Bella Vista Hostel

Location was the reason to choose this hostel: 5 minute walk to Taksim square and 5 minute walk to the bus stop both for Sabiha Gokcen and Istanbul airports, strategic if you have an early flight. Many small groceries around, money exchange and restaurants. Staff nice and helpful, it was possible to do both early check in (7.30 am, then leaving the luggage there) and check out (6am). Good wifi. They offered me breakfast on the day of my early arrival, which was highly appreciated.

I payed a lot for a double room to have some confort and privacy before my flight back home but the room was humid, with ceiling crumbling, and not so clean, especially the floor and the toilet. The air con was kind of broken, only very cold even if it displayed 28 degrees, and there was no warm blanket, so I had to sleep dressed up. Very noisy too, with people in the nearby dorms having a fight at 2am about money, beds and room occupancy. I think dorms are the best choice in terms of value for money and comfort (I had a look in a dorm and looked better than my double room) compared to private rooms in this hostel.