Marmaray Hotel

Location: the location is a huge plus, you are 15 min away from the main attractions, also that you can reach taksim and the Asian side so easy by walking 6 min till the metro station was great plus. Breakfast: unlike the ratings for the breakfast, it was excellent. you had every thing you expect for a breakfast meal. Staff: very friendly and helpful, speaks Turkish, English, and some speak also Arabic.

Due to the fact that it is located in the center of the city and the market, the space around the hotel is naturally crowded, but with double glazed windows, the sound outside is not annoying. The hotel staff is hospitable and spends time with the hotel guests.

Breakfast was really good and the environment was excellent

Unlike my experience with the receptionist Burak at Marmaray hotel main branch who was super aggressive and very racist calling me “Arapgça” which is an insult in Turkish, my experience at Blue Marmaray in Lalali was amazing. A receptionist called Mohammed who’s originally Turkish but can speak both English and Arabic very fluently, was very nice super respectful always smiling and very professional. He was the total opposite of the other receptionist at the main branch. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Mohammed for being super nice friendly and kind with us during our stay! :)

Location close to metro and tram, The room and the hotel were very clean and well maintained.