Is Nordstern Hotel Galata pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Nordstern Hotel Galata?

Self parking is available for USD 45 per day.

What time is check-in at Nordstern Hotel Galata?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Nordstern Hotel Galata?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for USD 220 (subject to availability).

Does Nordstern Hotel Galata provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 90 per vehicle applies.

Where is Nordstern Hotel Galata located?

This family-friendly Istanbul hotel is located on the Strip, within a 10-minute walk of Galata Bridge, Galata Tower, and Egyptian Bazaar. Galataport and Grand Bazaar are also within 1 mi (2 km). Karakoy Tünel Station and Karakoy Station are within a 2-minute walk.

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About the neighborhood

Located in Istanbul City Center, a neighborhood in Istanbul, Nordstern Hotel Galata is on the Strip and on the boardwalk/promenade. Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Galata Bridge and Blue Mosque. Egyptian Bazaar and Grand Bazaar are two other places to visit that come recommended. Swimming offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding nearby.

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

May 4, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing hospitality, 5 stars to the staff for their efficiency, friendliness, and helpfulness in accommodating guest requests. Hotel is well maintained and clean.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Nov 15, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Well located and rooms are comfortable and clean

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel B

Nov 19, 2024

Excellent location

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Iclal

Aug 12, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a great stay at Nordstern hotel. Strategic location, near public transport, the Galata tower and Galata bridge. The rooms have a nice vintage style decor with high ceilings while the bathroom is very modern (a smart choice). Our room was very clean and neat. The breakfast is buffet style with many savoury and sweet options. But the best part of the hotel is the excellent staff: they are very warm, kind, attentive, and professional. They really made us feel at home. Our airport transfer service was arranged smoothly and the contact with the hotel manager and reception was easy. We really liked the small attentive gestures from the staff: we were offered cold water when we arrived (apart from the bottled water in the rooms), and when we came back to our room after a long (warm!) day, we saw a bottle of ice cold water and normal bottled water. We would also like to thank the kitchen staff for the Turkish coffee, and they also offered to make us an omelette for breakfast, very kind. A big thank you to the staff! I would stay here again and I would recommend this hotel to everyone who wants to feel at home in a neat hotel at a great location with excellent staff. Hopefully till next time.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ali Gokay

Aug 9, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This hotel with amazing views and location where I stayed for two nights on there room 401 where is a nice room with balcony but! A big but, when they gave me the room AC was off and room was hot they told me it will cool down, I left for several hours and thinking it will be perfectly cold but coming back it was barely cold, told this to reception multiple times, they were overall very good to communicate but the problem of this rooms ac (although seems like a central ac system which I looked for before I booked) was not performing normally and needed repair. I kindly asked for a sensible refund of the portion of my stay. Still haven’t heard back anything. I wouldn’t stay there again because they basically gamble and give you a room, expecting the guests to eat up all the problems of the rooms/stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Aug 10, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great location, friendly staff

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

carlos

May 23, 2025

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic Istanbul

Low water pressure in the shower, toilet seat was broken, dusty curtains, mediocre breakfast. I didn’t like to see the gentleman at breakfast cleaning the counter with the same mop that he used to clean the floor. At breakfast you feel like you are being supervised by the above mentioned gentleman. The location is fantastic and the view from the terrace is amazing, close to the tram and the street food . I liked that there was always coffee and tea available at the terrace. It’s a bit noisy but I still would recommend this place.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

mateen

Dec 7, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent service, very friendly. Excellent breakfast. Excellent views. Very good cleaning service daily. Very Close to transports, metro, buses, tram.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

gamze

Dec 24, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay lovely staff!

