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Located close to Taksim Square and Galata Tower, GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM provides free full breakfast, shopping on site, and a coffee shop/cafe. Treat yourself to a sports massage at Star Spa, the onsite spa. Be sure to enjoy a meal at the two on-site restaurants. In addition to a garden and a hair salon, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi, with speed of 25+ Mbps.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services

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A hotel room with a bed, two sofas, a desk, and a large window with curtains.

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Sea View, Sea Facing

  • Sea view
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a chair, a small table, and a decorative headboard.

Junior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View, Corner

  • Sea view
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a desk, and a minibar.

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Connecting Rooms, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 51 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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A hotel room with a large window offering a city view, a bed, a small table with a plate of fruit, and a chair.

Family Suite, 3 Bedrooms, Connecting Rooms, Ocean View

  • Sea view
  • 80 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 9
  • 1 Double Bed, 5 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a TV, a view of the city, and a balcony.

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View, Sea Facing

  • Sea view
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Located near a boardwalk/promenade, GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM is in Taksim neighborhood and is connected to a rail/subway station. Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Taksim Square and Galata Tower. Bosphorus and Sultanahmet Square are two other places to visit that come recommended. Visit our Istanbul travel guide
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Siraselviler street, Istanbul, Beyoglu, 34433

What's nearby

  • A statue of a soldier holding a flag, with a building in the background.
    Taksim Square
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • A red tram with the number 223 on a busy street.
    Istiklal Avenue
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • A waterfront promenade with a mosque and minarets in the background.
    Bosphorus
    7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • A coastal cityscape with a prominent mosque, a flag, and a historic building.
    Galataport
    8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • A cityscape with a prominent tower, a river with boats, and a mix of historic and modern buildings.
    Galata Tower
    18 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Taksim Station
    4 min walk
  • Beyoglu Station
    19 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
    46 min drive

Restaurants

  • Sariyer Boreksi
    1 min walk
  • Melek Büfe
    1 min walk
  • Hotel Grand Star
    1 min walk
  • Dürümcü Urfalı Hasanusta
    1 min walk
  • Çiçek Bar
    1 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour airport pick-up shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Couples/private dining
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool (guest access)
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby indoor pool
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a provincial park

Full-service spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Hot tub
  • In-room massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • Elevator (79 inch wide door)
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Tile flooring in room

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Fireplace
  • Heated floor
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1:00 PM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 60 per vehicle (maximum occupancy 6)

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, 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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, window guards, and outdoor lighting
Property Registration Number 9040

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa

Frequently asked questions

Is GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM?

Check-out is at 1:00 PM.

Does GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a shuttle from the airport to the hotel that runs on request. A fee of EUR 60 per vehicle applies.

Where is GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM located?

Located in Taksim, this luxury hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Taksim Square and Bosphorus. Galata Tower and Grand Bazaar are also within 3 mi (5 km). Taksim Station is only a 4-minute walk and Findikli Station is 10 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

GRAND STAR HOTEL PREMIUM Reviews

6.6

7.4

Cleanliness

4.6

Amenities

8.4

Staff & service

6.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 20 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Hylton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great time but weren’t allowed to use the pool for the whole trip due to lack of staff
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great staff very helpful but all but one lift in service made getting between floors difficult
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Having read the previous reviews for this hotel, I now feel ridiculous for ignoring the warnings about how catastrophically bad this place truly is. To start with the only positive: the staff who welcomed us were friendly and genuinely helpful. Unfortunately, that is where the compliments end. The lifts were a near-death experience every single time. You could see into the shaft while listening to unsettling mechanical rumbling before the doors finally jerked open at your floor. It felt less like a hotel elevator and more like a “Final Destination” simulator. If the timer display starts flashing, don’t bother telling reception because they’ll confidently insist the lifts are fine before eventually directing you to a mysterious service elevator that takes an eternity to arrive anywhere. Then there’s the breakfast, which left us with food poisoning severe enough to leave me bedridden for three days. If you need fresh towels during this time, prepare to wait hours before anyone remembers your existence. The room itself was damp, leaking, and covered in condensation. Out of seven plug sockets, only two worked, and the television flickered between purple and green like it was at deaths door. Add paper-thin walls and neighbours behaving like rampant rabbits all night, somehow making the food poisoning experience seem almost relaxing by comparison. This hotel doesn’t just fail expectations, it actively competes with them.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
WiFi was fast and stable in the hotel area. Service in the hotel was Beyond Excellent, truly loved it! In general also staff spoke quite good English especially when you compare with how much people usually in Istanbul speak English. Two improvement areas though. Noise cancellation could be better and only one of the three elevators was at this stage working. All in all, I strongly recommend this hotel for even a longer stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Virtue

