Mercure İstanbul Sirkeci Hotel

Best location. Sirkeci tram station just near by. All famous touristy places , Topkapi Palace 1 station away, Hagia Sofia & Blu mosque 2 staions. The same with Big bazaar,spice bazaar etc. Hodjapsha the famous place for Devlish show and turkish dance is walkable almost across the road. Lots of eating places. The famous Baklava and sweet ship just on the corner. Best area for those who want turkish cuisine and street food. No hygiene issue. Now the hotel itself. Nice, not very big in a street just 30 yard from the main road. Rooms are small , neither big nor cramped. Staff good helpful, you get all your requirements and facilities.

Really nice hotel and it’s only 4-5 minutes walk from the train station! My premium room was also really nice and quite big. Nice bed and good breakfast! To bad, no alcohol is served in this Mercur hotel…!? But, no worries! You will find almost any drinks not more than 10 steps outside the hotel!! And probably about 100 restaurants within 2-300 meters walk and of course lots of shops! 😉👍

Pros: - Rooms relatively clean and the shower worked really well - Pretty okay recognition of Accor Platinum status, got a small fruit bowl in my room and a welcome drink (but I think only for soft-drinks as it seems like no alcohol in this hotel? At least I was not offered beer/wine/etc.) - Location is pretty good to go walk to the old part of Istanbul including the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Cons: - I checked in when the hotel was sold out so unfortunately despite arriving at 9 am I had to wait till 12:10 for a room; no benefits of my Accor Platinum status - Breakfast at the hotel was pretty terrible; the spread was very limited and honestly I left after 5 min - Internet was completely terrible speed <2 MB/s it was excruciating (see photo) - Very little noise isolation from outside the room in the hallways; had to sleep with earplugs since my room was close to the elevator

1) Location is perfect close by Eminonu square which leads to ghalata port walking distance, sirkeci station,spice bazar and sultan ahmet area. 2) superior rooms are v small so make sure you book for deluxe and above.. room is clean and furniture are new and comfortable, they serve two bottles of water every day in case if this is important for you.. 3) three staff only are sweet and helpful Narges, mohamt & 3rd forgot his name the other reception lady is rude.. 4)we heard a sound in the room at nights then electricity got disconnected for 3-5 minutes next day was reported to the reception and they said electricity was running ok! Same day water was disconnected when we reported to the rude receptionist she said it’s disconnected in all sirkeci area then I went down stairs to the spa and water was perfectly running in the toilet!!! I requested to change my room otherwise to refund my money to checkout after 5 minutes water was back !! I heated this attitude from their end .. 5) lots of mosquitoes in the hotel in general! 6)breakfast was very very bad no verities lots of mosquitoes besides one of the waiters was grabbing a nuts from the buffet with his unwashed/sanitized hands! No issues of eating with us but wash your hands at least!. 7) this was my first and last experience with this hotel will not be repeated in future..

I chose to stay at Mercure Istanbul Sirkeci because of its close proximity to most of the Istanbul tourist attractions. Most major tourist attractions are within walking distance or only a tram ride away. My stay at Mercure Sirkeci was amazing, everything from check-in to Check out was seamless and the staff are very friendly, helpful and supportive. I stayed there for 10 days and these staff are not my friends. They treat all guests with upmost respect and always ready to help. The room are very cleaned and comfortable, not the biggest room but as long as it’s clean and have a comfortable bed, I’m very happy. The restaurant staff are very lovely too. I guess Breakfast can be improved a bit but otherwise the service is second to none. the staff knew exactly what I want every morning and I didn’t t have to ask. My freshly pressed orange juice is on my table every morning. For those visiting Istanbul, I highly recommend this hotel. might not be a bit hotel but the experience is amazing. Thank you for a great stay and looking after me Mercure Istanbul Sirkeci.