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    Sefa Hotel

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    Kucuk Ayasofya Mahallesi, Aksakal Sokak No: 20 | Fatih, Istanbul 34400, Turkey
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    2.0
    41 reviews
    • Excellent14%
    • Very good9%
    • Average14%
    • Poor7%
    • Terrible56%
    12 Nov 2017
    “The most awful hotel in the world”
    28 Oct 2016
    “small hostel”
    Free Wifi
    Free Parking
    Breakfast included
    Air Conditioning
    Non-Smoking Rooms
    Restaurant
    Airport Transportation
    3 Star Hotel
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    Kucuk Ayasofya Mahallesi, Aksakal Sokak No: 20 | Fatih, Istanbul 34400, Turkey See on map
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    Reviewed 18 October 2012 via mobile
    Don't book online for this hotel!

    Stay here if you want but it didn't look very nice. We booked online using a credit card and when we arrived our room was given away. We were threatened about charging our credit card for five nights under the cancellation policy if we did...More

    3  Thank NikiandJosh
    Reviewed 15 October 2012
    kinda creepy

    Booked this based on some good reviews on a hotel booking site. They must have been submitted by the owners buddies. Somehow, between the booking site and the hotel our reservation was cancelled. It could have been the booking site so I will not blame...More

    2  Thank llsanderson
    Reviewed 11 October 2012
    Absolute Nightmare of a Hotel

    The manager is a bully - is rude and unapproachable - real control freak. They take money from your credit card and demand cash upfront. The rooms are hellish and unsafe - exposed wires and dirty. One youth staff member said 'we know the district...More

    3  Thank Shazwellyn S
    Reviewed 9 October 2012
    A true nightmare: unhygienic rooms, rude staff, worst time of my life

    To call this establishment a hotel is vast overstatement. I have stayed in cheap hostels in India and Thailand that were much better. Disgusting is the only word to describe it, and it almost ruined my entire visit. I made a reservation one month before,...More

    5  Thank irenesharon
    Reviewed 20 September 2012
    Down market but good location

    The Sefa hotel is in a reasonable location on the old town in Istanbul, making it easy to get to the Blue Mosque, Ayasofia etc..but rooms are small, not very clean and look out onto a main road at the front. Staff tried very hard...More

    2  Thank Alicat502004
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    Breakfast included
    Room Service
    Free Parking
    Restaurant
    Bar/Lounge
    Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
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    Breakfast included
    Business Centre with Internet Access
    Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
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    Free Parking
    Airport Transportation
    Dry Cleaning
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    US$27 - US$43 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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    Kitchenette, Non-Smoking Rooms, Family Rooms
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    "Hotels in the neighborhood and the streets by are the better choice"
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    "Good for backpackers"
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    "Don't choose a room. This place is a horror."
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