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Istanbul Dora Hotel

Art Deco hotel with a full-service spa connected to the convention center in Istanbul

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Istanbul Dora Hotel provides a peaceful retreat near Istiklal Avenue and Dolmabahçe Palace. Travelers can book a hot stone massage, relax in the garden, or take advantage of practical amenities including free WiFi, dry cleaning services, and express check-in.

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Room options

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Superior Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds, Non Smoking, Allergy Friendly | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds, Non Smoking, Allergy Friendly

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Pillow menu
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room, 2 Bedrooms | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Pillow menu
  • 44 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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Junior Double Room | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Junior Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Pillow menu
  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Superior Triple Room | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Triple Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Pillow menu
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Eskisehir mahallesi Dolapdere Caddesi, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34347

What's nearby

  • Taksim Square - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Istiklal Avenue - 12 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Dolmabahçe Palace - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Galata Tower - 3 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Galataport - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles

Getting around

  • Beyoglu Station - 3 min drive
  • Osmanbey Station - 16 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Urfa Lider Kebap - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hatay Lezzet Durağı - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Güler Ocakbaşı - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The White Orient Hotel - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪arkadaş cafe - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Istanbul Dora Hotel

Hotel near Taksim Square
Near Istiklal Avenue and Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul Dora Hotel provides a free daily manager's reception, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. Treat yourself to a massage, a body scrub, or a body treatment at the onsite spa. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a library and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Limo/town car service, express check-out, and express check-in
  • Tour/ticket assistance, a TV in the lobby, and 1 meeting room
  • Luggage storage, concierge services, and coffee/tea in the lobby
Room features
All 119 individually decorated rooms offer comforts such as 24-hour room service and pillow menus, in addition to thoughtful touches like laptop-compatible safes and air conditioning.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • LCD TVs with premium channels
  • Electric kettles, daily housekeeping, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Limo/town car service
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Library
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate bedroom
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Full-service spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Hot stone massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 12:30 PM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not 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 available for EUR 25.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 30 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 25.0 per night

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
Property Registration Number 15430

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services; 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

Property is also known as

Dora Hotel
Dora Hotel Istanbul
Dora Istanbul
Dora Istanbul Hotel
Hotel Dora Istanbul
Istanbul Dora
Istanbul Dora Hotel
Istanbul Hotel Dora
Istanbul Dora Hotel Hotel
Istanbul Dora Hotel Istanbul
Istanbul Dora Hotel Hotel Istanbul

Frequently asked questions

Is Istanbul Dora Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Istanbul Dora Hotel?

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

What time is check-out at Istanbul Dora Hotel?

Check-out is at 12:30 PM.

Does Istanbul Dora Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of EUR 30 per vehicle applies.

Where is Istanbul Dora Hotel located?

Located in Taksim, this spa hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Acibadem Taksim Hospital, Taksim Square, and Istiklal Avenue. Dolmabahçe Palace and Pera Palace Hotel are also within 1 mi (2 km). Osmanbey Station is 16 minutes by foot and Taşkışla Cable Car Station is 16 minutes.

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Istanbul Dora Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 354 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 98 out of 354 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 61 out of 354 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 354 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 354 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Nora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Everything wa
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

ALI

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good thing I see 1- nice staff 2- helpful 3- good breakfast ( but repeated menu ) Thing I do not like it 1- noisy area ( auto maintenance garages and dogs) 2- difficult to go any where without taxi . 3- the air-condition switched off .( fir all rooms) 4- shuttle provided only to takseem area
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Abdul

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The 6 floor open balcony door was broken opened all way causing danger to life reported to reception nothing was done. If i had slipped railing it below my knees it would have been a fatal outcome. Anyone with kids must avoid Incase of death injury. Also the promised to caulk ne a taxi to bus station and they never did and then refused ion the day of my travels
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Yassine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Het was ok. Ontbijt was simpel zonder variatie. Voor de rest hotel was proper en personeel beleefd.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Evren

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tavsiye etmiyorum
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Frukosten var exakt likadan varje dag

Hotellet motsvarade enligt vår upplevelse snarare en trestjärnig standard än fyra. Bemötandet i receptionen var inte särskilt välkomnande, vilket drog ner helhetsintrycket. Städpersonalen däremot var mycket professionell och gjorde ett utmärkt jobb under hela vår vistelse. Vi bodde här i 11 nätter och tyvärr var frukostbuffén exakt samma varje dag. Efter dag 7 valde vi att äta frukost på andra ställen. På ett fyrastjärnigt hotell förväntar man sig viss variation i frukosten, åtminstone varannan dag, vilket tyvärr saknades här. Sammanfattningsvis var vistelsen okej, men hotellet lever inte riktigt upp till den fyrastjärniga klassificeringen.
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Beğendim

