Barcelo Hotel Istanbul

The finest hotel in Istanbul! I’ve stayed at Barceló Istanbul more than ten times, and even after trying several other hotels in the city, nothing measures up. The location is ideal, the service quality is exceptional, the rooms are spacious and spotless, and the value for the price is simply unmatched. The team is incredibly welcoming and attentive, especially the guest relations department. A heartfelt thank you to Hanieh for her remarkable professionalism and consistent support ..she truly elevates every stay and makes guests feel genuinely valued. The breakfast selection is excellent, complemented by outstanding service. Special appreciation to hanieh and Noor for her kindness and for going above and beyond to create a wonderful dining experience. I highly recommend this hotel and wouldn’t consider staying anywhere else when visiting Istanbul.

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I had a wonderful stay at the Barceló! The location is absolutely perfect, just a short walk to Taksim Square, but a bit far from the old town. Every member of the staff was professional and welcoming, ensuring we had everything we needed. The highlights for me were the breakfast spread (delicious and fresh!) and the sports bar, which was a great spot to unwind in the evening.

Awesome hotel with wonderful people. Room service on the 7th floor from Fatima- such a hugely sweet person- felt like our auntie taking care of us. The guest services manager, Hanoeh was amazing at extending our stay for a week. The rooms are beautiful- get one with the hammam- you won’t regret how nice it is. The breakfast buffet is overwhelming and delicious. And everyone is looking to help. We loved Demitri, Eygul, and Erdogan - fun and sweet with the kids and guests. The hotel welcomes and cares for you the whole time. Oh- the FREE hamamm upstairs! Use the sauna, steam, and roman baths any time- till 11pm. The rooftop views are also awesome. We could have stayed at a property where I have status- but this felt like family. Also found them to be LGBT friendly too.

We stayed at this hotel for three days and had a very positive experience overall. The rooms are spacious, with comfortable furniture, and the bathroom is particularly large, featuring a powerful shower. While some areas feel slightly dated, it didn’t affect our stay. Housekeeping was a highlight—each morning the maid greeted us warmly and checked if we needed anything. Breakfast was very complete, with a wide range of options to suit different tastes. We also used the gym, which is well equipped with a good variety of machines and offers a lovely city view. Location-wise, it’s very convenient for public transport: you can get there from the airport by metro with just one change.

The experience there was amazing especially the assistant guest manager hanieh was so sweet and helpfull with everything. The assistant chef noor also was amazing and made our breakfast experience special. Also i would like to thank the room server birol he was helpful as well.

An outstanding experience from start to finish! Chef Amina is truly exceptional, every dish was full of flavor, perfectly prepared, and beautifully presented. You can feel the passion in every bite. Erdogan welcomed us with warmth and professionalism, making us feel at home right away. Nour was kind, attentive, and always smiling, while Amina and Aygul provided impeccable service with genuine care and elegance. The entire team worked in perfect harmony, creating one of the best dining experiences we’ve had in Istanbul. We will definitely be back!

Great staff! Everyone is really friendly and eager to help. Rooms are comfortable and spacious. The breakfast is a great addition it has a little bit of everything. Check out fast and easy. Tahir was very helpful and friendly. Overall great place to stay.

Nice clean modern and beautiful. The staff has gone above and beyond. AMAZING location close to Taksim square, less than 15 min. Tons of amazing restaurants and donor kabobs nearby. I wish I had stayed here instead of Hotel Hilton Bomonti because everything is within walking distance! Just remember, smoking isn't illegal in Turkey. So you might get rooms and floors that are smoking floors, make sure you don't end up with a smoking room. I was originally given a smoking room but Nazli and the receptionist stepped in and gave me an upgrade. The last room available too. This is such an amazing hotel. Yelp reviews are not truly reflective on how great the hotel is. If in doubt, cross reference with Trip advisor, endless 5 stars

We stayed for a week. Clean, service is very good. Employees are very helpful, polite, little English speaking which make life easier in Istanbul. Weather you like it or not, leave do not disturb sign still the cleaners come to the room to change the towels. The Champs bar in the hotel serves delicious, good food & servers are very nice. The only problem watch for the little steps in our big family of twenty people three , one in the bar , two during breakfast fell from those unviable stairs. The manager Ms Mitra is a great manager, very helpful nice& kind. Ms Filiz the cleaning lady is great, very helpful happy lady too.

An absolutely amazing hotel close to taksim center and just about all other attractions. We ended up getting a suite and it was beyond our expectations. Way better than the all inclusive resorts we paid $600 per night in bodrum. Service is also exceptional with attention to all details.

the employees here In Barcelo Hotel..especially the manager and the worker HASSAN had a small disagreement with my husband and HASSAN one of the workers at the Barcelo hotel told my husband that when he gets off work he will take off all of his work clothes and he will wait for us outside and catch us in the corner. it is unbelievable how these people are running this hotel. we feel unsafe and have already talked to an attorney and will be moving forward with a very big lawsuit we have come to Turkey to enjoy and no longer can leave our room due to the fact that we are afraid maybe the hotel employees will be setting us up once we leave.

Nice and clean hotel, very poor customer service!!! I left a full drawer of my clothes behind, I went to Greece, Called them many times and finally they told me to email and ask if they can sent my clothes to Greece, I had nothing to wear! I bought few T-shirts and waited for their response, they said that I had to arrange a ups pick up!!!!! I live is USA and had no clue what I had to do, I asked them to please send my clothes and change my card. But, They didn't do that.!!!!