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The Elysium Istanbul
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From only £ 444 pp
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Based on 967 Reviews
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Things you'll love
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Spa centre*
- Restaurant
Location Information
- Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia: 5km
- City centre: 750m
- Dolmabahce Palace: 2km
- Grand Bazaar: 4.8km
Getting to the hotel
- 50 minutes from ISTANBUL AIRPORT (by Taxi)
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Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Spa centre*
- Restaurant
Location Information
- Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia: 5km
- City centre: 750m
- Dolmabahce Palace: 2km
- Grand Bazaar: 4.8km
Getting to the hotel
- 50 minutes from ISTANBUL AIRPORT (by Taxi)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Spa centre*
- Restaurant
Location Information
- Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia: 5km
- City centre: 750m
- Dolmabahce Palace: 2km
- Grand Bazaar: 4.8km
Getting to the hotel
- 50 minutes from ISTANBUL AIRPORT (by Taxi)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Spa centre*
- Restaurant
Location Information
- Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia: 5km
- City centre: 750m
- Dolmabahce Palace: 2km
- Grand Bazaar: 4.8km
Getting to the hotel
- 50 minutes from ISTANBUL AIRPORT (by Taxi)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Spa centre*
- Restaurant
Location Information
- Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia: 5km
- City centre: 750m
- Dolmabahce Palace: 2km
- Grand Bazaar: 4.8km
Getting to the hotel
- 50 minutes from ISTANBUL AIRPORT (by Taxi)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Outdoor freshwater pool
- Spa centre*
- Restaurant
Location Information
- Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia: 5km
- City centre: 750m
- Dolmabahce Palace: 2km
- Grand Bazaar: 4.8km
Getting to the hotel
- 50 minutes from ISTANBUL AIRPORT (by Taxi)
Items marked with * incur extra charges which are payable locally.
Reviews
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating Based on 967 Reviews
Based on 967 Reviews
Traveller Reviews Ranked #289 of 3,346 hotels in Istanbul
Traveller Rating
Excellent
672
Very Good
124
Average
59
Poor
36
Terrible
76
Rating Summary
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Rooms
Service
Value
Cleanliness
Wassek M said...
Friendly and helpful staff
Travelled on 03/2025
I came very early for suhur and jasser was so helpful and invited me to start picking from the buffet while the setting of it was still ongoing ! Good food, nice service and Friendly staff especially Jasser andolsi !
Ill make sure to visit again...
Natasha B said...
A 2.5* pretending to be a 5*
Travelled on 02/2025
Not a 5 star hotel.
My issues started before I had even taken the trip. I booked it via Booking.com as non-refundable, but I was allowed to change the dates if I needed to.
My plans changed so I submitted a request via Booking.com to change my dates. The hotel didn't respond. I tried again - my new dates were only a week away - and the hotel still did not respond to my messages. I called the hotel about five time...
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Muhammad A said...
Bad bad bad !
Travelled on 02/2025
This hotel is maximum 3 stars , the rooms are very dirty , the beds are terrible
First we stayed at the other building which was a disaster , then we upgraded to a duplex room which is spacious but still not even a 3 star hotel , avoid it ! Its the cheapest 5 star hotel in taksim for a reason...
ParadiseLost03 said...
Disaster hotel
Travelled on 01/2025
The hotel is located on a sloping street, but we were not given the scenic main building shown in the photos. Instead, we were sent to what seems like an annex next door called Ofton. The hotel is essentially divided into two blocks, and we were assigned to the worse one.
The hotel is incredibly dirtycleanliness is clearly not a priority. There were piles of dust everywhere: in the elevator, hallways, on the wall...
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Adhina1 said...
Stunning....
Travelled on 12/2024
It was our 1st visit to Istanbul, and we wanted to stay somewhere easily accessible to major attractions. We definitely made the right choice as the hotel is so centrally located to major public transport modes as well as taksim Square which has many shops, restaurants, etc. The best suprise was our upgrade, wow we were not ready for this beautiful room. It was gorgeous and spacious with sweeping views. Breakfast was...
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