Cheers Midtown Hostel

Dirty bathrooms, unfriendly and hostile staff, antisocial atmosphere. One of the toilet seat in the bathroom was broken for two days. The air conditioning in my room didn't work for several days. I slept in a sweat for 2 days. Although I extended my stay by paying more money in advance, the staff "accidentally" reassigned the room to someone else and threw my things away. Instead of apologizing, the staff lost their temper and yelled at me for demanding my stuff back. I have no idea how this hostel has good reviews on the internet. The good reviews is the reason I chose and boy was i disappointed. It was truly hands down the worst hostel experience in my round the world trip across dozens of countries and 40+ hostels

We stayed here our second time in Istanbul and loved it. Super nice and easygoing staff with great recommendations for activities and places to eat. Bit of a walk to the major attractions but don’t let this deter you. It’s a fantastic location if you want to really feel the heart of the city. Dorms are clean with plenty of locker space.

Very great location next to the hammam and a lot of cool nightlife and restaurants. The hosts were kind and the rooms were simple and comfortable. When I was there it was definitely a social hostel but not a wild crazy messy hostel which was perfect for what I needed.