We stayed here for 6 nights and had a very comfortable stay. The staff are all super helpful and attentive. We were upgraded to a better room free of charge due to the length of our stay. Gül was lovely and friendly every morning when we went to have breakfast. Thank you to the entire team ! Highly recommend the hotel

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Manuel

Aug 20, 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Awful experience. Broken toilet. Rude staff. Plaster coming off the walls. A/C not working. Coffee machine not working at breakfast buffet. We had a terrible experience at this hotel. Toilet broke, staff didn't fix it, we come back to a room that hadn't been serviced. We were downgraded to a smaller room, there the A/C was not working there, super hot summer. Tried the breakfast buffet, stale bread, coffee machine out of order, staff didn't want to fix it, they didn't care and said "Drink tea". Same attitude at the front desk, nobody wanted to help. They kept saying "we don't have a record of your request to fix these issues in your room". Different staff shift blaming each other. Manager never present and refused to speak with us (and expedia customer service) over the phone. I will never stay there again. this is worse than a hostel. Should not be listed on Expedia and most definitely, this hotel does not meet VIP access criteria. Istanbul is a beautiful city, plenty of good hotels in this area. Don't stay at the Nordstern.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Martijn

May 10, 2025

Location is convenient: next to the Galata Bridge (shops, restaurants and the Galata Tower on one side, all the big monuments and museums on the other side). It is a bit noisy. The rooms look great, although cleaning can be improved. One day the drainage of the shower wasn’t working, the next day there was no hot water. These are the basics of hotels, which didn’t work. The old guy at the reception said that he knew that there was no hot water, but he was probably too proud to apologize. The younger personnel was friendly and very helpful.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luboslava

Jan 24, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The best hotel, ever, I was, the staff was very friendly They had amazing, big bed and breakfast was so delicious

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

brian

Feb 8, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend this classic and unique hotel.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Mohammad reza

Apr 4, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The location of hotel is great and convenience, the staff are excellent 👌

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Nov 3, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Staff was helpful in every aspect: check-in, tourist information, friendliness, assistance with helpful details, personal attention.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

mark

Nov 20, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

we really enjoyed our stay at this hotel . The location is perfect and the view is amazing .The staff are lovely and very caring.It has a relaxed atmosphere and we would definitely stay there again.

Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nedda

Aug 28, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful stay at Nordstern Hotel Galata. The location and views are perfect! Walking distance to all of the main attractions. The rooms were spacious and clean. The staff were friendly and welcoming. We will gladly return to this hotel!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mohammed

Apr 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The room I had was lovely and the staff were amazing

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lionel

Sep 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The property is so well located that you will not be lost. Its so accessible to the most important areas of Istanbul Center. Also, the staff is INCREDIBLE! they are attentive, and have great memory to remmber their guest.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Qasim

Feb 18, 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

I had the best stay at Galata Nordstern! The room was comfortable, though it could use a little update—some fittings in the bathroom were a bit worn, like the broken toilet seat and towel bar. That said, I didn’t mind too much because everything else made up for it. I loved the lively outdoor sounds, the convenience of nearby food, and the fun walk to Galata Port and Hagia Sophia. The staff was incredible, especially when they surprised me with a delicious cake on my birthday! Breakfast was simple but fine, and the rooftop views with chai were breathtaking. Overall, a wonderful experience—I’ll definitely be back!

Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Christian

Jun 28, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Amazing location, great room, the service from the staff was excellent. My only complaint is that the room was a bit noisy from the street sounds.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ramadan

Aug 4, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The staff were so kind. A great location to all bars and restaurants.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Marcello

Dec 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

The status of the wooden floor was a disaster with splintered boards lifted and ready to cause serious wounds to your feet. The cleanliness was good and the personnel very friendly.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fadi

Sep 16, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Apart from needing minor renovations, this hotel is a gem . Location couldn’t be better and the staff was phenomenal. I would certainly return to this hotel !

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

Oct 26, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The hotel was nice, with comfy beds and big rooms. My room had splendid a view to the Galata Tower. Staff is always ready to help, they even brought a plate of fruit as welcome. Breakfast was good with a fabulous terrace, but with only basic options, you should add yogurt and more sweet pastries. The tram stop is in front of the hotel which is very convenient, or you can cross the bridge and easily walk to the historical center.

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