Cheers Hostel

Публикация 2025-08-09

Great hostel. Really friendly staffs. I had a great time in Istanbul. Really fun with the pub crawls on Wednesday night and Friday night.

Публикация 2025-08-05

Very friendly and helpful staff, air conditioned rooms, fairly clean facilities. I had a wonderful time and would highly recommend staying here if you're travelling thrifty.

Публикация 2025-07-28

This place has a 9.7 on Hostelworld and I have no idea how they are achieving that. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad hostel, but it's quite misrepresented in my opinion. The rooms were fine, AC is a bit weak. Bathrooms were not that great, but serviceable. The "Turkish breakfast" they advertise is only fruit, nothing else. It's a nice touch because it is free, but be aware. My issue with this hostel is that it just felt like they are trying to nickel and dime you for literally everything. If I could give any specific advice it would be NOT to do the pub crawl, I was already skeptical at the $23 price and I should've listened to my gut. Other hostel pub crawls I've done around the world will have an open bar or include lots of drinks and actually take you to cool local pubs. This one wasn't like that. They give you ONE free shot, and it's mostly juice. And I've never seen a hostel that is so stingy about that, they were very strict about that limit (except with a couple girls that the bartenders were hitting on, they got more shots) and quite rude to anyone who tried to get more, when they had plenty extra. Drinks at the bar are ridiculously expensive. $5 for a beer or a shot is the cheapest you're getting. Then the "pubs" are just generic stuffy clubs. I guess it can be good to meet people, because while this is advertised as a "social" or "party" hostel, it really isn't... there is no common space besides the bar, and even that is small. The staff are mostly friendly, but it can feel inauthentic when it's just trying to get more money out of you most of the time. If you book, they'll message you "kindly offering" to "save you from the chaos" of the Istanbul Metro from the airport... with their $55 taxi service. Or all their tours that are like $30-80 when you could just do all the same activities for a fraction of the price by yourself like I did. You are better off staying anywhere outside Sultanahmet because the whole area is tourist ripoffs.

Публикация 2025-07-14

Vue magique sur Sainte Sophie depuis la chambre familiale. Staff serviable et petit déjeuner au top

Публикация 2025-07-12

Very lovely and good Loved the stay and the staff were the best

Публикация 2025-07-11

The location is amazing, the bathrooms were exceptionally clean, the older gentleman who checked me in was very welcoming and friendly, and an early check-in was also possible. The dorm rooms were a good size and the locker space was generous. There is a beautiful view from the bar and the front porch was lovely. Breakfast was included too. I had real difficulty sleeping here. Music and shouting from the bar was very loud at 12:30 at night and my dorm room was right by it. When I asked Fatih at reception if the bar could be a bit quieter, the first thing he said was that we say online the bar can be loud and noisy. At time of writing, this isn’t included anywhere on Hostelworld or the Cheers hostel website. He said he would tell them now to turn it down and the bar will close shortly. The noise continued for another hour. It only stopped at 1.40am when the people went out. They came into the dorm room speaking full volume and noisily banging and opening their lockers, and awoke the dorm room again in the early hours of the morning when they came back. There is a sign in the room which says if you’d like to change beds to speak with reception. In the morning, I asked Fatih at reception if I could change dorm rooms to one lower down in the hostel building (further from the bar). As someone hadn’t checked in yet, he said he could swap us, but he made the point again to me that they say online it will be noisy. I asked him where it says this as I couldn’t see it (I thought I’d made a mistake). This didn’t go well. He said that them saying they run a BBQ dinner and a bar crawl once a week shows that this is a party hostel with a lot of noise all day and night. He said they can’t say that, otherwise people won’t stay. He swore. He said I was coming at him (I really wasn’t), and if I was coming at him he didn’t want to help me and would not swap the rooms. I kept calm and explained I wasn’t coming at him. I had only asked him where they say online about the noise as he had brought it up again. He kept talking over me, and I realised it was best to just keep quiet and hope he followed through with swapping the rooms. It was a difficult interaction. I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed. I did not explain this to him because after he threatened to not swap the rooms, I realised it’s best to just not say anything. He tried smoothing it over when he saw me later that morning by continuing to make his points. We were able to swap beds in the end, it was just unfortunate the main party guy was above me in the new room and sounded sick. The hostel kindly let me check out a day early. It was a shame about my experience but if you are looking for a party hostel, I strongly recommend it.

Публикация 2025-07-06

So good I had to come back again later in the week! Amazing views of Hagia Sofia, and the entire staff works really hard to have a safe, clean and fun events every night.

Проживание июль 2025 · Публикация июль 2025

Без тени сомнения легко лучший хостел, в котором я когда-либо останавливался. Персонал супер дружелюбный и отзывчивый, атмосфера невероятная, и предлагаемые мероприятия фантастические (особенно ползает по пабу) Я не могу рекомендовать этот хостел достаточно

Публикация 2025-06-22

Staff are atrocious. Would not recommend.

