All what I can say regarding Barbera Hotel is amazing!
I came to this hotel after lot of researches over hotels in Sultanahmet area.
My purpose was to bring my wife for her surprise birthday and it was a big success. She was so happy :)
So before booking this hotel, I spent many days reading comments of the main hotels of Sultanahmet on TripAdvisor, Expedia, Booking ... , but it was difficult to find an hotel that answer all my expectations.
My criteria were:
An hotel close to all main monuments (Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi...)
Close to main transports (Metro, tramway...)
Not far from Galata bridge to reach easily Beygolu and Karakoy by night
Very clean hotel
Large comfortable and well-furnished room that is not facing a wall (very common in Sultanahmet hotels)
A calm and restful room for a comfortable sleep
Suitable for a romantic stay
Boutique format with a personalised service
It was so complicated to find an hotel that answer all my criteria. I had a good feeling when I discovered Barbera Hotel, and I was comforted with the advices available on TripAdvisor. I decided to follow my instincts and was not disappointed at all but amazingly surprised.
Overall feedback: 5/5 - You feel like at home
The hotel is very new (opened 4 months ago) and is perfectly managed by Jena and the amazing dedicated team (reception, luggage carrier, breakfast team...).
Team professionalism is tangible from the booking, when Jena contact you to give you some key information and help you i
Stayed at 5 different hotels for this 10 day trip, and this was 2nd best. Everything was great about it until I noticed waking up to few bug bites from bed, even though bed seemed really clean and comfortable. Room had enough space and was one of the coziest, modern, and cute. Cute SMEG fridge in the room. Bathroom was a little small but clean. Great working toilet is always a plus. AC worked awesome, felt good after walking in hot sun during the day. Friendly and helpful staff. Location is bad for cars, recommend walking to main/easy access road, which is what we had to do on the way there and on way to airport (bad if you have lot of luggage, order a taxi wayyy ahead of time if you really need it because they have a lot of traffic to go through to get to the front entrance). But if you need the train, the station was right behind it. Even though it's hustle and bustle of Istanbul, its location is tucked away enough that's not super busy, but then you walk just around the corner, and you're walking elbow to elbow with people. Overall comfortable and great for the price.
I booked because it located near grand bazaar and got 4 stars and nice reviews on internet but it looks 1 star and too small room. Never never 4 stars hotel. It is not worth around $100 per day hotel.
We had a very pleasant stay, the room was small but very clean and had everything we needed. The bed was comfortable, wi-fi worked well, and shower had good water pressure and temperature. Location was pretty good, not a far walk to transportation and sites. Staff was very friendly and helpful in securing transportation for us.
Sharon
10/10
The staff was above and beyond what we expected. Murat even ran and got a birthday cake for my husband's birthday. This is a first-class hotel.
Me gustĂł la ubicaciĂłn, que permite visitar a pie la mayorĂa de lugares histĂłricos y comerciales de Istanbul. EstĂĄ casi en medio del bullicio pero en una calle tranquila. El desayuno es correcto. El trato es amable.
Las habitaciones son correctas, no demasiado grandes. Un dia pedimos un transporte para 10 personas a 10 minutos del hotel y nos cobraron 40âŹ, mientras que la vuelta con un Uber nos costĂł 6âŹ. Mejor no pedir transfers.
Wonderful stay at the Barbera hotel. The staff were really helpful with plenty of good advice from the staff at the front desk for seeing places and getting around using the Istanbul. The breakfast was really nice especially the egg with sujuk and the breakfast staff were friendly, helpful and attentitive. Would definitely stay again here.