Cheers Lighthouse

We spent three nights in this hostel. We had booked a standard double-bed room. When we first checked in, the room was clean; so were the sheets and the bathroom. The rooms are poorly maintained though, as the AC vent literally broke on the very first night. They don’t clean the room daily; they just empty the trash and make your bed. Our room was in the basement, but that was fine for us considering the price we paid. Breakfast was always fresh. It wasn’t very versatile, but whatever was available was delicious. Our check-in was smooth, and our host Ege was kind enough to help us with our luggage to the room. The hospitality is commendable. Elif is a sweetheart with every one of her guests, and Atilla is very helpful. Ege was welcoming. The entire host team-many of whose names I don’t know-were kind and warm. Elif also helped us with a taxi service at a very reasonable rate. The location is wonderful. Everything is within walking distance, which helped us explore Sultanahmet Square every night. Would I recommend this hostel? Yes. Even though I am a neat freak, we fortunately didn’t face any of the problems we were anticipating. For this price, it is a good deal. Oh, and I have to mention! the view from the terrace is mesmerizing. My memories of Istanbul are incomplete without the view of the Sea of Marmara from the Cheers Lighthouse.

I just wanted to say how much I loved our stay at your hotel! The host Melek and Irfan, and everyone else on your team, were absolutely wonderful. Melek was so kind and welcoming . we truly felt like we were visiting family. You all made us feel so at home. Thank you so much for your amazing hospitality. You’re all really great at what you do, and we’re so happy we got to stay with you!

We booked in advance and, just one hour before arriving, the hotel cancelled our reservation without any notice, leaving us without a place to stay. When we tried to contact them, they were rude and completely unhelpful. A complete lack of professionalism and respect for guests. Would not recommend this place at all.

Lo mejor que se puede decir es que está bien ubicado, muy cerca de la Mezquita azul, que hay buenas vistas al mar de Marmara y que el desayuno es aceptable. Lo demás todo bastante mal, la habitación vieja, cochambrosa, desconchada y muy sucia (el baño ni os cuento), no hay ni un armario, cómoda o estantería para poner la ropa. El baño diminuto, oxidado y mal barrido cuando llegamos. Las fotos que vi en internet no se parecen en nada a las de mi habitación. Al lado de una circunvalación con tráfico intenso de día y de noche y lo peor es que el mismo hostal ponía la música altísima TODAS LAS NOCHES hasta más tarde de las 12. Es como un bar con un par de habitaciones encima. Si lo llego a saber no voy ni de casualidad.

I had a wonderful stay at Cheers Lighthouse Hostel! The location is perfect, the place is clean and cozy, and the view is amazing. I want to especially thank Irfan for his professionalism and warm welcome. He was incredibly helpful, even allowing me to store my luggage on my last day in Istanbul after a full-day trip before my flight back to Tunisia. Highly recommended!

We liked the nice view from the café and the fact that the sea was only a short walk away. We visited Istanbul for the first time and chose this hotel based on reviews and photos. Usually this works well for us, but this time we were very disappointed. On the first day, we were given a different room than the one we booked. It was a much lower category. The room was very small, dusty, and dirty. There were no towels or soap. We did not understand what happened, so we went to the reception. The manager apologized and said that tomorrow we could move to our real room. The next day we found out that we still could not move to our room. They told us they would “upgrade” us as an apology, but the only difference was an extra bed, which we did not need. Again, there were no towels or soap, and the room was very dirty (we even found an empty chips package in the corner). On the third day, we finally moved into the room we had booked. During these days, we could not unpack our things, because every morning we had to pack again and wait until 3 p.m. to move to another room. We stayed for almost a week, and nobody changed our towels. They were also very old and worn out. The room did not have a kettle, cups, or a safe, even though they were listed in the description. Twice, when the staff entered our room to take out the trash, they did not close the door afterwards, so we came back to an unlocked room. The manager always smiled and apologized, but nothing was actually done. Even to get towels, we had to wait at reception, because they would not bring them to the room. Our experience with this hotel was very bad. Maybe if you are a young solo traveler who only needs a cheap bed, you might like it. Or if you enjoy loud music and dancing until morning, because the hotel restaurant has this every night. But if you are a regular tourist, I recommend choosing another place.

