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Reviews of Nordstern Hotel Galata

Arap Camii Mah. Tersane Cad. No: 5 Karaköy Meydanı / Beyoğlu, Beyoglu, 34421 Istanbul, Turkey

#838 of 2,433 hotels in Istanbul

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Review score

Based on 217 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    Friendly staff, clean and spacious room. Upgraded to corner room with great view of Galata bridge and Bosporus.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No complaints

    Very well located.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing I would improve at breakfast is the introduction of fried eggs as the little pieces of omelette get rather samey after a couple of days. The rooms are slightly outdated and the bathroom is quite dark. The mirror area although large does not afford you good light to see when shaving. The shower is very good though.

    Fantastic location close to everything. The staff are wonderful. Very kind and helpful. The breakfast terrace is an excellent spot to spend your time having a relaxed breakfast. Breakfast on the whole is good but I wouldn't say exceptional. There is however something to eat for everyone and the salads and cheeses are very good. The rooms are very clean and well stocked with toiletries, and fresh towels are provided everyday

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lobby Beds Restaurant

    Location View Spacious Rooms

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    8.0
    Weekend fun in Istanbul
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The downside was it was a noisy spot

    What a great spot overlooking the Bosphorus and all the activities

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    8.0
    Great location to experience Istanbul for a short stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Water pressure for showers was near zero in the evening.

    Location was perfect for our needs. Rooftop coffee and breakfast was great. Staff was very helpful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    9.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with partial Sea View and Balcony
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Would be nice to have more Nespresso coffee capsules in the room, not only 3 for the whole stay!

    A good welcome from the receptionist. Lovely bosforus view from the room. The hotel was as expected, a bit tired but a beautiful building in its day in a great location. Good breakfast included, with friendly staff in the breakfast room. It was very good stay.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location is close to everything. Hotel are very nice and clean staffs are very friendly

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Accommodation in a nice location. TramT1 and Tunel stations are close by. The staff were very nice with us. Big thanks to Ramazan for his precious help.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is beautiful, authentic, with a great rooftop view. I don’t remember the name of the receptionist upon our arrival, but he was very helpful, gave lots information. Very very friendly. They helped us with our luggage. Only good things to say about the boys at the reception.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only some change in breakfast,otherwise everything was very good. Staff was very helping about every thing we need and information. Location is perfect, me and my sister are both in our late 60s and it was very convenient to get transport and restaurants close by were good

    Breakfast was ok, but almost same every morning, that was a little boring

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2024

    8.0
    The hotel has a great location and has been soundproofed well. The staff is also amazingly friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The blanket of the bed was a bit small for two people and the hotel is advertised as 4 or 5 stars, which is a bit high. But overall we had a great stay and the price in January was not expensive.

    Great location and amazing staff at the Nordstern Hotel

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2024

    9.0
    Very nice hotel in a strategic position to go everywhere in this magic city!!!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel, although the rooms are very nice, needs a renovation (freshening) in terms of painting and changing the curtains which, although beautiful, are a bit old and better lighting in the bathroom. Also in relation to cleanliness, it is clean, but it needs something more.

    Excellent location almost on the Galata bridge. Nice view. In front of the hotel, tram stop, many buses and port side for Uskudar, Kadikoy and Bosphorus tour. Opposite to the side is the entrance to the small cable car that takes you up to Tunel, Peran and Istiklal (Grand Rue de Pera). Nice breakfast on the top floor with a great view and coffee offer all day. Excellent staff at the reception.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This time the hotel management has decided for some reason to confirm my booking reservation but has not debit money from the card, because the 'name on the reservation and the name on the card are not the same'. How many times have I traveled the world, I've encountered this for the first time. Besides the reservation on booking was not decline, there were no warning letters or no information, they have just confronted me at the reception desk that they did not want to use my card indicated in the booking and demanded to pay for the accommodation on the spot. It was strange

    Nice hotel in the best area of Istanbul. The rooms are quite different. There are both terribly neglected rooms with peeling plaster, and ideal rooms at the same time. The view from the rooftop is stunning.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2024

    9.0
    Great location, Friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The hotel has a wonderful location. It's very close to many of the key attractions of Istanbul also has very easy access to public transportation (There is a tram stop right in front of the hotel) The staff is very friendly and accommodative. I have stayed at this property twice already and will be staying again for sure in my future Istanbul visits.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2023

    9.0
    Very good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All stuff were helpful and friendly

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location - paradoxically it situated at such as busy junction that the noise from cars honking horns, police sirens, boat horns and tram bells made sleeping at night difficult.

    Location - nicely situated in Istanbul. Staff were great. Hotel interior is unique. Rooftop views are nice. Breakfast was good. Coffee available 24/7.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The watering can in the shower was broken. It was no problem for me, but it is strange for such a hotel. There are no opportunities to pack any breakfast set to go when you have early check-out, it is a pity.

    The staff was extremely nice and upgraded my room to the sea view suite. The location is perfect, rooftop and view are amazing. I will return explicitly!

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2023

    8.0
    perfect location , but !
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    hotel need to work more on their rooms and all the sheets they provide , it’s seems to me oil a

    the location perfect , staff very helpful

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 December 2023

    8.0
    Great stay and good value.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Galata Tower View and Balcony
    • Stayed 4 nights

    There was not much not to like. If back to Istanbul one day, would gladly stay here again.

    Location, comfort; the room was fine with an interesting view of Galata tower. Great breakfast with a beautiful view. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Keeping the breakfast room clean was excellent.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 November 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The chandelier in the room and the blinds in the bathroom were very dusty.

    Staff is perfect, location is also good, close to the tram station, Galata bridge, Galata tower and Galataport. You can walk to all attractions.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the breakfast was not so rich as always i missed simit and Orange juice 😳 in room there was not minibar, the shower need deep cleaning especial on bottom and i missed bathrobe .... everythink else was great 😊

    As usual, i spent a very beautiful time here

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2023

    8.0
    Ok good 👍
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Should fix something in the room that it broke 😉

    Fresh breakfast on the romantic rooftop 💕🥰, very good location 😊

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2023

    8.0
    Very enjoyable with great view from roof terrace
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Nothing

    Everything as described

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 October 2023

    8.0
    Great hotel for family stay (but make sure to book as early as possible!)
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 11 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - Fridges do not function inside the rooms. Only lucky ones might get a room with a working one. I booked 9 rooms and only one had a working fridge. - Our room was ones of the larger ones and had no functional washroom fan and one of the ceiling lights in the washroom was out. - Lower level rooms can get loud as the hotel sits on a major intersection. - The elevators are very clean but very small. Not quite for the claustrophobic.

    - Staff were very polite and helpful. They're also flexible to go out of their way and help with tea prepping and allowing to use a public area at different times given we maintain low voices! - Facilities were well maintained in general. - Hotel was small enough for a family to meet up anytime and effortlessly. - Location is excellent and anything that crosses your mind happens to be just nearby. - Rooms look beautiful especially for people who appreciate this architecture style.

    Stayed in October 2023

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