Wabi Sabi Hostel Istanbul

I think it’s the best hostel in Istanbul. The reception guys,especially Ali, is fantastic. He is always very nice to me and to everyone I've seen. He does a great job solving problems in the hostel. I have never had any hostel experience before because hostels are not very popular in my country (China). This experience changed my mind, and I plan to stay in hostels more often in the future. It’s a great way to save money and meet new people from all around the world. It’s a very safe and clean hostel too. Also, the lady who serves breakfast is very nice as well.

I originally booked for 3 nights but ended up staying for 8 nights! Well located place, 10 mins walking from taksim square and metro, easy access to all the main attractions of Istanbul. Good breakfast which is complimentary, staff is cooperative and helpful, the rooms are clean plus the shared washrooms also. Cleaning stuff comes every day to clean. Decided to go on their yacht boat hostel trip and it was amazing, made a few friends, ended up having a great time! Will definitely recommend for anyone who is traveling to Istanbul and looking for a great hostel in a really good price! Special thanks to Ahmet at the reception for looking after my stay!

This place is amazing. One of the best hostels I’ve ever been to.
The prices are fair, the rooms are nice and clean, as well as the common areas. The location is good, pretty safe neighborhood and the view is stunning, the staff really friendly and helpful.
I like the fact that you have intimacy even if you share the room with other people (because of the curtains) and the fact that you have lockers in the room.
The breakfast is included and it was served at the top floor with their amazing view.
I will definitely come back here. 10/10

The rooms are very clean, regular cleaning is done every day, even the rooms for 6 people are very spacious. I would like to talk about the breakfast. There is a diamond on the ground floor. She is a woman whom you can love as much as your mother, because she is a very cheerful, beautiful-hearted person who looks after everyone like a mother. Words cannot express how much I love her. This may be a reason why I choose this hostel again. and our friends at the reception, everyone is very patient and solution-oriented, they support you in every matter and establish a nice sincerity. Congratulations, I am very happy and satisfied with this equipment and staying in this hostel.🫶🏻

I stayed four nights in a 6-bedroom, and I'm here to say that this is the best place to live. Very clean bathrooms and toilets, beautiful and clean rooms, comfortable beds, a delicious free breakfast for everyone living in that hostel (whether you live in a 6-bedroom, 4-bedroom or single bedroom) and a calm and relaxing environment. Safety is good. Don't be worried about that. I was worried before going to this hostel, but that's okay. They have good lockers. Clerks are good, actually not so friendly! But they're okay and polite. Be honest, I think I annoyed the reception man a little! But he cooperated with me about the problem. I should appreciate him from this place.

If I want to travel to Istanbul once again, undoubtedly I'll choose this excellent hostel. Don't hesitate! You can't find better than this hostel. If you can, you can introduce me!

The staff at the front desk are very helpful and friendly ^^
It was definitely one of the best and biggest hostel I've stayed at.
The rooms were of decent size, super clean and comfortable as well the AC was in good condition.
Taksim which is just a walking distance and other tourist destinations too.
I highly recommend!

I stayed here for a week at the start of February. Overall its a solid hostel with a hotel-type vibe.

The rooms are quite nice, beds comfy and there is a privacy curtain on each bed. There are shelves next to the bed and some charging plugs and a blueish-led lamp by the bed. The bed itself was clean and room seemed to be pretty well taken care of. Weirdest thing in the room is the bathroom department (which is inside the room in some room types), which only has a fogged glassdoor for the toilet and a similar fogged glassdoor for the shower, otherwise there is no separate door for the bathroom, its an open space to the room which can be a bit disturbing at times.
Luckily there are some extra toilets outside the room by the corridor. Wifi was not very good in the second floor.

The AC unit in failed to provide enough heat for our room and we conducted the front desk with this matter and they did try to fix it. After another cold night in the room we decided to shutdown the whole unit as it was quite chilly.

The location is good, short walking distance away from SAW airport bus, Taksim square, public transportation connections and a few grocery stores.

There is no communal kitchen in this hostel. No common events in the hostel either. Breakfast was ok, usually the same stuff each day with little variations. No restaurant services in the hostel, there are some restaurants in the immediate vicinity however.

Biggest area of improvement for me was the lack of a good social space, there is an open area in the top floor, where you get the breakfast served at. This space is available during the evenings as well, but usually the level of music makes it hard to strike a good conversation with people.
I would suggest to divide this space a bit, half of the space for people to chat and play games etc and half of the space for starting the night with few drinks and music.
The current common space at the top floor closes quite early, which has its pros and cons.

Overall its a nice hostel with a good bang for the buck, but lacks a bit in terms atmosphere and socializing.

As soon as I walked in I was greeted by the lovely white cat, which I stroked, incidentally the best host in the place. I checked in with Mr Seyf, yes the handsome chap with the long hair. Immediately I received a free upgrade plus a towel and was escorted to my room by him. He was very polite and welcoming with a big smile. I have to say at this point without Mr. Seyf, I refer to him as 'the sword' or 'tea man' this place will be no where. Mr Seyf deserves to be running this place and promoted to the highest position. He just made me happy looking at him, he seems to be the heart of this place with a very peaceful and positive demeaner. Other members of staff were good but not smiling as much and not easy to approach. I would suggest they smile more :) During my stay I noticed after a few days eggs were available but we had to ask for an egg during breakfast until the operations manager from Madrid in Spain came in to replace the chef and started cooking. He was very approachable and provided a good service. He did undercook the eggs first day which he acknowledged the second day and cooked eggs and left for everyone to take rather than asking so that was a good move. The breakfast overall is very good everyday except for one day where the cake ran out at 10am which was disappointing as i really liked the cake with chocolate. The new chef from Madrid was clear and said its finished so that was cool. The facilities in the room including blankets and pillows, private shower, toilet and 2 sinks were clean and the cleaners did a very good job in my shared room of 4. Upstairs there is a roof top terrace which boasts lovely views of Istanbul during the day and night. A Finnish chap became my friend during our stay together in the same room. He also rated the place highly. There was a Canadian lady who works in tourism mentioned lots of staff have been fired and they could be running the hostel better as their only renting it. On the contrary my experience was great and the staff members and cleaners I met were and are doing a great job. Their is sim cards available from reception for tourists and a shop directly opposite for food and drink. There is many shops and restaurants nearby and very close to city as in walking distance. The location is perfect for everything you need. A German lady was trying to check in at night and thought i was a staff member but i told her i will try and find staff for her as the staff member was smoking outside at night but she got checked in. Its a very relaxed place and everyone is down to earth and always happy to help should you have any queries or questions. As my first hostel experience I would say this place is very good value for money! Big shout out to Turkey, Jordan, Ecuador, Canada, Spain and Finland :)