5/5 iremi n. 2 months ago on Google • 9 reviews New
As
soon
as
I
walked
in
I
was
greeted
by
the
lovely
white
cat,
which
I
stroked,
incidentally
the
best
host
in
the
place.
I
checked
in
with
Mr
Seyf,
yes
the
handsome
chap
with
the
long
hair.
Immediately
I
received
a
free
upgrade
plus
a
towel
and
was
escorted
to
my
room
by
him.
He
was
very
polite
and
welcoming
with
a
big
smile.
I
have
to
say
at
this
point
without
Mr.
Seyf,
I
refer
to
him
as
'the
sword'
or
'tea
man'
this
place
will
be
no
where.
Mr
Seyf
deserves
to
be
running
this
place
and
promoted
to
the
highest
position.
He
just
made
me
happy
looking
at
him,
he
seems
to
be
the
heart
of
this
place
with
a
very
peaceful
and
positive
demeaner.
Other
members
of
staff
were
good
but
not
smiling
as
much
and
not
easy
to
approach.
I
would
suggest
they
smile
more
:)
During
my
stay
I
noticed
after
a
few
days
eggs
were
available
but
we
had
to
ask
for
an
egg
during
breakfast
until
the
operations
manager
from
Madrid
in
Spain
came
in
to
replace
the
chef
and
started
cooking.
He
was
very
approachable
and
provided
a
good
service.
He
did
undercook
the
eggs
first
day
which
he
acknowledged
the
second
day
and
cooked
eggs
and
left
for
everyone
to
take
rather
than
asking
so
that
was
a
good
move.
The
breakfast
overall
is
very
good
everyday
except
for
one
day
where
the
cake
ran
out
at
10am
which
was
disappointing
as
i
really
liked
the
cake
with
chocolate.
The
new
chef
from
Madrid
was
clear
and
said
its
finished
so
that
was
cool.
The
facilities
in
the
room
including
blankets
and
pillows,
private
shower,
toilet
and
2
sinks
were
clean
and
the
cleaners
did
a
very
good
job
in
my
shared
room
of
4.
Upstairs
there
is
a
roof
top
terrace
which
boasts
lovely
views
of
Istanbul
during
the
day
and
night.
A
Finnish
chap
became
my
friend
during
our
stay
together
in
the
same
room.
He
also
rated
the
place
highly.
There
was
a
Canadian
lady
who
works
in
tourism
mentioned
lots
of
staff
have
been
fired
and
they
could
be
running
the
hostel
better
as
their
only
renting
it.
On
the
contrary
my
experience
was
great
and
the
staff
members
and
cleaners
I
met
were
and
are
doing
a
great
job.
Their
is
sim
cards
available
from
reception
for
tourists
and
a
shop
directly
opposite
for
food
and
drink.
There
is
many
shops
and
restaurants
nearby
and
very
close
to
city
as
in
walking
distance.
The
location
is
perfect
for
everything
you
need.
A
German
lady
was
trying
to
check
in
at
night
and
thought
i
was
a
staff
member
but
i
told
her
i
will
try
and
find
staff
for
her
as
the
staff
member
was
smoking
outside
at
night
but
she
got
checked
in.
Its
a
very
relaxed
place
and
everyone
is
down
to
earth
and
always
happy
to
help
should
you
have
any
queries
or
questions.
As
my
first
hostel
experience
I
would
say
this
place
is
very
good
value
for
money!
Big
shout
out
to
Turkey,
Jordan,
Ecuador,
Canada,
Spain
and
Finland
:)
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