Sükunet ve sessizlik isteyen misafirler için bulunduğu konum gerekçesiyle çok uygun değil. Onun dışında her şey gayet olması gerektiği gibi. İş seyahetlerinde tercih edilebilir.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Muhammed said

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Çalışanlar çok başarılıydı araba park sorununu çok iyi çözmüşlerdi sadece odada bir ses vardı
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Mine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Hotel war insgesamt in Ordnung, jedoch ist die Ausstattung – insbesondere das Badezimmer – deutlich in die Jahre gekommen und renovierungsbedürftig. Das Frühstück war eher enttäuschend und entsprach nicht den Erwartungen. Die Lage war hingegen ganz gut. Allerdings halte ich die angegebene Sternebewertung für nicht gerechtfertigt.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Fehmi

Fiyatına göre kesinlikle rahat edilebilecek bir otel
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Mizgin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gayet iyi beğendim
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Öznur

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Berbat

Klıma bozuktu kac kere söylenmesıne ragmen yapılmadı ve hasta oldum gelen musterıler lobıde bagırıyorlar ve kımse ılgılenmıyor begenmedım bır daha asla tercıh etmeyecgım
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

rizwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

muzaffer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Güzeldi otopark olmamasına rağmen yardımcı olundu hızlıca giriş işlemi yapıldı iranlı tutistler ağurlıkıı konaklıyordu
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ali

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

Cancel your booking if you’ve made one!!!

Photos on the website are very deceptive. Upon arrival not even greeted or welcomed but instead glared at by a miserable looking man. The hotel is run down poorly maintained and cleanliness of the rooms are not at its highest standards. Breakfast was literally the same every morning. We asked our room to be changed as the fan was making a loud racket every time it came on kept waking us up. But receptionist ( who was very rude btw) refused saying there is nothing wrong with it. The floor board has cracks and so did the furniture. The lighting in the room is diabolical! You cannot see what you’re doing as there’s no main light in the room. I was disgusted at the shower and how filthy it was.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ramazan

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicht sauber schimmel
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

İdare eder

Otelin kahvaltısı bol çeşitli gibi gözükse de taze ve lezzetli değil peynirlerin tadı yok yağda yumurta bile özensiz pişirilmiş yenmiyor, odalar fazla karanlık bizim odada makyaj aynası üstü lamba bozuktu tuvalette paslı tezgah ayakları ve eski ürünler göze batıyor. Hadi neyse dedik fakat otel çok sesli ne ustası sessiz ne misafiri sessiz ne çalışanı sessiz bu çok rahatsız edici otelde kalanların çoğu yabancı ve koridorda ses yapan çok
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Driss

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Für wenig wird zu viel verlangt. Diese Hotel verdient nicht 100 € pro Nacht.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mahnam

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel and staff was fine but don’t like the location
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

SEYEDMANSOUR

The rooms face to the street are noisy at night.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

I don't recommend this hotel.

My staying in Dora Hotel was not so good for many reasons on behalf of "4 stars hotel". If the hotel was 2 or 3 stars it would be OK. 1- Cleanliness is 5/10, within 3 nights we have stayed, they have changed towels only one time and they didn't change blankets، they have just arrange and fold. 2- They ignored my request for drinking water, and said you can drink from restaurant. That's why I was purchasing drinking water myself. (they put only 2 pottles of 300 ml. water everyday, and last day when they have found a big bottle of water which I have purchased, they didn't put any drinking water!) 3- Air condition was out of service، and their argument was: they put the air condition on only in the summer although the temperature was 22 C. Other employee lied to me and said they are working on repairing the A/C system. 4- It is normal to ask reception to order for taxi, whae I have asked them, simply said you can get it from out side. 5- Some of the staff fit to work in a vegetable shop, not in 4-stars hotel.. 6- Hotel is located in industrial area (car repairs carage). 7- Usually all hotels which I have booked for many years they didn't withdrown money from credit card which I mention during the booking before checking in, but Dora Hotel has withdrown amount before I have arrived hotel and checked in?! Although it is very clearly mentioned in Hotels.com that the credit card which mentioned in the booking only for confirming the booking.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

SEYEDMANSOUR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, good breakfast, clean rooms and closed to Taksim SQ and Istiklal street. Reasonable price
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

fadoua

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Not conveniently located. Person next door was smoking all night, my husband was coughing for three days, it wasn't until the third day we got switched. Dirty room, with mold in the showers, towels were not changed, we had to ask them. Breakfast very basic with no fruits, and left overs, cold cake
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

ashkan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Considering the price compared to other options, I am very happy with this place.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

paul

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

Stay in Istanbul

great hotel in a bad area. car repair garages to look at. wrecked cars close to hotel.pretty run down place.you have to walk in road because paths are either blocked with cars or none existent. just a base to sleep.nothing of interest in vicinity. 10 to 15 minute walk to Taksim Square.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

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