Asur Hotel

The hotel staff were terrific; whenever we had a question they always gave us maximum help. You could tell that all the staff were pleased to be there and look after their guests.

Excellent hotel. Everything was perfect. Breakfast was very good, staff was super. Very clean hotel. Location perfect. I recommend this hotel 100%.

The staff was great. Zeki and Elias were superb front desk managers, and they were very helpful. The food, both quality and selection, at the breakfast buffet was excellent. Setting up a taxi to the airport was simple through Zeki and actually cheaper than the shuttle services. The location is super convenient. 3 minutes walk to Sirkeci or Gulhane T1 stops. 5 minute walk to Topkapi. Plenty of shops and restaurants within a 2-minute walk. The hotel is 1 street back from the main drag, so it's quiet as well.

The Asur Hotel is exceptional. We stayed there many times before and will never stay anywhere else in Istanbul. Since our last visit the hotel has been completely renovated and it now has its own restaurant where we enjoyed a meal that was for us unequaled in standard, a highlight. The staff is probably the most professional, efficient and approachable we’ve ever encountered in our travels across the globe. The Asur has always been very clean and this high standard has been maintained to exacting standards. The best shower ever! It’s ideally situated, three minutes walk to the super affordable and user friendly tram system (Go get an Istanbul card), one minute walk to the underground train and five minutes from Gülhane Park and Topkapi Palace. Seven minutes stroll will bring you to the water and Galata Bridge. Five minute walk to Spice Bazaar. The Asur hotel really places you in the middle of so much beauty and excitement and yet the rooms are quiet at night. If you have the slightest doubt left, allow the breakfast to delight you in unimaginable ways. It simply caters for every possible taste. There’s juices, teas, coffee, jams and confectionery, honey, cereals, bowls overflowing with sundried fruits, and yoghurt. There’s warm foods; French fries, cheese filled pastries, sausages in a marinara sauce, Omelettes, boiled eggs, roasted vegetables and tomato-egg. There’s an abundance of Turkish cold specialities, salads, cold marinated roasted vegetables, yougurt dips and the best cold poached eggs we ever had. There’s cold bread dips and toppings and cold meats and many cheeses, huge bowls of marinated and stuffed olives. There’s soup, warm, lentil or yogurt soup. There are pasties and breads; six kinds! And it wouldn’t be an Asur breakfast if there isn’t a desert table of note! Cold chocolate mouse bowls, Turkish puddings, sweet fruit breads, cakes and tarts and fruits in season, too many to sample. Thank you for an unforgettable stay.

I realise that this hotel is old and probably has to comply with regulations if alterations are to be made. However, my room was dingy and old-fashioned. The window looked onto a dismal yard. The dressing table had no reasonable light above it and so couldn't be used. The bathroom was good and had a decent walk-in shower. Despite what I have said about the room, I would stay in this hotel again. It's location is ideal, the food was good ( with 20% discount in restaurant) and the staff were all attentive and helpful. The gentleman who manned reception in the late afternoon and evening (whose name I can't recall unfortunately) was over and above helpful. I thank him particularly.