April Hotel

Room was clean and breakfast was Satisfied

The stuff is so kind and everything we liked o sent my aunties who is new in traveling they helped a lot thank you

Wonderful, affordable and convenient Location

Beds Reception was not available on time. Bathroom needs fixing

Everything

The staff were really great and helped us with literally everything, the property was really clean and smelled beautiful, we had everything we needed and they were really replying fast and helping us a lot

The people are very helpful and the reception guy was excellent.

Near to the every popular place and sea

Amazing location — just a 3-minute walk to streets full of cafés, restaurants, shops, and more. The room was cozy and clean, with a comfortable bed and a small desk suitable for working on a laptop. The housekeeper was very kind and helpful. Considering the price, this room was an excellent choice.

Close to the beach and restaurants, within walking distance of the tram, and within walking distance of popular attractions like the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia in Sultanahmet. a charming hotel.

Very near and the staff are very helpful , they told us that this is your home. It was comfy and worth every penny.

Really conveniently located! There’s a lot of nice shops and food places around, the tram line is only a 10 minute walk away. The room was really nice and the owners were even nicer, it’s truly a great place to stay in Istanbul and I can’t recommend it enough.

It was not possible to get into the hotel at all. We paid for the booking (non-refundable). We specified our check-in time 11 pm till 12 am. The property suggested us via email to pay extra 30 euro for the late check-in claiming that their front desk operation is till 9pm. We rejected that gentle offer to pay the price of an extra day for the late check-in (on booking it was specified that the hotel could charge extra but we were not obligated to accept that extra charge). We arrived at 11-45 pm to find a closed door, and neither contacting the property via phone, nor ringing the bell or knocking the door helped us to get inside. With a help of a local person who tried his best to contact the neighbors about hotel operation we found another place to stay for a night. Next day at around 11 am we arrived to hotel, and the receptionist told us that the booking was not in the system, then we checked on our side and found that the booking was canceled (our guess that the hotel canceled the booking from their side and specified no-show). The hotel refused as well to refund us money back. The receptionist also refused to contact the hotel manager or owner. We went to study reviews on Google, and found that the hotel already had similar problems before. We contacted the authorities about the case and now waiting for the resolution.

When we arrived in Turkey, our mobile data didn’t work: we couldn’t connect to the internet or reply to messages immediately. So we hurried to get there as quickly as possible. We arrived in front of the property at 10:26 p.m., which was 26 minutes after the end of the check-in time: the door was locked, and there was no answer to the doorbell, phone calls, or messages. We stayed 45 minutes in front of the door, helped by two locals who even shared their mobile internet data with us and tried calling the hotel themselves, without success. Yet we had already paid for the three nights. It was only thanks to the internet connection shared by the locals that we discovered the property had sent us a message at 9:30 p.m. (30 minutes before check-in ended), and then nothing after that. So we were left on the street late at night with no solution. We had to book another hotel urgently. The next morning, still no response from April Hotel, neither by phone nor by message. We even went personally to the hotel, and nobody was there. Even Booking couldn’t reach them. We also found out that the hotel had cancelled our reservation without informing us beforehand — which normally does not comply with Booking’s rules. When we finally met the manager in the afternoon, he gave several contradictory explanations, refused any responsibility, and claimed he couldn’t approve the refund, even though Booking had confirmed to us that it depended solely on him. The discussion became tense, and he ended up calling the police. The Istanbul tourism police themselves told us that the manager’s behaviour was not normal and that he was “not a good person”. After several interventions from Booking and a lot of pressure, the hotel finally agreed to the refund — on the condition that we did not file a complaint with the police.

Cosy and warm, definitely a perfect choice for travelers. Everything is good, you just have to walk for minimum of 15 minutes to reach either a bus or metro station.

This was a basic, small hotel. The beds were comfortable and it was in a quiet location. The staff was friendly but we only saw them on check in/out. There was a small kitchen like area in the room with a kettle. You couldn’t cook there but it was convenient to have. We had breakfast each morning at the Costera Hotel rooftop restaurant, just around the corner from the April. (See picture) Location was just ok. We never felt unsafe and we came back several evenings after dark. The small bath was a wet bath/ no enclosed shower and everything was wet after use!

The staff was cooperative and the location was excellent. Nothing really

Property management was exceptional, super polite and attentive staff! Cok tesekkurler ?

Great value for money, great location and great staff. Tiny bathroom. Many mosquitoes enter the room if you sleep with windows open to let fresh air in. The AC was not working, but since it was October, it was not a big issue.

We had an amazing four nights at April Sorry Apart hotel. We were on a budget so we stayed in the basic room but it exceeded our expectations. Our bed was comfortable, sheets were clean and pillows were super nice. The room also came with a kettle for tea, along with basic kitchen appliances making it possible to make some food if needed. The bathroom was very clean as well which was a plus. The location of the hotel is near many affordable restaurants and there were so many cute cats outside of the hotel that we fed every night. The staff made us feel extremely welcome and always made time to chat or give us a ton of extra tea (we loved the tea there). We are extremely grateful to the staff for their kindness and hospitality and will definitely be back here next time we are in Istanbul!