Genius Hotel Istanbul

Our family of 7 had a wonderful stay! The location is excellent, within a 5-10 minute walk of the major old city sights, yet on enough of a backroad to be slightly less chaotic than some of the more main streets. The rooms are clean and comfortable enough, and importantly for our late August trip, had air conditioning that worked extremely well. The service, particularly from Bora (not sure if that’s spelled right), was superb. We got plenty of recommendations and assistance booking outings from him, and he was even able to help us quickly find an EMT when my grandmother had a slight medical situation. You might find similar hotels in the area but the customer service is likely amongst the best at this price.

It was super clean and the guy Bora was very kind and understanding. The location is exceptional. Every site is too near to the hotel and food street is just next to it. In the night when we were sitting outside the hotel to enjoy weather a young guy served us coffee. It was pure gesture of kindness.

The location is awesome!! Just few minutes downhill walk to waterfront (access to Bosphorus River Tour) on one side and 5 minutes uphill walk to all famous attractions (Topkapi Museum, Haga Sofia and Blue Mosque & Basilica) on the other side. The staff is extremely courteous, friendly and helping (Always greet with a small and carry your stuff to the room) They were also helpful in guiding us on how to go around the city what to expect for taxi fares and recommend good restaurants based on our preferences (I requested to Non-alcoholic serving restaurants, and they guided me with places and restaurants that do not server alcohol) Next to the hotel is a Talha souvenir place that sells all kinds of tea, spices, nuts and other souvenirs at a very reasonable prices (after comparing the prices in the market, we got it all from here). Just at the end of the block there is a Rooftop restaurant with special breakfast and wonderful view of Bosphorus river on one side and 2 mosques and Topkapi museum view on other side. (Very picturesque view) Overall, we are very satisfied with our 5-night stay in Genius hotel and highly recommend this hotel. If we go back, I will definitely stay here. @Ameen, @Ali, @Haroon and @Taimur - the next-door Souvenir shop guy. -- Thank You!!! ~Arif Ansari

This hotel is located in the middle of historical centre of Istanbul. There are many things to see nearby and multiple restaurants. Hotel hosts are really nice and helpful - they brought my heavy luggage upstairs, helped with food delivery and also brought it to my room. We had a late check-in after a long road trip and everything went well. There is a possibility to stay with a dog (that’s what we did) with an extra charge. My dog was a bit nervous but hosts were nice about it and I could definitely say it is a dog friendly place. Rooms are large and clean, internet is alright (suitable for conference calls, around 25+ mbps during the day and a bit faster during the nights), there is a table to work with a laptop. Beds are comfortable. I liked that the room is light because of multiple windows. What is also important: despite the touristic location there are no disturbing noises and it is quiet in the streets. There is also a parking lot near the hotel: we parked under the big ancient wall in 50 meters - it is free at nights if you manage to leave before 8 am (because there are no parking workers I guess) but during the day it’s payed. I would highly recommend this place if you want to have a nice stay in the centre of Istanbul with a perfect price/quality ratio.

It is exceptional location of the hotel and very nice and helpful staff of the hotel (especially Bora!) that we really liked during our stay here.