Alba Hotel Taksim

Good location + Excellent communication Due to a power cut in a previous apartment we booked Alba Hotel on one evening for immediate check in which went really smooth. Host was welcoming and helped take the luggage up the stairs. Helped us get taxis in a city that is notorious for conning tourists which we appreciated. The guys working there have excellent english so there was never a language barrier which is rare in Turkey as not many can speak English. Only downside was the second night where the neighbour was doing construction work at 9am which disturbed my sleep and it gets quite noisy at night due to the nightlife being off Istiklal Street. But other than that I would recommend staying here and location is great as you can easily get food upto 5am the next morning so you won't stay hungry for too long!

L’hotel est situé dans un secteur hyper touristique et bruyant jusqu’à 5/6h du matin ,entouré de club avec musique forte et voiture qui passe avec musique a fond, Les fenêtres isole pas complètement dommage , Le personnel d’accueil est très sympathique.

Overall is not bad but the toilet cover was broken. We them to fix it. It took them long time still didn’t fix. Room were so clean and big customer service was good overall not bad, recommend. 👍

Unterkunft ist leider gar nicht sauber und alt . Eine sehr große Enttäuschung.! Dass einzig gute ist die Lage !

I would recommend

Pros: Mr. Yallchin was a very helpful host. He knows the area well & even knew where my husband could buy a small bag of ice(it lasted 7 days in our freezer). Also helpful was the young man working in the evening. He gave me coffee supplies & bottled water every day. -the location is perfect! Grocery stores, alcohol stores, shopping, sit down & take away food open very late on same street. 5 min walk from taksim square where got off the Metro from IST airport(took ~1 hr) -good air con & with the windows shut, totally quiet for good nights sleep. -on top floor is an enclosed terrace with tables & chairs, sofa, a small toilet room & even a microwave. It was open 24/7 but I didn’t see a light fixture so Best used in daylight hours..it is the only “lobby”. FYI: the kitchen came with fridge/freezer, a skillet for the 2 burner cooktop. Silverware, plates, glasses, coffee mugs, hot water maker for coffee or tea(supplies), liquid soap & a sponge(you clean if needed/no maid). The bathroom supplies are liquid soap at the sink & in the shower (no body lotion etc). There were hangers inside the wardrobe & there is a self serve laundromat@~3 blocks. There isn’t really traditional “daily housekeeping” as advertised on *********** but rather you just ask for whatever you need at the reception desk. Although, Someone did come after 3 days & changed out our towels & pulled our trash but no sweeping or anything else. Cons (for some people): 1 flight of stairs to reception desk & then another to the elevator; they are Not steep though. Overall: a great find at a great $! Like an apartment but with great staff on hand!