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

Very good

First of all, it has a wonderful view of the Bosphorus and Maiden's Tower. Our room was clean. The staff helped us in every way and we felt special having breakfast on the terrace. We couldn't use the Spa because we didn't have time. I will come again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Neal

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean, did not try the breakfast, so can not say if it was good or bad but what was bad: Swimming had no water in it 1 out of 3 lifts worked, so took an age waiting for the lifts Bar downstairs was not open any of the nights i stayed And worst part of all, laundry room was close to my room and all I could hear all night was a washing maching that was badly balanced knocking against the wall all night The music from the local nightclub until 1 am I can put up with , the tiny room is ok for 3 nights. but this f@$king washing machine going all night !!! 100% will not stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Roberto Luis

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The staff and breakfast was good. Staff went out of their way to treat us right. The location was great. Now the bad. 1 out 3 elevators were working. Construction and water damage in the terrace area. I was supposed to have a king bed, it was more like a small queen. No sound proof walls, you can hear the hallway and next door. The hotel is not 4 star, maybe 2 and 3 on a good day.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Shakila

Not really good . Average..
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Shoichi YOSHIOKA

There were dead bedbugs in the room we stayed in, even though we had warned them beforehand because there were many reviews about bedbugs, and they said there weren't any. We paid an extra 50 Euros for dinner, but it was absolutely not worth 50 Euros, and the staff had no knowledge about it; they didn't even offer us options. They offered us Indian food, which we absolutely refused. They sent a salad with no dressing, not even lemon juice; we ate it plain. There was no dessert. Everything was extremely below our expectations. It definitely doesn't deserve 170 Euros for one night. Also, the elevators in the hotel were broken; we constantly had to walk up and down to our room on the 4th floor, and the elevator cabin was incredibly frightening. There was a strange smell in the hotel, not pleasant at all. The staff was very inadequate; the woman at the reception had no knowledge of anything and wasn't at all friendly. I will never go there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Ehsan

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
By far, this was one of the worst hotel experiences I have ever had. Although I do not blame the hotel staff in general, I hold EXPEDIA responsible for recommending this place and giving it a rating of over 8/10. In my opinion, this hotel does not even deserve a 5 or 6. What I liked: The hotel staff were polite. The location is very close to the Taksim area. That’s it. Everything else belongs in my “dislike” list. The experience was so bad that I checked out after just one night and booked another hotel — fully aware that I would lose the payment for my remaining three nights. What I disliked: This place is NOT suitable for you or your loved ones if you want a relaxed, clean, and enjoyable stay. The property was dirty, crowded, smelly, old, and unwelcoming. We were five people in two rooms, both extremely small — barely enough space to walk. The power outlets were broken and unsafe. The bathroom light flickered constantly. The elevators were tiny, had no ventilation, and we often waited over 5–10 minutes for them. Most of the time, we used the stairs, which themselves were unsafe and frightening to use. The smell of burning wires, smoke, and cigarettes was present throughout the building. The breakfast dining area was crowded, dark, smelly, and unpleasant. The pool, other elevators, and common areas were under construction — with no safety signs. The safe box in our room was broken and required repair. Final verdict: Just don’t go there.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Luiz F

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

Excelente

Quartos grandes. Limpos, sem cheiros, silenciosos, camas agradáveis. Na sua chegada há um prato de frutas e outro de doces, uma delicia para quem está cansado após 14h de viagem. No momento estão trocando elevadores e renovando o hotel mas não há ruído. Tudo no maior silêncio . Se volto? Claro.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Luiz F

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

Muito obrigado de coração

Recepção excelente. Ambiente acolhedor. Muito gentil do hotel nos receber no quarto com frutas e doces turcos as 3h da manhã após viagem cansativa de 13h desde Brasil.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Momina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Maryam

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ghahreman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Eliza Haruti

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nursen

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

Very nice

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

reyhan

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Huelya

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025