Mansion by Cheers

This is a great place to be in Istanbul, cozy and the people there are amazing! Perfect location, close to Sultanahmet and Hagia Sofia and the tram to Galata or Taksim.

Perfect place to stay, the atmosphere is very friendly and the owner really care of guests, the área is great. I will recomend it to a friend any day of the week

I stayed here a year ago and had a mixed experience. I liked the rooms but the washrooms had broken doors. I was unceremoniously shifted to another room halfway through my stay despite my concerns regarding one of the guests in that room that had made me and others uncomfortable through his violent (e.g. breaking a toilet seat by throwing it across the room) and creepy behaviour (staring at other guests and just going into bouts of laughter). I did like the variety in breakfast every morning as well as the Work and Travel girls that helped out a lot. That being said, the girls mentioned that they were being bullied to do unethical activities, for e.g. writing fake reviews to improve the hostel ratings, and one of the younger girls was asked to stay out waiting alone till about 3 AM just to hand over the keys to the owner/manager. Overall, the location is obviously great and the hostel isn't bad, but I do know there are much better options available.