetic, and professional. The staff was very welcoming and friendly, they helped us with everything we had trouble with (The trick is to just ask). I love my stay at the Marmara guesthouse, and would definitely recommend to anyone who is visiting Istanbul.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Yusuf on Mar 29, 2022
You are always welcome to stay with us in Istanbul. We hope you have a wonderful life with full of holidays. Hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Vladimir

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
LOVE IT!!!
This is the first place I check availability for when I need to go to Istanbul. Love everything about this place, but especially love the breakfast and the rooftop view.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Yusuf on Dec 15, 2021
Thank you very much for choosing us to stay in Istanbul. It was our pleasure to be our guests at our hotel. We hope that you had a great time in Istanbul and also in our Guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

JANETH, NORWALK

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Staff really nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Yusuf on Oct 8, 2021
Thank you very much for choosing us to stay in Istanbul. It was our pleasure to be our guests at our hotel. We hope that you had a great time in Istanbul and also in our Guesthouse.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good Services
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Response from Yusuf on Jun 5, 2021
It was our pleasure to be our guests at our hotel. We hope that you had a great time in Istanbul and also in our Guesthouse.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We loved the location and the staff. The hotel is very nice, with the only negative the lack of an elevator. We had a room with a great view. It is a block off a busy tourist street so it is quiet yet convenient. Good breakfast.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Yusuf on Apr 26, 2021
Thank you very much for choosing us to stay in Istanbul. It was our pleasure to be our guests at our hotel. We hope that you had a great time in Istanbul and also in our Guesthouse. You are always welcome anytime you like!

10/10 Excellent

Malgorzata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place and staff!
I was staying here twice and I plan to come back. The rooms are cosy and clean and the roof-top terrace fantastic. The staff is very freindly and helpful. Walking distance to all Istanbul attractions.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Yusuf on Dec 20, 2020
Thank you very much for choosing us to stay in Istanbul. You were always smiley and so kind. It was our pleasure to be our guests at our hotel. We hope that you had a great time in Istanbul and also in our Guesthouse.