This really isn’t a five star hotel, it is a mediocre lodging structure attached to a night club. Music was so loud at night that I could not fall asleep and it continued until 2 am. I was told that the same would happen the following nights of my stay. The staff offered me a set of earplugs or to move me to another room in the middle of the night. It isn’t what I expected paying over 500 USD per night.
The hotel is dated, dark and the hallway (at least the third floor) smells. The bathroom has no room for even a small toiletries bag, you have to flush minimum two times and the seam between the shower wall and the floor had signs of mold. I’d most likely see more but the bathroom was very dark, partly because one sconce was not working.
The furniture itself was dated, finish was coming off the big cabinet. The floor was worn out, again with discolored spots and chunks of wood missing (no, it was not deliberate antiquing, more signs of deliberate neglect).
The overall aesthetic is supposed to be rather dim but when you have to use a flashlight to press the interior elevator buttons or see your face in the mirror, you know it goes too far).
The neighborhood itself isn’t particularly glamorous although there are some good restaurants nearby and you can walk to the Galata Tower. Aside from that, it’s a bit noisy.
Some positives: the staff allowed me to leave after one night (I made a mistake to book it for three). This was the first time ever I cut my stay short anywhere