Daru Sultan Hotels Galata

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : Ist is a true pearl of accommodation in Istanbul for all romantic or interested in Istanbul history people! The fantastic Outfit and Design of The Hotel and rooms feels like in a 1000 and 1 Nights!!The roof top breakfast-area offers a fantastic view in Galata tower and Golden Horn. The breakfast is a great variety of gastronomic specialities. Any anyway: the staff is great and gives allways its best!!You are very close to best Istanbul locations and Sishane-Metro station is directly beneath the hotel.I will prefer this house at my next trip!!!
  : Shower was of good function but as a tipp: it may be straightend again a bit ;).

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Good location, good amenities
  : They keep making breakfast portions smaller

Pleasant
Traveller Type: Group Traveler
  : Location Nice ambiance
  : Frequent power outages Had to carry heavy luggage from 4th floor on tiny steps

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The reception man whose name is Ugur is kind.He helped searching laundry shop for me.Bed was comfortable and breakfast was nice to know how Turkish breakfast is.
  : House keeper didn't work properly!!!When I arrive I noticed body lotion wasn't new. It have been already used by someone. They didn't check bath amenities. It's disgusting!!!The light bulbs in bathroom and wash basin have already out when I arrived.How did they clean properly without light? Why they didn't replace before customer arrive?Also they didn't change bath mat on 25th of September.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Pleasant
Traveller Type:
  : Breakfast choices are limited
  : Too nose at night from cars and pedestrians

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Decoration was ornate
  : Upgraded rooms were not as pictured. Dusty, dirty, at the top of a steep hill (down to the water) Ridiculously noisy. Could not sleep at all. No Gym, No Pool, No Bar, No Restaurant No spa. We booked 5 nights and left after 1.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The Location is excellent. The rooms are luxurious. We stayed here for 7 nights and loved the breakfast served to us . Would highly recommend the place. A special thanks to Ugur for making our stay comfortable and guiding us with all the tours and travel around the city.
  : Rooms could have been a bit cleaner.

Fair
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : I stayed for 4 nights at the Daru Sultan in room 402, which I booked primarily for the view and the location.Unfortunately, these are the only positives the hotel has to offer for the price that youre paying.The reception staff, with the exception of Hakan who is highly competent, friendly, and helpful, is rather unprofessional; especially if you consider that this is supposed to be a 4-star hotel. One of the employees even demanded my friend to leave a copy of his passport when he came to my room to have a look at the view from up there. A guest shouldnt be disturbed or interrogated like its prison; a luxury hotel has to offer their guests a safe, private space.The general condition of the hotel is rather poor and run down. There are many traces on the furniture, the walls, and the decor that reveal the hotels advanced age.The closets are unfortunately pretty musty and not easily accessible. The elevator is not always working, the cleaning staff is not accurate in their duties, the shower cabins uncomfortable, and the breakfast is truly bad and absolutely not worth what you have to pay for it, as you can get amazing breakfast for the same amount at Salon Galata.Please pay attention that the pictures of the hotel you see on the internet are photoshopped and do not fully correspond to reality.I would generally advice against booking a stay at this hotel. The view is only nice during the first two nights, but then it doesnt compensate for all the rest, as you have many places where you can enjoy Istanbuls incredible skyline in greater comfort, privacy, and cleanliness.