Galata Rasso Hotel

Everything was fine

Nothing

Friendly + helpful staff and close to all that you need while in Istanbul. A minutes walk to Galata tower and the shops nearby. The metro is a short stroll away and the tram is about 15 min by foot up hill. Extremely neat and clean rooms with fresh towels provided everyday.

We liked everything about the property except the fact that the air conditioning didn’t work. When we asked the reception, we were told that during this season only the heater works (not the cooling function). In saying that, the room was stuffy and we had to open the balcony, which we didn’t mind, except that there was a lot of noise in the morning from garbage trucks to supplies being brought in for the stores along the parallel street and also the filming of a show/movie with filming crew using the street as their backstage.

Excellent location — just a 2-minute walk from Galata Tower. The hotel is nice and cosy, offers great value for money, and the staff are friendly and welcoming. Lot of food options beside the hotel

Despite having no control over the issue, there is no car access to the hotel. Arriving and leaving proved difficult because the road is frequently locked, leaving no vehicle access.

Premium room is spacious and clean, location is stunning

We arrived at 6:30 in the morning and were peacefully sleeping at noon when two stuff members just opened our room’s door and insisted they “check the door” and did not agree to do it in the afternoon because “it’s already afternoon”. I have no idea what they needed to do as they had never explained it to us but I decided to cancel my next booking at this hotel as we didn’t feel safe as women traveling in Turkey