The Marmara Pera is a great location in the bohemian area of Beyoglu which boasts some of the best restaurants in Istanbul. The rooms are a good size and well appointed and very clean. The upper rooms at the back have a great view of the Bosphorus. The front rooms have a city view which is great for city watching. The views from the roof top bar and pool are probably the best in Istanbul. The service and staff are excellent. The hotel is conveniently located close to the metro which makes getting to the major business districts pain free and it is easy to get to the old city, Sultanahmet, by taking the historic Tunel funicular railway and the tram.
We stayed here for a long weekend in Istanbul and have no complaints. The room was on the 12th floor which provided some good views. The room was small and well decorated and the bathroom was a little tired but acceptable. The hotel is in what is a pretty nasty looking building from the outside but the rooms and common areas seemed to have been upgraded so the outside appearance is not a reflection of the interior reality. The roof terrace is small but we managed to get some space to get some sun. The roof top cocktail bar is excellent as is the Mikla restraurants. The hotel is very well located for all the action in Beyoglu. I would give it 3-4 stars and suggest trying it.
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I was staying at this hotel for 3 nights, it is true the rooms are basic for the price and I wasn't too impressed until I went upstairs on the terrace. The view at the sunset is UNBELIEVABLE!The resto is really nice too, and the food really good. If you go in summer time, you will definitely enjoy spending time on the roof toop, having drinks at the bar and in the swimming pool with the spectacular view. And you walk one block and you are right at the Istiklal street, but at the opposite side of Taksim square so you can walk to the sultanameth district easy.you can't beat the location.
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The hotel seems to be coming to the end of a big renovation project and the renovated rooms and the lobby/bar area are smart and well furnished, and the staff are efficient and helpful. The hotel is just a few minutes' walk from Istiklal, the busy shopping, restaurant and nightlife street that seems to be the best place to hang around when not sightseeing. It's definitely much better to stay in this district, Beyoglu, and to take the tram to Sultanahmet, the touristy zone where the Topkapi Palace, Ayia Sofia, etc, are located. The restaurants in particular are much better around Istiklal than in Sultanahmet.
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This is a slightly high end hotel on the Pera side{Near Taksim Square} which according to me is the better side to live in as compared to the Sultanamet Area. The hotel has lots and lots of eating joints and bars, all walking distance. The hotel is quite classy, the rooms are spacious, the staff was extremely friendly and courteous, we were on the upper floors so cud get a great sight of Istanbul City. Breakfast was limited. Night life around this place rocks though for all the sightseeing one has to go to the Sultanamet Area which is not really far.
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The location of the Marmara Pera is excellent and convenient to many of the sights in Istanbul. The hotel is also right in front of a taxi stand and ATM machine which I found to be very convenient as well. The room was on the small, but adequate and very clean as were the common areas of the hotel. There is also a rooftop bar and pool area with amazing views of the city that unfortunately we didn't get to take full advantage of because of the weather. All in all, a very nice hotel.
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We stayed here from 3 nights and really liked the hotel. We had a room on the 7th floor which had a great view. The roof terrace is great with fab views of the city. There is a small pool and sundeck as well as a bar area. All the staff were very friendly and helpful and the hotel is in a great location for bars and restaurants. Our only slight gripe was that some of the furniture in the room was a bit shabby. However the room was very tastefully decorated.
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The Marmara Pera is located in Beyoglu and has nice views to the old city and the sea. That's the good thing about it. We stayed for 3 nights and payed 180a per night without breakfast which was way too expensive for the quality of the rooms. The size and the ambience of the rooms are typical for a 3-star hotel with rate no more than 100 euros / night.
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i have been to Istanbul 10 times and always stayed at the Marmara Pera, the service is excellent and good for business and leisure, it is centrally located and not far by bus or tram to the all the tourists spots. a hop away from Taxim which has some great restaurants, pubs and shopping.
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