Buhara Hotel

2.0 star property

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Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Reception
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Standard Double Room Single Use | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Standard Studio Double | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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Küçük Ayasofya Mah., Çardakl Frn Sok. No3 Sulatnahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34122
  • Sultanahmet Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Blue Mosque
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Grand Bazaar
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Istanbul (IST)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Triple Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Large Single Beds OR 2 Large Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

Standard Studio Double

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

Standard Single Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Single Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

Standard Studio Quadruple

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Large Single Beds and 1 Queen Bed

Standard Studio Triple

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Large Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed OR 3 Large Single Beds

Standard Studio Single

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Buhara Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Blue Mosque
Along with coffee/tea in a common area, this smoke-free hotel has 24-hour room service and laundry facilities. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance and a hair salon are on-site.
Buhara Hotel offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. 66-cm LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower, slippers, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and an iron/ironing board. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Buhara Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Blue Mosque. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and laundry facilities.
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, laundry facilities and an ATM
  • On-site recreation includes bicycles to rent
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Sultanahmet Square and 8 minutes on foot from Blue Mosque
As a guest of Buhara Hotel, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, coffee/tea in common area, and laundry facilities. WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly Buhara Hotel also features 24-hour room service, a hair salon, and a front desk safe.

This Istanbul hotel is smoke free.

24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, Russian, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 66-cm LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Buhara Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit 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
This property accepts major credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 2022-34-1527

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Buhara Hotel Hotel
Buhara Hotel
Buhara Hotel Istanbul
Buhara Istanbul
Buhara Hotel Istanbul
Buhara Hotel Hotel Istanbul

Buhara Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 100 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 100 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 100 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 100 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 100 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

MAYIL KANNAN

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I usually do not give negative reviews, but I have made this an exception. There is no hotel called Buhara. The address given in the booking will take you near a shop called Buhara. Once you talk to the shop owner he will call someone who will take you to a decrepit building with no escalator. Once you carry your luggage to second or thid level through the stairs, you will be greeted by a room which is no way related to the published photos. It's a scam!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shoeb

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

The hotel does. not exist

The hotel does. not exist. These people are scammer
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not what we expected, travel advice included

Don't really know where to start with this one, £16 a room per night, clean cheap and central so we can't complain. However, it's not the hotel from the pictures, so this is advice for any future visitors as we'd never have found it without our taxi driver who also struggled. There is no reception, you have to go and pick up the keys from the Buhara mini-mart at the end of the road, they'll then take you past the pictured hotel (looks closed down) to an unsigned door and up to the rooms. In ours there was a double and 2 single beds, washing machine, kettle, microwave, etc. They were clean and comfy. The advertised communal coffee area wasn't there, however there are plenty of cafe's local. It's only a 5 minute walk to Sultanahmet Square with the Blue Mosque etc, however it's all up a very steep hill so if you have mobility issues, take that into account.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is no Buhara Hotel. Property is abandoned and has been for a while. I was put in Buhara Apartments. There is NO reception , never mind 24 hours .Google maps led me to empty building. There was no breakfast that I had paid for, and if there was Wi-Fi there was no one to give me password. This is disgraceful that Buhara Hotel is still being advertised on Expedia. I will be seeking recompense for my fraudulent stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Aasma

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This property is advertised as a hotel but infact it is an apartment so the name is misleading, there is no room service, you have to clean the room yourself, towels never got changed and once the toilet roll runs out you have to buy your own, its a family ran block of apartments the family is helpful, speak little english so sometimes was difficult to communicate. There are no baby cots. The location is ok, it about 10-15 min walking distance going uphill to get to the blue mosque. Overall i wouldnt stay there again, i would rather pay more and stay at a proper hotel with room service.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

MARIAM

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The worst hotel ever. It was extremely disgusting and dangerous (wire which was loose). We didn’t stay there and booked another hotel. I need a refund on this.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Nicole, Eatontown

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
It was a cute room, comfortable bed but they didn't include breakfast like it said it does. They were also supposed to provide bottled water (as stated in their description) and they didn't. I understand that you get what you pay for, but I expect to receive what was promised when I booked the room. The people were nice, which was good but they didn't even provide towels. Very disappointed but it's a good thing we didn't spend much time at the hotel. I would not go back here. The plus side is that they do offer to pick you up at the airport for a decent fee.

