Mercure Istanbul Sirkeci

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location
  : No thing

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Room was small a little bit..

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The location is excellent, very close to the Galata Bridge and the important historical sites like the Blue Mosque. The staff was also excellent, I found them very friendly and welcoming. The cleaning staff in particular were very much on it. The room itself was very comfortable and well appointed. One weird thing, if you're trying to street view this hotel using Google you have to go around the corner as the entrance to the hotel is down a side street. The area just outside is great with a couple of restaurants.
  : This might seem odd but the hotel is showing a little bit of wear. It's clear the insides have been completely redone but you can tell that this has been the case and some of their chosen finishing are showing signs of age already. You'll have to look quite closely to notice but you may see it if you are like us and tend to notice the details. Having said that the hotel was very clean and welll appointed so it wasn't a deal breaker. In fact I would go back.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location: 10/10: The hotel is in the old city and only 15 minutes walk to all the main attractions like the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapi Palace, the Basilica Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. If you don't like walking, the Sirkeci tram station is only a two minute walk away and that will take you to all those places as well. Your taxi won't be able to stop right in front of the hotel as its the old city and space is at a premium, so just be aware of that. It is also accessible via a small lane, which for those not expecting this, might be strange, but it is the most lovely little lane as there are loads of places to eat along that lane. Also across from the hotel is Building of Ministry of Post and Telegraph (Grand Post Office).Room: We had a room facing the little lane, so you looks straight at the next building, which is absolutely fine as we are in the old town and this is all part of the charm. You can open the windows a little bit to let the air in and listen to all the sounds of bustling Istanbul. If you are a light sleeper and want total silence, the windows are double glazed, so we did shut them to sleep and there was only the soft sound of our air con. The bed is comfortable, the room is clean, the housekeeping is efficient.Breakfast: The breakfast is from 6.30 to 10.30 and there is a good selection of bread, pastry, cornflakes, marmalades, honey, Nutella, etc. There is also an omelette making counter, and also Turkish breakfast selection. The Turkish breakfast selection changes most days and is okayish. I don't know much about Turkish breakfast so can't really comment on how good it is, but the rest of the breakfast was enough to keep you full until lunch (or until dinner in our case).Taxi: The hotel can book you a taxi for 50 to take you back to the International airport, which is what we did as we didn't want to mess around with trams, buses or other taxis on the way back.
  : We liked everything. It's a good hotel.

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Very good location to explore the tourist attractions and go out for dinner
  : Hotel cooperates with a bar/restaurant. Staff rather unfriendly and it doesnt follow the usual mercure rules e.g. welcome drink.