Okur Otel

Very helpful and friendly reception. Room exactly as photo, and clean. Excellent location: within a few yards of Kadikoy bus station (buses direct frim SAW airport, but metro needed for IST). Every kind of food/refreshment outlet around, from fairly upmarket to local backstreet; also small supermarket, laundry, bakers, and small computer accessories shop. Wifi ok (down for a couple of hours one day). Good value - would be happy to use again.

Note that the top (5th) floor is not accessible by lift, it only goes to the 4th. And in my room, the bathroom door had to be propped shut with the wastebin, to stop it swinging open into the shower - it no longer fitted the doorframe. Otherwise, just a couple of minor signs of refurbishment needed: a bit of black mould between washbasin and wall tiles; and the carpets in the upper stairs and corridor well past their best! But these were minor issues - still a good budget option, especially for its location.