Istanbul Harmony Hostel Reviews

Harmony Hostel was amazing. Rooftop bar had an amazing view and the staff was super helpful. All around master of games, salsa dancing and fish bbq (aka. "The Man") Mahmood, Stella the psychologist and backgammon champ Ahmed can hook you up with the cheapest stuff around. The hostel is in a great location, about 5-10 min walk to pretty much all the touristy things around. Had a great time in general and would love to go back. Highly recommended.

Great hostel at a perfect location for sightseeing located right down the hill from the Hagia Sophia and a 5 min walk to the Bosphorus River and the ferry. The staff was very personable and made gave the hostel a welcoming feel. Mahmud made great lunches, cooked a terrific fish dinner, and late night meals for the group and was a great host! Ahmed and Stella were also tremendous staff and always the gave any advice you will need on where to go in the city. I highly recommend this hostel!

really cool place... close to everything in the old city.... all the staff were awesome... particularly mahmood for showing us around the city and cooking up the fish dinner... not so cool when he always beat me at card

Great all-around hostel. The staff was very friendly (thanks Stella and Rami!) and Mahmood cooks a mean BBQ. Late night he even rustled up some eggs and potatoes that were bomb.com. The hostel is exactly the right size, big enough so there are always new faces but small enough for it to feel like a community. The terrace on the top floor is amazing on a sunny day.

It's a great hostel, the only real problem I had was that I tried to get in at 7 am, assuming this would be ok because they advertise 24hr front desk, however the place was locked and when I called the bell a few times no one answered. I went back at around 9am and was able to get straight in :)

Harmony Hostel has a great location in Istanbul. It is 5 minutes walk to the main attractions like Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia and 2-3 minutes walk to the ferry terminals. The staff was very helpful and would go out of their way to help book city tours, outside city tours and airport transfers. Harmony offers a decent breakfast in the morning and every other day depending on the participants offers a roof top fish BBQ, at a very nominal price. Special thanks to the two great chefs, Ahmad and Mahmod

I really liked the hostel. The staff is friendly, terace on the roof is perfect for meeting people or just enjoying the moment. The only drawback are transparent curtains which let morning light in the room-

Amazing hostel and stuff are superb. Compliments to the chef .

Mahmood, what a legend. Really good stay here, close to everything and good atmosphere on the rooftop bar. Stayed in a hotel after, wished we hadn't. Good times.

Great location, friendly staff... Make sure you try Mahmood's fish BBQ! Awesome little open air roof too bar to chill out ion and have a few beers in the sun. central location for many of Istanbul's sights. Would definitely stay again. Thanks for a great time harmony hostel! Cheers, Mitch

The roof-top-bar is AWESOME, best place to stay for a relaxed night, rooms are absolutely OK for the money, location more or less perfect (5min to the big mosques, 5 min to Bosporus) -> perfect value for money!

Was a great stay. The night we were there one of the hostel workers cooked a BBQ of whole fish, salad and bread for 15turkish lira, it was amazing! In a great position too.

Best Hostel i have stayed at so far. The staff are Extremely friendly, some of the nicest people i have met. I Loved the food, There was a fish barbecue every other night which was fantastic and was a reasonable price, free breakfast which was great. The rooftop bar had such a good atmosphere i actually preferred to stay there than go out to clubs most nights. Great location, central to all the major tourist attractions, 5 minute walk to Hagia Sofia and blue mosque .

I loved this hostel, best staff and good setup. Staff were really nice and very helpful. Rooftop bar is awesome and there is always something fun going on there. Fish barbeques every second night were really good. Rooms and showers were good.

We had a great stay at Harmony Hostel. Rami and the other staff members are extremely helpful and friendly. We were however disappointed by the uncleanliness of the showers, and especially that we had to share a shower with no lock on the door with 12 people! What's more, the shower light turned on the light beside my bed, so some mornings the light was shining in my face at 7am! That aside, we had an excellent stay and would recommend it for any budget traveller. PS. WE LOVE THE TERASSE!!

This is my second time staying in Harmony and it was again an absolute pleasure again. It's the perfect location for anyone visiting Istanbul for the first time and it was very safe as a single female traveller. The hostel owners were incredibly helpful and gave lots of advice on trips and where to go. The rooftop bar is absolutely great for talking to other travellers and the breakfast was Lovely. The shops and restaurnts around the hostel are expensive though just to be aware!

Awesome hostel to stay at. Friendly staff. The best roof top terrace and they coik the best dinners!

The location was awesome and the hostel seems well kept. It was great to not be in bunk beds for a change and the bathrooms in our room (female dorm) were probably the nicest out of the two weeks I spent in the country. The terrace is great, too! And the cherry jam at breakfast had everyone raving! haha The staff is super friendly and helpful and made the stay even more enjoyable! Will totally stay there again when I'm back!

Had a fantastic stay at Harmony Hostel-I stayed the night before joining a tour and liked it so much I booked a second night there afterwards. The staff were amazing, incredibly accommodating, providing apple tea all day, offering a BBQ dinner while I stayed that was a hit, bringing out the shisha, joining us for a drink and providing a pretty decent breakfast. Mahmood took care of the guests brilliantly! The terrace was the highlight, great views. I would definitely stay here again.

I really enjoyed my stay here. Staff and fellow travellers were very friendly and were a highlight of my Istanbul trip. You couldn't really get closer to the tourist attractions and the dinners they put on every two nights are tasty and great value. Awesome views from the social area on the roof as well. I'll be back if visiting Istanbul again.