Big Apple Hostel Istanbul Reviews

I loved my stay at the Big Apple Hostel! The staff was very friendly and I formed real friendships with the people I met there. My stay in and impression of Istanbul were greatly amplified by my experience at this hostel; lost my wallet the first day and Rıdvan helped me get it back, which I cannot thank him enough for. The rooms are simple & nice. The breakfast is delicious and was unexpectedly diverse. The terrace has great character and is so much fun. Stay here! You wont regret it :)

they made me pay extra money for safe

Great hostel, more like a hotel. But be careful with the shuttle from the hotel to the airport. They quoted on price and did a private shuttle instead of the 15 lira shuttle bus companies, even though we specifically asked for those. Ended up spending 25 lira. The rooms are very clean and modern and the breakfast room has an amazing view of the river. Be sure to have a print out of your presentation as well because we arrived and had booked 4 rooms but they said we only had 3.

If you are looking for a good night of sleep, a perfect location and a really great free breakfast: that's Big Apple. It is located less than 300m from Hagia Sophia and 50m from a street full of restaurants and bars... We have stayed in a 3-bed private room which was good and clean. The staff is friendly and helped us a lot. Not a party hostel. Point to be improved: Wi-Fi...the signal sometimes didn't work inside the bedroom. We would stay here again... thanks Big Apple staff!!!

Lovely hostel and amazing city !!!

This hostel is excellent, especially the staff Ridvan, he is so nice and helpful. Breakfast is very good, terrace has a nice view, and it is clean! Everything is just good there!! Definitely I will recommend Thank you for helpful Ridvan

Room & bathrooms were very clean everything was great big Apple hostel especial staff are great & helpful & really to give you any information you need about turkey & city stay big Apple hostel excellent service easy going atmosphere in big Apple hostel excellent value for money hıghly recomend

The guys are very cool!

I loved staying at Big Apple!. All of the staff is amazingly helpful and it is so close to the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofia. I would for sure stay there again.

This hostel is good for value! With the facilities (wifi, terrace, computer, locker, shower place, bed, etc...), I had a very pleasant stay this time. Staff is friendly and helpful, they got really good sense of humor. It has a friendly atmosphere in the hostel. Great job guys!

Excellent hostel! If you are looking for a hotel that don't cost that much, but it is clean and got enough facilities, big apple is the one for you. I go sight-seeing everyday and the hostel location is great to access most location! When you want to have a lazy day, this hostel has a lovely and friendly atmosphere that you can talk with many other traveller. It has clean bathroom, comfy bed, wifi, computer, nice terrace! What can you ask for more with such a cheap price! I highly recommend it!

I am so glad that we chose Big Apple Hostel, it was amazing. Their airport pickup service was great, considering our flight got in late at night. Arriving in the hostel we were greeted by the hospitable staff and shown our room which was very clean and a fine size for 6 people. The complimentary breakfast was delicious and the staff was extremely helpful in tourist recommendations. The bathrooms could have been a bit better along with the blankets supplied but overall it was an amazing stay!

Not really good hostel but reasonal price could be competitive, only if you are not consider the cleanliness :-P. breakfast is better than good. Location good. Staff are helpful. But wifi is not for every guest room. And electric plugged for you recharging is not used in the room. All guest share few power socket may one or two? in robby.

I really enjoyed our stay at Big Apple Hostel. The most interesting part was drinking efes pilsen beer at the terrace on the top of the hostel and sharing experiences with people from all over the world. The staff was really helpful and we got all the information we asked for. The sheets and the bathrooms were clean. Our room was a little bit small for 6 people, but we needed it only for sleeping so it wasn't a big deal. Hope you'll enjoy staying at Big Apple Hostel as much as we did.

Location, location, location! This hostel is only a hundred meters or so from the blues mosque, perfect location. Restaurant row is even closer. I planned to have them pick me up at the airport, but could not figure out how to find them. The 6 bed dorm was clean, although not dark. 2 showers, 2 toilets on our floor. There was only one outlet in the room (boo) but it had a 1-3 adapter (yay) but the way it was put in, a bunk blocked 2 of the outlets (boo). I switched it so you can use 2.

Great location 5 minutes walking from the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia! One of the guys there even guided us on a night time tour of Taksim for free. Everyone is extremely friendly, breakfast is delicious, and the view from the terrace is great. For $15 a night, impossible to beat.

Thank you Ridvan and Mehmet! You guys are good in running this hostel! Thanks for all the travel advise! The hostel location is very close to other tourist places. I like the breakfast so much and room is clean. I will recommend this hostel to anyone.

When I arrived in Istanbul, I easily found my way from the airport to the Big Apple Hostel with their directions. My room was clean and quiet, and the shower was hot and refreshing. Breakfast was wonderful with a wide variety of both Turkish and traditional food. The staff was very helpful with suggestions on what to see and do. I returned to the hostel after my tour of Central Turkey, and returned again for another night on my way back home. I was very happy with my stay at the Big Apple.

THE LOCATION IS RIGHT IN THE OLD TOWN DOWN THE STREET FROM THE BLUE MOSQUE AND THE HADYA SOFIA. RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS ARE IN ABUNDANCE. THE HOTEL STAFF IS FRIENDLY AND KNOWLEDGABLE! ONLY A QUICK TAXI RIDE TO TAXIM AND ACCESSIBLE WITH THE TRAIN/TRAM TO/FROM THE AIRPORT. I ENJOYED MY STAY IN BIG APPLE AND WILL RETURN THIS SUMMER!!

Statyed there for the new year. A very nice hostel and warm too! I love the breakfast. Thank you to Ridvan and Mehmet, they helped a lot and made my stay very enjoyable. I will recommend this to everyone.