Galata Dream Hotel

My experience stay with Galata Dream in total has been excellent. On my first day to Galata Dream Hotel although I felt really exhausted from the rush hour trip from Kuala Lumpur to Doha then to this place Istanbul. What amazed me is that, the staffs from the reception in the hotel was friendly. Public Transportation such as like; UBER was so convenient from IST (New Istanbul International Airport). That cost around TLR400 an hour and 30 minutes from the Centre of town in Istanbul, Turkyie, Galata.

There is some pros and cons about this hotel that in particular of my 4 days experience about this Galata Dream Hotel. But, before I start saying about my experience about this hotel, here are the convivence I can say about the hotel itself. Public Transportation is nearby, Staffs from the hotel lobby is super friendly and a, 25 minutes walk to the Bophorous coast link between Asia to Europe bridge.

Talking about the advantages of Galata:
1. Public Transportation nearby like; Taxis, Buses and Trains (Metro)
2. Restaurants nearby like; Turkish, Thai and Japanese cuisines.
3. Metro stations are nearby via 5 minutes walking of the station of Sishane.
4. Want to go clubbing to listen a Turkish traditional way of playing Jazz, Nardis Jazz Club near by via 5-10 minutes walk expensive but okay.
5. Taksim Square of Istanbul, near by to Galata by transport 10 minutes walking 10-20 minutes.
6. Arts and Crafts of Istanbul tourism nearby.
7. Medication Aids such as; Pharmacy nearby.

Talking about the disadvantages of Galata:
1. Ripped off taxi fares
2. Dangerous too cross the main street to get into Sishane bus station.
3. No proper cross walks
4. Reckless drivers

Please note this:
If you are going to Istanbul or any other place please make sure you have a Istanbul tourism card with you it's just TLR70.00 and load how much balance you need in the card. It's very useful for public transports like; The Bosphorous boat tour, Bus, Public Toilet, Tourist attractions, Trams and Metro.

All hotel staff are very friendly. Especially the hotel owner. He always had a good answer to my questions and was very helpful. I will visit this hotel again and recommend it to my friends.

Wow .I have been traveling to Istanbul
many years and I can say this is best place I stayed so far.. I highly recommend this place.The reception people are so nice and helpful.Rooms are so clean and light. Close to everywhere.

Everything was fine, only the shower drain flowed a little, otherwise everything was perfect.

Like it and I like the manager who helped us alot

This is a small hotel about 5 minutes walk from both Sishane subway station and the Galata tower as well as countless restaurants. Excellent value for money. I felt at home from the moment I walked in. Offered tea or coffee at check in, the formalities completed quickly and I was in my room in just a few minutes. The room was bright, clean and comfortable and had a sink, kitchen counter and small fridge as well as tea/coffee making facilities. The two front desk staff I came into contact with were polite, hospitable and efficient. I would not hesitate to return here.

The rooms are very different in size so make sure to book one of the bigger instead of with a terrace. The force of this small hotel is 1) its location with only 15 minutes walk to two interesting parts of Istanbul and, not least 2) its VERY friendly and service minded staff. The internet speed is rather slow so consider buying a cheap sim-card and go mobile for data.