A stay at Darkhill Hotel places you in the heart of Istanbul, within a 5-minute walk of Bodrum Mosque and Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Grand Bazaar and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Forum Of Theodisius.
What's nearby
Grand Bazaar - 10 min walk
Basilica Cistern - 20 min walk
Blue Mosque - 4 min drive
Hagia Sophia - 5 min drive
Topkapi Palace - 6 min drive
Getting around
Laleli-University Station - 1 min walk
Vezneciler Subway Station - 5 min walk
Istanbul Airport (IST) - 46 min drive
Restaurants
Angels - 1 min walk
Gaziantepli Çavuşoğlu - 2 min walk
Hasanpaşa Konağı - 3 min walk
Kılıç Restaurant - 1 min walk
Laleli Turkish Delight - 4 min walk
About this property
Darkhill Hotel
Art Deco Istanbul hotel in Istanbul City Center with free breakfast
Darkhill Hotel offers 106 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. 66-cm LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a sauna.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include sports massages and Swedish massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 106 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a sauna. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy Turkish cuisine at Besso Turkish Restaurant, a fine-dining restaurant which features a bar/lounge and an ocean view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Besso Turkish Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in Turkish cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.
Languages
Arabic, English, German, Russian, Turkish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
No on-site parking available
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Airport shuttle on request
Food and drink
Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar
Free daily reception
24-hour room service
Coffee/tea in a common area
Restaurants on site
Besso Turkish Restaurant
Things to do
Indoor pool
Sauna
Spa services
Steam room
Family friendly
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Lift
Front-desk safe
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Porter/bellhop
Tour/ticket assistance
Outdoors
Rooftop terrace
Spa
Massage - sports
Massage - Swedish
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Accessible airport shuttle
Lift
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Designated smoking areas
Double-glazed windows
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
66-cm LCD TV
TV/satellite channels
Food and drink
Minibar
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Desk
Laptop-compatible safe
Phone
Soundproofing
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:30 AM
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in.
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: TRY 2500 per room (one-way)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property Registration Number 9337
We should mention
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision
Property is also known as
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Darkhill Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.4
Good
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Property was nice. Room was nice and clean. Staff was rude and i booked this Property only for the swimming pool. It was closed and no body give us update or notice. They didn't compensate. Terrible experience. I could have booked same kind of rrom somewhere else with half price that i paid them. Apart from that breakfast was good. Cleanliness was good
Whilst the property was fine, they arranged on ground transport with a mob of shysters. We arrived at arranged meeting place, all staff were playing with their phones and none seemed to be our booked transport. None of them had our names registered in their system. 1 said they could take us, but to wait, never saw them again, then a second did the same and after 20 minutes we took a taxi (at half the cost of the booked transfer). On arrival at the hotel, transfer had called the hotel to say WE were a no show. Hotel staff then blackmailed us into paying the Euro 60 by refusing to hand our passports back until we did.
After some discussion and return of passports, hotel staff paid half and only half back.
Every where we went in that area, someone was after a piece of the action, wanting to sell us something we didnt want at exorbitant prices.
Counterfeit luxury goods (watches, bags etc) abound. I would not go there again.
The hotel turned out to not be what was advertised at time of booking. The pool, spa and gym area is rundown, and clearly needs investment. If this had been rectified prior to my arrival then I would be giving this hotel a 5 star review.
Breakfast very poor ( very limited choices) and stuff not welcoming on the restaurant / hygiene level is not good enough/ room not clean enough for me/ not recommended 😔
Full of black mold in the room and washroom. Very bad people in the front desk I’ll call my bank to get the full refund. Have videos and picture proof of the room
The hotel rooms are very old specifically the washrooms. The hotel management scheduled maintenance work at night and the noise from maintenance drilling and cutting kept me and my sick kids awake all night prior to our flight. When i called the receptionist he refused that there work happening and when i kept calling he finally accepted that construction was going on. Terrible experience. Also the location is tough for the taxis to get in.
Stay as far away from this hotel as you possibly can. First the room. The mattresses are hard like concrete. I even switched my room and still unbelievable uncomfortable. There are no lights on the room besides the end table lamps. The room phone was not working, so you can't call the front desk. The bathrooms are moldy and the sockets ripped out of the walls. I wish I could attach the pictures I took. Then, the pool and sauna area. It's actually nice down there. The pool super cold but manageable. One evening I went to the pool and then the Turkish bath. As every time, I lay face down on the middle table relaxing. I did notice somebody walk in but didn't really pay to much attention. All of a sudden this dude starts rubbing my back. I was like woooooo hold on. Stop! I got up and this dude was completely naked with a hard on standing in front of me. I got really mad and walked outside after he told me common just one time only one time. I told the pool guys and management. Nothing was done any this guy. They seen him so why not address this. Then I switched hotels and as I'm standing outside this hotel talking to the taxi guy, talking about the price I'm putting my backpack in the car and as I'm want to put my suitcase in, he speeds off with all my money, passport everything gone!!! Please stay away from this hotel.
I feel that you have miss sold this hotel. You have listed it as a 4 star hotel with spar. I dont see a spar down stairs.
The pool has broken lights.
The jacuzzi doesnt work.
The pool fountain is broken.
The pool isnt even heated.
The steam room is broken.
The GYM is out of service.
The hair salon isn’t in service.
The Turkish bathrooms look dirty.
The only thing down there that was working until today was the sauna.
And now that doesn’t work any more !!
Where to start, bed too hard, quilt too heavy, pillows clumpy. The shower oh the shower, black mould everywhere, broken and missing tiles, leaking hose. The toilet bowl directly in front of the basin making the sink unusable. The shower door opened outwards which left no room to enter. What a game, I had to stand on the toilet out of the way, naked, open the shower door and enter that way. The breakfast very limited.
Luckily that was it, the sevice was great and the evening restaurant was to die for. Everything we ordered was cooked and presented to perfection. Very tasty and moreish. We avoided it thinking the food elsewhere would be better yet all along the best was right upstairs.
Stayed in Istanbul many times and was recently lucky to find Darkhill , staff very professional and friendly. Will definitely recommend and use again
robert
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
6/10 Okay
Abdul
Travelled with group
27 June 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is run down need refurbishment also there was no double bed swimming pool area was very hot and humidity was very high didn’t use the pool at all I was looking forward to swim every morning