Retropera Hotel

TV not working at all even reported maintenance. guests next to my room were very noisy and irrespectable during late night hours. Location is good near Taksim Metro Station, restaurants and Istiklal St. staff were nice and helpful.

the view was on the back area and furniture is old.

Location was perfect. 5 min walk to taksim square. Friendly staff specially Yacoub. Good stay for 3-5 days.

They don’t the rooms regularly. You have to ask so they plan it one day ahead. There was a bad smell in the room for the whole stay.

Lication

Overall, the hotel had a good location and the bed was clean, which we appreciated. However, there were a few issues. The reception staff wasn’t very friendly, and we noticed an unpleasant odor in the bathroom. The fridge also had a strong smell that made it basically unusable—we had to close it right after opening it. Another downside was that during the few days we stayed, no housekeeping came to clean the room or provide fresh towels. I’ve actually booked this hotel again, hoping they’ll fix these issues for the next stay.

Near to Taksim square and shops

Wifi is not working at all and they say we reboot the router and at the end they say too many people are uing!!! Ac was leaking while even was off. Heating was off in October!!! Receptionists were totally unprofessional and not kind, for checking and check out times.

Good location.. Spacious room

The hotel needs rennovation .. I suffered from small flies entering the room from the lobby since my room was a lobby room .. I advise they use pesticidesWanted to host a guest in my room for an hour.. receptionist’s reply was I can allow 5 minutes sir .. I wish he answered by I will charge you instead of aswering such an answer .. it was so unprofessional.Despite that it was acceptable for a short stay and budget wise .. but don’t expect much .. photos look better

Near from public transport Wide room

Noisy... unfriendly workers... cleaning the rooms is not daily, upon requestNarrow liftUncomfortable beds and pilowsVery expensive regarding the facilities provided

LocationBig room

Room need renovationHeaters are very week, room was coldMost of the lights are not working Walls are broken Safe box battery were not working We lost our key and the didn’t a spare

It was good for the price of the room and hotel

The fourth bed, which was a couch, was not very comfortable. The elevator was small and noisy

The staff was very friendly and helpful , the location close to taksim , very quite place

The toilet has bad smell

Very good location. The photos fully corresponded to reality. Nice staff. I was happy to have chosen this place

Liked everything

It was good for one night stay not longer

It was cold and when we asked for a heater they didn't provide

Everything was okay , the staff were very helpful and friendly , heating was not working so it was cold

It was a nice hotel for the last few days of our trip. The location is very central and accessible. Near Taxim square. The room was spacious.

Brilliant location, friendly staff ..Neat and clean ....Has a safe, hairdryer, toiletries, slippers all included

Location, staff service, accessibility by taxi and metro, a variety of eating facilities.

Staff were very helpful and friendly. They were polite, patient and tried to help as well as they could. I also liked the location and the fact that everything was close at hand. Rooms had a small fridge as well as air freezer compartment which was very useful to have cool drinks. Bed was comfortable and couldn't hear noise from other hotel residents. It was great that there was a lift as not all hotels in Istanbul have lifts.

The room I stayed in, smelled really bad similar to smell of damp or mold. The shower was not draining which was fixed when I brought it to staff's attention. I also had difficulty switch the shower from tap to shower as the part you pull to put the shower on was stuck. Air conditioner was leaking badly in my room. On the first night all I heard was drip drip and floor was flooded and it took two bath towels to soak up the water. I informed staff and asked to be moved but no room was available. You could see from the flooring that this was not a new problem. Flooring was raised and damaged in some part which I think is due to previous flooding which were not dealt with. On my last day of stay I was given a different room after asking again via booking.com, my new room was fine. The bad room was room 204. Overall the hotel is ok if you are on a tight budget and dont mind some discomfort. For example the bathroom is tinny and there is not alot of room to get in and out of shower. There was no smoke alarm in the room either. The previous occupier had made tea in the kettle and this had not been checked. I was in this hotel with some family and friends and their rooms were fine so it could be that this was my luck. I did however read a review by another person saying they stayed in the smelly room. So I believe it is probably the same room. If hotel management reads my comment I hope they will stop letting out that room until they have made sure room's ventilation and air con has been fixed. Like I said I was happy with the room I got on my last day so best not judge the whole hotel based on my experience.

The location is great, very close to Taksim Square and very close to public transport. The rooms are cosy, comfortable, clean. The staff was extremely attentive and helpful. Thank you very much to everyone, hope to see you again soon.

Location

Cleaning policy- no mirror in the room ( broken )

Great location and the view from the terrace. The staff was so nice as well. Free tea and coffee in the room ;)

The hotel is close walking distance to taksim square, The staff was nice and helpful.

The cleanliness of the bathroom the bathroom is not nice and has smell The staff used to smoke always inside so you can smell everything smoky inside