Публикация 2025-06-18

Overall, I liked this hostel! The good parts have already been mentioned by others, so I’ll share some things you might want to know before you come. The Wi-Fi here is very slow, lol, but I think that’s just how it is in the whole country. Towels cost extra, about 10 lira. There are no curtains on the bunk beds. If you sleep on the top bunk, you might spend a lot of time worrying about things falling into the gap between the bed and the wall. They have a rooftop bar and they play very loud music until late at night. I knew this before, so it wasn’t a problem for me, especially if you use headphones. The receptionists are friendly and will try to talk with you a lot. If you like chatting with people, that’s great. For me, it was a bit much, especially one of them spoke to me in Korean (I’m Japanese...) but they mean well. One thing to know is that there are no locks or keys anywhere in the hostel. Not on the building, the bedrooms, or the lockers. So technically, anyone can come in. But there is always someone at reception 24 hours a day.

Публикация 2025-06-07

The best location friendly atmospher and very clean room... I had great time there❤ I will stay in cheers again whenever I visite istanbul 🐶❤

Публикация 2025-06-05

Great hostel in food location and great view. And most of all super friendly staff :)

Публикация 2025-05-27

I stay in this hostel at 2013, i loved it and now i ́m going back to stambul and i ́d like to stay there again, BUT now i am 51 years old, and i realized that the hostel policy is forbide people are more than 40 years. This policy is an absurd, its ageism. This is a prejudiced, segregating policy. Not being able to stay in an establishment because you are over 40 years old. I would like to express my disappointment and outrage. It is not possible in a world that has made so much progress in human rights, that restrictions like this are allowed. Regrettable...

Публикация 2025-05-26

The good part, beds are good and people are nice. Now the bad part. Toilets are very very dirty. After 2 days we asked to clean them. They did not do it out of own movement. The shower stops working after a few minutes. The prices for food, drinks etc are out of this world in this hostel. Just go in town you will pay half of the money.

Публикация 2025-04-26

Taxed us 10% for a couple of beers for paying with card

Публикация 2025-04-18

I wish I could give more than 5 stars for the location. Such an incredible place. The nicest people with the most high quality, sincere service. They deserve all the business they can get. I’d stay here over a hotel in a heartbeat.

Публикация 2025-04-11

Ambiente muy cálido y agradable. Habitaciones cómodas y limpias. Muy atenta Elif para todo en los desayunos

Проживание апрель 202 · Публикация апр. 2025

Какое удивительное место для проживания во время посещения Стамбула, чрезвычайно доброжелательные и гостеприимные хозяева. Отлично провел время, когда останавливался здесь на отдых с моим другом на нашем празднике. Столько веселых мероприятий запланировано по вечерам и от них.

Публикация 2025-03-23

Cheers Hostel is such an amazing place you will want to stay longer for the staff, for the people you meet and the sense of community they do such a wonderful job of building! I extended my time multiple times because of how much fun I had with the people and warm atmosphere that truly makes you feel welcome and apart of their family. The location is unbeatable—the Hagia Sophia overlooks the hostel itself for a magnificent lounge view that hosts THE BEST nightly events. The atmosphere is SO welcoming. You will leave with new friends, guaranteed! THE BIGGEST thanks to AMAZING FATIH, Murat & Hannia for going above & beyond to make the stay unforgettable with their kindness and hospitality & FUN TIMES! If you’re looking for a 10/10 place to stay, Cheers is the perfect choice.

Публикация 2025-03-21

Thank you Cheers Hostel for having us in Istanbul. It was short and sweet trip but it was worth while. My partner and I had a great time staying in our Private Room . Very clean and comfortable, the vibe of the hostel is fun and welcoming. The location is perfect walking distance to Hagia Sofia and the blue mosque. Enjoyed the belly dance show and karaoke sesh in the hostel’s rooftop. Love the breakfast and the staffs are amazing. Shoutout to Fatih for making our stay memorable.

Публикация 2025-03-18

I only stayed for a short night. Seem to be a cool place with a nice bar and guests were really cool too. Definitely a social hostel. Maybe also recommend in off season if the plan is to socialize, since other Hostels can be quite empty around this time. Bed is more on the softer side, which I really like!

Публикация 2025-03-05

The people working in reception tried to scam us into a pub crawl which people there said they took him to empty clubs only because he had deals with them and they were really bad. He also recommended an overpriced restaurant and was pretty overall fake and over the top. He even insulted me. The hostel is very run down and very old and the door could not even close.its too noisy also with zero sound isolation.

Публикация 2025-02-22

Buena ubicacion, limpio, desayuno muy bueno incluido, excelente calidad humana del personal!! Hermosa vista hacia la Santa Sofia Para volver siempre!

Публикация 2025-02-21

Excelente ubicación de este Hostel..está a pocos minutos de las principales actividades en Estambul como las Cisternas, Santa Sofia y la Mezquita azul.. buen comercio y restaurantes. Sus habitaciones son cómodas y estuvimos privilegiadas con la vista de nuestra habitación

Публикация 2025-02-21

Super Hostel, das Personal ist sehr freundlich und die Lage Hammermäßig