Name: Golden Peninsula
Address: Yavuz Sinan Mahellesi, Kucuk Pazar Caddesi, Tahsildar Sokak 7, Eminönü, Fatih, Istanbul 34000, Istanbul, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34000, Turkiye
Rating: 7

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Vezneciler

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Old City

Suleymaniye Mosque

Spice Bazaar

Galata Bridge

Galata Tower

Grand Bazaar

Istanbul Sirkeci Terminal

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Basilica Cistern

Hagia Sophia

Hippodrome

Topkapi Palace

Gulhane Park

Blue Mosque

Dolmabahce Palace

Bosphorus Bridge

Sabiha Gokcen International Airport

Istanbul New Airport

Golden Peninsula

Istanbul

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bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

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partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

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annex

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wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We were on our honeymoon in Istanbul,and really liked this hotel and stuff there.I enjoyed in central heating and big bed. We had breakfast,which I liked more than my husband,and location of hotel is perfect-totally close to everything. It is in small unknown street,but from there we needed 10 min center of old town.

Great hotel and great value

We did not expect much since we are on a budget, so we were prepared that it will not be like any normal 3/4 stars hotels since the price is very affordable but the place has all the necessities what a backpacker traveler needs which are good comfy beds, great shower, the basic needs, breakfast (it' not fancy but just nice to fill up your stomach to explore the city and you can order omelette), great location (easy access to train/metro-halic station, bus, tram-5 mins walk to eminonu station, near to Sulaymaniye mosque, spice bazaar and if you keep walking you can reach the grand bazaar) and since the area is not as fancy as Sultanahmet, the shops nearby the area are more local. Means, you can find authentic shops like an old handmade soaps shop, handmade baskets shop, and lot's of DIY shops that you might need something from there.  On top of that, we love Elif (I hope I spell her name correctly) who was so helpful to us.

Suit the budget

this hotel has three sectors one sec for the basement rooms, just 3 rooms, another for the ground & above rooms, up stair, the third is the restaurant. the basement rooms are under the floor or down stair with no fridge or window but just small open on the wall. yet the room is wide enough, tv is flat & all channels are clear. but i stayed 9 nights in the basement room without cleaning the room except one day. although i offered the taxi driver the map of the hotel but he  couldn't bring me to the hotel because the street which the hotel is located is exclusive to the walkers, i discovered that the hotel is very close to the main strait, exactly in front of new established metro station serving to taxim, so ask taxi driver to stop in front of this station under the bridge of that metro look to external stair take this stair up, read the label ''golden halic'' so the sign is not golden peninsula.if you need to spend nice stay with a wide room, wide window fridge & nice view you should book on ground or above floor rooms & disregard the basement rooms.

beware of the basement rooms

When we arrived we found ourselves in a dodgy area, almost a slum area, particularly when walking around the streets around the hotel... we were never really threatened by anyone in the streets, but i didn't feel very safe. In the evenings the area is so quite and dark that walking back to the hotel felt very unsettling.

Our room was in another building next to reception, which means you have to go outside and into another door basically. To make things worse the door leading to our "building" was always open...it had no locks, just your own room door locks up. For this reason as well we felt unsafe particularly when we have seen all the street children running around. 

The inside of the standard double room was a major let down. We weren't expecting much as we normally spend the day out, but the room had a small window, not well kept (dis-levelled) and not properly cleaned. For 4 days we didn't get any towel change and the bathroom floor was not even cleaned. The room photos are very very misleading i must say, and we have heard other complaints by other couples staying at this hotel, who also confirmed this. Their basement rooms didn't even have any windows. So personally i think, for the money we have payed, we could have settled for a more decent place.

So in my honest opinion, yes the location is good...but then again the transport system is so good that unless you don't plan to stay out of the city centre, you shouldn't find any problems wherever you stay.

Expected more from the price

Ugly neighbourhood, no name plate on the hotel so difficult to find, mold smell in bathroom, paint comes of some walls due to water problem although walls recently repainted. The trial of renovation was not successful in several points. When we arrived late no water in building due to water pipe problem outside hotel. Not the fault of the hotel, but also not ours. We slept 1 night there and then booked other hotel. Golden Peninsula did not want to repay us the 2 other nights we had booked and paid im advance. We felt robbed. Other guests were in same situation and were complaining too. They told us they had to stay 1 night in other hotel (before water problem) because hotel overbooked although they made reservation and paid 5 months in advance. Others complained about awful dowmstairs room. Avoid!

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