Kybele Hotel

Great little quirky hotel, different than standard look alike hotels anywhere else.

Rooms are a bit small, but considering it is an old building it was fine.

Beautiful aesthetics, location was excellent, staff are super friendly. Highly recommended ?

Nothing. Everything was great

Great location!! Everyone was so helpful and accommodating. We loved the Kybele restaurant too.

Perfect location, excellent breakfast. The host was very friendly and helpful.

Location excellent, walkable for the blue mosque and bazaar. Very quirky and interesting hotel

We really liked the Kybele - or its location near the Sofia and the tram train. No cars on the street. Very good staff. Very good breakfast. Good beer on the hotel sidewalk cafe. All very enjoyable.

Excellent hotel. Completely clean, comfortable. safe, all modern amenities. I ate breakfast here every day, and a relaxing happy hour every afternoon. Perfect location, walking distance to Hagia Sophia and the wonderful city tram. Wonderful staff, friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay here again.

Love the decor and lamps. Very special, I stood at the Kybele 15 years ago and it was fantastic.

The hotel, as beautiful as its interior is, is in a run-down state.In the first night 15 minutes after checking in, there was a huge water leak, and my room flooded. After that, I was moved to third floor.Rooms not cleaned properly - found hair on bed, old face mask and a tube of cream beside bedside table.The AC worked intermittently.No wifi reach in third floor.This place deserves to be looked after better.

Special. Characterful. Friendly, welcoming staff. Can recommend. Central and close to many places to visit.

The location was perfect, the decor was charming, and the staff took excellent care of us!

The location is of course exceptional! A stone's throw from the major sights including two bazaars. The hotel decor is fascinating - thoughts going to 1001 Arabian Nights and whatnot. Quirky and a bit run down yes, but still - I liked it. It's not a five star hotel anyway. The manager was helpful and we needed his advice since it was the first time in this crowded and confusing city! His language skills are essential. The staff in the restaurant was very nice indeed! Our room was facing the back so the nights were pleasantly quiet!Should I go back to Istanbul I'd look no further than The Kybele!

Our room was small, no tiny. We could hardly open our luggage, and we had only a carry-on. But OK, I have stayed in rooms that size before. And the room had a small balcony which meant that we could keep that door wide open - which made the room seem bigger (and cooler). The booking confirmation said that our room had a view towards the garden. Well, it looked more like a garbage dump to me. I don't know much about Turkish food so I'm in no position to judge the breakfast. But please, get a toaster ...! And some healthy cereal and I'd be 100 % happy! I didn't leave the table hungry anyway and there was plenty of fruit!

The Kybele has an excellent location and terrific staff. It is a bit of an older hotel and due to its location a bit noisy at night, but we really enjoyed our stay there and would recommend it.

A little noisy at night

Perfect location so central, this was my 4th stay at the Kybele and still love the ambiance of the hotel and especially the accommodating and helpful staffWould highly recommend and would return again !

This is my 3rd stay over 37 years. Excellent respectful staff. Unfortunately they use a terrible driving company for pickups. My driver pulled over 3 blocks from the hotel and wanted to see my airline ticket and jumped in the back seat next to me. He badgered me with personal questions and despite my carrying my own water offered me water 10 separate times. When I asked for him to be quiet, he would not stop asking personal a. I was a single woman travelling alone. When I started to shake and cry he started wreckless driving in a rainstorm. He followed 2 feet behind cars in the fast lane and was furious I would not accept his flirtation. I thought I was going to die in a car wreck. I texted my family. I called the hotel and begged that he slow down. The hotel should ensure women travelling alone never experience a driver seeking attention from a single woman. It was terrifying.

I hated the driving service they used.

The staff are great and create a lovely atmosphere. I love the decor- so colourful. The breakfast was really nice. Great location, walking distance to Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar and many restaurants.

Quirky, bohemian type place. Very close to blue mosque and Topkapi palace.

Very dark interior and a bit shabby. Prime tourist area therefore high prices for food and drink and very pushy staff outside all the Tourist restaurants.

The Kybele Hotel is the perfect choice wheter if you travel alone or in company. Located in Sulthanamet, just a minute away from the two mosques of Istanbul and all the most beautiful attractions, is perfect for your staying in this big, enormous city that never sleeps. The building is beautifully painted of different colors while inside has a charming rètro look with a glimpse of caravanserai, with all his beautiful clinging lanterns. The owner is very kind and helpful as all the staff, excellent wifi service. The rooms are perfect, clean and very comfortable. Breakfast is both turkish and european and you can enjoy it inside or outside. Waking up with the morning adhān has been ravishing. Highly recommended. I'll be back.

Perfect central location, comfortable rooms, friendly staff, great breakfast included.

Everything was great about our stay

The location of the hotel is perfect. Few minutes walking from Blue Mosque, Ahya Sophia, Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. The employees were very friendly and attentious.

The rooms are very small and dark. There is no elevator and they gave us a room at the third floor. We do not recommend this hotel for people over 60.

We chose this hotel for the Turkish decor Which was stunning. Great location

Other than the decor it was average Stairs were challenging an accident waiting to happen