Kadıköy Rıhtım Hotel

This is my seventh time staying at Rihtim Hotel — and it continues to be my absolute favorite in Istanbul! The location is unbeatable, right by the water and just a short walk from all the vibrant spots in Kadikoy. The staff is always incredibly friendly, welcoming, and helpful, making every stay feel like coming home. Nothing!

Exceptional

Superb

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Exceptional

Very good

Location Its very old and tired and needs some renovation

Friendly staff, good breakfast, and clean rooms.

Good central location close to the bus station and connection to the airport Room in need of some modernisation. Same for lift.

It is very nice hotail but the room is small

Good

The location is very good if you want to experience the bustle and nightlife away from the tourist vibe. You can easily walk to Moda as well, which is a great neighbourhood. I had a view of the sea which was nice, though overlooks a quite motor-and bus-heavy area that is a bit noisy and ugly to mar the sunset views. The value of this place is OK, though beware the things in the Don't Like section. My booking clearly specified a non-smoking room and the room clearly was for smokers. The smell was obvious, made worse by the carpeting on the wall which surely soaked in the odor. At first I thought it was just an old hotel that used to allow smoking so I ventilated the room, but discovered after a day that the smell would just come back, and it was too cold-- and the heater in the room too weak and the street too noisy-- to ventilate the room constantly. Later I saw that an ashtray had been hidden underneath one of the tables. Also, the bathroom had essentially no ventilation. I asked to get some flow through the large vent there but it was completely still even when it was windy outside. So on top of the cigarettes, the toilet tended to smell and stay humid for more than 12 hours after use. I complained directly to the hotel and they eventually offered to move me to a new room, but I did not do it. For one, I did not trust that the new room would smell better, have better ventilation, or feel less dingy. Even if the room were better, I also did not want to add another pack/unpack cycle to a vacation with a lot of that already, so I left to go to my next hotel early-- the fact I double-paid for two rooms across two nights should illustrate just how irked I was. Adding to my disappointment, I complained directly to Booking and got no non-automated response. I proposed a deal in which I would leave the room with 2 days notice, getting refunded for the remaining 3 days. This seemed fair, as when I initially booked the hotel, I was allowed to cancel the whole booking 2 days in advance-- so it seemed fair to cancel the END days with the same advance notice. But Booking was utterly unhelpful and the hotel said that it was out of their hands to cancel and refund; only Booking could. I did not know if that was true. I've never written this bad a review before and I really did not want to.

The staff are friendly and most considerate. Nice large room with windows that open. Clean and fresh. Excellent hotel, excellent value! Thank you!

Exceptional

I liked the view Breakfast is expensive and not value for money

Good

Very good

Being close to the city center Since my room faced the street, there was a lot of noise from cars at night

No soap in bathroom No tissue in room Not good lighting Small evaluator

The staff were friendly and helpful.