This was my second time staying here, and I returned because the place has so much going for it. The location, a couple short blocks from Tunel and Istiklal Cad. in Beyoglu, couldn't be better, it's on a quieter alley in a nightlife area. Last time I was upgraded to a suite ion the back of the hotel (away from the street noise commented on by others, but this time I was in a regular room on the front side of the hotel, and I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the room and that there were no noise issues at night when the windows were closed. On the day of my arrival I got there before 8am after an overnight train trip and yet they gave me my room immediately, so I was able to get into the room, have some breakfast and get some sleep before I thought I'd even have the room. The breakfasts were probably as good as any I had during my 7-week trip in eastern Europe, so no issue there. The only problem, and it was a big one for me, was the very poor wifi, and I was able to get connected only occasionally and rarely at any decent speed; I ended up calling the front desk daily to get them to reboot the router so I could hook up. Then on the last day, after having no internet for something like 15 hours the person at the front desk started giving me grief about it, saying the problem was mine and not theirs, and didn't do anything. At that point I took my laptop out in the hall and found that there was better reception away from my room, so they clearly have an inadequate setup.