Taxim Suites

This place has great potential but unfortunately not living to its fullest. Location is central. Across from the Havaist stop which provides easy airport access. Walking distance to the Taksim square and istiklal caddesi. Staff was nice and polite. The property itself has high ceilings and feels very roomy however it stays just there. The moment you enter into the elevator and seeing the dated walls and filthy carpet, you realize the place is not properly maintained. The unit was great size and had a kitchenette area and a living room. The unit was pretty dirty and dusty. The pillows on the sofa were so dirty with huge stains on them which I even didn’t feel comfortable sitting on the sofa. Bathroom is big and nice, at some point was remodeled but again not maintained. Attaching some pictures…

The hotel is quite good, the rooms are very spacious and clean, had an equipped kitchen and a comfortable lounge. The staff gets the best part very friendly and tried to help at all times, the hotel has a lobby pass to a pretty good restaurant only if the room service is not the best as it is agreement with another local otherwise pretty good in comparison price/quality The neighborhood is safe and close to attractions, restaurants and bars the location gets the best

This place isn’t a hotel, it’s a health hazard. I’m genuinely shocked it hasn’t been condemned. From the second you step inside, the overpowering, rotten smell hits you and never leaves. The entire building feels dirty, neglected, and unsafe, like it’s slowly decomposing. The walls were filthy and stained, as if no one has even attempted to clean them in years. It felt like staying inside a grimy backroom rather than accommodation anyone should be paying for. The shower was an absolute embarrassment, on wheels, clearly borrowed from somewhere else, and shoved in with no care or hygiene in mind. It perfectly sums up how cheap, lazy, and disgusting this place really is. There was a beetle crawling on the window net, which tells you everything you need to know about the cleanliness. If insects are openly hanging around, imagine what’s hiding elsewhere. The balcony door wouldn’t close properly, making the room feel insecure and unfinished. Just another broken feature they clearly don’t care enough to fix. The lift was a pathetic excuse for an elevator, barely fitting one person and feeling more like a punishment than a convenience. The stairways were downright revolting, rubbish bags and discarded mattresses piled everywhere while going up to the room. It looked like a dumping ground, not a place guests should ever have to walk through. When I raised these serious issues, the manager had the audacity to say it was “impossible” to get a room upgrade unless I paid another £100 per night. Paying extra to escape their own filth is beyond insulting. This experience has left me traumatised and deeply uncomfortable. It was stressful, disgusting, and completely unacceptable. It has completely put me off revisiting Turkey, which is a shame. Avoid this place like the plague. It’s not just bad, it’s repulsive.