Highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking to stay in an area that is safe, nice, and close to a subway as well as a walks-distance to shops and restaurants. I was very pleased with this hotel's everything. Cleanliness, service, food, and great staff - the best actually.
If you stay here, you should add the breakfast to your reservation because the breakfast was delicious, and there was so much food. Fresh. And each day, something different would be displayed.
This place is very clean, and so cool - the art on the walls and the modern decor of the hotel give it personality.
I loved how close it was to Nişantaşı - as soon as you walk out the door, there's a million places to visit. It's not in a remote location or in a dangerous place. The Arts Hotel is on a main road and two blocks from the subway.
The best part was the staff. They were so kind, and generous. We were two American girls visiting Istanbul for the first time, and we don't speak Turkish. They spoke English, and helped us when it came to directions, and would call us a cab from reputable taxi companies. One employee even gave me his Metro card to use for the subway to help me get to the Blue Mosque. And when I left my passport there, the hotel called our cab driver (they couldnt get a hold of us), to tell him they'd either hold it for me or bring it to the airport.
The staff here is A+ and honest and honorable. I will stay here again when I visit beautiful Istanbul again.
OH! And another great feature of the hotel is they have these smart phones that are assigned to each room that you can use to make local calls and access wifi. This REALLY helped because I got lost while on a cab ride with a driver who didn't speak English. Of course, you have to return the phone, but how genius is it, that they supply that to you. Never heard of any other hotel doing that before.
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