2/10 Terrible

Chingis

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was closed. So, we returned back to airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Booked with Buhara Hotel because of the location and the airport transport included. Prior to arrival I notified the Hotel of arrival time and date, the hotel replied with minimal vague directions about how to find the airport shuttle and presenting in a much clearer fashion a Eur40 van service which I didn't go for. Knowing nothing about the airport I trusted the directions mentioned "the meeting point Office". There were no such a place at the airport and I ordered an Uber instead. When I arrived I was told that my room was not available and that I'd be temporarily offered an "apartment" instead until the said occupiers check-out next day, which was very strange since I did notify the hotel of my arrival details, it was late, snowing, and I was exhausted so I didn't argue. I was escorted to what seemed like an illegally built tiny roof room few buildings away, checking with the man next day he told me I can remain in that room for the rest of my stay. Apart from the scheming and the 4 floor stair climb, the room was perfectly fine! The view was nice, it was just as big as I expected, and heating was on most of the day. Although there were no room service for the entire 10 days stay. Also when I wanted to check-out I was presented again with the Eur40 airport transport which I found elsewhere for Eur30 (Uber cannot pick-up from the old part of town), and I found out that airport shuttle service has been suspended for a while. They could do well without over-promising!!
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mo, london

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner was really friendly Looks after his guests
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Nuhu Abdulhaqq

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness

Helpful

We had early checkin. Super friendly and helpful guy. To locate the hotel is a whole mess. Not easy because there are about two or more hotels with very similar names. I recommed this hotel when u have a lot of activities to do in istanbul and you will just use it for sleep purspose. But for the sake of vacation or comfort. Just find a hotel with price worth the services you need
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
best place to be onest i will recomend kind worm welcome good location and even more than you expect
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Abdul, Islamabad

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked this hotel with breakfast but when we reached there they said we will serve breakfast, secondly there was no electricity slots for mobile charging, even no side tables with bed. We also requested to change the room but no responce from hotels side. I contact the Expedia help team and they help me a lot to get the facilitation which were promised at the time of booking but hotel was not cooperative. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone and would ask Expedia to take strict action against the hotel. Thanks
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wrong location given on the maps as was stated on Expedia and to top it of the room was flooded and no electricity
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Dr MOHAMMED

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Poor

I do not recommend for families
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Great location but you can much better place

so close to everywhere but we never even located in right place just in rooms above restaurant... not so bad them but bad smell and everyday flush broke... we suppose to have free drink (coffee or tea) but there was no lounge or kettle in room.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Good value place to stay

comfy bed and a large room, the owner Mehmet was very helpful after I had a problem on the first night. the Hotel is down a side street so it is quiet at night and it has a 24 shop on the corner. Great location and easy to get to a tram stop. I would happily stay here again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Wei

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Nice hotel for the price - happy overall :)

Very friendly staff. Very good and complete breakfast was worst the 7$ extra. Room was simple but comfortable. Nothing fancy, just what we needed for a short stay. Well located, 5 minutes walk to Sophia and Blue mosque. We were very happy overall - cheap price and welcoming manager.

8/10 Good

Jeffrey, Spokane, WA

Cheap everything. Won't stay again.

It is close walking distance to many of the sites to see. The hotel itself though is a little small and rundown. The host was a little awkward with his small talk and didn't seem to make us feel comfortable. The room itself was had problems with a leaking air conditioner and broken shower head. I would definitely not stay here again as we found better hotels for the same price and a far better value.

10/10 Excellent

Ouidyane

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

10/10 Excellent

sheryar, pak

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

Xcelent hotel loc

Xcelent hotel with very nice n cooperative staff,very clean rooms but the size is small and bathrooms r very clean, its loc very close to blue mosque, aya sophia and topkapi palace , if u young then no problm at all but for old ppl they hav to climb a litle steep to these places, I would again like to stay in the same hotel,

4/10 Poor

Umaar, london

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The only good thing was location.