El alojamiento canceló la reserva en el mismo día antes de que llegáramos para reservar la habitación a otros. Alegaron problemas de tarjeta cosa que es mentira. Tuve que reservar en un hotel de al lado porque además había contratado Transfer (ida y vuelta) a esa dirección y ya no lo podía cambiar. Al menos conseguimos que nos pusieran en un papel que se había cancelado y que no nos iban a cargar ningún importe ya que la reserva contaba con garantía de cancelación(como siempre a perjuicio del huésped, la propiedad puede hacer lo que quiera sin consecuencias..) Se negaron a poner que nuestra habitación estaba ya reservada y ocupada por otros. Poca profesionalidad y responsabilidad.

Ubicación Las habitaciones no eran las que aparecían en las fotos. Sucias, con humedades,mal olor, sin armario, sin mesita de noche, la ducha estaba sucia y con muchas humedades. Para sentarse en el WC había que meter los pies en el plato de ducha, que siempre estaba encharcado: el Aire acondicionado sin mando. Intentamos cambiar de habitaciones pero siempre nos decían que a ver si era posible el día siguiente, no nos dieron ninguna solución. Mi hermano y cuñada tuvieron que trasladarse al hotel de enfrente y pagar 3 noches ya que su habitación en el Cheers lighthouse, era impracticable, no devolvieron el dinero

Het personeel was erg vriendelijk en gezellig. Er hing een hele fijne sfeer in het hostel. Er kwamen 's avonds zelfs veel mensen vanuit andere hostels naar dit hostel omdat het hier zo gezellig was. Ook was de locatie top. veel restaurantjes in de omgeving en veel hotspots op loopafstand. Ik zou zeker terugkomen naar deze plek. Op de plaatjes van Booking.com stonden oa foto's van een sauna, die niet in dit hostel zat. De foto's zijn blijkbaar foto's van verschillende locaties in de stad, vd zelfde eigenaar. Dit vond ik wat misleidend. Ook was de wijn in de bar erg duur. 400TR = 8€ voor 1 glas. Bier was volgens mij 6€.

Расположение хорошие , но шумно. В 5 минутах трамвайная остановка , удобно добираться в другие районы города. Поселили нас почему-то в отдельном доме, на завтраки ходили в отель где изначально бронировали. Персонал дружелюбный, старались во всем помочь . Завтрак однообразный но в целом неплохо К сожалению в номере было очень грязно, постельное белье пришлось менять самостоятельно так как был поздний заезд , обещали что уборщица уберет утром но так никто не пришел, в ванной по всюду были черные волосы . Сам номер не плохой но к сожалению грязный ((

Mi sono trovato veramente bene in questo ostello. La posizione è ottima, il posto pulito , e lo staff è eccezionale, viene promossa un atmosfera di conoscenza e convivialità tra gli ospiti, grazie anche a eventi giornalieri organizzati da loro. Un particolare ringraziamento a mehmed e melek, la vostra simpatia ha reso questa vacanza ancora più bella. Penso che gli ospiti dell'ostello dovrebbero avere un prezzo di riguardo nell'acquisto degli alcolici e delle bevande, che sono molto care. Impossibilità di pagare col pos

Niedriger Preis, freundlicher und hilfreicher Manager und Empfangspersonal, breite Palette von Frühstücksangebot Blick aufs Marmarameer von hinteren Zimmern (und bei unserem Zimmer Balkon mit Marmarameerblick), sehr gute Resaturants und Lebensmittelgeschäfte in der Nähe, wichtige Sehenswürdigkeiten in Gehweite. Keine Seifenablage in der Duschkabine, einige Stadtrundfahrten beginnen vor dem Beginn des Hotelfrühstücks (8:20 Uhr).