Elanaz Hotel

Excellent location! I spent 4 nights in a twin room on the first floor at Elanez Hotel in September 2025 The staff are very friendly & make you feel welcome. The location is excellent, just round the corner from the hustle & bustle of Istanbul but I couldn’t hear any of it from the room which was fab! Most things are in walking distance which is amazing, just 15 mins to Sultanahmet Square with Topkapi Palace & Hagai Sofia etc. If you want to venture further out the T1 tram is a few minutes walk away. The room is large with a twin bed, sofa, fridge, tv, good air con & a bathroom. The bathroom is a good size but a bit run down & there were ants. The shower pressure is good but sometimes there is no water for half an hour, I think this is an Istanbul issue though not the hotel. WiFi is good & strong. There aren’t many plug sockets which isn’t ideal. Breakfast was nice with 3 hot options each day boiled eggs, omelette & then chips or pepperoni it changed each day. There is also salad, cheese, meats, fruit, bread, jams & spreads. Fruit juices & hot drinks. Lots of supermarkets & restaurants nearby it is the perfect location. Worth staying for the central Istanbul location as long as you don’t mind a few things not perfect.

The Elanaz hotel team (Irina, Hussein and another gentleman whose name I didn’t catch) are probably the most-helpful and friendly hotel staff I’ve ever met. “Above and Beyond!” describes all of them! Our Tuskish is very limited, but most staff spoke pretty good English, or we used Google translate if necessary. We got help getting a taxi (when no one from Bitaksi would take us to our destination) and setting up a surprise “Congratulations!” gift for my daughter waiting in our room on arrival (thank you Hussein- my daughter was Thrilled and you really went above and beyond!). The rooms are clean and nice, breakfast is good, and the location is fantastic! Walkable to many of Istanbul’s most-famous spectacles and very close to tram, ferry and metro for those that are further away. We really enjoyed our stay, and our visit to Istanbul was 10 times better because of the kindness and help from staff here.

This hotel, with only 13 rooms, has some strengths and weaknesses. 1) Fantastic location, convenient to the main monuments.  2) The room, although small, was functional and clean, with new furniture and finishes. 3) Very courteous reception staff, although not always present. 4) The common areas are terrible, starting from the tiny lobby 5) The breakfast room, in a basement, is very small, old and rather poorly maintained. Unacceptable, for example, the broken ceiling with kicks that threaten to fall on food. 6) Food and drink choice not wide, although all in all discreet if you settle. 7) Some problems in the bathroom (broken toilet cover, malfunctioning sink faucet). I still assigned the rating 4. If you know and accept the shortcomings of the structure, this hotel is still a good choice.