Orka Taksim Suites & Hotel

The hotel team is incredibly thoughtful - they saw we were traveling with kids and offered a free room upgrade to better accommodate everyone 😊 We arrived at the hotel pretty early around 11am and most of our rooms were already ready despite being before check-in time. The rooms are clean and super comfy! The breakfast spread is great, with a mix of hot foods and cold cuts. The area is filled with cute coffee shops and local artisanal products. There’s a grocery store and fruit shop along the road too. It’s a pleasant 10-minute walk to Istiklal Avenue. Walking to the Tophane tram station is through a hillier area and takes about 15 minutes (quicker if you take a route with stairs but we had a stroller). Lovely stay at Orka, will definitely stay here again!

Rooms very not very clean, though location is great. Parking is tough if you have a car. Some bathrooms are very very small.

What a horrible experience this hotel has provided. Their pictures mislead you, their amenities they claim to have are non existent and their breakfast and staff you have to argue with to get what you need. We got told off because our 10 month old was making a mess when she was eating…..SHES A BABY. When things got so bad and we wanted to leave the reservation team refused to provide a refund or even a partial refund so we can relocate It’s been a very stressful few days until they finally upgraded us to a suite to compensate for all the misleading and issues.